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Show "News Biis About Yesier-Years" 5 Years Ago The recurring rainstorms that have created an abnormal summer sum-mer in the Uintah Basin, are credited with benefitting agriculture, agri-culture, but one basic crop has suffered heavily as high as 5C of the alfalfa crop has been ruined, so far as food value is concerned, according to' Louis A. Jensen, county agent. Neola's largest July 4 rodeo crowd witnessed thrills and spills aplenty as men tosted their mettle against that of "dumb" animals. Most spectacular event occurred oc-curred the second day during the final running of the chariot char-iot race. Two teams were running, run-ning, those of Lervel and Glen Olsen. On the turn farthest from the grandstand, Lervel's team was running at breakneck speed, well ahead of Gl'en, when suddenly sud-denly Lervel .noticed the legs of one of his horses begin to bow as though they had been made of rubber. Before he was able to stop them, the horst 's forelegs both broke and the team went down. Interesting news among relatives rel-atives and friends is the announcement an-nouncement of the marriage of Dr. Ruth Burgess, daughter of Mrs. Donna Burgess, Roosevelt, and Dr. Reynold Guff Merrill, of Philadelphia, Penn.. son of Mrs. Anna L. Merrill, of Logan. 10 Years Ago Pvt. Jerald J. Smith, who enlisted en-listed in the army from Roosevelt Roose-velt has just concluded his mechanics me-chanics course consisting of five weeks of intensive school study in airplane engines, aircraft structures and general maintenance. mainten-ance. He was an honor student, along with twelve others from all parts of the United S';ates, located at the Lemoore Army Flying School, California. C. K. Bain, of Lapoint, agent for Allis - Chalmers Company, was in Roosevelt during the present week making arrangements arrange-ments to promote and advertise his company's war stamp and war bond contest, which has the approval of the government agency. ag-ency. A big celebration for thi 24th is being planned at Altamont. There will be a rodeo, games, pageant, races, pioneers.. This will be the biggest affair yet in the upper country. Ed Ciosby and LaFarge Dastrup are in charge of the event. Mrs. Cliff Angus and family and Mrs. Darrel Walker and twin boys, Keith and Kenneth, are spending a few days at Brigham City, visiting the'" husbands hus-bands who are employed there. 20 Years Ago The Utah State Press Association Associa-tion 1932 summer convention will be held at Fish Lake July 8, 9, and 10, with headquarters at Skougaard's tavern.' Thursday, July 14, will be known as Dairy Day at Neola and everyone in this section is enthusiastically getting ready to show their dairy stock in an effort ef-fort to place among the top ones. The AU-Time Cafe, under the management of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Cohorn, is to be complimented compli-mented for the new improvements improve-ments made. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Hansen entertained en-tertained in compliment to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Gagon last Wednesday evening at a swimming swim-ming party and chicken supper at Uintah Park. Miss Julia Burgener, of MV-ton, MV-ton, entertained at a birthday party honoring her twin sister and brother, Emily and Chester, on Wednesday evening. |