First Ward Welfare Festival Draws 800 Attendees
About 800 people attended Vernal First Ward’s welfare festival Friday night to fund a 27 acre farm and about a half ton of wool for the 1940 church welfare assignment. The event featured cake sales, an auction of furniture grocer ies and appliances, a hot dog stand, candy booth, film program, dances and fortune telling booths. More than 600 persons were present in the evening, and the celebration highlighted community cooperation across ward groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernal First Ward
Ufter
Marguerite M. Colton
Relief Society
Geneva Adamson
Latter-day Saints Girls Group
Veneta Hopkins
William H. Slaugh
Melchezldek
Jesse Caldwell
Harvey Hulsinger
Grant Heath
Joseph L. Jansen
Louise Caldwell
Kate Sundquist
Jeanie Sundquist
Community Sermon Topic at Kingsbury Church
Rev Joseph I Warner Jr announces Sundays service at Kingsbury Community Church The sermon Good Times When Are They Good will be delivered at Community House 63 East 1st North Vernal inviting Protestants without established churches to attend with diverse denominations including Presbyterian Christian Methodist and Lutheran present
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Ilam
Kingsbury Community Church
East 1St North
Joseph I. Warner Jr
Congregational Community Church
Three More Producing Wells Seen In Utah Area
Reports from oil fields show three additional producing wells in Utah with depths near 9000 feet. Baird and Robbins Drilling Co. target Slough No. 1 northwest of Equity Company’s Ashley Creek find, with total depth 1314 feet noted by Mert Baird. Other activity includes Bittercreek near Ouray in Uintah County where Kerr McGee and Sea board of Co drill but no major find yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baird and Robbins
Baird and Robbins Drilling Co
Equity of Co
Ashley Creek
Mert Baird
Salt Lake
David
Bittercreek
E.H. Soper
Seaboard of Co
Green River
Seaboard
Ouray
Uintah County
Kerr-McGee Drilling Co
Ashley Valley
Fred Manning Drilling Co
Denver
Piercer Drilling Co
Utah
Arts and Mechanics Attract Most G I Bill Students
A Veterans Administration census shows the average GI Bill student in training is just over 26, with 39 months of benefits and a prior 3.7 years of high school. Most study liberal arts while many pursue on the job training in mechanics. 38 percent are married with dependents. total GI students in higher learning or other institutions number 1,825,118, with 619,847 in on the job programs. Women remain a small share, under 2 percent overall. Major fields include engineering, business, medical and technical studies, while social work and dancing are least popular.
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Washington
G.I
Veterans’ Administration
G.I. Bul
G.S
Name for Young Lamb Rallying Term Debate
A discussion on what to call a young lamb notes that “kid” is common while “tyepring” appears in some texts. The piece weighs usage, origins, and regional variation without endorsing a single term.
Biologist Urges Planting Russian Olive Trees
A. E Borell regional biologist for the soil conservation service urges farmers sportsmen and others to plant Russian olive trees. The tree attracts more than 30 bird species including quail and pheasants and provides food cover and ornamental value. It is well adapted to Utah conditions and used in erosion control windbreaks and wildlife habitat. Plant stock is available through district supervisors nurseries and state Clarke McNary nurseries in Logan and Fort Collins Colo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E Borell
Soil Conservation Service
Utah
Clarke-McNary
Logan
Fort Collins
Colo
Borell
Uintah Basin Opens Baxter Pass for Hay Move
Stockmen urged opening and maintaining the Baxter pass between Dragon and Mack for at least 10 days to relay hay to the Uintah basin. Four tractors cleared 45 miles of rough road to 8000 feet, dynamite used on deep snow drifts, 20 000 sheep and 6000 cattle aided as warmer weather melts snow and restores browse.
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Paue
Baxter Pass
Dragon
Mack
Cole
Uintah Basin
William C. Whitaker
Grand Junction
Vernal
Naylor
Rainbow
Fort Duchesne Man Named Army Personnel Director
Capt Elbert R Curtis son of Mr and Mrs M R Curtis Fort Duchesne has been named director of the military personnel division G I section at U S Army headquarters Philippines command in Manila He served two years overseas and in World War II earned the Bronze Star Medal Purple Heart and Belgian Fourragere after attending Utah State Agricultural College before joining the Army in 1940
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbert R. Curtis
M. R. Curtis
Fort Duchesne
U. S. Army
Philippin Command
Manila
Curtis
Utah State Agricultural College
Army
Swapar Ada In dreland new paper ade size 12
Limited readable text notes a two opinion newspaper item from an unnamed location. The fragment mentions Ada Swapar and a dreland newspaper size twelve, but lacks clear facts, dates, or entities to confirm details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dreland
Theway Bee
Win
Wilt
Adamson Family Trip to Salt Lake City for Medical and Business
Leland M. Adamson and his daughter Bonnie Lee traveled to Salt Lake City on business. Miss Adamson visited a foot specialist and returned Wednesday evening. Mr. Adamson plans to return Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leland M. Adamson
Bonnie Lee
Salt Lake City
Miss Adamson
Mr. Adamson
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First Ward
Fops
Ford
Dearborn
Ford Tractor
Murdock Machinery Co
East Main
G.ls
W. A. Jacobe Maeser
Fur Farm
Ray E. Spendrove
Francis Feltch
BH Stringham
Alvin Weeks
AW. Shepherd
Vernal Lions Club
Newhouse Hotel
Duchesne
Jane
Jane Allyson
Dick, Powell
Sun VaHey
DoHar Mountain
Aero
Prem
Pillsbury
Ige
Adams Orange
O.P.S
O. P. Skagg's
Cere
AL Ralston
California
Texas Naturals
Of.s
P. Skaggs
Wilkins Grocery
Vernal Ave
U. S. Public Health Service
Hi-Land Dairymen’s Assn
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