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Show "News Bits About Yester-Years" 5 Years Ago In recognition of his out-standing out-standing accomplishments in Boy Scout work, Williard A. Day, Duchesne county commissioner commis-sioner and Roosevelt business man, was honored on March 23 by having the Silver Beaver award conferred upon him. The Silver Beaver is one of the highest rewards granted by the Boy Scouts of America. Only four men within a Boy Scout council receive this recognition during a year. Joyleen Curtis, of Tridell, a student at Alterra high school, was judged the district winner in the annual American Legion speech contest held in Roosevelt Roose-velt on March 23. With the passage of an ordinance or-dinance by the citv council authorizing the employment of an engineer to investigate and submit plans for the extension and improvement of Roosevelt's water system, the city's perplexing per-plexing water problem was brought sharply to a head. The newly passed ordinance provides pro-vides for the hiring of a competent com-petent engineer to conduct a comprehensive survey into Roosevelt's water problems and come forth with a plan for its improvement. The month of March began in the Harold Dillman home with a birthday party complimenting Dorothy Jean Dillman and her friend, Maurine Ivory, who are nine-year-old "twins." 10 Years Ago Mrs. Floyd Roberts was elected elect-ed president of the Roosevelt Parent-Teachers' association at a meeting of the organization held in the Roosevelt school auditorium audi-torium last Thursday evening. She succeeds Mrs. Ervin War-die. War-die. "It is the responsibility of every member of the Roosevelt Junior Chamber of Commerce to aid in setting out and distributing distrib-uting literature to advertise U. S. 40 and the City of Roosevelt," Roose-velt," Marc Wilkins, president, told members who met Monday evening at the Shurtleff hotel. Roosevelt city's bonded indebtedness' in-debtedness' was reduced $2,500 last week when serially numbered num-bered water bonds, which fall due in 1942 and 1943 were paid off, John E. Wiscombe, city recorder, re-corder, reported at a meeting of the city council Tuesday evening. eve-ning. A number of Roosevelt people celebrated their birthdays on Friday, March 21, the first day of spring. Among them were Mrs. Wm. Lewis. Mrs. Grant Killian, Howard Harrison and Marc Wilkins. Of interest is the announcement announce-ment of the marriage of Mrs. Agnes Babcock, of Roosevelt, to Otto Luke, of Midway, which took place in the Salt Lake LDS temple on March 14. 20 Years Ago At a recent meeting called by the Lion's committee on the clean-up-beautification campaign for Roosevelt, twelve organizations organiza-tions were represented and pledged themselves and membership mem-bership to take an active part in the coming drive. The small daughter of Arch Larsen, who was accidently run over while playing on the streets of Roosevelt, by a car driven by A. C. Harmston Wednesday, is reported by hospital attendants attend-ants as getting along nicely. The American Legion Auxiliary Auxil-iary is planning to plant in the cemetery a beautiful and significant signi-ficant memorial poppy plot, in memory of the boys who gave their lives in the World War. Mrs. Belle Wilkins, community service chairman, is working hard to get the planting done. The Indian bear dance at Whiterocks started Monday, March 23, and will continue all week. |