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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1956
Page
6
The page highlights multiple classrooms at Central School with reports from Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Richardson, Mrs. Lundell, Mrs. Isebelle, and others. Students study gold seekers, signs of spring, tell time, and arithmetic while preparing exhibits on George Washington and colonial history. Interspersed are vignettes about radio programs, new classmates, and daily routines.
Sherlene Harvey left Friday to attend the FHA convention in Salt Lake City. The group toured the buildings and stayed at Motel Newhouse before returning Sunday. The event featured "Meet Me At Mutual" with Loren McKee in This Is Your Life and dancers under Clyde Merkley.
Oil industry notes in Uintah County describe multiple drilling locations and tests. Entries include references to No. 2 Federal Charles M Jameson, Brennan Federal Gulf Oil location, Red Wash Unit, White Rocks Unit, Agate No 4, and various test depths from 2000 to 8000 feet with Mancos oil prospects.
The Bill Hoops home hosted dinner guests for an anniversary celebration. Local visits included Mrs Stanley Hoops and children with relatives in Lapoint and Neola. Friends and family attended various gatherings from Salt Lake trips to birthday parties and Tupperware events.
Uintah County farmers are urged to control wireworms with soil insecticides. One application of DDT or dieldrin compounds historically reduced losses. aldrin provided shorter control but required reapplication. When used as directed, these treatments protect potatoes wheat beans corn and berry crops, boosting profits. Local notes report Mac Murray ordained a deacon and several families visiting relatives in Vernal and at Elbert Smith’s home.
Editor notes Arkane state diamond discoveries with the largest stone near eighteen carats and explains diamond properties and light behaviors. The piece also covers Mexican jumping beans used in table games, noting their erratic movement and popularity among consumers in the United States.
A large social at the Ft Duchesne clubhouse featured an St Patrick’s day theme with a buffet for A&O Agency employees and guests Norman Holmes and Ashael Perry as honorees. Perry, now with the Col orado River agency in Parker, and Holmes, a chief clerk, were noted for recent transfers. The gathering included a talk by Rex Curry and remarks by Mrs Les Beardall, with about 40 mixed-blood attendees.
A blunt forecast envisions next summer expanding highways into bicycle routes equipped with radio sets on crossbars. The units would pick up radio stations up to limited miles, signaling a novel traffic and entertainment concept for cyclists.
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