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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1921
Page
3
The United States Department of Agriculture recommends planting black walnut trees as memorials to soldiers. It notes the tree’s WWII contributions including wood for gunstocks and airplane propellers, nutshell carbon for gas masks, and kernels used in delicacies for the trenches. Demand for wartime wood reduced old trees, so memorial plantings are suggested to replace them.
A yearling Southdown wether bred and raised at the Bureau of Animal Industry Experimental Farm Beltsville Md won the grand championship for wethers at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. Southdown lambs bred by the bureau also took second and fourth in their classes. The sheep were entered by an Indiana breeder who bought them from the department.
Utah state officers report strong interest in the Great Salt Lake Council of the General Federation of Women's Clubs to be held June 12 to 18. President Pennybacker will speak. state leaders plan several club visits to promote the event and welcome visiting dignitaries. Local federation officers meet in Salt Lake Friday to coordinate plans.
Salt Lake March 2. F R Marshall secretary of the National Woolgrowers association returned to Salt Lake from Washington. He and President J Hoagenbarth and other officers pressed wool tariff interests as Fordney emergency tariff law nears signature by President Wilson. If approved the law takes effect at once for ten months while a permanent tariff plan is sought. Marshall and Hagenbarth testified before congressional committees. a special session around April 1 is anticipated.
A stock meeting at Roosevelt last Thursday discussed brand inspection to curb annual cattle losses. Four associations were represented including Uintah Cattle and Horse Growers, Dry Gulch Cattle and Horse Growers, and Uintah Cattlegrowers. A Uintah Duchesne brand inspection district was created with L. T. Bennett named district supervisor. A survey of dressed beef traffic in the Uintah basin was ordered and cattle shipped by rail will be brand inspected at no charge.
The Uintah Academy and Carbon County High clash described as a clean cut showcase, with coach Zelph Calder praised for shaping Uintah Academy into a strong contender. Saturday’s lineup features Horsley Summers Wilson Anderson Fitzgerald Jene Totals for Carbon and King Woolley Hullinger Siddoway Coupe for Uintah, with referees Lee and Diliman noted.
In a lively column the town’s gardener vows persistent effort against overgrowth as cars arrive and enthusiasm grows. He promises practical methods to test the garden truck against weeds, praising steady work and local progress.
Witbeck Post No 11 of the American Legion adopted a resolution protesting the governor of Utah signing the Southwich anti cigarette bill. The measure is condemned as false to liberty and democracy principles sought by the nation’s forefathers. W Green, Adj.
The Woodmen of the World banquet highlighted protection loyalty and fraternal brotherhood, urging charitable views and civic responsibility. Over 100 members with wives attended, enjoying social sessions and a post banquet handshake welcoming visitors.
The Supreme Court declares the farm loan act valid, upholding Congress authority to establish land banks and extend bonds. Commissioner C E Lobdell notes immediate bond issuance to finance farm loans, with funds to be distributed when ready in about thirty days. The decision signals strong support for agricultural credit programs in Utah and Idaho.
The adjutant general's office reports Emily A Gerber of Vernal received a widow pension for her husband Louis E Gerber for Black Hawk War service. The pension is $12 per month dating from March 4, 1917, and awarded February 24.
Uintah Oil and Exploration plans to resume drilling on wells near Moffat. Frederic J. Walter secretary reports in a Denver dated February 21 communication that advertising has attracted activity in Eastern Utah and the Uintah Basin. Dozens of rigs are en route, signaling a surge of business and money for the community.
Wm. M. Anderson resigns after a long tenure and minimal vacation, praising stockmen and forest users for their support. He hints at offers but has not decided on future plans, hoping for a loyal successor to maintain Ashley Forest efficiency.
Nelden Shinar J Rex Winder and Clement Eaton lead the first deacon quorum, with Reginald Cook George C Winder and Maurice Bartlett forming the second. They will oversee ushers and assist in the sacrament. James Q O Nord Ashley Bartlett and Arthur Manwaring head the lesser priesthood committee.
Lapsed insurance policies of ex servicemen can be reinstated up to July 2 1921. A certificate of good health on proper government forms should be used. One month's back insurance must be paid at reinstatement. This is the last chance given by the government. All ex-service men with lapsed insurance should see Dr. G. W. Green adjutant of Witbeck Post No. 11.
The article notes nasturtium, begonia, clover, woodsorrel, and bluebell leaves bearing eye like protuberances filled with a gummy fluid that concentrates light onto sensitive tissue. It questions whether plant eye impressions link to a central nervous system and mentions plant sensory responses and primitive motion in seaweeds and mosses.
The article explains how a spinning top stays upright as centrifugal force from rotation counteracts gravity. As speed decreases the centrifugal effect weakens and gravity regains influence, causing wobble and eventual fall to one side.
Richmond Petroleum company reports Rangely field well at 3700 feet with a small gas showing. Meeker district well reaches 4500 feet with no oil or gas. Depths described as unusually deep for Colorado. Operations continue unless problems arise.
The Uintah Packing & Provision company has public utilities commission permission to issue $2500 in stock and resume operations. The plant is back in full operation under manager Edward C. Sumner who will travel to arrange markets. Fred Ackhurst serves as president, J A Newland as secretary treasurer.
A playful column laments readers sending letters that never reach publication and jokes about the paper discarding them like leftovers, noting the confusion over what could be printed and what is tossed. The columnist mulls over public letters and the editorial process.
Members of Evergreen Post No. 6 Me are all men who fought in World War I. National Commander F W Galbraith Jr praised their formation and pledged to visit the post. He commended their continued service to country and community and called their affiliation with The American Legion inspiring.
Leigh H Rovsar a former president of a Mexico City brokerage and Legion officer enlisted in the army during World War I rising from first lieutenant to captain in the Thirty third Field Artillery. He served overseas then discharged at Walter Reed on June 10 1910 and returned home. He helped organize the Legion in Mexico and was named its department marshal and elected to the national executive committee.
Robert A. Le Roux, a pioneer American Legion worker in the state, supervises a national movement to recruit more members. The record notes his role in guiding local labor and community initiatives amid organizational expansion.
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