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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1942
Page
4
The War Bond drive urges officers and citizens to meet Treasury Department targets in every county. It emphasizes the need for Americans to curb spending and save dollars to support the war effort and the offensive against the Axis powers.
A jumble of ads lists seed potatoes for sale at 1900 bushel, farm gear, a young team and harness, a mare for sale, pasture rental, and multiple names such as Leroy Taylor Mrs W H Cook Elmer Swett Lawrence Adams Kermit Young. Also notices from the Utah County Board of Education seeking custodian applicants for Vernal Central school, and requests to sell eggs to Ashley Valley Market. Additional items include a five room house corner lot and a Clydesdale stallion service listing with contact points Geo Wilson Clarence Palmer and others.
Duchesne County stock will be showcased at the Basin Show with broad interest from Duchesne County exhibitors. Reported by officials after a Tuesday Vernal meeting, a large delegation noted strong turnout and plans for a major exhibit, including horse pulling events scheduled for Thursday at 4:00 PM.
Mrs Verne Michelpridie chairs Uintah County American Red Cross which received a letter from Mrs Mabel E Aulne director of volunteer service of the Pacific area. The clothing made for Uintah County war victims will be sent to the Ogden warehouse as the west receiving and distributing center for all emergencies. From Ogden garments are redistributed to smaller storage warehouses and chapters in case of invasion or disaster. Ogden is also to supply Pacific area war zones.
The Tah Chapter held a regular meeting to plan the scrap iron drive with sophomores to stand the remainder of the chapter. An advancement ceremony set for May 5 will induct members into the Greenhands band and raise members to Greenhands. list includes Styhiey Juliey Marvin Jones Bert McNoeth and others.
The list of students advanced to the Future Farmers program includes David Burgess Calvin Stewart Hugo Hullinger Douglas Merkley Keith Allen Vernon Richards Gene Ray Hall Bud Merkley Howard Allen Lynn Mecham Hoyt Fowler Otis Weeks Jr Howard Mecham Rulon Lind Nell Thorne Francke Butcher Keith Powell Jay Williams Rulon Pope Alburn Atwood Julian Massey Glen McKeachnie.
Federal Security Administrator Paul V. McNutt announced that women who wish to take the places of farm workers in the army or war plants will be told when and where they are needed due to local shortages. He described plans by the United States Employment Service to handle this wartime labor problem at the local level.
Arthur Gaeth will headline a Roosevelt program featuring songs and dances with BYU ensembles. The evening will include varied groups and a mingle discussion on national and international affairs led by Gaeth. Sponsored by Le Rey Stouts of America per district official HM Lamadell.
Card of thanks expresses gratitude for sympathy at father Charles Carter die funeral. An employment notice seeks young men under 30 for Steady Retail Store work in Ball Lake City Utah. A bicycle theft report notes 13 year old Howard Richardson’s bike stolen during Sunday school at Vermal First ward. no trace found yet.
Uintah and Alterra ana Elementary Schools earned top ratings at a regional festival. The Maeser elementary band of 26, led by Karl J. Enger, received high marks in concert and marching maneuvers, while the Maeser chorus and several vocal solos achieved superior class ratings. Other groups including Lapoint and Tridell bands and various soloists were commended for their performances.
The Fridell band earned a No 1 rating in both concert and marching events. Lepoint class D band also rated highly in both sections, with soloists Reid Hullinger and Arden Hacking noted. Central drum and bugle corps showed strong numbers, achieving I minus in concert categories while marching results for some groups were unavailable.
Roosevelt schools sent elementary bands from Tyrdell Avedon and Roosevelt with drum corps from Ballard Vernal Central Tridet and Lapoint. Junior high bands led by Lapoint Alter Duchesne and Uintah added color. Five senior high bands including Tabiona Altamont Duchesne Alterra Uintah and Roosevelt impressed a huge crowd with precise drills and marching.
The Roosevelt City parade ground hosted a band concert at Roosevelt City park under Chairman Harold M. Lundell. Directors Clair Johnson and Delmar Dickson led performances including 1 Capitan, Stars and Stripes Forever, and The Star Spangled Banner. The third Utah Basin Music Festival closed with patriotic tones as families watched. Committees named include General, Program, Official recording, Parade, Finance, Advertising, Housing and seating, Talking, Street decoration, and Lost and found with Roosvelt Jr. Chamber involvement.
The article notes capacity expansion and new licenses boosting output at Carbolay Company from near negligible levels to a fourfold rise within four years. It cites General Electric policy for resilience amid unlicensed production and hints at tungsten carbide as a potential weakness, with production accelerating after 1941 as Pearl Harbor approached.
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