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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1934
Page
4
The Asrual Express notes William B Wallis of Poston and James I Wallis as publishers. It lists postal details and states the paper entered second class matter at the Vernal Utah post office on March 13 1909 under the 1879 act.
An old notice lists subscription rates in advance: $250 for one year, $150 for six months, and $100 for three months. It also mentions loyalty to an independent political stance and affiliation with the Utah State Press Association.
Ashley Valley ministers celebrate a Fourth of July gathering in Vernal praising the crowd and Lions Club for a safe, well managed event. They credit local businesses and organizations for cooperation and law enforcement for orderly conduct, urging more such celebrations to lift spirits.
Vernal notices outline government buyout of diseased cattle. After contract signing by County Director and BAT inspector, cattle become government property. Producer may join future Agriculture Department reduction programs and may have blood samples tested at Pathology Laboratory. No delays in transfer. cattle bought for Vernal with no deductions.
The Fourth of July celebration was a success with most funds raised for the chaos fund aside from the tua dances. Many locals and nearby townspeople spent the day enjoying races dances and speeches led by Acell Caldwell and Supt H S Ol eon in Vernal..
Archie Johnson Wal lie Johnson and Myss Evlyn Green visited Sacrament meetings on Sunday as part of Uintah stake leadership involvement. The article notes a historic harvest timing in Jen gen wheat by July, marking a milestone in local agriculture.
Preparations underway for the July 24 and 25 event with about 80 wild horses, many prizes, and an expected crowd of around one thousand. Local residents, visitors from Vernal and nearby towns, and ranch families gather for the Jensen rodeo amid plans announced by manager Eu. Lewis.
Local families gathered for Independence Day with visits among East Stoner Shanno Borden Carpente and Frice households in Skull Creek Salt Like and Vernal Arch Allen and Miss Mry Price traveled to Mt Emmons and Salt Lake City with relatives. Arch Allen Linn AleConkle and others held Sunday School changes and hospital to home updates as several residents plan short trips and gatherings with extended kin across Utah and Wyoming.
Miss LaRie Rawling Gwen Wisenmbe visit friends in Salt Lake City with George Etrebel and Leland at Aasis present. Mrs Arnela Cook returns from Salt Lake for her aunt Mrs David Christensen funeral. Terriece Vrs Arreis Cook hosts Mrs Iain Todd and Todds relatives travel notes appear.
Sunday School plans with Miss Blanche Warmston and others. residents Mr and Mrs Gesartio and Mr and Mrs Charley Workman of Park City. Fourth of July at Mr and Mrs Jim Barra’s home. Relatives of Ernest Betts visit, clerks from Grants and Kress in Ebit Lpike on vacation. Elmer Manwaring hosts visitors Elmer Cook and LeRoy Goodc. Nola Wachey visiting in Price. project workers from this ward on Green River near Leota.
Fifty Wyoming sheep men met with regional forest officials in Ogden to request permission to graze restricted areas of the Teton and Ashley forests. Attendees included C E Rashford and other officials from Washington and Missoula. Local leaders opposed plans by Utah and Idaho interests to place 60 000 sheep in the big ramE primitive area west of Cody, with the Cody club wiring delegates to oppose the move and the dude ranchers association denouncing livestock in the log game country.
Brigham Young University Extension Division schedules a six week summer session in Vernal beginning July 23. Professor William H Boyle likely leads. Three courses offering three credit hours cover Educational Sociology, Philosophy of Education, Juvenile Sociology, Secondary Education, and English Literature with Shakespeare emphasis. Prerequisites include high school graduation or instructor approval. Tuition is shared by participants. Classes may run five weeks six days per week, in the morning, limited to teachers in the Ainish School District and residents of the area.
A Denver hospital school within the Children’s Hospital system honored Vernal Utah native Alice as one of its first students. She graduated head of her class, earning A and A plus marks, with ambitions to study English and become a writer.
Wirg Eldon Chipman and family visited American Fork. Afyrile Erekson and others traveled from Gnes for a reunion. Chipman formerly lived in Tet and plans to return to American Fork with funds.
