March of Dimes Chief Named Utah State Chairman
State Senator Ira A. Huggins of Ogden named Utah State Chairman of the 1949 March of Dimes by Basil O Connor. It is Huggins eighth year heading Utah’s fund drive as part of the nationwide January appeal supporting polio care and research. O Connor notes U S polio toll may exceed 100 000 from 1943 to 1948.
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Ira A. Huggins
Ogden
Utah
Basil O'Connor
National Foundation For
National Foundation
Huggins
Trat
Jackson Democratic League
Ogden Kiwanis Club
American Legion
O'Connor
Senator Huggins
March of Dimes
United States
Labor Shortages Feared as Farm Students Quit
Utah farmers face serious fall labor shortages as hundreds of school youths withdraw from agricultural work. Peach and tomato harvests in mid September will need replacements, with 70 percent of hired workers lost in Utah County and 400 cannery workers in Box Elder County leaving. Indians from the southwest and migratory workers may offset shortfall, while trades expect slower impact in trade and service sectors.
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B. L. Flanagan
State Department of Employment Security
Flanagan
Utah County
Box Elder
Ogden
Weber
Davis Counties
Salt Lake Area
Lmanufacturing
Kemmerer Bureau of Reclamation Office Elevated to Area Status
The Kemmerer Wyoming field office of the Bureau of Reclamation becomes an area office under Regional Director E. O. Larson. Palmer B. DeLong is named area engineer in charge, joining since June 1941 after Utah State Agricultural College graduation. He led Kemmerer since 1946 and now oversees Ly man project reports and Sublette units with drilling investigations underway.
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Bureau of Reclamation
Kemmerer
Wyo
Green River Basin
Larson
Salt Lake City
Palmer B. DeLong
Utah State Agricultural College
1500 Club Members To Attend Chicago 4H Congress
National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago runs Nov 28 to Dec 2 with 1500 delegates, leaders, and youth from across the country and several foreign countries. More than 26 000 rural youths will participate since 1922, with merit awards totaling over 325 000 dollars funded by private donors and foundations. The event, conducted by the Cooperative Extension Service, features group discussions tours and ceremonies honoring winners and donors.
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Chicago
Cooperative Extension Service
United States
Edward F. Wilson
H. A. Moses
Westinghouse
Ruth Kerr
Riteway
Carnation Co
Kraft Foods
Dress Revue
Simplicity
General Motors
International Harvester
Serval
American Forest Products Industries
Allis-Chalmers
Girls Records
Montgomery Ward
Kellogg
Charles R. Walgreen
Sears-Roebuck Foundation
Thos. E
Wilson
Cudahy Packing
Poul-!itty
Dearborn Motors
U. S
Sunbeam
Firestone
Standard OW Mndiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Pan American Petroleum
Utah
American Oil
Oil and Gas Companies
Disease cases in state drop to record low
Uintah county reports no notifiable diseases for week ending September 3 as state total hits an all time low with 63 resident cases rising from 71 the prior week and 74 the week before
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Uintah
State Department of Health
Drouth Drives Down Lamb Futures and Meat Prices
Ashley Wool Growers Assn president Rulon S. Hacking warns that a long drought and wheat field burnouts endanger late summer lamb feeding. Lambs may average 20 pounds lighter, boosting meat prices. he cites economic and biological factors and notes production remains the key fix.
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Ashley Forest
Drouth
Rulon S. Hacking
Ashley Wool Growers Assn
Hacking
Measles Lead Communicable Diseases This Week
Measles tops the list of reported communicable diseases with 20 cases. Distribution shows 11 in Carbon county, five in Salt Lake City, and five in Salt Lake county.
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Carbon County
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake County
Meat production faces constraints from costs and boycotts
The report notes uncertain meat prices, rising production costs, and a meat boycott reducing demand. It highlights the long lead time to grow herd size versus weight gains, plus regional data on Oregon timber and freight moves as context for economic pressure on prices.
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Kemmerer Bureau of
Mighty Midget Racers
Judd Werner
Gill, Broadbeck
Idaho
Wes Johnson
Jaycee Park, Vernal, Utah
Wilbur Thompson
Los Angeles Athletic Club
Hamerio Tosa
Uintah Basin
Uintah Bank
Vernal, Utah
Oregon
Ral
All the
Orexon Roguing
Emacs
Firestone Vagabond
Searle
Uteh
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