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Newspaper

Vernal Express

Location

Vernal, Utah, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1937

Page

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Pioneer Day Old-Time Celebration Planned in Vernal

Vernal hosts an Old-Time Pioneer Day with music, costumes, barbecue, and a daylong program. Sponsored by the Winish MIA stake board, events run from 10 a.m. with a noon barbecue, inter-ward softball, prizes, story hours, and a grand dance at the Imperial. Leonard Perry is festival chairman.

Vernal Ashtey Valley Utah Pioneer Pionter Particle Winish Mia Stake Board Preeco Valley Enola Noble W. B. Walls Isabelle Didman Leonard Perry

Tridell Celebrates Fourth With Community Program

Tridell held a Fourth of July celebration with a Sunday school sponsored program in the ward chapel featuring Reed Morrill’s patriotic address. Morning events included musical numbers and community singing, followed by afternoon sports at the school grounds where married men beat celebrants 12 to 6 and single girls defeated married women 4 to 2. Chairman Loren Ross and committee members BI Harrty and Lynn Cook led the day. Mrs Lyn Murdock and her children from Heber City visited Drs Murdock’s parents Mr and Mrs GC Chowalter.

Tridell Reed Morrill Ward Mrried Lesses Loren Ross BI Harrty Lynn Cook

Funeral Services On Tuesday for Mrs Bowtharpe

Funeral services for Phylinda R Bowtharpe were held in Vernal with Bishop John Hall officiating. Speakers included Joseph Collier Archie Johnson and Bishop Hair. A mixed quartet sang several hymns. The body was later taken to Salt Lake for additional services in Holladay. Surviving relatives listed include three sons five daughters and many grandchildren. Burial was in Holladay cemetery.

Phylinda R. Bowtharpe John Hall Bishop Hair Mae Calder F. J. Kennard Jesus Rose Walker Mr. Kennard Arthur Manwaring Walser William Warren Reynolds Idaho Holladay Cemetery

Livestock Show Planned in Vernal 1938 by Lions Club

Vernal Lions Club plans a yearly livestock show drawing exhibitors from Uintah and neighboring counties. James Orr, Dr. A E Weeks, and Russell Keetch organize the agriculture committee to promote the event during May or June. It aims to boost stock quality, encourage fattening, and attract exhibitors from Putters Farm, the 4-H group, and local stockmen with range, dairy, and possibly nog cattle sections.

Vernal Ulatah Ducheane Daggett Vernal Lions Club James Orr A. E. Weeks Russell Keetch Agriculture and Livestock Committee Club Orr Puturs

Seth W Pitt 68 of Kamas Dies Friday

Seth W Pitt aged 68 of Kamas died on Friday. Several relatives attended the funeral held Tuesday with J M Pitt and Mrs tied to the family. Moroni Ethel Pitt Lulu Warby Richard Jensen and Don Jensen attended. Mr and Mrs B Hy Stringham visited Green Tokes on Sunday.

Oem W. Pitt Kamas J. M. Pitt Moroni Ethel Pitt Lulu Warby Richard Jensen Don Jensen

Cooperative Aid For Farms With Noxious Weeds

Uintah county plans a cooperative weed control program to eradicate noxious weeds at about twenty seven cents per square rod for the first spray. State and county share costs, with county supervision to be filled by Clair Johnson until a county supervisor is chosen. Russell Keetch and local agents urge farmer participation to augment next year’s efforts and secure state funds dependent on local action.

Uintah County George L. Hobson Clair Johnson Russell R. Keetch Hobsonsen John W. Weaver Byron Goodrich Ray G. Lubrum Johnson

Production Starts At Local Casein Plant This Week

Utahs third casein plant began in Vernal as Sweet Clover Creamery started preparation of casein a by product of its dairy industry Casein a white powder from milk used in cheese calico and paper finishes LBetween 100000 pounds daily capacity and four workers currently employed Z M Pitt is local manager Other plants are Roosevelt and Morgan No. unmatched details added

Utah Sweet Clover Creamery Parley H. Lambert Roosevelt Basin Indian Hospital Fort Duchesne Lambert Z. M. Pitt Hoosevelt and Morgan

Vernal CCC Wins Baseball Game Monday

Vernal CCC defeated the home team 9 to 0 in a high scoring first half showdown, tying the standings after two games. Mains homered in the seventh, Cable belted a three base hit and pitched well after a rough start, while Staley and Keyler led Vernal hitters with multi hit days as the two clubs prepare a playoff to decide the first half champions.

Jwy CCG Vernal Tes Cable CCC Paul Lyman Workman Bingham Vernalster Cco Boys Mains CCC Boys Vernal Jimmy Avplanalo Carl Staley Preston Hale Elreus Robertson Keyler Eitcher Hickory Page Five

Funeral services for Edwin Austin at Maeser ward chapel

Edwin James Austin born May 3 1880 in Ton-Pentre Wales son of Kitty Jootledge and William Austin and father of 17, died June 28 after surgery at St Marys hospital Grand Junction. Funeral held at Maeser ward chapel with Bishop Bingham presiding and interment in Maeser cemetery by Swain Funeral Home.

