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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1925
Page
8
The Vernal Surpress announces George H. Harrison as Editor and Publisher with Violet Harrison serving as Business Manager in the masthead.
Notice indicates items entered as second class matter at Vernal Utah post office under the act of Congress of March 3 1879. status reflects mailing classification for periodicals and similar items.
Hyrum Meeks visited from Trail Creek while EU Leo arrived from Lapoint for business. Local boys play leap frog near the post office. J C Hacking of Lapoint transacted legal matters at the court house. M J Bryson of the Raven Oil and Refilling company visited from Rangely. J W Davis and Mrs Ray Etringham also appear in weekend town notes.
Mr and Mrs Leonard Atwood and their daughter left last week for Price where they expect to establish their future home.
John H. Reader, president of the Bank of Verna, on Monday purchased a Nash Special coach from the Vernal Auto company.
George A. Perry of Lapoint was in Vernal Saturday attending business matters and made a brief call at the Express office.
Gerald F. Ross of Yoka advertised in Vernal for the Junior Prom of the D. H. 8 to be held in Roosevelt on March 6.
Mrs R M Gipson of the Oxford hotel attended the Eastern Star meeting at Myton on Tuesday evening. She also visited friends at Roosevelt.
Mrs Hatch Murray, county records official, is ill at home after an operation performed Friday for appendicitis that came on very suddenly.
The M. I. A. class of girls and their leader Mrs Effie Young met at the home of Mrs Pontha Calder Wednesday evening and enjoyed an evening in Mutual work.
Uintah county agent E Peterson died following a brief illness that confined him to his home. He dedicated his career to helping Uintah County grow stronger and larger in agricultural efforts.
Dr. L. W. Oaks of Provo spent Wednesday in Vernal greeting friends and visiting his father William H. Oaks. He left for home on Thursday.
Mrs Harry V3sa Tassel left last week for Neola where she formed her sister Mrs Roger Harrocks and they then went to Kamas to visit their mother. H T Hall of Roosevelts manager of Apalco flour mill was a business visitor in Vernal Saturday. Mr Hall looks for a strong wheat production next season. F J Sur, a geologist known nationally, stayed in Vernal for some time and left Sunday for Salt Lake City on business. He plans to return in a week.
Mrs. F H Litster plans a Saturday trip to Leeton to visit her parents Mr and Mrs John Hall and sister Ethel who was accidentally shot recently. Mrs Litster reports Ethel improving nicely and wounds healing.
Mrs Ethel M Martin owner of the Martin Art and Novelty shop returned last week from Salt Lake City where she attended marketing and visited her sons Manfred and Francis and her sister Mrs M Pr Smith.
Elia Workman, daughter of Mr and Mrs Vern Workman of Rainbow Mine, recovering from a serious bout of diphtheria at home. Mrs Workman is a daughter of Mr and Mrs E S Gurr.
T G Alexander and Byron Thom returned Friday from Salt Lake City with a Nash coach and a Nash enclosed touring car. They drove over the Colton summit in second gear amid drifted snow.
Friday passengers included Miss PF Thompson and Ike Shaffer with Watson to Vernal. Sander and Miss Vernice Mc Nell arrived in Vernal from Kansas City and St Louis to shop for Ashley Co ops stock. Mr and Mrs Gordon Smuth rode to Watson and Kruger Ellifritz returned to Vernal. John McAndrews returned home to Vernal after weeks in Salt Lake City. Mrs William Mort of Ashland Ohio visited Vernal acquaintances and returned home. Diphtheria patients in Rainbow improving. J Harold Reader traveled to Watson on Wednesday.
Andrew Dudley Jr of Jensen was in town for several days this week. Henry A Lee of Lapoint conducted business in town Thursday.
Wilford McConkie of Boreta commissioner of Duchesne county was in Vernal on business. Mrs. Kenneth Richardson arrived from Sunnyside to spend a few days at home. Joe Winward recently broke his leg in a horse accident and is suffering from rheumatism.
Dr. M. J. Francke made a serious trip to Rainbow on Wednesday to visit several of the sick patients in that section.
F O Lundberg president of the Western division of county farm bureau was in town from Fort Duchesne on Tuesday.
Ouray merchant M W Curry, active in the Uintad State Bank as a director, spent several days in town this week renewing local business ties and meeting customers.
On Monday Mrs T G Alexander had a serious abdominal operation at her home and is progressing as well as can be expected.
Mrs Lauretta Johnston, who had been visiting relatives in Salt Lake City and Lewiston Utah since last fall, has returned to her home on Monthay's stage.
Mrs Parna Witherall of Jensen undergone a cancer remover treatment and is staying with her sister Mrs Gerald Stewart at her home while recuperating.
Ed Stewart of the Utah Oil and Refining company last week had a car accident while driving through Indian Canyon and returned to Vernal on Tuesday evening.
