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Show "News Bits About Yester-Years" 5 Years Ago George A. Searle, well-known Uintah Basin pioneer, was honored hon-ored on his 82nd birthday, September Sep-tember 16, by his family and friends. At a reception Monday night, Mr. Searle welcomed his family and friends at his home, beautifully decorated with marigolds, mari-golds, white asters and other fall flowers. Plans for the development of the Roosevelt-Neola road are now under review at the district office of the Public Roads Administration Ad-ministration in Ogden, and in all probability the state will be authorized to solicit bids for the project in about two weeks. The Bullock Pioneer No. 3 oil well was spudded in Wednesday morning by the Syndicate Oil and Mineral company, of Provo on the Floyd Angus property, 3V2 miles north of Highway 40, between Ballard and Gusher, announced Ben H. Bullock, president pres-ident and manager of the Syndicate Syn-dicate company. School started Monday in Al-tonah, Al-tonah, with Mrs. Madeline Perkins Per-kins and Mrs. Ilez as teachers. Mrs. Francis Allred is cooking the hot lunches. Interesting news among relatives rela-tives and friends is the announcement an-nouncement of the marriage of Miss Marie Sprouse, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Sprouse, of Crescent, and William Wil-liam Ward, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Ward, of Cleveland, Utah. 10 Years Ago Utahs first citizens will be honored throughout the state next Friday, Sept. 26, the day designated by Governor Herbert Her-bert B. Maw as Indian Day in Utah, and all Roosevelt is busy on plans for an Indian celebration, celebra-tion, which promises to be the most colorful of its kind in the state. V. A. Bair is chairman of the committee on arrangements. A large, modern, up-to-date plant for the manufacture of cheese, one of the finest in the 1 state, is to be located at Roosevelt, Roos-evelt, it was announced today by H. B. Calder, of Vernal, head of Calders creamery, operators of the plant. Plans for an open house at the Roosevelt hospital building when it is completed were discussed by directors of the Roosevelt Commercial club in session in the club rooms Tuesday evening. Colorful and unusual was the banquet for members of the Roosevelt Business and Professional Profes-sional Women's club and guests, given at the Community House in Whiterocks Wednesday evening eve-ning by Miss Katherine Langley and Miss Elma Jones. An Indian idea dominated in decorations and program. 20 Years Ago The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Roosevelt city council was held Monday evening, eve-ning, at which time Mayor D. P. Whitmore appointed J. V. Mc-Lea Mc-Lea councilman to fill the vacancy va-cancy which was caused by the resignation of Councilman John Redmond. A Whippet car, owned by Ted Harmston, of Roosevelt, caught fire at about 11 o'clock Sunday morning on top of the syphon dugway, about three miles north of Roosevelt, when it backed off over the embankment. The first meeting of the My-ton My-ton P.T.A. was held at the school house Friday. Sept. 14. Mrs. Homer Robinson, newly elected president, took charge. Prof. Cope was re-elected as vice president and Miss Edwards was elected secretary and treasurer. treas-urer. Among those from Roosevelt who attended the Jack Dempsey fight Monday evening, Sept. 14, in Salt - Lake, were Mr. and Mrs. Heber Galloway, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Crumbo, Dr. and Mrs. M. C. Campbell, Wm. H. Gagon, Vern Timothy, Elmer Roberts and Arthur Jacobs. The B.P.W. is working day and night preparing for their big danGe at Victory Park this Saturday night. |