OPA Considers Antihoarding Rule To Curb Panic Buying
Washington officials disclosed an antihoarding regulation under study by the Office of Price Administration to curb widespread panic buying of foods and other commodities. The plan would require households to declare supplies when rationing begins and could strip boarders of coupons to match stock levels, though enforcement in private homes is seen as a problem.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Rvery
Forakis Gets 15 Years In Slaying Charges
John Peter Forakis a 52 year old Uintah Basin farmer was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for second degree murder by District Judge Tilman D. Johnson. A Greek native, Forakis was convicted by a jury for shooting and killing Dick Quipp an Indian on September 15 on the Uintah Ouray Reservation. The killing followed an earlier dispute over horses and cattle on Quipp’s farm.
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John Peter Forakis
Uintah Basti
Amos Merkley Trains at Idaho Naval Station
Amos B Merkley of Vernal Utah reports for duty with the navy at Farragut Idaho's naval training station after weeks of drill. He will be assigned to a service school to learn a specialized trade or transferred to sea duty with the growing fleet.
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Parragut Idaho
Ulan
Navy
U & Naval Training Station
Farragut Idaho
Amos B Merkley
George A Merkley
Vernal
Roosevelt Proclaims Two Days of Prayer Across Nation
President Roosevelt issues a proclamation calling on Americans to observe Thanksgiving and New Year as days of prayer. The message, notable for its plain language, urges faith and reflection across all communities and mentions support from religious groups nationwide. The note says the two naval days of prayer follow requests from church leaders and ends noting continued coverage on Page Three.
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Wassington
Roosevelt
Koosestlt
gBury
Armed Services
Former Vernal Youth Assigned To Alaskan Post
Casey A Maupin announces Vernal Utah native Louis A Roberts has been named assistant territorial supervisor of American Red Cross recreation for the armed forces in Alaska. Roberts, a former WPA recreation district supervisor in Los Angeles County, will work under Major John T Carlton. He was a USC health and physical education staff member in 1939 40 while pursuing a master of arts in physical education and recreation. Continued on Page five.
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Alaskan Defense Command
Louis A Roberts
Vernal
Utah
WPA
Los Angeles
American Red Cross
Alaska
Casey A Maupin
Red Cross
Roberts
John T Carlton
University of Southern California Health andPhysical Education
Fleet of Trucks to Mines Today for Coal Shortage
Mayor B OH Stringham led a Wednesday rally of county and city officials civic groups and coal operators to address a county wide coal shortage. A fleet of trucks will depart Thursday morning to move coal from mines with orders to be left at the city office. West side headquarters not yet decided. Trucks will be fed a price raise will apply to all coal grades. Seek mine work through coal operators due to labor shortage.
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B OH Stringham
Meat Rationing Program Gets Ruling
Locan says meat stored in freezer lockers should be declared by owners in the nationwide rationing plan starting January 1 1843 William Peterson director of the Utah Agriculture Extension and rural black border meat rationing program says the slogan about sharing with neighbors does not mean people will be called to share with neighbors but that they will share alike in the available market supply Farmers should count home slaughtered meat as part of their share and the meat bought locally in shops
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William Peterson
Utah Agriculture Extension Service
Peterson
Corporal Claudius A Banks Sent Overseas in Army Corps
Claudius A Banks son of Mr and Mrs W A Banks has been promoted to corporal in the Army Quartermaster Corps and transferred to overseas duty. He is a Westminster College graduate from East Lake City and the University of Utah. Inducted May 9, he was formerly stationed in Fresno California.
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Claudius A Banks
W A Banks
Army Quartermaster Corps
Westminister College
East Lake City
Luniversity of
Utah
Banks
Fresno
California
Letters From Men in Service For Xmas Edition
The Express asks Parents and friends of service men to mail or leave at this office any letters from men in service for the Christmas edition to be published December 10. The American Legion Auxiliary and civic groups collect addresses to send greetings to Uintah County men in the armed forces.
