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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1921
Page
5
Ira C. Tichenor argues Utah will see a decisive oil boom due to new Interior Department rulings. The decision allows permits to drill and prospect across seven million acres, benefiting small operators and permitting progress despite earlier drilling disputes and pending large company activity.
Park Manager E W Evan pleads cooperation to keep the park attractive as flowers are stolen and hoses damaged. Adults and children are implicated in pulling, breaking, and removing plants and equipment. Vernal Mayor D Colton and local groups seek public support, while Provo community leaders push to establish a School for the Deaf in Provo, seeking parent contact and collaboration with national organizations. Elmo Stringham leads outreach.
The old remark notes that even prominent leaders like Taft and Wilson leave a mark, while the press still mentions their woes. The piece reflects on memory and the lasting reach of public figures beyond their era.
A chatty milkman jokes that a cow swallowed his pocketbook containing forty dollars while a grouchy customer contends milk will be richer. A sarcastic boarder quips about science and invention as a landlady interrupts the scene with a comment about a hard-belled egg offspring.
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