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Show 0MB AfpiwH NO. 1(04^)018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number __L_ Page 5 NePh i for the rescheduled ceremony were reported. The program would be set for 10:30 a.m. on Pioneer Day. Congressman Colton would not be in attendance since Congress had been delayed. An article of July 28th reported the laying of the cornerstone. Chauncey P. Overfield of Salt Lake City was the principal speaker. Dennis Wood, Nephi Councilman, laid the stone. Postmaster John E. Lunt recounted the history of the Nephi Post Office. On January 12, 1933, The Times-News included a photo of the nearly completed post office on the front page. It reported that the building would be completed in two weeks and would also house offices of the U.S. Forest Service. On January 19th (Thursday) it was announced that the post office would be open for public inspection on the following Saturday. According to the article: "Nephi people should be proud of this new building, for it is one of the finest federal buildings in the State of Utah regardless of size." |
