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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1949
Page
9
A four year old girl in Texarkana overcame a persistent thumb sucking habit. Her parents replaced the habit with cowgirl boots and the ability to hold reins, inspiring her to abandon thumb-sucking. A friend’s daughter followed a zoo hippopotamus example to quit. A note adds that a pencil eraser can remove rubber heel marks.
The Utah Cattle and Horse Growers Assn will meet at the Newhouse hotel in Salt Lake City around February 18 or 25 and 26, weather permitting. President L. C. Montgomery says cattle prices should rise after year’s start due to firm demand, shipping abroad, and grain price drops. he urges replacing scrub stock with quality cattle while values are favorable.
Mr and Mrs Ladell Slaugh announce the birth of a baby girl on January 6 at Basin hospital. Sherry Fowler recently stayed with Mr and Mrs Howard Cowan while the Fowler parents vacationed in the Southwest. Mr and Mrs Frank Hintz moved to Vernal. Jensen ward plans a dance January 14 in honor of Ferran Moots heading to a mission. Mr and Mrs Eddie Mock visited relatives in Rangely and Vernal. Mrs Percy Stewart visited Vernal with Mr and Mrs Sted Stewart. Nile Ainge and family traveled to Roosevelt and White Rocks.
Utah youths rallied cheering squads in the northwest section of the gym as the Utes started strong in a Friday game. Jr and Sr high leaders Lynn Siddeway Dennis Lee Dale Ross and others kept up spirited support while underclassmen faced wardrobe hiccups. Belgium relief dances and prize giving followed, with awards for homeroom decorations and new items for Mrs Caldwell’s and Coach Wrights’ rooms. Skiing, a new sport, drew interest from Wayne Halstead Ralph Halstead and others with Gail Feltch Verna Henderson active at the tow. The Forum of the Air launch, led by Buddy Haddon and Dean Gardiner, stirred mild contest with Nancy Colton and Melvyn Clark.
Jack Jenkins of Lapoint served as cochairman of the annual Christmas ball sponsored by Lambda Delta Sigma at Brigham Young University. The event chose "Roigdeer Rendezvous" as the theme. The piece notes a change in life expectancy, with white males at 65 and white females at 70 based on 1946 figures, versus 40 years in 1846.
A closing note urges listeners to support the Tabiona game next Friday. It also announces a student body dance with Reynold's Orchestra after the game, inviting everyone to attend.
Joe Arnold and Brenda Joyce, daughter of Mr and Mrs Bob Rich, were patients in Basin hospital Vernal with pneumonia. Hoyle Robinsons family from Ashley visited Jensen. F L Suffin moved to Vernal from Cowan apartments. Revella Kimball birthday party at sister Mrs Vaughn Wilkins home with games and refreshments. Carl Dugan and Mrs Charles Martinson travel to Wyoming to join husbands in oil fields near Cheyenne. Dugan crew rescued after being bound for 50 hours during last blaze. Bud Slaugh frost bitten but continued work. Grant Annis of Little Bonanza visited Mrs Aimee ents and Mr and Mrs Mars. 500.
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