Local Notes: Second Class Matter at Vertal Utah
A note states the item was entered as second class matter at the Vertal Utah post office on March 13 1909 under the act of March 3 1872.
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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1943
Page
4
A note states the item was entered as second class matter at the Vertal Utah post office on March 13 1909 under the act of March 3 1872.
The notice lists food and commodity stamps including Blue Stamps U Vo and W Book Two valid to October 20, Meats Pass Red stamps X Y Z and brown stamps A B Book Three valid to October 2 and September 20 respectively, Sugar Stamp 14 good for five pounds through November with canning use, Shoes No 18 Book One through October 31, Gasoline No 8 Book One four gallons through November 21.
Uintah county farmers hear from Elmer Sémd AAA chairman that 1244 wheat plantings will have no acreage restrictions no payments and no penalties The 1943 plan offered 85 cents per bushel on normal yield but 1944 has no payment date Wheat goal for Uintah stands at 276000 acres up 67000 from 219000 in 1943 and 40000 more than 235000 actually planted this year
Elmer Lind announces Uintah AAA committee extension of the closing date for the 1943 program from September 30 to November 10 1942. The extension shifts the 1944 program year to begin November 11. The goal remains the conservation of.resources and production practices for payment under the program.
A wartime note urges forming range J restrictions to establish permanent vegetative cover on land unsuited for continued farming. The plan aims to conserve soil and water, improve fertility, sustain forage production, and reduce erosion to support agricultural commodities for the war effort.
Copies of After Victory post war planning study for Utah were mailed last week to county commissions libraries and planning groups throughout the state. Ora Bundy commissioner in the Utah Department of Publicity and Industrial Development prepared the 350 page edition. The first volume covers water mining industrial development and freight rates. Agriculture recreation and public works are on a sectional basis and will be analyzed in later parts of the state.
Mr and Mrs William Jackson and children returned to White River Monday after several days here for minor car accident injuries. Mr and Mrs Edward Watkins hosted Thursday evening in honor of Mr Watkins nephew Bruce Watkins en route to Induction into the armed forces. A chicken supper was served. The Mr A opening social occurred Tuesday with dancing and light refreshments. Mr and Mrs Ben Slaughar and Ben Slaugh Sr returned Monday from Pleasant Grove. Mrs Leta Bowthorpe and children of White River visited this past week. Glenn Jackson spent a few days here from the mine. Romela Artego returned Tuesday from the zinc valley in Colorado where he had been visiting.
Relatives of Mr and Mrs Wm Gomma and families spent a week in the area. The Hellet Society quilting group starts the first week in October. A kerosene stove explosion caused minor damage. Several local households and visitors from Salt Lake, Crahy Colorado, and Sacrament meeting speakers are noted alongside a new baby born September 16.
Prescott bureau of reclamation official outlines valley wide storage near Stemaker Draw and Ashley Creek Oaks Park reservoirs. 24000 acres would gain water rights with 35 percent shortfall in a dry year. cost based on crop returns. storage usable on demand. no need for multiple water rights. further surveying and funding terms discussed.
Obituary and community notice recalling Mary J Armistead of Lapoint who died recently and longtime Pleasant Grove church member Mr Armistead. The item lists relatives friends and local entities along with church and community references. A separate segment notes records about inspections and expirations for book holders and related routines.
Major Q Clark receives the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in January February 1943 as executive officer in charge of medical battalion operations at 47th General Hospital. He led care for wounded, supervised work of med detachment personnel, and contributed to hospital evacuation efforts. Congress member Burton Gearhart attended the ceremony in Hammond with Col Poust and staff observers.
War era ration book four will be issued in October for use starting November. It expands to 384 stamps in blue red green and black with unit stamps printed in black for sugar and other items. Registration will be held in schoolhouses due to distribution limits and tailored for individuals.
The notice reports an October opening for a salvage drive by State Salvage Offals. It mentions local aims and a related incident involving a shooting near a right shoulder area, with minimal readable names or locations.
Fragmentary report states a doctor from Vernal will study at the Mayo Clinic. The readable text mentions medical training and a surgical setting, with disjoint fragments referencing discharge and assignments.
State road crews report progress on the Vernal Manila highway north of Vernal. New base gravel from Little Hamm Creek is being placed and three new bridges added on the Bonanza road near the mine. Banks have been reshaped to prevent cave-ins as work proceeds toward paving with native rock asphalt.
Agricultural policy changes remove burlap bag quotas for several products for 1943 and allow larger or additional bag sizes for seed and corn. Kerosene renewal periods extend beyond six months to cut paperwork. Beekeepers may gain extra sugar allotments if registered with OPA. Civilians receive guidance on rationing and distribution priorities amid wartime shortages.
The article explains how casualty notices are issued for wounded or captured service members within the continental United States. It notes that a telegram is sent with available information and is followed by a Navy Secretary letter for conscion and further details, with next of kin receiving rights and benefits information.
The court will hear Monday at 2 pm whether to accept the plea of guilty in the Ritchey case and determine the degree of punishment. Harold B Riteley and E F Roedl attended the trial with defense attorney Ray Dillman. Prosecution was led by District Attorney Wii Statley Dunford and County Attorney Wallace Calder. Sheriff H M Snyder intercepted a potential escape tool used by Ritley as guards noted weapons among prisoners.
In a jail yard confrontation, Reed allegedly produced a weapon from his right pocket and used a cut piece of jail blanket with a safety razor to threaten. A fork was hidden between mattresses and a wire hook under his belt. Sheriff Snyder later filed the items as evidence.
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