Lions Club Maps Road to West Milford and Beyond
An active Lions club meeting at the U P dining room heard reports on road improvements. Mine tax bill protest drafted but not sent as sponsor withdrew the measure. Members urged support for highway upgrades between Milford and the Nevada line and county aid for local roads with a state patrol to be stationed in Milford. Guests included Prof Zadok Arkush and L M Morris. A dance committee was formed with Al Cline as chair.
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Lions Club
U. P
Sam Cline
Jorgenson
Utah
Jos. R. Murdoch
Milford
Robinson
Prof
Zadok Arkush
Warren, Texas
L. M. Morris
Milford Motor Sales
Beaver High School Junior Prom Set for March 15
The Beaver high school junior prom will be held on March 15 with an Egyptian motif featuring themed novelties and decorations. The Milford dance crowd has favored the Beaver Prom in the past and is expected to support this year as well, drawing attendees from across the county.
Essex Cars Demonstrate Speed Across Idaho
Local auto man L G. Clay highlights Essex car test results. Telegraph from Murray Motor Co. reports 19 29 Essex Coach covering 48.65 miles in 46 minutes 42 seconds averaging 62.5 mph with a 73 mph max. Test run from Pocatello to Blackfoot. weather included snow and icy ruts. two passengers plus driver supervised by a newspaper. Botterill Automobile Co owners Mr and Mrs Leo McVay returned from Denver and reside on Lewis street.
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Murray Motor Company
Pocatello
Essex Coach
Blackfoot
Botterill Automobile Co
Death takes Abe Fotheringham after long illness
Abe Potheringham longtime Beaver county resident dies Friday afternoon after nearly three months illness. He collapsed while visiting in Washington and was taken to Salt Lake City hospital before returning home. Survived by widow and four children A M Fotheringham Austin Douglas and Mrs Sadie Jones. Funeral Monday with Beaver cemetery burial. Local community mourns longtime friend of seventy three years.
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Abe Potheringham
Milford
Beaver County
Washington
Salt Lake City
Mr. Fotheringham
A. M. Fotheringham
Salt Lake
Austin
Los Angeles
Calif
Douglas
Sadie Jones
Beaver Cemetery
Fotheringham
Moscow Silver Mine to sink shaft and probe deeper deposits
Moscow Silver Mines plans immediate development in Milford Utah as Manager Garratt S. Wilkin orders sinking of a three compartment shaft from 1400 to 1600 levels. Drifting from the 500 level will extend to the 1100 level to open potential new ore shoots and possibly a new mine above 1100.
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Star
Milford
Utah
Moscow Silver Mines Company
Garratt S. Wilkin
Red Warrior
Moscow
Beaver County
Irom
Garratt
Wilkin
Students Offer One Act Plays at Minersville High
The Minersville public speaking department presents a series of one act plays next Saturday evening at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. A new cyclorama scenery, domestic arts department work, and improved lighting mark the production directed by Miss Margret Cates with Ms Deer ing supervising.
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Minersville High School
Emsa
Misa Deering
Beaver County
Margret Cates
Milford High Prom Date Yet to Be Decided
Milford High School awaits a prom date as junior class committees are formed to plan the annual event. Most details remain undecided as organizers work toward a final schedule.
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Milford High School
Track Men Start Training At High School
With basketball season finished last week the high school begins track work immediately. Good prospects are on hand for field and track events and Milford may send one or two men to the state meet at Salt Lake.
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Milford
Salt Lake
Mrs. Dick Jones Hosts Bridal Showers for Daughter Vina
Mrs. Dick Jones entertained Wednesday evening with a bridal shower for her daughter Vina, newly married to Cluff Cartwright of Salt Lake City on February 6. Mrs. Cartwright plans to join her husband in Salt Lake City soon amid many beautiful gifts.
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Dick Jones
Vina
Cluff Cartwright
Salt Lake City
Jimmie Jones Celebrates Eighth Birthday With Friends
Twelve children gathered Saturday at Jimmie Jones's home to celebrate his eighth birthday with games and a joyful afternoon party.
