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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1949
Page
10
The 1947 census shows the United States population at 145,340,000, a record rise of 13,700,000 since 1940. Births reached 3,908,000. The data suggest each person consumed about 17 percent more food in 1947 than in 1850.
An Aunt writes of hosting a hot day dinner for Pa Barrington, Tom, and the narrator. She recalls Tom’s preference for meat and potatoes, contrasts it with her fruit salad and Solitaire products, and ends with a playful quip about the Barringtons’ tastes and a toast to her chuckwagon dinner.
Doris E Johnson reports travel and visits as Mr and Mrs Mark Perry left for Des Moines Iowa, Leonard Perry accompanied them to Denver, then to Jappin Wyoming to visit relatives. Lillian Wilkerson and Samantha Peterson visited their brother Will Reid Sunday night. Effie Marchant left for Salt Lake City after visiting Tillie Bell. Sacrament meeting speakers Glen Walker and LaVell Manwaring spoke.
Loreen Johnson delivered a talk connected with the Girls Leadership organization, addressing themes of empowerment and community involvement during the event.
Maeser Conan W Collett reports weekend visits in Rangely with Mrs Edith Rector. Yet Carroll leaves for Salt Lake City for medical care. Johnny Massey heads to Montana to visit Garth Massey and Tom Anthony in Bridger. Anna Massey travels to Salt Lake City for a few days. Ward Ashby and Keith Bodily families visit from Salt Lake City. Chuck Woodward departs for Salt Lake City for a few days.
Utah joined the list of honor states with the final report of sales in the opportunity drive for U S treasury savings bonds. Volunteers sold 4 433 423 dollars of series E bonds, 127 percent of the state quota of 3 500 000. Eighteen of 29 counties surpassed quotas, led by San Juan at 251 percent and Tooele at 193 percent. Salt Lake County reached 130 percent of its 1 6 million goal under C E Gene Freeman. Daggett did 8 percent with 127 dollars on a 1 500 quota. State chairman Charles L. Smith credited county groups and officials. Nationally, drives exceeded the 1 043 billion goal. Uintah County also hit 114 percent of its quota. More than 30 million tons of freight pass through the Suez canal.
Mr and Mrs Bill Young and Mrs Jay Qualls plus family from Los Angeles stayed with the Coltons. Andrew Veron’s family gathered for Homecoming. Attendees include Dale and Leslie Thacker, Lew Cheney of Salt Lake City, Lloyd and Vernon Richards, Everett Merkley, Shirley Richards, Charles Palmer, Blane Prince, Glenn Ashby and family from Durango. Mish family plans Phoenix move. Rulon Ashby and daughter Lila toured Toronto Niagara Falls Chicago Detroit on return from business. C R Conrad and sons from Savannah visit the Merkley home. Mrs Conrad known as Sybil Merkley.
A laboratory accident led to a new cotton gauze for surgical use. The gauze, called surgitose, dissolves in the body without harm and aids in closing wounds while stopping bleeding. It is designed for surgical sponges that may be sewn up.
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