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Show i ii Colorful Porcicle Opens 5l Annuar56UBIC Program Roosevelt High School 1946 Class Sets. Reunion A class reunion for members ' the 1946 graduating class of Roosevelt High School wjll be "eld Saturday, Aug. 11, at 3:00 P-m- at the Roosevelt City Park. ' All classmates, their partners1 tnd children are urged to attend "ie reunion and join to renew 'd memories S Lunch will be arranged by the I ?0nwrittee and a program by var-il var-il i?Us c!ass members will furnish g we entertainment for the day. Lowell Hall is chairman for the (et I get"to-gether. " A colorful parade Wednesday evening marked the opening of the annual Uintah Basin Industrial Convention at hundreds of visitors visit-ors and townsfolk lined the streets to see the always popular kickoff feature. A band concert, conducted by Owen F. Burgener, was presented present-ed Wednesday evening following the parade. Other Wednesday night activities were a talent show, children's movies, and a dance. All of the UBIC activities were planned and are being carried out under the direction of George Stewart, 1956 UBIC president. A repeat of the parade Thursday morning started the second day's activities. Following the parade the group proceeded to the city park for the first general session.. Miss Marilyn Anderson, 1956 UBIC queen and her two attendants, Miss Diane Nelson and Miss VaLoy Reynolds were properly introduced and presented to the convention. First Session The first general session was under the direction of Owen F. Burgener, and the opening address was given by LeGrande Richards, LDS Church apostle and president of the USAC board of trustees. The afternoon general session, which started at 1:15 p.m. was under the direction of Kenneth ! Aycock, chairman.- George D. Clyde spoke to the group on the Upper Colorado River Project and other reclamation programs connected con-nected with the Uintah Basin. Reports indicate that outstanding outstand-ing department sessions were held Thursday afternoon. Tonight, instead of the usual talent show, an all-star show will be presented. The Lettermen, a professional quartet and Fred Ketch, ventriloquist, and his cowboy cow-boy dummy, Jerry Jerry will entertain en-tertain the group. Friday's activities will be-gin be-gin with the baby show at 9 a.m. at the grandstand. Forty-five children, chil-dren, who were selected from the preliminary judging will partici pate. Immediately following the baby show the third general session will begin.. Mrs. Parley Rawlins will, conduct the session and John S. Boyden and John Crow will speak on problems of the Modern American Indian. To Hear Governor Utah's governor, J. Bracken Le-5 (Continued On Back Page) k COLORFUL PARADE . . . (Continued from page one) will speak at the last general session ses-sion at 1:15 p.m. Friday. This session will be conducted - by George Stewart, president. Friday's department sessions will begin at 2:30 p.m. Congressman Henry Aldous Dixon will speak at the men's department; Leatha Coleman Tatge, women's department; depart-ment; and Genevieve Allen, Teenage Teen-age girl's. The Teenage boy's dept. will be under the direction of Ted Heath. Fashion Show At 4 P. M. At 4 p.m. a fashion show, sponsored by the Culture Club, will be featured at the grandstand. Roosevelt stores will have girls modeling the new fall styles and fashions of fifty years ago wiLl also be featured. A talent show and children's movies will again be presented Friday night, and the' convention will end with a dance. At this dance many valuable prizes will be given away. These prizes were given to the UBIC committee at wholesale price by various dealers. Prizes and dealers are: Westinghouse 9 cubic foot refrigerator, Harrison Appliance, ZOMI Wholesale House and West-inhouse West-inhouse Corp.; 300 savage rifle, Labrum Hardware; fly rod and case, Miller Sporting Good's;, two Marie Antoinette Figurines, Len-El Len-El Gifts; bicycle, Drollinger Furniture; Furn-iture; and an electirc blanket, J. C. Penney Co. |