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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1955
Page
5
After decades of struggle from synthetic competition, wool shows a revival in the Basin. Wool Bureau reports first quarter apparel wool demand up 13 percent, fabric output up 17 percent, and civilian orders rising, with all wool garments poised to be 47 percent of men’s outerwear sales as manufacturers plan fall lines featuring wool for boys too.
Grte River Star argues for on watershed storage in western Wyoming to capture runoff from heavy rains and snowmelt for stock water reservoirs and desert storage. It condemns Californians pushing for upper Colorado River plan and urges local projects funded by oil royalties and range leases to support livestock and wildlife without federal subsidized water.
Army private Thomas L. Montgomery, 19, of Vernal Utah, arrived at Fort Benning Georgia and joined the 3rd Infantry Division known as the Rock of the Marne. He served three years in the Far East and is an ammunition bearer in the 4th Battalion after completing basic training at Fort Carson Colorado.
A Vernal area survey reveals many tularemia cases, prompting a four part patient education series by J B Palmer Utah Public Health Veterinarian Editor's Note. The piece explains zoonotic diseases and how tularemia spreads from infected animals to humans, stressing risks to those handling or eating undercooked rabbit meat and the role of ticks and bites in transmission.
World wool production for 1955 is estimated at 4 475 million pounds up from 4 390 million in 1954 with gains in Australia New Zealand South Africa Soviet Union and several Middle Eastern nations Prices trended downward with Dominion auctions about 15 percent below 1954 levels and remaining below the prior year. The Soviet Union surpassed Argentina to become the third largest producer as Australia and New Zealand remain first and second.
The fragment hints at a multi part local feature about Tulare and its people. It references a title Tularemla and You and a quirky cautionary subtitle about avoiding illness linked to death. Further installments are promised next week with more context and details.
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