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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1935
Page
4
The notice lists the Vernal Express as a weekly paper published every Thursday with William Th. Wallis as editor and Pamela Wallis as publisher. It also notes second class postal registration at Vernal Utah dated March 13 1909 under the 1879 act.
The article lists subscription prices for St Louis and uniform advance rates, mentions a one year option and short term plans, and notes a political stance described as optimistic and working for a bigger county state press association context.
Meeker County agent visited Rangely and praised the 4 H club led by Misses V Jones and J L Hahn. Notes include Ira Hahn claiming a world deepest well in his district, with California formerly holding the record and Hahn living in Oklahoma. Local gatherings feature barn dances, family reunions, and summer meetings in Vernal and Dragon with several community members attending and participating.
Mr and Mrs John McKeachnie welcomed a baby boy born July 29. Mother and baby rest at Mrs Charles Batty’s home as relatives visit from American Fork and nearby towns. Family and friends join in in modest gatherings and local outings at Green Lakes and during a DPU camp event.
Mrs Cuff Smith and three children of Price are visiting William and Mary Kanistanaux. Lloyd Gines and Estella Woodruff wed Saturday at the bride’s parents with Bishop John B Eaton presiding. Miss Woodruff is Eugene Woodruff’s daughter and Lloyd Gines is Mary Glines’s son. The Perry brothers Archie and Asahel with families visited the Johnson home after a studio session. The class in home nursing begins Friday for eight weeks led by county nurse Miss Nelson. Lloyd Glines and Mrs Glines left Sunday for Salt Lake, with Elden Chipman as far as American Fork.
Schedule I of the Federal housing Act enables homeowners to obtain loans for repairing roofs and making repayments while under a sound roof. The piece urges prompt reroofing, notes better insulation from new shingles over old, and endorses cedar or manufactured shingles as effective options for improving protection and comfort.
Maeser Mr and Bra Stanley Jones celebrate a baby boy born August 1 with Lee Jenkins of COCO camp visiting from Ferron weekend at his father's home. Lorna Nickell of Gusher visited relatives Saturday and Sunday. Indoor party hosted by Thomas Effall. bonfire crowd, homes plated, sandwiches ice cream cake served. Mrs William Vernon recovering from partial stroke cared for by daughters Eva Roberts Salt Lake and Afton Fullmer Roosevelt. Vernal Drug Company promotes Adlerika for relieving gas and heart pressure.
The Conjoint MIA program drew a large crowd with talks and musical performances. Notable travelers include Mrs Allee Ashby and son Dale, Mrs Edna Vernon and daughter Belva, and Miss Lela Hall heading to San Francisco for canning factory work, with a side visit planned to Bunnyvale. Fred Reynolds leads youths to Fort Duchesne for UBIO camp. Mrs Maud Box and Treta, along with Charles Wahl and Char lene, visit Price relatives. Wahl and Carroll enjoy canyon fishing. Wallace Oaks transfers from Moon Lake CCC to Sheep Creek CCC after family visit.
Sunday evening program by MIA conjoint featured Trio Beulah Doris Velda Du vall with Elaine Good rich and Derall Merrill leading a story and quartet. Local visits include Lynn Goodrich with Wallace Johnson in Provo for eye check, and Hollis Hulligner with Jesse’s family in Roosevelt. several Goodrich family movements and sunrise hikes noted.
News notes from Lapoint and Vernal detail travel by Mrs Curtis and Miss Rasmussen visiting relatives in Po catello Idaho and Los Angeles California. Local residents attend business trips to Vernal and Lone Tree Wyoming while a ball game between Vernal and Lapoint ends with Lapoint ahead.
Ubic speaker argues for farm support and tariff protection as part of building an economic democracy. He emphasizes balancing government and economics to prevent favoritism and ensure citizens have equal rights and opportunity.
The text reflects on fidelity to moral and spiritual standards, the family as civilization’s backbone, and justice as the foundation of society. It notes progress in America, hope for solutions to modern problems, and the country as a model of social and political development amid distress.
Governor Henry H Blood and the state Water Commission discussed a plan to add a supplemental water supply for Utah farms by building more than 100 small reservoirs. The proposal aims to ease irrigation needs and support agricultural production across the state.
Miss Lucy Dudley daughter of Mr and Mrs Andrew Dudley of Jensen has left for Salt Lake City where she began work in the motor industry following a state appointment acknowledgement by local officials.
Jim Workman reported frost on the morning of August 1 which was confirmed by Wills L Johns sen at Jensen. Workman recalled frost in every month of 1894 in the valley.
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