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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1945
Page
4
Several residents travel for medical care with spouses joining them. Henagers course completion and a Washington DC employment move are noted. Camp Thornburg DUP hosts officers. new officers to be elected. Local families report funerals, farewells, and social events with gatherings at LDS chapel and Basin Hospital care updates.
Utah lawmakers face a stalled two thirds funding plan as 26th session nears its forty third day. Committee bottlenecks hinder passage of education financing measures while debates over pensions tax limits postwar aviation and public welfare unfold. Governor Maw gauges the strain as joint appropriations delays curb the money bill. Local remarks highlight partisan politics and moral issues shaping next steps.
Jensen Sherman C Davis and family are now residing here. Davis will be employed this winter by Amasa Caldwell. The Davises have been living at Sandy, Utah. Pvt Hyrum C Murray, home on seven days’ furlough, reported to Ft Ord, California, Monday. He has been stationed at Camp Wolters, Texas. Amelia Miles left Sunday for Spokane, Washington, to visit her son Horace Aimge before he embarks for foreign service. Susie Nelson returned home Saturday after two months in Provo with her son Victor Nelson, receiving medical attention there. Speakers at Sacrament meeting Sunday were Karl Preece and F G Bingham of the stake high council. In the evening Anna Fay Snow played a marimbaphone. Charles Davis, father of Mrs Curtis Dudley, has been spending the past month at Provo with his daughter Mrs George Masiey.
At MIA on Tuesday two numbers Old Glory and America Well Go Singing were sung by a ladies trio Maude Goodrich Doris and Velda Duvall with Melinda Goodrich. A one act play by Buc Hive girls directed by Marie Manning and Marylyn Barker. The Bee Hive and Junior girls performed a patriotic drill. Velda Duvall crowned Miss Napies. Mr and Mrs Charles Subbert of Rosemary Alberta visited. Various locals from Roosevelt and Boulder City noted visiting and hosting.
Thursday evening at the Bank in Vernal a slate of eight new directors was announced for Ro ea along with holdovers and officers from 1944. The new board includes L Siddoway Russell Montgomery John Milburn Gnei Barnett Eugene Weist James Hematreet Clark Feltch and Wes Fleming. A future meeting will organize definite plans for the 1945 show while Otis Weeks, Alvin Weeks, Henry Slaugh, Gee, Ernest Caldwell, H L Caldwell and Karl Allen hold or previously held director roles. Mrs Emert, a long time LDS church worker in Vernal, passed away recently, leaving behind husband A Emert and several children.
A sum of 100 dollars was donated to support a county wide magpie control program. The plan pays a bounty of five cents per bird and two cents per egg at the County Agent's office every Saturday up to noon to curb the pest. Mrs Tom Lux recently lived in Provo for ten days with relatives. Mr and Mrs Charles Williams visited Mrs Williams who is convalescing at home following illness. Ellen Williams, daughter in law, also stayed briefly at Mrs Williams' bedside.
Services for Mrs Essie May Stone Emert 72 who died at her Roosevelt home after a lingering illness were conducted Monday at 1 pm at the Roosevelt chapel. Following the services the body was moved to the local cemetery for burial.
Mr and Mrs Mark Caldwell formerly of Bingham Canyon spent a few days here leaving. A total of 14 probate items and one criminal case will be heard. Vernal City Marshall to be heard here Monday in view of employment with the Union Pacific District Court Office in Sacramento. Mrs Calvin Jorgensen and Mrs Robert Marshall of Leota visited, with Jorgensen returning home after Lewiston Utah trip. Ley Kay, director of education for the State Fish and Game Commission, spoke at UHS on fish culture.
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