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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1923
Page
8
Local residents attend meetings travel and family news fill the page. Officials from Duchesne County and Uintah County exchange updates while families welcome new births and travelers report returns. The Indian Sun Dance concludes with twenty four participants. A Vernal store group plans trips for the upcoming Fort Duchesne event and locals look forward to a Paramount film arrival featuring If You Believe It It’s So.
Missionary schedule lists Ashley with multiple appointments on Sunday August 2 including 7 30 am 2 pm slots for Rich ardson Billings Davis Woolley Manwar ing Glines and Hardy Peterson Jensen Bingham Young Jr. Naples Ward conference 9 am 10 308 am and 2 00 pm Vernal First 7 30 pm Primary conference and Vernal Second 7 30 pm Primary conference.
The Uintah Bee Keepers and merchants tabled prices for honey in stock. Retail price for sixty pound cans is $5.50 and wholesale $6.00. Ten pound cans sell for $2.25 retail and $1.00 wholesale.
Newt Stowart claims to have discovered no gas that will destroy grasshoppers and crickets at game time, and he suspects the method would annihilate vegetation. He did not reveal the formula or confirm support for the concept.
The Postmaster and J Young Jr report July 1923 receipts of $944.44 versus $607.17 for July 1922, a 65 percent rise and the greatest increase in some time. Total July receipts reached $108.27 compared with $761.68 in July 1922, a 43 percent drop.
Vernal Gun and Hifle club adopts a closed season for 1923 on game birds except quail with quail opening in October. Closure aimed at better hunting next year. Also notes August Sunday services at St Pauls church with sermons by Rev M Hersey Rev W J Hawes Bishop Moulton and Rev M M Fryer.
Congressman Don B Colton returned from a trip to Logan where he spoke on duties and responsibilities of the ex service man at the Farmers encampment. He delivered the talk at the American Legion in Price and went to Salt Lake City on business. He is to address memorial services for the late President Warren G Harding.
Joseph P Hacking and Mark Hall escorted Pope from Taylor mountain after sudden appendicitis Thursday morning. He is taken to Mrs William Riehen's hospital for operation planned Friday. Don Lewis and Don Hacking reported good road conditions aside from dust as they brought him in from camp. Mr Pope showed fortitude during the journey. Mrs Newell Snow of Jensen announces the birth of a baby boy July 28 at Vernal, with Mrs Snow staying at Mrs William Martin's Vernal home.
At a committee meeting W G Henderson was named temporary secretary during E A Manker Te's absence. The fair will run Wednesday to Friday September 26 to 28 with the largest crowd anticipated. Evening attractions and afternoon sports planned. Royal and Girls' club work featured. Educational events to be held in the mornings and premium details will be announced soon.
Walter Woolley assistant cashier at Uintah State Bank and Marion K Shaffer of Acorn Mercantile joined Har Moan 8S Saward of Continental Oil for a mountain outing on Baldy Mountain. The group may include others, though details are unclear.
Mrs. Fil A. Manker hosted a handkerchief shower at the Manker home for Miss Margaret Rote who leaves Thursday for Oakland California to live with a cousin and attend the University of California at Berkeley. Many beautiful presents were received for the honoree.
Miss Margaret Mersey is feted at St Pauls Lodge with a large shower before departing for East Lake city to begin nursing training at St Marks hospital. Gifts pour in as piano students of William F Hanson prepare a recital for August 1 at 8 pm.
Mrs R Phillips of the Harrison mine visits Vernal and stays with Mrs Olive Glenn. Thomas J Davis of the Ute Coal Company returns to White River after a Vernal visit. Thursday Helen McAndrews departs Vernal for Berkeley to resume studies at the University of California with her father. Miss Chloe Carroll heads to Vernal for vacation with relatives. W A Banks of Watson spends Wednesday in Vernal.
Vernal land office registers 1550 ED Prospecting Permits for severalholders in Colorado Utah and Maryland with acres from 120 to 1919. A government withdrawal and referral to patent division follows the Uintah Development company oil claim dispute near Vernal where an old well was drilled. For sale five colonies bees inquire at Hemstreets.
The school board approves buying two buildings from Whiterocks Indian school for Farm Creek, to be rebuilt six miles above Whiterocks. A new district will form at Hill Creek and Willow Creek areas with local log furnishing and district provided materials. Four mining district schools will be kept at Rain Low Watson Country Boy Rector Harrison mines. Webb school near Lapoint is closed with pupils to Lapoint. Transportation allowance is 20 cents per child for those over three miles.
F A Gross longtime clerk in the Indian service at Fort Duchesne is named supervisor of the Indian Department succeeding A H Kneale. He is praised for supporting the progressive program and the Basin's development with emphasis on local industrial growth and service to the Uintah Basin community.
The local land office closes Friday following a telegram from the department and flies the flag at half mast until evening in memory of President Harding.
County commissioners set the 1923 tax levy at 26 mills with allocations for general fund district benefits state schools state road and county roads among others. They discussed timber bids for a project near Fort Duchesne and approved day wages. George Young requested corrections to land description and road work for government projects. A rail road and road surveys were ordered with cooperation from various officials and a safety incident involving Aima Preece was noted.
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