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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1931
Page
3
The Vernal Express editorial argues that Vernal must look well kept to attract visitors and growth. It contrasts a soot-dusted laborer with a polished barber shop image and asks readers which they will resemble.
Meeker area report notes the Stray dance in Meeker and a holiday visit season in Rangely Colorado. Families like the Hudsons Purdy and Rector host and attend gatherings as residents endure winter travel, illness, and town life with snow and market activity along the White River valley.
Mrs Fuller Merrell traveled to Vernal on Friday due to her daughter Bessie's illness. Bessie now Mrs Melba Lybbert arrived home Thursday with Mr Lybbert returning to Canada after a brief stay. A recent dance drew strong turnout and a hearty lunch was served by Mrs Stephen Perry hosting a coast party for local students.
Tom Devine Jensen spends holidays embalming a dog for the local museum. Vernette from Detroit visits last fall and works through winter for Jo. Dudley Andrew Dudley and sons icing this week. Paul Jensen travels with Mrs Carl Jensen from Meeker Colorado this week. Joe Dudley's team damaged a wagon and injured Joe's leg but no serious harm. Earn Case returns to work in Vernal. Ralph Rasmussen and family at ward Sunday School then back in Jensen. Wyman and Daly Van Tassell are mentioned in passing.
Peter Peterson arrived in Jensen in 1293 and worked mining and farming with his family, later living with Rex Spendiave after his wife’s death in 1930. Tom Blevins arrived around 1884, ran cattle, placer mined, and faced a cricket invasion in 1920 that ruined his hog feed and prompted a cricket farming plan.
Community notes describe Owen Goodrich and Charles Merkley traveling to Provo for a meeting and caretaking for Gwenn Bartlett who suffers heart trouble and flu. Karen Bartlett of Vernal assists in Tridell while Frank Morrill attends a Morrill family reunion planning session at BYU.
A Green and Cold ball on Friday evening drew a sizable attendance. Organizers reported steady turnout and local figures attended, adding a festive note to the cold night.
A crowded schedule covers school programs, church meetings, and civic events. Notables include Elders Arthur Curtis and Leland Rasmussen, road condition talk by Jo Hacking, Vernal basketball games, and a baby born January 1, 1931. Local residents travel to Salt Lake City, Vernal, and nearby towns for duties, work, and visits.
William Warby Maeser recovering from injuries and expects to resume work January 20 in Courtville mines. Courtville, Thahe Orin Collett returns to Knights sheep camp after home visit. Miss Dean Pitt suffers neuralgia. George Holfeliz works at Lapoint with brother-in-law. Neva Allen assists Mrs Della Anderson during Mrs Inez Timothy illness. Mrs Timothy improving rapidly. Mrs Ted Bills at Pack-Allan Mine in pain from an ulcerated tooth. jaw named. Clyda Thomas visits Duchesne with Trueman Miller. Sylvanus Collett improving. Mrs F B Horsely cared for daughter Mrs Harve Tucker post operation. Trueman Miller family visit Maud Carpenter. Trene Jackson absent from school due to asthma. D Ollen improving from illness. Jack Bascom breaks arm at Bing ham home while butcher prep. Hall 2 patient with rheumatism shows improvement and hopes to return to school. Orson Hacking Ced ar Valley returns home after visit. Mrs Joan Bingham entertains six laps at quilting. LaMar Bird recovering from car accident in Venice, California. Mrs Joseph P Hacking returns from Salt Lake City with business and pleasure. Mrs Wells Ashby returns from visit to capitol.
A professor jokes about leaving an umbrella behind at a church on a rainy night. He retrieves both umbrellas from his coat and his wife stares blankly, noting neither of them brought one tea church.
A man comments that brunettes have sweeter dispositions than blondes, prompting discussions on perceived beauty biases and relationship preferences amid mixed reactions from bystanders.
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