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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1942
Page
6
The fragment discusses wool quality and weight, noting Cor redude and Columbia breeds with 80 pound averages, and emphasizes profitable lamb maintenance in Utah with good pastures. It cautions that these breeds are not heavy wool producers and suggests marking or labeling lambs from well-bred stock.
Barber Co Inc entries show payment to Neal for amounts, including 197.34 dollars, and an additional ledger reference CJ Neal 12-134. The fragment notes two lines of accounts or invoices with names Barber Co Inc CJ Neal and a monetary figure.
Utah’s cattle branding history emerges from early settler needs and legal shifts. With pioneers unfamiliar with livestock, owners relied on brands as proof of ownership, aided by community herding and fencing policies. Utah’s first brand-recording office was established in December 1849 to curb stock disputes.
A WPA Utah Writers Project tale recounts Joe Walker an old Indian scout who tricked Chiricahua Apache by public scalp parody he uses a glass eye dentures and string of teeth to humorously provoke a peace council his antics provoke alarm and three Indians flee as the conference collapses and he jokes about shocking sacred history.
Esplin, extension animal husbandman at Utah State Agricultural College, endorses Rambouillet, Corriedale, and Columbian as hardy high production breeds for Utah where Rambouillet is most popular. He notes weights for Ram Bouillet ewes at 125 pounds, Corriedale 117 pounds, and Columbian 134 pounds, with crossbreeds showing adaptability to western range conditions despite import costs.
Uintah County agent Russell Keetch notes farmers are adopting Hybrid corn varieties. Demonstration plots over several years test adaptability. promising hybrids include Utan 425 Utah 330 Finks and Funks G 7. Some U S 52 varieties are grown, but late maturity requires longer growing periods. Buy only certified hybrid seed under agency supervision. watch maturity dates on seed tags.
Elmer Collins left last Friday for Los Angeles to vacation with his sister while Mrs Collins stayed in Vernal with her mother. Bob Reigan, formerly of Bonanza, is at Scott Field with the Air Corps. Mr and Mrs Raron Walker welcome a baby girl born June 1. Mrs Minnie Preece of Vernal visits her son in law and daughter the Wesley Robins. Earl Boren and family relocate from Roosevelt to White River near Bonanza.
Uintah County commissioners at the annual law auction purchased 19 parcels for taxes out of 47 land pieces offered, with total acreages and specific purchasers including listed individuals and entities such as Marion Westover and The Barber Co Inc. Amounts paid range across several hundred to thousands of dollars, reflecting accrued taxes since 1937. The record names numerous buyers and their payments, noting titles and ownership statuses as recorded.
Wyoming agricultural extension service from the University of Wyoming says horses will play a larger role in the Foods-for-Freedom drive this summer. They will be used in field work and for hauling as car shortages rise. Experts predict a 36 percent drop in highway traffic by July and 60 percent by January 1, 1893, with horses able to handle much of the transportation and farm work. Proper conditioning and care are urged to keep horses capable for emergencies by Tony Fellhauer, livestock specialist.
Animals for heavy work should not be forced as a full herd. Jay's immediate action involves gradual conditioning by light half day work. H M Moon, injured ten days ago in a cistern fall, is now able to be around again. Miss Perris Lee Pearce of Los Angeles visits relatives in town. Mrs. W T Nearing returned from Murray, visiting sister Mrs. Lawrence Johanson and receiving ear treatments at Provo. Mrs. Sammy Hatch and children from Duchesne City were at Jensen Friday and Saturday.
Jensen society notes recount visits and travel across East Lake City Myton Uintah County and Vernal including Woodards Snow family trips to fetch Albert Snow and multiple relatives visiting at Lamb branches and ranches. A pedestrian accident in Salt Lake injures Donal Martinson as the crowd crossed streets with a cop car involved. Radcliff, Dinosaur National Monument custodian, returns from a ten day Yampa Canyon trip noting scenery and soakings in Green River.
Public notices recall creditors to present claims with vouchers to the undersigned at the law offices and bank buildings in Vernal Utah by specified dates in 1942. Estates include John Kk Bullock Martha E Karhen Hurlock John W Wester Lorenva Val tye Tavern Hall Fred Hoeft Goeens Luther Swett Roland Doyd Grover Jane McClernian Charles S Carter and others. Administors Wallace Calder Leland Rennion and Charles H Carter oversee these estates with deadlines ranging from May to September 1942.
Recently returned from a week in Los Angeles Fred Slaugh shows improvement. Miss Virginia Peterson works at the home of Mr and Mrs Rice Cooper in Vernal. Genevieve Rings, daughter of John Ainge, travels to Ogden. A. DeMar Dudley family visits American Fork with Mrs Dudley’s parents. Bruce Nicholson and baby visit Balt Lake with Manford Stewart family.
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