Air rifles blamed for youth recklessness in Vernal
A Vernal reader warns that air rifles are not toys and urges stricter parental supervision and legal restrictions. The letter notes broken car windows from BB shots, risk of serious injury, and calls for youths to be barred from air rifles after incidents involving cars, birds, and livestock. Chief Arthur Corless urged parents to supervise and teach the harm, with consequences for offenders.
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Vernal
Arthur Corless
Farmers to Hold Elections Next Week in Uintah County
Farmers participating in federal farm programs will elect new community committeemen on November 15 to 17. The locally elected body oversees about 600 farms, helping shape programs, allocate funds, set wheat acreage allotments, and determine loan and purchase eligibility. Voter turnout varies but remains essential to select capable leaders.
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County and Community Production and Marketing Administration Committee
Uintah County
Farmer Elections Scheduled in Uintah Counties Next Week
Farmers in Uintah county will elect a three member county committee with alternates and a farmer delegate to the county convention. Voters include owners operators tenants or sharecroppers on farms for programs from 1949. Meetings set at Jensen store Maeser School Uintah State Bank and LDS chapels with times listed.
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Tyro
House approves social security extension voting record tally
The House passed a social security expansion by 333 to 14, broadening coverage to about 12 million workers and raising benefits. It increases retiree payments, expands payroll tax levels, and includes self employed and state workers, aiming to set the bill for Senate action next session.
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Truman
White House
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Commodity Credit, Corporation
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Naples Ada Openshaw Correspondent VERARE ARRAN
Mrs. Pearl Williams left Wednesday morning for Salt Lake City and will travel on to Belje California to winter with the Lawrence Andersons. Mrs Iverson’s sisters Mrs Jennie Hunting and Mrs Raymond Lind visited this week. Davis-Naples PTA Carnival drew a large crowd with children’s program dancing spook alley and an auction. Patsy Reynolds hosted a Halloween party. group attended Midnight Previews in Vernal. O'Donnell Goodrich and James Nickell headed to Moses Lake Washington for work with the Goodrich family.
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Pearl Williams
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake
Belje
Cal
Lawrence Anderson
Charles M. Iverson
James Nickell
Mongay
Moses Lake, Wash
Nickell
Goodriches
Naval ROTC application deadline announced
November 15 is the application deadline for the Navy College Training program. The exam will be held in major cities on December 3. Applicants who pass the exam and meet physical requirements will be enrolled in Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps units at universities nationwide and receive naval training during a four year academic course, qualifying for commissions in the Naval and Marine Corps Reserves upon graduation.
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Navy College ‘Training
Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps
Naval and
Marine Corps Reserves
Bray Reports Coffee Crop For 1945 46
Bray's crop for 1945 46 totaled 5 613 000 bags weighing 132 pounds each.
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Bray
Gardner on Hunting as Health and Fun
Erle Stanley Gardner, famed American mystery writer, discusses hunting as natural health exercise and mental alertness. He notes hunting’s thrill comes from stalking with weapons, while camera hunting provides pleasure but lacks the excitement of using a rifle or bow. He cautions that removing the killing aspect reduces hunting’s fun.
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Erle Stanley Gardner
America
Gardner
Farmers Face Grave Fire Dangers of Winter Heating
Utah expert Joseph Coulam warns farmers to inspect heating gear and chimneys before cold weather and to use spark arresters and safe fuel handling. The piece discusses archery safety and hunter education, noting a rise in beginners amid policy changes, and highlights fire losses totaling about 90 million dollars annually.
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Joseph Coulam
Utah
Eege
Warnin
Coulam
National Safety Council
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