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Newspaper

Vernal Express

Location

Vernal, Utah, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1940

Page

8

Vernal Christmas News Roundup and Local Travels

Jamnes Calder at Basin Hospital reported slightly improved. Multiple Vermal residents and visitors travel for Christmas and holidays, including Bennions moving to Salt Lake, Colton family in Salt Lake, and residents visiting relatives in Los Angeles, Kangay City, Provo Beach, and Salt Lake. The final meeting of the United County Board of Commissioners sets 1941 budget, with invited officials including State Senator Lynn Ashter and State Representative B A Stringham.

Jamnes Calder Basin Hospital Clfton Haws Provo Beach Vernal Cliftons Mra Lewis Hawser C P Lewis Salt Lake United County Board of Commissioners Lynn Ashter B A Stringham

Power Engineer To Inspect REA Power Site Sat

A Federal Power Commission engineer from San Francisco will visit Yellowstone Creek on Friday to inspect a proposed water power project by Moon Lake Rural Electric Association. He will be accompanied by Verne Despain from the Regional Forest office at Ogden and local officials. Taylor will meet the delegation at Duchesne to discuss licenses required for the power development.

Froggatt Federal Power Commission San Francisco Yellowstone Creek Moon Lake Rural Electric Verne Despain Ogden A le Taylor Ashley Natinal Clyc& Lambers Altona Shirley EK Moon Association Sear Soon Free

Boxing Bouts at Armory Draw Crowds for Vernal Fund

Large crowds filled the National Guard Armory for boxing and wrestling sponsored by the Jaycees to aid the Vernal Vernal Utah fund. Not all bouts went the full distance but fans saw Brigham Young University wrestlers Don Phillips and Burton Stahker, plus Earl Hatch and Jack Boren draw in a match. Curly Rooks vs Howard Stuy ended in a draw, with Sammy Hatch vs Gardner producing a 5 round decision for Gardner. A main event between Don O Brimhart and Glair Pletcher ended in a quick first round stoppage. Gardner, Intermountain AAU heavyweight champion, drew applause after an injury to Hatch. A sum was raised for the Vernal Chard company fund.

National Guard Jaycees Utah Clifford Caldwell Don Philipps Burton Stahker Brigham Young University Philips Bet Wrest Earl Hatch Jack Boren Jack Powell Kenneth Baker Curly Rooks Howard Stuy Intermountain Aau I Chhampion BYU Don O 'Brimhai Glalr Pletcher Fletcher Oman Sammy Hatch Hatch Gardner Fuid

Mrs Virginia Jarrell Dies at Lapoint Home

Mrs Virginia A Jarrell of Lapoint dies Saturday at 120 pm after long cancer duration. Born December 28 1859 in West Virginia she lived with daughter Dorothy Thompson and daughter Lille Perry in Maeser before moving two years ago near Lapoint. Survived by two daughters fourteen great grandchildren and other relatives. Graveside services were held Monday at Fairview Cemetery Maeser with only immediate family present. Swain Funeral Home directed arrangements.

Lapoint Virginia A. Jarrell Jarrell Virginia A Jarrell West Virginia Bassey Lawson A. Jarrell Dorothy Thompson Gilleser LDS Church Mannassa Cole Tah Maeser Lapolat la Point Lille Perry Independence Jarrell Woa Pairview Coqués A. Thompson Swain Funeral Home

Utah Woolmen Hold Annual Meet January 9 10

The thirty fourth annual Utah Wool Growers convention will be January 2 and 10 at the Hotel Utah Salt Lake City with national figures including O B Wardlaw FR Marshall RO Pollock and D Green among speakers on wool and lamb production defense and market issues. Over 1200 Utah sheepmen expected. following will be the Utah Wool Marketing association meeting January 11 at 10 am.

Utah Wem Grower’ Association Utah Salt Lake James A Hooper O B Wardlaw del Rio Texas National Wool Growers Association Marshall East Lake City RO Pollock National Chicago BD Green Washington DC U 8 Grasing Service Adam Bennion Utah Power and Light Company Utah Wool Marketing Association Wooper

Adult Education Classes Planned at Uintah High

Superintendent L G Noble announced term plans for Uintah High Adult Education starting Monday January 6. Classes run 7 pm two nights weekly, one hour each, with potential for two classes per night. Subjects include music appreciation, sight reading, physical education, woodwork, store arithmetic, bookkeeping, typewriting, livestock feeding, home economics, foods, sewing, and more depending on enrollment. Teachers will be Uintah High staff. enrollment opens January 6 at Uintah High School.

L G Noble Uinten High School Noble Smith-Hughe Hsted Tilatah High School Imatructors

Funeral Service Honors Mrs. Zelda Winder in Vernal

Funeral rites for Mrs Zelda Btn Winder featured hymns sung by L Walker and J Olive with consoling remarks by W Calder and A Johnson. Pallbearers included W Windler and C Binewes Fer no Hacking. Mrs Winder, 30, wife of J Rex Winder, died Thursday from heart failure at her father Fred G Bingham's home after working as a teacher and in several states. She was born Dec 4 1910 in Vernal, daughter of Fred G and Sarah Bartlett Broghan, educated at Vernal public schools and Uintah High School, married to J Hex Winder on June 19 1940 in Salt Lake Temple. Surviving: parents, seven sisters and three brothers, with numerous Vernal and Salt Lake City relatives.

