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Show "News Bits About Yester-Years" 5 YEARS AGO Ken Nickell and Ray Labrum won the finals last week in the boys senior and junior divisions, respectively, of the city tennis tournament, according to City Athletic Director Clint Nelson. Commander Ken Aycock, Bill Sutteer, Dale Ashby, Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Angus and Mr. and Mrs. Themis Costuros were among those who attended Saturday's District 5 American Legion and Auxiliary convention in Green-river. Green-river. Mr. Sutteer was elected district dis-trict commander and Mrs. Angus, District Auxiliary president. , I i Statistics compiled recently by j the census takers show there were 8,958 residents in the county in 1940 as compared to 8,105 today. Approximately a hundred people peo-ple called to inspect the newly remodeled city library Thursday night, June 8, when members of the Roosevelt Business and Professional Pro-fessional Women's Club held an open house in celebration of its reopening. Mrs. Lynn Orser, Mrs. J. V. McLea, Mrs. Paul Murphy and Mrs. Ray Jordan were in charge of arrangements. 10 YEARS AGO From Aug. 30, 1942 to May 1, a Roosevelt mother has watched eight of her sons don khaki, navy blue or forest greet, and leave their home to help fight a war. The mother is Mrs. Anna Roberts. Rob-erts. The sons are M-Sgt. Ray Roberts, 38, who became a civilian again Dec. 1, 1944, after a medical medi-cal discharge; Corp. Sabey G. Roberts, 34; Seaman 1-c Jack S. Roberts, 30, medically discharged Julyl, 1944; Pvt. Dave Roberts, 32; Fireman 1-c Paul Roberts, 24; Pfc. Levi L. Roberts, 21; Pvt. Frank Roberts; and Pvt. Don Roberts. American Legion Post 64 has elected Ronald G. Page, veteran of World War II commander; Lee Harmston, second commander; Herbert Barlow, adjutant; Merrill F. Wilkins, finance chairman; Murel F. Benson, chaplain; Ray Tuttle, service officer; Cliff j. Angus, serveant-at-arms; Kenneth Trujillo, athletic chairman; E. D. Gleaton, child welfare chairman; Joseph Moysh, employment chairman; chair-man; Ray S. Jordan, liason officer. offi-cer. The Auxiliary elected Mrs. Mat-tie Mat-tie Penfield, president; Mrs. Thelma Thel-ma Barlow, first vice-president; Mrs. Naoma Benson, second vice-president; vice-president; Mrs. Clista Angus, secretary; sec-retary; Mrs. Bell Wilkins, treasurer; treas-urer; Mrs. Bee Jordan, chaplain and child welfare; Mrs. Wanda Trujillo, sergeant-at-arms. Miss Jeanne Crumbo and Mrs. Bill Murdock arrived here last week from Texas, to spend the summer with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Crumbo. 20 YEARS AGO The Moon Lake celebration committee met at the Bridgeland CCC camp Wednesday evening, June 19, and definitely set the date of Friday, June 28, as the day for the big celebration. Citizens of the Uintah Basin, especially those directly interested in the Moon Lake Water Storage project, will receive this news with open arms, as this reservoir has been rated the Saviour of the greater part of our inland country and there is no doubt in the minds of the committee that it will be a day long to be remembered, and will go down in history as the turning point to a happy homeland. home-land. Thursday night, June 13, the Roosevelt Lions Club, held its installation in-stallation of officers who were elected at a previous meeting. The new officers installed are: Geo. H. Harrison, president; Dr. D. P. Whitmore, first vice-president; Homer P. Edwards, second vice-president; vice-president; Wm. H. Ruppel, Jr., Lion tamer; Dr. Robert Qu War-nick, War-nick, tail twister; Dr. L. S. Saunders Saun-ders and Willard H. Day, directors with C. L. Ashton and Dr. R. Q, Warnock as hold-over directors; R. H. Harrison, secretary-treasur- er. Mr. and Mrs. Amnion. S. Brown, of Salt Lake City, announce the marriage of their daughter, Afton, to Howard Harrison, son of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Harrison of Roosevelt, which was solemnized in Washington, D. C. Saturday, June 15. Immediately after the ceremony the newlyweds left for a honeymoon honey-moon trip to New Orleans, Lou- isiana - and Monterey, Mexico. They will visit in Salt Lake City I for a short time before making I their home in Roosevelt. |