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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1946
Page
15
New item list directs critical building materials to veterans housing under HI priority orders. Emphasizes proper written requests, serial numbered certificates, and compliance with Priority Regulation 33. Dealers must fill orders or reference next shipment if out of stock.
U S bases restrict grain use to conserve wheat for bread and rations. Authorities consider adjusting extraction rates for mills and bakers to boost supply, with 500,000 bushels monthly allocated for beverages. Distillers, breweries face new limits while other alcohol restrictions remain in force.
A reminiscence recalls the early wagon road built near Vernal and Whiterocks, the long twist through Uintah Basin, and the improvised dugway over the valley hills. It notes 1880s county politics, local labor, scarce tools, and soldiers aiding the project with hay supplies amid harsh weather and floods.
The Vernal Express retracts a forgery charge against Arthur Brian of Myton after local peace officers determined mistaken identity led to his arrest. The August 15 issue apologized for the error and the embarrassment caused. The narrative then shifts to a farmer’s hay hauling account detailing long night transports, grouped haulers, and stacked loads weighed at Q.B. Set ywatter’s scale, depicting the era’s rural labor and logistics.
Fragmented oil well report listing numerous drilling depths, chokers, tubing runs, and production figures across multiple operators. Mentions Emerald, McLaughtin Consolidated Government, Levison, Mary Haygood, Rector, and Texas Co. Carney with 24 hour and 21 hour production samples. Indicates ongoing operations in various California and Texas area wells with bbl outputs and tool settings.
British authorities announce that about six of eight tons of uranium ore, a key atom bomb ingredient, were uncovered amid the devastated Krupp munitions works in Essen. The ore, discovered in a shed blasted by bombs, was shipped to England under wartime restrictions.
The county assessor announced this week that the valuation of Flo Blanco has risen to seven million dollars. It marks the largest increase in the county’s history, reflecting surging property values and development activity across the area.
In Tokyo a postwar trade balance shows Japan exporting far more than it imports. Data from the Allied council via LP Fleming notes exports valued at 77,?5,00 and a growing surplus. Cpl William T. Miller reports Oct. recruitment drive actions and urges recruits to join before October. The piece discusses military service, rights, and national economic recovery.
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