Mrs Gilbert Childs and her children from Prove are visiting at her mother Mrs N J Hanson’s home. Miss Isabel Dillman returned Saturday from Silt Lake after a brief stay. Bon to Mr and Mrs Orishes Workman. Twin boys and the mother are doing nicely.
Mark Wooley and Mr and Mrs C R Wubson along with Shoral Larson of Rand et were in Vernal Monday.
George F Walker with Lois and Ralph Walker spent the past week visiting in Provo and Pleasant Grove, enjoying with family and local sites during their stay.
J LaMar Bird came back to Venice California after a ten day stay with Mr and Mrs Joas eph P Hacking at their home.
Mrs Lewis Evans of California is in Vernal for a short visit with her mother Mrs N J HElensen and other relatives and friends.
Miss Lenitha Hair returns to Salt Lake Saturday to resume her course at the LDS business college.
Mrs Wila Platt of Salt Lake and two children are visiting with L J Schofield. Mrs Platt is a daughter of Mr Schofield.
Mig Low Chapin arrived back in Ogden on Thisda after a period abroad visiting Miss Meda Wal el. Local residents welcomed her return and renewed acquaintances at the rail station.
Mr and Mrs Frank H Gunnel of Salt Lake City plan six years in Vernal. Mr Gunnell serves as assistant state geologist and conducts government inspection work.
Mr and Mrs Robbert J Robinson with Zeph and Cald r Calder from Salt Lake’s Prove group left Monday for a fishing excursion to Taylor Mountain. The Calder family members joined the trip, marking a weekend outing for the Salt Lake residents.
Miss Alice Markey returned from Salt Lake City on Monday and visited her uncle Samuel Carpenter of Washington DC and family during the trip.
Mrs Ephia Foster and her son Mark returned last week from California where they had been for several months staying at Mrs Fosters sister's home.
Mr and Mrs James H laister and daughter Wilma of Witla Creek spent the Fourth with Mr and Mrs James Chisers. Wilma is visiting with Mrs Charles Hender son before returning home.
CG J Harris of Provo surveyed Uintah Basin communities to assess resources and attitudes toward FERA projects. He said the state administration was eager to begin work in rural Uintah County.
Jt Paul and R E Weiler of Myton were in Vernal on Tuesday. They met with Mr Miller about the Utah basin railroad and the Republican nomination for congressman. Miller reports $2000 has been appropriated under the FFRA to drill for artesian water at Myton.
Mr and Mrs E H Calder Mrs Wallace S Calder and Sam Calder returned Friday from Chicago where they attended the Worlds Fair. Atts Wallace S Calder visited the Chicago School of Dental Surgery. They were accompanied home by the Misses Alce and Gwen Colton and Miss Anna Suess of Bhokla NY. Miss Suess visiting a few days with Mr and Mrs E H Calder before heading to Salt Lake.
David H Calder traveled to Salt Lake City on Sunday to visit with his family, according to local society notes.
George Baxter of Galt Lake City is visiting with his daughter Mrs Hi BG Mitlecam, staying for an undetermined period and planning local sightseeing.
A business visit by C A Thompson of Lapoint was recorded on Tuesday. The brief note mentions the visit but provides few details.
Raymord Bigelow and JL K Mur phy of Lapoint were seen in Vernal on Monday in a brief local call on regional matters.
Fred Wall underwent an appendectomy Saturday and remained in critical condition by Thursday afternoon as editors prepared the press. The report notes the operation was performed due to appendicitis and provides no further details on his condition or medical team.
Miss Nazel Williams of Provo spends the summer vacation at the Horseshoe Bend Placer Mining settlement on Green River. She will tour the mining camp and study activity along the river frontier.
Ms Mary T Murphy says she will be at the county health office every Thursday from 1 to 4 PM to meet residents and discuss health services.
Attorney Fauster Cline from Denver met J D Spriggs of Gusher during Cline's vacation. Cline formerly served as city attorney of Denver.
W A Huckins cof Provo manager of the Facto division of Utah Power and Light company visited the Vernal office Tuesday. Mrs accompanying her husband was noted in the account.
