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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1930
Page
4
A playful fragment features Johnny and a rhino or hippo misfit exchange about sighting wildlife. The dialogue touches on a radiator cap and sea imagery in a whimsical, childlike tone.
Ford, who acquired the courthouse building in Lincoln Til for a historical museum, bought most original furniture from Abraham Lincoln’s Springfield home. The Emancipator frame house items include a mahogany table, upholstered chairs, a clock, a book table, two rocking chairs, and parts of Lincoln’s bedroom such as a mirror and wash stand. The purchase aims to showcase the 1860 era items associated with Lincoln.
The author laments a class of chronic pessimists who avoid participating in elections, PTA meetings, church activities, and community life yet endlessly criticize every effort. These grumblers are described as self-satisfied and negative, appearing in towns large and small.
The text extols boosting as a profitable mindset that improves outcomes and steadies focus, urging residents to embrace a collective boastful attitude about Vernal. It contrasts drawbacks with the benefits of communal pride and planning, noting a giant hydroplane project and Bolcrinbovd cooperative's 18 000 000 dollar business volume as context for local ambition.
The record outlines the US Census Bureau’s fiscal year reports from individuals and institutions on births deaths marriages and other social and economic data. It notes the use of tabulation machinery the public release of seven million documents and about 52000 inquiries answered while highlighting the lack of complete national vital statistics and ongoing state registration campaigns.
A 1 to 6 cent gasoline tax scale converts fuel usage into tolls. At 22 mpg, costs rise with higher tax rates, totaling $10 to $36 yearly for light use. Officials project $550 million in revenue this year, 20 to 30 percent of gas price. Public favors fair road funding, but alarm grows at high, diversionary taxes.
The piece extols electricity as a driver of U S civilization noting shifts from muscle power to electric work. It cites 50 years of growth, 83 million homes served, 500000 farms connected, 97 percent of large towns served, and widespread industrial electrification. It argues lower utility costs, mass production benefits, and households paying 42 percent of 1913 rates.
In a left leaning report the piece contrasts Gold Star mothers departing for Europe with a mock bombardment of New York as training. It notes Commerce and State efforts for goodwill while Congress debates tariffs. It mentions prison overcrowding and rising Woolstead Act arrests, and highlights US isolation yet participation in 48 international conferences and 223 commissions.
The United States added about 870 thousand telephones in 1929 bringing total in use to 20,212,000, with 127,000 non interoperable. The Bell System spent around 600 million dollars on construction and improvements, with annual totals expected near 700 million. The industry boasts expanding service and high value for cost, noting 1929 as a notable year.
The Brooklyn Bridge rises 133 feet above the river and must lower its towers when the battleship Colorado passes so the vessel can clear.
The Craig Empire Courier reports the Texas born cattleman Red Wash Jones died of heart collapse near his Willow Creek home. The will leaves most of his estate to his two sisters Dora George and Zella Whitney, with a token one dollar to daughter Jessie L Shellons and $200 for a grave monument. Executor Ralph Reeves of Vernal is named. A simple Verae funeral was held in Vernal with Rev George Guild officiating.
The Vernal Manila Road is open and in good shape for travel says a Forest Service report. Three maintenance crews repaired winter damage on the Manila to Sheep Creek route and the Vernal to United-Daggett County lines, with Daggett County reconstructing a four mile Flaming Gorge segment from Sheep Creek to Flaming Gorge. Deer and other game are often seen along the Uintah Mountain route, a popular scenic byway.
A fragmented report describes a single vehicle event where a driver pushed the throttle excessively leading to a risky situation. The text also mentions a musical phrase and references to a person or group labeled Afusic by the G A.
A clipped, fragmented item notes a woman in last year’s hat driving this year’s car and appearing in a coma. The text blends uncertainty about political stance with vague fashion and status cues. No clear events or identifiable figures are provided.
A patient in a mental treatment hospital sits by a flower bed fishing. A visitor asks how many he has caught and the patient answers in odd, garbled phrases. The exchange reflects a peculiar, improvised dialogue in a restrained setting.
A frightened voice warns of a burglar in a home. The intruder is near a stubborn window that has not opened since painters departed.
A dozen traveling salesmen dined with waitresses. A pretty girl named Pearl charms the table with a blush and a witty reply. When asked if she is the pearl of great price she responds with a quip about being the Earl before swine.
A new driver, a female schoolteacher, failed to stop at a signal and drove into the street. A traffic officer demanded why she did not see the stop hand, but she believed the raised hand was an invitation to ask a question.
A dog named Rastus is seen at a barn door as a human mentor jokes about knocking down a wasp nest nearby. Rastus replies that wasps are organized and continues his work gathering items from the barn side.
A colored minister asks if there are wishes for faults during the congregation while Brother Jones hints at an Aspen thrift. He admits tossing money around recklessly and suggests they join in prayer after the collection plate has passed.
A motivational verse urges endurance through hard times and debt pressure. It emphasizes that success often follows persistence and that relief may be nearer than it appears, urging the reader to stay steady during the hardest hits.
A robust woman loses her thumb in a trolley accident and faces a suit over compensation. The company attorney questions why the thumb is worth twenty thousand dollars, and she replies it was the thumb she used to keep her husband in line.
A playful exchange reports a young woman driving past a stop sign as an officer appeared. She answered yes to the officer asking if she saw the signal, then added she did not see him, in a cheeky remark fitting a bygone era.
Mr Smart admits to killing five files and classifies them by gender. Mrs Smart confirms the action and notes two were on a mirror and three on a table. The exchange presents a cryptic, anarchic incident without clear context or identifiers.
A haughty lady buys a postage stamp and questions sticking it herself. The clerk replies that she will accomplish more by placing it on her letter, prompting a brief, humorous exchange at the counter.
A classroom exchange centers on the joke about Rome being built in a day. Percy recalls the quip as the night prompts a playful joke about origins and timing.
A bystander boasted a nice boy flustered over a remark. A nearby voice challenged the boast asking who did it, prompting a brief exchange at the scene.
Dan Oaks of Maeser wins the Uintah Stake Primary marble tournament final held May 31 on the Courthouse grounds. Gale Alexander, Jack Stage, Joseph Norton, and Bul Thomas also place, with Oaks and Alexander sharing top early leads before Norton gains third. The event, aided by local sponsors, promotes sportsmanship and offers personal prizes for high marble counts.
The board votes to borrow 40000 and appropriate 200 for Supt Olson to attend summer school at Berkeley. They direct bids from Edward Burton and others to secure best terms. Funds will be available by July 10 1940 and 10906 bonds are to be redeemed from sinking funds. A board meeting is set for June 30 to consider the annual budget for 1930 31 and invite public attendance.
In 1995 J Leo Seeley’s son fell in the mountains and was taken to Dr Holmans at Mt Pleasant. The doctor recommended skull base surgery but an associate in Bat City and Dr Edmunds from Salt Lake City advised otherwise. The father paid $350 and the case went to Judge Woolley where a jury found in favor of the defendant noting a lack of valid action.
A historical item notes a person named Nea Wu in India during a period when six wives were purchased. The fragmentary report references a weight measure and a purchase practice, but lacks full context or corroborating details.
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