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Vernal Express

Location

Vernal, Utah, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1940

Page

4

May Day Observances Highlight Irrigation Land Survey Efforts

Demonstrations mark May Day across the western world while Utah advances a vast land classification and irrigation project. Officials say 800000 acres in designated Utah areas could be arable under the Colorado River Great Basin plan, with work by the Bureau of Reclamation, Utah Agricultural Experiment Station, and the Utah Water Storage Commission.

Thie Utah Uinta and Duchesne T H Humpherys Utah Water Storage Commission Colorado River Great Basin Sanpete Juab Bevier Milard Salt Lake Uteh Commission Bureau Bureau of Reclamation Fillmore Delta Tooele Bkull Valley Tooele Valley Cedar Valley Uintah Basin EG Nielsen Bureau Utah Investigations Bureau of Reclamations E R Fogarty Beaver Geeral D A R Walker Ofder D . Jennings Humpherys

Increase in Stock Show Entries Noted

Continued from page Mr Keetch offers timely tips for stock exhibitors to prepare. Notes include setting calves in proper posture with a stick and training, washing with tar soap, curling long hair, olive oil with alcohol for finish, and trimming hogs. Driving and handling practice suggested to ease showing.

Page Heyedich Keetch

Guard Unit Plans Encampment at Camp Lewis

The 115th regiment engineers completed their first year with satisfactory progress in military and engineering training. By June 30 they expect 70 drills and examinations in bridges raids carpentry demolitions drafting and more. Officers and men from Verdaland and nearby communities are invited to visit the armory during weekly training periods each Monday.

Page One Louis Drentiss 115Th Regiment Engineers Verdal

Vernal Camp News Camp 1507 Night Al Describes Officers and Rodent Control

Commissioned officers of the 118th engineers led efforts to credit hours in army extension courses. A large rodent control program starts with a new corral project ten miles north of Vernal. Work includes heavy equipment use and cooperation with stockmen to protect local reserve watersheds.

Campin B CGO

William J Justice of Lapoint obituary notice

William J Justice of Lapoint. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2:00 pm at the Lapoint ward chapel with interment in the Lapoint cemetery. Survived by a number of siblings including George and Jas, and by Mary Jane Cerlell Justice.

Grm Reaper William J Justice Lapoint Tapoint Wilinn Mary ‘Jane Cerlell Stice Merdiy Geoge Elba Jistice Meton Jasthee Gusher Sistice Split Din Kenteky Lapoint Ward Lapaint

Paulists to Go on Tour With Mission Vehicle

Paulist Fathers Rev Jon Mitchell and Rev Matthe Pilz will travel next week from Utah to Arizona driving their motor chapel and trailer, continuing a three day gospel tour with Catholic clues and street sermons.

Jon Mitchell Matthe Pilzwerald Catt Wootten Arizona Fe Baat Pathers Utah

Weed Project Set Up At County Meeting

At the regular Board of County Commissioners meeting a weed control project was set to start within days under County Weed Supervisor Clarence W Palmer and the commission. A successful chemical will be used in the campaign. Summer office hours were approved from now until September 30. A roadside paving request from Maeser Store north one mile was reviewed with Roy Carroll Mark M Hal and Lester Bingham on the committee. The board agreed to assist as possible. The commission settled 1800 acres grazing land with Frank A Brewer and Stringham Brothers taking over the contract from W A Banks. Ray Stringham requested grading of the Vernal to Diamond Mountain road for spring use after damage from a recent heavy truck.

Board of County Commissioners Clarence W Palmer Board of Commissioners Maeser Store Roy Carroll Mark M Hal Lester Bingham Frank A Brewer Ar Stringham Brothers WA Banks Nite Hughes Ray Stringham Diamond Mountain

Interesting Talks On Tourism Group By State Leaders

A Tourism class meeting at Uintah State Bank heard W C Winder discuss Selling Your City to Tourists and distributing educational materials. Lee Kay of the fish and game department lectured on Utah wildlife and hunting funds, focusing on birds, elk ages, and six recently established fish hatcheries.

Bel Uintah Sta Bank

Central Behoo Drum and Bugle Corps Unveils New Uniforms

Central School drum and bugle corps introduces new uniforms for its eight-member team aged around 10 to 11. The group, after months of practice, will wear white jackets and blue caps with a blue banner as they prepare for a march parade.

Central Behoo! Drum and Bugle Corps Helmand Bugle Corps Fern McCarrel Carr Pearl

Curb and Gutter Work Advances on Main Street Vernal

A WPA crew began curb ariller work at 6 am last Thursday on Ver nal Research Main Street. They reach Vernal State Bank rear and will extend east to Vogue then continue north past Vernal Express. Supervisor is WA Care, engineer of the state road commission.

WPA Curb Ariller Vernal Research Uintah State Bank Vernal Avenue Vernal Express W A. Care Comamasion

Classified Ads and Notices Fragment From Local Paper

A jumble of ads lists coal for sale at 650 per ton, a spinet piano, an International 2 for truck, a farm home in Naples, and other items. Also included are rent notices, condolences for a husband’s death, and thanks from the family of Mrs Sarah Hialt, with scattered names and addresses.

Sarah Hialt

Admission to State Tuberculosis Sanatorium

All persons seeking admission to the State Tuberculosis Sanatorium must submit a formal application immediately. The notice urges prompt action and asks applicants to provide required medical and personal information to process intake efficiently.

Fragmentary legal notice on tuberculosis admission forms

A garbled notice describes necessary application forms for admission to a state tuberculosis sanatorium. It references county clerks, district court, duplicate filings, and eligibility determinations by the patient or guardian, noting forms must be completed for admission proceedings.

Tuberculosis Banatorium

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