Milford Progress Under Lions Club Milestones 1930
Milford reports growth amid depression with a $1600 creamery launch, $40 000 dairy stock, and formation of Escalante Valley Dairymen and Farmers Association. Wells and a $5000 Milford Meadows drain the area. Legion Park improvements include a $1200 upgrade and a $3000 Lions pool. ATand T builds a $150 000 repeater station linking Salt Lake to Las Vegas. The piece credits optimistic citizens, Lions Club, American Legion, and local investors for a year of progress.
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Milford
Lion’s Club
Escalante Valley
J. D. Clarke
Milford Meadows
Lions
American Legion
Visitors Census Taken at Fishlake National Forest
Reports from the Forest Office show 110,360 visitors to Fishlake National Forest in 1920 with about 20,000 at Fish Lake. The census lists wildlife counts and hunting data including 7,475 deer hunters, 3,652 deer, and 775 coyotes among predatory kills. 1,968,950 trout fingerlings planted in 1980 streams and lakes.
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Fishlake National Forest
Fish Lake
Maplegrove
Oak Creek Canyon
Adelaide Park
Corn Creek Canyon
Clear Creek
Puffer Lake
Wandering Mary Pleasure Bound Returns In Style
Mary the lamb wandered with a passing flock on Saturday and returned Monday in a sheep wagon. Deputy Sheriff Ted Cronholm escorted the curious pet back to Mrs. W. R. Peckham, who had nurtured and cared for the showpiece lamb.
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Mary
W. BR. Peckham
Ted Oranholm
Cronholm
Mrs. Peckham
Northwest Turkey Growers pool nets over 500000 for 12000 producers
The Northwest Turkey Growers association reports 1060 carloads or about 2 million pounds of Christmas turkeys from eight states, including Utah where 26 carloads supply 500,000 pounds. Utah’s share should reach at least 125,000 dollars with prices around 29 to 30 cents per pound.
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Northwest Turkey Growers’ Association
Clyde C. Edmonds
Utah
Northwest
North
U Utah
Northwest Turkey Organization
America
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
Washington
Oregon
Colorado
Wyoming
New York
New England
Chicago
Philadelphia
California
U. S
U.S
Association Betters
Turkey Growers’ Association
Edmonds
Justice Nichols Hears Two Liquor Cases In Week
Two intoxication cases were heard in local justice court last week. Carl Roberts pleaded guilty and received 30 days in city jail after appearing before Justice Herbert Nichols on Monday. William Pryor pleaded guilty the next day and faced a 50 dollar fine or 30 days in jail. Both cases stemmed from holiday arrests.
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Carl Roberts
Herbert Nichols
William Pryor
Services Held for Daniel W. Smithson
Funeral rites were held Monday for Daniel W. Smithson at his Milford residence with Mrs A J Atkins officiating under the Christian Science Church. The 1866 Alabama native died suddenly of a heart attack leaving ten children and many friends. Survived by daughters Mrs Alien McIntosh Mrs Theresa McIntosh Mrs Geraldine Mathews of Seattle and Mrs Ursula Kesler of Stockton and sons Lee Marion Bert and James Smithson the Milford resident had been a local stock raiser and civic participant for fifty years. Burial followed in Mt Olivet Cemetery Salt Lake City on Tuesday at 10 o clock.
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Daniel W. Smithson
A. J. Atkins
Christian Science Church
Smithson
Gardo
Alabama
Julia A. Mooney
Cleveland
Ore Grane
California
Milford
Frisco
Mr. Smithson
Shippe
Salt Lake City
Mt. Olivet
Alien McIntosh
Theresa McIntosh
Geraldine Mathews
Seattle
Washington
Ursula Kesler
Stocton
Catherine
Lee
Marion
Bert
James Smithson
Milford Volunteer Fire Department elects new officers
Officers for the Milford Volunteer Fire Department were elected at a Tuesday night meeting at 7 30 at the fire hall. Thorokhi White was chosen president O R Molt is vice president Max Root secretary Eugene Singleton chief and Mark Waddoups Roy Carlson named trustees. They take office January first and Singleton will appoint a captain for the year ahead at the next regular meeting
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Milford Volunteer Fire Department
Thorokhi White
O. R. Molt
Max Root
Eugene Singleton
Mark Waddoups
Roy Carlson
Social Hour Club Christmas Party Delights South Milford
The Social Hour Club held a successful Christmas party December 20 at the clubhouse in South Milford. Sixty five children attended along with adults as Santa distributed stockings and a festive program entertained guests followed by coffee and doughnuts.
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South Milford
Santa Claus
Rosabelle Jones
Ruben Jones
Jackie Thomas
Vance Fisher
Parley Fisher
Jannet Rollins
Santa
Aileen Thomas
Ruth Jones
Horace Palmer
Walter Weber
Farm Herd Showdown: Good Cows Pay Higher Net Income
A North Dakota Agricultural College circular compares two dairy herds. Herd No. 2 with purebred and better cows outproduced Herd No. 1 despite higher labor costs, boosting net income from 214 to 757 dollars. Better cow quality and balanced feeding drove the extra butterfat and profits.
