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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1928
Page
4
In May 1868 General John A Logan designated May 30 as a day to decorate Confederate graves and honor fallen soldiers. The piece urges patriotism, loyalty to home communities, and informed citizenship, linking Memorial Day aims to national renewal and commitment to peace.
A long column argues that sign boards along highways invite danger and distraction, urging legislators to curb outdoor advertising while noting rising newspaper ad spending. It praises rain and crops, ends with a quirky note on balloonists hearing distant sounds.
A concise survey lists beneficiaries of prohibition across sectors. Wage earners gain $6000-9000 more per year since 1918, employers see steadier production, farmers buy thrice as much machinery, bankers report $9 billion in new deposits, insurance sales total 51 billion since 1920, real estate sells many new homes, manufacturers hit 62 billion in output, merchants profit from reduced drink spending, and households enjoy higher appliance ownership while society as a whole notes rising prosperity and fuller schools and colleges.
A West Orange essay argues rapid information spread reshapes society from 1915 to modern times. It compares Waterloo news timing to Lindbergh’s Paris arrival, urging use of faster ideas to boost knowledge while warning against harmful content.
Since 1900 the number of chain drug stores has nearly doubled and 329 chain organizations run 2725 stores with new ones opening rapidly. Total U S drugstore business tops about 1 billion dollars annually, chains accounting for about 25 percent, while drugs comprise only about 16 percent of the trade. The modern drug store now offers a wide range of goods and may become a major competitor to Sears Roebuck.
Misa Stella Richards left Thursday morning for East Lake city to receive orders for a six month mission Exversone wishes diet suppies Kenneth Goodrich broke his shoulder while on a straw stack Merrel Goodrich returned from the mountain to the farm and made a business trip to Salt Lake City A Sunday children’s dance sponsored by the Primary association drew a good crowd Ice cream was sold Dee Manwaring visited from Rector mine on business Remington and Puller Remington returned home Chas Pearce and children visited Roosevelt Monday with Mrs Marlon Manwaring accompanying them and Elmer Manwaring also present They returned later that evening The Goodrich grandma in Naples staying with Elmer Manwaring in Roosevelt is ill Mrs Emma Fullinger and Mrs Marlon Manwaring attended Mother’s Day program at the Second ward chapel and had dinner at Stanwaring home Hazel Manwaring of Roosevelt is visiting her grandmother
Lumber loads arrived in Jensen to repair the Green River bridge with William Martin and John Murray painting the timber for soon use. Erton Wilkins underwent a serious operation in Batt Lake with hope for a speedy recovery. Local social notes cover birthdays Mothers Day programs and visits among residents including Milo Snow Gardner and Karren families and trips to Vernal Maeser and Blue Mountain.
Description of the U S Route 40 spanning 14 states from Atlantic City to California. Notes its historic alignment with early settler trails, major western development sites, and key stretches paved or surfaced with federal funding. Warns of winter closures in the Rockies and Sierra passes.
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