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Three Score and Ten in Retrospect
brother's college exoenses. Everett worked in the summer as an electrician for the telephone company; and after he graduated in pharmacy, he continued working to help his dad with expenses for John and Maxine at the University. He worked for J. S. Samon Contractor shoveling cement and also answered emergency calls for the telephone company. One extremely frigid January night it got so cold that all the lines between Salt Lake and Evanston broke. Everett got a call at 3 a.m. to begin repairing the lines. After climbing to the top of a telephane pole on Parley's Summit in the dark and freezing night, Everett used a "trouble set" to call John in Salt Lake. John, sleeping in his warm bed at Rordame's boarding house, was roused by a familiar voice saying that he "just wanted to call and say hello and see if he was getting along well in school." Dad never tired of telling the story of this wonderful practical joke. For a time Dad and Uncle Everett stayed at the same boarding house (which will go unnamed). Dad told about a pot that always sat on the back of the stove which had a "start" of carrots. The cook added to the pot from time to time. Their patience wore thin when they sat down to dinner one evening and discovered a large black thumbprint in the butter. They immediately moved to Rordame's where they were much happier. When J. J. Johnson, "the merchant tailor," rented space next to the drugstore in Coalville, Everett ordered a pin striped suit. John came to town the day it was completed and tried on Everett's suit. He liked it so much that he ordered one just like it for himself. Everett then waited the two or three weeks until John's suit was finished before he wore his own. As Maxine became old enough to attend the University of Utah, her older brothers were very proud of her participation in Chi Omega, varsity debate, Spurs and Trotters (a women's precision horseback riding club). It was evident that Everett, John and Maxine enjoyed one another immensely. Even in later years, hardly a day went by without some communication among them. The demonstration of mutual caring for one another's needs was a great example for all to observe. John's happy home environment plus his experience in the local
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| Title | John S. Boyden: three score and ten in retrospect |
| Creator | Boyden, Orpha Amanda Sweeten |
| Subject | Boyden, John Sterling, 1906-1980; Democratic Party -- Utah; Coalville (Utah) -- History |
| Description | Life story of John S. Boyden, including his experiences in Coalville, Utah, law practice, participation in the Utah Democratic Party, family life, church involvement, and advocacy for Indians. |
| Source | Boyden |
| Date Digital | 2008-01 |
| Date Original | 1986 |
| Type | text |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Digitization Specs | JPEG image for display. Archived TIFF image was scanned at 300 dpi with a CreoScitex EverSmart Jazz+ scanner. |
| Contributing Institution | Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah |
| Publisher | Southern Utah State College Press |
| Language | eng |
| Genre | Biography |
| Website | http://www.li.suu.edu/library/digitization/boyden.html |
| Rights Management | Digital image c2008 Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University. All rights reserved. |
| CONTENTdm file name | 1144.cpd |
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