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Show Recordings Made of Utah's Oldest Living Peonle at 71th Annual 'Old Folks Day' Oulinir Old J'olks Day this year at Liberty Park will live forever by means of master recording made of the voices of the Centenarians Cen-tenarians present, as well as the oldest people in the state who were unable to attend. From interviews in-terviews taken from the "Golden "Gold-en Melodies" program, KDYL engineers made the master record, rec-ord, which was played for the 5000 guests of honor at the 74th annual celebration. The king and queen heard themselves talk, and the official greeting from Bishop LeGrand Richards, chairman, and Rodney Rod-ney Hillam Jr., vice chairman, with brief resume of exercises held since May 11. 1S75, were recorded and transcribed. George B. Margetts. who recently re-cently turned 90 anjj is the! oldest member of the commit-1 tee in point of age and service,! a!so wss heard by means of the record, singing his favorite old time number "Reuben, Reuben, Reu-ben, I've Been Thinking." Although Utah's oldest lady in point of age, Mrs. Mary Ham) Baker of Logan, wtas unable to. attend because of ill health; she was present in voice at least from a transcription made by the Logan station. King and Queen " " Mrs. Anne C. Milne, of 48 : East 47th South, chosen queen of the day, age 100, and Charles William Ringwood of 526 West.. Sixth South, jge 97, who wa crowned king by Mayor Earl J. Giade. gave their greetings by means of the record. Salt Lake's own Centenarian Mrs. Mary S. Iliggs SleatiT. who lives at 440 East Second South, was also unable to atti'ii.l. Showing up as a surprise w;r: .loi-oph C. Mantling of Los Angeles, An-geles, who claims to be KM |