Willow Creek Community Update From Willow Creek News
Willow Creek notes list Mr and Mrs V Johnson selling their place and moving to Vernal this week. Families visit, including Mrs Kendall Garf arriving in Wideycortel. June events feature a hay ride and picnic at the schoolhouse, with locals and visitors traveling from Alpine and Salt Lake City areas. Reports mention troop movements and overseas service, plus June 7 sunshine and a hay ride on June 20.
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Mix Meadow
Wyoming Wool Clip Brings High Price
In Rock Springs Wyoming the Lauzer ranch reports the top local wool price. A hat of Dr ES Lauzer from a herd of 2250 fleeces is valued, with Boston appraisal noting 51.94 cents per pound under the current system. Local officials confirm the strong Wool price figures for the area.
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Rock Springs
ES Lauzer
Lauzer
Boston
Sys En
Lly Cromty
Wartime ration notes and civil service items spill across town and farms
An extended local column lists ration stamps validity for fuel and food, notes on coffee and meat stamps, and wartime consumer controls. It includes the chaplain Major Alvie McKnight’s letter about home life versus front morale, guidance for farmers to obtain tools and tires, and a warning from Forest Service about fire risk and gasoline ration enforcement by inspectors.
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Chaplin
Alvie
McKnight
United
Mons
Family and neighbors report many weekend visits and births
Benjamin Slaugh Jr received a coconut gift from his son Gall for Fathers Day and Gall recently toured in the Midwest with family. Marlow Rothrope returns from furlough, Hyrum Smith's group from the Tittle America mine visits, and Artie Murray comes home after hay making. Mr and Mrs Frank Johnson announce the birth of a baby girl born June 21.
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Benjamin Slaugh Jr
Gall
Alice Gurr
Lola Gurr
Balt Lake
Ind
Provo
Vr O
Eurl Gurr
Marlow Rowthorpe
Marlow Rowthorpe Spent A Furough
Ted Williamy
Mall
Tapoint
Frank Collier
Ervin Simper
Acel Chivers
Bil Hatch
White River
Hyrum Smith
Tittle America Mine
Artie Murray
Frank Johnson
For Sale Stover Hammer Mill with Buick engine
Pioneer listing notes a Stover hammer mill for sale powered by a 95 horsepower Buick engine. Item located at Peterson Ranch on Jensen Way, contact Charles J. Valencia.
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PF Peterson
Charles J Valencia Jenenyl
Stover Hammer Mill
Charles J Valencia
Peterson Ranch
Jensen Way
Local residents and relatives visit Salt Lake students and families
Lore Johnson and Aliee Mur dock left for Salt Lake to attend school. Betty Curtis stayed with her parents Martha and Mrs Curtis while at tending school. Mrs Rulon Chadwick, visiting from Ogden, returned home. Grandparents host grandchildren for weeks. Cpl Jack Alexander of the U S Signal Corps visited from Oregon, son of Mrs Etta Chilman of Pleasant Grove. Mr Gillman has four sons in the armed forces and no daughters. Ernest Johnson and daughters Joelle and Loreen returned from Salt Lake. Leah Hack spent the week there as well. The Hoeft family hosted visitors from Fort Spelt Creek and Will Rett’s family welcomed relatives after a Salt Lake visit.
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Lore Johnson
Aliee Murdock
Salt Lake
Betty Curtis
Martha Curtis
Rulon Chadwick
Ates
Og Ten
Leris Cpl
Jack Alexander
U & Signal Coyys Fias
Orgon
Etta Chliman
Pleasant Grove
Gillman
Ernest Johnson
Joelle
Loreen
Leah Hack
Sal Lake City
Cl de Hacking
Hoeft
Will
Bay Ing
Miscellaneous classified items and notices scattered in June
A collage of small ads and notes lists wanted buyers for land and livestock, rental offers, and local events. The Rebekah Lodge plans a food sale on Saturday July 2 at 1:00 pm at Ashtons.
