Thursday, Apr. 30, 1964

Harrington School merited an outstanding honor in having achieved the highest record among Utah County schools in the United States savings stamp program. The record was for the preceding school year, 1962-63, is thought be the highest on a national level for that school year. The school was presented with a handsome large oil painting Monday by Sterling E. Price, county chairman of U.S. Savings bonds, and Howard C. Maycock, who represented F. C. Packard, district chairman of bond sales. A smaller oil painting was presented to Principal Cecil R. Hansen in recognition of his support.

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Members of the city council met in an early evening session Monday to permit councilmen to attend the district mass meetings which were held that same evening. The council voted to accept a proposal from the Mountain States Telephone Company for the installation of two additional public telephones in the American Fork business district. The council members agreed that the public sidewalk telephone service would be beneficial to shoppers as well as persons traveling through our community.

Thursday, April 29, 1954

The proposed boat harbor on Utah Lake, south of town, was discussed Monday evening by city officials in regular council meeting. Considerable public interest is being shown in the development of boating on this end of the lake, it was said and a suitable harbor at this point would serve citizens of this city and county as well as many from Salt Lake County. Mayor George C. Scott Jr. and Ray C. Nelson were assigned the duty of contacting the owner of the adjoining property to negotiate the purchase of a limited acreage if possible. A contact is expected to be made this week.

Friday, April 28, 1944

American Fork high school’s leading tracksters are being put through a final grilling this week in anticipation of continuing past successes at the meets to be held Saturday and Monday. Local entrants to the races will be Junior Chilton, Wayne Dean, Robert Faddis, Eldon Strassburg, Maurice Welch and Junior Williamson.

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American Fork took a forward step this week when city officials passed an ordinance adopting a Uniform Building Code which will regulate all buildings within the city.

Friday, April 27, 1934

A tragedy was narrowly averted Sunday night by several quick thinking individuals and thanks to their efforts a little boy is happily playing around his home. Someone had left the lid off the cement flume which passes under the sidewalk on the west end of the S. L. Chipman property. Ralph, 5, and Glen, 2, small sons of Mr. and Mrs. Weston Pratt, were playing about when the little fellow, Glen, tumbled head first into the flume and was carried under the cement sidewalk by the water. The Reverand James O. Arthur, of Payson, who had just come from the Orem station, saw the splash and hurrying to the scene found the elder brother crying that his brother was “down there.” He reached into the water as far as he could and was unable to touch the child and made frantic efforts to turn the water out of the flume. He called for help and Kenneth Robinson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Robinson, heard him and rushed over. Young Robinson, with no thought of his Sunday apparel, crawled down into the opening and on into the flume, grasping the little one by the legs and backed out. The opening is very small and Robinson scraped his back considerably in the process. In the meantime, the water had been diverted. Weston Pratt, the child’s father, applied first aid restorative measures and when physicians, who had been summoned, arrived, the little chap was about revived and none the worse for the mishap.

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The Utah State Road Commission last Saturday named Melvin W. Grant of this city a member of the state highway patrol.

Coffee 2 lbs. for 25c. White soap, 10 bars 27c. Salad Dressing 23c quart.

Saturday, April 26, 1924

The 88th quarterly conference of the Alpine Stake convened for the session Saturday morning last at 10 o’clock, with Pres. S. L. Chipman in charge.

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This year 31 young men and women will graduate from the American Fork High School and 30 will receive diplomas from the Pleasant Grove High School.

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