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Newspaper
Milford News
Location
Milford, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1940
Page
1
A garbled rail of phrases hints at a chaotic scene with mental gears turning. The text mentions a set of scattered actions and a tense moment as sparks fly and a police or court feeling lingers amid confusion.
Funeral services for Odin Gressmen aged 62 were held Thursday at the L. D. 5. chapel with Bishop Alvin H Baker and former Bishop George H Fyfe as speakers. Burial was in Minersville cemetery. Born August 1 1877 in Lincoln mine Beaver County he married July 3 1902 and moved to Milford eight years ago with his wife and eight children surviving.
Milford high school music department under Harry Clark expands band groups and summer program. Beginning and advanced instrumentalists meet daily with junior and senior ensembles. a concert is planned during the race meet. Reese Griffith leads string classes with no charge, urging broad student participation. Clark arrives after success at Helper junior high earning top ratings and national contest experience.
Long rumored Civil Aeronautics Authority restructuring folds all core operations into Milford field. Bids due June 24 for well drilling and June 27 for a 16 by 52 foot frame building at the current station. Transfers of weather and core data equipment rumored but not confirmed.
Milford's first spring race meet draws thousands with a half mile track in fine condition. Beav er County event runs June 21 to 28 with out of town visitors expected, stable expansions under construction, and nightly shows featuring Hollywood talent and vaudeville. A Friday parade and six southern Utah bands highlight opening day activities.
A fragment shows bid figures for a third day on Sunday June 23 with totals around 515.00 and 537.50 and per unit values ranging from 45.00 to 110.00 alongside a 7.50 fee. The readable portion indicates a catalog-like pricing sequence without full context or item names.
The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday last week authorized two Las Vegas stations. Nevada Broadcasting Company may operate at 1870 kilocycles with 100 watts at night and 10 watts by day, while Las Vegas Broadcasting Company gains 1420 kilocycles with 100 watts at night and 250 watts by day.
Sidewalks and a sewage system will remain at the current site. Much of the transmitting equipment has been displaced with the latest and best for the purpose and will be utilized automatically by remote control from the new landing held quarters.
The 1940 Milford population shows a 133-person loss from 1930, despite shifts since the Union Pacific shops removal after 1990. Newcomers have difficulty finding housekeeping quarters, while Beaver County totals reveal a 152 decline since 1980, Beaver City rising from 1672 in 1900? to 1804 in 1940.
The Beaver County Board of County Commissioners announces sessions of the Board of Equalization on June 10, June 17, and June 20. Sessions begin at 10 o'clock AM in the County Court House court room at Beaver Utah.
Minersville rises from 537 to 570 residents while Milford falls from 1340 to 1182 in 1940 figures. Adamsville and Greenville also drop though exact numbers are missing. County farm total stands at 320, down from 447 in 1935 and up from 295 in 1930, per April 1 1940 census preliminaries.
Milford Lions club votes to rename Rock Corral as Seely Murdock park honoring J R Murdock Jr and the Seelys for enabling a public recreation area. District and regional Grazers Dean H Seely and Chesley Seely contributed to road access fencing and a small reservoir, with Camp Superintendent Clyde Tervort and others aiding the project progress.
State Engineer T. H. Humpherys announced regular meetings for undergroomi water users in Beaver County. W Proctor Cartwright, junior engineer, will lead and provide information on economical water use, water rights, applications and claims, aiding individual problem solving. Meetings set for the second Tuesday monthly at Milford Atkin hotel. Dr and Mrs R R Shannom left for a southern California vacation.
A Washington commentary notes lawmakers idle over Memorial Day as June brings bold plans for defense spending New planes and Ford production are cited with calls for a large army and tax increases The piece warns the national debt may hit 45 billion dollars next year and recalls postwar per capita debt figures.
Thousands of Utah sportsmen will start the 1940 fishing season early Saturday with Milford contributing its share. Beavers river and its tributaries along with Kents and Puffers lakes draw most anglers, while Fish lake opens for several others. All waters except the high Uintas open simultaneously, with Kents closing July 16. The creek limit is eight pounds or 20 fish per day, or 18 pounds and two days’ creek possession. Warden Murray Bohn urges anglers to carry licenses and notes heavy plantings, including 17 000 trout in Beaver river and 6 000 feral size in Indian creek, plus 10 000 fingerlings in Minersville stream. Plantings of rainbow trout were overseen by Bill Sorenson and Claude MacFarlane.
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