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Show "News Bits About Yester-Yars" 5 YEARS AGO The opening day' of the, Uintah Basin Industrial, Convention went off pretty much as scheduled. A colorful parade at 9:30 a.m. started start-ed the activities. Following the parade the crowd moved to the city park for the other activities. The National Congress of American Am-erican Indians recently honored Reginald (Rex) O. Curry, Ute Tribal business ' committee chairman, chair-man, when he was elected vice-president vice-president of the organiation- His election was announced at the concluding con-cluding session of the conference. History, was made at the recent re-cent Utah Southern Baptist encampment en-campment held in Uintah canyon from July 30 to Aug. 4, when 173 persons from Artesia, Vernal, Salt Lake City, Clearfield, Dragerton and Ogden, registered and spent some time in (the camp. This is the largest enrollment in . history-Next history-Next Thursday has been ' set definitely as .the date when Roosevelt Roose-velt business and professional men will meet (to hear a report from a committee appointed to study . the possibility of organizing a! Chamber of Commerce for this city. 10 YEARS AGO Plans for remodeling and enlarging enlarg-ing Roosevelt High School building are being put into force and actual work on the structure's interior has been started, announced Superintendent Sup-erintendent W. J. Bond. With plans formulated and a schedule of action packed events drawn, Montwel is smoothing off the edges in preparation for its annual Labor Day rodeo. Members of the committee in charge reports that nothing has been left undone in an effort to make the Montwel rodeo a singular atttraction. Effective Aug. 1 Jack McArthur assumed (the duties of Roosevelt City marshal and Robert Porritt, deputy marshal- McArthur will handle the city's law enforcement enforce-ment during the day with Porritt taking over at night. The 'Utah Pubic Service Commission Com-mission has approved the application applica-tion of S. D. Hatch and' Roe Mc Donald for the operation of a I taxi service in the Uintah Basin. YEARS AGO Monday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Daniel. Blakely, colored, of New York City, overturned their car five times five miles west of My-ton My-ton on highway 40. The car was traveling about 50 miles an hour when the right rear tire blew out. The victims suffered only minor bruises. At the regular monthly meeting of the Duchesne County School Board two delegates, one from Fruitland and one from Boneta, appeared ap-peared before members - both requesting re-questing that one room schools at Fruitland and Boneta be operated op-erated .this year One of the most interesting, successesful enterprises of the season was held Saturday evening at Victory Park in the form of a carnival dance sponsored by the Roosevelt BPW Club. I . |