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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1934
Page
4
Publisher entered as second class matter at the Utah post office on March 13 1909 under an act dating from 1875 with Wallis named as coitor.
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A Basin area team led by Mr Kay and including Mr Madsen and Mr Boyle works to locate and cover fossil bones found at a quarry near the Dinosaur Monument. Efforts focus on completing road graving and mobilizing a larger crew to speed preliminary excavation and enable summer exposure of bones.
Grace Hetron returned to Willow Creek on January 6 after visiting Balt Lake for holidays but remained an extra day due to river crossings. Indian grave Mrs Julian Chayanaunx died at Ranchett Wednesday night and was buried there Friday. Mrs Bull Joe Indian died Friday evening at Myton and buried Sunday. Wiss Clausia Daniels served as nurse for Dr Mock's trip to examine Indian children on January 2. Eight horses found shot near Cottonwood Gulch on the Duchesne river rim, one saddle on a horse. appears killed last summer. Rir and Mrs Norman Taylor traveled to Vernal January 3 seeking rheumatic relief, returned later that week. L. T Bennett recovering from a broken rib in the CA Broome store incident Monday.
The Ballard Ward New Year program Sunday featured Miss Beatrice Stringham solo, Arthur Wscomb, Leroy Goodrich, and Mrs Win Simart as speakers. Attendees included Mrs Harriet Todd who visited Hebron, and Mr and Mrs Jose Hulieer attended Naples funeral. Community meeting discussed piping water to the ward chapel from Indian Bend.
The newsletter notes the birth of a baby girl Tuesday January 2nd to Argie Roper and his wife with Mrs Etta Alexander caring for mother and infant. Also mentions Archie Johnson and wife announcing a baby boy born Friday January, and various holiday visits and meetings including the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers at Pearl Richens home with a luncheon for 25 guests.
Willow Creek residents attend New Year dinners dances and visits with family. WCCG hosts a January meeting at the Alfred home with a program and refreshments for 26 members and 23 guests.
A jumble of social items lists visitors and entertaining couples including Mr and Mrs L F Jones Mr and Mrs Fred A Nichols and others in Rangely and Vernal. Schools open dates are noted January 8 for Rangely and January 1 for Douglas Creek with December 30 duck shoot announced by Mrs John Kenney and Wills Kenney in charge. A wedding reference notes Gillispie bringing home a bride from Vernal who will reside at Levi Krapp ranch.
Vernal Express notes Christmas visits and family gatherings across the area. Mentions Mr and Mrs Joe Pace and child, Mr and Mrs W P Price and relatives, Henry and Forest Lee, Joe Val Asha, Doren Engberson visiting Vernal, Hiram Richardson’s early January visit, and several local residents spending Christmas with relatives. Includes brief social notes about Jack Brenner, Mr and Mrs WOOC Krenrrand family, and George N Larson. Also a small classified line seeking rag subscriptions.
The Reading circle hosts annual party at Relief Society house. ladies entertain husbands at dinner. Ward residents attend a chicken shoot at the school home raising funds for Primary supplies. Cavalcade includes dancing for children and popcorn balls. Other notes mention births, arrivals, and project work for the CWA with new foreman John T Kay.
John Karren visited Salt Lake last week to be at his son Merrill's side in the Veterans hospital and returned home Saturday. Alonzo Atwood family moves into the Robbns home. A Sunday evening Joint meeting featured Wallace Blanch and Nellie Atwood performances and talks by Miriam Postma and Joseph Coller. Lorin Boren buys Atwood home, plans to move soon. Alfred B Johnson and children from Vernal move into Dennis Houthorpe’s former residence. Sid Pace and daughter left for Kansas to attend Mrs Chivers’ funeral. Jennie Watkins leads a hot meals service project for school children. school nurse and Primary Supervisor visited Friday.
Jacob N Lybbert and Lewis Gardiner led a Sunday contfoin meeting. Bev Richards, employed at Norgards coal mine, was injured when a steel flex struck his arm during loosening. He required medical attention and removal of the piece.
The 1934 corn hog production adjustment program opens with $359 million in benefits and initial contract forms to Utah farms. Director William Peterson notes Utah’s 11131 hog farms and 375000 bushels of corn annually qualify, with a 20 percent reduction in corn acreage and a 25 percent cut in litters and hogs produced, plus restrictions on feeder pig purchases and other baseline adjustments.
The agreement limits 1934 corn acres beyond 1932-33 averages, bars hogs on nonowned land, and allows pasture for soil improving crops. Payments include 30 cents per bushel for contracted corn, with initial 15 cents upon acceptance and 15 cents minus admin costs, plus a hog reduction payment of 5 dollars per head on 75 percent of hogs marketed. Deductions apply for hogs over quota. divisions of payments depend on lease terms. administration will issue further rulings.
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Funeral services were held Sunday December 24 in the Glines chapel for Mrs Orval Abplanalp who died after an appendicitis operation in Price. She is survived by her husband three daughters and two sons with burial in Moeser cemetery and a grave dedication by Edward Watkins.
The mother of Mrs Mary Lisonbee of Lapoint Mrs Zina M Nielson Robinson 64 native of Denmark was buried in Fillmore City cemetery on Saturday. She died of cancer and complications at her Richfield home on January 3. Survived by husband William Henry Robinson and 14 grandchildren, plus sister Mrs Sophia Peterson. Children listed: Lucretia Higgins Fillmore Ada Svenson Richfield Franklin Robinson Altonah Clisby Robinson Mt Emmons Mary Lisonhee LaPoint Eugene Harmon Marge and Almon Robinson Richfield.
Ed win J Harmon 79 a veteran of early Indian wars received a solitary burial December 20 in Myton with American Legion posts overseeing funeral rites. Born December 18 1854 in Maine he served as a corporal in Company G Third United States Cavalry and later worked as a government teamsitter for five years before his death at Myton De center 28.
Extension nutritionist Miss Elna Miller of Utah State Agricultural College notes Utah would import milk and dairy if per capita consumption matched national averages. With 113,600 cows capable of 608 million pounds yearly, demand for whole milk would require 304 million pounds. butter needs 200 million pounds. ice cream 22 million. cheese 18 million.
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