11 Sep 1936
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Newspaper
Pleasant Grove Review
Location
Pleasant Grove, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1936
Page
1
Text appears to be an OCR fragment listing officials and a two day event. It mentions meetings at 2 p m with civic representation in Tooele and welcoming attendees. The readable items include names like Davis, Morgan, Sam-Miah, and Tooele. The fragment references common needs and state issues and a gathering to acquaint attendees with local concerns.
An invitation is issued for a September 13 meeting held at Dr. John Z. Brown's home to commemorate a birthday anniversary. Attendees include Mrs. Clare Wis, J.A. Bigelow, Irvin Perry, and Mr. and Mrs. Pragun, with Porter W. Price noted from Windsor Ward.
School days began again at Pleasant Grove high school Tuesday morning with 228 students registered this week. The faculty includes Partington in shop and geometry Day in agriculture and physical education and others across English, science, music, math, and history.
Miss Ina Miner operates Cal's Beauty Shop and has purchased a full set of new equipment including a Eugene Permanent Wave machine with dryer and a Dresserette with stern Niger. The shop invites all ladies to visit Monday, September 14 for free tokens and chances on a new permanent wave, finger wave, shampoo and facial.
The Pleasant Grove Library will be open from 3 to 7 30 p m daily except Sundays and holidays. MRS ETHEL WEST Librarian.
Mrs EL Madser of Murray and Miss Ruby Williams of Provo visited Pleasant Grove relatives over the weekend. Wyoming and Alberta guests joined local families, while locals reported illnesses, births, travel plans, and a string of visitors from Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Nebraska, and Canada.
Last Tuesday at 10 p m a Tudor Ford V 8 demonstration car was stolen from in front of Harvey Page Motor Company. Mechanics inside did not hear the theft but later found the car missing. Police broadcast the description citywide. The car was recovered Friday in Salt Lake City. Two men, who said they were brothers and named Hanson, were arrested and brought to Provo for preliminary hearing on a theft charge. The car bore the license of George Barton Jr of Provo, possibly taken from his car. Dealer license numbers remain unfound.
Pleasant Grove fire department members host a Wednesday evening picnic in American Fork canyon with a campfire, games, and community singing. The event normally includes all members and their wives, and the newest recruit is Lee Peterson of Christensen's Thrift Store.
The Third ward organizes a canning project this week to prepare 1000 quarts of fruit for needy residents. Fruit comes from donors and housewives provide the labor to support the ward bishopric during the coming winter.
A Home Science 4-H club committee in Manila spent Tuesday sorting county 4-H club books at the city and county building in Provo. The effort, led by Lucy Wadley and others, aims to aid county members in locating individual records amid varied community contributions over the years.
Howard R. Driggs of New York met with Pleasant Grove leaders and pioneer descendants to renew vows to preserve heritage. The plan calls a yearly permanent marker on Pleasant Grove birthday September 13 to honor early settlers and inspire youth with local history through school projects and yearly sponsored activities. The current effort focuses on repairing and repainting twelve initial temporary markers erected by descendants of the pioneers.
The Junior Girls of the Second ward M. I A. staged a fine program Sunday evening with president Mrs Lois West in charge. The theme flowers and their influence on life inspired demonstrations by Layina Fugal on flower arrangement and display prep. Elda Neves sang tributes to flowers, with numbers by Miriam Adamzon Miss Jense and a closing chorus. Towers decorated the building for the event.
Mr and Mrs Erving Johnson announce the engagement of their daughter Christie to James Albert Studstrup of South Dakota. The marriage is planned for next week in Salt Lake City.
The fragment notes the westernmost tip of Alaska and briefly references Heng Soy Pantene in a unclear context. No clear event dates or participants are present, making firm attribution difficult.
Citizens urged to clear weeds from sidewalks. Some wards allow passable paths, others hinder women in good clothes from walking. If residents fail, the mayor will hire workers and bill property owners. Take warning and clean weed growth off your curbside areas.
In a column titled Woo's Hoo in Utah County a neighbor mocks a Lincoln type gent, asks who runs Alpine’s schools, farms near Battle Creek, and who sang with his wife. It names David Gourley and James D Thorne as notable locals. Also notes HB Swenson’s return from a North Western mission and Virgil Coombs’ serious accident at East High School after a fall on steps, fracturing the skull.
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