Lavar Voorhees Wins Tri State Lighting Awards
LaVar Voorhees wins first prize in the Chamber of Commerce home decorating contest as Tri State Lumber Co tops the business house class. Second and third place go to Charlene Nickels and Rudolph Nielsen with Telluride Power Co and Horn Silver Hotel earning other prizes. Judges called selections humbling and noted scoring margins. checks for winners available at The Milford News office Friday or Monday afternoon.
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Milford News
Minersville Girl to Serve LDS Mission in Hawaiian Islands
Genevieve Robinson daughter of Mr and Mrs Wilford J Robinson of Minersville will leave for the Hawaiian mission of the LDS church on January 28 She was born in Minersville and graduated Milford High School in 194? Since graduation she has worked for the Bamberger Railway Co in Salt Lake City She will be honored at a reception in Minersville then enter the mission home in Salt Lake City on January 10 and sail for Hawaii on January 28 A active LDS church worker she was in the Minersville ward MIA and has taught in the Sunday School and Y M I A since moving to Salt Lake City
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Genevieve Robinson
Wilford J. Robinson
Minersville
LDS Church
Miss Robinson
Minersvile
Milford
Bamberger Railway Company
Salt Lake City
Minoraville
Salt Lake
San Francisco
Hawaii
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Local visitors spend double holiday weekend with Hansen family
Judge and Mrs Koch and daughter Rozetta, and Bud Handley traveled to Rockfield to visit Mr and Mrs Floyd Hansen over the double holiday weekend.
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Koch
Rozetta
Bud Handley
Rchfield
Floyd Hansen
Babson urges cuts in credit buying amid no war in sight
Roger Babson predicts total business volume in 1940 will fall short of 1948 with many soft spots. He warns profits across industries will shrink and asserts military preparedness will become a new, unprecedented industry for the country.
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Roger Babson
1949 at a Glance General Business Trends Update
A compact year in review showing mixed shifts across sectors. Notable changes include declines in construction and lumber, increases in crude oil, steel, automobiles, airline travel, and military activity. Trade shows a modest gain while farm income and certain coal sectors fall.
Economic forecast for 1949 and local visit notes
The text outlines a 1949 outlook with higher commodity supplies and cautious spending. It predicts price controls possible for certain products, urges avoiding debt, and notes wholesale prices likely leading retail changes. It also mentions Mr and Mrs Chuck Allstrom and children visiting Cedar City relatives.
Jefferson Merc Robbed Suspect Caught in Nevada
Bud Whittaker, driving home from work about 3 30 a m, observed the Jefferson Merc robbery unfold as a suspect loitered inside the store between cash registers. The thief, who later was caught in Nevada, took milk and doughnuts from the inner shop before fleeing with change.
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Jefferson Merc
Nevada
Bud Whittaker
Arrest of George Madden in CaVente for Beaver County
A transient named George Madden, address unknown, was arrested near CaV ente Nevada around 10 a m Thursday and jailed in Lincoln County at Ploche. He is held for Beaver County officers and reportedly confessed to robbing the Jefferson Mercantile Co on three occasions. He will be returned to Milford for possible grand larceny charges.
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George Madden
CaVente
Nev
Lincoln County
Ploche
Beaver County
Madden
Jefferson Mercantile Co
Milford
Night Thief Evades Guards After Store Break-In
Night marshal Leon Williams investigated a break in and heard a thief in the hardware department. The intruder crawled on the floor toward the rear. lights failed, guards posted, and the burglar escaped via the driveway. Local officers broadcast a description after learning a man matching it had boarded a freight train toward Caliente.
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Leon Williams
Leon
George Jefferson
Elwood Jefferson
Caliente
Studebaker Expands Pacific Coast Plant Complex
C K Whittaker president of Studebaker Pacific Corp announces four new structures and acres of land added to the west coast assembly plant. Dirt has begun as a large workforce with bulldozers and steam shovels rush toward completion a month ahead. More than 50000 dollars is invested in this immediate expansion of the factory.
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C.K Whittaker
Studebaker Pacific Corp
West Coast Assembly
Whittaker
Milford Tigers Rally Past Dixie Flyers In Thriller
Milford's Tigers, braving snow and icy roads, overcame a strong Dixie Flyers squad from St. George. Coach Perry Neal's team trailed early but rallied with sharp ball handling, fast breaks, and key baskets by Coon, Turner, and Crane to seize a 26-22 lead before the finish. Continued on Page Five.
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Celi Jug
Tigers
St. George
Perry Neal
Nin
Dixie Outfit
Coon
Crane
Ted
Tutner
Clyde
Kent
Page Five
South Milford Christmas Party Celebrates with Santa
The South Milford club house hosted a Dec 23 gathering with Santa greeting 55 attendees. Prizes went to Georgia Smith Freddie Wright and Johnnie Alger while candy nuts cookies and popcorn balls were served and carols sung. Mrs. Joan McKnight organized the event.
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South Milford Club
Santa
Georgia Smith
Freddie Wright
Johnnie Alger
Joan McKnight
Milford News looks back at 1948 and into 1949
The Milford edition reflects on the past year and outlines plans for a bigger 1949. Editors thank readers for friendship and patronage, apologize for mistakes, and explain recent production changes including four Milford pages and four pages printed in Salt Lake City for Intermountain papers. Surveys continue on page six.
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Milford
Salt Lake
Intermountain
Local Social Notes Highlight Families and Illness
Salt Lake City and other grandchildren of Minersville visited this afternoon and light refreshments followed. Mr. and Mrs. Karl Murdock and children spent Monday with Mr. and Mrs. Ivan McKnight. Keith Gillins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lorraine Gillins, has been seriously ill this past week.
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Salt Lake City
Minersville
Karl Murdock
Ivan McKnight
Keith Gillins
Lorraine Gillins
Quads Have Different Birthdays in Hamburg
Four girl quadruplets born to Frau Mathilde Haug in Hamburg will celebrate birthdays in different months. Two arrived November 30 and two more early December 1, totaling twelve pounds at birth.
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Frau
Mathilde Haug
Hamburg
Germany
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By Roger W. Babson
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Studebaker
Pacific Coast
Milford Tigers
Dixie Flyers
South Milford
Clair Gillins
Anilly
Moroni Myers
Floyd Wright
Gus Hootin
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Tom LeFevre
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Vick Myers
Obra Myers
Cliudé Myers
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