Willow Creek News Roundup From Willow Creek Utah Area
Willow Creek and surrounding residents report travel by show plow improving roads on Feb 17 while ongoing snow storms and drifting snow hindered movement. Residents such as Mr and Mrs Hatch Mr Dick Brewer and others visit Vernal. cattle trades occur at Hatch Ranches. snowfall near six inches with a thaw beginning Feb 23.
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Robert Hatch
Willy Stevens
Hatch
Stevens
Willow Creek
Sueden
Leland Mooseman
Cook
Richard Ekgund
Roosevelt
Arthur ‘Tomlinson
Frank McClur
Louis Thorne
Vernal
Dick Brewer
Shorty Hatch
Asia
JoAnn
Norma Lee Hatch
Ning Jorgensen
Vacations to Costlier In 1948 Travel Surge
Washington travel authorities forecast rising tourist travel in 1948 despite high food and hotel costs. The American Automobile Association notes a strong upsurge in touring while Utah motor courts and eateries prepare for the summer season. California’s Centennial underway, boosting western tourism appeal for the season.
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Washington
United States
American Automobile Association
Utah
California
Kingsbury Church Plans Alcohol Education Outreach
The Kingsbury Community Church will distribute literature on the work of the Committee for Education on Alcoholism and Alcoholics Anonymous through its minister and Social Action Committee. At a Church Council meeting at Rev. Joseph V. Warner Jr's home, Mrs. M. H. Wilson was named chair of the arrangements committee for entertaining the state and tri state Congregational Churches conference in Vernal May 20 to 22. Rev. Warner is to appear for ordination at the conference. Council thanked Ralph Wilson for Sunday School duties and Mrs. Fred McWhirt for teaching. Rhoda Robinson was named to succeed Wilson as superintendent. Members attending included Mrs. W. A. Banks, Mrs. Hope Corless, Mrs. W. P. Price, Mrs. J. H. Ratliff, Amelia Manker, Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Sweatman, Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Wilson, Mrs. Ralph Wilson, and Rev. Varner.
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Kingsbury Community Church
Committee
Alcoholics Anonymous
Church Council
Joseph VW. Warner, Jr
Committee For
M. H. Wilson
Congregational Christen
Vernal
Warner
Ralph Wilson
Fred McWhirt
Rhoda Robinson
Wilson
W. A. Banks
Hope Corless
W. P. Price
J. H. Ratliff
Amelia Manker
T. W. Sweatman
M. 11 Wilson
Varner
Depleted Ore Mines Viewed as Arsenal
JOPLIN MO The lead and tin ore reserves are exhausted in a vast Missouri Kansas Oklahoma region. Talks of converting the underground district into a munition works and storage site follow visits by military buyers. Many mines have drifts large enough for munitions plants, with shafts reaching 50 to 300 feet. Substantial funding froze in July 1947, causing closures. Preserving the field risks water filling drifts and high dewatering costs if operations pause.
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Joplin
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
United States
Islands by area Britain and Greenland lead in size
Readable text notes Greenland leads with about 827,000 square miles, while New Britain and Bmill Island are mentioned with 903,000 talles. Great Britain is listed as an island with 65,000 square miles, highlighting inconsistencies in the source.
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Britaln & Bmill
Greenland
Great Britain
Protect Your Feet On Camping And Hiking Trips
Sportsmen are warned that foot trouble from uneven terrain can ruin trips. Wear sturdy well fitting footwear with adequate toe clearance. Heavy soles protect from sharp objects and fatigue while light moccasins may fail on rough ground. Keep toenails trimmed to prevent toe rubbing and blisters during long journeys away from transport.
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Paul W H. G Johnson
Utah Tourism Eyes Southeastern Utah With New Tours
Private agencies announce plans for the coming season in southeastern Utah led by Stewart Campbell's Utah Wonderland Stages in their second year. Arthur Chaffin plans to rebuild his auto ferry at Hite and director Harry A.son promotes multi area tours from Cedar City while a rare Arctic Flight North expedition is offered to twenty travelers from Salt Lake City to Edmonton then across the Arctic Ocean. Vogue Editore Dorothy Hawkins and Robert Park visit Salt Lake City seeking ski area tours for Vogue Magazine.
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Utah
Utah Wonderland Stages
Stewart Campbell
Arches
Monument Valley
Wayne Wonderland
Salt Lake City
Arthur Chaffin
Richfield
Hite
Colorado
Cedar City
Harry Aleson
Colorado Upper River
Edmonton
Canada
Artic Ocean
Arctic Circle
Vogue
Dorothy Hawkins
Vogue Magazine
Robert Park
Farmers Urge Federal Help and Farm Committee Reforms
In Vernal and surrounding Utah areas farmers push for stronger federal conservation support and parity. Marvin Smith and L J Walker call for price protections and county state level farmer elected committees. Elmer Lind backs government aid and the farm committee system while questioning paid conservation methods. Joseph Rhoades voices concern over government payment approaches to conservation.
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Marvin Smith
Vernal
Secretary of Agriculture
Anderson
L J Walker
Lapoint
Elmer Lind
Vernal Laren Ross
Tridel
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Farmer Committee
Joseph Rhoades
Duchesne County
Lawrence Wall
Randlett
Ask
Alaskan Highway Opens Free Entry to Public
The Alaskan Highway is opened to the public with all prior permit requirements removed. Motorists are advised to obtain road information from the Canadian Government before planning trips. Tourist shifts toward South America noted as US Commerce estimates 1947 spending at about 500 million dollars for travel to Mexico and South America.
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Alaska
South America
America
Europe
Department of Commerce
Mexico
Crooked Railroad Claims Across the Black Hills Region
The Rapid City Black Hills and Western railroad spans three miles of track containing 101 bridges and is described as the crookedest railroad in the world by local officials and observers.
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Rapid City
Black Hills
1 Western Railroad
Uintah County农conservation leaders urge more aid and water access
Farmers on worn-out lands need government help to restore production. Harold Dudley, chair of the Uintah County Agricultural Conservation Program Committee, says education alone fails to ensure necessary conservation work. Marvin Mitchee of Tabiona calls for running water in homes and removal of the $5,000 cap on water facility loans. Ona Harrison, chair of the Uintah County USDA Council, pushes better access to natural resources via roads and trails and urges fence construction, water development, and range reseeding.
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Harold Dudley
Uintah County Agricultural Conservation Program Committee
Marvin Mitchee
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