Milford Lions to Prepare Air Field for International Races
The Milford Lions club will widen and level the landing field for the September 11 international air races. About fifty planes from Windsor, Canada, will land here for a 30 minute servicing stop en route from Milford to Las Vegas, with Los Angeles as the finish.
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Milford Lions Club
Windsor
Canada
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Milford
L. G. Gray
Lions Club
Werch End
Winter feed dream from Oregon bluegrass Poa Balbosa
An article cites Capper’s Farmer on Poa Balbosa a bluish dorm ant grass from Oregon that thrives through winter after summer dormancy. C C Hoover of Jackson County Oregon notes cattle and horses thrive on it and suggests sowing with alfalfa to yield winter pasture seed and hay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capper
Oregon
C. C. Hoover
Hanley & Hoover
Jackson County
F.C. Reimer
Southern Oregon Experiment Station
Hoover
Ruffin Elected President of Lions Clubs at Des Moines Session
Benjamin A. Ruffin was elected President of the International Associations of Lions Clubs at the twelfth annual convention held in Des Moines Iowa from July 10 to 13 1928. Ruffin was born and raised in Richmond Virginia, his lifelong home.
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Benjamin A. Ruffin
International Associations of Lions Clubs
Asociation
Des Moines
Iowa
Mr. Ruffin
Richmond
Virginia
Way Cleared for Milford Landing Field Development
The Salt Lake Tribune reports Milford and the U S Department of Commerce will jointly develop a landing field just north of Milford. Eli Taylor announced the north half of section 31, township 27 south, range 10 west was withdrawn from appropriation to serve as a Salt Lake City to Los Angeles air route field, with interior department action at Milford's request.
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Milford
United States Department of Commerce
Salt Lake Tribune
Tribune
Eli Taylor
Register
The
United States Land Office For
Utah
Salt Lake
Los Angeles
Milford Young Man Leonard Thompson Killed in Los Angeles Fall
Leonard Thompson a 26 year old Milford carpenter died after a 30 foot fall on an iron beam in Los Angeles. Funeral services were held Thursday at the L D chapel with Bishop W H Bird and William Miller as speakers. Burial followed at Greenville cemetery. He leaves a widow Leverda and a two year old son, as well as his parents Mr and Mrs James Thompson and several sisters.
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L. D
Leonard Thompson
Los Angeles
Thompson
Leverda
James Thompson
Milford
Harry Wari
W. H. Bird
William Miller
Greenville Cemtery
Local Woman Wins Ford Car in Salt Lake Coupon Contest
Mrs. C. R. Smith learned Monday she won a Ford sedan in a coupon contest run by Maxwell House Coffee. The drawing was conducted in Salt Lake City and she received the telegram notifying her luck.
Milford sees popular Willys car on city streets
Jack Langenbacker showcased a Willys Knigh car bought through A. E. Smith, Milford’s local Willys and Whippets dealer. The street appearance drew much attention as the vehicle was touted as the city’s best built and heaviest pleasure car.
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Jack Langenbacker
Willys- Knigh
A. E. Simith
Willys and Whippets
Milford
Notable visitors from Salt Lake arrive for weekend
Mr and Mrs Gov Kirby and Walter Cooper of Salt Lake spent the weekend here as noted in local social columns.
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Gov. Kirby and
Walter Cooper
Salt Lake
Big Vein Found Near Horn Silver at Frisco
The Horn Silver mine near Frisco gains attention with an eight foot steel Galena vein on the Block property atop Silver Horn. Prospectors expect a new vein in the Horn soon as activity rises, with Magnolia stocks rising on new findings and Plumbie development advancing.
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Frisco
Lew Williams
F. L. Osborne
Beaver County
Telluride Power Company
New Plumbie
Plumbie
Magnolia
Croft
Beaver Man Dies Sunday in Milford Hospital
John Nowers of Beaver died after a stroke while cutting hay last Thursday. He fell from the mower, received treatment, and died Sunday night at Milford Hospital. Nowers served as Beaver city justice and was widely mourned.
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Beaver
John Nowers
Mr. Nowers
Milford
Mr. Newers
Lions Club Farm Tour Set For South Milford
Lions Club plans an excursion by local businessmen and their wives late next Wednesday afternoon. The tour treks through the South Milford farm area visiting the Parish Creamery and several farms before ending with a picnic and swim at Minersville Canyon. A larger caravan trip may follow, potentially through Beaver and Richfield to Fish Lake with an orchestra for entertainment, though details remain uncertain.
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South Milford
Partrish Creamery
Minersville Canyon
Lions Club
Beaver
Richfield
Fish Lake
Cedar City
Reynolds Returns to Duty on Railroad After Vacation
Reynolds came back Tuesday from a lengthy trip in the North west and reported again for duty with the railroad on the 1st after a several week vacation.
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Reynolds
Milford Lions Club praised by district governor visit
District Governor Hansen of Lions Clubs 28th district Idaho and Utah praised Milford Lions at a Hotel Milford luncheon. He noted seven local initiatives, praised civic work, and urged more club growth, uniform insignias, and effort to host the 1930 international convention in Salt Lake City.
