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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1950
Page
2
An urging column notes only 1200 of 3755 registered Uintah County voters cast ballots in the September 6 primary, warning that low participation risks minority rule and national decline. It stresses registration deadlines October 10 17 and 31 and urges citizens to vote in the November general election.
Vernal-Manila highway designated third class after talks with Bureau of Public Roads and National Forest Service in Salt Lake City. Change means loss of National Forest Service funds for road upgrades, shift to state funding, and questions over Uintah county approval. Ward and Stringham vow to counter the setback as Echo and Split Mountain projects loom in Utah’s competition with Colorado’s North South highway.
Bitter partisan debate in Congress centers on President Truman's veto prospects for the control bill and the revised Interim tax bill, with talk of a fireside chat to ease pressure. Amid charges of lax Korean war readiness, Senate amendments shift authority on price controls and allocations, while a major highway bill advances with broad authorizations and urban to rural allocations.
A local LAPOINT study group held its meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mowrey on Wednesday evening. The Jesson was given by Mrs. Hart Foster and a plate lunch was served by Mrs. Dewey McConkle of Tridel. Numerous neighbors and relatives were noted visiting, traveling, or staying with family members around town during the week, including Rasmussen, Norton, and Perry families, as well as others from nearby towns.
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