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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1931
Page
2
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A brief item notes a political figure aligned with independent and partisan groups. It mentions involvement in Utah state Fallsi association and National Editorial circles, highlighting a broader aim for the greater Asiley Valley. The prose situates the subject within regional and national political media networks.
Van Massey and Sewell Massey travelled to Salt Lake City on an unlisted date. The trip is noted in period records with no additional context or outcomes available.
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Carter departed Monday for Salt Lake City on a combined business and pleasure trip.
Lucy Rackham of the Quality Millinery is in Salt Lake City during the week for a Spring buying trip to select new styles.
Mrs. Mars Pope of Moab Utah says she and her husband like the new house and he is enjoying his work.
A large crowd enjoyed a boxing bout at Woodards Hall Saturday with lively action and cheering spectators.
Miss Wilda Bodily of Maeser stays with Mr and Mrs Everett Alexander and attends the UHS. Mrs Cloward of Rangely Colorado underwent a minor operation at Vernal hospital the first part of this week. She is getting along nicely.
Ray Duke, manager of the Joe Penny Co. store in this city, attends the annual Spring convention of the organization held in Denver, Colorado.
Walter Bernes of Boulder, Cole shakes hands with friends. Vernal Monday Mr Barnes, once a resident of Vernal and former mayor, attends the event.
Mr and Mrs T G Alexander left Tuesday morning for California to visit Mr Alexander’s parents. They traveled by car via Salina Canyon.
Elmer Kettle of Neola underwent an operation Wednesday for appendicitis. He is a patient at the Vernal hospital and is recovering nicely. Mrs N J Hanson is assisting at the Vernal hospital.
Mr and Mrs Tom King and child stay in a Henderson camp cabin near Ver nal Baturday. Mrs King will receive medical attention during their visit.
Vernal Society Ladies Aid met February 4 at the Community House with fourteen members and three guests. Talks on missionary work and a luncheon followed. Next gathering set for February 18 at Mrs Berths Meredith's home. Current Topics club honored husbands with a dinner January 2 at Fowler’s, featuring Valentia decor and toasts by Mrs Chapman.
The Home Economics club at UHS held a kids party in the gym on Wednesday January 28. The rehabilitation girls were guests dressed as dolls bringing their toys to play kids games. Lollypops and ice cream cones were served for refreshments.
An evening event last Friday featured a two act play and a one act dancing skit by Velda Haslem and Norama White. Vocal solos were performed by Glen Guymon and Flora McCoy.
Enelien Johnson leaves Vernal after visiting home folks and heads back to California where he will oversee various business interests.
Mrs Sarah E West sister to Joe Watch has again been transported from Rainbow Mine to Vernal for medical attention in a very critical condition. The report notes she is in a precarious state awaiting further treatment and assessment.
Alf Weeks and his daughter Enid visited Vernal on Sunday with Mr Weeks brother A A Weeks and fardy.
Rainbow Mine official Homer Ford left for Salt Lake City to handle business interests while his wife visits in Ver.
Christy plans to depart by week’s end for Salt Lake City to bring back his wife who has spent the past week in the capital.
Miss Fay Alexander daughter of Mrs Roxie Alexander spent four months in Price where she had employment and returned home last Friday evening.
Mrs Bytton Thomas, who underwent a serious operation at Ver mal hospital a few weeks ago, was taken to her home in Dry Fork last week.
Miss Edna Hair of Duchesne is working in the Vernal Drug Store taking the place of Mrs Violet Young, who is spending her vacation in California.
Branley Tung returns to Vernal Utah and resumes studies as a junior at Uintah High School after spending last fall in Arizona with his mother Myrtle King.
Mark Perry the young son of Mr and Mrs Leonard Perry traveled from Batar ay to Salt Lake City to spend time with his paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs G OW Perry during a family visit.
Mrs. John Jorgenson travels to Lake City to visit James Long who plans to move to Turcon Arizona for his health. Long has suffered sinus trouble and seeks relief there.
Mrs Harmon McCarrell and her daughter Arlyne of Meeker Colorado spent a couple of weeks in Vernal visiting sister Mrs Leona Flaugh. McCarrell was formerly Miss Gladys Brass.
Mr and Mrs L. G Noble took their young daughter to Provo on Friday afternoon for an operation on the Mttles child. The little patient is recovering nicely and was discharged from the hospital at the start of the week. Mr Noble returned to Vernal Sunday evening.
