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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1940
Page
3
A speech urges citizens to perform the civic duty of voting in September primaries and November elections. It emphasizes personal responsibility to study party platforms, evaluate candidates, and cast a convictioned vote for the nation’s best interests, warning against selfish or prejudiced choices.
Daily mail service was extended from Vernal to Jensen. In charge of the delivery is Overmans. A baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs Neils Neilson. Mr and Mrs Rex Mitchell are the parents of a baby boy. Virgit A Wyatt employed by the Vernal Express. Open season announced for grouse cage hen and prairie chicken. Daniel Stewart resigns as juvenile judge.
Reuben Taylor of Glines and Miss Lottie Green of Naples wed Monday in a ceremony led by Bishop John A Workman. George Q Cannon and sons sold their printing and binding business to the Deseret News. Forest fires on Taylor Mountain burned timber worth thousands. PF Dillman became range rider for the Uinta mountains. John Searle installed as bishop of Dry Park.
Olive Batchelor of Castle Gate visits with her son Binz while Allie Pickup family returns from Pine View. Clara Wall and Dina Wall travel back to Salt Lake after visiting L Wall, Henry Wall, and L J Harris. Jarman family from Phoenix visits. Dr F A Nelson and family from Phoenix spent time with Hoy Taylor. Anetta Merkley of Tridel, Vivian Hancock travel with them to Provo. Wahlquist and Hazel Dudley meet planning board in Altamont. Mrs F A Naylor of Clearfield visits. C I Knight returns from Salt Lake for his sister Mrs Harry White’s funeral.
Mrs Margaret R Palmer of Salt lake visiting here returned home Monday. Leida Atwood hosted a luncheon for Miss Ua Weeks at the Atwood home. Games and luncheon followed. Miss Weeks, daughter of Wallace Weeks, will marry Leo Searle, son of Mr and Mrs W B Searle. Deward Cook, Reynolds Beulah Cook, Rex Brink erhoff, and Lyman Merkley enjoy a fishing trip in the United mountains. Clyde E Merkley visited Baltimore Lake earlier in the week. The Tridell ladies softball team defeated the Second ward Gleaner girls 19 to 11 at Vernal city park. Tulsa Ross and sister visited the Duchesne home of Harold Gee. The Relief Society canned 100 quarts of string beans at the schoolhouse. Virginis Goodrich hosted a party for the first year 4H Sewing club girls, with games and luncheon for about ten. Farrell Ross and Velora Merrill were weekend guests at Della Radmall of Pleasant Grove and Den Chamberlain of Cedar Fort. Supervisor Lola Christensen of Verna spent Tuesday at the school canning kitchen. Mrs LeRoy Sucith and family ...
Local Maeser community notes recount visits by Fred Anderson to Los Angeles and extended family trips to Salt Lake City. Reports cover gatherings, birthdays, and reunions, AAA convention attendance, a house fire at Clarence Bird’s home, and ongoing chapel landscaping work at Maeser. Family events include hospital stays, travel to Salt Lake, and local social gatherings.
Mercur visits the home of Mrs Smiths parents Mr and Mrs T Jllingford for a social gathering. A shower was given at the home for Lelda Atwood in honor of Mrs Stella Wooley with games and luncheon in the afternoon. The Whiterocks Irrigation Company has received Chipeta dam construction plans and work will begin soon.
Last Thursday a bus carrying 29 Aston Mille Alsbams school teachers stopped in Gusher during their journey to San Francisco for the Exposition. Mary Naylor visited Sam Snyder and Frank Peterson homes last Friday. Mrs Lucy Duvall and daughter Mildred visited Roosevelt. Mildred stayed a week with relatives in Vernal. Homer Haynes took a trip to Oakley to fetch his daughter Emme Lou. Francis Nebeker visited Nick Paydock’s home for a week. Harvey Nielson and family from Riverside, California, were in the Basin.
Reported visits include Mr Melson and Mrs J W Stevens in Vernal, with attendees from Sayne and Gunder Dr for Sa Ruth of wood home, King of King films shown by Paulist Fathers at Roosevelt. Harmond McCarrel visited his parents and his aunt Lida Pope from Vernal. Mrs Esse Domgard led 4-H day planning while Winifred Schwoberg hosted in Balt Leake. Byron Kimball’s brother Byron visited, Uintah Drigation announces culinary water for the week, with Domgard at the quartz mine in Elko Nevada.
Mrs Melving Jorgensen hosted a week with relatives in Meeser while California guest Mrs TW Evans returned home. A large gathering from Provo Lewiston Roosevelt Avalon Galt Lake and California visited Jorgensen kin with fishing and swimming at Leota over the weekend.
The report notes improvements at Vernal C C EWS Camp 1507 including painting of rooms and tinning, under supervision of F J Kennard. Visitors include Mr May and Mr Adamson from Birmingham City. Berlay continues the construction program. First aid cards earned by members under Dr Stevens.
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