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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1948
Page
4
More than 3 million U.S. families, about one in 12, live with relatives largely with parents or in-laws. The census bureau notes most are young, many veteran heads of household, and two thirds own homes. Subfamilies often include couples without children, yet about 29 percent have one child.
The article outlines federal receipts and expenditures since 1792, noting deficits and surpluses with records such as the first 1792 deficit of 1.4 million and 1943 highest deficit of 57.4 billion, plus a 8.4 billion surplus in 1948. It also cites interior finish research from allyl sucrose and details subfamily living arrangements including 697,000 mother and child subfamilies and 812 million people overall.
Vernal records an early hold up near Main Street with Emmet Rowley targeted for a match then a gun point. Dr Earl Douglas, noted geologist, visited Vernal. Harold Allen rode out from Slaughs sawmill amid heavy mountain snow. Town faced canal outages causing a brief return to oil lamps. Frank Swain welcomes a baby boy born October 13. Raymond Robert Rogers and Ardis Romayne Wagner obtain a marriage license and wed.
Cyclorubber chemists convert rubber into a yellowish plastic suitable for lacquers, paper coatings, paint, and printing inks. The process dissolves rubber, palzes it with a chemical stimulant, and heats to alter the rubber molecule into a new material.
Thirty years ago on October 18 1918 Uintah County news reported Geo Luck bringing three large tubers weighing 36 pounds total from Wm Siddoway farm Fourth ward likely a county record. Harlan Stewart and Lillian Murray married by Justice Ashley Bartlett from Jensen John Pope in Vernal reports progress on a Dragon refinery. A marriage license issued to Theo Ruefe and Elfreda Johnson. Nile Hugel surveys for a new federal building site west of the First Ward meeting house on Main Street. Three miles of Diamond Mountain highway road work under Supervisor Oaks. County road changes urged between Vernal and Lapoint to cut grades from ten to seven percent in places and even fifteen percent on the current route.
Mr and Mrs Alex Duvall spent Tuesday at the Floyd Perry home. Robert Galley spent Friday evening in Vernal and Artesia with Reverends McAllister Ray and the Artesia minister. Patricia Fern Patsy Schwobe wed Leonard A Carlson of Denver on Sept 15. Schwobe family were former Gusher residents. PTA attendees at Fort Duchesne included Mr and Mrs Hyrum Domgaard, Mr and Mrs Lorin Crapo and Mrs Leland Wright. Ray M Jones and son Preston of Los Angeles joined the Domgaards for the deer hunt arrival. Mrs Frank Roberts and family ...
The piece notes Utah and surrounding regions as key shale oil areas with large reserves. It describes Anvil Points in Colorado and Wasatch Front deposits, detailing estimated reserves, potential yields, and the challenge of refining kerogen shale into usable fuels. It quotes officials and compares shale oil to mid-continent crude.
The Rev Carl C Harwood from Denver will conduct an evening service at Gosher Union church in Provo on Thursday evening Oct 28. He plans to address attendees and share reflections for the winter season in the city.
The text notes sulfur levels in Oklahoma crude are more than five times those in natural petroleum and that the synthetic contains much higher tort and reams than average crude, highlighting bothersome differences between the two fuels.
The Utah Copper division of Kennecott Copper Corp will invest about 44,103,000 in the region over the next 12 months, a company high. Spending breaks down to 12,664,000 for materials, 14,098,000 for fresht smeling taxes and miscellan e volls, and 16,500,000 for payrolls. The average weekly take home pay for Utah Copper division workers is 72.42, compared with the state average of 40.31 for Q2 1948.
Verbal notice from Vernal postmaster Pon tha Calder urges hunters to obtain Federal Migratory Bird Hunting Stamps with their hunting licenses. Stamps are available at the post office and should be secured early this season to comply with federal requirements.
Indonesian workers predominantly farm their own land, with over 80 percent engaged in farming as a main occupation. The nation benefits from favorable climate, fertile soils, especially in Java, and high self reliance in agriculture.
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