Utah Expenditures Jump 20 Million In Past Decade
The December Utah Taxpayer issue details state biennial expenditures from 1929–30 to 1943–44 rising from 15.4 million to 36.9 million, driven by welfare, education, and expanded state functions. Welfare costs climb from 392 thousand to 11.1 million, with federal additions pushing near 18.6 million. education spending grows from 3 million to about 39 million due to junior colleges, a new medical school, and district salary supports. It urges tax reserves during wartime revenue surges and urges legislators to study the 22 point wartime program, stressing representative governance over party factions.
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Utah
Legislative Assembly
Treasury
University of Utah
Fragmentary Notes on Local Figures and Movements Involving Salt Lake
Fragmentary OCR reads like a local column mentioning visitors including Eliza Smuin and Emma Smuin, a trip to Salt Lake, and concerns about public services and solvent finances. Names such as Bonanza and Albert Godric appear amid jumbled phrases about war effort and travel.
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Bonanza
Eliza Smuin
Emma Smuin
Albert Godric
Maeser and area residents share news of travel and service
Maeser residents report visits from Las Vegas and California families. Garth Colton is visiting his in laws Ed and St Acel Hall while on leave. Acel Colton earned a piloting commission in St Louis and will return to Midland Texas. Navy families, medical trips, and furloughs are noted along with LDS church leadership changes and community gatherings.
Locals and Visitors Mention Travel and Family News
(Omitted last week) Mr and Mrs William Holmes So accompanied by Emma Holmes made a trip to Rainbow Monday Mr and Mrs Jess Richens are adding to their home and other buildings on the premises Lucy Kendall left Monday, nor her home in Idaho after spending the past two months here Melvin Atwood writes from Holland that he visited the larg est cemetery in the world and on the graves of the Vernal men killed in World War I Ivan Pope recently embarked for overseas duty and was last stationed at Ft Meade Mary land. Rulon Pope a brother en ered service in October and is n now stationed in Arkansas Edith Johnson of Salt Lake and Mrs Francis DeVisor of Winnipeg Manitoba Canada are visiting Mrs Alice Gurr er and Mrs Bill Allen of Greystone Colorado are the parents of a baby boy born Nov 22 Mr Allen is a former resi dent of Davis Mrs William Holmes Jr en tertained Saturday evening at her home honoring her son Lyle who left Monday for the recep tion center at Fort Douglas Lyle or been employed by Les An derson for several months A chicken shoot bazaar and ward reunion were held Satur day at the chapel Jona Williams returned last week from Arizona where she had spent the past six weeks Mr and Mrs Les Ellsworth of Banemea spent the week-end Mr and Mrs Shirley William
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William Holmes
Emma Holmes
Rainbow Monday
Jess Richens
Lucy Kendall
Idaho
Melvin Atwood
Holland
Ivan Pope
Ft Meade Maryland
Rulon Pope
Soil conservation in schools urged across America
Blooming ton, following a meeting of soil conservation workers, farm advisors and school officials, urged teaching soil conservation in public schools. They argued that a healthy soil underpins farming, food and cloth, and called for hands on farm experiences for every student.
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Bloomington
America
McLean County
Soil Conservation Has Important Place in the School
Maeser special Tuesday evening December 5 honored outgoing bishopric Lester Bingham Ed Bodily and Verdin Johnson at a ward chapel party. Music, prayers, solos, skits, readings, and gifts formed a tribute to the retiring ward officials with Bishop Harvey McKee welcoming and presenting thanks and gifts.
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Maeser
Lester Bingham
Dan Adams
Harvey McKee
Verdin Johnson
Victor Bingham
Garth Atwood
Neva Hemstreet
Gyma Glines
Bishop McKee
Bishopric Receives Gifts at Closing Program
Buests Mr Bingham was presented with six volumes of Gospel Kingdom by John Taylor. Mr Bodily received a combination of Doctrine and Covenants, Book of Mormon, Pearl of Great Price and Gospel Quotations. Mr Johnson was presented a combination of Doctrine and Covenants, Book of Mormon and Pearl of Great Price, and Gospel Kingdom. The wives of the bishopric were each presented with a beautiful pottery plant in full bloom. President Archie Johnson was the concluding speaker. Following the program a floor show and dancing were enjoyed.
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Bingham
John Taylor
Bodily
Johnson
Archie Johnson
Swain Family Plans Move From Price to Neola Home
Mr and Mrs Orin Swain and family, formerly of Lapoint, moved to Price last spring and have purchased a home in Neola, with plans to relocate soon. Abner Swain, father of Mr Swain, lives with them while Mrs Swain remains in Price hospital where she recently underwent a major operation.
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Orin Swain
Price
Neola
Abner Swain
Deputy income tax collector to be here
A deputy collector will visit Vernal Utah and nearby areas in early January 1945 to assist farmers with 1944 tax returns and estimated tax forms. Farmers with gross income of 590 dollars or more must file Form 1040ES by January 15 1945 and a final return by March 15 1945.
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Bonanza
Lapoint
Edith Lawrence
Mae T Johnson
Jennie Weeks
Dave ‘Rich
gross/Relief Society board
Lapoint Relief Society
Utah
Vernal
Ion
Fragmented Weekend Social Notes From A Small Town
Local diary style item recounts weekend visits and family updates. Mentions Mr Clark and parents, Merlyn Reynolds in Salt Lake City serving in the navy, San Diego and Navy family ties, and various relatives visiting or recovering from an accident. Includes names like Mrs Thompson Creek, Mildred Mowery, Harold M Bundell, and others in a scattered, event-like recollection.
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W Stevens
Ofice
Richard Jensen
Lawrence Cooper
Uintah State Bank
Bidg Vernal
Russell Harrison
General Agent Surety Mutual Life Life
Fire and Auto
Alvin E Weeks
Vernal Utah
Weeks Barber Shop
WMA
Jacobe
Prudential Insurance Co
Garth Colton
Las Vegas
Garth
Fur Rough
Ed Colton
Acel Hall
Philip Hall
Salt Lake
Malse
Grace Kimball
Colorado
Monte Vista
Midland
Texas Aces
Texas
St Louis
Missouri
David
Acel
Ace
Nellie Allen
Logan
Josie Burke
Ted Burke
Navy
Lamar Elsworth
Huntington Park
California
Harold Ashby
Bert McNeil
Denver
Eva Ashby
Keith
Rulon Ashby
A C Richens
Marie Johnson
Thelma Oaks
Reva McKee
Tillie Bascom
Arid Merkley Dee Cald Pwell
Don Bulloc
Don Bullock
Merrill Anderson
Aleutians
LDS
Fred Anderson Vernon Hurst
William Vernon
Greece
Sram Athent
Minnie Reynolds
Neldon
India
William Hepburn
Badger
Wyomings
Gelden Winn
John Lambert
Carolina Lambert
Helen Pillsbury
Pocatello
Lamberts
Ethel Riley
Helen Mar Clark
Donnelle
Clark
Floyd Warburton
Erne Weist
MGR
Henn Barer
Mr. Clark
Saint
Wes Eels
San Diego
Cal
Hese
Paice
Ica
Datrell
Anderson
Mildred Mowery
la Wedne
Irs
Whiterocks
Palmer
Seni
Harold M
Bundell
Ren Richardéont
Iscattis
Sacrar
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