Union High School Breaks Ground in Uintah Duchesne Corridor
Ground was broken for the Union high school on the county line drawing broad support despite earlier opposition. A five to one vote approved financing via a bond to fund Uintah county’s share. Construction proceeds and the school should open in about a year as a civic milestone.
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Uintah
Duchesne
Union High School
Roosevelt
Vernal
Uintah County
Union School
Chicken Stealing Rampage Sparks Farmer Alarm
A long standing chicken theft problem has intensified with reports of three men assaulting a farmer and bets of abandoning fowl. Residents fear growing losses of 50 to 60 dollars and urge sheriff Vernal city and state police to enlist citizen help to curb the crime and prevent injuries or deaths.
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Maecser
Vernal City
Fame of Vernal Is Spreading
The article notes Vernal Utah as isolated with no railroad and high trucking costs. It mentions the State Bank's building and a solution involving bricks mailed in by pairs post. A cartoon of a hod carrier receiving bricks accompanies the piece.
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William GB. Wallis
Grant Heath
Vernal
Utah
Vernal” State Bank
Pares Post
Ver nal fame spread noted in Washington Star letter
A reader born in Vernal, Utah sends a note to the Washington Star dated August 28, 1949, mentioning Vernal’s fame. The letter is signed by Jack Chew who resides at 5729 67th Avenue, Riverdale, Maryland.
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Postman
Washington, D. C
Sunday Star
Jack Chew
67Th Ave
Riverdale
Firefighter Suit Lets Man Stand Near Big Blaze
The air material command's tailor scientists unveil a new eight pound full body fire-fighting suit. It allows a man to stand within two feet of a roaring fire fueled by 200 gallons of gasoline.
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Air Material Command
Tallor
Signs of the Times Mankind and Drakes Oil Legacy
The passage notes Drake as a pivotal figure who aimed to secure petroleum for kerosene and lamp fuel. It contrasts early shallow wells with modern depths surpassing 20,400 feet, and traces oil production from 1860's 500,000 barrels to over two billion barrels in 1948, underscoring oil's vast growth and impact.
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Drake
U. S
Domestic Front Rumors Stir Political Turmoil This Week
Sen Styles Bridges faces scrutiny over a $35000 salary from United Mine Workers pension funds while John L Lewis and Bridges steer a $100 million miners fund. The Barden education aid bill divides along church and state lines as Spellman and Mrs Roosevelt clash on auxiliary services. The five percent investigation widens as Republican critics press for action amid accusations of influence peddling.
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ECA
Foriegn
Sen. Styles Bridges
Pension
United Mine Workers
Joe Martin
Massachusetts
Bridges
John L. Lewis
Ezra van Horn
United States
Truman
Congress
Graham A. Barden
North Carolna
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Queston
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Petroleum energy revolutionizes US progress after Drake
Col. Edwin L. Drake drilled the nation's first commercial oil well at Titusville Pennsylvania in 1859 triggering a revolution in industrial progress and wealth across the United States.
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Col
Edwin L. Drake
Titusville
United States
Evolution of Oil Use and Industry Growth Over Nine Decades
Over 90 years American oil men drilled over 1.5 million wells to meet fuel needs. The footage totals exceed 212 billion feet, about 60 Earth diameters. From kerosine in 1850 to 1200 oil products today, petroleum use expands as engineers discover new applications.
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Mississippi
New Mexico
Oregon
West Virginia
Army
James V. Hunt
Washington
Senate
Hunt
The
University of Utah
Salt Lake City
Nunes
Keyminder
Kley Minder
Member
Telegraph Delivery Service
Utah State Florists Association Society of American Florists
P.S
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