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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1948
Page
10
Retailers across the country promote the Treasury Security Loan drive with advertising booths and posters. Stores report buyers meeting quotas, citing retailers as good citizens and key players in civic betterment.
The Uintah Basin Junior Livestock Show and Sale concluded with Vernal and Uintah county praised for a high quality exhibit lineup. Judges commended overall improvement and state level potential, highlighting Aberdeen Angus stock and dairy cattle sections. Some desire more entertainment, but the event stands as a milestone toward Utah’s livestock prominence.
A free school in Allentown Pennsylvania offers lessons in the art of pretzy twisting. The venture teaches technique and aims to preserve a local culinary craft as residents embrace new skill sets.
A historical note reports that nearly 600000 matches are struck each minute in the United States, highlighting the scale of daily usage and the reach of common household lighting and ignition needs.
Utah state and local fire agencies prepared for active forest fire season as J Whitney Floyd Logan chief forester firewarden announced annual proclamation banning setting fires on range land stubble and hay unless permits are obtained, with enforcement from June 1 to October 31 1948 and burning permits issued by Uintah County firewarden and Sheriff Herbert Snyder.
On hills east of Salt Lake City the University of Utah marks its annual whitewash tradition begun in 1908. May 19 volunteers haul whitewash and tackle a steep U face amid dances, queen selection, a stadium songfest, and women’s relay races. Utah National Guard planes will buzz overhead. plan secrecy surrounds the stag dance while hundreds gather for a campus pageant with candy and a queen contest.
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