Leslie Ashton planned a store visit last week but followed a physician’s guidance to stay home. He spent the week waiting on customers in the new hardware department at the A. B. C. store.
Jane Murray arrived Friday from Roosevelt where she had cared for her mother Mrs Catherine Hansen 83 who is seriously ill. Mrs Hansen came across the plains with a wagon company.
Mrs. Ora Gurr Lyan, long ill with diphtheria at the Rainbow mine, was reported Thursday afternoon as greatly improved. Her two children remain ill with the same disease. Mrs. Lyan is the daughter of Mrs. Jans Wage of Rainbow.
The American Legion Witbeck Post No 11 plans to place head markers at each grave of soldiers from any war buried in Ashley valley cemeteries. People who know locations of Mexican Black Hawk Civil Spanish American or Civil War graves should notify Adai Tyzack, post commander. The work aims for Memorial Day May 30.
Special copy of a popular music piece by Prof William F Hansen offered at a sale price of 25 cents for a few days. Regular price 40 cents. Available at the Yeonal Express office.
A Washington birthday dance will be the social highlight of the week on Saturday night Feb 21 at the Orpheus, under the auspices of the American Legion and Auxiliary Witbock Post 11. Several social events are noted including a shower for Miss Alta Olson and a W O W dance that drew a large crowd.
Notices describe social events in Vernal including gatherings and visits. Names and dates are requested with full spellings and initials where applicable, to ensure accuracy in the social news column.
Miss Alta Olson daughter of Supt and Mrs H O Olson and Harold Lundell athletic coach of the Utah high school were granted a marriage license by County Clerk Wilson Murray February 18 and will wed Friday at the bride's parents home
Saturday evening many friends gathered at Mrs James McNaughton’s home then moved to the Burton residence to sing We won’t go Home Till Morning. A snappy program followed with piano solos by Mrs Manson and others, recitations by Miss Nital Nelson, and Five Hundred before a lunch. Prizes awarded.
More than thirty people from Vernal attended the King's Peak Game Club annual dance at Roosevelt on Saturday. Miss Elfreda Davis of Vernal and Earl Mullins of Roosevelt won the prize waltz, with Davis receiving a Kodak album and Mullins a club membership. Mr and Mrs George S Bingham of Provo announce the engagement of their daughter Ily Bingham to Newell K. Ba.
Vernal Express offers Big Special Copy of the popular tune Uintah Blues at the office. Music is priced in cents. Copy available now for readers and collectors.
Mrs George E Adams entertained friends of Lewis Forrest Adams aged one year at a Valentine party Saturday. Guests enjoyed a pleasant gathering with games and treats in a home setting.
Miss Lila Chivers entertained twenty five guests at her home Thursday evening in honor of Miss Evelyn Van Tassel who leaves soon for Woodland Utah for an extended visit. Games, dancing and music were enjoyed.
Uintah high school announces its junior prom to be held March 13 at the Orpheus hall. The Prom committee is making all arrangements to ensure the event is a standout in school history. An auxiliary of the Uintah alumni was organized in Vernal with about 60 attendees led by Rex Johnson of BYU for the formation. Jacob N Lybbhrt was elected president Charles Coltan vice president and Harold Hullinger secretary treasurer. Two meetings yearly are planned. A separate note reports a Trousseau Party hosted by Mrs H S Olson for her daughter Alta with pink and white decorations and music by Calder and the Misses Mabel and Elva Eaton.
The 1926 dog tax is overdue and must be paid immediately. Unlicensed dogs on Vernal streets will be disposed of under city ordinances as enforced by Marshal H. A. Millen.
Classified item listing offers a library table and chair set to match Vernal Expag style. Includes details on condition and asking price. Potential buyers are invited to contact for more information and arrangements.
The film shows Thomas Meighan as a busy civil engineer bound by his father’s will to marry. Lila Lee and a strong cast support the Paramount star in a witty plot about romance versus duty, featuring tense moments and humorous misadventures.
Coach Stubby Peterson of Carbon County High School hails Vernal as a fast and strong contender for the 1925 interscholastic championship as the season moves past its midpoint. He cautions readers not to overlook Vernal despite shifts in the association lineup.
Willard Rasmussen son of Mr and Mrs John T Rasmussen fractured his shoulder last week at his Vernal home when thrown from a yearling calf He believes he can still master the calf in the same way.
Richard J. Slaugh of Vernal requested 4 second feet of water from Trail canyon wash in Uinted county to irrigate 280 acres on February 13.
Auction item listing notes an Apron Bazaar by the American Legion Auxiliary at Vernal Electric Company store March 4 from 8 to 11. For sale is a table style Victrola with call to office for details.
Water rent due Feb 10 remains unpaid. If not paid by Monday Feb 23 the water will be shut off without further notice. A $1 reconnection charge will apply. By order of Vernal City Council. Frank Hatch, Water Supt.
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