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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1937
Page
2
Economist Roger W. Babson warns six dire outcomes from persistent government deficits. He lists fear of credit, unwilling lenders, money printing, hyperinflation, eroded buying power, and a starving middle class seizing control. He urges swift reform and a balanced budget to avert catastrophe.
The piece traces how early American norms frowned on wealth hoarding and urged giving. It cites Stephen Girard Andrew Carnegie John D Rockefeller and Russell Sage as exemplars whose gifts or legacies redirected fortunes to public use. It argues this voluntary transfer curbs excess and may influence heirs.
The C I O grows rapidly claiming about 3,000,000 members and signaling a late summer or fall convention to form a permanent national labor federation. Since March it has issued certificates of affiliation to various groups, created 30 industrial union councils, and plans to expand by adding roughly one international union weekly while debating future relations with the A F L.
The journal recounts a severe thunderstorm with over two inches of rain, the journey continuing after the storm. Indians were friendly early each morning at the camp, buffalo blocked the road requiring waits, and abundant buffalo meat and fish sustained travelers. A U S cavalry unit traveling with the immigrants reached Fort Laramie for safety and meat.
NAAR adh LAMA OAD AS F Jarrell Thompson Lapoint was 9 Meeker visitor July 8th George Davis made a trip to Vernsl returning July 8th Mr and Mrs M Christensen and children Mrs C Francis Mr and Mrs E Christensen Mrs C Christensen and Elvin spent the Fourth with relatives in the Uin tah Basin Mr and Mrs Homer D Ford Watson combined a business and pleasure trip to Denver returning June 30 Mr and Mrs Ford and other travelers were detained on the Douglas creek route on ace au of the heavy rains at that 1 Mr and Ms Dior Finnicum and son James Dragon Mr and Mrs Fred Nichols and family Diss Doris Hall Leo and Theresa Gross and Mr and Mrs J R Kubhiman attended the circus in Grand June tort last week Mr and Mrs W A Banks and family and Ti 8 Sewards of the Continental Oil company and family Vernal passed through Range lly last week en route to Trapper s lake to fish.
A detailed, name rich note recounts several Meeker residents and guests at the July Fourth celebration. Attendees include Mr. and Mrs. J. D. McLeod and Donald, Elmer McCruder and family, E. H. Hefley and family, Harold Crandell, Gale Green, Dorothy Caldwell, Sheriff Mel, Clyde Stephenson, Albert Burch, and many others visiting or traveling through. Mentions of a greased pig prize, a funeral in Salt Lake City, and a tour by Dr. Gillette and Mrs. Gillette with Dr. Oillettes daughter, plus travel to Idaho, California, and Washington, are included.
Bennete Leeton welcomed visitors including Dora Kittell of Los Angeles and families from Vernal Duchesne and Vernal. Sam Snyder and Helen Redmond returned from Salt Lake City with relatives. Mrs. Roy Care sustained a deep finger cut on barb wire. The Jenkins family from Vernal and relatives from California and Idaho visited Haniaker’s home after an extended trip.
The Busy Bee sewing club met last Thursday afternoon at Mrs Hannah Winward's home where Miss Helen Calder spoke on child care. The Good Will 4 H club gathered at leader Mrs Martin Curtis's home last Friday afternoon.
Mrs A V Friedman visits Salt Lake City. Births record two baby boys for Mr and Mrs Ashley Gennion and Mr and Mrs John Houston, plus a boy for Mr and Mrs Stephen Beck. George A Slaugh begins harvesting turkey red wheat. N G Peterson of Terpoint visits. Mr and Mrs Johnson return from Logan after their temple wedding. Ninth wedding anniversary celebrated by Mr and Mrs Dillman with about twenty cousins. Lipends Bee Hive in Vernal meets to plan summer work. Pioneer Day in Mill Ward with Jubilee events at 10 am. Fort Duchesne freighters report a survey crew from ten years ago line of survey. Will Witbeck from Manti plans Ashley Valley residence. Miss Almeda Perry chosen to represent Uintah County at Jubilee. R Jensen travels to Rawlins to work as saddlemaker. Mr Alexander leaves for Heber with children. MG Sowards, chief clerk at W P Coltharp store during absence of Coltharp and Adenys. BS spent 30d. for the Jubilee this morning.
James Reid now 84 in fair health can read without glasses. Born April 2 1853 in Terrace Moore Wigtonshire Scotland he sailed at 30 with grandparents to Liverpool and then to New York aboard the Antarctic. The voyage carried 750 saints amid sickness and death ending at Castle Gardens. They rode to St Joseph Missouri then Florence Nebraska, securing cooking gear and food via the Immigration fund. Mormon teamsters at Florence guided them to Utah aboard a wagon train four miles long. The hardest moment recalled was a severe thunderstorm early in the journey.
A compact exhortation on thrift urging wives to save by better management. It contrasts saving with poverty, notes manufacturers and millionaires overcharge, and encourages prudent shopping to stretch every cent as ads promise savings.
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