Pontha Calder Remembered as Community Builder Leader
Pontha Calder, noted community builder and spiritual leader, died after answering the final roll on January 22. He helped secure Imperial Hall for church and recreation, rebuilt the chapel after a spring fire, and ran Vernal Confectionery. Calder served as stake superintendent, Sunday school head, Bishop, Vernal postmaster for 15 years, and led Utah’s National Association of Postmasters in 1949. He retired June 30, 1950, and his memory remains a bright legacy to residents.
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Pontha Calder
Hirst Ward
Calder
Imperial Hall
Flrst Ward
Vernal Confectionery
Young Men‘s Mutual
First Ward
Utah
National Saevolution of Postmasters
Accidental Shooting Trends in Utah 1950 Report
Utah records for 1950 show 16 deaths from 57 accidental shootings. Most occur at home, with four hunting related fatalities and two each from shotguns and .22 rifles. One auto death is counted as hunting. Emphasizes loaded guns and cleaning dangers, urges safer, foolproof gun designs and forethought in handling to prevent tragedy.
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Utah
Wildlife film showing at White Rocks High invites public
Vernal Gun and Rifle Club sponsors a wildlife picture at White Rocks High School on Monday February 5 at 7 30 p m Clare nce White will present a showing from Tab iens Chicago and other points The club secretary Erland Preece announced the public is invited as guests of the Gun and Rifle Club
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Vernal Gun and Rifle Club
Clarence White
Tabiens
Chicago
Erland Preece
Secetary
Gun and Rifle Club
Critique of U.N. Cease-Fire Strategy in Korea Crisis
The author argues the United States erred by seeking a cease-fire from Red China during the Korean retreat. He contends this concedes bargaining power, demands a retreat completed first, and warns that Peiping’s leverage will fade after the fighting ends. The piece warns against war with China while remaining in Korea, urges careful moves to end the retreat, and criticizes the UN resolution process.
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Peiping
U.N
Yalu
Red China
Korea
United States
Far East
Pelomet
China
Soviet Russia
Soviet Union
Acheson
Ching
United Nations
Mr. Austin
Congress
Truman’s Inflation Warning Tied to His Record
President Truman warned about inflation in his recent economic message, stressing its existence and the risk of more. He urged decisive action and highlighted Federal Reserve credit restraint and other price and wage controls as steps toward halting inflation, noting that further measures are being set up and will begin to function.
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Truman
Mr. Truman
Mr. Acheson
Federal Reserve Board
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William 8. Wallis
E. J
Jones
Mews
Vernal
National Editoriam Ssociatio
He Bea
T Hareay
Uintah County
Whiterocks
Dayiq BH. Murray
Oregon State Cottege
Creeallis
Oregon
USC
David
Clarence Murray
White Rocks
Sullivan
Oltes
By Mark Sullivan
RUSCO
George Thatcher
Alterra
J. Wallace Johson
Northern Life Tower
Seattle, Wash
the Northern Life Insurance CO
Seattle
Wash
Hyrum P. Cannon
Welker Bank
Salt Lake City
Equi2o
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Ovesi
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