Milford New Year's Eve party draws hundreds in St. Bridget hall
Milford residents describe the 1951 52 New Year celebration as one of the most enjoyable yet attended by men and their ladies from many walks of life. The piece also notes no births at Milford Hospital since the new year and highlights a history lecture about Father Escalante travels by historian Herbert Bolton with local ties to Nada and a proposal to mark the historic site with a monument.
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Milford
Utah
St. Bridget’s Recreation Hall
Milford Hospital
Carlton Culmsee
Usac School of Arts and Sciences
Lions Club
Joel E. Ricks
Utah State Historical Society
Herbert E. Bolton
Father Escalante
Santa Fe
California
Nada
United States
Cedar City Families Spend New Year’s Holidays
Mr and Mrs Hubert Hiceman and daughter Carolyn of Cedar City spent New Year s with Mr and Mrs C R Grimshaw. Mr and Mrs Joe Murdock and six month old son David of Salt Lake City have been in Milford for the holiday season guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Joseph R Murdock. Mrs Evelyn Brannon and children Carol Jackie Pessy and Charles of Salt Lake City were holiday visitors at the home of Mr and Mrs Alvin Skillicorn. Mrs Dan Gillis and three children Crate Kevan and Bryan Nave returned to their home in Cedar City after spending the holidays at the homes of Mr and Mrs Sam Cline and Mr and Mrs S A Zabriskie.
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Hubert Hiceman
Carolyn
Cedar City
C. R. Grimshaw
Joe Murdock
David
Salt Lake City
Milford
Joseph R Murdock
Evelyn Brannon
Carol
Jackie
Pessy
Charles
Alvin Skillicorn
Dan Gillis
Crate
Kevan
Bryan
Nave
Sanp Cline
A. Zabriskie
Milford Tigers Open Season Versus Beaver Underdogs
Milford High School opens its 1952 basketball season Friday night at home against Beaver led by Kiehling with Paew and Cox. Coach P. L. Neal lists Bockwoldt at center Kinross and Bradfield at forwards Rowley and Fisher guards. Limited eligible players and four available reserves temper hopes as Milford plans to challenge a strong Beaver squad. Local supporters can buy tickets at Corner Drug or at the door. Mr and Mrs Leland Thompson and son Brian from Salt Lake City visited this week.
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Milford High School
Tigers
Beaver
Beaver Kiehling
Paew
Cox
Uncup
P. L. Neal
Jack Bockwoldt
Kinross
Bradfield
Rowley
Fisher
Bockwoldt
McIntyre
Anderson
Bealer
Neal
Schramm
Myers
Griffiths
Banks
Milford
Beavers
Leland Thompson
Brian
Salt Lake City
Clifford Hughes Dies in Ogden on Christmas Day
Clifford M. Hughes 45 died of silicosis in an Ogden hospital on Christmas Day. He leaves wife Mes. Helestykes Hughes and seven children. Survived by brothers J. M. Hughes Milford Thomas Salt Lake City Irvine Farmington and sisters Mrs. Samuel Welch Brigham City and Mrs. John A. Rencher Burley Idaho. Funeral held Dec. 29 at Farmington. Born Oct. 2, 1906 in Farmington to Jonathan and Minnie Hughes.
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Clifford M. Hughes
J. M. Hughes
Milford
Ogden
Hughes
Mes
Hele Stykes Hughes
Eleanor
Elaine
Clifford Paul
Jonathan Stokes
Phillip Randall
Thomas
Salt Lake City
Irvine
Farmington
Samuel Welch
Brigham City
John A. Rencher
Burley
Idaho
Civil Defense Urges Fast Action After Bomb Damage
Federal civil defense experts outline a plan to restore a bombed city by restoring facilities, clearing debris, and opening streets. Engineering, rescue, and transportation services will mobilize volunteers from unions, schools, and trades to operate equipment, set up assembly points, and train for emergency driving and basic repairs.
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Caldwell
Civil Defense
Public Works
Trafic
Rescue
Wen
The
Transportation Service
Civil Defense Transportation Service
License plates available next week in Milford
Milford residents will be able to buy auto license plates at the Milford Garage next Thursday. Mrs Lillian Anderson deputy in charge of license sales announced the plan and King Morris county assessor will visit Milford each Thursday to assist motorists in obtaining their plates.
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Milford
Jan Toth
Lillian Anderson
King Morris
Ben Hillman Rescued After West Desert Landing
Milford residents faced two alerts as reports of aircraft incidents reached town. Ben Hillman, former Milford Airport manager now at Ely Airport, was missing in desolate country north of Baker New. The Mineral Mountain alert proved false. flares were visible above Adamsville.
