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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1962
Page
13
Milton Stoddard of Fort Lewis transfers his wife and family to Olympia Washington where they will reside while he serves. Many locals from Vernal and nearby towns visit relatives, attend gatherings, and travel between Salt Lake City Provo Manila and Ft. Duchesne for weekends and family occasions.
Jensen Legion Post 124 held its monthly meeting April 12 at the Legion Hall. Officers for the coming year were elected: James Lenartz commander Ervin WilsKing first vice commander George Long second vice commander M Harden Nelson adjutant Meril Snow chaplain Hedy Ralph Chow service officer Myron Hacking sergeant at arms.
The community calendar lists a flurry of visits, gatherings, and travel. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rosa spent the weekend at Li barge in Wyoming while Dorie Brewer accompanied Warden Nelson Jr. to Salt Lake City. Summers saw relatives and friends converge from Vernal, Ogden, Craig, and American Fork for birthdays, weddings, temple work, and hospital stops.
Artesia visitors include Mr and Mrs T Martin of California visiting Mrs Wilma Sims and family and Mr Huth Lay and family. Mrs Della Fowler stayed with Mr and Mrs Johnnie Lambert at Lapoint. Mrs Bil Gadd and Leland spent the weekend in Grand Junction. Mrs Hoyt Sims admitted to Rangely Hospital. Easter egg hunt planned at the ball park on Saturday April 2. County Commissioners met City Council at city hall for important business. Carrie Deshayen and Dick Dunnieca flew to Las Vegas. June Lee heard Dora Evanoff Penotf spent three months in Pueblo hospital recovering from infection. Dora is a former resident and wife of the late John Evanf.
Evanoff, longtime barber here, housed a report from the University of Colorado Boulder that Gary Young son of Mrs. Wanda Lumpkin was named a superior student of Arts and Science Dean's Honorist. Mr and Mrs Floyd Cady, Mr and Mrs Keith Cady, Mrs W E Gadd and June Lee visited Grand Junction during the week. Sheriff Gadd and Deputy Dean Lawton of Craig were business visitors in town Saturday.
J C Brewer son of Mr and Mrs Jack Brewer of Vernal left Vernal for San Diego after two weeks here following completion of Navy basic training in San Diego He will begin torpedo man training He graduated from Uintah High School with the class of 60.
Vernal residents aged 28 and under may enter the Miss Utah Air Force Reserve contest, with single, never married status required. High school students must graduate by September. Interested girls may call Major Roy Henderson in Vernal for entry blanks and details. winner will compete in Salt Lake City in June.
Lyle Ray Kendall son of Wilma Kendall has returned from Holland where he was with the Air Force. He came back to Salt Lake City to seek employment. Multiple local residents and families are mentioned visiting Salt Lake City and temple work, with various names and places including Gilnes, Salt Lake City, Provo, and Orem.
Utan's 1962 pheasant hunting season will begin Saturday November 3 following the quarterly meeting of the Fyeman ish and Gama Commission. The body approved Woodruff Cokeville Dam Project to maintain perpetual stream flow, granted a highway realignment right of way for the State Road Commission, approved funds for Brigham Canyon, authorized purchase of a replacement aircraft, denied a Beaver County commercial shooting preserve permit, approved shipment of 100 gadwall eggs to Connecticut for experimental propagation along the east coast, and approved two way radios for department vehicles. The dates for next four quarterly meetings were set: June 5-6, September 21-12, December 2021, and April 9-10, 1083.
Mrs Neva Ashby and family travel from Maeser to Fort Lewis Washington to visit sons Clyde Ashby and T J McNeill and wife. They plan to see the World’s Fair and other Northwest sights. Many relatives and friends visit for funerals and happenings in Salt Lake City Provo Spanish Fork and Paragonah with trips to temple and medical care noted.
The passage records multiple visits and travels including Mrs. Kathleen Jiefley of Rangely spending Monday with her parents the Searles and others visiting Mrs. Charley Timothy and Mrs. Lavon Timothy of Bonanza. It mentions Mr. Terry Fletcher and two children traveling to Salt Lake City and Ervin Jorgensen visiting Randlet with his father and boys.
The Community Concert’s final performance drew Vernal residents to Uintah High School auditorium Thursday evening. Star mezzo-soprano Carol Smith presented a varied program including Handel Mozart Strauss Schubert Meyerbeer Moszkowski Debussy and Duparc among others.
Uintah High School posted its 1962 graduates list on Monday. Names include Judy Adams Leo Almlander Carolyn Allred Marvin Alfred Jody Ballard Joy Bausch Jack Bingham Karen Birchell Craig Boren Della Bodily Kathleen Bowles Cherry Britt Gail Brewer Cody Calder Marilyn Call Jay Var Campbell Pam Carter Danette Clark Pam Couture Roger Coldtharp Avon Colton Elaine Cooper Barbara Cramer Kathy Cundick Nathan Day Connie Dickson Carolyn Durfee Sherryl Eaton Shirley Erekson Frances Feltch Sherman Fletcher Parl Galloway Norma Rae Cardiner Gordon Gee Annette Goodrich Lenette Gotfredson Sharon Hadlock Kelly Hagar Rita Hall Louis Hardy Jean Werrison Dale Hatch Coy Ray Hatch Kenneth Match Shirleen Haws Marsha Haws Uvene Hawa Elizabeth
A fragmented catalog lists works by Fernand Obra dors and Jacques Offenbach with titles like Obgradors and Coplas de curre dulce, Black Roses, Baby's Night Prayer, When I Have Sung My Songs and You Are Not Rich, including names such as Jan Sibelius and Ernest Charles.
An OCR fragment lists numerous individuals including Dixie Holmes Karlee Holmes Wayne Holmes Shirley Sulburt Odette Jacobsen Cody Jenkins Fay Jones Ruth Joseph Kenneth Kay Dixie Karten Lenore Karren JoAnn Kendall Sally Kendall Garnet Kiever Ken Kindt Floyd King Glenda Knight Elaine Lemon Glendon Manwaring Richie Merkley Eugene McConkie Sandra McConkie Linda McCarty Gary Meacham Dwayne Merrill May Murphy Deanna Murray David Murray David Oaks Dennis Oaks Galynn Oaks Harold Oakr Norman Pease Edward Lee Peterson Duane Phillips Ron Phillips Linda Pierce Rose Pope Pat Purdle Clifford Richards Vernon Richards Niles Roberts Charles Rodeback Chloe Rupe Betty Jane Salazar Eileen Reade Laura Searle Brentshiner Charyl Siddeway DeLeon Slade LaRue Smuid Jon Smuth Jeneall Smuth Boyd Snow Ed Storey Lestia Spendlove Nancy Southam John Stone Arvid Gulli van Jan Tate Mike Temples Jimt Vernon Owen Welker Ronnie Walker Gloria Wardell Thea White Dennis Williams Carry York.
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