Tax Burden Hidden From Voters Says Waynesboro Editorial
A Waynesboro Virginia editorial argues that taxes are paid by workers through prices and hidden levies, not just by owners of businesses. It notes about one fifth of national income goes to taxes, with every everyday purchase and service carrying a tax, including food, housing, utilities, transportation, and entertainment. The piece calls for awareness of how government spending is financed.
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Waynesboro
News-Virginian
Pike's Peak Advertising Lesson From Colorado Mountains
Advertising pays as Pike's Peak dominates attention while other mountains sit idle. The ad asks readers to boost business rather than let it suffer from neglect, urging a strong promotional push.
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Colorado
Pike's Peak
Dow
Piko
Dust explosions and safety tips from a kitchen incident
A kitchen incident demonstrates how flour and starch dust can explode in an incinerator shaft. The National Board of Fire Underwriters explains the cause as a dust cloud ignited by flame. It warns that loose dust from cleaners or carpet sweepers is hazardous and advises keeping material in a compressed mass and disposing of dust in sealed bags to prevent blasts.
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National Board of Fire Underwriters
Key to European Peace Board of Directors Formed
Reader vice-president and Harden Bennion secretary. The above named, with N. J. Meagher and W. Coltharp, constitute the board of directors.
New Congress Faces Long-View Legislation Challenges
Special correspondent notes the 7th Congress aims for long term laws after reorganization and a new neutrality measure. Roosevelt seeks labor reforms, minimum wages, and hours limits while partisan foes, including Senator Vandenberg, plan opposition. Emergency agencies may be absorbed into cabinet departments amid fiscal scrutiny.
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Senate
Joe Robinson
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Vernal News Briefs Include Mine Sale and Local Events
Reminiscence notes Hagenbrook in Provo may open assay office in Vernal. Jerry Hatch sold his remaining fourth in Hatch mine for 16500 to Lorenz Hatch and John Jarvie. Lorenzo Hatch moves to the mine from her to settle business. Local shops advertise fresh meats from J K Bullock and coats from L Johnson and Sons. Town talks of a central fire well. Frank Bean and daughter Fritz from Brush Creek in town. Mild winter. December coldest at one degree above zero per Mr. Collier. Bank of Vernal stock held by S M Brown sold to J H Reader and N J Megaher for 2500 each. Hon J N Davis and Mrs Davis to Salt Lake City for state legislature. E W Lloyd from Independence pursues homestead prep. L N Shanks and S R Sands with him as witnesses. Marriage licenses issued: John Bentien and Mary E Goodman. Charles Jenkins and Pearl Watkins. GO Adams preparing spring goods. Bank of Vernal officers re-elected January 7 with more stock than prior year. Samuel R Benson elected president.
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Provo
Ty Vernal
Jerry Hatch
Hatch
Douglas Fountain
Lorenz Hatch
John Jarvie
Brown's Park
Vernal
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Hery
J. K. Bullock
L. Johnson and Sons
Frank Bean
Fritz
Brush Creek
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake
Bank of Vernal
Samuel R. Ben~nson
J. E
ET ANDBOOR on rackets gets national attention
A quirky jumble of notes from letters and remarks mentions musicians, a Santa Rosa cat with a carrot diet, Melbourne leaders dining with lions, the Flying Scotsman record railway run, and a Grandview resident puzzled by berries blooming in freezing weather.
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Cality
London
Edinburgh
Vernal Social News Notes Amid Blizzard And Travel
Vernal residents report a string of visits and business, with John R. Robinson of Rio Blanco and Haller Witheck in town. W. Edson, a cable man, died around Jan 2. rescue found his body after an arduous range outing. Interment set for Grand Junction. Coroner Meeker and deputy attended. Local officials and residents attended a range meeting in Dragin. New Year visitors, students returning to Roosevelt and Ft Collins, and a fierce blizzard closing in with heavy snows. School reopened Jan 4. teachers J. B Pearson and others arrived Jan 3.
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Jolley
John R. Robinson
Rio Blanco
Colo
Haller Witheck
W. Edson
Eidson
W. Eldson
W. WH. Coltharp
W. EH. Coltharp
Vernal
John Kenney
Rangely
J. Hilton Wix
Meeker
Coltharp
Dragin
P. E. Bonner
Heber
Detty Rector
Roosevelt
Virginia Jones
Ft. Collins
Jones
State Agricultural College
J. B."pearson
Our Pioneers 3 A Salt Lake Story of War, Disease and Ride
The narrator recalls a year of hunger and small scones baked on a stove and diphtheria ravaging a town in winter. He reunites with kin after long separation, meets John Parcell and John McKachnie, then heads with oxen and freight to Park City under a Meeker era threat. The tale covers military moves, stock arrival and toil to survive in the Uintah Basin.
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John Parcell
Diptherta
Martin
John McKachnie
Park City
Thanes Canyon
Ontario
John
Uintah Basin
Colorado
White, Rocks
Meeker
Ouray
Ort
Thornburg
Bevera
Mage
Rome
Stee
Wil Day
John Glen
Charles Wall
Alfred Ford
Snow Veils Mountain Dell and Dry Fork Roads
Three feet of snow and extreme cold grip the region as Vernal reports heavy accumulations and impassable roads. Acel Chivers visits from Vernal with Lee Taylor of Davis, while Mrs. Beck learns her son Lawrence Jr. and family recover from burns from a past accident near Vernal. Five inches more snow noted near Burntfork, Wyoming.
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Beter
Acel Chivers
Vernal
Lee Taylor
Davis
B. 8. Beck
Lawrence Jr
Burntfork
Wyo
Beck
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A fragmented OCR line hints at a local item with unclear names and sparse context. The readable bits suggest a short note or tease, not a full event, making it difficult to establish a clear person, place, or date.
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