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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1937
Page
2
The note explains that when taxpayers pay on time, the burden is spread evenly, but delinquencies force others to cover the shortfall. It argues timely payment prevents higher charges for neighbors, protects property, and preserves government funding.
The Pioneer laments the vanishing vast valleys and growing fenced farms as settlers arrive. He recalls a self-reliant, courageous past, praising pioneers who opened the country and drove off enemies. The writer urges honoring them now before their day ends, and to remember their legacy.
Logan county farm agent appointment for J.L. Witlwer announced. Vernal fire damages home of Sa McNaughton west of town. Engagement announced for Ethel Emert to Fred Deming of Fort Lyons with wedding planned there next Thursday. R. S. Collett returns from Salt Lake as a Commercial Club delegate. Mrs. Conrad Frank gives birth to a 13 pound boy. mother and baby reported to be well. Duchesne High School huskies extend dominance in basketball. local hotel and merchants discussed. Jer Watch buys in Verna Drug Co. Lizzie Belcher and May Toward visit from Ouray. Bert Seaboldt in town with J.T. McConnell and Wiliam Preece. Witt Bingham returns from Provo to bring family. Bishop Freestone arranging plantings and shrubbery at stake house. improvements to grounds under way.
A narrator expresses deep appreciation for nature as the Utah Lake area stretches westward with lush meadows and rich cattle pastures. Narrow canyons run eastward from farms, each canyon ending in crystal streams lined with choke cherries berries and raspberries. Waterfalls quarter the canyon walls as streams descend toward the valley.
Washington reports that the National Youth Administration plans to educate and train farm children through new enrollment as special students. Projects include dormitory living, stipends, and courses in scientific farming, agronomy, and farm management with state cooperation and federal support.
Born September 24 1888 in Pleasant Grove Utah County I recount the early Mormon converts, my parents Matilda Smuin Slaugh and John Jacob Slaugh. They pioneered land near Pleasant Grove, built rock houses and a wall, and faced poverty while I and two brothers trained as the family grew.
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