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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1934
Page
5
The Uintah High School Ot Sh class meets Thursday to plan for upcoming debates on whether the United States should join the League of Nations. Six debaters from each class study the question as four senior classes prepare for the series set January 31 and February 1 2. The event showcases student effort and school activity.
Hot lunches delight students and parents with social time and food. An upcoming operetta Little Gypsy nears opening on February 1 at 7 30 pm in the high school auditorium. Wardle and Stagg lead geography and arithmetic projects with booklets and posters in progress. A picture show Little Women and a Mickey Mouse comedy are set for January 29 3 45 pm benefiting all school children. New kick ball excites fifth graders as drills continue under John Stagg and Blaine Lee. Ferron Kolb joins Miss Shaffer’s class while Jessalyn Fowler breaks her arm on the playground. Weekly fifth and sixth grade programs continue in the principal’s room led by Marjorie Tenny.
A Naples third grade geography class sent gilsonita to Texas to trade for cotton. Students received cotton and seeds and planned to plant them to grow more. The report by Arlene Pearce notes one pupil had seen it before. The item also includes a school poem about brushing teeth.
Palard school resumes on Monday January 15 with Elmer Manwaring and Mrs Blaine Hicks as cooks. Many students were out due to illness while eight graders study planets and stars in science. Dorothy Betts reports on outdoor activities and ball games for girls and skating for boys.
Students at Winterocks School showcased harmonica talent in contests with prizes. Top players named include Ona Nebber, Lessé Twit cher, and Laree Searle while Mary Talbot aims to win next. A seventh grade program featured songs and pieces in a crowded safety aware morning session.
The story notes a thin river ice with crossable sections near Joseph and Dudley’s JD ranch where ice blocks are stored. It also mentions a shower for Mrs Howard Ainge, nursing for Mrs Curtis Dudley’s newborn, Sacrament talk by Carl Preece and A Theodore Johnson, temple visits, a birth, a Wild Rose Club gathering, and local ice transport by B P Kelly from Vernal.
The infant son of Mr and Mrs Perry Jackson died on Sunday at Roosevelt and was buried at Leota on the 10th. Jackson is as well as can be expected. Jabus Durfee, 11, has pneumonia. Mrs FED Lewis' niece visits from Salt Lake City. Children enjoy hot lunches at noon school days. Charles Stoddard spent the weekend with his son Raymond and family. Willie Stevens of Mil Creek spent...
Mrs Nick Clark spends a week with her father WD Allred at Willow Creek during a weekend visit to the Ellsworth home.
Commissioner John Collier told Congress the Interior Indian Bureau will push for a new deal restoring lost lands and granting greater local control. He argued centralization in Washington harms tribes and staff, urging legislation to empower local initiative and address widespread land loss and rising destitution among allotment-era Indians. The bureau requested 16.29 million for next year, aiming to curb tribal tramps and revitalize Indian land holdings.
The Uintah Basin Mutual Aid Society expands drive to reach 1500 members. New board member O W Showalter joins J R Douglas and others. membership costs and death claim payouts outlined. health certificates required for rejoiners. age 10 to 85. one dollar due within 30 days after death notice.
Senator William H. King proposes a bill authorizing public land states including Utah to consolidate school lands into compact holdings. Georgie A. Fisher of the state land board lauds the idea as practical, noting Utah has about 2.6 million acres of scattered school lands with little rental value.
The Brigham Young University quarterly highlights rural papers gaining power and dignity. Tarlton Culmsee notes country newspapers rise in prestige for social service during the Depression, aiding information, rescue efforts, and community advocacy.
A Texas based missionary writes to friends about enjoying work in the mission field. He notes an unusually warm winter, roses blooming in his front yard, and the joy of serving. He sends best wishes to those at home and expresses appreciation for receiving the Express.
A note from Elder Clyde L Merkley of Waco Texas invites former Scouts and Sporters of the council to join promptly. The message closes with blessings for the New Year and expresses respectful regards.
The Knights of Timpanogos, led by Eagle Scouts The Alton Partridge and Merrill Christopherson, propose a new supporter group for the Timpanogos Council. They seek former scouts to join and fund a mobile outreach to sustain Scouting in the region and honor Scout Executive A. A Anderson.
The Denver and Ro Grande Western railroad will begin passenger service on the Detsero cutoff June 1 1924 cutting 175 miles between Denver and Salt Lake. No 1 and No 2 trains adjust schedules with Glenwood Springs consolidations. Freight and business routed via the cutoff will speed up notably.
A terse exchange hints at a plan to ensure a person becomes the intended figure. The speaker asserts intention while noting the subject’s current unawareness.
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