Earthquake Tragedy and Community Courage in Long Beach
Eyewitness accounts from Mervene Gonzales and Mrs. Finn describe the earthquake’s devastation in Long Beach California. Buildings collapsed, gas mains ruptured, and families scrambled to safety as fires, shattered goods, and panicked crowds followed. Local residents recount rescue efforts, displaced households, and a tide of fear before order returned.
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Mervene Gonzales
Mrs. Finn
Niels J. Jen
Long California
Mervene
le Boy
Howard
Long Beach
Gonzales
Finn
Mobile
Raringales
Utaha
White
Timpanogos Stake Gold and Green Ball Crowned Queen
A large Pleasant Grove High School crowd attended the Timpanogos Stake Gold and Green Ball on March 17. The Third ward loyalty won crown as Miss Mildred Christiansen was crowned Queen of the Gold and Green Ball. Archival procession featured Tommy Grua and Archue Wright as attendants with ward queens from Windor, First, Second wards and Manila. Twenty couples then demonstrated the Gold and Green dance.
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Timpanogos Stake
Pleasant Grove High School
St. Patrick's
Mildred Christiansen
Tommy Grua
Archie Wright
Poe
Thora Hales
Windsor Ward
Ruth West
Emily Peay
Edns. Gillman
Lindon
Arza Adams
Manila
Scouts Court of Honor Held
The Boy Scout Court of Honor met Thursday evening at the seminary building with A. H. Lowe Fred Co Shoell J. R. Halliday and Vilace Radmall in attendance. Honors awarded include 19 second class 4 first class 64 merit badges 2 eagle palm scouts and 2 life ranks to named scouts.
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Boy Scout Court of Honor
Court of Honor
A. H. Lowe
Fred Co. Shoell
J. R. Halliday
Vilace Radmall
Floyd Long
Vern Freeman
Jasper Eaves
Grant Smith
Jack Cooper
Blaine Hallida
Thos
Larson
Ray Mills
Stanley Swenson
Mark Garnett
David Willamson
Junior Newman
Jasper Evans
Orvel Wadley
Ralph Warnick
Dean Atwood
Roy Ellis
Alex Wadley
Eagle Palm
John G. Iverson
Life Rank
Daughters of the Pioneers Hold Business Meeting
The Daughters of the Pioneers held a Sunday afternoon meeting at 3:50 led by Captain Idella F Walker. Mrs Ethel F West was invoked, Rose B Hayes named delegate to the state convention, and May Graa Lucille H Walker and Millie Poulson named delegates to the county convention on March 23. Annie Holman will present suggested names for county officers, with officer installing later.
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Daughters of the Pioneers
Idella F. Walker
Ethel FH. West
Rose B. Hayes
May Graa
Lucille H. Walker
Millie Poulson
Annie Holman
Pleasant Grove Social Notes Paint Local Life
Pleasant Grove locals share illness recoveries visits and family events from Christena Young to Jesse Walker. Posts mention hospital stays, dinners, baptisms, talks, and a Provo wedding as the community notes reflect daily life and church activities.
Third Ward Hosts Missionary Party Saturday
The Third Ward plans a program social and reception on Saturday evening March 25 to honor stake missionaries who served in the ward last year. Guests include C. L Wright E. A Beck C. L Pomlinson Joseph Robison Harold S Walker Elvin Thorne Ruel Clarence Hilton Allan Pederson and H. E B Johnson. The event recognizes their efficient work.
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Third Ward
Stake
Jare
C. L Wright
E. A Beck
C. L.pomlinson
Joseph Robison
Harold S. Walker
Elvin Thorne
Ruel Clarence Hilton
Allan Pedersson
H. E B. Johnson
City Council Hears Report on Work Saturday Session
City council presided by Mayor Lewis E. Olpin heard street and utility plans to start westward work from the Delbert Walker corner if funding allows. Committee reports noted 1600 feet of 10 inch pipe, graded streets, fence projects, and cesspool and septic work. A railroad collision case involving John Willard Smith and Eva Logsdon Smith seeks 100000 damages with Helen Smith as sole heiress. James Adamson received stitches after a runaway team incident observed Thursday by Dr. Linebaugh.
