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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1935
Page
4
Publisher William B. Wallis and Pamell Wallis are noted as editors of the Vernal Express. The paper is a second class matter at Vernal post office from March 13, 1909, under the 1873 act. It lists Uinta County optimism and Utah State Press Association membership.
Emily Batty and son Paul moved into a new home in Vernal. Mrs Driver E Smith and Mrs Ernest Johns examined Bee Hive girls at Mrs Tillie Bell’s home. Nine girls attended. Mrs Don Webb and two children visit from Pleasant Grove at Mr and Mrs Wm Pearce Sr’s home. Baby boy born July 7 to Mr and Mrs Wm E Pearce Jr at Valley Hospital. Mrs Stephen Perry treated for appendicitis. Mrs Melva Roberts assists at home. Ninta and Arbutus Roper return from Southern Utah and Arizona visiting Zion Bryce Canyon and Boulder Dam. Mrs Denell Gunderson of Filce visited her husband at Myrtle Erekson’s. Gunlerson helped lay asphalt on the state highway. Green lakes trip at end of week. L Noble spoke at a conjoint meeting. Aldred Johnson played instrumental music. Lowell Hodgkinson gave a vocal solo.
Mr and Mrs ThomadyE Caladwell and children left for Prove after Frank Peters funeral in Ashley ward. Mrs Wells Ashby returns from L D S hospital, and a family party honors Will Wamsley. The community notes include travels to Oregon California Manila Prove and Salt Lake City with relatives visiting and attending summer schools.
Ira Jensen passes through Pool Creek ranch en route to San Francisco and Grants Pass. The MIA sponsored a ample program at the meeting Sunday evening, drawing a fair sized crowd. Iris Gardner opens her vacation at the home of Bishop and Mrs Ira S.
Gardner Mrs A WN Timothy visits with daughter Mrs Arvilla Penn of Loka. Wile Rose club meets at Amanda Stewart home with Dr A Lloyd Lloyd ornithologist. Edna Collett visits Mrs Alice Snow. Lucy Dudley at BYU summer school with others. Blue Mountain Race planned for Pioneer Day July 25. Mue Mountain Rodeo grows in size. water in Green River rising slowly. Ramsay Stewart on crutches after foot injury.
Directors of Utah Oil Refining Company and subsidiaries unanimously back a bulletin urging no child labor and maintenance of present wages and hours. The American Petroleum Institute board approves similar stance, urging industry adherence to fair practices amid code dissolution.
A new pamphlet titled Water Laws of Utah has been published and will be sent by the state Engineer for 25 cents postage. The booklet covers the 1935 Legislature underground water laws and provides guidance on making claims and filing on unappropriated underground waters of the state.
BF Mewe of the freight department of the Moffat railroad reports about 1,000,000 pounds of Utah wool shipped through the line, with trucks to Craig and Western Heighbor carrying portions. Some wool already moved, other cars loading, originating from Uintah Basin as far as Roosevelt, previously sent from Watson via the Gilsonite road, now routed this way. The district handles around 3,000,000 pounds annually by rail across Moffat Route and Grand counties.
Attorney Colton urged citizens to uphold government ideals and distinguish criticism of officials from the office. Albert M Goodrich led archery demonstrations as Vernal club members and riders from Blues and Reds participated in polo and barbecue festivities attended by over a thousand.
A quoted critic questions the sense of a man’s remarks calling them foolish even for a popular song. The fragment hints at skepticism about the speaker’s judgment and the value of his comments.
Funeral rites were held in Ashley for Benjamin Frank Peters with remarks by Wm Hiddeway and Thomas Kidd. The double mixed quartet from First Ward and Ashley performed hymns and prayers. Interment followed at Vernal cemetery with pallbearers listed and several relatives attending from Park City and other areas.
A concise exchange asking about distance to the next town. Native responds that it seems farther than it is but the town can be reached.
Reminiscence recalls George H. Fouthan Jr and Miss Florence Willis marrying Monday evening in Uintah County after Salt Lake temple closure. Seven marriages in a period nears county clerk records. A July Fourth anniversary notes, and James Hacking recollects early county celebrations with eight original attendees. Four people were detained for drunkenness during the events and jailed until sober.
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Ray Barney on June 26. The Fourth of July was celebrated on the river with a large crowd. Leslie Barney and George Rogers of Mt Emmons visited relatives. Mrs Ralph Durfee and children spent the weekend in Jensen with John Curfew and family. County nurse Mrs Jane Lorts offers classes each Tuesday.
Bright and early the town woke to the Glorious Fourth with a patriotic celebration. Sheep men worry over repeated lamp robberies and stolen property worth hundreds of dollars as they wait for culprits. At Workmans Hall on July 1 Mr and Mrs Workman host a birthday party for their daughter Jostes. Stanley Ashton and brother boast the finest Fourth parade equipage, led by a grand band wagon wagon with a four in hand team and other animals.
Women of Leola heard health notes from Bishop and Mrs Exklund and family during a visit in Vernal on Saturday. Bernice Burns and Alfonzo Exklund of Vernal spent a few days visiting relatives in Leola, while Lewellen Jenkins joined friends in Leola for the Fourth of July festivities.
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