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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1954
Page
2
Connie Lundell delivers a Democratic reflection tracing Mayflower to Lincoln and Emancipation. The third prize speech praises freedom of press, church, schooling, and national promise, urging active citizenship to preserve democracy.
The 1954 Census of Agriculture is near completion locally with Field Supervisor Quayle Cannon Jr urging farmers to submit completed questionnaires when the enumerator calls. About 23 000 farms in 29 counties have been enumerated, aiding accuracy and timely publication while keeping costs down.
Mrs Nile Ainge notes an omission in the mat of names for the Stake Gold and Green Ball floor show in Vernal. The item lists many Thanksgiving and family visits across Vernal Rangely Meeker Rawlins and Salt Lake City with relatives from Jensen Persis Stewart and others, plus a note on Tamara Jensen not named.
Readers are invited to submit guesses by 6 pm Saturday for a mystery farm winner drawn from entries. Ashley Farters and Union Coop are cited. top entrant may receive five gallons of Co-op gas.
The plant will run the rolling mill every work day with no waiting. Boilers have been repaired to enable continuous rolling.
Dannie Turner injures knee at the Maeser 1st Ward mine in Wyoming. Mr and Mrs Edward Jenkins visit Salt Lake City for temple work and see their hospitalised daughter. Carolyn Coltharp spends Thanksgiving with her parents. Jean Winnis returns home for the winter as shelves go up at Ray Reynolds’ home. Owen Hackings released from stake mission. Mond Allen family visited Ted Allen home. Gertrude Giggey leaves for Boulder to see Elmer Giggey. Elmer Giggey and Dewey Greve travel to Salt Lake City. Ozi and Ray Richens in Salt Lake City recently. Heddinger family moves into Piedmont Dairy apartment. Timothy hosts weekly square dancing nights. Mrs Lyle Giles hosts shower for daughter Shirley and invites community ladies.
The James Fletcher family of Palidade Colorado visited Rangely Sunday with Mr and Mrs George Ainge and the George Gross families enroute home from Vernal and Jensen. B team members from Uintah High School include Bill Caldwell and Vern Wilking. High Counselsman Frank Slaugh visited as stake missionary. Sunday School program led by Orvil Dudley with Gerald Caldwell on piano. Talks by Percy Stewart Thebbie Moon Rose Robinson and Bishop Warren Billings. The Ferron Moon family from Rangely visited last week.
Virgil Kilpack and spouse newly married reside in Salt Lake City. Claud Hatch and wife welcome a baby boy born December 3. John McConkie Jr missed his father’s funeral due to heart ailment. Ben McConkie family returned to Provo. Mary Robinson and daughters stay another week. Rachel Oaks was Uintah County Hospital patient last weekend. Rhoda Stevens attended Sunday School. Douglas Lawson appointed stake missionary.
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