World's Largest Bed of Fossils at Dinosaur Quarry
Feature on Dinosaur National Monument near Vernal Utah detailing vast fossil beds from Morrison formation, historic discoveries by Earl Douglass, and the area as a major prehistoric attraction with tours, exhibits, and ties to nearby museums. It notes large brontosaurus skeletons, quarry operations, and local history.
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Dinosaur
Uta
Vernal
Green
Split Mountain
Utah
Basin
Dinosaur National Monument
Jensen
Highway 40
Field House of Natural History
Uintah Basin
Green River
Appalachian Mountains
Yampa
Colorado
O. A. Peterson
Monument
Earl Douglass
Carnegie Museum
Morrison
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
University of Utah
Watson
Nettie” Douglass
Eb Cabin
Ward
Salt Lake
Douglass
Stone House
Powell
Hittia
Dereret News
Christmas cards begin with Henry Cole in 1846
A mid 19th century Englishman Henry Cole commissioned John Calcott Horsley to create the first Christmas card, printed in 1846 with a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. The cards popularized fine art on holiday greetings, sparking a long tradition and later featuring works by Churchill, Hurd, Moses, and Ross.
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Henry Cole
London
Horsley
Royal Academy
Winston Churchill
Britain
Oybe
Peter Hurd
Grandma” Moses
Alexander Ross
Mistletoe’s Turn From Death Charm to Love Symbol
A historic note explains mistletoe once served as a death weapon in Norse lore. Loki caused Balder’s death by using a mistletoe arrow. After intervention, Balder was restored and mistletoe was spared by Frigga. The kiss beneath it became a pledge of peace and love rather than harm.
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Balder
Loki
Alder
Baldera
Hader
Sun God
Ute
Frigga
Balda
Business count reaches 3 970 900 amid postwar rise
The United States now has 3 970 900 businesses, about 900 470 000 above the pre war peak and 1 000 000 above the wartime low. A 206 000 gain in 1947 raised the total to this level, according to the U S office of business economics.
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United States
U.S
Scenic Areas of Utah to Be Promoted by US 40 Group
Utah efforts to boost tourism via Highway 40 marketing include billboards in Denver and Salt Lake City areas, colored maps in motels, and regional expansion toward the West Coast. The Utah group notes tourists spend about $2.50 daily and highlights the need for effective advertising to gain a larger share of national tourist dollars.
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Utah
Colorado
Florida
New Mexico
Vernal Chamber of Commerce
Denver
Salt Lake City
Tion
Kansas
West Coast
San Francisco
United States
Wiley Baucum
Noember Meeting
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Ashley Farmers Union Co-Op
Ken Mortensen
Mgr
Wait” Ordnnateed
Academy
Fie
Sir ‘Hertry Cole
U. S. Highway Association
Undertaker
Ed Harding
HiLand Dairy
Otart of Vernal
Hi-Land Dairymen's Association
BF Vernal Sys Theen Suicidies
Uintah Central Dairy
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