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North Dakota Agricultural College
Utah
Beaver County
Herd Improvement Association
Reduced demand stance as senator cites sheep to clothe women
A U S senator mocks wool usage by contrasting two sheep to clothe a woman and questions patronage of woollen goods versus silk, rayon, and Southern cotton. The piece shifts to a Milford Valley farm where a pit silo proves an effective winter corn storage method by J A Davenport.
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U. S
South
Milford Valley
J. A. Davenport
Milford
Beaver Jail Break Attempt by Garage Bandits Foiled
Beaver County jail inmates Tomer and Guyman planned a tunnel through an eighteen inch stone wall using improvised tools. A transient supplied the gear and fled before Sheriff Jensen could catch him. The pair are jailed awaiting district court sentencing for the Milford Garage robbery.
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Beaver County
Liberty
Jensen
Milford
Beaver
Tomer
Guyman
William Williams
Mildred Killam to Wed Howard Jones
Mil ward Killam announces the engagement of his daughter Mildred to J Howard Jones. The couple, popular in Milford, plan a spring wedding following a four year school days romance and a Christmas Eve salitare gift.
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John
Killam
Mildred
J. Howard Jones
Milford
Jones
Melvin Bowman Honored At Surprise Birthday Party
Mrs. H. E. Bowman hosted a surprise party for her son Melvin Bowman on Tuesday evening. Guests enjoyed games with Rosabell Jones and Harvey Davenport winning high score and Burnella Jones along with Leon Jones taking consolation. A midnight turkey supper was served to a list of attendees including Virgie Killam Elma Bird Helen Bird Luella Bird and the guest of honor. The note from the Toledo Blade adds a wry line about unemployment limiting leisure options.
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H. E. Bowman
Melvin
Rosabell Jones
Harvey Davenport
Burnella
Leon Jones
Virgie Killam
Elma Bird
Helen Bird
Luella Bird
Ethel Hearn
Thresa Southam
Sarah Pool
Viola Howes
Sue Nay
Couple to wed despite language barrier in Milford
Christobal Errolia of Milford and Lydia Bridges of Sevier secured a marriage license December 17 and were married by Bishop C Dennis White. The groom spoke no English and the bride could not converse in his language, so an interpreter facilitated the ceremony. The bride was 45 and the groom 48.
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Christobal Errolia
Milford
Lydia Bridges
Sevier
E. A. Griffiths
C. Dennis White
Horn Silver Gold Ore Shipments Grow in Utah District
Gold ore production at the Horn Silver mine rises with weekly four to five carloads shipped since early fall. Tintic Lead Mining reports total Horn Silver shipments this year exceed 70 carloads. overall beaver uplift properties yield large returns as new gold leads open around Marysvale and Frisco Lulu.
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Horn
Tintic Lead Mining Company
San Francisco
Bullion Canyon Gold Mining and Milling Company
Marysvale
Frisco Lulu Mine
American Smelting & Refining Company
Utah
Beaver
Milford
Beaver County
Lorin Morrison
Tintie Lead Mining Company
Horn Silver
Tintic Lead
Bullion Canyon
Marrysvale
Rice and Telluride
Colo
Goldfield
Butler
Gold Area
State Line
Nevada
M. J. Fowler
la Sal Mountains
Mineral Survey
Preserving the Knock in Public Debate
The Ithaca Journal notes the campaign engine’s knock is kept from the public garage to protect the owner and avoid a mechanic’s intervention. The piece frames caution as a reason to shield the issue from public scrutiny.
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Ithaca Journal ‘News
Beav er County to Oil 21 Highway With State Help
Milford Lions and Beaver County commissioners back a plan to oil and surface 32 miles of No 21 Highway from Milford to Beaver with state funding. State would cover 74 percent of an estimated 160000 project, county votes to cooperate, creating local employment.
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George Jefferson
Beaver County
Milford Lions
Milford
Beaver
County
H. Hubbell
Chas. BR. Parrish
Mr. Jefferson
Jefferson
State
Board of County Commissioners
Lions Club
State Road Commission
Levi
Eyre
Milford High Alumni Banquet Draws Over Eighty Grads
The Milford High School Alumni Association held its Christmas home coming banquet and dance in the high school auditorium. Mrs. Della Gray led as toastmistress with entertainment by Clarence Gholke and Francis Gholke.
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Milford High School Alumni Association
Della Gray
Clarence Gholke
Francis Gholke
Roy Carlson
H. V. Carlson
Mildred Killam
Drammi
Pneumonia cases rise in Milford area
Doctors report twelve pneumonia patients in Milford and nearby towns this week with most recovering and several in grave danger.
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Milford
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L. A. Wynaugh
Fishlake
Wandering Mary
Pleasure Bound
Justice B. Nichols
Justice Court
Albama
Salt Lake
Fire Department
Guymon
Howard Jones
Melvin Bowman
Toledo Blade
Waldemar Lindgren
U. S. Geological Survey
John Hayes Hammond
South America
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