19 Jun 1969
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Newspaper
Pleasant Grove Review
Location
Pleasant Grove, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1969
Page
1
Members of Pleasant Grove's Auxiliary Police wear new uniforms purchased by individual members. They will be on duty around the clock during the Strawberry Days celebration and rodeo, assisting city police and providing standby ambulance service during all three nights.
Sgt. Norman Deveraux of the Army Airborne in Vietnam was awarded the Purple Heart on June 4, 1989 for combat wounds in Vietnam. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Ray Deveraux of Pleasant Grove. The family received the medal and a letter with brief wound details.
Curtis L Smith of Lindon has enlisted in the U S Air Force and left Friday for Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio Texas to begin basic training. He is a 1968 Pleasant Grove High School graduate and has just completed a year at Utah Trade Tech in Provo.
The 1922 Pleasant Grove Strawberry Day parade and festivities are recounted from the Pleasant Grove Review file. The Wasatch Club hosted a 14 float parade Visions of Pleasant Grove with a Wild West show bought with notes from officers. Attendance neared 12 000 with free strawberries and 1 000 cases donated by growers.
Mr and Mrs Arvil Wadley announce their son in law D Douglas Kohler has earned the Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Utah School of Medicine at the recent commencement. A Logan Utah native he is a son of Darrell Kohler and a graduate of South Cache High School and Utah State University. He served a LDS mission in Austria, married Suzanne Wadley and has a one year old son. He will complete an internship at University of Utah Hospital followed by a surgery residency.
Harry McCormick city beautification chairman says unused cars with no value can be hauled away at no cost. He urges residents to call 785 2408 to have unsightly vehicles removed and beautify the city.
The 1969 Strawberry Days Flower Show hosted by the Pleasant Grove Garden Club features the theme Visions of the Future Memories of the Past. Judging begins at 10 a.m. with public viewing 1 to 8 30 p.m. Thursday. Awards include Sweepstakes Creative Award and Distinction for dried materials. Junior division honors await horticulture and artistic design winners with ribbons for top placements.
Sp-4 Henson Walker 24 of Lindon was killed on active duty in Vietnam while serving in the 196th Light Infantry Brigade near Chu Lia. Born Sept. 11, 1945, in American Fork, he was a Pleasant Grove High School graduate and later attended Utah Technical College and BYU. Funeral services are pending with Olpin Family Mortuary, Pleasant Grove.
Strawberry Days royalty met Governor Calvin Rampton in Salt Lake City where a June 19 2021 declaration was signed designating Utah Strawberry Days. They also met LDS Church President David O McKay and President Alvin R Dyer and discussed publicity plans. The visit included TV and radio appearances and meetings with Utah officials.
The Pioneer Museum and Log Cabin will host public tours on Strawberry Day June 19 with Daughters of Utah Pioneers guiding between 11 am 1 pm and 4 pm 6 pm. Visitors learn about Pleasant Grove and the two buildings during the event in Pleasant Grove.
City Council, led by Mayor Jay F Harmer, approves a revised and tentative budget for the next fiscal year. The full budget will be published in the June 26 issue of the Review and several community requests are noted for future action.
Pleasant Grove swimmers win their first meet 390 to 361 against Price Blue Whales. Fred Baird notes need for stronger swimmers as the team prepares for a Strawberry Days event against Provo and future meets with American Fork and Orem. Parents urged to assist as timers and judges. entries and blue ribbons highlighted for multiple age group relays and sprints.
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