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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1923
Page
4
A fragmented letter column reports high wages at a central school, local shop upgrades, and financial worries. It mentions Mrs Lillian Elder teaching dressmaking, hunger and poultry fears, a missing Eastman Kodak, and community reminders about church dues, a Vogue show, and a burned town caution. The writer references various residents and daily events with informal slang and misspellings.
Professor Earl Douglass, temporary custodian at the Dinosaur National Monument, urged delaying closures of the famous Dinosaur quarry at Jensen until fixed arrangements are made. He hopes large visitor groups and a permanent custodian will speed up access while notes on eight tons of roslls destined for shipment to the Carnegie Institute are mentioned alongside plans for further research in the Uintah Basin and oil problems.
The report recalls John Glenn who was fatally injured when struck by a limb during an accident near Ouray Utah. He never regained consciousness and died at 7 am. Cause listed as concussion of the brain from the blow. His wife, children, and extended family are noted with a large local Native American attendance at the vigil.
The Ute Oil Company, an Arizona corporation near Watson Utah, sold property last week and aims to form a new company to take over the asset. Plans call for a modern cracking plant to supply gasoline and fuel oil, with projected production and strong demand in the region. Engineers estimate refining costs at $1.50 per barrel and net $3.50 per barrel for some products, using current shale lands with substantial reserves and patented lands indicating over 100 million tons in sight. The existing Wallace system, 85 percent complete, can handle 150 to 200 tons daily and could be completed in three months. The company does not plan further refining now beyond expanding output.
The famous dinosaur exhibit near the local park is temporarily closed due to a work stoppage. Officials cite ongoing maintenance and safety checks as the reason for the public closure.
While touring the west an autoist stopped at a nearby house for a tool. He asked for a monkey wrench but the man in charge replied that this was a cow ranch, not a workshop.
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