Published Thursday, Oct. 25, 1962

In the Alpine School District 677 students were graduated in June 1961. Of that number, 286 or 49%, went on to a Junior College or a University; 52 or 7% attended Vocational Schools and 6 or 1% entered the Armed Forces. The annual report by Dean T. Worlton, Director of Pupil Personnel of the Alpine School District, also indicated that students drop out of high school at the rate of 2.43% per year. This means that during the four years, a group of 9th graders move through the high school in Alpine School District, approximately 10% will drop out.

The number of students who were married during the school year was 37. This is a decrease of 10 over the previous year and a decrease of 27 over two years ago. Of the 37 students married during the school year, 14 remained in school and 23 dropped out.

During the 1961-62 year there were 3,352 pupils in grades 9-12 inclusive. A total of 90 pupils or 2.43% dropped out. All students entering kindergarten, fourth, and seventh grades were encouraged to get a complete physical and dental examination by the local family physician or dentist.

Published Friday, Oct. 23, 1952

Babies born this week are: a boy to Bruce R. and Joyce Houston Curtis, who is the first grandchild of Dr. and Mrs. V. F. Houston; Boy to Wendell and Lydia Olsen Kirkpatrick, he is their third son; a great big boy to Mrs. Wilford Storrs, who weighed 11 lbs., 6 oz. and measures 24 inches long; 1st son for Mr. and Mrs. Glen Miller (Carol Warnick); and a boy to Leo J. and Joanne Karren Brown, a second grandson for Mr. and Mrs. Alex Karren.

Published Friday Oct. 23, 1942

After Oct. 27, application blanks for the gas rationing program will be from Karl H. Bennett, city clerk. Registration will be made Nov. 7 and 8. In the meantime, car owners must select the five tires he wishes to keep for his car. All others must be sold to the government to augment the rubber shortage.

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Salvage of Tin Cans to begin in American Fork, Farmers Urged to Conserve All Machinery, Stickers will be Used to Save Metal Used in License Plates, Farmers Asked to Save and Use All Wire Conservatively, Extension Leader Outlines Musts of Home Shortage. These are heading from the front page news of Oct. 1942.

Published Friday Oct. 21, 1932

Seventeen railroad cars of apples have been shipped from American Fork the past two weeks. They were loaded when the price of 30 to 40 cents per bushel was received by the growers.

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Senator George W. Morris, Independent Republican from Nebraska, will be in American Fork Friday afternoon, to speak in behalf of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democratic candidate for president.