Vernal Chamber of Commerce Proud After First Year
The Vernal Chamber of Commerce marks its first anniversary with bold claims of rapid impact and leadership in Utah. Officials praise rapid growth, echo park dam goals, and statewide outreach led by Vernal’s president Vern Gifford and executive secretary B Frank Ward.
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Washington
Utah
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Salt Lake City
Vern Gifford
J. D. Jones
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Lawrence Y. Biddeway
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Vernal Chamber of Commerce
Pocketbook Over Liberty in Public Debate on Socialized Medicine
TheBridgewater meetings drew small crowds on socialized medicine and taxes on cigars with doctors prominent among attendees. The piece laments public lethargy toward government health plans, warning that compulsory health insurance signals broader socialist control.
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Bridgewater
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Lenin
Summer Work Prospects Likelier Low This Summer
The state department of employment security says summer employment for youths will be lower than any summer since World War I. Frost disrupts data gathering and will affect jobs in agriculture and manufacturing, with agriculture likely offering the most opportunities followed by manufacturing and service sectors.
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State Department of Employment Security
Congress Back From Vacation Faces Basin Dissent Debate
Congress returned after a nine day memorial holiday as the week centered on passage of the basing point legislation. The bill legalizes price fixing for certain industries unless a conspiracy is proven and drew sharp opposition from Senator Paul Douglas and others who warned of anti trust violations and regional discrimination. Senators Margaret Chase Smith and six Republicans condemned the Senate as a publicity platform for sensationalism and political gains. President Truman warned the House Ways and Means Committee over tax cuts and revenue must be increased to avoid a veto. Treasury estimates show about 1.275 billion dollars in excise cuts with 412 million in new revenue. The Senate Banking Committee approved a six month rent control extension.
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Oregon
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New Hampshire
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New York
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Minnesota
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New Jersey
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Vernal Area Shows 34 Percent Growth in Census Figures
Preliminary census data released June 16 by Hartley L. Heston shows Vernal's population rising about 34 percent over the past decade, while Uintah County grows roughly 3 percent. Vernal, the county’s sole incorporated city, has 1950 residents versus 2 119 in 1940, and Uintah County totals 10 259.
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Hartley L. Heston
Ogden
Utah
Verinal
Uintah County
Uintah
Prophetic fears on Soviet conquest and industrial power
A writer warns that a Slavic Asiatic move led by the Kremlin could liquidate Western races if successful. The piece argues the West survives only by opposing dissolution of great corporations like DuPont U S Steel and General Electric and questions aiding the enemy by destroying essential industries.
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