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Milford
Mineral Mountains
Milford Emergency Committee
Ben Hillman
Ely
Ben
Baker, New
Mineral Mountain
Adamsville
Beaver and Greenville residents report crash and survival
A hunter eyed wreckage near a Telluride mine after a plane piloted by Hillman crashed 40 miles north of Baker. Ground crews and planes from Ely Salt Lake and Delta searched the area as two miners reported the pilot would not be at his Ely destination. He spent a cold night in an old mine funnel and was found alive after 24 hours with planes and ski parties deployed.
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Beaver
Greenville
Jasper Putter
Hatery
Hillman
Tanestonia
Baker
Ely
Salt Late
Delta
Hitman
Rennin
Sream
Beaver County March of Dimes Names New Chairman
Mas G. Abbott principal of Milford High School is named Beaver County March of Dimes chairman and began visiting communities to organize the drive. The campaign will follow past patterns with new innovations. co directors for Minesville and Greenville drives are announced, with efforts to complete the county organization by weekend.
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Max Abbott
March OF Dimes
Beaver County
Mas G. Abbott
Prinipal
Milford High School
Beaver County March of Dimes
Abbott
Beaver
Milford
Carl Truman
Minersville Drive
Macel Horton
Greenville Drive
Weather summary for Milford ends December with colder spell
Old Man Weather swung to a deep freeze at month end dropping from 40 to 3 below zero. December saw 13 days below freezing, 30 days with subzero minima, high of 48 on December 1, total precipitation 1.31 inches and 10.3 inches of snow sleet and hail. The deepest ground snow was 5 inches on December 8. Average temperature 22.7 degrees, 5.1 below normal.
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Milford Weather Bureau
Der
Dee
Milford
Bennett cites Europe aid at 700 dollars per person
Utah Senator Wallace F Bennett warns that if current foreign aid funds are spent the U S will have provided 105 billion dollars in economic and military assistance since July 1 1940 The report from the Library of Congress Legislative Reference Service tallies 86.3 billion spent and 12.1 billion reimbursed or credited with 74.5 billion still outstanding equating to 474 50 per American a figure noting 41 percent of aid went to the postwar years
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United States
Utah
Wallace F. Bennett
Bennett
Legislative Reference Service
Library of Congres
International Bank and Fund
Wacd
County Agent Advises Feeding Concentrates
Beaver County Agent Glen Baird warns cold weather strains hay supplies for beef and dairy herds. He urges stockmen to survey hay needs now and feed more concentrates such as cottonseed meal or soybean meal to stretch hay into pasture season. Dairy farmers already using concentrates can save hay by raising intake per animal.
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Beavsy County
Glen Baird
Beaver County
Baird
Mr. Baird
Six Beaver Milford Men Drafted for June Induction
Six county men are called to report for induction on June 21. Deward Nay and Elwood Dewey Nilsson from Milford join Dale Harris Floyd W Roberts Earl Thompson and Rayland Lavon Hunt from Beaver, the largest Beaver County draft quota since the Korea armistice.
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Milford
Beaver
Beaver County
Korea
Deward Nay
Elwood Dewey Nilsson
Dale Harris
Floyd WW. Roberts
Earl Thompson
Rayland Lavon Hunt
Granger Announces Bid for U S Senate Nomination
Walter K Granger a senior Utah legislator and former House Speaker says he will seek the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate Arthur V Watkins the Republican incumbent is expected to be opposed Granger has served on the Agriculture and Ways and Means committees in the House
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Walter K. Granger
Utah
House of Representatives
United States Senate
Arthur V. Watkins
Granger
Democratc
Agriculture and Ways and Means
House
Granger Announces Senate Run Emphasizing Water Growth
World War I veteran and Cedar City former mayor and longtime Utah legislator David Granger declared his Senate bid. He stressed water development as key to Utah’s prosperity, citing Scofield Newton dams and Weber Basin progress and promising support for additional projects along the Colorado and Virgin rivers. He pledged national stability and a strong economy as core defense.
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France
US Marine Corps
Congress
Cedar City
Utah Public Service Commission
LDS Church
Church
Cedar City Third Ward
Granger
Utah
Scofield
Newton
Weber Basin
Echo Park
United States
Uta
Beav er Residents Visit California Friends
Mr and Mrs Paul Griffith and daughter Mrs Robert Os lum and Bally Pauli of Beav er visited the home of Mr and Mrs Frank Osborn last week. Mr and Mrs Bill Dawson and four children spent four days in bas Angeles over the holidays visiting relatives.
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Paul Griffith
Robert Oslum
Bally Pauli
Beaver
Frank Osborn
Bill Dawson
Bas Angeles
Rolptine
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Eleanor Leffingwell
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M. B. Delfinwell
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