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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1929
Page
6
The Richardson orchestra with Vic leads the group as Ken neth Richardson on trumpet and sax Ralph Siddeway on sax Ma ra Binghum on piano Carl Har riton on drums and Horste Workman on banjo dispense music for a dance event.
In a Texas district court term Judge Robert Ervin sentenced four men Curtis Ervin Vivian Bule and Grey to terms ranging from five years to six months for mail fraud after pleas of guilty. Parole-like releases and probation restrict stock promotions and advertising work. Robert Kerchival previously convicted faces appeal after a two and a half year sentence and bond posted for liberty pending appeals.
A rural verse describes long days on the farm from early morning chores to milking and feeding, with cows and horses, barn work, hay gathering, and weather worries. The speaker reflects on hard labor, counting cash, and awaiting spring with little payoff.
The speaker speaks of a growing fringe on his old past as he braces for more work. He mentions purpenaes and a belt as symbols of readiness for a full year of effort. The tone is broad and metaphorical about time and effort.
An article explains Utah hosts many ant species and offers practical control tips. It contrasts small brown and red ants with large black ants, noting their nesting in furniture and kitchens. For small ants a mixture of tarter emetic sugar and bacon grease is placed where ants can feed, slowly wiping out nests. Large ants can be managed by calcium cyanide dust in the ant hill, repeated biweekly until extermination.
Excavations near Vernal Utah 11 miles west toward Lapoint resume May 16 uncovering two more rhinoceros skulls and many limb bones and shoulder blades. Leroy Kay of the Carnegie Institute directs the digs and blocks are prepared for shipment to Pittsburgh as workers uncover further fossils from the inexhaustible uranium bed deposit.
The report notes uncertainty about the order of mammals and the exact number of fossils. It states that it is not possible to say how soon quarry soil removal will begin or the timing of subsequent work due to incomplete records.
Harvard University archeologists Noel Morse Donald Scott and A V Kidder Jr will lead a Utah summer expedition to study prehistoric settlements in Labyrinth canyon between the Green and Fremont rivers. The team will examine cliff dwellings and pueblos in southeastern Utah and assist in removing 5,000,000 year old rhinoceros bones near Vernal.
A satirical verse blames the mayor for urban ills from gun violence and pothole ridden streets to missing sewers and unpaid taxes. The poem links poor infrastructure and unsafe roads to civic leadership and public responsibility.
A satirical verse attacks the mayor and city leaders, urging residents to protest when taxes fall short and services fail. It calls out police, bootleggers, and poisoned thinking, urging action to prevent a citywide decline and shining a stark spotlight on governance.
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