Stock Tanks Aid In Obtaining Better Range Use
More than 144 stock tanks in Uintah basin help ranchers better use ranges by providing well spaced water, reducing vegetation trampling and enabling even grazing. Rotational salting distributes livestock to lightly grazed areas, boosting range quality and profits. Districts stock ponds with bass and bluegill, with fish supplied free by the fish and wildlife service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uintah Basin
Grant Parrish
Ivestock
Parrish
The
Fish and Wildlife Service
33rd Ram Sale Set for August in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City's 33rd annual National Ram sale will be at the North Salt Lake stock yards on August 16 and 17. J. M. Jones says about 1500 rams from top flocks in 10 states Canada and England are groomed for the sale which could be a record breaker. Buyers from nine states including Kentucky and Texas attended last August, purchasing rams totaling $165,231.50.
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Salt Lake City
North Salt Lake
J. M. Jones
Canada
England
Kentucky
Texas
Advice for Americans Over Fifty on Diet and Health
A National Dairy Council survey notes one third of Americans are 45 or older, totaling about 50 million. It says this group is larger and healthier due to better health habits, and longer life with improved eating. It urges more calcium and protein from dairy, less calories, more fruits and vegetables, and moderation of sweets to buffer aging days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
National Dairy Council
Dairy Council
New Look Milk Prices Tied to Wages Warns Utah Dairy Leader
Merrill Warnick president of the Utah Dairy Federation warns that milk prices reflect rising farm wages and a shrinking dairy herd. He cites a shift from one cow per four people to one per six and urges more cows, better feeding, and farm discipline to avert a milk famine. He attended a nationwide dairymen's congress and advocates farmer driven solutions over legislation or rationing.
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Merrill N. Warnick
Utah Dairy Federation
America
Warnick
American Dairy Assn
Denver
Dairy Farmers of Utah
American Day Assn
Dairy Farmers of
Utah
Gairymen
Songrest
Advertising History Shifts From Squares To Agate Lines
The early ad unit was the square, one column wide and equally deep, priced at about 30 dollars a year for daily inserts around 1835. As penny papers emerged in the 1830s, space sold by the agate line—next to the smallest type—replaced the old square system.
Strong and Bier Introduces Paping De Vel
A wartime paper plastic named paping de vel claims aluminum weight with steel strength. It is a wood product five times stronger than equivalent lumber and can be formed into any shape.
Earl Woolley Promoted to Sergeant in 21 Months with Eighth Army
Sergeant Earl K. Woolley, son of Walter H. Woolley of Vernal, Utah, rose from private to sergeant in 21 months. He entered service June 17, 1946, at Salt Lake City, trained at Fort McClellan, and volunteered for airborne training earning his silver wings with the Eighth Army in northern Honshu, Japan.
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Earl K. Woolley
Walter H. Woolley
Vernal
Eighth Army
Honshu
Japan
Salt Lake City
Fort. McClellan
Ala
Medical Association to Convene in Cedar City
The annual meeting of the Medical Association Nell held in Cedar City will discuss safety hazards of atomic fission polio and other topics with sessions at the administration building Branch Agricultural College and a banquet at El Escalante hotel on Sept 3. Noted physicians from across the country will speak including Dr Alfred J Cone Dr Edwin J DeCosta Dr Arilda E Hansen Dr Gustaf E Lindskog and others. Two Vernal doctors plan to attend if they can arrange time from practice.
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Tate’ Medical Assn
Nell
Cedar
Ind
el Escalante
Medical Corps
American Armed Forces
Alfred J. Cone
Washington University Medical School
St. Louis
Edwin J. DeCosta
Northwestern University Medical School
Arilda E. Hansen
University of Texas Medical School
Fustaf E. Lindskog
Yale University Medical School
Charles LeRoy Lowman
Los Angeles
Ovid O. Meyer
University of Wisconsin Medical School
Theodore R. Miller
Memorial Hospital
New York
John F. Patton
Guy V. Pontius
Airborne Sergeant Arrives at Training Center in Japan
An airborne soldier from Fort Benning Georgia arrived in Japan on February 16 1948. The sergeant serves as the first sergeant of the training center of the 11th airborne division where he has been assigned duties as a student company.
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Fort Benning
Japan
11Th Airborne Division
Postmasters Attend Annual State Convention
Vernal Postmaster attends the annual state convention. The event features educational sessions and meetings held at the News House Hotel and Hotel Utah. Officials like Johnny Leahey supervise offices and supplies as part of the program.
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Vernal
Miephtna
Calder
Vernal Jaster
Was
Amone
Allidngs
Johnny
Leahey
Burts
Jaekeen
Vacsae Age Not Worthy War Time
A fragment notes Vacsae age not worthy of wartime service. It states a man aged 28 years eight and a half months is under consideration or rejected for duty.
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Germany
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Searle’s Saving Center Joe
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