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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1949
Page
15
Vernal officials announce a welfare festival on February 18 with dances and events for all ages led by Mrs. Hugh W. Colton. Funds benefit the ward and script sales support activities. City manager LeRoy Taylor outlines plans for regular weekly garbage pickup and container requirements to aid sanitation.
A series of Saturday and January incidents on Uintah County roads left several injuries and property damage. Keith Hatch cited for failure to signal, Wardell for lacking two drivers licenses. deputy Jerry Beatty investigated. A Vernal truck and Gill car collision caused $150 damage. Richardson cited for leaving scene, no plates, no license. Lambdin cited for reckless driving after a January 25 crash. $700 damage. Authorities warn against careless driving amid sunny conditions.
Uintah Basin oil activity continues with Pioneer Drilling at Ashley Creek near Vernal and Bitter Creek tests progressing through deep formations while weather delays persist. Locals report slow overhead and hole problems, with wells spudding planned as soon as weather permits.
Funeral services for Seaman First Class Ferris J. Harrison will be held at the Lapoint ward chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Friday at 1 pm. Born August 30, 1914 in Lapoint, he was killed during the invasion of Out Island in the Pacific on December 16. Interment is in Lapoint cemetery. military rites by Witbeck Post No. 11, American Legion. He was a graduate of Alterra High School and an LDS church elder, survived by his parents Jerimia and Elizabeth Harrison.
Samuel Robert Sands a Duchesne farmer and stockraiser died Saturday morning at his daughter's home Mrs Bessie Barton from causes incident to age Funeral services were held Monday in the Duchesne tabernacle Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Readers are advised that saver collars are back in style. The article notes that collars can be attached by a nap or button onto dresses to avoid repeated basting during laundry.
Utah endures its harshest winter in 14 years straining sheep and cattle herds. Livestock men face growing feed costs and possible emergency aid via Garth Atwood of Ashley Wool Growers in Vernal. Whitaker to address feed problems. Lesson From Animals notes that humans learned to swim by watching animals and attempting the water motion after others fell in.
Robert Kazmayer will speak at Knife and Fork and also watch for the travel letter Travel Today. He recently led a Kazmayer European Seminar tour with 35 prominent U S business men and women visiting France Switzerland Holland Belgium and England. He writes a book on western society and plans another European tour next summer.
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