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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1921
Page
3
A long Saturday gathering in Leeton featured the Hee Hive Girls World of Vernal distributing fruit and guests from nearby areas. Town residents report vandalism concerns while many locals visit Vernal for fruit and social events. chatter includes petty theft, mail box damage, and community efforts to stop it.
The Neola community gathered Sunday for a Relief Society conference with Mrs Minnie Davis and Zina B Searle present. Mrs Dorothy Thompson led a lesson from The Relief Society Magazine The Lords Supper. Numerous local residents attended events, travels, and family visits, with weather notes and harvest activity.
The Boy Scouts were organized Monday night of last week with William Stevens as scout-master. The first meeting was held that night. H O K Richard visited Provo last week. Kathleen Richard stayed at Whiterocks. Reverend Hawes visited Roosevelt to confer with Bishop Moulton. Jalius Durfee family traveled to Vernal for fruit. Ashley Valley grows the best fruit in Eastern Utah. Heavy rains damaged much hay late in the week.
Ashley Mrs John Winn left for Preston Idaho to be with her mother. Hugh Evans drove her to Salt Lake. The two year old son of Mr and Mrs Alvin James nearly drowned in an irrigating ditch near their home. James and Clide Campbell rescued them. Charles James and Frank Luck worked in the hay fields at Lone Tree. Mrs Gladys Evins and children moved from Brush Creek to their Vernal home for winter. George Melee went to Blue Mountain to tend stock. David Karren Jr. fractured his jaw in a horse accident. Mrs David Stagg and daughter left for Provo after ten days visiting son John Stagg. Mrs Stagg found Vernal price higher than expected. Drs David and Mrs Eccels visited from Brooklyn and left Saturday. Mrs Sarah Eccels will stay with her parents for a few weeks. County Commissioner Fred Feltch and wife surprised by brother Charley, Ekiden, and wife from Los Angeles. Sheriff Lafe Richardson and wife left for a fishing trip on Lake Fork. Lynne Ashton and Mrs Richardson joined. They plan to meet Mrs Richardson’s brother Fern and William Preece at Moon Jake. Frank Wightman left for Ashton Idaho. he learned of his sister Mrs Alvin Seeley’s death while in the mountains. Mr and Mrs Andrew Murray of Jensen visited D Karren’s home last week.
Mr and Mrs Chris Neilson announce the marriage of their daughter Erma to Orsen Ungricht of Castle Gate Utah. The wedding took place at Castlegate July 30. Erma's host of friends wish them happiness. Alta Bennion of Vernal is the guest of Audrey Whitlock this week. Mr and Mrs P H Lambert and children spent Thursday at Vernal. Mrs Minnie Petergon entertained friends Thursday at an old fashioned quilting. Those present were Mesdanies Lizzie Warr Jane Workman Irene O'Driscoll Lizzie Snyder Beatrice Perry Mrs Thompson Ada Pickup Ida Silka and Kate Snyder. Bishop Moulton and Reverend Mr Bulkley of Salt Lake held services at the Leeton hall Friday evening.
Maeser Wednesday evening a surprise party honored Mrs William Akhurst for her birthday. Guests enjoyed Five Hundred and gifts were exchanged. A delicious lunch followed. Max Herzog and Jack M14L na Utah, former Maeser residents, visited with Mr and Mrs William Rudge. Stella Vernon and Beatrice Stringham hosted Primary Sunday School games and lunch on the Vernon lawn. Ethel Vernon visits Roosevelt and Reservation towns. Next Sunday Relief society conference. Leroy Carroll welcomed home at Maeger Ward. Belief society planned to meet with Sylvanus Collett and then gather socially this week.
Neola Hayden Monarch and nearby communities along the Verbal to Salt Lake City route push for a new road. They urge regional cooperation, arguing the finished route will bring towns closer to public points and improve travel beyond current valley exits. Charles Oakey of Hayden buys a new car and Mr Abbott arrives with George Fairbanks to settle on the Payson ranch.
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