Utah Weeklies Show High Readership in BYU Studies
BYU Marketing Department reports two readership studies for Utah weeklies including American Folk and Heber Wasatch Wave. American Fork Citizen surveyed November 14 1947 with 1383 sworn circulation and 169 interviews. 89 percent read the issue surveyed.
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Utah
School of Commerce
Brigham Young University
Provo
Weldon J. Taylor
Utah State ‘Press Association
BYU
American Fork Citizen
Alpine
London dog market in Club Row tainted by theft risks
Open air Sunday market in Club Row London sells dogs of all breeds many may be stolen or misrepresented. Police circulate stolen-dog descriptions within 24 hours and buyers risk younger or older animals and costly diseases from dodgy sales tactics.
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Menpross
London
Lana
Jsale
Chevrolet Eyes Fluid Drive
Detroit automotive circles speculate Chevrolet may offer automatic transmission as optional equipment on a 1949 model. Industry talk notes Ford plans an automatic for 1950, while GM brands gain experience with hydramatic and torque converter options influencing a potential Chevrolet introduction to compete with Ford’s new system.
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Detroit
Chevrolet
Ford
Oldsmobile
Cadillac
Pontiac
Buick
Tax Return Request Mixup Sends Collar for Dollar
A Hartford report tells of a Texan who enclosed two collars in a letter to federal tax officials seeking a copy of his 1946 return. Officials admitted the request stemmed from a typographical error collar for dollar. The man had previously asked for a copy and was told it would cost one collar.
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Hartford
Conn
Man promotes Dickle currency to fix coin chaos
Beverly Hills soft drink maker Mehren campaigns for three new coins worth 24 7 and 124 cents to replace pennies nickels and dimes. He argues Americans would spend less on small change and aims to push the idea into party platforms while seeking abolition of the silver dollar and half dollar.
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Edward ‘Walsh
Washington
Withich
Nicke Cottes
United States
Ria
Mehren
Beverly’ Hills
Calif
Truman
America
Britain
Netherlands
Sweden
Methen
Philadelphia
Jimel
Indian Claims Bill Offered in Senate Amid Debate
A fractured OCR fragment notes a Claims Bill being offered in the Senate. It references lawmakers from Utah and Colorado with Republicans and mentions judges and valuation terms amid unclear wording. The readable names include M Minikia of Colorado and Rep Watking.
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Senate
Ene Pena Phuet
Utah
Pew Phi
Mil’ Jones
Golocade
M Minikia Inc
Colorace and
Watking
White Rocke Store Sold to Phillips Brothers at Whiterocks
The Whiterocks trading post on Uintah Basin near the Uintah reservation changes hands from Robert L Marimon Jr to Lawrence E Phillips and Harold M Phillips. The store has long been run as an Indian trader operation since 1902 with family ownership by the Marimons. The sale effective June 1 follows a history including a 1930 fire and subsequent reopening. Harold Phillips plans to move to Whiterocks with his family while Bob and Mrs Marimon will leave Whiterocks incompletely.
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Pat Sale
Whiterocks
Lawrence E
Harold M. Phillips
Robert L. Marimon
Ulntgh Basin
Uintahay Reservation
Whiterocksing
Robert L. Merimon, Jr
Bob Marimon
Lawrence Phillips
Salt Lake
Harold ‘Phillips
W.H. ‘Bintz Company
Deep Rocky Mountain Oil Well Claims New Depth Record
Reports say Pure Oil announces the deepest oil well in the Rocky Mountain region reaching 14,208 feet. The first three hour test produced about 6 560 400 barrels per day of nearly 45 gravity oil with initial indications of strong production capacity at depth.
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Hie
Rocky Mountain
Pure Oil
Ford de Th
Texagd
Bess Island
Jef
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Utah Weeklies
Vernal, Utah
Manfacturing Co
Reytype
U.S
Roytype
Rage! Typewriter
Vernal
Express
Chevrolet Eyes Fluid Drive
Buehner
South West Temple
Salt Lake City
Uteh
Whiterocke
Phillips Brothers
Sens
Vernal Auto Shop
Cole Jethsen
Phome
Mertin'and
Perrine
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