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the Express
American Legion Auxiliary
Uintah County
Lyons Promoted in Army Air Corps at Davis Monthan Field
Corporal George E Lyons son of Mr and Mrs Charles W Lyons of Vernal has been promoted to sergeant at Davis Monthan Field Tucson Arizona where he is stationed. Lyons entered the service on April 14 2.
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George E Lyons
Charles W Lyons
Vernal
Davis Monthan Field
Tucson
Arizona
Lyons
Services Held for Mrs Zina Behrman Cook
Services were held Wednesday at 1pm at the Qlines Ward Chapel for Mrs Zina Behrman Cook who died Sunday morning following pneumonia and four heart ailments. Interment was in Rock Point cemetery. Born April 29 1908 in Manassa Colorado she moved to Vernal as a child and graduated from Uintah High School and Brigham Young University with a teacher's degree. She taught in Uintah county for four years. She married Jasper Cook in 1934 and is survived by her husband and two daughters Guyland and Connie, her father of Naturita Colorado, two sisters Mrs Clark Larson and Mrs Earl Behrard, and five brothers Horace Behrman of Tridell, Lowell, Ferdinand, and Melvin Behrman in the armed forces. Also noted: Lt Thomas Isley, son of Mr and Mrs George Isley, promoted to First Lieutenant and sent to Langley Field Virginia on a special mission after enlisting in the Air Corps on December 17.
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Qlines Ward
Zina Behrman Cook
Atnesa
Archie Johnson
John Eatlon
Glines Ward Chorus
Fiizabeth
Noel Lots Walker
Edna McConkie
Gimes Wardites
Rock Point
Mra Cook
Manassa Colorado
Neils
Jaemima Bowarda Behrman
Vernal
Uintah High School
Brigham Young University
Uintah County
Jasper Cook
Guyland
Connie Cook
Naturita Colorado Toyo
Mra Clark Larson
Earl Behiard
Horace Behrman
Tridell
Lowell Francis Ferdinand
Melvin Behrman
Services Held Friday for Julian B Mackey
Services conducted Friday at 2 p.m. in the Second Ward Chapel for Julian Benedict Mackey who died Wednesday from a heart attack. Bishop Gwen Slaugh presided. A trio sang Oh My Father with Carol Hodskin, Lois Walker, and Elizabeth Noel, while Mrs Maury Manwaring accompanied. Speakers included H Walter Wooley and Wallace Calder. Bishop Owen Slaugh gave closing remarks, Mrs Mae Jorgenson sang Absent with Mrs Mable Stagg accompanying, and E J Winder led the closing prayer. (Continued on Page five).
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Second Ward
Julian Benedict
Mackey
Gwen Slaugh
Oh, My Father
Carol ‘W Hodskinson
Lois Walker
Elizabeth Noel
Maury Manwaring
H Walter Wooley
Wallace Calder
Owen Slaugh
Mae Jorgenson
Mable Stagg
J Winder
Two Sons of New Commissioner Enlist in Navy
Hayden brothers sons of Mr and Mrs Horace W Coltharp enlisted in the Navy at Salt Lake City Navy recruiting station on November 20 Richard age 20 and Ned age 22 enlisted as apprentice seamen in the Naval Reserve. They have been sent to naval training stations for initial training before joining the United States fleet. Mr and Mrs Sam Rolfe, former Vernal residents, visited here this weekend and returned to Provo on Monday where Mr Rolfe has employment.