Edwin Austin Serah AL Rudge Mac Jorgersen Maeser Ward Bisbay Lester Bingham O. Norman Olsen Mable Staly LeRoy Carroll Fred Stone J. Clive Davis Poe Keinard Clark Newell W. B. Wallis Lloyd Win Mr. Kennard Bishop Bingham Miss Derry Thomas Bingham Donald Barr Lorenzo Mort Everett Alexander Ted Allen Vet Carroll Delbert Schanco Mreser Swam Funeral Home Aldermaney Wallace Calder Edwin James Austin Ton-Pentre South Wales England Kktty Jootledge Wiliam Austin Big St. Mary's Hospital Grand Junction Austin

Open House for Fort Duchesne Indian Hospital

Open House at Fort Duchesne Hospital Sunday invites the public to inspect the new $84,000 P W A project comprising a 24 bed hospital and two adjacent homes. Built of native sandstone with modern sterilizers X ray equipment and efficient utilities, the facility aims to provide top care on the Ainish Ouray reservation. Dr Frank Nelson and staff occupy the physician and nurse homes as open house runs 8 to 11 am and 1 to 4 pm.

Fort Duchesne Talboa and Litchfield Provo Ainish-Ouray Reservation Frank Nelson Familly I. Nelson

Vernal News Notes and Short Mentions

The Vernal Express runs brief notes: Lafe Richardsonly praised as a capable marshal. A new Vernal dairy product Casein highlighted. Vernal Chamber of Commerce commended. Pioneer Day plans for Vernal noted. Hikers to invade Rush Creek Gorge discussed. Vernal Baseball team to face CCO again Sunday. Advertisers urged to patronize Vernal ads.

Lafe Richardsonly Je. Chamber of Commerce Rush Creek Gorge Col & Vernal CCO Ielp Vernal

Vernal July Fourth crowd enjoys large city celebration

Large crowds gathered in Vernal for Independence Day with parade, sports, races, and a fireworks display. Typhoid inoculations for residents were offered at Central School with Dr. J L Hansen and nurses present, costing fifty cents per person for the full three shot series. The Junior Chamber of Commerce organized the program, which proceeded without serious incident and concluded with dancing at Doc's Beach.

Ashley Yatley Vernal J. L. Hansen Jane Lortls Margaret Dietz United States France Uintah

Weed Control Is Vital for Security of Basin Farms

Uintah County farm agent Russell R. Kestch urges countywide cooperation to boost farm security through the agricultural conservation program. He notes 1080 farmers are already in a large national program shaping market study, fertility sales, and income security, with weed control as a main goal. He endorses two control methods including chemical weed Eliler and neighborly cooperation with state and county support, with Eliler to be distributed at the county courthouse through a cooperative program.

Russell R. Kestch Unteh County Aost Uintah County State

Sanitation and Health Highlight Uintah Basin Exhibit

The Uintah Basin Industrial Convention and Indian Fair will feature sanitation and health efforts at the Fort Duchesne event from August 20 to September 1. Dr J L Jones state health commissioner and state health board back full cooperation. Amateurs night to prize, tryouts run by Basin ladies clubs under health officials supervision. Public health officials from Uintah and Duchesne counties to attend with lectures and group discussions, exhibition in unit hall, and enhanced sanitation facilities expected to satisfy.

Uintah Basin Fort Duchesne UBIC Indian Fair J. L. Jones State Board “of Health Fort Ducresne W. M. McKay Communi Cable Disease Control Board of Health Hurst Pickett Bifields Hazel Stevens Jones D. C. Houston D. Carr Uintah Duchesne Andl Pes Additon G. V. Billings Convent Slots Board

Mattern Aims for Polar Hop Across Arctic Sky

Smilingly confident aviator Jimmy Mattern surveys his $100,000 twin-engined Lockheed monoplane built for a nonstop flight from Oakland California to Moscow via the North Pole. He plans a return visit by three Russian flyers and, if possible, to fly Sacks to the United States by the Arctic route.

Jimmy Mattern Oakland Calif Moscow Worth Pole Mattern United States

Also Mentioned on This Page

Uintah Stake Preece Meadow Veranl Lyn Murdock Heber City Drs. Murdock GC. W. Chowalter Jefferson Island Washington Congress Smonk Supreme Court Seth W. Pitt B. Hy Stringham Green Tokes Howard J. Dudley Jensen East Lake City Dudley Harry Hoad Tancock, Md Vernal CCC Myton Bridgeland Joly Ur Myton Ve Brigdeland Albert Tangora New York Lenore Fenton Snohomish Wash Tangora Chicago Maeser Fort Duchesne Hospital The Vernal Express Junior Chamber Petriotia Chamber of Commerce Arvella Freestone Marr Ned Colthorp Craby" Caldwell Palmer Fair Ground Doc's Ralph Ashton Boyd Hart Ashton Wi Tsh E.R. Shields Sasiibilium
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