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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1945
Page
1
Local wartime notes recount Vernal and surrounding families sending sons to the Navy and Marines and detailing service milestones. Jay Holfeltz Gaer oversene and others ship from Oceanside and Camp Hood, while Jack Scott and Pfc Massey report overseas. Promotions, wounded, and home leaves feature alongside individual stories of pride and sacrifice.
Pvt John Edward Haynes from Vernal now serves in the South Pacific with the Marine Corps. Haynes enlisted in March 1944, trained at San Diego, transferred to Oceanside, embarked in September. He is the son of Omer J Haynes and has a sister Harriet Knight. another sister Geneveve Haynes Stanfill ANG is stationed in Pueblo, Colorado.
A luncheon at the Alta club in Salt Lake brought together Salt Lake chamber of commerce representatives highway and fanning agencies and Barber Asphalt Co officials to discuss linking Bonanza Road to a western outlet for Utah’s growing industry. Attendees included Cl Sewell Thomas Jr consulting engineer P M Robinson and W L Kailman of New York City. The talk covered road improvements to help Utah compete regionally and noted Hodgkinson’s return from visiting her parents.
In January, eighteen Uintah County selective service registrants received pre induction physical examinations at the reception center. Names include Clell Rayon, Neldon Le, Lyle Goodrich, Jack Delyle Pitt, Vernon Tos Burst, Glendon C Johnson, Marvin James, Eldon Arthur, Vaughn Wilkins, Paul Har Calder, Hay Deas Gardner, Earl Evans Reid, Beth Newell, McKee Reed Harvey McKee, Gien Carols Ashby, Richard Ford Dejobinette, Clifton James Hockford. Donnell E Wardle was on the January list but received immediate induction.
A long, fragmentary report notes a $50,000 outlay on a gravity survey in Basial. The text references a community event with music, a duett, and remarks by local religious and civic figures. The piece mentions Eva and Vera, Rex, Curtis, Jerry Harrison, Z. J Walker, and an Elder quorum, with imagery of a flag and offertory rites.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions chapel and names with locations like Plano and Beale. It lacks clear events or dates. conveys a jumble of phrases, possibly a notice or presentation. No coherent details to assert a concrete news item or outcome.
Geophysicist Richard A. Pohley notes the Atlas Explorator survey of the basin is ongoing with gravity meters. The crew works at Dead Man Bench measured readings daily, costing about $5000 per month and expected to continue a year.
Tabiona Tigers beat the Fighting Utes 20 to 18 in a closely contested basketball game at the local gym on Friday night. Captain Boyd Williams led the Tigers with key baskets as Uintah Basin players struggled against the Tigers defense amid a lively crowd.
A full Uintah high auditorium hosted Jan and Michel Cherniavsky, famed Russian musicians, delivering nimble piano and cello performances. The audience erupted in applause after each piece, with many traditional selections suiting the night’s mood.
The article chronicles the life of early settler Bingham and relatives, detailing marriages, church roles, and community service. It notes ties to Elizabeth and Louisa Froerer, residence shifts from Dry Fork to Maejaex, and long tenure as Sunday School superintendent. It also mentions other local figures and ongoing church activities, plus a reference to a page continuation.
The article details a broad March of Dimes campaign in the Vernal region supporting infantile paralysis victims, noting contributions from the Business and Professional Women's Club and local schools, including $840,000,000 and $900e figures, plus plans for nursing training and hospital equipment funding. It also mentions local residents and officials, a Portland visit, and community fundraising milestones for 1944.
Lyle Remington selected as permanent head of Uintah County Farm Bureau at a Thursday court house meeting. Taylor of Randlett Rox Uber of Lapoint Frank Shelley of Salt Lake and others attended to discuss legislation membership and agricultural problems. Mrs Taylor and Mrs Remington named to work with an Associated Women's Auxiliary to the Farm Bureau in Uintah County.
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