Who Is to Blame for Delayed Vernal Federal Building
This editorial urges Vernal residents to demand action from Senators and Congressmen to start and finish a federal building within the coming year. It argues frustration over decades of unfulfilled promises and calls on readers to support local merchants advertising in the paper as the Christmas season nears. It stresses civic action and accountability in securing federal investment.
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Vernal
Washington
Merry Christmas Greeting and Well Wishes
A brief seasonal note extends wishes for a merry Christmas and a peaceful holiday, with mutual goodwill expressed to the reader and their family. It stamps a festive tone and a friendly, inclusive closing sentiment.
Honor thy dear old mother today and always
A sentimental poem extols a mother’s enduring love and vigilance. It portrays aging, frailty, and the boundless devotion that guides a child from cradle to life’s perilous path, urging readers to honor and cherish their mothers before it is too late.
Does France owe us or do we owe France
A letter condemns the idea that the United States owes France a simple debt after lending nearly three billion dollars for war materials and credits. It cites François Margal, former French finance minister, arguing that France has repaid about 80 percent via excess war taxes, while freight costs and deflated currency complicate the balance. The piece mockingly notes implied further deductions and cites the century of French artillery knowledge as a value.
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France
United States
Germany
Francois Margal
French Republic
Millerand
America
Tanother
Prohibition Fallout and Political Winds in Washington
Prohibition Commissioner Roy A. Haynes faces pressure from reform groups while the Mellon and Clair lines draw scrutiny. The Kellogg London appointment stirs GOP hopes as Armistice Day protests shift to a more formal Washington display. J R McCarl clashes with Veterans Bureau over a $30,000 payment, and Coolidge gears up for a State of the Union address to Congress, likely delivering it in person.
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Roy A. Haynes
Haynes
Reform Committee
Methodist Episcopal Church
The
North American
Frank Kellogg
Harding
Coolidge
United States
London
Washington
Kellogg
White
Wilson
National Museum
Florence King Harding
Mrs. Harding
Martha Washington
J. R. McCart
Nebraska
McCarl
Congress
Veterans Bureau
State of the Union
The Shoe and a World of Opinion
A compact verse section jokes about shoes never revealing secrets until they lose their sole. It shifts to social opinion, noting a belief in few good people left, and ends with a satirical observation that love can be mixed with money in marriage aged circles, followed by a blunt statistic about New York asylums housing ten thousand mentally deficient aliens and calls to relax immigration bars.
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New York State
Asphalt Pavement Better Every Year Four Varieties Used
Asphalt is the oldest waterproof adhesive with no commercial substitute. Four types are now standard: asphalt macadam, asphaltic concrete, sheet asphalt, and asphalt blocks. Each is developed with ongoing improvements and broad use in road construction.
Poverty distressing in Germany prompts aid from Relief Societies
The First Presidency urges presidents of stakes and bishops of wards to organize the collection and repair of used shoes and clothing for men women and children to aid Saints in Germany. Wards and stakes should forward the items to 28 Bishops' Building Salt Lake City at the earliest date. Heber J. Grant Charles W. Penrose and Anthony W. Ivins sign.
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Stakes
Bishops of Wards
Heller Societies
Germany
Relief Society
Bishops
Salt Lake City
Heber J. Grant
Charles W. Penrose
Anthony W. Ivins
If People Would Listen They Might Halt Their Sayings
A reflective line argues that restraint in speech could curb harm and reduce conflicts. It suggests that choosing silence over careless talk can prevent misunderstandings and negative consequences for others.
Chicago elects woman judge to Circuit Court
In Chicago a woman was elected to the Circuit Court signaling progress for the city. The result suggests future potential for women holding public office across the windy city’s government.
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Chicago
Windy City
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Vernal Express
Harrison Eaditor
Violet Harrison
Utah
Advan
Icin
State Land Board
Uintah State Bank
Peter Keegan
Seth B. Perry
Calder
Farmers’ Market
Uintah Abstract Company (Incorporated
U. S. Land Office
State Land Office
Wm.h. Siddoway
D. Samuels
Herbert Tyzach
Sec’y
H. Siddoway
Treas
WM. BH. Siddoway Geo. BR. Adams
WM. H. Siddoway
J. N. Davis
John §. Hacking
Uintah Abstract CO
Uintah Basin
A. C. Harmston
Roosevelt, Utah
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