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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1930
Page
8
RF J Young and Son near Salt Lake City plan to unveil tall wires around the Fourth of July. The project aims to showcase a new electrical distribution method with anticipated local interest and potential demonstrations.
In town on business are Merle Ashton daughter of Aly and Mrs W Stan Ashton and Johnson of Mack Cole. The note mentions their presence and refers to awaiting her parents.
Eleanor Mitchell, previously with Roosevelt, has taken a position at the Ashton Brothers Wapping store. The move places her in a role within the retail firm's local operation.
2 FP Allen of the Allen Gay Stores is in Vernal this week visiting the local branch and meeting staff.
The family of Mrs Mary Bartlett will hold a reunion at Tridel on the twenty fourth of the month.
Tee McClelland and his bride arrived from California to spend time with Mr and Mrs Maser McClelland and Mr and Mrs thCkilands, the couple’s parents.
Anna Pearl Massey returned from Pleasant Grove where she had been visiting Miss Edna Sund of that city and will stay here for some time.
Miss Vera Calder departed last week for Southern Utah where she will visit Grand and Styra canyons and Zion National Park with friends.
The Daughters of the Utah Pioneers plan a meeting with Mrs W Fender's son on Friday at 3 o clock. The group will welcome and entertain the Roose en members at the event.
Charles Henderson and Grant Calderge plan a short trip to Provo visiting Wednesday for a few days and will attend a party hosted by Miss Adrace Garener of Spanish Fork.
Fred Akhurst and his daughter Mrs Anna AL Fordham of Salt Lake City journeyed to Seamboat Springs, Colorado, for two weeks to visit friends and relatives in the northwestern region.
Airs J L Vaughn of Denver Cole a daughter of Mrs Effle Hunt and Muss Payo Hunt who has been visiting in Graig came down to Vernal on Saturday to spend time with their mother.
Mr and Mrs James Campbell and J T Carpenter of Craig were in town early this week. Mr Carpenter visited Mrs W Chase and returned to Craig on Monday. Mr and Mrs Campbell, who came on business, went to Diamond Mountain for a few days.
Misses Sully and Elizabeth Preas left Wednesday for Elko Nevada to visit their schoolmate Lorena McBride. They were accompanied to Salt Lake City by their mother Mrs W M Preas and Mrs Hattle Coltharp and returned to Vernal on Sunday.
Three fraternity brothers of James Gong attend the weekend in Vernal to visit his guests. They are W W Beck Jy sono of Dr W W Beck of Black feat Ida, James Cherry son of Su grerre Court, and James Barrette son of Mrs W J Barrette of Salt Lake City.
The Second ward Trail Builders with Theodore Johnson, Mrs Maron Shaffer, and Mrs Lippe led a three o'clock Wednesday hike to a Torcthys pasture where they cooked breakfast. Guests included Mrs Joseph P Hackty and Mrs Bred Bingham.
Rey G. E. Guild, pastor of the Coveregational church, was asked by the Skelton family to conduct memorial services for Marph Skelton, a Chicago portrait painter and aviator lost on Lake Michigan while flying from Detroit to Chicago. He was a close friend of the local pastor.
J C Winder of Craig visited Vernal the previous week. Nearing of Dragon also spent the week in Vernal. L. ANan manager of Allan Chevrolet returned the first of the week from a trip to Denver.
Mr and Mrs Clair Ashton of Roosevelt attended the Fourth celebration here last work.
A baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs Charles Hatch on July Fourth. The child is reportedly to be named E Pluribus Hur after the holiday.
Word was received of the death of Mrs Nielson Westover in Salt Lake City. Mrs Westover was formerly of Vernal.
Rhi Tin Tin the famous film dog traveled through Vernal on Tuesday en route to California where he will begin shooting a new motion picture.
L J Schofield plans a Monday opening for the Economy Meat Shop in the Mc Naughton building one door west of the Gipson hotel. The new market will offer meat products to local shoppers.
Miss Estella Richardson visits her parents Mr and Mrs Hyrum Richardson during vacation. Richardson formerly served as an instructor at Vernal central school.
R E Andrus of Yale Michigan stopped in Vernal during the first of the week. He is a manufacturer of upholstery used on Stutz Marmon Packard and Ford cars.
Mr and Mrs 4 J Schofield traveled to Salt Lake City on Wednesday to buy equipment for their meat shop. Mrs Schofield was formerly Beatrice Taitchwell a ternal teacher.
Mrs Joseth Campbell is summoned to Salt Lake City on July Fourth after her brother Dave Tolliver was injured in an accident. Tolliver lies in a very low condition at St Marks Hospital.
Mr and Mrs Elwin Smith of Salt Lake City visited last Friday for the Fourth celebration and to see Mr and Mrs Hugh W Colton. Mrs Smith was formerly Miss Ethel Colton of this city.
The report from President 5B O Colton and Bishop Lawrence Wall of Leota notes a very numerous grasshopper infestation in Ouray valley. They express hope for a good seed crop from the second alfalfa cutting despite the pest.
Weather reports across the county note extreme heat with Ouray reaching 104 degrees at 10:00 AM on Wednesday. Vernal also hit 104, matching a high seen ten times last week.
A baby girl was born on July Fourth to Mr and Mrs Gilbert Harrkeon. She is the first grandchild of Bir and Mrs John Harrison and Jennie Gray, the first great grandchild of Mrs W of Fuller of Balse and James N Jones of Leota, and the first great great grandchild of Robert Bodily, all formerly of Master.
County Agent E Peterson left for the Farm Bureau Training School in Salt Lake City and will attend the Woolgrowers convention in Logan and the Farmers Encampment there before returning to Vernal on the tenth.
The address lauds friendly ties between Utah and Colorado, praises national holidays, and extols liberty, the Declaration of Independence, and Christ’s teachings as foundations of American patriotism. It urges lawfulness, voter participation, and defense of the home and education as duties of citizens.
Early Sunday the Congregation group met at Community House for an all day trip. They went to Michee Draw where Rev Guild led morning worship and Paul Barth of Denver played a violin solo. A picnic followed then an afternoon of leisure before returning to Vernal in the evening.
Mr and Mrs H B Mendenhall of American Fork arrived Monday and visited with Mr and Mrs Ray Duke until today, then left for Helper to visit more relatives before returning home. Mrs Mendenhall and Mrs Duke are sisters. Mr Mendenhall was formerly employed at the J C Penney company store here before transferring to American Fork.
Auction of gas ranges and assorted articles begins at 2 pm on Saturday July 12 with items on display at Collirs Auction Gallery two doors south of Farmers Market. Also notices describe a land tract in Duchesne County Utah 40 acres with 30 shares of Class L water in Dey Gulch Irrigation Company Salt Lake City Utah.
The Commercial Hotel has redecorated its dining rooms lobby and annex repapering works and new attractive finishes. Mrs John Jorgensen says the hotel remains the most modern in the intermountain region and portions feature materials from around the world and a premier collection of English dishware in the west.
Second hand mower and rake offered for 300 dollars the pair. Vernal Lumber Company advertises to contact by phone. Livestock bill of sale blanks warranty deeds location notices are available at The Vernal Express.
While delivering groceries to Vernal a truck owner found two sacks of sugar missing from his load. Authorities traced the theft to two tourists who had climbed aboard during a steep grade at night and removed the sacks into the brush. They were brought to Vernal and received a sentence of 23 or 25 days.
Mary and Jane clash over domestic dispute in a playful dialogue about authority and opinion. Jane defends being right while arguing with her husband, reflecting gender roles in a light theatrical scene.
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