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Show "News BUS ' About Yester-Years" 5 YEARS AGO A truck' loaded with' 1,000 lbs. of dynamite, owned by General Geophysical Co, '. and ,. driven by Kenneth Wooten, was blown to bits Monday morning one-half mile south' of Mt. Emmons, when the dynamite ignited and exploded. explod-ed. Wooten and his companion, Ted Phillips, were not injured, j The truck was completely demolished. demol-ished. oOo Coronation ceremonies for the RHS Queen, Joan Roberts, highlighted high-lighted activities at the Sweetheart Sweet-heart Ball, held Friday night, in the Elementary school gym. Queen high school ballot prior to the ball, Joan, who was elected by popular finishing ahead of nominees chosen chos-en by the other high school grades, the Spur and Ag Clubs, was crowned by Jack McLea, student stu-dent body president, . - pOp Renie Gilbert, representing the Rppsevelt ward, and JeNee Ben-spn, Ben-spn, representing the Rppsevelt 2nd ward, will ,reign ,at the wards' joint Gpld and Green Ball, tp be presented Tuesday, Feb.. 7, at the Rposevelt. Stake. oOo "A Waltz Dream," a three-act pperetta by Oscar Strauss, revised by Don Wilson, will e presented by Roosevelt High School students stu-dents Wednesday and Thursday nights at 8 p.m. in the elementary gym. , The cast included Danny Beeler as Maximilian X, King of Sylvan-ia; Sylvan-ia; Sherry Denis, Princess Hel-ene; Hel-ene; John Aitken, Price Rupert; Bob Timothy, Lt. Niki; Beverly White, Kay Robinson, an American Ameri-can artist; Bonny Fenn and Gloria Schaefermeyer, Princess Matilda (the girls will play the part on separate sep-arate nights); Larry Wilson, Lt. Montschi, a speaking part. Others taking various parts will be Bonnie Adams, Kendall Schaefermeyer, Schae-fermeyer, Allan Smith, Eldon Wintertpn, Fred Brown, JeNee Benspn, Algie Luke, and ladies' and men's glee clubs. pOp 10 YEARS AGO Befpre an audience pf civic leaders, Jaycees and guests, Elmp A. Nelson, immediate past president presi-dent of the Bingham Canyon Jac-cees, Jac-cees, now serving the group as state director, received the United Unit-ed States Junior. Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Service Key at the annual banquet held Monday night at the Masonic hall in Bingham Canyon. , , Mr., Nelson is the son of Mr. and! Mrs., Oscar .Nelson, of Upalco. He married Miss MaRee Edwards, daughter of Mr. and Mrst Jomer P. Edwards of Roosevelt in JunP 1935.,. . .. . ne' ...."' 0O0 Dean Frandsen, son of Mr and Mrs. Vernal Frandsen of Roose velt, enlisted in the Navy at Salt Lake City and was sent from there to San Diego, Calif. for his "bopt" training, Jan. 22. 0O0 In the game played Friday the Tabiona High School cagers, lead ing throughout the tilt, handed Roosevelt High a 27 to 21 league setback. William and Tom Fa. brizio, Tabipna fprwards, tallied 21 pf their team's tptal. pOp Earl Dillman, spn pf Attorney and Mrs. Ray E. Dillman, who is attending the BYU at Provo, won a very beautiful sweater at the winter carnival held in Strawberry valley. Earl entered the snow shoe contest con-test and was the high score man in this event. 0O0 Mayor Heber T. Hall, on request re-quest of Federal Emergency Council, Coun-cil, appointed a city planning bpard, cpnsisting of George H Harrison, chairman; John E. Wis-combe, Wis-combe, Bruce Calder, Paul Wi. kins and Engineer Craig Harmston. Harm-ston. . Miss Evelyn Wilkins, Roosevelt is included among the pledgees of the University of Utah chapter pf Alpha Chi Omega, according to an announcement made at the University. Miss Wilkins, a graduate grad-uate of Roosevelt High School, is a junior at the University. ' |