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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1942
Page
12
The item lists varied town happenings including marriages, births, visits to relatives, and a Christmas program by the Sunday School. It mentions measles illness reducing first grade attendance, travel to nearby cities, and several families visiting or preparing celebrations, with names and places scattered through a rough digest.
A string of Christmas gatherings highlights social life with clubs, dinners, dancing and gift exchanges. Members and guests attend events hosted by Mrs Lola Christensen, Mrs M MM Cook, Mrs Otis Weeks, and others, sharing color themes, luncheons, and stockings or Santas boots. Future meetings are announced for January at Lucille Bodily’s home.
Mr and Mrs Wille Smith and daughter Betty Jean traveled to Bowling Green Kentucky to spend Christmas with Mr Smiths parents. Last Wednesday the Bonanza School pupils enjoyed a Christmas tree party hosted by teachers. The Bonanza PTA held its December meeting last Thursday evening. Mrs Philips and Mrs Havens received Christmas gifts from the association. Mrs Warburton and Mrs Earl Boren provided lunch to members. Barbar Asphalt employees will be off Thursday Friday and Saturday for a Christmas holiday. L D Barry visited Ver nal on Monday.
Davis Leel and Marvin Chivers work at the gilsonite mine Wilford Olsen recovers from burns from Leota incident Basin Hospital sent him home Joe Postma visits sister Rena Slaugh. he is on fur lough at Camp Rucker Alabama Carmen Slaugh leaves for induction Eva Merkley on Peace on Earth Sacrament meeting program featured Healing of Stephen read by Leah Simper Stella Richards spoke on The Legions of Jesus A ward Christmas party planned for Friday night
Donna Williams leads Vernal Bowling Alley while families and students spend the Christmas holidays in Vernal and Logan. Sojourners include Carma Nielsen, Jay Williams, Ralph Ashton, Eva Schmitz, Miss Fissinger, Miss Edwards, Marion Preas, Buffie Hatch, and Buffie Hatch with Salt Lake work. The UBAC event in Logan draws Lawrence Park, Roosevelt visitors, and Leland Stanford students home for break. Midnight Mass at Church of St Paul the Apostle features a Bethlehem crib illumination by Father Jelnek.
Services held for Glee Wardell at Vernal Memorial Park with Bishop Glaugh presiding. Besides her parents, she is survived by two brothers Jennie Kay Connie Robert and Thomas Wardell among others, with a continued obituary note on Page One.
Utah Power and Light plans to refinance by issuing 44.0 million dollars in bonds, including 37.06 million in first mortgage bonds due 1973 and 7.0 million in general mortgage bonds due 1951. Proceeds would retire about 44.18 million in existing bonds of the Power Company and Utah Light and Traction, with no change to preferred stock and no new debenture issue. The plan contemplates acquisition of Utah Light and Traction and Western Colorado Power assets, dissolution of those companies, and removal of Utah Power and Light from holding company status. The firm serves 128 000 customers across 20 000 square miles in Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming, interconnecting with Idaho Power and Montana Power.
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