Fifty Cents A Little Flour Two Cows Adequate Stake for Pioneers
Autobiographical account begins with a Vernal arrival in 1604 style, detailing the pioneer family's lean start with fifty cents, twenty pounds flour, two milch cows, and buffalo berries. It covers early labor, neighbors, husband Mark's limited work, meat needs, and survival through winter. It notes planting, a small garden, and contracts to furnish hay and beef for Ft. Duchesne. The narrative includes birth of son Tyan, fears of Indian or soldier danger, long horse trips, mother’s visit, and a call to become president of the Glines ward Primary in 1900, signaling a shift to community service alongside family duties.
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John Mantle
Wallsburg
Blue Mountain
Celestia
Mark
George Pickup
Steve Ross
Ft. Duchesne
Tyan
Pound
Belle
Dan
Glines Ward
John A. Parkman
Green River
Jensen
Poulson
Elder Benson's Going to Catch It in Post Feature
A Saturday Evening Post profile by Harold H. Martin questions Ezra Benson’s shift from farming roots to Secretary of Agriculture. The article quotes Benson’s moral stance and includes photos, noting his request for a full career audit by J Edgar Hoover and his aim to restore faith in government.
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Ezra Benson
Benson
Harold H. Martin
Uie
Saturday Evening Post
Eisenhower
Taft
Ike
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Peck
Mr. Benson
Natural Gas Import Ban Sought by Utahns
Washington reports Rep. Douglas Stringfellow will introduce March 24 a bill to ban natural gas imports to protect U S fuel industries. A Senate counterpart by Sen. Lester Hunt of Wyoming mirrors aims to bar export or import when it harms domestic energy sectors, amid FPC studies on Canadian gas proposals.
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Washington
Douglas Stringfellow
Pacific Northwest
Utah
Stringfellow
Senate
Lester Hunt
Wyo
Tariff Commission
Federal Power Commission
Columbus Finds New Grain Wide Spread Among Nations
In 1408 Columbus noted cornfields twenty eight miles long and the Spaniards, unused to the crop, reacted with riot and curiosity. The grain spread back to Europe and beyond, growing as a garden curiosity in several countries.
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Europe
Africa Sheep Disease May Have Hit Utah
The USDA says a sheep ailment known as blue tongue or sore muzzle may have appeared in Utah in 1952 and Texas in 1948 under other names. Dr. A A Alexander, a South African veterinarian, was invited to assist United States efforts to combat the outbreak which has affected California flocks and spread to 328,000 sheep there.
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Washington
California
Utah
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Africa
Texas
A. A. Alexander
Abbott Reports On Convention
Max Abbott Uintah High School Principal describes the Princi pal's Convention in Los Angeles February 2025 with praise for the event. Keynote Dr Alexander Stoddard urged facing great issues in education while other speakers urged bold, analytical approaches to controversial topics and global cooperation in youth education.
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Los Angeles
Max Abbott
Uintah
Alexander Stoddard
Leonard
San Francisco State College
Furbay
Douglas
Elly
University of California
Nurenberg
Germany
Abbott
Rosemead High School
Babson Predicts Korea Truce Hope After Stalin Death
Washington describes Stalin’s death as boosting hopes for a 1954 Korean truce while warning satellites may push for conflict. The piece argues Britain, England, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and other nations balance compromise with Russia and China, with Eisenhower’s stance favoring honest dealing and noninterference.
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Stalin
England
China
Hong Kong
Russia
Mediterranean
Churchill
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Tito
United States
Eden
London
Eisenhower
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Capitol
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Searle
Cary Belcher
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Searle’s Saving Center
Woodey
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