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Show "News Bits Aboul Yesler-Years" 5 Years Ago There is nothing definite about Indian Days except that the celebration will be held, and on August 25 and 26, as previously announced. This information, in-formation, released a few days ago, spikes the wide-spread rumor ru-mor that Indian Days is to be abandoned this year. A 25 man crew under the direction di-rection of Foreman Ward Evans is working to' complete the Red Cloud road before the fall storms set in, Ona A. Harrison, supervisor of the Ashley Forest, reported this week. Miss LaRene Elmer and Miss Carol Bellon were hostesses at a delightful lawn party at the Stewart residence Saturday evening, eve-ning, July 28, honoring Miss Mary Ellen Stewart, prior to her marriage On August 4 to Garth Gardner, of Neola. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Miles announce an-nounce the engagement of their daughter, Veva, to Homer Weeks, son of Mr. and Mrs. , Lawrence Weeks, of Altonah. Mr. and Mrs. Adwin Beeler left Monday morning for Salt Lake City to seek medical care for Mr. Beeler who suffered an eye injury two weeks ago' while overhauling a diesel engine at the Castle Peak mine 10 Years Ago Mr. and Mrs. Bernell Swain are here visiting at the home of ' BernelPs mother, Mrs. Pearl Swain. Bernell is in the U. S. Navy stationed at Farragut, Idaho, and has just completed his basie training. The two large display windows win-dows at the J. C. Penney Co. store were filled last month with pictures of soldiers from Roosevelt and Duchesne County now serving in the U. S. Armed Forces. To the stranger, the scene was most inspiring because be-cause of the fine contribution of boys, girls and men who are fighting for their country. The Woman's Home Economic Clubs of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Agency met at Ft. Duchesne, Du-chesne, Friday, with twenty-two delegates representing seven districts dis-tricts in an all day session, in which methods of canning and preserving were demonstrated. The Misses Naomi and Mary , Dillman entej-tained 30 guests I at a party Tuesday evening honoring hon-oring Bill Edwards, who left ' Wednesday morning for Salt Lake City, where he will report in the U. S. armed forces. Marion Mortensen. of the Mortensen Variety Store, is suffering suf-fering from a painful accident to her hand which happened last Friday at her store while attempting to move a huge electric elec-tric fan which was in operation. The fast moving blades cut the flesh and broke a number of bones in her hand. 20 Years Ago The Roosevelt Lions Club, at their meeting last Thursday evening, eve-ning, discussed the national code as it effects this community. Clarence L. Ashton led the discussion. dis-cussion. President L. T. Wallace, who presided, appointed a committee com-mittee composed of Charles Albright, Al-bright, Clarence L. Ashton and Merrell Wilkins to investigate the matter. Mrs. Bell Angus, president of the Roosevelt Business and Professional Pro-fessional Women's Club, returned return-ed the latter part of last week from a two months tour through through the United States and Canada. The Misses Melba Gardner, Gard-ner, Oral Goodrich and Olive Galloway also returned from the. same trip. All report a most wonderful time. Special band practices are being be-ing held by Walter H. Burg-ener in preparation for the U.B.I. C. where the band will give one concert and participate in the parades. The Toyack Chapter of Future Fu-ture Farmers of America will leave the Basin the last day of the UBIC on a visit to the World's Fair at Chicago. The party will consist of 75 boys, their adviser, Walter E. Atwood, Mrs. Atwood, a graduate nurse, Mrs. Martha Shanks, Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Sparks, Harold Dudley, Dud-ley, Lewis Allred, John E. Wiscomb and two Ute Indian boys. |