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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1940
Page
7
Monday departures to Provo and Salt Lake City mark a sequence of travels and official visits. Families relocate to Lapoint as Anna Carter and kin move from Vernal, while Hackford and others conduct inspections. A wedding dance, a birth, and mill work progress reflect community life amid thawing snow and local politics discuss district leadership.
In La Point a new service station with electric machinery and inspection services began operating in March. Myr and Mrs LaMar Norton hosted a morning visit with relatives including Arthur and his wife, planning a trip to Prive where Joe will join them after months at Price. Harrison Justice suffered a stroke Wednesday evening requiring hospital care in Vernal. Melvin Hackford returned from Salt Lake for treatment, worsened to a serious condition after a relapse. Mrs Iva B Caldwell came home March 25 with her sister-in-law and brothers-in-law from Moore Idaho, as Mr Koch picked them up and returned to Salt Lake that evening. Several family visits and community events fill Lapoint and nearby towns this week.
George Bigelow heads to Salt Lake City as D L Bills leaves the Adams place after two to three years there. Madge Walker returns to Salt Lake to resume work. Mrs Jacob Resmussen visits her daughter Mrs Leland Parry in Salt Lake while she recovers from illness. Elvira Bigelow returns from Wallsburg. The Lapoint Band Mothers led by Mrs Jessie Newmeyer and Thelma Winn hosted a concert and dance in the ward chapel with a fine program and dancing to follow.
Genealogical department oversaw Sunday Sacrament meeting with Archie Johnson as speaker. Carlie and Danna Good rich performed a violin duet. Mrs A G Goodrich ill with spinal meningitis slowly improving. Glenn H Lubbert couple announce birth of a 9 lb baby boy on Thursday March 28. Winfield Hullinger returned from Craig visiting daughter Fred McClean. Hollis Hullinger and infant son of Roosevelt visited Bishop and Byron Goodrich. Alvin Haws reportedly with pneumonia. Leo Merrell, Salt Lake City worker, spent Thursday here. Joseph Gentry of Provo visited James and Duvall family over weekend.
Multiple local legal notices warn creditors to file claims by specified dates for the estates of Nick Mastrinakis Olive M Bodily Henrietta Palmer and others. The notices include probate administrators executors and an oil land entry notice with witness names and a deadline in 1940.
Mr and Mrs ilenn Lee moved this week into the Ray Corless residence. A baby boy was born March 27 to Mr and Mrs Ralph Roy. Grandma Harrison marked her ninety first birthday Sunday at her son John Harrison Merrill Karren returned home after a visit with his parents Walter Kiceppel and a bonfire gathering on Powell Street entertained a nice group of people Saturday.
Harold Twitchell and family have moved into the Garrell place in honor of his son Stephens seventh birthday. Marvin Smith bought the place recently. Tuesday evening the roof of Henry Kloeppel’s house caught fire from an overheated stove but was extinguished with minimal damage. Marion West was knocked down by a cow, bruising his arm and breaking his foot. Mrs C Atwood left for Ranier Oregon to spend the summer with her son Terrell Atwood and family. Mrs N G Sowards is visiting Kemmerer Wye with various Labrum and Adams relatives from Roosevelt, who visited John Harrison’s home earlier this week.
Mrs Rulon Chadwick and two children of Ogden visit at Mrs Chadwick’s parents Mr and Mrs Ed Hoeft. A MIA assembly last Tuesday featured a girls quartet Donne Perry Helen Fletcher Eva Price and Venice McKeachnie with piano by Mrs Tom Timothy. Norman Fletcher read and Ree Walker played clarinet. A Parent-Teacher meeting at the ward chapel Wednesday evening, with Mrs Merley Merkley presiding, included community singing, instrumental numbers, and a discussion on school problems followed by punch and cookies.
Mrs Enola Hodgkinson and children spent Easter weekend at Dragon Miss Mary Potter. Lee Dickson of Colorado and the bride, daughter of Mira James Holfeltz, were married that week. Guardian of the Treasure Bee Hive held their annual dinner at Mrs Lyle Remington Fray’s home with a three course meal and decorative bunny favors. Alice Murdock hosted the Junior Current Topics club gathering, while Naples resident June Merrell visited. A budget dance occurred at the chapel marking the final budget event.
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