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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1955
Page
11
Creditors must present claims with vouchers to May Jorgensen Administratrix at the office of B R Lawrence Co op er Attorney Uintah State Bank Bldg Vernal Utah on or before November 30 1955.
A July to August 1955 bidding notice from the Board of Education invites sealed bids on coal milk gasoline fuel oil butane gas and bus insurance for 1955 to 1958. Separate notices from the Utah State Engineer request extensions for water appropriation at Dinosaur National Monument and file pending proofs of appropriation with protests due by Sept 10, 1955. Protests and hearings set for Sept 15 1955. Public notices list multiple water applications in Uintah County for irrigation and miningGilsonite uses with protests due by Sept 3 1955. Published Vernal Express July 28 to Aug 11 1955.
Notice of public auction by the Utah State Tax Commission. Vehicles described include a 1953 Dodge Truck with motor 1118 230441 to be sold August 7 1955 at Showalter Motor Company Vernal Utah at 3 00 p m and a 1941 Ford Sedan with motor 298836 to be sold August 11 1955 at Utah Motor Company Vernal Utah at 3 30 p m. Purchases payable in United States dollars. The commission reserves the right to extend. G W Barben secretary.
Union High School Board invites bids for about 300 tons of coal for the 1955 58 school year. Bids should be mailed to Union High School Roosevelt Utah care L F Hutchings principal. Include coal sources. Board may reject all bids and may accept a bid higher than the lowest if in the boards interest. Due by August 10 1955 at 5 p.m.
A fragment shows a man named Smith pacing near his house and discussing concerns about his wife and a car. The dialogue hints at domestic tension and anxiety about possessions rather than a full narrative.
RANDLETT residents report visitors from Detroit including Jack Troy and family at the Tralph Taylor home. Ralph Durfee and Janet traveled to Salt Lake City. A fake leadership meeting drew Golden Bashan, Ervin Young, Eugenia Pickup, Carol Lewis, and Viola Jensen. Local sports saw Ft Duchesne beat Randlett in softball. Various townspeople visited Vernal and Salt Lake City, with church and genealogical society news and releases from Relief Society officers.
Wayne R. Taylor, a US Navy seaman apprentice from Whiterocks, serves aboard the escort aircraft carrier USS Badoeng Strait. The carrier group is operating as a submarine hunter killer unit in Western Pacific waters, protecting allied shipping and lanes.
A Whiterocks birthday party for Sherrie Russell drew friends Friday. The Whiterocks Ward marked the 24th with pioneer stories songs and games on the school campus. Neola riders joined a rodeo Monday night in Roosevelt and several locals visited relatives in Rangely Ogden Logan Manila and Hayden.
Harold S. Barnes of the American Newspaper Publishers Association reports that records set in the first half of 1955 prove newspaper advertising delivers peak sales power. He notes retailers increasingly rely on newspapers as the shopper's medium, reflecting growing vitality for merchandise promotion.
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