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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1924
Page
5
Rose Eaton nurses Mrs Beebe and her new baby girl while measles and chicken pox circulate on the ward. Many locals travel, visit relatives, or recover from illness as double wedding festivities, car trips, and church college notes animate the small community.
A baby girl arrived Tuesday February 12 to Mr and Mrs Nathan Chivers, mother and baby reported fine. Von Simper improves slowly from pleuro pneumonia with Mrs William Edwards nursing him. John J Slaugh bought a new Ford touring car. John Simper helps Walter build a house as Archie Rooks completes winter threshing. Alonzo Atwood entertained friends with games and dancing. J P Atwood sold farm to Robert Maxwell of Myton for 20000. Maxwell plans to move soon to farm this season. Holmes moved his family to a farm below the High Line canal, with Atwoods moving into the Holmes residence. Charles Slaughen hosted relatives at a Sunday dinner. Alta Duvall can walk again with sister Leona Manwaring staying with her. Most residents report severe colds. Andrew Atwood and Dezsie Bolaugh welcome a baby boy born February 15. Harold Hullinger returns to school after illness. Floyd Robbins herds sheep for John Bennion.
Sunday afternoon visitors including Mia Roxa Alexander and children joined Arza Adama and Miss Chita Marakall for a wedding trip to Balt Lake city for temple vows. Relief society quilt making and local visits are noted, with tax and school remarks from county officials and discussions on Vernal Seminary building needs.
Mrs Q Allred learns her husband was injured in a nearby coal mine and travels with her parents to Price. The Cedarview drama group promotes Lena Rivers to Hayden Neola Iloka and Altonah, drawing packed houses. Local residents, visitors, and trips include the Roberts, Summerall family, Dan Tanner, Barker, Russell, Hancock, Bahr, Snyder, and Rasmussen households with several nearby stops and social calls.
A terse note indicates attorney L. WN supports a bond associated with a college project. The text references a high priority budget item and hints at a voting consideration on the measure. Further specifics are unclear due to fragmented OCR text.
Fort Duchesne reports Mrs Hylas C Smith is ill in hospital. Our girls beat Randlett and Whiterocks, while the Fort Duchesne men lost at Whiterocks. Albert Crumbo returns to work after illness. Campbell Litster family quarantined with measles, Ethridge ill but improving. Farm Bureau met. Ouray valley farmers prepare grain. Byron McGinnis of California has a newborn girl. other children are boys. Mr and Mrs T G Elliott plan Ogden move. Mrs Phillips and daughter visit V T Rice home.
The school board seeks a $116 219 extra to run county high schools amid tax increases. Taxes rise from 28.2 to 29.45 mills, adding about 1.25 dollars per thousand assessed value. Calder concludes with a brief closing remark.
Alfred Caldwell of Roosevelt spent weekend with relatives in Dry Fork. He left Roosevelt Friday after school and arrived about 9 o clock. He will attend the high school there. Chel lus Caldwell accompanied him home.
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