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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1940
Page
4
The Vernal CCC camp has trained several hundred youths over five years, offering pleasant employment and educational benefits. The advisory board purchased a D6 Caterpillar tractor and chopper for 7000 dollars, funded 60 percent by grazing fees, to aid range improvements and speed future work.
Uintah county students gain a ten day spring vacation from May 5 to April two as an experimental measure. Superintendent L G Noble says the plan aims to give students rest and allow them to assist in spring farming without missing school. If successful, it may continue. if not, it will be dropped. Local families and students like Alice Jie and Mrs Voigt anticipate better focus and help with taxation and farm chores. Mrs F G Eskelson reports Sharon visiting Fort Wayne relatives on Saturday.
The 1940 41 teacher salary budget was increased by 2000 at the board meeting. The group approved acreage for a new Avalon school play area, allocated 300 for a Naples school playground, and discussed improvements, including a central Vernal school building naming and new programs for industrial arts and agriculture, with site work progressing and gravel pits ready for use.
Notice from the State Road Commission Salt Lake City Utah invites sealed bids for root mix surfaced road project and curb gutter district work in Vernal and nearby areas. Bids due April 24 1940 with specifications and required bonds. Personnel and labor details outline contractor responsibilities and payment terms.
Fragmentary record lists individuals such as Lola Nash Amy Lowell and Annie Gardiner Tala Nash among participants. The text references a dramatic piece by Amy Lowell and mentions a speaking certificate and a dated event Saturday afternoon.
A group of Uintah High students accompanied by instructor Noals Andreason traveled to Provo to compete in the state speech tournament. Their entry, the play Stra Rat by J M Houston, was performed Thursday at BOG gcluk te srad, with Talbot Mac ioe and others noted among participants.
Vernal C C News reports additions and personnel shifts in the army overhead department. William Hogans is discharged from the company, Freeman Steuburt steps in as canteen steward, and Ward Stephens becomes educational adviser with two years of college. Frank Torba named assistant educational adviser, coming from Camp Campbell Ohio. Visitors include Superintendent Lloyd and Commander Kearns from Massadena Skull Creek camp. Dental surgeon Dr Fotaked assisted by W Joseph Kyille.
Velma Loy daughter of Mr and Mrs Sterling Bodily died Monday in hospital. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 pm at the ward chapel. She is survived by her two sisters Renna and Cleline and brother Ervin Vance. Attorney Clyde Jitsen made a trip to Craig.
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