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Show SHOWER GIVEN Mrs. John Richards gave a personal per-sonal bridal shower for Miss Beverly Fitkau. Present were Carolyn Miles, Jewell Alexander, Mauren Peterson, Delia Mae Lindsay, Lind-say, Rosalie Lindsay, Margie Mitchell and Shirley Mecham. The guests were entertained by a short program and refreshments were served. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kerksiek and Chester Harman visited Mr. and Mrs. John Richard's and family fami-ly Sunday, July 15. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Smith of Sandy brought their daughter Becky to church Sunday so that she would not break her perfect "News Bits About Yesler-Yaars" 5 YEARS AGO Plans for the Uintah Basin Industrial In-dustrial Convention are rapidly nearing the final stages and the committee lists several state and nationally prominent speakers to appear on the program during the three days. Those who have accepted invitations invita-tions are Dr. A. Ray Olpin, president presi-dent of the University of Utah; Prof. Jocobson, an authorty on reclamation and water problems; Ezra Taft Benson, LDS church apostle, and agricultural specialist. special-ist. . Dr.. Milton R. Hunter, member of the First Council, of Seventy, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Latter-day Saints, will be in Roosevelt Thursday, Aug. 2, to address the leaders of four stakes and those serving on missions among the Lamanite people in the area. Pastor William Trow, of the Roosevelt Baptist Church, reminds the public that the Baptist . encampment en-campment in Uinta Canyon will be held July 30 to August 4. The camp is open to children of all denominations. 10 YEARS AGO A mild winter, a dry spring and sweltering windy summer days joined forces to bring an acute irrigation water shortage to the Uintah Basin. 1 A surprising transformation is taking place at the south park as work on Roosevelt's new recreational, recrea-tional, ground moves forward. In a little over two weeks voluntary workers, under the directon of Johhny Cook, have changed south park from a weed-infested eyesore into something which begins be-gins to resemble a modern city baseball field'. The opening of the Carlson Cleaners, a modern and completely complete-ly eqipped cleaning establishment, is announced by Thure Carlson, the firm's manager. 20, YEARS AGO Lemon Beecroft of Roosevelt, son of Mrs. Mary Nepolis of the Shurtliff Hotel, miraculously escaped es-caped death Sunday when a hay derrick he was pulling across his attendance record. The Smiths are vacationing at Moon Lake. Mr. Smith was invited to speak at the sacrament meeting. Burton Tew was also a guest speaker from Talmage. field came in contact with a 44,000 volt power line. The team he was driving was killed. Unusual interest will center around the Home Economic exhibits ex-hibits and lecture room at the Uintah . Basin Industrial Convention Conven-tion this year. Mrs. Homer P. Edwards in charge of the Women's Wo-men's Department reports that a complete electric kitchen will be set up in the lecture room with capable cooks demonstrating tasty dishes. i The making of plans and arrangements ar-rangements for the second annual all-Indian Fair to be held at Ft. Duchesne was begun Tuesday at a meeting of Uintah-Ouray employees em-ployees and Indians. The fair will be planned and presented by the Indians of the reservation with only advice from white employees of -the reservation. |