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Newspaper

Vernal Express

Location

Vernal, Utah, United States of America

Date

Feb 02, 1949

Page

9

The Columbia Compact One Story Family Home Plan

The Columbia is a 28 by 40 foot single story home with 1000 square feet and 19 756 cubic feet. It features three bedrooms a spacious living room with a fireplace a modern kitchen dinette and built in wardrobes and coat closets. The design emphasizes cross ventilation and light with wide overhanging eaves and a low pitched hip roof. For information contact the Small House Planning Bureau St Cloud Minnesota. Skyscraper World's first steel skyscraper quilt in Chicago about 1872.

Columbia Small St. Cloud Minnesota

Painting Up and Fixing Up Before Winter

Painters advise cleaning, scraping and solving old paint cracks to allow fresh paint to bond. Methods include scraping, burning, and modern paste paint removers. effectiveness varies and cost differs. They recommend trial on the surface to choose the best approach.

Longhorns Outpace Utes In College Dance and City Mishaps

The piece narrates a campus game against Utah followed by social scenes at the Gold and Green Ball and a series of postgame fender-bender incidents around Vernal Avenue. It notes students like Leland McNeil Nick Swain Mary Alice Johnson Joan Hall and Janie Siddeway among dancers and observers. Precautionary tales from Wayne Halstead Francis Palmer and others wrap the chaotic night.

Leland McNeil Nick Swain Utes Mary Alice Johnson Joan Hall Max Haws Dorothy Freestone Janie Siddeway E. L. Bennion Marion Caldwell Donnie Barr Nnes Nannette Markuson Eddie Davis Rita Curtis Nick Velchoff Lorna Soderquist Clyde Wilkins Daisy Bitter Lewis Nancy Colton Bert Carroll Blond Vernan Henderson Marilyn Parent Norton Walker Joe Murray Donna Birch Wayne Halstead Francis Palmer Vernal Ave Wayne Nolan Mackey Bruce Preece Francis Don Millecam Fenton DeMiller Raymond A Caldwell Sharon Eskelson Bob Wardell Vanda Toles Jensen Way Gracore

Construction Boom Follows War Weather and Demand

Walter L Couse of Detroit urged Intermountain contractors in Salt Lake City that 1949 will bring increased competition as construction costs stabilize at a new normal. The article notes a large residential backlog, housing shortages in Vernal and the West, and potential federal aid to veterans to spur home-building while a strong rental market grows.

Walter L.” Couse Detroit Salt Lake City Intermountain Associated General Contractors of America United States Wilk

Community Notices From Local Ward Events

A dance occurred after MIA Tuesday with music by the ward orchestra. Bishop Ernest Johnson is ill with the flu. Mrs. Lyle Remington recently had surgery at Basin Hospital. Sacrament meeting speakers were Mrs. Bill Workman Mrs. Lee Ralphs Leonard Perry and Don Batty. The first ward officers meeting in the new chapel was held Monday. President Archie Johnson taught the teachers training lesson. The Golden Gleaners of the Utah Stake met at Mrs. Ernest Johnsons home with new officers elected and plans for Future Golden Gleaners activities. Refreshments were served.

Ernest Johnson Lyle Remington the Basin Hospital Bill Workman Lee Ralphs Leonard Perry Don Batty Archie Johnson Golden Gleaners Uintah Stake

Wheat for Breakfast Debuts as Caveman Cereal

The prehistoric caveman discovers wild wheat as a breakfast cereal and becomes a cereal eater and farmer. He stores the grain for winter famine as the trend of farm tracks shows farmers own.31 percent of all trucks in the U.S. and 15 percent of all cars.

U.S

Fashion Review Stirs Salt Lake City Report

Tidbits note Nola Batty and Deon Free stone enjoyed a fashion trip to Salt Lake City for the Fashion Review. The piece also mentions local figures Reid Taylor Bob Bryson Mary Ann King and Stan Anderson in passing along with a health note about measles affecting several. Elbert Simmons is highlighted as UHS Fire Chief in Ute of the Week.

Nola Batty Deon Freestone Salt Lake Fashion Review Reid Taylor Bob Bryson Doris Mary Ann King Stan Anderson Elbert Simmons UHS

Demand for Better Homes Grows in U S Market

Money will likely flow into building and remodeling as buyers seek newer and more adequate homes. Americans feel they have a fight to obtain good, substantial houses amid stronger demand for improved housing.

Timber: Forests Endure Through Centuries of Use

The text notes three centuries of timber consumption since 1630, stating that twice as much timber has been removed as was growing when colonists landed, yet asserts that abundant forests remain for perpetual use and that they are managed sensibly.

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