Milford Floods Swamp Town After Heavy Rain and Hail
A severe downpour drenched Milford and surrounding areas, flooding basements and ground floors, washing out gardens and streets. About 2.44 inches of moisture fell in under 12 hours, causing extensive damage along Main Street and the western drainage, with anticipation of further flood risks from east and southeast runoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
Town
Minersville
Ranch Canyon
Reed
Frisco
Telluride
Palmer Variety Store
St George Tops Cedar City in Utah Baseball Tilt
St George finished second in the Southwest Utah Baseball league by beating Cedar City 18 to 4 in Cedar City. The win puts St George at five wins in six games and secures at least a spot in the three game championship series for the first and second half winners. Beavers Beavered Minersville 10 to 9 to move Milford into second in the first half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. George
Southwest Utah Baseball League
Cedar City
Cedar Squade
Dixie Boys
Milford
Beaver
Minersville
Minersville T
Eyre Family Reunion Draws 150 in Lyman Wyoming
The James Eyre reunion at Lyman Wyoming brought 150 visitors with 75 from Minersville. James Eyre lies in an unknown grave and his wife Ann Neylor Eyre died crossing the Atlantic. The event featured a 45 voice chorus led by Arnold E. Blackner and speakers including Lloyd G. Eyre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Eyre
Lyman
Wyoming
Minersville
Ann Neylor Eyre
Atlantic
Lloyd
G. Eyre
Ogden
Arnold E. Blackner
George Eyre
Flood Ravages Main Street and Nearby Homes
The seven to fourteen inch flood along Main Street damaged the Atkin hotel basement the P C O1 garage and several company houses on Railroad Row. Jay Jeffers and F E Casterline homes suffered worst while Keough house stayed dry. Officials warned of more storms and urged joint flood protection planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atkin Hotel
Railroad Row
Jay Jeffers
F. E. Casterline
Keough
Forgie
Main Street
Lonce
Milford Gets 20000 PWA Loan For Water System Upgrade
Milford will receive 20000 from PWA for water system improvements including a new steel tank and extended service. The plan provides 36000 as a grant and a 14000 loan to be repaid over 30 years at 4 percent with interest only for five years. Local officials stress urgent benefit and urge acceptance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Publc Works Administration
Milford
PWA
Grand County
Moabtown
Richfield
Parowan
Panguiteh
Cedar City
Kanab
Caliente
Nevada
Washington
Murdock Speaks At Brief Milford Independence Program
Mil ford's Independence Day plans were disrupted by a storm and floods the night before and a fatal Milford-Beaver highway accident. Congressman Abe Murdock spoke briefly at Legion park about the flag, as the town held a small ceremony with a school band and Boy Scouts. Milford won 8 to 4 in a non league baseball game against Minersville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
Independence Way
Milford-Beaver
American Legion Post
Legion Park
Abe Murdock
Beaver
Alvin H. Baker
Richfield
Parowan
Minersville
Beehive Girls Return From Camp After Tragic Car Crash
Seventeen Beehive girls returned from the M T A Girls home in Beaver mountains. Paragonah youth Clifford Topham, 22, was killed in a collision on highway 21 near Minersville. Five others were seriously injured. several more suffered cuts and bruises. A coroner's inquest found death due to accident from unavoidable causes. The community prepares relief and a benefit play, His Masters Voice, to aid affected families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Topham
Paragonah
Minersville Reservoir Dam
Highway 21
Paul Potter
Minersville
Louis Walker
South Milford
Potter
Tom Holyoke
Beaver
Thelma Atkins
Max Howards
Lucile Stapley
Edwards
Miss Stapley
Topham
Alice Robinson
Oregon
Beulah Holyoke
Paraponah
Hanging Rock Resort
Walker
Milford
Pratt Root
Southern
Utah
Webster Hamilton
Reservoir
Ray Stoney
Herbert Nichols
George Litchfield
Roy Rogers
Vee Waddoups
Sam Cline
Joseph R
Belle Reynolds Topham
Folowing
Isa Topham
Sparks
Nevada
Rhoda Eastman
Salt Lake City
Orron F
Herbert Topham
Milford Relief Society
Mrs. C. J. Johnson to Join Son in Cathlamet Washington
Mrs. C. J. Johnson left Milford last Friday for Cathlamet Washington to join her son Carl and establish a home there if the climate agrees. Friends express deep regret at her departure and bid her farewell with travel packages and kind gestures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Johnson
Cathlamet
Washington
Carl
Milford
Shepard
Douglas
Arizona
Mr. Shepard
Douglas Airways
Emergency drought loans open to farmers and stockmen
Farmers and stockmen in designated emergency areas may apply for loans to buy feed or seed for forage crops. Loans are administered by the Farm Credit administration with a 5 percent interest rate due at maturity and monthly advances to cover one month of feed. Applications note limits by head and by acre, with specific security arrangements and eligibility restrictions including non-corporate farming and non-mrought livestock purchases after April 1, 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Farm Credit Administration
Drouth
Production Credit Association
Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation
Federal Land Bank
Secretary of Agriculture
Drouth Relief Fand
Myers
FERA
Beaver
Salt Lake Guest Lois Hansen Returns from Mexico City Visit
Miss Lois Geneil Hansen of Salt Lake City is visiting her aunt Mrs. Rudolph Nielsen after a three month stay in Mexico City. She traveled there in March as the guest of the daughter of a University of Mexico professor who had studied in Salt Lake City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Geneil Hansen
Salt Lake City
Rudolph Nielsen
Mexico City
University of Mexico
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I Eyre
George Stewart
District Forest Office
Desert Range Experiment Station
Pine Valley
W. P. Cottam
University of Utah
Ben Stahman
University of Washington
Oeden
Joseph Christensen
William Stanton
Charles Menzies
John McGuire
Brigham Young University
J. J. Weir
Salt Lake
Atkins Hotel
Murdock
IGAL
Milford Beehive
Beaver Mountains
D. E. Kirk
J. F. Tribole
Thenia Thompson
Abma Thompson
Blaine Kirk
Hazel Trbole
Irene Tomsik
Isa Zabriskie
Rosalie Smith
Loreen Kesler
Zola Rogers
Lillian McCulley
Fay Lyman
Doris Hughes
Catherine Crawford
Ester Easton
Margaret Moore
LaVera Connell
Ardith Bird
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