08 Sep 1955
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Newspaper
Milford News
Location
Milford, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1955
Page
1
Local gossip centers on a running gun battle between here and Minersville with talk of inviting dead-shot Farnsworth to join a deer hunt party. Trooper Farnsworth spends 20 to 30 dollars a month on ammo for target practice, praised for cooperation with Sheriff Bud Richardson.
Milford gains faster dial service as Mountain States Telephone prepares to switch on at midnight Oct 1. Gerald E. Vickers says the $250,000 project in Milford and Beaver custom builds each system after two years of planning tests will ensure top efficiency and customer satisfaction.
The mourning dove hunt continues through Sept. 15 in Beaver Millard and Iron counties with good shooting in Milford Minersville. Hunters should check the daily time table and note federal law requiring head plumage and feet attached during transport.
Milford residents adapt to dial telephones as Mountain States Telephone Co assigns four operators to contact about 1300 customers. From 9 AM to 9 PM they guide responses test calls and explain dialing steps. Most appreciate the assistance though some fear the new system.
Milford observed a successful Labor Day with Lions Club Jaycee and 3 H sponsorship. Eight horse races and exhibition riding drew a large crowd at the Fair Grounds starting at 1 pm with vocal entertainment between races. The Gay Notes from Della performed at the Jaycee dance with shell bracelets presented by Lions Club.
The Jaycee Junior Softball League championship saw the All-Stars defeat the White Market 32 to 13 on Labor Day evening. After a close start, the Stars pulled away with a powerful offensive showing, leading 11 to 1 by the second inning as seven hits sparked the rout.
About 3,000 fewer sportsmen applied for elk permits this year than in 1954. Utah Fish and Game reports 10,839 applications for 1,450 permits for the current season. Successful applicants include Freeman and Pearce in Beaver, Yount in Milford, Baxter in Milford, Lee in Beaver, Riley in Beaver, Smith in Beaver, Myers in Milford, Nichols in Milford, Mills in Lynndyl, Tolley in Milford, and Mills in Lynndyl.
Two youths from the east, Prod A. Frederich and John Stewart, were captured after a 90 mile pursuit along Utah Highway 21. Trooper Gordon Farnsworth exchanged gunfire with the pair, found multiple firearms in their car, and stopped the chase near Minersville. They face assault with intent to murder and charges tied to a Baker Nev. robbery and possible federal charges.
State Highway Trooper Gordon Farnsworth engages two fleeing suspects in a 90 mph pursuit between Milford and Minorsville last Tuesday morning. Farnsworth fires four times with his left hand, three bullets striking the car and a fourth puncturing a tire during the exchange.
A Salt Lake woman archer Jeanne Jann wandered about 30 miles in rugged Beaver Mountain country after separating from her husband Monday evening. She found the Mitchell camp near Telluride water pipe around 4 p.m. Tuesday exhausted but unharmed, recounting she prayed for safety during the night. A large search party from Forest Service, Puffer Lake Resort, San Fernando Valley, and local residents aided by Sheriff Lee R. Fillmore and Game Warden Thel Riley recovered her after a long 24 hour ordeal.
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