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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1962
Page
1
Vernal Chamber of Commerce kicks off a three day Spring Savings Spree with ads from local merchants. Store windows showcase new clothes outdoor gear furniture and spring goods while grocery items and appliances are discounted. A special invitation invites four Dutch John neighbors to visit during the event with free copies of The Vernal Express and radio ads promoting deals.
County agricultural agent Ben Cindsay notes this week that now is the time for the most effective control of the alfalfa weevil. He cites Dieldrin or heptachlor as the best sprays for management.
Vernal City Council issued two licenses at a recent meeting. Basin Auto Sales will operate a used car lot at 300 West Main near Alfred Glues and Paint, per Dick Bastian. Maurice Henry received a license to run a rock shop and watch and jewelry repair shop at Southwest and Main, in a former bakery space. All dog owners without licenses were mailed notices due March 26 to comply as leash law enforcement begins and fines or imprisonment apply for dogs at large.
Measurements on the Ashley National Forest snow course near Kings Cabin indicate a 150 percent rise in water content over recent years. Upper Kings Cabin reports 81 5 inches of snow with 17.3 inches water, compared with last year’s 24 inches snow and 5.3 inches water.
Uintah County Commission voted unanimously to adopt an optional 42 percent sales tax, effective Sunday April 1, increasing the county total to 3 percent. The proposal, urged by Vernal City and local groups, would fund joint city county ventures and possibly reduce property taxes with any excess receipts. Delegates from Maeser urged cemetery consolidation and perpetual care. Continued discussion noted.
Vernal hosted a planning meeting for the upcoming American Legion State convention set for June 8 to 10. Attendees included Clint McShane Salt Lake City Dept of Utah Cornander and others.
Uintah County Republican organization will hold its convention Friday March 30 at 8 pm in the Uintah County Building, according to Tyrrell R Seager.
Johnny LeClair, noted Riverton Wyoming square dance caller and recording artist, headlines Vernal’s first Square Dance Festival. He and guests from Utah, Wyoming, Arizona, Idaho and Colorado join locals for a weekend of dancing at the Stake Center, a museum tour, a high school gym workshop, and a dine through Dinosaur Land. LeClair and family will attend with wife Marge and two daughters.
Three Salt Lake youths aged 14, 15 and 16 were apprehended in Naples Monday about 30 pm in a stolen car. The vehicle was a 19658]
Three boys and three girls from Hot Springs Arkansas ages sixteen to twenty were returned to Duchesne County on armed robbery charges after a Vernal road block captured them. Involved were Tilla Coleman Stacy Lawson Elmer Howton Susan McCoy Clinton McCoy and another girl. Gilbert Boothe owner of Johns Sinclair Service Station in Roosevelt said the two youths entered the station at 10 25 pm and demanded cash before fleeing with about 195 dollars. The gun threatened keep them from moving for thirty minutes.
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