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Newspaper

Vernal Express

Location

Vernal, Utah, United States of America

Date

Feb 18, 1954

Page

7

Echo Park project gains support amid debates over dam plan

Editorial notes growing backing for Echo Park dam in Dinosaur National Monument as proponents praise its American value while opponents warn of ecological and historical harm. Congressman Miller urges immediate approval and presses Utah supporters to persuade uncertain readers.

Washington Moho Park Dinosaur National Park A. J. Miller J. Neb Oltiryman House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee Balt Lake

Washington Day Program Honors Returned Veterans

Uintah and Ouray Post 126 of the American Legion at Fort Duchesne hosts a program on Monday February 22 to honor veterans from Ouray Randlett Fort Duchesne Point Tridelt and Whiterocks who served in the armed forces during the war. National auxiliary presidents, state and local officials, and military leaders attend as Union High School A Cappella Choir and Winthrop High School chorus perform. The event includes dance numbers by Union High School dance class and Mrs Eldon Gardners dance school and awards for about 80 veterans. Public invited.

Uintah Ouray American Legion Fort Duchesne Randlett Point Tridelt Whiterocks National Lee William Sutteer Utah The Victor Bott American Lesson Parley E Jensen Union High School Wintah High School Eldon Gardner Dance School

Christmas Card Craze Impacts 1954 Business Outlook

Readers question December and January business dips as consumer demand falls and inventories rise. The author cites unseasonable weather droughts and a surge in Christmas card purchases as a potential risk to Christmas sales, while arguing forecasts should remain six months and noting that new energy sources and mental power could drive a brighter future. The piece closes with an optimistic note and reflections on faith and global affairs.

Babson Park Mass Associated Press Sig Newton America

Four Awards Go To Vernal Express At Utah Press Conventi

The Vernal Express earned four awards at the 86th Utah State Press Association convention in Salt Lake City. In Class A for circulation over 1,000 it won second place for Best Front Page and third for best use of illustrative materials. The Mt. Pleasant Pyramid won first and Price Sun-Advocate third in that category. Box Elder News led, with Richfield Reaper second. The Express received honorable mention for the University of Utah press club news photo of Uintah high school dressing room overcrowding, photographer Lauren Rence C Cooper. It also earned a certificate of honorable mention for the Utah State Agricultural College Community Leadership Award. Plaques and certificates were presented at the banquet in the Newhouse Hotel after three days of sessions. Special speakers included A. L. Miller and W. Cleon Skoufen.

Vernal Express Utah State Press Association Salt Lake City End the Express Mt. Pleasant Price Sun-Advocate Express Box Elder News Richfield Reaper Newhouse A. L. Miller Neb W. Cleon Skoufen Hrig

Utah weekly editors elect officers at 56 paper meeting

Delegates from 56 Utah weekly newspapers elected R LaVaun Cox owner of the Mand Messenger as president with Roy Gibson of the Nephi Times News as vice president and Max Warner of the Payson Chronicle as secretary in the closing session a resolution supporting Echo Park dam was adopted by the publishers.

Ham Young University Alm) Association Utah R LaVaun Cox Mand Messenger Roy Gibson The Nephi Times- News Max Warner Payson Chronicle Echo Park Dam

On and Off the Farm Labor Shifts by Age and Gender

More than half of the world’s labor force is in agriculture with about 530 million people involved. In the United States farm girls migrate to cities during teenage years while by age 20 boys leave farming more often than girls, indicating gendered exit patterns from agriculture.

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Daugh term Gorman Colle fights home ownership barrier

A teenage girl named Gorman Colle highlights a popular barrier that prevents some families from owning homes. The issue centers on housing affordability and access within the community, reflecting the challenges faced by families striving for stability and independence in a market with rising costs.

Gorman Colle

Wool growers back Eisenhower wool program amid tariff debate

The National Wool Growers Association voiced reluctant support for the president’s wool program, saying it may help reverse a decade of falling U S production by creating a government wool stockpile funded from tariff receipts. The National Wool Marketing Corp endorsed the plan, while leaders from Montana, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming and other Western states praised the administration’s stance against tariff increases and urged reliance on free markets for income.

Pres Willoughby Joan U .S Willoughby

1953 Record Year For Beef Eating

County Agricultural Agent Clair R Acord notes 1953 as a record in beef consumption with an average person eating 75 pounds. He projects beef production for 1984 to be high but below the 1953 peak, with declines expected winter slaughter and cattle on feed, yet total output likely to rise in the second half of 1954.

U. S Clair R .Acord

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