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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1943
Page
5
Community notices recount Alpha Phi Bridge club prizes, relief society honors, a Christmas party for stake leaders, a marriage announcement, Gleaner Girls banquet for mothers, Lady Lions dinner, birthdays, newborn arrival, lodge elections, and a Christmas party for retiring ward officers with a poem and songs interspersed.
Readable fragments indicate patients undergoing major operations this week. Names include Jerome Goodsich Pat Stevenson Irene Henry and Marchant from Roosevelt. reports say patients are doing nicely after surgery.
Community notes from Vernal detail visits and family events. Mr and Mrs Gilbert Anderson welcome a newborn 7 12 pounds born December 14. Robert Livsey returns to work at the Ashley Forest office after surgery. Madge Reynolds takes a six week leave from Weldex shipyards in Tacoma. James Jensen, residing in Vernal with his two children, is in defense work in Washington. Donald Dow moves from Remington to Bonanza Mine area for work. Various locals including Mrs John Kenney and Mrs Murray visit Travis Moore. Bennett Stringham and visiting Lions attend meetings in Farmington Ogden.
Pioneer mother and longtime ward counselor in the Ashley ward presidency, Mrs Elly Peters, dies of a heart attack. Survived by two half sisters Mrs Elsie Speckstead Preston Idaho and Mrs Ellen Dorsey Denver, and children Clarence Winn Santa Maria California Mra Marie Evans San Bernardino Calls Effie Winn Provo William Winn Veterans Hospital Salt Lake Mrs Florence Walker Mra Geneva Walker Cells Winn Vernal Bert Winn Salt Lake City Also 38 grandchildren and 33 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at the Ashley ward chapel pending word from Clarence in California.
The Uintah County schools announce Christmas break starting Thursday with classes in Ashley Valley under Day¢im Smith Hughes and on the west side under Jesse Hul anger Emich Hughs. Additional courses cover farm machinery repair and efficient production and will begin in Ashley Jensen Uintah Naples and Uintah High. Extra classes may be organized in any community with ten or more interested residents.
President of Wilson & Co with Mayor Kelly support the city backed fat salvage pilot. Government authorizes meat dealers to add ration points to boost expanded salvage. War agencies praise cooperation while noting fats remain crucial for food and industrial needs.
A mangled OCR passage notes that over twice the amount must be made available in the next year. References to aerial concerns, prudent reductions, and committee gratitude imply a municipal budget debate. Names and clear details are obscured, but the tone shows public funding discussion and ongoing salvage or improvements.
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