Vernal Manila highway needs urgent resurfacing to boost tourism
Pal Editorial argues Utah must upgrade the Vernal Manila route, noting no work planned this year though it remains a state priority. It warns Colorado’s paving of nearby roads diverts visitors and stresses the highway’s regional economic potential with Yellowstone tourism and higher tourist spend per day.
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Utah
Colorado
Colorado, Wyoming
Yellowstone
Salt Lake City
Vernal
Green River
Southwastern
Uintah Basin Jr Livestock Show Praised As High Quality
A tribute to the 1950 Uintah Basin Junior Livestock Show notes rising quality and participation crediting FFA and 4-H youths and supportive parents. About 100 fat beef, 35 hogs and five lambs were exhibited showing improved stock management and breeding effort since the 1927 inaugural show. The piece highlights showmanship, market understanding, and community value, praising organizers and contributors for the best stock show to date.
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Uintah Basin
Farmers of America
Fina
Utah State
FFA
Auto inspections reduce deaths in 13 states
The Association of Casualty and Surety Companies reported in New York that Utah and 12 other states with periodic motor vehicle inspection programs have an annual street and highway death rate more than 12 percent below the national average for the rest of the country.
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Utah
Association of Casualty and Surety Companies
New York
Hold Back on Indo China Policy Says Debate Rages
In a fiery editorial stance the piece questions Western intervention in Indo China and Southeast Asia. It argues U.S. aid policies and French independence plans risk worsening regional losses, urging a revamp of eastern policy and personnel aligned with democratic interests.
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Southeast Asia
Asia
Iia
South Korea
Formosa
China
Indonesia
Indo-China
East
Local Chamber Plans Monthly Newsletter Sponsorship
The Vernal City Chamber of Commerce moves to sponsor a monthly newsletter for its members to share current projects and chamber updates. After consideration at the board of directors meeting, Lawrence Siddoway proposed the plan and it gained approval, despite prior attempts by B Frank Ward to publish a newsletter.
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Vernal City Chamber of Commerce
B. Frank Ward
Perulney
Sidealen
Lawrence Siddoway
Wass
Mayflower Landing at Plymouth Rock Noted in 1020 Tale
An OCR fragment recalls the May Gower tending 102 Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock on December 22, 1020, but details are fragmented. The note mentions the historic landing scene with a small group and unspecified authorities or sources.
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Pirmouth Rock
Congress considers HR 6828 extending selective service
A pending measure HR 6828 would broaden the selective service provisions affecting nearly every household. It would require the registration of non exempt males, expanding the current draft rules.
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Congress
Selective Service
Get
Congress weigh s selective service and reservist call up
National debate rages over a Truman backed selective service bill that would require reservists as backstoppers before inductions. It plans a threefold reserve structure, sets enlistment limits, and ties to a pending concurrent emergency resolution. Public sentiment shows mixed support amid political tours and Brannan plan controversy.
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Congress
Ediata
Truman
House Armed Services Committee
Armed Services
Department of the Army
Regular Army
National Guard
All National Guard
Army Organized Reserve
Washington
Chicago
Brannan Agriculture
National Grange
Brannan
Buick Feels Firm and Steady on Curves and Rides
How firm and steady the whole car feels and how it holds on curves free of heel over and sway. Each coil sprung wheel quicksteps over bumps and rough spots that mean jounce and jiggle on most cars. Buick is buoyant and road free and fun to drive, too much fun to miss.
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Buick
Pipeline firms move large oil volumes in postwar year
The nation’s 47 major pipeline firms moved 319,159,971 barrels of oil in 1949, down 94 percent from 1948, according to the Interstate Commerce Commission. Revenues rose to 126,274 dollars, up 6.2 percent from 1948. Humble Petroleum Co. handled 223,207,085 barrels of the total, with five firms including Humble, Interstate, Texas Pipe Line, Stanolind Pipe Line, and Buckeye Pipe Line accounting for about 31 percent of all movement.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Humble Pe Ling Company
Humble
Interstate 611
Pipe Line Company
Texas Pipe Line Company
Stanolind Pie Line Company
Buckeye Pipe Line Company
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