Strawberry Day Celebration Draws Crowds and Pageantry
The fourteenth annual Strawberry Day drew throngs from California Nebraska New York and beyond. A vibrant parade featured queen and king straw and a fleet of Floats with colorful scenes. The event included nursery rhyme in duction and a Dionne quintuplets float. Evening events and dances closed a safe well attended celebration with no arrests.
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California
Nebraska
New York
Rook
Hitrs
Wesley J
Beck
Buon
Janid Wootton
Tion
Mor
Pages
Mary Weeks
Miss Pleas
Boren Hosts Wedding Reception for La Vell Boren and Ora Adamson
Mr and Mrs Archie Boren hosted a reception for their son La Vell and Ora Adamson with about two hundred guests. The bride wore a white tulle gown and lilies. The couple will reside in Santa Ana California after leaving Wednesday.
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Archie Boren
LaVell
Ora Adamson
LaVell Boren
Walter Adamson
Santa Ana
California
Ball and Pierce Tie the Knot in Pleasant Grove
Edward Ball aged 60 and Florence E Pierce 57 both of Pleasant Grove appeared before County Clerk Clarence A Grant for a marriage license and were united in marriage by the same official. This marks a second marriage for both with well wishers blessing the couple. In lighter news Mr and Mrs Alvin Gillman celebrate the arrival of a baby girl the family’s first daughter born June 10. All are reported to be doing well. In a separate accident Anna Lou Rogers, seven, daughter of Mr and Mrs Alfred Rogers, suffered a severe hand injury when the flesh was torn from her hand after getting it caught in a hay fork pulley.
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Edward Ball
Pleasant Grove
Florence E. Pierce
Clarence A. ‘Grant
Grant
Alvin Gillman
Anna Lou
Alfred Rogers
Recreational Schedules Announced for Pleasant Grove Summer
Pleasant Grove unveils a summer recreation program led by Lucan Johnson featuring after school activities for children under 12 from 2:00 to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The plan includes softball leagues for priesthood quorums, tennis for all wards, and multiple quorums games leading to July 6 stake finals on the school campus. Baseball, tennis, field croquet, ping pong, and badminton are also planned.
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Windsor
H. S
Manila
H. 5
Third Ward
First Ward
H. 8
Campus
Second Ward
Pleasant Grove Notes On Visitors and Local Travel
Mrs. Ross West and children visit relatives at St. Anthony Idaho. Eayle Cutler of Salt Lake City visits indefinitely with grandmother Mrs. Edah Allred. Ruth Smith Butler and baby of Charleston visit with her mother Mrs. Jennie Smith as George Ball move to Spencer Hayes home. Phebe Burnham in Salt Lake visits mother Mrs. Amelia Burnham. Lettie Houston of California visits indefinitely. Elizabeth Blackwell Jones of Provo visited her father William Blackwell. Berthena Holfeltz of Duchesne visits sister Mrs. Lavina Fugal. Home Economics club from Pleasant Grove High School plans a Fish Lake trip late June. Melvin McDaniel of Salt Lake City visits relatives. Ernest Clayton and family leave for Los Angeles for summer school. Ward Johnson returns from Berkeley. Jesse Whipple of Logandale Nevada visits Emerette Smith. Leroy Smith and Marvin Olson return from Nevada. Maggie Johnson improving. Alfred Downs operated on for ruptured appendix. Minnie Dittmore attends funeral in Idaho. Elaine and Bea Dawn Thorne visit grandparents D. B. Thorne. Claude Steele of Goshen visits Ada M. Smith. Dr. and Mrs. Howard R. Driggs of New York visit relatives. Cynthia Larson Olpin of New York visits parents. Idaho and Utah visitors add to weeklong greetings. C. G. Johnson of American Fork visits Orem. Rose B. Hayes returns from Salt Lake for summer with son Isaac. Tda M. Smith returns from Oakland. Joseph Gilli of Duchesne and Alfred Swenson with family visit Jens Pugal. Charles Williams of Oasis visits Mrs. Minnie Anderson and relatives.
Insurance Man Killed by Truck in Orem
Lawrence Ray Peterson a 50 year old Pleasant Grove insurance man died at a Provo hospital after being struck on a state highway in Orem by a truck allegedly driven by Sid Redmond of Salt Lake City. Sheriff E G Durnell exonerated Redmond. A second truck and a Provo car were involved as the car stopped to offer a ride and the following truck swerved to avoid the car. Peterson, born March 2 1885 in Ephraim, lived most of his life there before moving to Pleasant Grove, survived by his wife Nancy Lamb and four children. Funeral services were set for 1 p m today at the Ephraim West ward with burial in Ephraim Cemetery.
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Lawerence Ray Peterson
Pleasant Grove
Provo
Sid Redmond
Salt Lake City
Orem
Redmond
E. G. Durnell
Durnell
Mary Louise Winters
England
Alfred J. Downs Dies at Provo Hospital
Alfred J. Downs 24 son of William and Florence Downs died at a Provo hospital after an operation for a ruptured appendix. He studied in Pleasant Grove schools and at BYU Provo. He married Helen Gates of Orem on August 1 1933. Survived by his parents wife and brothers Elvin Ray and sister Bessie Reva, plus grandparents Mr and Mrs D C Judd. Funeral Friday at 2 pm in Wind sor ward chapel with Bishop Stanley B Harris directing. Burial in Pleasant Grove cemetery.
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William
Florence Judd Downs
Provo
Mr. Downs
Pleasant Grove
Helen Gates
Orem
Barstow
California
Overton
Nevada
Elvin
Ray
Bessie
Reva Downs
Mar
D. C. Judd
Burley
Idaho
Windsor Ward Chapel
Stanley B. Harris
Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Locals Beat Lehi 12 to 10 In Friday Baseball Clash
The local baseball club defeated Lehi 12 to 10 Friday with Cody and Tolten throwing effective innings in key spots. The Wednesday game was postponed due to the Strawberry day celebration and the team plans to play at Heber today and at Lehi next Wednesday.
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Lehi
Cody
Tolten
Heber
Weddings in Pleasant Grove Ten Years Ago Now
Ten years ago in Pleasant Grove several marriages occurred including Luke Culli and Laura Perker in the Salt Lake temple and Florence Nelson with Floyd Carter both in June. Other couples tied the knot while officials, including Post Office inspector Pfaffenberger, visited town. The Pleasant Grove Canning Company planned its annual run beginning June 23 focusing on pie cherries.
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Luke Cullimore
Lindon
Laura Perker
Vernal
Salt Lake Temple
Florence Nelson
James A. Nelson
Floyd Carter
Provo
Mary Poulson
Eugene B. Wilson
Garfield
J. S. Hollaway
Florence
Vance M. West
N. A. West
Clarissa Bergant
Hattie Bergant
Ekion Bone
Lehi
Ralph Guthrie
Salt, Lake City
Leatherwood
Pfaffenberger
Holdaway Family Travels From Afton to Fillmore
Mr and Mrs Orln Holdaway of Afton Wyoming with Mr and Mrs John S Holdaway visited the past month with Holdaway parents and left Monday for Fillmore to visit Mrs Holdaway’s parents.
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Orln Holdaway
Afton
Wyoming
Mr. Holdaway
John S. Holdaway
Fillmore
Mrs. Holdaway
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