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Lewis E. Olpin
Delbert Walker
Dickerson
Fuga
Waterworks Committee
Clark
Streets Committee
Ford Poulson
National Loader
Streets
Walker
City Proprierty Committee
John Willard Smith
Eva Logsdon Smith
Pleasant Grove
American Fork
Los Angeles
City officers study wood road into hills north of Grove Creek
A city official and a team from the forest service and local citizens rode to inspect a possible wood road from Battle Creek canyon to Curley Springs via the old Driggs drag road. They estimate a 10 to 15 percent grade and note nearby wildlife including deer and elk.
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Harold Walker
W. N West
Forest Service
Archie Boren
Arnel Green
R.D. Wadley
Grove Creek Canyon
Battle Creek Canyon
Curley Springs
Driggs
Twin Peaks
David Gourley
Wasatch Club event a major social highlight this season
Ten Years Ago Now notes the Wasatch Club picture show banquet and ball draw big crowds with over 200 tickets sold. The Junior Prom at the local high school was a social and financial success, featuring a grape arbor decor. Mr and Mrs George F Richards returned from California. A near destructive fire occurred at the Thorne home Monday night. Children urns.
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George F. Richards
California
Charles Thorne
Safety First play by Second Ward Relief Society
The Second ward Relief Society presents the play Safety First at the ward chapel on Wednesday evening March 29 at 8 p m. All who have not seen it will enjoy an evening of many laughs.
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Second Ward Relief Society
Ward Chapel
Relief Societies Meet At Tabernacle In March Session
The Relief Societies of six wards of the Timpanogos Stake will meet at the tabernacle on Tuesday March 28 at 2 p m. Dr G Anderson will discuss the lesson Acquiring the Use of Speech and Correcting Defective Speech. All are invited especially stake mothers.
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Timpanogos
Tabernacle
G. ¥. Anderson
Stake
Utah County official to resign April 1 for Harvester post
Guy Sundberg deputy auditor of Utah County for three months resigns on April 1 to join the International Harvester Co. of America. Byard Allen of Manila finished a radio set and reports an unusual California broadcast for its size. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Smith welcome a baby boy born March 20. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Kirk joyfully announce a baby boy born Wednesday morning. The Relief Society of the First ward surprised Mrs. Caroline E Walker on her 74th birthday Tuesday.
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Guy Sundberg
Pleasant Grove
Utah County
International Harvester Co. of America
Byard Allen
Manila
California
Leon. Smith
Ray Kirk
Relief Society of the First Ward
Caroline E. Walker
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J. L. Harvey
Dean A. Harvey
Roy Chipman
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Ray Butler
Ethel Drysdale
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Jesse Walker
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May R. Walker
Myr
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William J. Cullimore
William Cullimore
Garland
H. B. Warnick
Dora Ball
Amasa Gleason
Grace Nielson Beers
Flora Nielson
Howard Warnick
First Ward
Cecil Bullock
Thomas C. Larson
Leah Bezzant
Walter Jordan
Wayne Garnett
Roy West
Dan Smith
Thelma West
Leamington
Union Pacific Railroad
Mr. Dickerson
F. C. Shoell
Union Pacific
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Alva
John M. Hardy
L. D. S. Temple
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Salt Lake City
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Grate Hawkes
I. BE. Freeman
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Lehi
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J. J. Freeman
Burt Nielson
Loren West
W. D. West
Roxie West
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Ogden
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Dan E. Adams
Leroy Harris
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Holland
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Odear Harris
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Provo
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Will Bullock
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Robert Marrott
Errol Halliday
Clarence S. Hill
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Howard Matthews
LeRoy Thorne
Arvilla Clark
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Orem
R. R. Thorne
Wallsburg
A. L. Cullimore
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Willow Brook
Dexter
Dixon Taylor Russert Co
the Pleasant Grove Review
Orhan Maaan Clubs
Fentlewomssountry
BIG Seven Club
Woman's World
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Good Stories
Gentlewoman Magazine
the Country Home
the Farm Journal
Paes
Pictorial Review
R.F.D
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Linebaugh
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Elva Hardman Deveraux
Anderbgergs Beauty Parlor
ATT Provo
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