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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1956
Page
9
The article appeals to American compassion for the mentally ill, noting 740000 in mental hospitals and scarce staff and facilities. It argues psychiatric clinics and professionals are few and calls for public action during Mental Health Week, April 29 to May 5.
A 1830 remark by George P Morris about a tree that sheltered youth launches a look at America’s forests. Headlines note centuries of timber use, waste from fire and pests, and today’s science driven reforestation. Private industry and government cooperate to match growth with removal, ensuring a renewable timber supply for the nation.
The Government Survey Commission of the Utah Foundation calls for reforms in local city and county road administration and financing. It recommends a statewide engineering study, county primary road systems, county road departments, and state aid formula changes to include vehicle travel as a factor.
The article traces Utah sheep history from the 1870s to later decades, detailing early Cotswolds and Merinos struggles in desert ranges, then notes a shift to hardy imported breeds like Rambouillets and Suffolks. It credits pioneer breeders with boosting wool and mutton yields despite scarce forage and harsh winters, praising the desert adaptation and global interest in Utah’s woolgrowing.
Vernon Kiwanis club considers buying the old school lunch room annex at Ashley Valley Hunter High School to use as a scout house. Dwight J. Wetenkamp says the School Board may remove the lunch room from the building. scouts have met at St. Pauls Episcopal parish house for eight years. If purchased, the club will relocate and study new sites.
Sitting on the sidelines, hundreds of spectators, lawmakers, and aides clash over a difficult farm bill. Hearings stretch weeks as each side voices policy, philosophy, and politics while compromise slowly edges toward passage.
Two Vernal seniors Jean Cayce Calder and Philip Glede Watkins earned University of Utah Winter Quarter high honors for maintaining a 3.9 average or above while enrolled in at least 12 credit hours. Calder, a speech major, is in Delta Gamma and active in the U band. Watkins, a pharmacy major, is a member of American Pharmaceutical Assn Utah Pharmaceutical Assn Phi Delta Theta and Phi Delta Chi.
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