Changing Utah economy outlined in Foundation report
Utah Foundation reports Salt Lake City real estate tax load more than doubled in a decade but still only 20 percent above 1920s levels. City ranked 38th of 94 major cities with $179.12 average tax per family in 1954, vs $225.49 national median.
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Salt Lake City
Utah Foundation
Foundation
U.S
Rey Wenzlick & Company
Counslors
Wenalick
Tax Research Organization
Uncle Sam
Meeting Memo for Green River Clubs and Agencies
Local instruction requests clubs and organizations to submit meeting dates and news for publication in the Journal. Deadline is the following Monday for inclusion in that week’s issue. City Council meets the first Wednesday monthly. City Planning Board meets the second and fourth Thursdays. Civil Air Patrol meets Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m. in the Midland Hotel basement.
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Green River
Journal
City Planning Board
Civil Air Patrol
Midland
Church Service Schedules In Midland Area Churches
Church news invites weekly service listings to be mailed to The Journal. L D S Church includes Sunday School at 10:00 A M Sacrament at 7:30 P M Mutual Tuesday 8:00 P M Open to all. Community Presbyterian holds Sunday School 9:45 A M Church Service 11:00 A M Bible School Wednesday. Catholic Mass at Midland Hotel conducted by Father Lebranch from Price at 3:00 P M.
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The
Journal
Community Church Presbyterian Sunday School
Pible School
Lebranch
Price
Midland Hotel
New Regulations Discussed by Uranium Operators
Uranium mine operators are invited to meetings in Green River Moab and Monticello to review safety orders on radon gas concentrations. The Utah State Industrial Commission issued the rules effective January 1, 1956 and will be joined by Utah Mining Association and U S Public Health Service representatives.
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Green River
Maab
Monticello
Utah State Industrial Commission
Utah Mining Association
Commission
U.S. Public Health Service
Health Service
Mining Association
Midland Hotel
Moab
Bethany Hall
County Court House
Green River Records First Snow After Warm Spell
Green River woke to its first snow of the season on Thursday morning November 17. A blanket covered the town with about one and a half inches by noon while Salt Lake registered 14 below. Residents noted an abrupt cold snap after a prolonged Indian Summer, with chattering teeth and rosy cheeks around town as snowfall continued, just in time for the holidays.
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Green River
Salt Lake
Marriage Fifty Fifty Propotion in Classic Quip
A quotation discusses marriage as a fifty fifty proposition with halves of blame on partners. It frames union as balanced and humorous, noting that sometimes the woman is tight and other times the man is wrong. The tone is witty and reflective of midcentury social comment.
Stag Line Comedy in Three Acts At Green River High School
Green River High School presents the three act comedy Stag Line Friday November 18 at 8 pm for a cast of 18. Mary Lee Johnson leads as Maudie with Darwin Hunt and Sharon Silliman as the couple. Directed by Lee F. Gledhill with thanks to crews and sponsors, the play follows Maudie’s comic wedding plans through three scenes in the Mason living room.
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Green River
Anne Coulter Martens
Graeme
Sarah Lorimer
Dramatic Publishing Company of Chicago
Lee F. Gledhill
Mary Lee Johnson
Maudie
Darwin Hunt
Sharon Silliman
Arden Sherrill
Davy
Jerry
Sylvia
Helen ‘Thurston
Fred Weshing
Norma Jean Lowe
Judy Silliman
Mary Lou Wilcox
Arlene Sherrill
Violet Brock
Donald Dean
Norma June Thompson
Sharon Robinson
Raphael Dennis
Bruce Nelson
Donna Thompson
Kenneth Curtis
Card of Thanks and Appreciation for Support
I express sincere thanks to all friends for the lovely flowers cards and visits during my illness and hospitalization.
Old Prospector Reflects On Vandalized School Building
A letter to the editor laments damage at a newly completed school building after students reportedly broke several windows and strewn stones across rooms. The writer blames poor home training and suggests corporal discipline as a deterrent, recalling harsher punishment from the past.
Notices Special communication of Orient Lodge No 15 F A M
Special communication of Orient Lodge No 15 F A M will be held Monday evening November 21 1955 to work the B A degree. J G Chronopoulos secretary also a notice that Volunteer Fireman Meeting is Monday night at 7 30 at City Hall.
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Orient Lodge No. 15
J. G. Chronopoulos
Merchants Shoot at Rodeo Grounds Weekend Event
A Ham and Bacon Shoot will be held Sunday November 20 at the Rodeo Grounds west of the old school building. Sponsored by the Green River Service Club it starts at ten in the morning and runs until dark. Roy May serves as committee chairman.
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Green River Service Club
Roy May
The
Service Club
Mr. May
May
Broadway
Main
Journal
Green River
Hurst’s
Johnny Davis
Ross Atoco _ Clark
Ross
Tampa Smith Ray's Tavern
Billy Willis
Hart's
Eugene Allen
Green River Mere
A.C. Ekker
Pat's
Ruth Ann Tasker
Arban Cafe
Dan Tasker
Peacock's Market
Max Hunt Caylx Co
Judy Davis
Doug Madsen
City Treasurer Resigns After 12 Years Service
Mrs. Berna Milton resigns as City Treasurer to return home to San Bernardino California. She also served 12 years on the City Council and engaged in Red Cross work and church missionary activities. The Auditor praised city books as a fine set. Council honored her with a pen and pencil set noting her service. She is mother to four, with a son in Green River and three daughters in California.
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Berna Milton
San Bernadino
Calif
Milton
Red Cross
Missionary Society of the Community Church
Green River Couple Married In Sedona Arizona
Jacqueline De Long and Jay Vetere, both of Green River, wed November 12 in Sedona Arizona at 4 PM at the home of Mr and Mrs A F Allen. Justice Elmer Purtyman officiated with maid of honor Bonnie Bigelow and best man John Vetere. Guests included local residents and a reception followed at the Rainbow Club. The couple planned a Grand Canyon visit and return via Las Vegas, with a reception at the Midland Hotel November 19 before settling in Green River.
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Jacqueline de Long
Daugher
Ralph Flackey
Green River
Jay Vetere
John Vetere Sr
Sedona
Arizona
A.F. Allen
Elmer Purtyman
Bonnie Bigelow
John Vetere
Nellwyn Nordeen
Allen
Fluckey
Rainbow Club
Midland Hotel
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Congress
Ceaaie
Argaid
Gledhill
Ing
Green River Journal
Mason Living Room
Carol Mann
Deane Hunt
Geraldine Politano
Iona Ekker
Weber
Rodeo Grounds
Danny Tasker
Danny
Mark Ross
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