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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1943
Page
2
Four thousand soldiers furloughed from the United States Army swap uniforms for rough working clothes to labor in Utah and nearby mines. The move frees labor for copper and lead production, easing wartime shortages as metal output remains vital for weapons and equipment.
The Alterra High School celebrates its tenth anniversary with tribute to founders LeRoy Taylor and W Russell Todd. It recalls the first year with six faculty, the worn building, and Reed Morrill as first principal. The school now serves Uintah County communities and offers academics, music, arts, and sports with growing enrollment.
Obituary and local notices recount Jane B. Hacking's family, a Logan church elder and missionary service, plus several residents including Lawrence Gurr at Big Bonanza Mine and Mrs Beulah Pommel and Mrs Ora Cook visiting. Snow delays and social gatherings mark the community scene with multiple kinship ties and local dates.
John Nielson born 1858 in Denmark and G H Southam born 1867 in Utah served as ward teachers in Naples Ward for decades. Nielson, immigrating with family, helped establish temple work and education. Southam moved from Evanston to Clear Valley and held church offices.
The Alterra school reports ongoing improvements since its founding. A new heating plant hallway and expanded library and reading room enhance instruction. Students now access current games and newspapers to engage with modern materials.
The annual W W dance featured speaker Spt HB Olsen at the Lincoln Day Program. Willa Johnson Jr of Raven Ol Company returned from a Salt Lake trip. Fred G Bingham of Ashley Co-op is ill at home. Duchesne County considers hiring a county agent.
Davis and Davis families celebrate the birth of a baby girl born February 10 at the home of Mrs Lawrence Gurr and Mr and Mrs Trylum Smith. The event follows a program and dance on Friday night with light refreshments for a large crowd.
Six inch snowfall Monday night welcomes families in the community. Louis Hall and family visited Vernal Friday. Roosevelt visitors include Mrs Calvin Jorgenson Sylvia Wilson and Ray Barney. Clarence Sickler leaves Ouray for Standsbury Missouri due to GI health, with William WH Son taking his place temporarily.
Mrs Hazel Wardle on Ronevelt Monday saw word from her son Calvin Jorgenson who is serving in the Hawaiian Islands that he has been transferred to another post and sent his greeting home.
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