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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1959
Page
9
City and county officials opposed a state tax option that would raise local sales tax by 0 14 percent, arguing it would push shoppers to neighboring counties. They praise resisting the tax, saying business growth depends on local spending rather than higher levies.
Dinah the Vernal symbol racks up editorial coverage in Salt Lake City papers and regional dailies as tourism boosters. Articles highlight Dinosaur National Monument sites and local attractions, praising Vernal’s road loop and civic efforts in promoting the area to visitors from Utah and neighboring states.
A travel piece extols Taxco Mexico as a perfect vacation spot with its rainy season showers and lush vegetation. It highlights Hotel de la Borda on a hill, the silver-rich mines of Jose de la Borda, and the Santa Prisca Church. It notes Taxco as a renowned silver city with over 100 shops and affordable jewelry, plus Silver City tourism and local crafts.
In Vernal Panther students take summer breaks as editor Kathy Cundick departs for Arizona leaving the Pan ther Prattle to others. The piece mentions classmates on trips to Florida Northwest California and Wyoming and describes local hangouts like the Wagon Wheel trailer park and the swimming pool as favorites. Names such as Teddy McKeechnie Shara Dawn Merrell Nita Workman Jenne Liebhardt and Harvey Kantstanaux appear among youths enjoying summer, log skidding work, and a geaganger hunt with supper nearby noting summer life in the community.
A Dublin Opinion piece frames a tourist as one who travels to see things that differ and then complains when they are not the same, highlighting a witty critique of traveler mindset and expectation.
The text notes July Fourth activities with family trips and Provo celebrations, mentions July 14 as a keyAVd1t students graph session, and announces yearbooks will be distributed with reminders about dates and student invitations to remain for an auto day.
Two measles cases were reported in Uintah County for the week ending Sully 3, the only reportable diseases that week per the Utah State Health Department.
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