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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1920
Page
8
Local Vernal notices cover advertising rates and public notices, with mail matters and community updates. The column lists business ads, personal notices, and small items about residents, arrivals, and local happenings around Vernal Utah. It notes road conditions, civic matters, and multiple resident movements and health updates.
Community uplift and town booster themes dominate this Uintah County page. Local notices report residents returning from work in Vernal and Grand Junction, postal service discussions, and courtly movements. Jubilant mentions include Miss Doris and Ralph arriving from Los Angeles, judge declines Fe Duchesne post, and a wedding in Pocatello.
A Duchesne Record editor chides Burleson and Whitte over a failed parcel shipment to Price. The piece mocks postal rules and hints at possible legal action, noting an eighty pound box of metal allegedly hidden in a mail bag.
The American Legion denounces Jack Dempsey for not serving, praising loyal veterans and predicting their rising influence in US life. Vernal urges ex-service men in Uintah County to send full enlistment details for war history records. The Utah Legion seeks broader life membership and announces a state publicity effort and a women’s auxiliary expansion.
A boxing contest at Orpheus hall Tuesday drew good attendance yet the main bout collapsed. Alger proved inept against Tat Markey’s opponent, drawing laughter as spectators watched a one sided defeat. Prelims impressed, referee Mir Criteri Jon praised, promoters blamed for poor big-fight matchup.
Friday evening the Beehive girls with Miss Ida Lambert and Miss Minuie Louis presented the play Rube and His Ma. A 25 cent admission went to aid Vieto King in mission fields. A tea, cream, and cake preceded a dance. proceeds split to the cause.
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