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Jimmie Jones
Mrs Nichols Hosts Surprise Birthday Party
On Tuesday March 5 Mrs Willard Nichols hosted a surprise party at her home in honor of her husband’s birthday. The rooms featured St Patrick’s Day colors as guests played 500 with prizes for Mrs Jennie Smith and Wayne Richards, followed by a luncheon and dancing. Attending were Mr and Mrs J M Hughes, Mr and Mrs J H Weston, Mr and Mrs Wayne Richards, Mr and Mrs Tom Johansen, Mr and Mrs Arthur Kay, Mr and Mrs Fortie, Mr and Mrs C Thompson, Mr and Mrs Shay Zabriskie, Mrs Jennie Smith, Mrs Goff, and Bert Nichols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Nichols
Jennie Smith
Wayne Richards
J. M. Hughes
J. H. Weston
Tom Johansen
Arthur Kay
Fortie
C. Thompson
Shay Zabriskie
Goff
Bert Nichols
Farewell Surprise Held for Charles Ruschmeier
A farewell surprise party was held at Charles Ruschmeier’s home on Wednesday evening as friends gathered to bid him goodbye. The event featured neighbors and colleagues sharing memories and well wishes for his next chapter.
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Charles Ruschmeier
Opinion on 1540 de posit as faulted Moscow orc shoot
The Western Mineral Survey states the 1540 de posit is the faulted segment of the main Moscow orc shoot. The claim centers on structural failure and impact on subsequent operations.
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Moscow
Western Mineral Survey
Management of Orpheum Changes in Milford
After ten months as manager of the Orpheum Theatre in Milford, C. Ruschmeier leaves to run the Bonita Theatre in Provo. The Orpheum, owned by Western Theatres, has not named a new local manager. Meanwhile local farmer Frank Williams cites County Agent Lew Marr’s formula for a rabbit poison that killed hundreds of rabbits after a single application, with Mrs. Williams noting sparse wildlife in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manner
Orpheum Theatre
Milford
Aso
8. C. Ruschmeier
Bonita Theatre
Provo
Ruschmeier
Frank Williams
Minersville
Lew Marr
Williams
Price
Mr. Williams
Students to stage opera on March 22
The high school presents The Windmills of Holland on Friday March 22 with casting and training by Miss Gwendolyn Smith the high school chorus instructor.
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Gwendolyn Smith
Milford Pharmacy Installs Electric Fountain
The Milford Pharmacy adds a one hundred percent electric White Knight fountain praised by Mr Kinney as clean and modern. Vendors call it one of the finest and most sanitary drinking fountains in southern Utah.
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Milford Pharmacy
Kinney
Utah
St Patrick's Day Ball Planned by B. of L. F. E.
A luncheon for fourteen guests preceded the evening games at Milford hotel. Miss Alyce Schow and Mrs. Jack Ashworth were dinner guests of Mrs. A. Ashworth and sons George and Eric. The annual B. of L. F. E. ball remains on the calendar as a St. Patrick's Day affair with dance set for Friday March 15.
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Alyce Schow
Jack Ashworth
A. Ashworth and Sons
George and
Eric
Milford Hotel
Frolic Well Attended By Young People Mutuals
The two time frolic held last Friday evening by the Young People's Mutuals drew a large crowd. Dancing featured waltzes two steps and square dances with Thompson's Foot Warmers and Milford orchestra providing music for modern dancing. Many older couples attended the event.
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Thompson
Milford
Teachers Entertained By Principal Andrews And Guests
Principal M J Andrews Mrs M J Andrews with Miss Jean Woodside and Miss Margaret Leonard hosted a Saturday evening reception on March 2 Invitations went to H E Bowman J M Hughes Mel Heslington David Heslington Glen Pollard A Bailey Stanley Johnson Gwendolyn Smith Mae Kohler Elva Halerstrom Lois Stoney Letha Cartwright Beulah Stout and E Bingham.
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M. J. Andrews
Jean Woodside
Margaret Leonard
H. E. Bowman
J. M. Hughes
Mel Heslington
David Heslington
Glen Pollard
Do. A. Bailey
Stanley Johnson
Gwendolyn Smith
Mae Kohler
Elva Halerstrom
Lois Stoney
Letha Cartwright
Beulah Stout
E. Bingham
Reward Offered for Robe Theft Suspect Arrest
A $50 reward is offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who stole two robes from a car on the night of January 18.
