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Newspaper
Green River Journal
Location
Green River, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1955
Page
4
The speaker describes trash around town and an attempted cleanup by ignition at a South Hole. Firefighters arrived with a new Wire Truck to extinguish the blaze. The remark hints at local image concerns and possible Chamber of Commerce reactions.
The note accuses rivals of claiming all uranium on the Colorado Plateau and pressuring someone to photograph and publish the images. It hints at tensions over mineral rights and media exposure within a regional context.
Classified items include weekly or monthly rooms for rent at Uranium Motel with kitchenettes, a laundry request for Irene Simonds, a night shift cleanup job for Arbon Cafe, a 25 foot trailer house for sale with utilities and bunks priced at 675 dollars, and contact names Jack Smith and new Green River Scinol.
A rambling town column jokes about Sure Poot stealing the show in films and a near ruin to his reputation on a rough road. It questions inviting Moab residents to a watermelon event and hints at uranium mines to entertain visitors. The piece closes with seasonal notes and a nod to returning to camp.
Mrs Janet Howland a public stenographer and notary in the Calyx building asks residents to call in news of visits parties marriages births hospitalizations and daily events She lists office phone 2521 and home 2163 for submissions.
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