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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1953
Page
2
An off duty Vernal police officer Raymond Gee arrested a 16 year old hitchhiker attempting to steal a neighbor’s wiremobile near his Naples home. The youth was taken into custody and handed to the county sheriff for investigation.
A Naples dinner Wednesday evening at the chapel featured a program with Tay Nash as master of ceremonies. Attendees included Dr Ada Opamhan and members of the Melchazedele Priesthood. later, a kitchen volley and games followed the meal.
Lioya and Fon Eaton begin construction on a three stall garage and no pump service station at 390 West Main. Completion is expected about July 1. Ralph Walker supervises, the pair have run their combined garage and service station at OY West Main since 1943. They will also operate the Chevrolet station at this site and use the new space for storage. The new service station will be affiliated with a major oil company.
The article notes Finns orchestra touring from New York's Waldorf Astoria and Chicago venues toward Los Angeles Cocoanut Grove. It highlights high profile radio TV appearances on The Jack Carson Show and Lady Esther, plus film work including Walt Disney's Melody Time and Stage Door Cantrons. It mentions record sales approaching 2,090,000 and over 40,000,000 total records for Finn arrangements. Local figures like Orvel Hullinger praise the tour. The piece also records social visits to Vernal and family gatherings around Harold Davis and Phillip Murray.
The Citizens Committee urged building a senior high school to meet district needs. They studied district population and enrollment with projections of 800 high school students by 1954, noting overcrowded rooms and seating tightness at the current high school. Association president Howard Calder led the meeting.
Sixty homes in Randlett Ouray area Uintah County receive telephone lines from Uintah Basin Telephone Association. The first dialed call went to the Stoddard Ranch at Randlett. Completion expected in two months with six more exchange units and a $600000 loan from Rural Electrification Administration.
Builder Martin Campbell reports Red Cloud Lodge near Vernal Avenue Main Street will complete a new court shared by A. Dean Voorhies and Wiley Baucum. The 22 unit brick and pumice block lodge will include a manager’s apartment, offices, and a modern interior. Eleven rooms should be ready for the May state J C C convention with full completion around May 10.
Seventh in a series of meetings by the Municipal League will be held in Roosevelt on April 27 for municipal officials from Duchesne and Anton Bounder. The conference begins at 10 am at the Roosevelt Theater and runs to 4 pm. A noon luncheon will be sponsored at Frontier Grill with local firms backing. The program covers finance, streets, waterworks, special districts, recreation, and other municipal topics.
Mrs. Derrell King will serve as president with Mrs. Gilbert Bennett as vice president and Mrs. Bit Thomas as treasurer. The group plans to complete its organization soon and outlines committee chair appointments for the year ahead.
Three Jaycees announced intent to seek the office of state Jaycee leader. Bob Wendell Maxfield Dave Whitesides and Layton Gush are named as candidates amid a slate of awards and entertainments at the inaugural banquet starting Sunday at 3 30 p m with events planned through the afternoon.
Caldwell pallbearers included Lloyd Tho r Hatch and others. Hatch died from injuries after his horse ran under a low tree while returning from his brother's ranch. Born March 31 1927 at Willow Creek he was a Navy veteran of World War I. Survived by widow Mary Eklund Hatch, parents Golden and Fadalico Hatch, and siblings.
Funeral services for Poowe gup, 90, of Whiterocks will be conducted Friday. Friends may call at the home of his son Casper Foows in Whiterocks Thursday evening and Friday until time of services. He died at Counter Hospital Tuesday at 2 a.m. from age related causes. Born in Whiteriver, Colorado, he was a farmer on the Whiterocks Reservation. Burial will be in White Rocks Cemetery under the direction of Vernal Mortuary.
Dr H G Vest discusses public acceptance of Colorado gent Tol Seeses fet white stone and his past senate service in Uintah and Duchesne Counties. He chaired the legislative education committee and is noted for Brigham Young University training in 1933 and Stanford doctorate.
The Armory Committee requests Governor Bracken Lee to investigate armory abandonment as Vernal officials report staffing a larger unit. The Vernal Chamber and Junior Chamber back the inquiry and plan a special parade for Armed Forces Day on Saturday May 46 connections.
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