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Istrict
Hansen
Lions Clubs
Idaho
Utah
Milford Lions Club
Milford
Milford Ians
United States
Bigbee
Ashton
Fillmore
Delta
Salt Lake
Louisville
Milford Lions
California
Allen to Consider New Store in Vernal Venture
J. P. Allen of the Allen Cash Stores visited Milford on business and reported strong Milford sales. He plans to open a new store soon, with Vernal his top possible location, after traveling from Tooele where another store operates.
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J. P. Allen
Allen Cash
Milford
Mr. Allen
Vernal
Tooele
Quarantine in Willard Nichols Home Over Boy Illness
The Willard Nichols residence remains under quarantine after the ailing son, diagnosed with dystheria, shows signs of recovery while the father has been released. Rumors of additional diphtheria cases in Milford are unconfirmed, and Minersville reports several typhoid quarantines enforced by health officials.
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Willard Nichols
Minersville
Minersville Couple Announces Daughter's July 26 Wedding
Mr and Mrs Leon Davis of Minersville announce the marriage of their daughter Theo to Mr Newell Marshall son of Mr and Mrs Geo Marshall also of Minersville The ceremony occurred on July 26.
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Leon Davis
Minersville
Theo
Newell Marshall
Geo. Marshall
Auto insurance writers from Salt Lake attend meeting
Mr aml Mrs GH Riley and E Grant of Salt Lake were writing in surance on automobiles here Wednesday.
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GH. Riley
Grant
Salt Lake
Travel Increasing as Milford Roads Reported Good
Tourists passing through Milford say traffic is rising daily with roughly equal east and west bound travel. Reports on the Milford to Ely Nevada stretch of the Pikes Peak Ocean-to-Ocean Highway are contradicted by travelers who find the roads in good condition.
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Milford
L. A. Wynaught
Ely
Nevada
Pikes Peak
Allow Many Speeds in Various States
Salt Lake City August 1 Utahns who travel afar will meet a variety of speed limits and the following compilation by the Utah State Automobile Association. California's maximum is 40 miles on the open road and 20 miles in residential sections. Oregon or Arizona the limit is 45 miles. Nevada 45. Open road limits range from 20 in Massachusetts to 44 in Alabama Florida Nevada and North Carolina. In 28 of the 48 states 25 miles an hour is the limit. Nine states have 49 mile limits in law.
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Salt Lake City
Utah State Automobile Association
California
Oregon
Arizona
Nevada
Massachusetts
Alabama
Florida
North Carolina
Band Seeks Uniforms as Membership Grows
Band Director C A Bailey says membership may rise soon and local efforts pause to outfit all members. Lions Club and UPL Athletic Club helped dress about twenty men, coats missing. Funds needed to finish uniforms and support new members, with Al Cline active in securing outfits and two more dances likely before completion.
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C. A. Bailey
Lions Club
UPL Athletic Club
al Cline
Will Rogers Nabs Train By Plane In Milford
Will Rogers, famed humorist from Claremore Oklahoma and Beverly Hills California, boarded a train by plane after missing his Salt Lake departure. His air arrival caused the Salt Lake train number seven to halt briefly on its western edge while awaiting his arrival.
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Will Rogers
Claremore
Oklahoma
Beverly Hills
California
Milford
Town Board Lets Contract For Main Street Pavement
The town awarded paving of Main Street to James and Bates of Springville for 20086.20 with one late bid excluded. Telluride Power Co proposed ornate street lights with three price plans, and other bids came from Floyd Whiting Salt Lake firms and Enoch Smith. Estimated cost 19150.00. work to start within sixty days with a $25 daily penalty after delays. August 15 set as projected start date.
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Main Street
James and Bate
Springville
Areh James
Black Bock
J. M. Bates
Telluride Power Company
I. R. Fournier
Floyd Whiting
J. L. Griffiths Company
Salt Lake
Enoch Smith
Christensen
Board of Equalization
City Water Crew Lays New Mains on Main Street
The city water department spent several days installing new cast iron mains on lower Main near Milford Hotel replacing old galvanised iron pipe. A five man crew worked from the Telluride corner and one more tear-up site remains to complete the loop. Watermaster Ted Kiyenholm said the work aims to finish mains before paving begins and Thronhulm travels monthly collecting water rentals.
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City Water Department
Lower Main Street
Milford Hotel
Telluride
Main
Ted Kiyenholm
Thronhulm
Drive from Iowa a Pleasant Midwest Trek Reported
The editor and his parents Mr and Mrs H C Brown of Bloomfield Iowa traveled through Milford Tuesday. Good roads were noted across Heaver County and the agricultural outlook from here to Nebraska and Colorado was favorable with bumper crops in corn and wheat.
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H. C. Brown
Bloomfield
Mel. Brown
Uermvine
Milford
Heaver
Mr. Brown
Brown
Nebraska
Colorado
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Beaver Man
Allen’s. May
Gordon
Maj
Peyton Gordon
District of Columbia
District Supreme Court
President Coolidge
Adolph A. Hoehling
Town Board
James and
Bates
City Water
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