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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1936
Page
8
Vernon Vernal area brief lists varied happenings from July trips to Provo and Salt Lake City to medical and family news. Mentions of births, appendicitis for Frank Noel, Nebesker funeral, crop conditions, rail shipping, and upcoming sports games among residents and visiting kin.
John Stagg principal of the Ver nal central school attended the Summer Conference on Elementary Education at Brigham Young University. He led a panel on The Problem of the Beginning Teacher and participated in other discussions. About 90 educators attended and most urged a repeat conference next year. Dean A Qo Lambert praised the event and noted it would expand with possible inclusion of junior high schools.
Names and visits fill the page as families from Vernal, Roosevelt, Lovell, Basalt, and nearby towns gather for visits and events. Residents including Goodrich, Merrell, Williams, and Natt travel, host, or are guests. church programs, dances, and youth activities are noted along with several medical trips and a baby arrival.
Funeral services were held Friday for Mrs Badora Foster who died June 23 at her daughter’s home. Born July 1, 1847 in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, she witnessed a Civil War skirmish and later moved to Utah. Survived by children and many grandchildren, she lived most recently in Uintah Basin. The obituary notes Mormon converts, moves to Utah, quilting hobby, and a June hail storm causing garden damage.
Frank P Wellman is recovering from a fractured jaw after a car accident. Mrs Edna Meeks returned Sunday from a visit with her parents in Grand Junction. Mr and Mrs Wrey Murray, Mr and Mrs Richard Dow, and Mrs Violet Jensen and baby visited Marie Ling in Michigan. Mrs Dow and Mrs Jensen are their daughters. Mr and Mrs Ray H Readers entertained Dr Henry Evenson and five sons from Salt Lake City.
Mrs Florence Kelly hosted a women social on Friday with Wild sofe call and other entertainments. Mra Susie G Newson won 500 in games. Mrs Kelly provided consolation prizes as well. Nearby visitors included Dr Harry Sundquist and family from Oxford Ohio, plus Paulson, Gardner, and Pearce relatives visiting Bishop Gardner and Elder Palmer in Salt Lake missions.
Maeser families welcome new arrivals. Mr and Mrs Glen Arurray announce a baby boy born July 7. Mrs M Lybbert and baby moved home in Naples on July. Mr and Mrs Wilam Stoner welcome a baby girl born Monday. Mrs Die Jen kina and Mr George Baese Sr. underwent operations last week. Ramah Dean Atwood, seven, had an appendectomy on Monday in July. Miss Faye Kent of Duchesne underwent an appendicitis operation Monday.
A note from Mr and Mrs W P Chapman of Kimberly Idaho thanks friends for support during the illness and funeral of Jerry B Murray. They recount visits with Mrs J F Chapman and daughter Gladys on Blue Mountain, time spent with the family, and a fishing trip into the Sawtooth before returning home.
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