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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1960
Page
9
Ellen Bracken reports a community social at the Indian Mission in Gusher with a large crowd, pot luck lunch, and dancing to Arthur Smith, Annie Davis, and Merle Jenking from Lapoint. The piece also notes a genealogy class at the Earl Winn home and various local social updates from Ballard and surrounding areas.
Mr and Mrs Virgil Jensen and family of Salt Lake City spent the weekend at the Jensen home. They visited Mr. and Mrs Ivan Rogers and Mr and Mrs J E Jensen and families. Roosevelt guests included Mr and Mrs Norton Shelton and family. Several nieces and nephews attended a kitchen shower for Dora Campbell hosted by Karen Brough. Several scouts and school events are noted, including a Commercial meeting at Uintah High School.
Darwin M Toure and Beverly Jean Jandrews were married last week and left for Minnesota afterward. Buddy Hayden of El City Oklahoma and a former resident visited friends here last week. Eva and Stay Christensen of Blue Mountain visited Lynn. Barbara Vaughn visited her husband Vernon in Craig. Vernon is working in Wyoming and came to meet her. Mr and Mrs Earl Gadd celebrated their 46th wedding anniversary. Mr and Mrs Dean Cady own a 1960 Ford and Mr and Mrs Floyd Cady a 1966 Patrolman. Chuck Merrett transferred to Craig for duty. Visitors in Craig include Loretta Slarper and children, Mr and Mrs Cletis Sims and Ruth at Vernal, Mr and Mrs Austin Wardle and daughter Peggy, Willow Creek. William W Wilson visited at the Foster home. Mr and Mrs Drayden Foster, Mr and Mrs Gilbert McKenna visited Willow Creek. Mrs Betty Jensen and family and her sister Peggy Wardle were Vernal visitors Saturday. Lewia Littleton and Garl Wilkins attended the Quarter Horse Show at Roosevelt on Friday. Me and Mrs Harry Tomlinson of Willow Creek attended the funeral of Rube Hullinger at Vernal Sunday. Galden and Abe Hatch of Willow Creek spent the weekend with their families. Internal Bishop Calvin Jorgensen attended general conference in Salt Lake City.
Information on garden beautification pest control and farm improvements will air on KSL RADIO during April on Its Business of Farming. Home features cover soil preparation fertilization spading and watering for planting with guests Lofgren Intermountain Landscape Architect and Dr Douglas McKelvie.
Eugene Long, a Bun nyvale, California carpenter and former Vernal resident, crawled into a 300000 ton salt pile at Leslie Salt Co in Redwood City to free Loula Podgornnik of Palo Alto. He uncovered her face, performed mouth to mouth resuscitation, then aided rescue teams with oxygen, while Podgornik revived and survived.
A Texas reader from Houston expresses appreciation for the Express claiming their pictures are superior. The letter notes the reader subscribes to all three Houston papers and favors the pictured coverage.
In a rough street exchange, a man from Squaresville explains another man is from there and, after a blackout at his girlfriend’s home, he spends the night fiddling with the electrical fuses. The dialog hints at the character and setting with local color.
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