Unused Land Converted to Sheep Pasture in Uintah County
Uintah County farmers with idle pasture may add sheep to their operations. County Agent Clair Ricard and Extension Sheep and Wool Specialist Russell Keetch say sheep offer reliable income with lower initial costs and minimal housing and machinery. Low labor and feed costs, plus ability to use weeds and farm waste, make sheep suitable. Winter feeding requires about three pounds of alfalfa per head daily plus a small grain ration before lambing. creep feeding needs little grain. For summer green feed, sheep provide supplementary income. help available at the county Extension office.
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Clair Ricard
Russell Kt Keetch
Wash Suds Cushion and Soap Use Guide
County Agent Clair K Acord explains that suds cushion fabrics during washing and help gauge soap amount. Three inches of suds signal adequate dissolved soap. avoid mixing soap and syndet. Hot water around 160 degrees aids cleaning, with cost considerations and brand reliability noted.
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Clair K Acord
Vernal Kiwanis Win Achievement Award for 1953
The Vernal Kiwanis Club won the Utah Idaho District White Division Achievement Award for all 1953 activities marking a second consecutive year of honors. The club will submit its report to Kiwanis International for comparison with other clubs. A meeting featured Father R E Lundberg’s initiation and speaker Cc Henderson who urged a letter campaign to Congress in support of Echo Park Dam.
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Vernal Kiwanis Club
Utah- Idaho
Kiwanis International
Kiwanis
Vernal Club
Cc Henderson
Uintah County
Colorado River Development Committee
Echo Park Dam
Colorado River
Echo Park
Trek of the Mormon Pioneers travelogue held for quorum
Mr and Mrs Morgan Merk ley presented a travelogue titled Trek of the Mormon Pioneers to members of the 87th quorum of seventy and their wives on February 17 at the First Ward Chapel. The program included Tahitian songs sung by Cecil Billings followed by dancing and light refreshments arranged by the council under Vaughn McKee and Lyle Giles with invitations issued by Lamond Tillis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan Merkley
87Th Quorum of Seventy
First Ward
Cecil Billings
Vaughn McKee
Lyle Giles
Lamond Tillis
Uintah Schools Plan Annual Clothing Drive in March
Uintah county schools prepare for the twelfth Children's Clothing Crusade from March 22 to 26. Students aim to raise about 3,070 pounds of clothing, with Utah districts contributing toward a national goal of three million pounds to aid Western Europe, Korea, Lebanon, the Navajo and Papago Reservations, and rural America.
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Pup
Uintah
Utah
Europe
Korea
Lebanon
America
Save the Children Federation
Indian Canyon Snow Pack at 1H Percent of Normal
Duchesne report shows Indian Canyon snow pack at 1H percent of normal as of February 26 with water content 27 percent. Average snow depth exceeds past by 6.4 inches while water content stands at 27 inches for March use. status reflects Forest Service and Conservation Service cooperation.
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Indian Canyon
Duchesne
Heded
India Canyon
Mertin
Forest Service
Jah Strang
Ain Avenge
Wes
Weed Control Budget Dropped On Western Ranges
Washington February 28 In testimony Assistant Secretary Orme Lewis told the House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee that the weed control program on western range lands was cut from next year’s budget citing $1 3 million spent last year on reseeding due to lack of research on halogeton control. He urged continued research so the program might be resumed in the future.
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Washington
Intenor Department
Congress
Western Range Lands
Orme Lewis
House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee
Halogeton
Re Hamer Budge
A. Ida
Lewis
Returns from Sea Duty Aboard USS Sully
Cal Murry Dabberg of the Udrusher has returned here February 25th aboard the escort cutter USS Sully after a Far East tour. The Sicily, first of her clubs to enter the conflict, completed her fourth year of anti submarine warfare exercises and visited Okinawa Hawaii Guam Hong Kong and various ports in Japan during the latest cruise.
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Cal Murry
Dabberg
Sein Unn
Drusher
Sully
Far East
Sicily
Koon Vonflict
Okinawa
Hawaii
Guam
Hong Kong
Japan
Census Bureau Aids Citizens With Birth Dates
Utah residents turn to census staff for help proving birth dates records. Officials in Salt Lake City describe transcripts of personal data used to verify ages for benefits and state and federal programs. The search process is funded by federal funds with no fees charged.
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Census Bureau
Utah
TS Thireau
Snist
Supersisac
Milton Bo Albee
Bureaus
Offier
Salt Lake City
Sean Hime
Air Force Interview Targeting Local Men March 10–11
United States Air Force seeks candidates for pilot training and commissions. Gene L Stevens, Aviation Cadet Selection Team, will visit Tel Ver tel March 10 and 11 to interview and test local young men. Requirements include high school graduation, single status, age 18 to 26, good health, and 20-20 vision for pilot training or 20-50 vision for aircraft observer. Stevens will stay at The Commercial Hotel during the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Air Force
Gene L Stevens
Set Stevens
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Mac Rinac
Eningulas
Straits of Mackin
Barthers Michigan
Kiwanis Club
R E Lundberg
St. Pauls Episcopal Church
Don Showalter
Russell Holley
Robert Herman
al Tagsainer
Vernal Express
Eiber
Ivellicol Corporation
Saget
Pertley
Eta
Sadoce Machinery CO
Tens Farm
Uintah Schools
West Ranges
Atom Tower
Wootterting Cole
Renate-Howse Obannt Energy Committee
Laurence C. Cooper
Vernal
Aquat Ter Preferred Risk Mutual Ins. Co
Des Moines, Iowa
Don
Darling
Mercury
Air Force
Sut Stevens
Tis
Utah-Colorado Gas Co
Ibea
Ead Inmree
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