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Newspaper

Vernal Express

Location

Vernal, Utah, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1940

Page

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Veral Manial Road Survey Seeks Better Grade Route

Engineers and surveyors of the Public Roads administration mapped the Vernal Manlia route with alternatives from Steiniker Draw to Tensheregk Mountain. The effort, directed by Win Pryor, aims to locate a grade road with preliminary work and funding preparations, though immediate construction is not guaranteed.

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Centennial Plans for 1947 Utah Centennial Celebration

Utah readies a 1947 centennial celebration from May 15 to November 1 to showcase natural resources and attract visitors from the United States and abroad. Each county will host for a week or more as part of a statewide program, with committees and officials named to organize events and coordinate with the state fair for approval.

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Suffrage Milestone Observances Highlight US Women Vote

Fragmented notice marks the Twrotleth anniversary of women suffrage in the United States. It notes services at national league centers and lists groups active in the suffrage effort. The piece underscores militant and public interest aims and early efforts to enfranchise women.

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Vernal Guard Unit to Arrive Home Saturday

National Guardsmen from eight western states finish three week maneuvers in southwest Washington. Major William J Tyis aide says the Utah guard will travel home by train with sleepers and chair cars provided for different routes. The orderly return aims for midnight Saturday distributions at evacuation points as crews depart from Ball Lake City.

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Stocking Of Rainbow Trout In Uinta Lakes Reported

Deputy Game Warden Henry Slaugh and Mark R Code of the Verna Gun Club report large stocks of rainbow trout planted in the high Uinta lakes. Members including Hatch and Davis fund and plan the dispersal, with beaver transplants limited by drought. Retired pack travelers and guides accompanied the expedition, collecting plant specimens and observing favorable fish conditions across Ashley Brush Creek and Dry Fork areas.

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Voters barred from aiding candidates in dual party poll

The article notes a rule preventing voters from aiding candidates of two political parties at the poll. It mentions dates around March and October for general elections, and warns that voters cannot cast or support tickets for both parties, highlighting potential penalties or costs for noncompliance.

Young Democratic League Organized at Vernal

A local Young Democratic League chapter formed at Vernal with Mrs CoS Jonson as chairwoman and Kenneth Snow as treasurer. The group aims to mobilize young voters to the polls. Mabel Merrill has been employed at the Fashion Cleaners.

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FSA Office Sets Up Eastern Utah District Posts

The Farm Security Administration establishes two new district offices in Price and Provo to supervise the Eastern Utah region. Ulaly Clark Aured of Provo central will serve as district supervisor with the northern code offices. D TVA Eames named Southern District supervisor at Richfield. Kliman and Mantl take posts, with Vernal ties noted.

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South American Tourists Visit Dinosaur Quarry

A party headed by Dr J E Bruaddus of Salt Lake City toured Dinosaur National Monument on Sunday. The group included visitors from South America and Puerto Rico such as Mrs Elizabeth Moffatt Mrs Susan Anderson Mrs Jessie Billingsly and Dr and Mrs Broaddus, all of Salt Lake City, with others from Oroya Peru Porto Rico and Salt Lake.

J E Bruaddus Salt Lake Dinosaur National Monument South America Porto Rico Elizabeth Moffatt Susan Anderson Jessie Billingsly Broaddus Salt Lake City Joan Harper Thomas Harper Oroya Peru Betty Reese Mary Sue Anderson Denser Helen Tom Reese Joyce Harper

Annual Ram Sale Set for Salt Lake City in August

The annual ram sale will run August 27 and 28 at North Salt Lake stock yards with hundreds of grade rams and top registered breeds from the United States and Canada expected. Breeders from Wyoming Washington Oregon Utah and Canada will be represented while consignors include Rambouillet and Hampshire crosses and other crossbreds from Lincoln Rambouillet and other lines. The sale showcases select breeding stock with entries from prize flocks and notable ranchers attended by buyers and breeders seeking proven genetics for improvement.

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Don B Colton to Speak Here Wednesday

Don B Colton campaigning for the Republican gubernatorial nomination advocates a \"do it now\" program to employ all workers in Utah and boost agriculture while criticizing the Democratic state administration. He outlines irrigation surveys, concrete canal lining, and state-backed low-interest loans to modernize water systems, plus revival of Brigham Young era self sufficiency. Colton schedules a public meeting in Vernal Wednesday at 8:00 PM. city voters face an August 30 bond issue for 5 0 million waterworks expansion to Ashley Canyon.

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Indian Grazing Heads Cenfer Over Range Plan in Vernal

High officials from the Grazing Service and Indian Service met in Vernal on Wednesday to discuss a bill by Congressman Abe Murdock to set aside 160000 acres in the western Basin Range Grazing District No 8 for Indian use The measure would also provide ten millesquare grazing land within the new area The tract lies south of the Duchesne and Strawberry rivers and would be administered by the Grazing Service to relieve overstocking and provide near property feed grounds Archies D Ryan Chesly P Seely C Wright and Uintah Ouray agency officials attended the session Lee Blocks leased about 200 acres of placer mining claims on Green River from Charles Wise and Charles Martinsen The claims are four miles east of the Dino Aur Quarry Plans call for hedges with a daily capacity of 4000 yards to extract gold

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Four H Club Fair at Maeser Chapel August Thirty

The county 4 H Club Fair will be held at the Maeser chapel on Friday August 30. Thirteen girls clubs prepared the exhibits with twelve in cooking and one in foods. Enrollment totals 140 girls. Leaders teach home economics as the exhibit is shown at Maeser amusement hall. A health contest demonstration contest and style dress review are planned. About 30 prizes will be awarded in ten cooking and sewing categories. County commissioners approved $50 for prizes and attendance expenses to state fair delegates.

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Public Domain Grazing Tour Surveys County Range Conditions

Officials and advisory board members toured about a third of the 2,000,005 acres of public domain in the region inspecting reservoirs wells roads and reseeding projects tied to the Vernal Camp and Grazing Service. The trip extended southeast to Watson and south to springs near Book Cliffs top in Grand County with very dry range conditions noted though some areas looked better after storms.

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Funeral Held for Youth Drowned in Green River Utah

Funeral services were held for Mant Dusne Timothy 13 who died after drowning in the Green River near Vernal Utah. He was a student at Central School and had lived in Vernal since 1938 with his mother and brother. The burial was dedicated at Vernal Memorial Park. He is survived by his mother, brother, and other relatives including his father and grandmother.

Mant Dusne Timothy 13 Green River Utah Vernal Becond Ward Wallace Winder Ward Bishopric F J Kennard Arthur Manwaring Meda Walker Land Winlfred Kernnard May Jorgensen E J Winder Harold H Smith George A Blaugh Vernal Memorial Park Mont D ‘Timothy Roosevelt Parley Timothy Alice Jo Vernal Mont Central School Horace Jolley Vernal Nursery School Galt Lake City Price Brent Sur Parley Heber Mmethy Vernal Hs Elizabeth Timothy

Utah Dry Weather Forecasts Huge Drought Losses

Moses L Holbrook, marketing supervisor for Utah State Department of Agriculture, warned in a Capitol report that 1940 drought conditions threaten multi million dollar losses to Utah crops. He noted early yields were normal due to water, but prolonged dry weather endangers future sales and urged expansion of water storage facilities.

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