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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1960
Page
4
In this列sonic digest, Vienna's pristine streets and the Danube glow clash with grim memories from Mauthausen as Les Maier and relatives mourn George Wilkins. The narrative also traces extended family visits across Wyoming Utah Colorado and Oklahoma, highlighting reunions, trips, and a large work party gathering with music and dancing.
The McKee family held a reunion on the Tridell chapel grounds with a potluck lunch, running races, and gatherings from Tri dell Vernal Provo and nearby towns. Attendees included Raema Slaugh Betty Bowden Kay Morrill and many others from Vernal Provo Logan Layton and more. A later report notes visits by relatives from Kearns Layton West Jordan Altamont and American Fork and a Home Life Chain saw School in Salt Lake City.
The Vernal Express notes birthday wishes for Arlen K Howden August 15 son of Francis Bowden Cathy Bascom August 16 daughter of Boyd Bascom Jensen Janet Merkley and Julie Merkley August 14 daughters of Waren Merkley. Thorne Studio offers free pictures to be published, with photos taken one week before first birthday.
Kathryn Kay, pen name of Kathryn Worsley Pratt of Salt Lake City, will speak at Vernal Rotary Club on Thursday August 25. She wrote four poetry books, including Come To Me, and co edited Great Days of Creed. In 1947 Ming Kay led the Hall of Fame exhibit at the Utah Centennial Exposition and created a 40 000 name registry for the Daughters of Utah Pioneers. A bronze plaque with The Thanksgiving Prayer from If The Shoe Fits was prepared for Eleanor Roosevelt. Kay will be escorted by Grace Gossett.
University of Utah home study students span 119 communities in Utah and beyond with participants from Vernal Whiterocks Tridell Manila and Daggett County. The list includes residents such as Bob Garr Mary Burgin Mary Lipphardt Devere Hansen Willard Kunzler Lucie Pitt Arden Robbins Alta Rust Lloyd Winward Phyllis Oberhansly Darrell Goodrich Hazel Posthamus Dorothy Bussell and Marie Berla Scott.
Mr Rodney D Meyers an electrical engineer from Corvallis Oregon and his two sons Eddie and Bruice were guests at the Richards home in Naples for a week. The Meyers work on a merger involving their Men s Company with a Wisconsin firm and potential headquarter moves. His duties span Missouri Illinois Minnesota and Wisconsin. They will return home via Yellowstone Park and visit Flaming Gorge and the Dinosaur Monument with Parkinson family before continuing the tour Wednesday.
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