4-H Scholarship Awards Raised to 300 Each
National 4-H programs boost scholarships from 200 to 300 dollars. One hundred twelve top members will receive a total 33,600 at the 1949 national 4-H club congress in Chicago in November. Donors include Westinghouse, Kraft Foods, Sears Roebuck, General Motors and others under the cooperative extension service.
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Hong
Chicago
National Committee On Boys and Girls Club
Westinghouse
Utah OW Refining Co
Cooperative Extension Service
AMG Top Man in Munich Has Mammoth Task
Murray D Van Wag roner former governor of Might van feels he has a big job as military governor of Bavaria in the American zone of occupation Germany He worries about policy execution over supervision and notes American style commissions do not transfer here He finds Munich’s process slow and Berlin Frankfurt must approve moves causing delays He warns about entrenched civil service and the difficulty of removing policy makers while praising the effort to teach democratic forms.
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Munich
Murray D van Wagroner
Might
Bavaria
Germany
van Wagroner Tolesa
van Waggoner
United States
Lansing
Mich
Berlin
Frankfurt
Polk
Abundance of Salisburys Pittance in Duplication
Chicago reports a trivia effort on place names from the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Mayor R G Gordon of Salisbury England sends Christmas greetings to 21 other Salisburys and challenges any town to produce more name duplicates. The piece lists counts of Clinton Clifton Centerfield Springfield Auburn Belmont Cleveland and others across nations.
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Chicago
Salisbury
R. G. Gordon
England
Clinton
United States
New Zealand
Canada
Encyclopaedia
Australia
Westmorland
Chester
Cheshire
Centervilles
Springtfields
Auburns
Belmonts
City Costs Show Small Variations Across 34 Cities
The University of Nebraska business bureau reports living costs vary little by city. New Orleans costs are 12 percent lower than Washington, with 34 cities showing an average difference under 3 percent. Food costs vary about 1 percent. Population and location appear to have little impact on overall living expenses.
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Lincoln
Neb
Business-Research Bureau
University of Nebraska
New Orleans
Washington
Edgar Z. Palmer
Palmer
It Churches Too Comfy Congregation May Sleep
In Carlisle England the diocese chancellor opposes lighting and heating upgrades for Gilstand church warning heat could make worshipers sleepy and theatrical lighting is unwanted. The consistory court proposal was tabled for reconsideration as Cumberland mists linger on frosty Sunday mornings.
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Carlisle
Diocese of
Gilstand
I. H. King
Cumberland
Provo BYU student visit and ward meeting notes
Doris E Johnson and Miss Lila Ashby visited Provo with Janis Fisher last week. A large Homebuilders and Trailbuilders group from the ward sang at the First Ward chapel officers meeting directed by Mrs Don Batty and Mrs Lee Murray. Abplanalps relocate to Vernal. Leah and Donna Holfeltz visit family in Salt Lake City. Stake Board officials attended Sunday School on Feb 27. speakers included Vena Collier Nathan Hardy and Joseph A Parent. Naples male chorus sang Rock of Ages. Lorin Richens and Verdin Goodrich performed a sax duet. Glines Girls led byship chorus sang Alice Blue Gown. Ward officers meeting held Monday. lesson Teachers Training given by President Archie Johnson. Warren Richardson and Mrs Ralph Siddeway attended. MIA party with program and games followed by plate lunch. Carolyn Searle and Martin Fletcher featured. Mrs Byron Fisher hosted First Intermediate class.
