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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1921
Page
4
The Vernal Express lists advertising rates effective January 1 1921 for display and notices with charges per inch and per line. The paper urges reader support for public health programs including the Christmas Seal Sale and Utah Public Health Association, urging prudent local spending and noting concerns about undernourishment.
Utah’s health progress and birth rate gains praised by Eastern journals. First Presidency backs Christmas Seals and Health Bonds campaign to fund tuberculous disease reduction in Uintah county. Uintah clinic travels statewide with dental and medical services, while local paper plans a new Christmas edition with Norment Rockwell artwork.
A cheerful piece on house dresses highlights gingham garments trimmed with chambray and braid praised for practicality and low cost. It notes calm color, graceful lines, and easy care while interludes of wit debate peace, war, and the idea of compromising by declaring war on Mars. The broader tone blends fashion notes with aphorisms about criticism and intelligence.
Jonathan Brace outlines Florida's discovery linked to Easter, Spanish and English colonial struggles, and pirate era. He notes Menendez fort at St Augustine, cession to England in 1703, Spanish recapture, and Monroe's 1819 purchase for 5 million dollars. Florida becomes a territory in 1835 and the Everglade Peninsula State with area about 58,060 square miles.
Jensen district school held a prize contest for the best penmen in grades five and six led by Demar Dudley. Winners to be announced at Christmas. Red Cross reports nineteen new members as Jen eon drive continues. Thanksgiving gatherings brought families home and a dance with liquor concerns noted at the event.
Local notes from Dry Fork recount mild midwinter weather and busy activity. The Cald wells and Pope family made two lumber trips, Mrs Engberson recovered from a cold, Joe Massey returned from trapping, and Chell Hall suffered a bad cold. Lyman Hall ships lambs and is not home yet. A Thanksgiving program delighted teachers and children. John Massey and wife celebrate a newborn baby boy. Etra Musty is in Vernal.
Sunday home missionaries visited our ward with Elders Sowards and Workman from Vernal. A Mutual session featured Mr and Mrs Pontha Calder of Vernal. program included recitation and piano solos. visitors offered strong instruction on missionary and Temple work. Thanksgiving brought dinners and a town school basketball game 19 to 9 in favor of the town team. a large dance closed the day with visits from many towns.
Wise men have learned something but you may not yet. A national mail order house boasts millions of customers yet offers little personal service. You get what you pay for at long distance, with poor satisfaction if quality falters. Many wise buyers are quitting mail order as top firms near financial trouble. Shop locally for reliable quality and support.
Thanksgiving day was observed with an interesting program at the school. Mothers attended and families joined in. Leo Pritchett arrived from Ogden for a visit. Bishop Charles P. Bingham and family spent Thanksgiving with his parents in Roosevelt. His brother Asher and family also attended. Mrs. Martin J. Isaksen, Mrs. James A. Winn, and Mrs. J. P. Rudy served Thanksgiving dinner to relatives and friends. Mrs. Asher Caldwell of Lapoint has recovered enough to visit. Mrs. Caldwell praises Lapoint residents for kindness and help. Leo Waitt, now of Price, visited relatives over the holiday. Superintendent H. S. Olson and Primary Supervisor Ira Kate Calder visited the school Tuesday.
E J Tree has returned from Salt Lake City where he has been working. The Relief Society bazaar and dance given here Wednesday night was well attended. Everybody who came out had an enjoyable time. Luncheon was sold and they were very successful in selling their many items.
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