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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1943
Page
8
Penney shoppers have long benefited from price relief and flexible deals, with store policies helping customers stretch limited budgets. The note reflects a commitment to affordable access and community focus that has defined the retailer's approach over many years.
Announcement forms the Jensen own publication list with marriages births and local visits. It notes Cpl Horace Ainge wedding to Jean Kingman of Riverside California on January 24 and a newborn baby boy for Wiley Etewart and spouse. Also reports hospital visits, travel to Salt Lake City, and family news from Jensen and nearby areas.
A one act play was presented in MTA Tuesday evening under the direction of Mrs Geoff Billings. The cast included Mrs Elden Billings, Loma McKeachnie, Mer iam Perry, Curt Warde, Lynn Pletcher and Lynn Mecham. Deacons of the ward sponsored a chapel dance last Wednesday night.
Leota Wardle and daughter Betty spent days in Salt Lake City before Betty returned to Mt Pleasant for school. Mrs Wardle went home Wednesday. Rel ief Society home near completion and will host next meeting. Ice houses filled well despite mild winter. Ward attendees at Stake Conference in Roosevelt included Bishop Austin Warddie and many locals. Parley Miller family, Jorgensen and Rogers relations visited from Vernal and Avalon. George Rodeback arrived in Twin Falls Idaho for work. he had stayed four years with the Millers.
Ashley Sacritates Mrs Wim Morrison and Mrs H E B Seeley left Saturday for an extended visit on the west coast. They will visit San Diego San Francisco and Sacramento. Mrs Morrison's daughter Vada visits. They will also visit Charles Morrison at Camp White Oregon. Lytine Fuse left Tuesday to return home in Murray after a weekend with Mr and Mrs Sid Pace. Jack Powell left Munsing for Fort Belvoir Wa for officers training school. Sterling Cook treated at Basin Hospital for a broken cord in his foot. Sgt Vaughn ward retired to Camp White reg un Wet day. Mrs Lawrene Wardless spending this week with her parents Mr and Mrs Aime Preece. Mr and Mrs Jay Simper taking a trip to Salt Lake Monday.
A state notice warns of ration book changes and urges prudent use of stamps during a food shortage emergency. It notes penalties for excess holdings and stresses aligning purchases with the point system. A.A Brigman of Las Vegas is mentioned as a Re ven Old Company director visiting for business.
Classified ads note salt or trade sand and gravel at 250 per yard from Clark Larson blitz for sale baled hay at the ranch and Heatone Store Jen Sen Bee WM J2a F411, listing items and contact hints.
Public notice lists sale items at county office and invites bids for auditing county accounts for 1942 by March 1 at the County Clerk F L Noel. Right to reject all bids reserved. Also mentions clerical help wanted at Indian Agency Office Ft Duchesne with lodging and meals.
Mrs Vern McCarrell community service chairman of the rationing board will speak Monday at the Central School PTA meeting at 7:30 in the school library. She will explain the new rationing system and take questions. Fourth-year Miss Whites room will present a program and other readings are planned. A tour of pools in the Balt Lake area was suggested but tied to postwar priorities. Alvin E Weeks spoke on the Uintah Basin Livestock Show, noting a $1500 legislative appropriation for the next two years. Russell Keetch urged Plant Victory War Warnings, and C Cooper urged saving formulas and investing.
Local woolgrowers anticipate heavy April shearing in Uintah County with crews from Texas Wyoming and Montana. Labor shortages loom for lambing season May 15 to 20 as farmers seek extra help and potential $1000 guarantees to shearers, while sheep numbers near one hundred fifty thousand in the county promise a large clip. Historical notes recall early herd movements and conflicts with cattlemen shaping regional sheep industry.
Continued notes on service members including Vaughn Sowards on furlough with parents before reporting to Camp White Oregon and Lt Mehr en route to Rosewell New Mexico after graduating Stockton School of the Air amid family visits and hospital updates. Also mentions Sgt Wilcoxson’s long service since 1938, Bascom’s Army Hospital status, and a medical society meeting in Uintah Basin with doctors from Roosevel, White Rocks, Ft Duchesne and Vernal.
The Uintah Basin Livestock Show at Vernal is discussed along with a proposed city swimming pool near the water reservoir. Caldwell reports health board concerns over location isolation water source contamination and pool materials. The board prefers clear water, bans rock asphalt, warns of frequent draining and cold water, yet acknowledges Vernal’s pool need and willingness to assist.
A fragmented notice lists community meetings from February 1 to March 12 including Rationing Board sessions, Lady Trons, Valentines Day events, Lions Club meetings, Junior Chamber of Commerce, Public Welfare Board, Uintah Stake Union Meeting, County Commissioners, Uintah gatherings, and Gold and Green Ball. Names of groups appear with dates and venues in a compressed OCR fragment.
Mr and Mrs Ben Samuels welcome a baby girl born February 4. The youngest child of Mr and Mrs Angus is being treated for severe measles complications. Dee Curfew had a minor surgical operation. Montay Lorraine Pemberton was released from the hospital Monday. Mrs Floyd Workman is slowly improving. Calvin Murray underwent a surgical operation last Thursday. Mrs Stella Ainge of Jensen is an in hospital surgical patient this week.
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