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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1949
Page
12
A poorly legible late 1940s notice indicates Roosevelt and Vernal license plate offices will relocate to city buildings. It mentions tentative opening dates in January, changes in plate designs for 1950, and staffing needs.
Mekews Local reports two new staff members joined KJAM to fill vacancies from recent transfers. Lee Walker, the station manager for almost three years, notes the changes while Don i ere leef Radio Arts is described as a combined group with engineers. Dinn and Siepp currently reside in the Townhouse at Vernal.
Vernal and Uintah county Allis Chalmers farm equipment dealers from Utah attended a contract meeting at Pocatello Idaho with about 300 dealers from six western states. The gathering discussed dealership progress, design changes, and anticipated adjustments for the coming year. Carl Herrison of Utahs Motor Co Vernal and W Davis of the Western States branch led presentations on new products and dealer relations.
Blanche Pastma wins a Crosley Shelyador refrigerator in a Christmas contest. Entries were judged on originality, with Pastma cited for a kitchen focused on her four schoolgoing children and modest space.
A fragmentary account describes a wartime or prison art exhibit at Alcatraz featuring condemned or infamous inmates. Notable figures include Baby Face Nelson’s lieutenant John Paul Chava and other ex-criminal artists who created works under prison shop conditions. The piece notes public and critic interest, with juried prizes and Catholic clerical commentary on the exhibit’s cultural value.
Fragmented text references City Utah council members and a monthly pledge or bond matter. Mentions Vernet City and a date around the 27th with a retail merchants council and a bond event or catalog. Incoherent OCR yields little verifiable detail beyond generic civic meeting context and invites.
Teachers at Uintah high school spend Christmas holidays with families and friends across Utah and nearby states. Principal Avard Rigby and guests from Salt Lake City, Spanish Fork, and other towns join in seasonal visits and warmth. Some staff traveled for basketball, while others hosted relatives in diverse locales, sharing festive meals and home hospitality.
Fragmented OCR lists a public notice and sale item amid garbled text. It mentions sale and director room timing and a few scattered proper nouns and numbers, though most specifics are unreadable. The readable hints suggest a local notice about a sale or auction with dates and names obscured by the damaged text.
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