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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1953
Page
12
In the third quarter Fenn busted a 50 yard touchdown for the Cougars, but a previous sprint was wiped out by an offsides flag on Union. Gordon Eldredge added the extra point after the play.
Mrs. George L Nay harvested a 12 point buck with a 38 inch spread in Salt Lake City contest winning a 1943 car from a sporting goods store. The hunt occurred near Diamond Mountain while she hunted with her husband. She dressed the 220 pound buck with a single shot using a 257 Roberts and also received a .22 pistol for her camp kit. The Nay family of Vernal Manor road will now have a car to travel to town, joining four children Karen 12 Linda 10 Lorraine 6 and Bruce 5.
The article advises new campers to use public grounds across the nation from Maine to California, with modest overnight fees, and to study the large Recreational Areas map. It lists gear tips from Townsend Whelen including umbrella and pyramid tents, air mattresses, folding cots, chairs, a stove, lanterns, water storage, and cleaning rules for campgrounds.
Seven servicemen from Uintah county have been separated from the Armed Forces in the past month per the local Selective Service office. Among them are three from the U.S. Army including 2nd Lt Marvel Dwain Roper of Salt Lake City, Cpl. Weston Caldwell of Vernal, and Pvt Burton McNeil of Vernal. Navy releases include N-1 Organ A Harvey of Tridell and Duane Francis Caldwell of Vernal. Marine Corps saw Seaman Charles Grant Jarman, son of Franklin and Edith Jarman of Neola, and Air Force member LaVar William Ferguson of Gusher, husband of Donna Ferguson.
Washington reports that a shift toward consumer spending could counterbalance a $20 billion rise in defense outlays. The era of persuasion is near as advertisers push for broader distribution, better products, and confidence to lift spending.
Washington reports a quiet revolution in U S schools with more citizens attending and completing education. Census figures show nearly a quarter of the population in classrooms and a rising share with basic literacy or college training while the proportion with less than a ninth grade declines. Education officials note better schooling correlates with broader opportunity.
Five select volunteers from Vernal depart for Salt Lake City to join the Army. They ride by train to Ft. Ord, California for basic assignments. One inductee, Graham Haley Vernal, transfers from Graham, Texas and is married. Jones and McConkle family ties are noted among locals.
The text notes rising educational attainment among those aged 25 to 29, with 70 percent having attended high school or college and 80 percent still in the education level, contrasting sharply with only 10 percent in 1900. It argues education expansion will make this cohort more politically articulate and engaged.
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