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Show "News Bits About Yester-Years" 5 Years Ago The Duchesne County Infantile Infan-tile Paralysis Committee opened its greatest fund drive today and will continue the money raising campaign through January 30, Ralph Shields, campaign director direc-tor disclsoed. The Uintah Basin moved into the limelight as a potato producing pro-ducing area again Wednesday, when Earl Hutchings. inspector fo.r the Utah Department of Agriculture Ag-riculture and Maurice Hyer, manager for East-West Produce Division of Safeway Stores, Inc., visited the Basin to check on the possibilities of potato production. pro-duction. According to these gentlemen, the Uintah Basin is a good area for growing potatoes, and with nroner leadership, grading and packing, the area could be second sec-ond to none in potato production. produc-tion. 10 Years Ago Mrs. Ellen Rawlings, president presi-dent of the Roosevelt Junior Social Culture Club, reports that the club has turned over to the hospital committee the sum of $101.25 taken in on the War Bond drive. The first marriage license in Duchesne County for 1943 was issued by County Clerk, J. Lamar La-mar Johnson on January 9th, to Maroni Chatwin, of Tabiona, and Louise E. L. Rasmussen, of Duchesne, Utah., Harrison Conover, publisher and editor of the' Springville Herald, was elected president of the Utah State Press Association at the annual winter meeting, Saturday afternoon at the New-house New-house Hotel. Mr. , and Mrs. Emery Neilson, of Myton, announce the engagement engage-ment of their daughter,. Nancy Arlean. to . Earl Hardinger, of Roosevelt. Mr. Hardinger is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hardinger. Mrs. Albert Crumbo, of Roosevelt, Roos-evelt, and Mrs. A. M. Murdock, of Duchesne left here Tuesday for Houston, Texas, where they will visit for a month with their son and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Murdock. 20 Years Ago Chall Allred and the Duchesne Du-chesne County 4-H Club won j signal honors at the recent Og-den Og-den Livestock show, according I to LeRoy C. Funk, county agent who has just returned from the i show. ! Chall's Abedreen Angus calf "Snowball," won fir;t in its di- j vision in the 4-H class, grand champion 4-H baby beef class and grand champion in the junior jun-ior division of the show. . C. L. Ashton, manager of the Leslie Ashton & Sons company store at Roosevelt, has had his entire force at work the past (week rearranging the grocery department of his store. |