Zelda Winder Cars Calder Las Walker J Olive Sania Wainse Calder Archie Johnson Lacie Golder Falco Meg Mas Cal Son Earl Brusseat Arthur Manwaring Wellace Windler Charles Binewes Ferno Hacking Tel O Hunting Walter Busch Hower Robertere Winder J Rex Fred G. Bingham Pegple Priary Association Washington California New York Sarah Bartlett Broghan J Hex Witt der Jue Salt Lake TS Temple Vérhal Asheel Perry Jferron Hacking Uel Hunting Genevieve Bingham Winnifred Hingham Delyle Bingham Aird G Merkeley Salt Lake City Thomas Bingham Grand

Impressive Rites Held for Gilbert Smuin

Davis Utah special funeral service for George Gilbert Bruin 44 held in the Davis ward chapel Wednesday at 1:00 pm with Bishop Joseph Collier presiding. A quartet including Eumice Simpers Fleasy Southern Charles Gooddeh and J C Buist performed with JG Buist on piano. Reverend Frank Johnson offered the opening prayer, followed by the hymn Whispering Hope. Speakers included Bishop Collier Owen Slaugh and George Massey. Mrs Wm Gumm accompanied on violin, a duet by Mrs Eu fa Bother and Mic 7 Lee Calwell, and selections My God Thee by the quartet and Jesus Lover of My Soul.

Davis George Gilwert Bruin Davis Ward Chapel Owen Slaugh George Massey Wm Gumm Mr Gumm Eufa Bother Mic Lee Calawell

Vernal Lions Club Christmas Cheer Week Declared Greatest in History

Vernal Lions Club led a year end Christmas Cheer Week distributing food clothing toys candy and nuts to over 359 families. Committeemen Cliff Hopkins Charles Carter Harold Lun del Glenn Lambert with local social clubs and civic groups coordinated donations and volunteers to meet needs identified by welfare boards and relief societies.

Vernal Lion Club Emi Cliff Hopkins Charles §. Carter Harold al Lundel Glenn Lambert Verna Valog Pease Y Sotelina Wenness Houses Beard Ana Aed Ladies Aid Marotony Mew L Taylor Martha Scarren J A. Cheney Bir Iva Cary Lily Maclay Edith Shimmin Lions American Lagion Auxiliary Ladies Ald Vernal Prinst Relief Society Vernel Second Relief Society Guild Thalla Club Ac’ High Club Fucally Womens Club Twentieth Century Club Beaux Arta Club Wopics Topits Uintah Chapter Amertcat Red Cats Rebecos Daughters of the Utah Pronests Utopia Club Bridgette Uintah Legion Vernal City Utah Power Aerhs IOOF Hopkins Vernal Lions Lion's Chert Committee

Provo Plays VHS Sat For Guard Fund Game

Provo High meets VHS Saturday to raise funds for the National Guard camp effort. The event features Verbal Vernal as a focal point and University of Provo joining Coach Frank Wright as Uintah High School and Utes plans are noted.

Provo

Funeral Held Thursday for Willard Williams

Funeral services for Elias Willard Williams aged 62 were held Thursday in Naples. Bishop Joseph Celier presided. Interment followed at Vernal Memorial Park. Pallbearers included Ted Williams and Glenn Williams. speakers were Arthur Johnson and Byron Goodrich. Out-of-town attendees included Williams’s daughters and sons in Idaho Utah Colorado.

Mia Vergil Burke Idaho Hall Bast Lake City Walt Gom Gusher Sea Line Wills Clive Te Bench Levi Williams Delta Colorado LeRoy Willams Moin

Post Office Sees Record Christmas Mail in Vernal

Postmaster Calder reports the Vernal post office handled 20000 to 25000 letters daily during the Christmas period, with over 10000 letters received in one day and more packages dispatched than ever before. Incoming mail required multiple handling at the general delivery map as it was routed and rechecked.

Pontha Calder Vernal Postoffice Calder

State Urges Water Storage and Reservoir Comparisons

Amid scattered garbled text, figures note 150000 acre-feet in storage across 34 principal reservoirs, with a prior year total of 1,093,500 acre-feet. The piece discusses lake size differences skewing reservoir comparisons and references water management actions and potential ads or charges tied to creek-level water data.

Utah Coal Low Temperature Carbonization Plan

A 072 page Utah Conservation Foundation report to the governor urges a semi-commercial LT carbonization plant for Utah coal in Salt Lake City. It would run at least one year to test costs, profitability, and markets for smokeless semi-coke and byproducts. The Vernal site holds the copy for inspection. Dean Gibson leads the Uintah Basin imprint.

Utah Conservation and Research Foundation Utah Salt Lake City Coal Foundation Nicla GO Christensen Reva Beck Bosone Alex © Carr Corliss R Kinney Vernal City Dean Gibson Uintah Basin Ashby Gelley

Robert Martinom In Vernal Priday Status

Robert Martinom of Whiterocks was reported in Vernal Priday with unclear details. The brief note mentions Bae in connection to the location and person.

Robert ~Martinom Whiterocks Vernal Priday Bae

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