24 Aug 1939
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Newspaper
Milford News
Location
Milford, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1939
Page
1
A fragmentary note describes aims and actions around a roundabout scene with dreamlike thinking and a plan to spark interest. The text hints at enjoying objectives while they remain near, and to release a quick hotshot as ideas surface.
A jumbled column notes how small faults magnify in the tongue and humor about politicians who fail to finish tasks. It compares modern manners to earlier times, jokes about parking, and recalls 706000 New Yorkers calling for weather forecasts. The piece ends with a quip on official forecasters.
4 H Club notes describe a Nimble Thimble gathering at Miss Rae Bond home with a business meeting and refreshments for members including Phyllis Rollins Glenna Rollins Barbara Landis and several others. The group also enjoyed a Nimble Thimblers outing at Puffers Lake with Miss Ruth Jones as Tender and her brother Connell Jones.
Milford sportsmen helped plant 400 pheasants and six wild turkeys from the Springville state farm. The pheasants stem from the farm’s annual hatch, while the turkeys trace to an original wild stock donated by Milford Beaver County Fish and Game Club members for breeding and study. A gobbler and two hens were kept for exhibition at the county fair. The effort follows prior wild turkey plantings in the mountains east of town, now yielding sightings from Granite Pass to various points.
Milford hosts the Treasure Island Follies at the new $15,000 fair grounds for three nights. The Hollywood revue features 30 performers including Bet Duo Monte Rochelle Rex Denny and a Hollywood chorus with colorful lighting and outdoor stage setup.
Wranglers a group led by Thelma Thumpest and Wilma Corbridge with Ben Hunt and Dhirrell Merchant toured from Cedar City to Utah and Nevada towns. They appeared on a one minute radio program and performed in Garricon, Baker, Bly and McGill, with stops in Rye Prvele Catlentu Panara and Modiens before Cedar Tits. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs E R Moody and L Hirmage and party with truck and fair merchandise.
Milford Lions club announces committees for 1939 40 at a summer dinner meeting led by new president E R Moody. New members Ivan McKnight and Rudolph Nielsen welcomed as the club plans mining and display initiatives with Union Pacific cooperation and fair publicity efforts.
Jefferson's defeated School 7 to 6 in a close game. Firemen beat Jefferson's 11 to 5. CCC Camp routed White Market 14 to 9.
The Athletic club, formerly the Venus and Adonis club, initiated the first of two outdoor picnic stoves on the vacant lot behind W. B. Gardner residence Tuesday evening. Laurence Peterson led the team that constructed the first stove and explained the project.
Jack Dempsey, longtime Frisco resident with ties to Milford, may attend Milford's first Home Coming on a Wednesday evening as a lead in to the 1999 Beaver County Fair. Betty Compson, born in Beaver County, is also linked but her current address is unknown. Dempsey's reply expresses thanks and intent to attend if in the area.
Beaver County Fair premium list highlights special premiums from Milford businesses except Cedar City Stockyards. Hughes Williams offers a registered Duroc boar gift to the best junior swine exhibitor. Other premiums include Milford State Bank cash awards for FFA exhibitors, Jefferson Mercantile cash prize for junior beat cattle, Cedar City Stock Yards prize for top livestock exhibitor, Pooly Store and Murdock Jr. cash awards for displays and hogs, and Wales Creamery participation.
Representatives from 15 southern Utah counties gathered in Beaver for the Associated Civic Clubs meeting. Discussions covered road improvement, livestock development, coal mine openings, rock asphalt, and drought relief funded by the federal Farm Security Administration with state welfare board support. Local leaders highlighted land exchange talks with forest service and Telluride Power, and highway No 1 improvements toward the Nevada line.
The 1989 Bexvor County Fair Queen contest narrows to eight after an elimination phase. Voters cast ballots by midnight Friday, September 1, with results announced Saturday, September 2. Key candidates include Alan Thompson, Lewis Chlow, and Seley Thompson among others.
A Washington column reviews a volatile week of clashes between President Roosevelt and Congress. It cites White of the Emporia Gazette praising the president yet noting partisan kicks, and details Senate actions on patent reform and war powers while stressing a national mood of heat, travel, and political maneuvering.
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