31 Mar 1948
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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1948
Page
1
Mayor Stringham urges all residents to help with a student intervention plan after a violent incident in the local high school area. The notice calls for information on the head of the Zamys and shares details for mail service and agency staffing, noting sidewalks and street work must continue.
Sixteen freight carloads of pipe reach Provo for the Rangely Salt Lake pipeline plan to be shipped to Heber for unloading as snow clears Provo Canyon. The 80 inch line will cross the Wasatch and Uintas via a 181 mile route. The Hudson company hydrocarbon recovery plant at Rangely advances, with cement pours and major vessels underway, employing over 200 workers toward a November completion and refinery staffing near 80.
Carter Oil Company this week announced abandonment of its Esther S No 1 wildcat located nine miles northwest of Vernal in Lapoint township Utah. The hole reached a depth of about 1,000 feet and was spurred in last December. This marks the second wildcat abandoned in the Lapoint area, following the Edna Davis No 1 near Vernal. Nearby, Uintah County records note others, including the Kiudson well and Ruth Nelson No 1 near Vernal. Dorothy Fits Siddoway, daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymond Siddoway, plans to visit fiancé David Anderson in Glendive Montana with his sister Joanne Anderson and Jed Steffenson, who will return to his home in Helena Montana.
Calder's and Piedmont dairies from Uintah County won first place at the Utah State Agricultural College Extension Service Dairy Manfacturers Short Course and Paints Show. Calder's scored 84 in homogenized milk while Piedmont achieved 93.7 in pasteurized milk. Samples were tested for bacterial content and butter fat. market samples were used without owner knowledge. Ninety percent of dairies recognized held certificates. This marks Uintah County’s first top honors in the contest.
State Representative Francis Feltch spoke to the Vernal Kiwanis Club about the recent Utah legislative session. He outlined welfare reforms to curb abuses while expanding aid for the needy, noted rising welfare costs from 3.84 million to 7 million dollars, and said recipients will be reinvestigated.
Six Seleepley from the Ul tah High School Chapter of the Future Farmers of America attended the annual state convention held at the Lewiston Hotel. Rewarded with ag degrees, David Roberts, Batty, and Rulon Hacking were named Farmers. Merkley, also of Ulstah, a state FFA officer, entered the public speaking contest as Sebnaess, a candidate for the post.
A hot water heater exploded in the basement under the directors' room causing about 1500 in damage. Heavy smoke forced occupants to flee as firefighters cut a large hole in the floor to run hoses. Stewart Ashton left for Denver on Monday to join Navy Reserve training.
Eugene Sundquist a Uintah County assessor and World War II veteran was elected chairman of the Uintah County Republican Central Committee at a reorganiz ation convention in the county courthouse. He succeeds Henry B. Milecam after a decade in the post. The meeting drew a capacity crowd with state leaders including Vernon Romney and Senators Clegg and Day. The convention named Cotton as temporary chairman and elected Sundquist as chairman with Mrs. eaten Rotten as vice-chairman and Ianis Samwela as treasurer. Further committees and officers were named as the party reorganized.
The Vernal Express corrects last week’s account of the accident involving eight year old Robert Goodrich and driver Hubert A Hayden. No complaint of any nature was filed against Mr Hayden. Investigating officers termed the incident unavoidable.
Vernal Express will host a readership survey conducted by Brigham Young University students from the Advertising and Journalism department within the next four weeks. The study aims to measure what sections readers use and how ads perform, with results guiding future improvements and advertising layouts.
The Board of Big Game Control will meet in Duchesne on July 4 at 3 p.m. to hear opinions on seasons and kill numbers for a future hunt in districts including Uintah and Daggett counties. Attendees include forest service and land management officials. A.A.A. announces local livestock and conservation details and invites participation at the Vernal Colthstop Building in Vernal.
At the Vernal Lions Club meeting the group urged the state commission to fund substantial maintenance on Lapoint Road, optimistic about persuading officials. The report notes related airport cooperation by federal officials and a forthcoming community event, the Kidoodliers Frolic, with projected expenses between 250 and 300 dollars.
A garbled 1948 notice names Forest Supervisor as fire head in the county, succeeding Herbert M. Snyder. It mentions grazing, watershed and timber lands in Utah and hints at annual accounting and defense against fires, with several unclear fragments about local officials Floyd Logan and others.
Fragmented lines announce births and dates in March with unclear names and details. The item mentions a boy and a girl with March references and partial names, suggesting a community birth notice page with names and dates partially readable.
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