It Should Be Now Fire Prevention Week Move Urged
A 1960 congressional letter urges advancing National Fire Prevention Week to October to prompt property owners and especially farmers to inspect and improve fire safety. It argues timely renovations are needed before winter, noting contractors are busy, and promotes fire resistant asbestos cement for roofs and exteriors, safer wiring, furnaces, chimneys, and overall home and barn protection. The piece hopes Congress acts next year to place the observance earlier.
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Congress
Phua
USPA
Your Life's Record in Grundy News Letter
A reader writes praising the Grundy Iowa paper as a daily life recorder. He recalls stories on his birth, school days, marriage, children, anniversaries, grandchildren, and family milestones seen in the paper over 50 years. He urges continued support for the local newspaper as vital to the community.
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Grundy
Iowa
Rograter
Recorder
the Sun
Short End of the Stick in Moscow versus New York Living
The National Industrial Conference Board reports that Russians must work far longer to buy basic items than Americans. Moscow sugar costs an hour and four minutes, shirts about 15 hours, and wool suits 275 hours, versus New York benchmarks of a few minutes to hours. The data derive from average manufacturing earnings and Moscow prices.
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United States
National Industrial Conference Board
New York
Moscow
Inform
Davidsen Case for Benson in Farming Campaign
The piece argues for Ezra Taft Benson as Secretary of Agriculture, praising his unwavering stance against government interference in farming. It contrasts rising overall prosperity with falling farmers income and criticizes subsidy and price guarantees. It notes budget figures and the shift of rural workers to city jobs, framing Benson as steadfast amid controversy.
Soviet Production and Distribution Critique Spreads
The piece notes that Soviet production aims not at consumer wants but at dictatorial aims. Distribution, largely through state stores, remains noncompetitive and fiat dictated. The press and quotas fix both quantity and quality, leaving consumers, except a small elite, with the short end.
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Ation
Fiat
Clite
Ind
Nurses to Get Scholarships for 14th Year
The Ruth Eleanor Bamberg er and John Ernest Damberg ex Memorial Foundation will award over 40 nursing scholarships in Salt Lake City Ogden and Provo to aid students in education. Foundation officer William I Olwell announced the program with funding exceeding 10000 dollars.
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Ruth Eleanor Bamberger
John Ernest Damberg
Ex Memorial Foundation
Salt Lake City
Ogden
William I Olwell
Bamberger
Ernest Bamberger
the Peedy
Benson Foresees Policy Victory Despite Setbacks
In a Report to the American People Benson contends that his policies will prevail, blaming past bad legislation for current troubles. He notes a 74 year period when planning for a prosperous, expanding, free agriculture laid the groundwork for a strong, secure America as he nears new years as Secretary of Agriculture.
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Benson
Denson
America
Ten Top Frauds of 1960 Listed by Washington Expert
Changing Times Kiplinger Magazine names ten top frauds of 1960 led by deceptive drug device and cosmetic advertising. Other schemes include questionable franchises vending machine sales home improvement schemes dubious mail order goods and garden supplies, questionable health cures and weight loss products, fake cancer cures and arthritis aids. The piece urges public vigilance and investigation to curb fraud as legal steps prove insufficient without citizen action.
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Changing Times
Kiplinger
National
Better Business Bureau
Espec
Seaven
US. Department of Agriculture
Nursing scholarships offered to young women by foundation
The foundation invites applications from young women for hospital nurse training programs. Since 1947 the foundation has awarded these scholarships yearly based on need and the applicants ability and qualifications.
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Olwell Guild
Basin Cannery Opens for Trial Run in Uintah Basin
The Roosevelt cannery began a trial run under general manager Arden Drollinger with Edna Drollinger as canning supervisor. Last fall about 60,000 cans of fruit and vegetables were processed by individuals and for the general welfare budget. Open to Uintah Basin residents, the remodeled facility serves four stakes and is set to hire a sanitation supervisor to monitor cleanliness.
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Roosevelt Cannery
James & Bacon
Arden
Edna Drollinger
General Welfare
Roosevelt Stake
Uintah Basin
Uintah Bayin
State Fair Seta Photo Contest Opens at Utah State Fair
The Utah State Fair in Salt Lake City hosts a photo contest September 16 to 25 inviting professional and amateur photographers from all counties. Entries include four divisions for prints and color slides, with prizes totaling $800. Entry forms are available by mail or in person at the Fair Grounds office, due by August 20 for blanks and by September 2 for all entries.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Cagh
Fair Grounds Office
Glenn E. Cusdy
Fair Grounds
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