Message of the Ages Centennial Pageant to Open in Salt Lake
The LDS church will premiere the centennial pageant Message of the Ages on Monday May 5 at the Salt Lake Tabernacle. Admission is by ticket only with about 50 percent distribution to nonmembers and a capacity of 4000 nightly. Tickets available through ward bishops and Salt Lake City outlets as distribution centers begin in Salt Lake County then statewide.
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LDS Church
Gus P. Beckman
A. Hamer Reiser
Salt Lake Tabernacle
Salt Lake City
Bureau of Information
Centennial Information
Reler
Jourisl
Salt Lake County
Notice to water users in Uintah County Utah
State Engineer announces applications to appropriate water for irrigation and stock use in Uintah County Utah. Names include Joel A Evans Vernal Karl K Collier and others with locations Green River tributary and Colorado River. Protests must be sworn on forms filed by June 28 1947 at the State Capitol East Lake City Utah.
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Eer
Uintah County
Utah
Joel A. Evans
Vernal
Nec
Green River
Tri
Colorado River
Karl K
Celtler
Geeres
Frank
Collier
Care
Cellier
Rice
Goneete
Karl K. Collier
Tribuary
W. Eae
Ok Cor
Murray
Merkley
Jensen
Tss
Java
Mien L. Knight
Roosevelt
Nee
Alva G
Rust
Hayden
Well Berom
Tis
Riw
State Capitol
East Lake City
Watson I
Truck Hijacking Surge Hits Chicago with 26 Million Loss
CHICAGO reports a spike in truck hijackings with an estimated 26 million dollars lost over the past year. More than 6,000 vehicles were affected and shifts in cargo thefts rose by about 20 percent from the prior year. The New York alarm system firm Prevident cites textiles as accounting for a third of the thefts and blames thieves for developing new methods, targeting youths, and reviving old schemes fueling the black market.
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Laval
Chicago
New York Alarm System Company
Rights Granted Build Gas Line to G Superior OU permits work
Superior OU company has been granted a permit for preliminary work on a proposed natural gas pipeline from Douglas Creek to Grand Junction, with hearings in Denver on March 17. Further tests in the Douglas Creek area are expected before a final decision, and Public Service may purchase gas for a 30 year supply in Grand Junction. Estimated construction cost is about 0.5 trillion dollars for the 62 mile line.
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Superior OU Company
Neen
Douglas Creek
Grand Junction
Denver
Superior
Public Service Company
Indians Had Zippers And Air Conditioning
CHENRY WASH Indians of the Spokane tribe reportedly used early versions of zippers air conditioning and pressure cookers long before European contact. They soaked cattails to heat tepees in winter and allow airflow in summer. Beads formed sliding closures on garments while steam-cooked food used water-filled baskets with hot rocks.
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Spokane
Cleaning Bliver Silver Brightens with Standard Polish
The guidance promotes regular polishing of Bliver silver to maintain brightness. It recommends using a good standard polish in paste, liquid, or powder form and stresses having a definite cleaning routine.
Young Adventurers Seek Alaska Adventure Notes
Two junior high students from Altadena plan to leave home to seek adventure in Alaska inspired by Jack London. They say they are financed by $33 from newspaper routes and allowances, with notes to parents claiming a desire to write a book and escape an unsatisfactory home for adventure.
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Altadena
Calif
Jack London
Alaska
London
Robert W. Service
George W. Lake
Aid
Lake
Aluka
Peter
Prairie schooners in modern caravan across Utah trek
The Sons of Utah Pioneers centennial trek from Nauvoo Illinois to Salt Lake City heads July 14 with a caravan of 12 automobiles rigged as prairie schooners. Nauvoo Chamber of Commerce hosts a welcome, campfire programs mark the return, Fort Bridger gathering to hear Centennial Commission chair David C. McKay. Timparagos Cave opens its 25th season drawing many visitors as census workers report Utah migration patterns, asking residents where they lived on April 1, 1940.
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Wehway U. S
Hiehway
Nauvoo
Sinois
Salt Lake City
Old Mormon Trail
Sons of Utah, Pioneers
Illinois
Centennial Commission
David C. McKay
Utah
Burvey
U. S. Bureau of Census
Salt Lake
Davis County
Uiah
Heart Disease Prevalence in United States
An estimated 4,000,000 Americans suffer from heart disease. Diseases of the heart and blood vessels including cerebral hemorrhage accounted for 675,000 deaths in 1944.
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United States
Rangeley oil line to Utah boosts Salt Lake refinery output
Rangely Oil Fields in Colorado will supply a ten inch pipeline delivering 24 500 barrels daily to the Utah Oil Refining Company in Salt Lake City under pressure from pumps. By 1940 total Utah oil via Rangely pipelines will reach 46 500 barrels daily as a nationwide planning project unfolds. Utah’s publicity pushes feature this month’s County Officer Magazine cover stories and precooked foods research details. Rodeos flourish in Utah with over 30 events scheduled from Lehi in June to the State Fair in September underlining state-wide western tradition.
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Utah
Rangely Oil
Colorado
Utah Oil Recuing Company
Salt, Lake City
Salt Lake City
Rangely Oil LS
Totel
Evatt Pledges Tough Guard for British Rocket Secrets
Australian Foreign Minister V. Evatt told the House of Representatives that precautions would be doubled to protect British rocket range secrets in Australia. He warned of a sinister association between certain scientific elements and the Communist party and said the security service would be strengthened to deter spying and possible abuse of citizenship and that related laws would be tightened.
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Gadares
Australia
Canberra
V. Evatt
House of Representatives
British Empire
Joseph Abbott
Communtet
Evatt
aMeta
Recreta
The Pile of Oriental Rugs And Their Durability
A fragment describes the pile of oriental rugs formed by hand tufting to the backing. It notes this handwork contributes to the rug's durability and resilience over time.
Mulch timing for strawberry beds as frost nears
Garden note advises applying a protective straw mulch once night temperatures begin to freeze. This helps shield strawberry beds from cold damage.
Falladium Unlarnished Palladium Jewel Metal Claim
A claim describes falladium as an unaltered palladium like white metal used in jewelry. It is said to resist tarnish and remain immune to atmospheric effects. The note cites its chemical stability as a key advantage for jewelry makers.
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Timp Cave
Timparogos Cave
Jenes
B. F. Goodrich
Silvertowns
B.e.goodrich
B.f.goodrich
Silvertown
Searle Electric & Appll CO
Aeram
Idaho
Calfornia
Uish
Etesn
County Officer
Feaures Utah
Utah Department of Publicity and Industrial Development
Fea
National Restaurant Association
Place
America
Vas
Hacking
Wilker
International Harvester
Middlebusters
Gorn Planters
Strep Roker
Fower
Stulfors Staal
Farm Exchange
Vernal, Utah
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