29 Dec 1938
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Newspaper
Milford News
Location
Milford, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1938
Page
1
A fragment describes a Ruminator dreaming deeply and thinking as needed, scattering bouquets while lofty aims persist, and firing a hotshot occasionally. The speaker contemplates enjoyment in sparking moments as thoughts and actions entwine.
A young writer notes in a playful composition that men and women descend from monkeys with women “sprang farther” than men. The piece lampoons male behavior and jokes about church attendance, dress, and logic, using humorous exaggeration to comment on gender stereotypes.
HS basketball schedule lists Friday matches Nolte at Beaver Hinckley at Milford Fillmore byes on several dates. Key swings include Milford versus Delta Beaver versus Fillmore Hinckley versus Beaver and Milford versus Hinckley with other fixtures through February and March.
A New Year's Day milestone marks aging for about 12 000 Thoroughbreds with yearlings becoming one year older and eligible to race. Man o' War turns 22 in Kentucky as yearlings and two-year-olds enter the pool for major races like the Kentucky Derby Preakness and Belmont in the coming season.
Horn Silver mine at Frisco has shipped 95 cars of ore this year, mostly since June, totaling about 5000 tons. With 25 miners, they expect at least 15,000 tons next year as leases expand. Main shaft operations reach the 500 level. first lease to Christopherson Leasing Co. Readies new rooms and assay office for custom work.
Class of 1988 at Milford High School gathers for a reunion at the Milford Hotel Wednesday. Twenty five graduates are listed with current addresses in printed programs. Patrons include Principal E R Moody, Mr and Mrs J M Flughes, and Misa Zola Fernley. The event marks an annual effort with many attendees pursuing higher education. Moscow opens a new library specializing in sport literature.
In the worst local accident in over a year, 72 year old Mary McKnight Myers of Milford died after a late December collision three miles north of Cedar City. Her husband J W Myers and four sons survived. Also injured were Mrs. John D Spendlove and Mrs. Florence Palmer. Funeral services were held in Milford and Minersville. Most foreign machine tools now used in England come from America.
Mary Roper of Caliente reports the death of her mother a former Milford resident. Mrs. Roper had lived in Caliente since moving there with her daughter Mary and granddaughter in recent years. Interment was planned in Manhattan Kansas where the Roper family roots lie. Mr. Roper died in Milford in September 1980 and was buried in Manhattan. The widow Mary Roper aged 77 had lived with Mary and Nora Bunning in Glendale before passing December 23 after a paralytic stroke. The family, longtime M B church members, were active in the community. Surviving children include two sons and four daughters including Mary in Caliente Nora Bunning of Glendale John Roper of North Carolina.
Milford officials and architects Scott and Welch re advertise for bids on the new library with a January 10, 1989 deadline. Previous five bids on December 19 exceeded funds by 2500 to 4000, prompting plan revisions to lower costs, reduce building size, switch heating to hot air, and keep the basement unfinished to secure PWA support. The project site sits on the hillside at the Third Avenue and Stodlant Street junction.
The Milford Lions club protested any cut in the government price of newly mined silver at 64.6 cents per ounce and urged the treasury secretary to respond. L.A. Wynaught outlined civic league efforts to fix state motor funds distribution, seeking club support to keep current allocations for 16 counties amid proposed changes. J. R. Murfock Jr chaired in the president’s absence and led a discussion on year‑start projects.
Milford company clerk of Company 48 percent Vitel Winetlestan and Inene Raney married Monday at the M B church by Lady Ostes the deacon pastor. They plan a honeymoon in Salt Lake City. Christmas holidays brought joy as men took leave last Thursday and most will resume work December 27 with exceptions for army overhead and Christmas period leftovers.
Washington observers predict next Congress will spend at least 10 billion dollars with foreign relations taking a lead role as defense and relief costs soar. Estimates place armament near 1.5 billion and crop parity payments potential at 1 billion, with relief appropriations around 1.426 billion already running low. Delegates abroad return with fresh European impressions, shaping policy outlook.
The text traces New Year's Eve from Saturnalia to Roman calendar reforms under Caesar and Janus. It notes shifting dates for the new year, the solstice celebration, and mentions imperial gifts and a later rule by Claudius related to the legality of such acts.
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