Farm Sale Keeps Creamery Separate From Property
Sixty four acres of Dr. C R Parrish's farm at his creamery were sold to Lester Williams for ten thousand dollars. The tract includes dairy cattle buildings and farm machinery but not the creamery, which Dodder Parrish will continue to operate. Kirk Realty Co. arranged the sale. The farm originally measured eighty acres with sixteen acres previously sold to John Goodwin for sixteen hundred dollars.
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C. R. Parrish
Lester Williams
Dodder Parrish
Kirk Realty Company
John Goodwin
Beaver Crown Shipments Highlight Rich Milford Ore
A Milford carload from the Beaver Crown mine shows high grade ore with 74.9 ounces of silver per ton, 42 percent lead, 2.8 percent copper, and gold mineralization around 1.40 dollars per ton. The shipment underscores strong mineral content and value.
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Beaver Crown
Milford
Hospital Notes Highlight Local Births and Recoveries
Milford resident Mrs J L Hall was treated at the hospital. A baby boy arrived for Mr and Mrs D H Pocock. Mrs Clarence Banks recovering after February appendix operation. A baby daughter of Mr and Mrs Bert Russman discharged after pneumonia. Mrs Wm Ashworth dismissed this week. baby boy born 24th last month. Henry Allen of Burbank hospitalized with a broken collar bone and fractured hip from a haystack fall. Oswalt Myers of Immersville recovering after a bad fall. Two year old son of Mr and Mrs C B Davis ill with pneumonia. Numerous tonsil operations noted. pneumonia cases dominate physician and nurse duties.
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J. L. Hall
Milford
D. H. Pocock
Clarence Banks
Bert Russman
Wm. Ashworth
Henry Allen
Burbank
Mr. Allen
Oswalt Myers
iMmersville
C. B. Davis
Garrison Man W S Hechathorn Noted In Town
The report notes W. S. Hechathorn of Garrison was in town on Saturday last.
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W. S. Hechathorn
Garrison
Nevada Urges Faster Milford Road Link
Nevada legislature in joint session memorializes Utah officials to hasten the Milford highway project. The proposed road would connect the Nevada state line to Milford Utah, opening Lehman Caves Grand Canyon and Zion access, with estimated cost over a million dollars and no federal aid. A routing dispute exists between Milford to Baker Nevada versus Delta to the same point, with Cedar City route favored by some researchers.
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Nevada
Utah
Nevada State Line
Milford
United States
Lehman Caves
Grand Canyon
Zion National Park
Utah State Automobile Association
Baker
Nev
Delta
Salt Lake
Ely
Cedar City
Editorial denounces Utah road delay by auto club
The piece railing at the State Automobile Association questions its cost figures for a western Utah road linked to a national highway. It accuses the group of steering traffic to Salt Lake City and urges Utah lawmakers to ignore the association’s veto against needed highway improvements in southern Utah.
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Milford
Beaver County
Utah
Salt Lake
State Automobile Association
Salt Lake City
Nevada
Automobile Association
Utah State Road Commission
Correction Notice for Oldsmobile Price Advertisement
In this issue an advertisement by A. E. Smith misquoted an Oldsmobile price. The correct price is $285.00, not $185.00 as printed.
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A. E. Smith
Local Notes and Theatre Tickets Mentioned
Mrs Hattie Root visited Spanish Fork on Friday. The News offers theatre tickets for Paul Crosswhite Ross. Smith sustained a broken left arm while on duty at the shops last week. Mrs Smith and he travelled to Salt Lake City for medical care. Mr and Mrs A M Fotheringham returned to Salt Lake City on Wednesday. Sittings are Saturdays and Sundays from 2 to 4 PM. Ossen the Photographer.
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Hattie Root
Spanish Fork
Paul Crosswhite
Ross. Smith
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LIONS
S. G. Buschmeier
Utah Automobile Association
Nevada Line
al Cline
Beaver
Clay
Test OF
Essex
L. G. Clay
Milford Auto Co
Milford, Utah
Leo McVay
Denver
Colo
Singleton
Lewis Street
Abe Fotheringham
Beaver Monday
Minersville High
H. S
Mrs. Nichols
Orpheum
Ening
B. OF
L. F
E. Ball
Parrish Land
State Line
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