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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1948
Page
9
Local residents record a busy spell with relatives visiting from Wellington Ballard and Roosevelt. Visits include Merle Horrocke and family, Earl Jenkins, Rex Jenkins, and many other kin. Attendees at meetings include the DUP and YWMIA officers. Violet Wilkerson travels to Salt Lake City. clerical and church activities feature prominently across Lapoint Roosevelt and nearby towns.
Pastor Joseph H Varner of Kingsbury Community Center returned from Denver after attending a regional gathering for officers and chairs of the Utah Colorado and Wyoming Congregational Christian conferences. Utah delegates met with Colorado representatives and heard Rev Albert D Stauffacher discuss postwar plans and the new Our Christian World Mission.
Local residents share visits and travel plans across Ashley and nearby towns. Alma Preece, Nila Haslem, Barbara Preece, and Helen Richens joined a Saturday trip to Provo for a Brigham Young University high school track event. Demonstrates ongoing family ties, health updates, and civic church activities with mentions of Bear-Dance trip to Ouray and a baptism of a newborn girl born April 15.
A new ramie processing invention lowers costs and expands potential use beyond luxury tablecloths. Ramie, an ancient fabric base reputed to be eight times stronger than silk and four times stronger than linen, could be grown widely in the South as decortication becomes affordable.
Ballard Elien Bracken visits, plans move back to the Basin as others host gatherings and visits. families attend meals and cottage meetings while community members travel from Salt Lake City and nearby towns. Local events include kitchen showers, speaker meetings, and a Stated MIA gathering. several residents are noted for health, work, and home projects. Pedigreed work horses are praised for economical traits, citing the 1946 Inter national Live Stock show winner and the value of thorough breeding for plow use.
Fire protection leaders from county state and federal agencies plan a zone fire control meeting in Price next Tuesday. The five member SFF team will lead discussions on fire laws damage appraisal and county fire safety committees with two new prevention films to be shown.
Vern's Lew Cheney Sterling Coltan Glen Calder and Lawrence Lee are among 630 students on the University of Utah winter quarter high honor roll with at least a 2.5 GPA. Also noted are 4-H and Future Farmers of America calves shown at the Intermountain Junior Fat Stock Show in Salt Lake City June 24. The event lists beef winners and breeder obligations including reporting, photos, and next-year exhibit plans. Other notes compare major U.S. stadium capacities: Soldier Field Chicago 200000 Philadelphia 130000 Los Angeles Memorial 105000 Cleveland 100000.
Barracks described as plywood structures were shipped in sections to Nome and other Alaska locations for barracks and camp buildings. At Fort Lewis Washington over a million square feet of fire plywood were used for similar purposes.
Mrs George Richens spent a few days in Provo visiting her sister Mrs Marlow Haws. Emily Collett of Let hridge Canada left for Salt Lake City to visit relatives. Annie from here visiting her sisters Kimba Boscom Elizabeth Nashax Mpkother Willard Rasmussert Mr and Mrs Douglas Karré and baby daughter of Salt Lake City arrived to visit Karren's mother Glady Karren. Bishop J Ross Merrell arrived home from Salt Lake City for a week hospitalization. Mr and Mrs Elwin Simmer spent the weekend in Spanti Fork visiting Mr Simmer’s father and Charles Ive son of Provo. Ten members of Star Primary board visited Prima Tuesday. Mrs May N Anderson visited Bear River City to care for her father John Neilson and her daughter Stella Woods. Mrs Ben Richards entertained nineteen little guests for Betty’s ninth birthday with games and refreshments. A chicken dinner will be served at Naples Schoolhouse Friday from three to five and in the evening six to eight. proceeds to the dia fund. Ward conference was held Sunday with President Aro Alsilson Byron Goodrich Je pan s and Laurence Fox attending. Two spices in one Mace is the dried inner cover of the nutmeg.
A vintage ad urges readers to plan rising fishing trips with trusted Kelle Watches and a wide stock of fishing tackle. It promotes Western Jewelry Sports Outfitters and notes contact via phone 395 J for best gear and timepieces.
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