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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1946
Page
9
Thirty eight men painted a five room home in Marion in 514 minutes as a cheering crowd watched. Albert Turner had been slated as owner and was replaced by Robert E. Roberts who led the effort due to Turner’s retirement from illness.
Reports from Stecknol radio say Sweden faces trouble selling its fresh fish in Europe. Swedish catches have been difficult to market as boats are restricted at sea and some fish must be discarded, hampering trade with France and other continental markets.
In Uintah Basin a dynamite ditching experiment near Jensen drew local attention. W Case, Merl Siew Jensen farmers, and government observers including Sel Corser and NWS officials noted the blast and its implications for cheaper faster ditch construction. The test used 22 boxes of dynamite to dig a three quarter mile trench through swamp, costing $215 and yielding about 57 cents per foot.
A VA representative in Uintah County outlines veteran access to government priorities and materials. Surplus trucks and vehicles are limited to business, agriculture, or professional use, with no personal purchase or nonbusiness allowances. Applicants should contact War Assets Administration in Salt Lake City and local CAA or OPA offices for specific programs and building or farming equipment.
The K5L program This Business of Farm ng airs July 1 at 12 30 pm with EF Lynn Ross of Arcadia presenting irrigated pasture insights. The Soil Conservation District sponsored feature highlights fair soil and water practices based on rancher reports. A meadow fescue study showed pasture conversion to seed crop valued at $70 per acre, then grazed by cattle through fall and winter.
A New York City traveler writes Vernal City thanking for a home based lodging system aiding overflow travelers. Mrs Roy Showalter hosts, praising the service as superb travel accommodation across the country. The letter from Mrs O C Britt dated June 14 expresses hope towns adopt the service.
Mrs Ray Kimball correspondent reports visitors at Jensen and Gusher homes. Mrs Fthel Au Miller and her young daughter visited at Mes Gerna Eskelson’s home in Jensen. Doris Merkley of Jensen spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Ray Kinhall. Glen Ferguson arrived from Price to spend the week. Provo plans discussed for moving Mr Semky. Mrs Gladys Mur, Naa Rewn and child visited Saturday. Mr and Mrs Ah J. Clark presented a baby boy. Mrs Clark hospitalized. Walker and Fredricey Wtotff visiting grandparents Me Al Semkins and Mrs Zola Itxt. Numerous local ties and family updates included.
Mrs O Brien of Denver runs the Colorado Earthworm Hatchery, claiming the world’s biggest worm. From a vacant lot, she built a thriving hatchery supplying 44 states and markets in Canada, England, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. Worms fuel farming, laboratories, and hobbyists, with a $10 start turning into a profitable venture as leaves and scraps become feed.
Dr A gerd Lee, president of the Anericut Med uw Lass, asserts in a misread address that 9 RIO.000 people in this untry are over 65 and a white child may live to 100. He argues nutrition and preventive medicine top aging care, condemning harsh medicine as arch enemy while endorsing gentler elderly standards.
Washington reports show dry southwestern plains cutting wheat yield estimates from 830 million to about 742 million bushels. Officials fear the total wheat supply for the July 1 marketing season may fall roughly 300 million bushels short of this year, delaying any removal of consumption curbs.
Washington announces that Paterson and General Eisenhower along with other senior officers surrender their private Army Air Forces aircraft to a common pool. President Truman and his C54 Sacred Cow are the sole exceptions to a new War Department policy assigning planes to individuals. The move ends prior practice that assigned planes to high ranking personnel for urgent travel amid wartime criticism from former generals.
Virgin Islanders expressed approval of President Trur and an increasing self government drive. The note came via Lo William Haste, the first Negro governor of the U S Virgin Islands, reflecting local ambitions and governance capacity.
Weeks Grocery near completion near the city limits on Vernals East Main Street is the future Fred Weeks Grocery store. A 30 by 30 foot cinder block building is being plastered this week and stocking will begin soon. Mr Weeks hopes to be ready for operation in late July. Gill Weeks did most of the construction work.
Stevenage England residents vote 2 1 3 16 to 9 1 3 against Labour plan under the new towns program. The bill would authorize development corporations to build 24 towns for 50 000 people each at about 78 million dollars per town to absorb 1 million people from London and major cities.
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