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Rebekah
Ashtons Jyt
Debates and visits mark a Utah week in Vernal and Salt Lake
Names and events fill a Vernal week with visits from Gwen Wooley and Pearl Wooley in town, Geraldine Merkley’s Salt Lake trip, fishing trips to Wijerocks canyon with Elbert Smith, and a series of ward and social gatherings. Attendees include Mr and Mrs William Searle, Moseman, Mabel Ellington, the Moseman family, and local families.
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Will Wye
Fitzabeth Boren
Culrads
James Trail
Merkly
Gwen Wooley
Clark Wooley
Vernalls
Pearl Wooley
Salt Lake
Elbert Snith
William Searle Byl
Moseman
Rex
Mabel Eliingstorn
Larrine Mosemar
Sacra
Incahor
Omer
Vrs Atwood
Owere
Telda
Merkles
Joe Fering
Roosevelt
Saturn
Dacetore Fernard
Vanes
Sal Lake City
Ted Hartlett
Trx Arkatn
Darrell Cin
Parley Ho
Salt Lake City
Karen Ft Merrill
Hee
Iris
Carr l McConk
To Our Kind Friends
Fragmentary heartfelt note to friends with misspelled prose and scrambled words. It hints at gratitude and a wish to convey thoughts but remains unclear. The message mentions names like Vera Tran and Mrs Vor Starnt and ends with a reference to a day on Saturday.
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Kidass
Blanny Munitions Cars Shoot Up Grand Junction
A Denver Rio Grande West freight train pulled into the Grand Junction yards when a fire was spotted. Crews cut out two cars carrying munitions and isolated them as the blaze spread, causing shell explosions that shattered windows and damaged several houses. Ruth and Sam Snyder were visiting Meeker with Mr and Mrs Haller Witbeck.
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Blanny
Grand Junction
Ph Lowe Grand Jureti
Denver and
Rio Grande Westert
Te Ocanrad
Xear Lowe
Hewertz
Masry Ruth and
Sam Snyder
Meeker
Mrs Haller Witbeck
Local Man Buys Jersey New York N A
A registered Jersey bull named Hoytsville Victory 445532 was purchased by Rul on Ashby of Vernal from CoH Crittenden of Coalville. The American Jersey Cattle Club, based in New York City, tracks registrations and transfers to keep individual dairy cattle identified, similar to fingerprinting.
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New York N
Rulon Ashby
Vernal
Coh Crittenden
Coalville
Hoytsville Victory
American Jersey Cattle Club
New York City
Board Eases Ruling On Sale of Wool
The Commerce Department announces a wartime price support for domestic wool via the Commodity Credit Corporation. Wool buys set at ceiling levels with 7 18 cents per grease pound for appraisal, forage, and interest. Dealers and cooperatives operate on consignment to handle sales for growers, with domestic wool sold to CCC only after April 25.
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Lowes Ant
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Department of Agricul
Commodity Credit Corporation
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New Fire Ruling By State Fire Warden
A new statewide fire prohibition has been issued from May 1 to October 3 prohibiting burning of ranges lands stubble and big fields without a written permit from the County Fire Warden. The permit process will determine conditions and whether firing is allowed and notes a prior two year investigation showing numerous forest and range fires caused by carelessness.
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Russell Keetch
J Whitney Floyd
Keetch
Silver wedding anniversary noted for Mr and Mrs J P Hacking
Twenty years ago Peete Tata on ee Mr and Mrs J P Hacking celebrated their silver wedding anniversary on Wednesday the 2th Over are hundred guests attended. Mr and Mrs Orson Burton are the parents of an Epid son bor June 17 Granville E Adair son of BE If Adair during the past week en listed in the United States army for a period of three years Bernard Chanens of Jensen and Miss Cleona Hullinger were united in marriage.
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J P Hacking
Orson Burton
Bor
Granville E Adair
BE If Adair
United States Army
Bernard Chanens
Jensen
Cleona Hullinger
James Talmage
John Wells
N . Sowards
Ashley
Salt Lake
Chamber of Commer
Don WC Tton
Rodevelt
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Olives Ward
Leonard Perry Dylis
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John Hair
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Sterling Transfer
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