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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1924
Page
3
A lively Tuesday night dance at the farm bureau drew a large crowd. Locals report a good time with skating and coasting on Pearce’s pond nearby. Several residents visited relatives, while others shared illness news, baby arrivals, travel plans, and community updates in this dense rural chronicle.
Mrs A J Davis shows marked improvement after illness. Jack Miller advances on the garage project with four carpenters and plans to open in about ten days. Wilbur Arnold and family visited from their homestead to see his parents, Mr and Mrs Joy Arnold. B O Colton also made a business trip.
A Cedarview shower for Mr. and Mrs. D L Tanner, gifts and dancing, plus Cedarview M I A four act Lena Rivers play draws a large crowd. Roosevelt visits, convention attendance, and local business trips mark a week of community activity.
Aaron Winn and Mrs Golden Winn hosted a wedding dance last Friday night. Friends gave a wedding shower with many beautiful gifts. William Sprouse and family traveled from Lapoint for the Winns event. Others moved or visited nearby towns and schools, with updates on housing, schooling, and a sick child.
The Uintah Basin Farmer notes a dated adage about delaying action as the horse of progress passes. It urges readers to subscribe for the February issue, priced at 50 cents per year, and mentions a classification line 4-2t.
Sunday Mutual program featured Reading by Chloe Halls and biographical sketch Woodrow Woodruff. Neighbors surprised Mr. and Mrs. Hansen with a card party and lunch. Maeser and Naples teams split a basketball game 18 to 8 in Orpheus hall. Various visits, sports events, travel, illness, and church notices fill the week with social and school activity across Maeser districts.
Deputy assessor Andrew Vernon was seen around Monday near Orion Hall where his sheep graze in the canyon by Shindy. Hea hauls hay from Bill Hall ranch as Lyman Hall and Bam Rolfe Jr return with sheep to feed through winter. Ernest and Chellus Caldwell visited town for the high school play. Wallace Caldwell works for sick Bennett Blackbur, bedridden with rheumatism. Primary began last Sunday with plans to catch Jessona before school ends. Relief society met at Mrs. Ellis Caldwell home with good turnout. Elmer Hall visited Bert Caldwell then left Vernal for Canada, expressing fondness for the valley and interest in staying.
The passage notes a group planning a summer fishing trip to the mountains. It mentions a Priesthood meeting at the ward on Sunday with several attendees. Wallace Caldwell returned from Mapsor and reported his brother is improving but not markedly so. Clyda Marahkal of Lapelut visits Mr. and Mrs. Dan Adams for a few days.
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