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Lila Ashby
BYU
Provo
Janis Fisher
Janis
Ward
Stake
First Ward
Don Batty
Lee Murray
Jay Abplanalp
Afton
Wyo
Vernal
Abplanalp
Bulnes Winward
Alfred Kidd
Leah
Donna Lee Holfeltz
Salt Lake City
James Holfeltz
Venna Bascom
Kenneth Timothy
Roosevelt
Timothy
Stake Missionary Organization
Sacrament Meeting
Vena Collier
Nathan Hardy
Joseph A. Parent
Naples
Lorin Richens
Verdin Goodrich
Lynn Richens
Glines Girls
Harold Cook
Myton
Wilmer Murray
J. M. Murray
Clyde
Murray
Archie Johnson
Warren Richardson
Stake High Council
Ralph Siddeway
MIA
Rand
Carolyn, Searle
Byron Fisher
Martin Fletcher
Ray Gardiner
First Intermediate
Man Declares Himself Alive in Palermo After Four Years
Giovanni Villa of Palermo, 35, has spent four years seeking to be declared alive. Only the tax office accepts him as living, while the civil registry lists him as dead since 1914 at Patricia, a place he never visited. He remains able to pay all taxes and his wife recently had a baby, though officials say a dead man cannot father children.
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Rome
Giovanni Villa
Palermo
Sicily
Patricia
Villa
Southern Governors Establish Full Time Capital Bureau
Southern Governors planned to set up a permanent Washington bureau to wage opposition to federal civil rights proposals and promote the South’s view on other issues. A resolution approved by the Southern Governors Conference deplores hostility toward the South and seeks to correct the nation’s misperceptions. The gathering cited economic progress in the region and wealth that remains attractive to industry, yet notes a serious information gap fueling unfavorable national attitudes.
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Savannah
Washington
Dixie
Southern Governors’ Conference
South
Milk toll of brucellosis hits dairy herds
Veterinarians from the U S department of agriculture estimate brucellosis costs the dairy industry about fifty million dollars in lost milk annually. They cite two main control methods: test and slaughter, and vaccination.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Party at Ward Chapel Hosts Thirty Children
A Saturday party at the Ward Chapel featured games and refreshments for about thirty boys and girls. Bishop Ernest Johnson returned Tuesday from San Francisco where he attended the National Education convention.
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Ward Chapel
Ernest Johnson
San Francisco
Utah Motor Co Plans DeSoto Display Next Saturday
Utah Motor Co manager Lawrence Siddonly announced a new DeSoto model lineup to be shown at 99 East Main in Vernal. The exhibit highlights a longer wheelbase with reduced overall length, extra front seat legroom, relocated heater, and grouped instrument controls. Deluxe four door sedan, club coupe, station wagon, and carry-all sedan appear in the deluxe line with a four door model in the custom line.
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DeSoto
Lawrence Siddeway
Utah Motor Co
Vernal
Plymouth
99 East Main
Siddonly
Calendar of Events March 2 to 28 in Vernal Utah
A dense local calendar lists meetings and social gatherings from March 2 City Council and County Commissioners through March 28 Legion and Kiwanis events. It also notes a Utah Motor Show visit by Mr Siddoway inviting downtown Vernal residents to view new car models.
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County Commissioners
Jaycees
Kiwanis
Duchesne
Uinta
School Board
Lyceum
Gerald Fredrick
Legion
Cornell
Lions
Kiwante
District Court
Scholar Who Dared Death Learns Old Secret
American scholar George Cameron of the University of Michigan and the American School of Oriental Research copied 2,400 year old Mount Bisitun inscriptions in Iran using rubber. He worked suspended 190 feet above ground, assisted by his son Thomas. Cameron claims to know the secret of four huge columns not read before, but will not divulge it yet. The Bisitun inscriptions, in three languages, are among western Asia’s most famous antiquities.
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Lembman
Darius
Mount
Bisitun
George Cameron
University of Michigan
American School of Oriental Research
Kermanshah
Iran
Thomas
Darius’ Ife
Cameron
Western
Asia
Soil conservation quotations and slogans from 1937 to 1947
Quoted remarks emphasize soil stewardship and fertility gains. Farmers doubled fertilizer use between 1937 and 1947, while urging selective service on farms and planting right crops. Warnings highlight erosion risks and the long-term impact of land care on civilization.
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U.S
U.S. Department of Agriculture
California Grapes Produce More Than Other States Combined
California leads grape production, surpassing all other 47 states combined. The state's vineyards contribute a dominant share to national output, reflecting its climate and established industry.`
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California
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