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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1952
Page
15
Readers learn about community life through want ads describing everyday meals and practical tips. The piece highlights simple recipes using lobster meat on toast with lettuce and mayonnaise, Belmon from can with sauce, tuna fish pie, a mushroom cream casserole, and creamed salmon. It notes ads sell, trade, or tell a universal story across languages.
This week presents a quirky recipe using familiar ingredients to boost flavor. A can of sardines in tomato sauce tops a bed of wide noodles baked in a buttered crumb crust, with a light garnish of buttered crumbs, baked for about 14 minutes at moderate heat. Images hint at a playful, economical dish suited for quick meals.
President Truman intervened to persuade Newbold Morris to remain at the White House after Morris announced plans to quit over perceived conflicts. The piece mentions Messages to Moscow, Voice of America outreach, and a child veteran’s appeal for democratic rights, amid Korea and prisoner-of-war concerns.
The Lambert No 1 well in Duchesne County Utah appears as the first pool discovery for Deep Wells Production Company in West Pleasant Valley. Reports note oil output up to eight barrels per hour from depths near 8240 feet and casing perforation planned for testing with total depth 6331 feet. Costs quoted around 90000 dollars, amid sparse official status due to access road conditions and company disclosure limits. Rumors tie Mid-Continent Petroleum to acreage north, while tax deductions boost drug store record systems for customers.
John Albert Walkup a veteran oil field derrick man died when a three inch gauge blew from a pressure pump striking him in the head at Red Wash field. Survivors include his wife Helen Wilkins and four children John George W Shelia Francis and Irwin Walkup Vernal his parents George and Pearl Slaugh Walkup Whiterocks a brother Gene Walkup Roosevelt and four sisters Thora Yack Roosevelt Wilma Robb Georgia Walkup Whiterocks and Fern Collett Mesa Arizona.
The Colorado River Commission press of delays in Echo Park dam hearings spans 1951 and 1952. Officials including Chapman and Doty discuss avoiding construction, withdrawal or modification of adverse Army Corps comments, and efforts to rally state support with Utah seeking interstate aid before Congress.
Old senate friends visiting Attorney General Howard McGrath report a marked change in him. He shows frustration saying he is hounded and that nothing he says or does is right. He laments that even in his own state the public does not get an accurate picture of his efforts.
Utah's early mining focused on iron for horse gear and lead and zinc deposits after rail expansion. By 1951 the industry showed dramatic growth with copper at Bingham Canyon and rising output across copper, lead, zinc, gold and silver, supported by wages, supplies, and taxes.
Oil news briefs report Gulf Oil data at Uintah County with locations for No 1 and Unit No 3 gusher attempts. Pioneer Drilling and Equity Oil receive activity while weather halts George Wall No 1, and Standlird Oil and Gas eyes casing at a 5500 foot test in the Riv River Upper Wasatch area. Continental Oil drills at 373% in sandstone and shale near native OU Springs Unit No 2A.
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