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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1928
Page
6
The Vernal delegation wins 2500 from the State Road Commission to begin Steinaker Draw road tasks and secure a Caterpillar tractor. Utah Republican state committee set to meet February 4 in Salt Lake to decide dates for the state convention and delegate selection for Kansas City.
The article argues that exposing children to a variety of flavors early in life fosters healthier food preferences. It notes that foods many think they dislike are often those infants have not tried, suggesting repeated, gentle exposure encourages acceptance.
At the Utah State Farm Bureau convention in Ogden, Secretary Winder urged passage of farm relief measures, arguing tariffs and tax laws must be revised for a square deal. He criticized Coolidge on farm relief and urged boosting farm bureau membership to influence state legislation.
Ormand Ewing of Salt Lake seeks PUC approval to build and operate a natural gas pipeline from Ashley Valley Oil Co. property in Uintah County to Vernal and intermediate points. The plan estimates 5,000,000 cubic feet daily, pipeline cost about 120,000, aims to serve Vernal residents for years, subject to commission tariffs and rules.
A Utah Public Utilities Commission order bans delay, scheduling a Vernal freight rate hearing for March 1. Representatives from Lions Club Uintah county farm bureau Sterling Transportation Utah Shippers bureau attend, with talks aiming for equitable rate increases amid opposition from some local business interests.
A one room schoolhouse sits on the Utah Wyoming border shared by Sweetwater and Daggett counties. Built over twenty five years ago it divides by state with Utah children to the south and Wyoming children to the north, a single teacher serving both sides.
Reports from Vernal say the Ashley Valley test No 3 drilled through a heavy gas formation into a shale layer beneath. Operators aim to pierce the gas to reach huge oil pools below as drilling resumes to 3427 feet. Duchesne Early No 1 faces hole straightening issues at 2750 feet after underreaming.
Henry L Green and his daughter Mrs James Chivers of Vernal returned home Saturday after attending the event in Vernal.
The Vocational Ag Club of Utah elected officers at Ogden on January 26. Owen Biauah Uintahs was chosen Reporter, with Henry Jenkins Weber High as President, Cs iyle Christensen Dox elder High as Vice President, and Howard Rasmussen North Sanpete High as Secretary Treasurer. The group aims to develop leadership and scholarship among vocational agricultural students and unite related clubs statewide. The article notes a funeral for Mrs Mae bel Kennedy of Salt Lake City.
Survey crews began work Saturday on a 7 000 000 natural gas pipeline from the Baxter basin toward Salt Lake City. Ohio Oil Company officials and other oil interests arrived in Salt Lake, with reports of potential collaborations to finance and build the line as gas wells in Wyoming remain underutilized.
Western Venture Corporation reports switching from a small Armstrong rig to a 23 Star rig near Vernal Utah. The well, about half a mile northwest of the Reed well, aims for a 900 foot depth target with the potential for large daily oil output. The company controls 27000 acres in the Vernal monocline and markets itself as advancing Utah oil resources.
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