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Newspaper
Pleasant Grove Review
Location
Pleasant Grove, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1933
Page
5
The report shows a broad upturn in profits, wages, and industrial activity across sectors. NRA scrutiny persists while wholesale and government reports indicate improved conditions, with stock markets rising, dividends increasing, and industrial production strengthening through late 1933.
A federal mosquito eradication effort started at the north end of Utah County under the C W A plan. Two crews totalling forty workers will clear drains and sloughs to reduce breeding sites between the lake and towns, expected to keep up until February. Payroll for two weeks reached 2680 dollars for 91 workers with more men soon to be added.
Tra N Hinckley Utah collector announces that all 1933 income tax blanks will be released January 2 1934. Forms 1041 and 1065 released when received from the Bureau. Blanks mailed to names on the mailing list or available by visiting the collector’s office in the 365 Federal Building Salt Lake City Utah.
The Apollo hosts mark the year end with a large old year dance and a New Year’s Eve celebration on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. William Stoneman hosted Christmas dinner for Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Smith, honoring Smith’s 89th birthday.
The public health service states no distinction between dwarf and midget for humans. It notes dwarf also applies to nonhuman species, while midget refers only to humans. Dwarf is generally viewed as the more scientific term.
Mayor Warren Anderson and Councilmen Storrs and Tregaskis report that further water development at the canyon gaging station springs is feasible and beneficial. They plan a Salt Lake City trip with city engineer A. Z. Richards to determine the best method to proceed.
Publicity bus tours with sound equipment travel the Union Pacific system. M D Gleason says three cases feature audio gear as part of an intensive drive. A newspaper advertising campaign promotes fare cuts up to 60 percent for local and transcontinental travel. I B Jordan accompanies the Salt Lake division coach.
A midnight event at the Cameo theatre starts 12 05 a m Monday to celebrate the new year. The vaudeville bill features a harmony trio dancing numbers and a special orchestra by Will Wright and his Navigators. Manager John Miller will provide horns for patrons and a special picture is planned for the holiday program.
The Alpine stake will hold its regular quarterly conference at the stake tabernacle with a Saturday opening session at 2 00 p m for the general public. Sunday sessions are scheduled for 10 00 a m 2 00 p m and 7 30 p m.
Due to Alpine stake quarterly conference on the first Sunday of January the regular fast meetings will be observed a week ahead next Sunday the meetings held at the regular time in the stake wards.
Mothers are reminded of the monthly free baby clinic next Wednesday afternoon January 3 from 2 to 4 at city hall. Dr P R Bowdish and Nurse Sarah Lyance of the county health department will attend.
In England, the earliest nursing bottles were unused ten years ago, marking a milestone in infant care.
On Tuesday January 2 at 1 PM Mayor elect William S. Storrs will assume office for two years, replacing Mayor Warren Anderson. New city council members Albert Tregaskis Bert Christensen Orval Mercer Aaron Nicholas, with H M Steele as hold over. Thomas A Barratt continues as city recorder and Mary J Cunningham as city treasurer. Retiring councilmen are Delbert Chipman Norman A Wing Morse D Steele and William S Storrs.
A 1932 Western Newspaper Union summary traces the Christmas card origin to 1846 with J Q Horseley and Sir Henry Cole, notes initial 1000 copies hand colored, and explains the card industry now yields about 90 million dollars yearly. It describes free lance writers, in house editors, counter cards, and bespoke sentiments for personal use, plus telegram and telephone greetings shaping the holiday message.
USDA fire specialists warn against burning candles and using flammable decorations on Christmas trees. They advise avoiding flames and inflammable decorations to reduce farm fire risk during the season.
The Technology Review notes a lathe with a flywheel and treadle providing continuous rotation appeared long before Leonardo da Vinci’s time. It asserts such designs finally spread widely around 800 years ago, contrasting popular myths about lathe development.
Christmas festivities spread across American Folk with a tree lighting by Santa for about twelve hundred children, ward programs, and a large early morning service themed on forgiveness. A charitable, well staged Alpine stake production highlighted the season with a 100-strong choir and intricate set work. Old pear trees at San Juan Bautista missions still bear fruit after 120 years.
Land owners in the south section of American Park district are urged to file objections at once with the mayor or city recorder if they object to the Federal C W A crew draining the sloughs in the mosquito project. If no objections are filed the work will proceed as scheduled.
Local workers propose several CWA make work projects for women to county leaders. Plans include a kindergarten for five and six year olds, two women in the public library, seven women as social workers, and three women at the state mental hospital. Mrs Ore Chipman heads the local RFC unit with Sadie Bromley on the county committee.
The county crop report says American Fork leads potato and turnip shipments with seven carloads of potatoes and sole county turnip exporter. Other items cover stamps and parcels handled by the post office, a Community Players production of Our Boys, fires at the Beck and Gordon homes, the Willam Greenwood descendants reunion, and the death of Edward A. Morgan educator at B Y U in Spanish Fork after pneumonia.
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