States Exhaust Federal-Aid Funds For Road Building
Col. E. R. Needles of the American Road Builders Assn says the postwar Federal-aid Act funds have been spent on new highways. As of Jan 31 1949 some 68 741.60 miles have been built since 1945 and awards rose from 817 742 000 to 1 058 927 000 in 1948. Construction activity is expected to remain high amid higher costs and material shortages.
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Col. E. R. Needles
The
American Road Builders’ Assn
Washington
Col. Needles
Public Roads Administration
Early American Craftsmen Shape Mass Produced Goods
The text extols early American craftspeople for designing durable, well made wares. It notes their care and integrity set high standards for future generations and credit mass production as expanding access to quality goods for all people.
Prospective Plantings Shrink as 1949 Acreage Drops
Col Needles warns that 60 billion dollars and 15 to 20 years are needed to repair highways for current and future traffic. Federal aid of 1 billion annually is urged. March 21 bureau of agricultural economies reports 1949 spring plantings at their smallest since 1937 to 1939, with total cropland down from 275.0 million acres in 1948 to 270.2 million planned.
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Needles
Bureau of Agricultural Economies
Community notices and family gatherings across districts
A Utah readership section recounts family visits and social events including a March 23 gathering at Bishop Golden Collins’s home with 21 members of Mrs. Mary Collins’s family, Elsie Decreast visiting from Moab, a Book of Mormon class at Sidney Brighton’s home, and a birthday gathering for Mrs. White Verda Rasmussen and Leland Angus. Also noted are Wendel Johnson starting at B Y University, Boy Scouts taking janitorial duties at the ward chapel to fund a summer trip, and numerous visits among the Collins, Rasmussen, Bracken, and related families in Salt Lake City Vernal Tooele and Tridell. Agricultural figures compare 1949 crop acreage to 1948 and prior years, noting shifts toward spring wheat and feed grains, with total principal crops near 361 million acres, slightly below 1948.
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Mary Collins
Bishop Golden Collins
Elsie Decreast
Moab
S. B. Kettle
Sidney Brighton
Wendel Johnson
B.Y. University
Alterra Seminary
Buzz Larsen
Ward Chapel
Lurrine Rasmussen
Glen Broderick
Salt Lake City
Farrell Rasmussen
Alden White
White
Verda Rasmussen
Leland Angus
Arthur Wiscombe
Arthur ‘Wiscombe
Las Vegas
Nev
Arthur
North Dakota
Jesse Butcher
William Holmes
Vernal
George Bracken
Karl Bracken
W. P. Marshall
Charles Pool
Orlan Cook
Burley
Ida
Surety Bond Liability Questions for a Friend
A reader asks if signing a surety bond for a friend makes the signer legally liable for all the friend's debts and any insured issues. They request consultative guidance and contact Basin Loans Inc in Vernal for details.
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Consult Basin Loans Inc
E. Main &T
State Wide Arbor Day Plans Made in Utah
Utah launches state wide Arbor Day push inviting everyone to join a growing plan for extensive planting. Gov. J Bracken Lee backs the proclamation as agencies, organizations and individuals revise and add to long range catalogs to replace aging trees, repair storm damage, and add shade and windbreaks for homes farms and public properties while seeking to keep Utah green.
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Utah
J. Bracken Lee
Porks Ulcers Linked to Diet Says AVMA Report
The AVMA reports hog ulcers stem from diet with about five percent of market hogs affected. Hogs suffer most, followed by sheep and cattle, with higher risk in late winter and spring from dry seeds. Good feeding reduces losses and treatment in farm animals is not practical or economical.
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AVMA
Veterinary Association
Prudential Policy Holders Receive Payments in 1948 Utah
Prudential Insurance Co. of America paid Utah policyholders and beneficiaries a total of 893,761 in 1948. The figure compares with 785,964 in 1947. The payments covered death benefits matured endowment disability and annuity payments as well as dividends and surrendered policy values.
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Prudential
Utah
Prudential Insurance Co. of America
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