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Show "News Bits About Yesler-Years" 5 Years Ago j The Roosevelt High School will present as its annual play, 'A Date With Judy." Directed by Mrs Rose Marie Cook, the cast of the play has been announced as follows: Judy Foster, Joy Burton; Ogie Pringle, Gale Wilson; Wil-son; Mr. Foster, Bob Penfield; Mrs. Foster, Carma Asay; Randolph Ran-dolph Foster, Jack Bacon; Mitzi, Jessie Ree McConkie: Rex. Wayne Timothy; Barbara, Marilyn Mar-ilyn Lambert; Eloise. Peggy Old-royd; Old-royd; Susie, Edith Hardmger; Mrs. Hotchkiss, Arba Gingell; Mrs. Chultzhammer. Betty Jo Sprouse; The Maid, Jo Ann Gingell; Gin-gell; Mrs. Martindale. Jay Hor-rocks. Hor-rocks. ' , Student director of the play is Cal Wilkins, with Boyd Lemon handling stage management. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Beebe, of Altonah, are recovering in the Dragerton hospital from the results of an automobile accident, acci-dent, which occurred Tuesday while they were enroute to visit vis-it relatives in Dragerton. A tire blowing out on their car was tne direct cause of the accident. Miss Alton Roberts, daughter of Mrs. Ella Roberts, of Roosevelt, Roose-velt, and Max Horrocks, son of Mr. and Mrs. Theron Horrocks, of Neola, were married Jan. 8 in the Salt Lake L D S Temple. Mr. and Mrs. Horrocks. who are both graduates of the Roosevelt High School, plan to spend the winter in California. Miss Marie Allred, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Wesley Allred, of Neola, and George M. I Conn were married Sunday eve-I eve-I ning at the home of the bride's parents. Bishop Rex Gardner officiated. I 10 Years Ago Dan L. Allen and Cleon All 'red have been employed as plant operators by the Uintah Power and Light Company, it was announced this week by V. A. Bair, company manager. Ray E. Dillman, prominent Roosevelt attorney, was named president of the Roosevelt State Bank at the annual meeting of stockholders held in the bank building Monday afternoon. Other Oth-er officers who were re-elected were: W. G. Gentry, vice president; presi-dent; R. S. Jordan, cashier, Mrs. J. O. Orser, assistant cashier; Ray E. Dillman, Chester H. Hartman, Fred Neumeyer, W. IG. Gentry and Sam G. Weiss, directors. To carry out the program of conservation outlined by th State Women's Federation of Clubs, the Roosevelt Junior Social So-cial Culture Club announced plans this morning for a paper saving project, which is to begin be-gin immediately. Mrs. Parley Rawlings, club president, said. The bi-monthly meeting of the Fort Duchesne Woman's Club was held Thursday, January 8, at the home of Mrs. J. A. Wagner. Wag-ner. After the business meeting, the lesson, "The Machinery of Our- Democracy" was given by Mrs. Alora Ko'lb. 20 Years Ago One of the most terrible, most heart-rending, gruesome stories to come to our desk circles around the mysterious fire which occurred at the ranch home of John B. Myler. of Hartford, Hart-ford, which is about seven- mites southwest of Roosevelt. Early Tuesday morning it was learned that the entire family had been burned to death, consisting of John B. Myler, Jr., father, 38; Mrs. Mary Marchant Myler, mother. 26; children. Clifford 6; Thelma, 4; Doris 2; Cloris, 3 months old. What could be a more fitting climax to a perfectly quiet and sleepy winter, without enough light to work, play read, or, sometimes, eat, than an evening of merriment passing on the old and ushering in of the new. New power will mean a new awakening in this section of the Uintah Basin, so why not celebrate? cele-brate? Committees have planned a big time for the citizens in the district served by the Uintah Power and.Ligh,t Company. All bells, sirens, and car horns will blast out between 7 and 7:30 p. m. to usher in the new power generation. One of our Roosevelt girls, Mary Jess Frizzell, who is a freshman in the Berfecia High School in Benecia, California, ranks first in domestic science, second in algebra, and ranks high in orchestra and chorus work. |