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Above giant pump truck and below Salt Lake County shops which house equipment for the department of roads and bridges,' supei ised by George B. - mull and the county street lighting dpartment supervised by Walter Carlqulst.County Has a First ClassFire Fighting OrganizationOf great interest to Murray citizens is the superb county fire department, located in the city in a newly constructed garage it the south end of the county shops of the roads and bridges department Those who visit the department are impressed with the cleanliness, efficiency and speed with which everything is done, whether a fire has been called or the equipment is being taken care of after responding to an alarm. No housewife maintains a neater kitchen than do these firemen in scrubbing, wash-ind generally brightening the fire trucks in their new home. The Salt Lake County fire department answered 211 fire calls his year to October 1, said C. i. Robinson, assistant fire chief The,e calls have come from all ver the county and do not in-lude those received at the sub-tation in Magna.Four pieces of equipment are ;ept at the Murray station. They ire the ambulance, chiefs car, md two pumpers. Within threeninutes after a call is received, i full crew can be ready ana n their way with all necessaryICIChPiefenjack Clay or assistant A. Robinson drive-the ambu-fnce, and “Bert” Haslam, Arnos la nn an, and Clarrnce WoodIrlve the fire trucks.The ambulance and chief s cat iave an unlimited maximum^Present headquarters were •ected in 1924 and renovated in034 said Mr. Robinson. .Mr. Clay has been chief since929 Harry Erickson is second issi'stant chief and E. E. CaldwellS Mr Cloy and Franklin Jones iave been inspecting Salt Lake lounty schools luring the week n connection with a Fire ire -ention Week campaign.’ Twenty-seven trophies whichhe firemen have won during the past eSht years are now ondisplay in the windows of the Murray City Pharmacy.Members of the department in addition to the chief and assistant chief are Robert Edwards, LaVon Milne, Leonard Saunders, James Johnson, Robert Gerrard, Jack Holberry, Clarence Wood, James Morris, Delbert Hinnen, George B. Catmull, Louis Sanders, Frank Nelson, Bert Haslam, Amos Harman, Harry Erickson, Ernest Caldwell, Franklin Jones,C. D. Berger, Claude Hibbard, Parley Miller, Meyers Hibbard, Joseph McOmie, Harvey Severson, Denzii E. Watts, Georgo Gordono, .Charles Jackson, GuyLaney, Owen Rich.11Citizen ComiGrant Ward ScoresWith SuccessfulOperetta ProductionGrantonian Singers, membersof Grant ward, scored a brilliant success in their presentation of the two-act comedy opera 14Jerry of Jericho Road last night at tho Grant ward amusement hall. A matinee was also given.LaVe Wahlquist and EdwinWhite were excellent in their interpretations of the leading roles, and supporting players gave commendable performances.The cast included Ralph Simper, Shirley Jensen, Lois Evans, June Watts, Anna Hayden, Ab-iel Sharp, Austin Simper, Janice Telford, and Dean Hunt.The production was directed by Miss Naomi Simper, Miss Lois Sorenson, and Miss Velma Evans, music and dance directors and accompanist respectively.
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Murray City Eagle
Murray, Utah, US
Thu, Oct 13, 1938
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