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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1949
Page
4
A local Boy Scout fund drive held last Monday rallied enthusiasts who devote time and money to Scouting. Leaders praise volunteers as community assets with faith in the future, urging everyone to contribute to ensure ongoing success of Scouting in Uintah Basin.
Officials condemn drivers on North Vernal avenue for blocking a road and delaying a fire truck responding to a highway blaze. A car parked in the driveway and others failing to yield slowed the response, prompting a city fire drill and calls for stricter enforcement.
The article contrasts Democratic praise for progress under Truman with Republican charges of fiscal recklessness. It lists key quotes from Senators Lucas Myers and Wherry Taft, notes the 68 presidential proposals, and outlines which measures passed, stalled, or faced future action. It also discusses farm price supports, defense spending, subsidies, and looming tax policy in the next session.
The World Book encyclopedia notes Ardenia as primarily ornamental yet records use of its yellow fruit in China and Japan for dyeing sick. At the Cape of Good Hope the hardwood from some Ardenia species is widely used to make farm implements.
Lyman Rich and Mrs Ich of Utah State Agricultural College dairy program returned after six months touring Europe. They visited England Jersey Guernsey France Switzerland Germany Holland Denmark Sweden Norway Scotland and Finland. Rich attended the World Daily Congress in Stockholm with 2000 delegates.
Oil powers mechanized fields in Hawaii producing pineapple and sugar on red soils. Standard Oil of California has supplied kerosene and a wide range of petroleum products since early times, enabling fuels for plows, weed control, harvest machinery, and transport to mills.
Uncle Jett writes of Thanksgiving hunger and marital snubs over repeated meals. He muses how husbands tire of the same dishes, notes women hoard recipes, and extols Solitaire canned fruits and vegetables as tasty variety. He signs off from the Flying M Ranch in Laramie with a playful postscript about a widow customer.
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