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Hayden Brothers
Horace W Coltharp
Navy
Salt Lake City
Richard
Ned
Naval Reserve
United States Fleet
Sam Rolfe
Vernal
Provo
Rolfe
Mother Hears From Son Reported Killed
Vermal resident Mrs Bessle Swain receives a letter from her son Lawrence Robert Swain 19 of the US Army paratroops reported killed in action abroad He enlisted in 1942 and departed for duty September 18 later returning to America with injuries he writes not to worry mom and says he is doing fine despite wounds in multiple areas
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Mra
Bessle Swain
Vermal
Lawrence Robert Swain
Army
Fort Travis
Texas
Apri
America
Lawrence
Christmas greetings from home to armed forces in wartime
A long communal message from home expresses deep appreciation for service members overseas. It notes shortages at home, changes in daily life, and a strengthened family bond. The letter emphasizes gratitude for mothers and siblings and the importance of national support as troops face Christmas away.
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Novander
Lina
Shilly
Monsoliun
Uintah County To Receive Salvage Honor
Uintah County will receive a salvage pennant honor for high per person salvage rates. Plans call for pennants to fly from county courthouse buildings for Morgan Piute Rich una Summit Weber and Uintah. Officials consider where to hold the presentation ceremony. The pennants show a WPA emblem and an eagle and measure about two feet at the largest end. Uintah county totals include 1783 tons with 383 tons from Amca, Boy Scouts 30, schools 94, WPA 101, American Legion 25. Al Daniels of Fort Duchesne reports his son Aaron wrote from the Bolomons he is well and excited, having enlisted in the Marine Corps on December 12.
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Utan
General Salvage Committee
County Court House
Morgan
Piute
Rich Una Summit
Weber
Uintah County
Amca
Boy Scouts
Schools
WPA
American Legion
Blainé Lee
al Daniels
Fort Duchesne
Six Draftees Listed for Induction in December
Six draftees are listed for induction in December from East Salt Lake area. Names include Glen Johnson Elza Larbarge Jack Richard McNeil Coltharp William Edgar Jensen Howard Waugh Cor tess Kenneth Grant Rich, with others such as Mark Henneth Jay Workman Aubrey John Chivers Elvis Christensen and more. Some have already enlisted and a view ruling now restricts enlistments from being released after induction orders are issued, with no postponement in the future.
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East Salt Lake
Glen
Dson
OlUr— R Foupe
Alt
Ele Primhalle
Ray Reader
Elza Larbarge
Jacl
Richard McNeil Coltharp
William Edgar Jensen
Howard Waugn Cortess
Kenneth Grant Rich
Amas
Wh Merkley Garth Willard Atwood
Shirley Bastian
Keith Arvine Harrison
Archie Ray Tom
Wayne Goodrich
Melvin Robert Kitchen
Harold Seless
SN Bee
Jaboon
Marsey Acel
Mark Henneth
Jay Workman
Aubrey John Chivers
Elvis Christensen
Alfred Delbert
Hullinger Draden
Foster Misha Ward
Harold Guy
Duke Centrub
Daniel ‘Cueh
Goldenmithy
Grant Anderson
Cather Ross Roper Deloss Jackson
John Ivey Singletary
Alva Lewis Duyail
John Orval Smuin
Don Cutting Hund
Joseph Tia
Jailed Man Describes Utah Killing Confession Unveiled
Ritchey 24 and Reed 26 allegedly lured a woman driver on a remote highway near Vernal Utah and bludgeoned her to seize her car and $6. The suspect Ritchey told of planning with Reed and noted FBI involvement as authorities prepared for a federal grand jury next March. Williams of San Leandro, killed on the Uintah Ouray Indian Reservation, is named in the case as the victim in the high‑profile murder.
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LeRoy Edward Ritchey
James Joseph Reed
San Leandro
Cal
Rodi
Deathe Wash
Unntal
Ouray
Sate Lake County
Ritchey
Federal Bureau of
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Alaskan Post
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George E. Lyons
Army Air Corps
Zina Behrman
George Isley
Thomas Isley
Julian B. Mackey
Federal Shipbuilding Yard
fKearoy N J
Blevenson
Mingold
Brockion
Bchreeder
Calilee
Wien
Calvin
Phiney
Cail
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