MOF O Lundberg, manager of Uintah Power and Light, attended a directors meeting of the Roosevelt-based company at Vernal Tuesday.
The report misstated the wound. Basse was shot in the right arm, not the left. Mir Bae continues to recover from injuries from the serious incident.
Mr and Mrs Thomas Kren depart with family for two weeks in Montana visiting Mrs Robert Metcalf sister of Mr Karren at Philipsburg.
J LeRoy Kay of the Carnegie Institute returns to Riverton Wyoming after a brief home visit and will be away several weeks working in the fossil fields. He had spent a few days at home before resuming field duties.
Richardson Jensen, taking vacation from mail carrier duties, will travel to Tooele to visit his daughter and family. He will also attend the Boy Scout encampment at Big Springs in Utah Canyon.
Jimmy Anderson son of Mr and Mrs J C Anderson returned this week from the CCG camp in California and Southern Utah. Mr Anderson who has been away from Vernal over six months said he saw lots of contrh while away but he was glad to be home again.
E Rowles and Sam had a narrow escape last week when their car rolled after a tire repair on Taylor mountain road. The vehicle tipped and, by a miracle, was held by the road bank 250 feet above the canyon bottom. Rowles was aided inside the car by Louis and Reuben Freestone and Arch McConkle.
Mira Lawrence, patient at Campbell Hospital, is reported improving nicely following an operation for appendicitis.
Enoch Lewis of Leota visited Vernal Wednesday and reported that the wardens planted by the Leota settlement along the Green River are doing nicely.
Four CCO camp designated for Kaler Hollow on Brush Creek Mountain. It is expected that men will be received from eastern states to complete the camp assignment.
O M M Carter of Ketchikan Alaska and Mrs Carter registered Wednesday. By evening at a local agata camp they were on their way home.
Elmo Colton son of Mr and Mrs Ed Colton has recovered sufficiently from his appendicitis operation and was taken home early this week.
Mrs Ethel Al Martins travels to Slater Colorado for the summer to visit her son Duane. Mr and Mrs Phil Martin are also spending a vacation in town and staying with family.
Clark Newell of the Utah Power & Light company came back Tuesday after a short vacation. Mrs Newell and the children will remain in American Fork and Price for a few days longer.
The boy John Stoddard aged 11 suffered severe injuries when a horse ran away and he was carried to his home in Ouray on Thursday. Local authorities and rescuers attended the scene and provided aid.
Arrangements were made with Scouter T G Alexander to transport all Ashley valley Boy Scouts to the Bie Springs encampment. They will meet at the courthouse grounds Monday morning at 6 am.
Mr George H Wells and Mr Lynn Pack suffered injuries when Wells's car left the road in Maeser Saturday night. Mrs Pack and Mrs Wells sustained cuts and bruises. Pack received a broken nose and head wounds requiring stitches.
Margaret Ray Sands, 23, daughter of Charlie and Iola Sands of the Green River settlement near Ouray, died after an appendicitis operation in Ver nal hospital. Born February 21 1930 at Myton, she leaves her parents a sister Alice Louise and brother Robert Eugene. burial was at Duchesne Cemetery on July 5.
Dr Frank Mock the UBIC sanitation committee chairman urged health precautions at the Fort Duchesne meeting. He advised anyone with a sore throat or lash to seek medical advice to prevent contagious disease spread among thousands attending the UBIO this year. He stressed parental vigilance with children and noted past success in preventing illnesses through early reporting.
Uintah County farmers who signed wheat crop adjustment contracts have received 606,608 in benefit payments up to June 1. Chester C Davis report via John B Payne controller of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration shows Utah total 46,900,014 and national totals include 6,837,342,617 for wheat farmers and 2055 to corn-hog farmers.
The Procter and Gamble company will launch a nationwide contest lasting about three months to promote Camay soap. Open to all women with a grand prize guaranteed to last the winner's lifetime and more than five additional prizes. Advertising will run in over 1800 weekly newspapers and numerous daily papers nationwide.
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