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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1953
Page
3
Proceedings in Vernal Express with Utah Dental Society outline fluoridation and topical fluoride as defenses against tooth decay. Studies show reduced decay up to 81 percent in treated areas. cost estimates run 4 to 14 cents per person annually.
The article surveys bolt action shotguns, noting solid ballistic performance but slower second-shot capability and practical use for beginners. It also highlights the Louisiana Catahoula hog dog, praised for stock handling, swamp work, and hunting versatility, with comments from Henry P. Davis and J. E. Wyatt.
Advice from County Agricultural Agent Clair R. Acord on sorting lambs by size for optimized grain intake, with feeding mixes by weight. He recommends vaccination against overeating, notes grain to roughage ratios for heavy and light lambs, and mentions potential gains from self feeding with pellets and steam-rolling barley and oats to boost palatability and reduce bloating.
The document lists cash balances with banks including reserve balance and cash items in process of collection. It notes assets such as United States government obligations, corporate stocks, and loans with sparse readability. It also mentions deposits, liabilities, capital stock, surplus, undivided profits, and bank reserves. Executed by H. Walter Woolley, Cashier, and certified by Utah Bank Commissioner Louis Leatham on January 9, 1953.
Utah babies number over 43,000 and are strong customers for canners. The American Can Company reports babies in Utah average about 47 pounds of canned infant foods per child under two annually. Nationally, infants eat well over a half billion pounds of strained vegetables fruits meats and custards in cans, per Utah representative C W Parry. An unrelated note mentions Johnathan Platt crossing Plott hounds.
Me Parry notes that canners and U.S. farmers profit from babies meals as mothers praise efficient preparation. He recalls annual farm earnings exceeding 31 million dollars for fruits vegetables meats and other produce canned for Junior. Mothers, he says, are the happiest, since preparing fresh beans and peaches takes less time than feeding.
A historical bank report from Vernal Utah dated December 31 1952 shows assets totals of 2 852 053 20 with deposits 2 552 053 20 and capital accounts 60 000 00. The document cites United States government obligations loans and discounts and real estate assets among totals and lists notarized certification by cashier D R Barr and notary Warren D Mott with dates in January 1953.
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