A baby girl named Beverly Jean was born last Thursday January 2 to Mr and Mrs Lloyd Fisher. Mrs Fisher and the infant are doing well at the home of her mother Mrs Sam Bennion. Mr Fisher returned Monday to his home in Anne Falls Idaho to resume his work.
Mr and Mrs Kermit Young Mrs John Hale and daughter Na visit with sister Mrs William Martinsen and family at Ontario. They will also visit Los Angeles and other points.
January 21 marriage licenses issued to William Sewell Massey of Vernal and Sarah Francis Murray of Jensen, son Lewis Massey and Mills Murray, and to Robert Marks Jenkins and Juliann Thompson of Vernal, daughter Cyrus Stevens. Both couples were married by Chase Carter.
Paul Wilkins arrived in Vernal from Iowa on Tuesday evening after a business visit. He plans to return to Denver Colorado where his wife and family reside, having recently lived in Vernal and managed the Texaco agency.
A described musical comedy The Country Fair presented by Naples ward at Imperial hall last night was a clever production. Lloyd Winn of Uintah high school directed the event. Attendees included Mrs Jennie Freestone and son Charles Louis Freestone Eugene Beers Mr and Mrs George Freestone and daughter June Mrs Roscoe Hall Mrs Mable Hislop Mr and Mrs James Freestone and Mr and Mrs John W Pope. Additional outings saw Mrs Freestone Roscoe Hall and Mrs Mable Hislop travel to Salt Lake City to visit Afra W A Bingham a former Vernal resident.
Last Tuesday evening the First Ward Gleaner girls hosted the M Men in the Seminary building with dancing games and a basket social for about fifty members. Stake officers Vera and Hamilton Calder attended Mutual at the First Ward. Archie Johnson Mrs Jean Morkley Herald Hullinger and Hugh W Colen attended Mutual at Maeser February 3 and reported enrollment growth. Dale Gardner named secretary of the Young Men Mutual of Jensen. The Stake M Men basketball winner will advance to all stake league play. Roosevelt M Men may visit to play our stake team on February 21 at the High School gym, with large crowds expected.
Last Sunday night Lloyd Merkley led a program on Scouting origins and purposes with talks by Mase Peterson and others. Troop 125 in Maeser ward reopens with Harold Calder as temporary Scoutmaster and a new committee guiding 23 registered boys. next Honors Count at Naples on February 7. Troop 149 Vernal First ward reports three new scouts Lawrence Cooper Steven Stringham and Ray Evansne.
A Vernal Gun and Rifle Club committee met with Naples district farmers to discuss pheasant damage to crops. An official inquiry will include state fish and game officials to settle the issue. The club and farmers propose members, including Williams Gardner and George Mortis, Bus Hatch, Harold Lundell, and others, with director Carl Hacking representing multiple districts. The group also reports trout rearing progress at the Whiterocks hatchery with two large rearing ponds holding 40 000 fingerlings and plans to plant legal-size fish in Uintah and Duchesne counties. The Sportsmens Riot event is set for February 14 at Woodshill with boxing, a Uintah school one-act, and a lecture by Dr Broaddus.
Beaux Arts club hosted Mrs John L. Siddoway as hostess for a Saturday luncheon on January 31. The table featured red carnations ferns and red tapers in crystal holders. Sixteen guests were seated as Mrs Lloyd Shimmins presented an entertaining program on artists Gainsborough and Rubens.
The East Camp of the Daughters of the Pioneers will hold a February 13 meeting at the home of Mrs H B Calder. All eastern division members are urged to attend for a fine program. The February 5 meeting at Mrs John L Siddaway’s home covered organizational business and luncheon was served by hostess servers.
Reuben Maeser and MecConkle score kept at a Duchesne game. Neighbors Mrs Carl Curtis Jr and family return home to Bingham after a pleasant visit. Numerous gatherings note school nurse exams, baptisms, birthdays, and social events with names like Maud Carpenter, Dan Hatch, Bernice Colton, Cyd Thomas, Tom Duchesne, and Hyrum Calder among others.
Washington dispatches report the public lands committee favors a bill governing oil shale lands in Utah and Colorado. It sets aside 1270 acres and requires claims to file notices, prove development spend, and meet cash or work milestones before patent. The measure aims to transfer or lease lands while turning assessment funds into a reclamation fund. An estray notice follows for a yearling Jersey steer.
An 1808 court note describes a jail officer mentioning a need to retrieve a damaged bible after a bull pup incident. The language shows courtroom banter about delaying to locate the missing scripture.
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