Union Pacific Wins Safety Award and Public Outreach
Presentation of a Public Interest Award by the National Safety Council to Union Pacific for Look Listen and Live, plus a 500000 copy booklet release. Union Pacific records show the lowest employee casualty rate in 1948 among Class A railroads, a safety honor earned nineteen times in 26 years. The company also notes strong travel interest postwar, a 1949 influx of travel literature, and 2.5 million visitors at its Western Wonder lands exhibit at the Chicago Railroad Fair. The agricultural improvement car begins its third tour across 11 western states, with 178 stops, 676 meetings, and 34588 attendees. In 1949, pay increases and a 40-hour week follow a Presidential board recommendation.
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National Safety Council
Union Pacific
Dizzy An
Association of American Railroads
Interstate Commerce Commision
Omaha
Union Pacifi
Agricultural Improvement Car
Kimball Eyes Development Of Safflower
In Kimball County a new Soil Conservation District forms and safflower acreage rises, aided by a local processing outlet in Colorado. Indian safflower predominates with growing interest for next year. Wheat losses, bean shifts, and a move to return land to grass shape the year’s agricultural outlook.
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Kimball County
Soil Conservation District
Milliler
Union Pacific Notable 1949 Advances Reported
A. E. Stoddard chairman of Union Pacific released a 1949 year summary highlighting new rolling stock including 17 dining cars 12 club lounge cars and seven railway post office cars plus first gas turbine electric tests. Major projects like the Altamont tunnel opening and automatic cab signals on 279 miles of double main line also featured. Freight loss claims dropped 14 percent from 1947 to 1948 aided by posters and public education efforts. The company also advanced educational film programs earning international festival recognition for Sun Valley film and irrigation education efforts.
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Union Pacific
A. E. Stoddard
San Francisco
Chicago
America
Altamont
Wyoming
Omaha
North Platte
Ion Pacific
Salt Lake City
Aspen
Gren River
Wyo
West
Cortina d’Ampezzo
Italy
Sun Valley
Daho
United States Department of State
IDEAL income tax record system promotes 1950 records
Hundreds of farmers and business men are using the IDEAL income tax record system praised as the easiest and most satisfactory way to keep 1950 records. The ad notes complete stock and urges purchase of the book now.
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the Fox
Lou Costello
Boris Karloff
Universal-International
Abbott and Costello
Killer
Kimball
Union
Pacific
Head
Rera
H.P
Heriz
Lauras’ Gift and Floral Shop
Oldsmobile
Illinois
Beckmann Motor Company Inc
Sidney, Nebraska
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