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Show Sac6xind (fiancee "News Biis About Y ester-Y.ars" 5 YEARS AGO ,'adgment for $31,800,000 was (A,rned Wednesday in the U. S. retU t of Claim, Washington, D. favor of the Confederated SrJk of Utes, plaintiffs, vs. the B,a s Government, defendant, ac-a ac-a tq to the Utes' Washington SJfy, Ernest L. Wilkinson. n. City council voted Monday . ht to close down the Roose-T Roose-T Municipal airport until an rator is appointed to take it r after cancelling the lease to e Hunt and Morley Ham-jjf Ham-jjf of the Roosevelt Flying Ser- "councilman Bennie Schmiett r(,norted the airport has been go-Z go-Z downhill for the past year, JJjinly because of lack of public support. It looks as if there's going to u. a lot more water in this well L, in the first," Jack Zimmerman Zimmer-man drilling contractor, said Wednesday night of prospects for He second city test well at Lee- "as he spoke, Mr. Zimmerman aid his drillers were down to 50 feet, the last 30 of which were water. Governor J, Bracken Lee, Dr. Louis L. Madsen, president of the Utah State Agricultural College, and Arthur Gaeth will be principal princi-pal speakers, Aug. 10-11 during U.B.I.C. festivities. One of the week's loveliest social so-cial events was the candlelight reception re-ception at the Homer P. Edwards residence Wednesday evening, July 12, honoring Mr. and Mrs. Sam Snyder, nee Bonnie Adams, recent newlyweds. 10 YEARS AGO Civilians will get a little more butter for a little less ration points next month. The new point value will be announced later. It is expected ex-pected to be 20 points a pound, instead of the current 24 points, effective July 29. In a letter written by Prime Jacobs to the editor of the Standard, Stan-dard, mailed from Germany on June 15th, and received in Roosevelt, Roose-velt, Monday, July 2, he states that he is receiving the Roosevelt Slar.da.rd within six days after it is mated and enjoys it very much. PrJa informs us that he has acciTjlated 85 points, and ex-pecs ex-pecs to leave for home in about two months. At the present time trey are busy transporting Ger- I man trucks and cars out of Czechoslovakia Czech-oslovakia for the use of the Allies. i ' It Howard Harmston, who was released from a German prison camp in May, arrived in the United Unit-ed States on June 11, and went directly from San Antonio to Springville, Miss., where his wife and little son, Howard, Jr., have ten living during the time the lieutenant has been in the service ser-vice and in the prison camp. Mr. and Mrs. Francis S. Todd are the proud parents of twins, a yZ Tnl3 8Lr1' brn JUne 25th. The Todds, who formerly lived at Ballard, live at Duchesne now! 20 YEARS AGO I0,01 baseaH nine pounded out a 12-4 victory over the Yel- Z T Crcc team Sunday n the latter s diamond. Hansen pitched good ball for the winners tor frve innings, when forced to leave the mound due to a minor injury. Harmston then replaced Hansen for two innings and Wis-combe Wis-combe finished the game, hurling effective ball. Good headway is being made with the paving of the Twists project with native rock asphalt, work commenced at the Half-way Hollow and will continue this way to the High Line canal. After the report "they were jumping," was circulated, Leo Hanson, Marc Wilkins, Bob Timms of Roosevelt, and Irvin Young of Los Angeles, drove to the road's end in the direction of Petty Mountain. From there they will secure hor.ses and for the next four days enjoy the comfort and wilds of nature. Paul Murphy, of- Upalco, spent July 4th in Roosevelt. |