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Show - - Sac&tvcvicL lancet - "News Bits About Yester-Yers" 5 Years Ago Persons in attendance at the mass meeting held in the elementary ele-mentary school gym on Wednesday Wednes-day night to discuss the pending Union high school bill were advised ad-vised to immediately contact Utah's congressional delegation and urge passage of the bill. F. S. Musser, an early resident of the Uintah Basin, has sold his farm interests near Myton to Wm. Hatch of Salt Lake City. One of the original pioneers of the Basin. Mr. Musser came here in 1905 and steeled on a homestead home-stead in 1907. Mr. and Mrs. Van Wilkerson. of Neola. announce the marriage of their daughter. Fern, to Howard How-ard Watkins, of Vernal. The ceremony took place March 9 at Vernal. The speech class at Altamont is presenting a three-act mystery mys-tery play on March 21. "The Girl With Two Faces." A lovely midafternoon wedding wed-ding took place in the presence of the immediate families and a few close friends Sunday when Miss Freda Neumeyer, daughter of -Mr. and Mrs. Fred Neumeyer, of Lapoint. became the bride of Ted Phillips, son of Mr. and Mrs. Theo Phillips, of Roosevelt. 10 Years Ago Two hundred ward members gathered in the hall Monday evening to help the Relief Society So-ciety celebrate the 99th anniversary anniver-sary of the founding of the organization. or-ganization. An elaborate lunch was served under the direction of Mrs.Iohn Redmond. Mrs. E. R. Pierce, Mrs. Anna Collins, Mrs. Joseph Rawlings and Mrs. Wm. Morrison, after which a program was presented, followed by dancing. Miss Elizabeth Bartlett. daughter daugh-ter of Mr. and Mrs. Owen Bartlett, Bart-lett, of Tridell, has been named valedictorian of Alterra high school's graduating class and will give the valedictory address at the graduation exercises on May' 22. it was announced today by Luke Clegg, principal. The Lee Brown Poultry company com-pany of Ogden, through their Uintah Basin representative, Ed Mowery, announced plans this week for the construction of a large semi-cold turkey process-1 ing plant in Roosevelt this summer, sum-mer, which is to be completed and ready for use this fall. The drive for funds for the purchase of books for the Roos- evelt high school library, spon-1 sored by the Roosevelt Parent-; Teacher association, came to a: close last Thursday when bi'fic- ers of the organization met with J. T. Bentley, principal of the high school, and presented him with a check for $128.25. Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Schmiett spent the week-end in Roosevelt visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Ash-ton. Ash-ton. Mr. Schmiett had just finished fin-ished work on a opera at the Sandy high school, where he teaches. i i 20 Years Ago I The first annual Duchesne i County Feeders' Day will be held at Roosevelt Saturday, Mar. !28, at 10 a. m, It is planned to I first visit the feed yards of Hor-jace Hor-jace Allred just south of town, 1 where 100 head of steers are on feed. j Tuesday evening at the Ballard Bal-lard ward chapel, a ward reunion re-union was held, The building was crowded to capacity, and the members ho were present jWere delightfully entertained. I Francis Bahr, of Celarview, won the speaking contest which was held at the Duqhesne County Coun-ty high school. This will mean a trip to Idaho for Francis in the near future. The Salt Lake and Denver railroad company must make a suitable showing within 30 days or relinquish its grants for a right-of-way over the public lands in eastern Utah, according to an order received Tuesday from the general land office at Washington, D. C. by Eli F. Taylor, registrar of Salt Lake 'Land Office. |