Letters Boost Echo Park Dam Support Across Nation
Thousands of letters to congressmen urging Echo Park dam and Upper Colorado River Development push influence lawmakers. Farmers, businessmen, lawyers, and workers from South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Texas, and beyond vow to back the project, stressing voter impact and personal advocacy.
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Echo Park
Colorado River
South Carolina
Georgia
Morida Orange Growera
Louisiana
Texas
o.Florida
Metor
West Texas Dust Bowl
Wielch Mare
Pathfinder Magazine
Washington
Atoro-Koopar
Meek urges women voters to shape a strong free nation
Joseph T. Meek, Illinois retail association head, told a women's club that voting matters for everyone over eighteen. He warned that legislators can raise or lower prices, affect unemployment, taxes, and budgets, and urged citizens to monitor politics and elect candidates offering the best hope for a strong, free nation.
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Joseph T. Meek
Illinois
United States
America
Do You Have Enough Recreation Quiz
A quirky self test asks readers to rate their recreation time and habits. It prompts reflection on activities like playing music, socializing, enjoying nature, and visiting parks to renew energy amid busy routines.
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Clair
Aoond
Fife
Lalone
German Soldier Jorgensen Entered Army in Wiesbaden
Vern Agorapatea 23 son of Mr and Mrs C W Jorgensen of Randlett recently joined Seventh 340th Ant Aircraft and specialists battalion in Wiesbaden Germany Combat units of the Seventh Army form part of the strong American defense cordon across the U S zone of Germany He is from Thent Tex before entering the service September 2952242
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Germany
Vern Agorapatea
C. W. Jorgensen
Randlett
Ceparal
Wiesbaden
Seventh Army
Southern Support Grows for Echo Park Dam in Texas
In Lamesa and across the South officials and locals urge congress to back the Echo Park dam and Upper Colorado River project. C. Laurence Fox and Wm B. Wallis led a Florida trip, reports note widespread signings and letters to lawmakers, boosted by TVA praise and coverage in major papers. A dust storm struck West Texas between Big Springs and Lamesa, sand blinding roads as cattle grazed fences.
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Hidt
Westexas
Lamesa
Washington
Echo Park Dam
Upper
Colorado River
Congress
C. Laurence Fox
Wm B. Wallis
Florida
South Caroinna
Georgia
Louisiana
Texas
National Geographic Magazine
Life
Denver Post
Times- Plcayure
New Orleans
TVA
South
Cherieston
8. C
Savannah
Miami Beach
Paris
Big Springs
Ilighta
DonalD Duck Anon Drift and Farm Life in Vernal Note
Fragmentary notes describe land filled to row tops with limited wind breaks and soft case farmers from the city plowing brush covered prairies for grain. Alvin Weeks and family returned to Vernal from Fresno after attending a wedding in St George and visiting relatives James Bird and Connie Blue Bell guest at Dale Allred home. Benjamin Franklin quote ends the piece.
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Alvin
Weeks
Vernal
Fresno
California
Ernest Weeks
Baby Joel
the Weeks
Cenemvn
St George
March
Bishop
James Bird
Connie
Bluebell
Dale Allred
Glen T Hemstreet Services Held
Funeral services for Glen T Hemstreet were conducted last Wednesday at the Maeser Ward Chapel. He died Monday, March 22, at his home of natural causes. Graveside rites followed at Maeser-Fairview Cemetery under Odd Fellows direction with Victor L Bingham dedicating the grave. Surviving are his widow Neva Allen Hemstreet, mother Ora Felix Hemstreet, Vernal, two sons Allen and Dennis and daughter Peggy, all of Vernal, two brothers James and LaVern, and sister Helen Schaefermeyer.
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Lester Bingham
Evelyn Hacking
Harmon Sewards
Archie Johnson
Bus Johnson
Harvey Knight
Marie Paulson
Virginia Hacking
Margaret Roberts
Father
Leo Hacking
Maeser-Fairview
Odd Fellows Lodge
Victor L Bingham
Hemstreet
Neva Allen Hemstreet
Ora Felix Hemstreet
Vernal
Allen
Dennis
Peggy
James
Helen Schaefermeyer
LaVern
Tule Lake
California
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Asgb Chanygn
Eae
William B. Wallis
Clair W. Hales Jacker
Wallis
Ot Vernal
Utah
United County
Mobile
Gulf Coast
Charleston
Donald Duck
Benjamin Franklin
Daisy
Walt Disney
Cancer
Dewey Fea
Hone
Glen T. Hemstreet
H.p. Mercury
Tobasco
Tom McCahill
Mechanix Illustrated
Merc
Wilbur Shaw
Popular Science
Dearborn, Mich
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Walt Worok
Don McDonald
Motor Trend
Mercury
Lincoln
Griff Bergeson
Shomater Motor Company
Vernal,Utah
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