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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1942
Page
6
John Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers and CIO founder, celebrated his birthday on February 12. Robert H. Jackson, newly appointed associate justice of the Supreme Court, turned 60 on February 13.
Mrs Exuman Galbreath slowly improves. A February first shower at Gusher Union Church honored Mrs Derrill Wardle formerly Miss Emma Lou Haynes with red and white decor and lunch for 33 guests. Many residents traveled for family events and military service notes appear. Additional items include visits by Mary Keene and sisters, Wilkerson wedding attendance, and a youth Fire Ride Chat planned for Sundays.
Local social items list visits and service roles with Lowell Nebeker in Ogden hospital camp teaching Red Cross first aid. Rawl Nebeker visited his mother and daughter Joan. Ina Caldwell Johnston and Lt. Robert Johnston noted. Lyman Merkley and Roosevelt visitors to Mrs. Minne Reynolds. Priesthood attendees named. Mrs. Tod a Lee hosted birthday and farewell party for son Harvey departing for East Lake City Army service. Beth in Marines at San Diego. Funeral attendance for a brother of L J Walker. Fireside Chat at Miss Helen Perry’s home with M Men and Gleanors. games and refreshments.
A large attendance at the ward chapel last Wednesday evening marked the wedding for Mr and Mrs Floyd Hunt ing with dancing and refreshments. Ernest Johnson left Feb 18 with Utah school district members for San Francisco to attend a national education convention. Dorothy Perry was crowned queen of the annual MIA Gold and Green ball at Imperial hall on Feb 20. Mrs Harold Kendall and baby of Terraton Idaho visiting the Hoefeltz home. Percell Richardson visited Midvale I. Mrs Don Batty led community al aging. Betty Curtis accompanied. Patriotic games led by Mrs Johnson won by Helen Woodruff and others. Dessert luncheon with patriotic motif served to twenty. Election of officers named Lora Johnson 88 president, Helen Woodfull vice president, Lois Alexander secretary. Mrs Lyle Remington left for Logan for 4-H leadership school. She accompanied Russell Keetch.
A Sunday round of family visits and community events in Lapoint includes the arrival of a 40 pound baby born February 17 to Mr and Mrs Elmo Hardy with mother recovering at a sister’s home Vernon Valley Hospital infants in an incubator. a farewell for Harvey Lee as he heads to the service. and a Blake Gold and Green Ball at Vergal with Helen Marterburton as queen and Donald Rasnussen as king. Nearby visitors include Mrs Laura Perry of Vernal and Mr and Mrs Wayne Perry of Meeker spending time with relatives.
Local notes recount a dinner party and seen social events at Tridell and Roosevelt areas. Phosphate deliveries arrived for J L Kitchen and 30000 pounds signed to farmers. Scouts split into two patrols with Jerald Trujillo and Junior Morrisell named leaders. A Salt Lake City accident involved Mrs. Will Harvey. Community groups meet, dancing and social events held, and missionaries share reports from Davis and Vernal.
Josephi R. Lambert was named postmaster of Roosevelt on February 24 1922 with the Salt Lake and Denver Railway Company receiving a two year extension. Local notices record marriages births and town name changes including Dry Fork now Mountain Dei and a volunteer fire department council initiative.
Legal notices from Uintah County Utah describe sheriff sales for 165 acres in Section 10 Town 1 South Range 19 East and 80 acres in Section 36 with water stock and rights. Proceedings list parties Ang usa Anderson Labrum Maude Anderson Pearl Labrum Gladys Labrum and others, dated February 3 1942 with Sheriff H M Snyder.
Delinquent notice lists stockholders with shares and amounts due from September 25, 1941. It announces sale of parcels of stock to cover assessments, listing the sale as Feb 28 at 2:00 p.m. in Vernal Utah, at the Colthorpe Building, with Leonard Perry as secretary and the company publishing the notice.
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