06 Jan 1944
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Newspaper
Milford News
Location
Milford, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1944
Page
1
The passage describes a figure naming Reminetor who plans to dream and think amid necessary tasks, scattering a few bouquets as goals rise above the ground to be enjoyed, while occasionally firing a hotshot, inviting the Ruminatin to watch sparks.
Mrs. V. Weddoups showed four miniature oranges at a Milford gathering. The fruits, about the size of small tangerines, were perfect inside and out with one even cut open for inspection. The strange crop grew from Christmas blooms a year earlier on a plant once housed by Mrs. Hal Snyder, now in Provo.
Stamps D E F remain valid with expiration dates noted for January 29 1944. Meats fats and sugar stamps show current validity with a February 20 1944 end for home canning sugar. Gasoline stamps good for three gallons until January 22 with possible future changes. Thirty days advance notice advised for any expiration dates.
A New Year celebration at the George Smith home hosted by the Social Hour club featured games and a midnight covered dish Tincheon. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Rollins and Dish family of Beaver, plus the Keith and Zo families and Merete, with additional family guests from the Rollins and Dish households.
Milford shines with a $110000 monthly payroll and rising industrial activity across mining farming and livestock. Housing expansion begins with 25 houses plus 108 units under government priority and remodeling at the Hotel Milford Atkin and Williams hotels to add rooms. A major land sale of 5000 acres is rumored with buyers not yet named and a new creamery venture eyed for Milford valley.
Family members Virginia and Miss Glenna of South Milford visited Mrs. Janet Walker on New Year’s Day along with Marine and a boy from Stockton. Edna Baker was also invited. Roldo Turner was in Cedar City on business Tuesday and Wednesday. P B Fisher hosted a large turkey dinner for Milford friends on New Year’s Eve. Mrs. George Smith and her children left for Salt Lake City on Saturday to attend the Walden wedding of Mrs. Smith’s parents. Clair Gillin’s home hosted celebrations marking the old year out and the new year in with several married couples from Minersville.
Beaver County is allotted a January quota of 12 men by local board No. 31. The January list includes Richard Allen Thompson Milford now Los Angeles Melvin Hildebrand Minersville now Price George Connell Jones Milford Harold A. Burt Beaver Frank Fred Tribole Milford now Berkeley Ray W. Davis Minersville Lee Marshall Minersville now Caliente Nevada Ray Marden Greenwood Beaver Wirgil Lynne Goodwin Frank I Branin Beaver Wesley James Manhard Paul Angus Muir San Francisco California.
A delegation led by Brighton Mayor J W Wells urged Governor John Vivian to curb Japanese American land purchases in Adams County. They alleged Japa nese buyers pay above market to acquire farms and warn locals will be squeezed out as evacuees leave relocation camps. Wells cited 20 transfers in six months and claimed mono crop farming harms regional needs. The governor urged legal consultation and committed to a serious study of the issue.
The first Milford girl to join the armed services, Miss Roxetta Koch, now a storekeeper third class in the United States Coast Guard at Charleston, served after training at Palm Beach. Her brother Doug Moore served in the Army Air Forces, earlier enlisted from Milford and saw action in the Aleutians. A letter from Gordon W. Murdock notes readers eager for more hometown military news and personal addresses from servicemen.
A state health report shows 1004 communicable disease cases for the week ending December 31, down from 6082 the prior week. influenza cases totaled 1767 versus 5723, with schools closed for Christmas likely biasing counts. Notably no poliomyelitis cases were reported this week, the first such occurrence since the epidemic began.
The narrative describes scarce water supply, improvised uses for scarce resources, and living conditions under duress. It notes brown stinking water, reliance on baths and laundry, makeshift shelters, heat rash remedies, mosquitoes, and disease. Fresh meat and produce are rare, with dehydrated staples common.
A regional director of the office of defense transportation appeals to farmers and ranchers in the Rocky Mountain region to conserve motor equipment amid a truck and parts shortage. With limited new vehicle production, farmers are urged to share hauls and avoid duplicating trips while keeping existing trucks in top condition for the war effort.
A hazy scene shows soldiers on improvised benches in heavy rain watching an auction involving Hedy Lamarr and a film star. The setting shifts to a Hollywood vibe with a club dinner, drinks, and music as radio broadcasts name Tokio Rose and in-flight entertainment.
The Los Angeles market shows hog prices about a cent per pound lower than last year with good to choice hogs at 200 to 210 pounds and sows about 30 percent below. Choice butcher hogs fetch around 15 to 16 dollars per cwt, near an extreme top of 16.20. Production costs remain higher, impacting producer returns.
The article reviews Utah salvage activities led by M. J. Greenwood showing strong public response to provide scrap iron steel and other materials. It notes quotas met or exceeded, with 65 000 tons yearly total and industrial salvage at 185.5 percent of its quota, highlighting Utah industries contributing 2201 tons in the latter period and praising community cooperation and continued effort.
A fragmentary note extends good wishes for the New Year to friends in Milford and nearby places. The message mentions warm regards to early residents and the community at large.
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