Man Whose Life Highlights Onward from Echoes of Courage
A human-interest piece profiles Don Lee Rosenkilde of Green River born without legs who, under Mama Rose’s care, earned 36 Boy Scout merit badges and became a linotype operator. His life story has drawn national attention from multiple outlets and magazines. The article traces his upbringing, schooling, missionary work, marriage to Leah Dawn Peterson, and present role with the Green River Journal while noting his enduring community presence. Also included is a short science note on 1954 cattle X-disease reduction remarking no new U.S. cases and indicating disease insignificance in animal health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green River
New York Daily Mirror
Daily Oklahoman
Salt Lake Tribune
Deseret News
The
News Review
Roseburg
Ore
Worcester Daily Telegram
Louisville
Peoria
Tfl
Macon
Seattle
Washington
Wilmington
Del
Quick Magazine
Coronet Magazine
Eagle
Don Lee Rosenkilde
Green River Journal
Rosenkilde
Latter-day Saints Hospital
Salt Lake City
Don Lee
Don
Anna’ Rosenkilde
Hever
Mama Rose
Midland Linotype School
Charles City
Iowa
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Hominy
Oklahoma
Leah Dawn Peterson
United States Department of Agriculture
American Foundation For Animal Health
Knife Slasher Bound Over To District Court
A preliminary hearing in the State versus Richard Langley before Justice Albert Weber in Green River on August 23 found Langley bound over to the district court under bail of $2,000 for trial on the charge of assault with intent to murder. The hearing, lasting four hours, followed an July 3 Main Street altercation in which Chester Greer was seriously slashed. Langley was arraigned July 14 and granted a preliminary hearing. Also before Justice Weber this week were two traffic cases: Donnie Meyers was fined $10 for speeding, and Gerald Layne was fined $10 for failing to stop at a red blinker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Langley
Albert Weber
Green River
Langley
Gibson and Ruggers
Price
Utah
Max Bunderson
Castle Dale
Ash
Weber
Donnie Meyers
Gilmer
Texas
Harmon Weber
Justice Weber
Gerald Layne
Main St
Leonard K. Jewkes
Utah State Highway Patrol
Layne
Folks Around Town Reports and Travel Woes in Green River
Local notes describe visits among Roy and Ray May families, with RAY BENNETT of Denver and children Eddie and Patricia touring Hanksville to see Mrs. Harry Phillips, and a possible trip to Kansas City. Other items mention visitors from Salt Lake City, Green River travel, and a near-mard of several local residents including Quentin Thompson and Shelby Mays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy May
Ray Bennett
Denver
Eddie
Patricia
Mays
Hanksville
Harry Phillips
Kansas City
Tedekker
Salt Lake City
Rhoda Thompson
Sinclair Thompson
Green River
Una Gillies
Quentin Thompson
Hazel
Dixie Lee Danford
Louise Lauriski
Shelby Mays
James Gunnerson
Jimmy
Gunnerson
University of Utah
C. W. Mays
Salt Lake
Shelby
Gloria
Eddy JO Ekker
Scott
Pearl Baker
Jody Jim
Millie Biddledome
Dorothy Blake
Gladys May
Trachyte
Miss Geiger Counter to Visit Moab for Uranium Event
A so called Miss Geiger Counter from Los Angeles is selected for a goodwill visit to Moab Utah this week with twenty five uranium men from the west. George J Sullivan president of the National Committee for Bettermet of the Uranium Industry says the figure is a movie starlet. The visit includes a press radio TV cocktail party as part of a three day program sponsored by the committee to improve public understanding of the uranium industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geiger
Moab
Utah
Family steers drive boys to college fund in San Antonio show
Clyde Johnson III and his twin brothers in San Antonio Texas invested earnings from Hereford steers into war bonds for college. Over two years steers earned about 1981 at auction while a third place ribbon and 1200 at action helped seed $3000 in bonds for the three boys. Emery County schools name elementary consultant Sadie Rogers to help district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde
Emery County
C. L. Frye
Sadie Rogers
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Frye
Los Angeles
U.S. D.A
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Wwe
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Chevron Service
Standard Oil Products
Green River, Utah
Virgil Baldwin
Broadway
F. Calyx
Nielsen Blue
Prospectors Supplies
Third Street
Grand Junction, Colo
Frank Politano
West Main
Price, Utah
Calyx Bldg
Maxine Baker and
Amata Gahagan Proprietors
Butane
Ross Lumber Co
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