Uintah High Class of 1954 reunion set for July 14
Uintah High School Class of 1954 will hold a reunion at Trotel Vernal on Saturday evening July 14 with a dinner and dancing. Invitations have been mailed detailing the occasion. In other notes, local families attended reunions and hotel trips, and the Uintah Cowbelles met July 5 planning August barbecue and new officer installation in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uintah High School
Trotel Vernal
Iron Springs
Confiré
Brillet
Mia
Martie
Datty
Pat Stewart
Lylé Mellenchale
Miss Janice Drew and M R Creed to Wed in August
Engagement notice from Mr and Mrs Harold E Drew Olney announces Miss Janice Ellen Drew will wed Marlon Robert Creed on August 17 in Olney. Miss Drew, a East Akckland High School graduate, works in Chicago. Creed is a dental student at the University of Illinois Chicago and a graduate of East Highland Blank School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice Ellen Drew
Marlon
Robert Creed
Harold E Drew
Olney
Aunots
Mr. Creed
Chiia Creed
Vernal
Miss Drews
East Aackland High School
Modern TV
Chicago
Ulnols
University of Ulnols
East Highland Blai School
Noel McCollough Wedding Held at Salt Lake Home
Noel Stringham and John Frederick McCollough wed July 4 in a quiet Salt Lake City ceremony at the Stringham home. Elbert G Widdison officiated. bride wore delft blue with white orchid accents and carried a white Bible. The couple plans a brief trip then home at 22126 Garfield Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selen Stringham Noel
John Frederick McCollough
Ray Stringham
Salt Lake City
Elbert G Widdison
LDA
Monument Park Sixth Ward
Delft
Duane Tay Noel
Carl Roberts Jool
William Ray
E LaVon Menloye
J Thoral Siringham
Garfield Avenue
Salt Lake
City
Wiah¢ee
Family Reunion Held Here By Stringhams
Members of the Failip Stringham family held a reunion on July 11 at the home of Senator and Mrs. D OH Stringham in Vernal. Following lunch on the lawn, family groups presented a program with dances, music, storytelling, and readings. Prizes went to the oldest attendee, George Stringham, 87, of Baltic City, and to the youngest, the two week old daughter of Mr and Mrs Terry Pitt of Vernal. Mr and Mrs Lamar Bird traveled from California for the gathering, with about 148 family members present from Colorado, California, Arizona and various parts of Utah and Vernal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Failip Stringham
D OH Stringham
Vernal
George Stringham
Balt Like
Phiip Stringham
Terry Pitt
Terry Pitt, Vernal
Miles
Lamar Bird
California
Ters
Colorado
Arizona
Utah
Fall wedding planned for Darlene Pierce and Glade Holmes
Miss Darlene Pierce and Glade Holmes announce a mid September wedding this fall. Parents Rex and Mrs. Pierce of Vernal share the engagement, with the bride elect active in Uintah High School clubs and Mr Holmes a Uintah graduate employed at Little Emrah Mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darlene Pierce
Glade Holmes
Rex Pierce
Vernal
Holmes
Wm Holmes
Uintah High School
FHA
Uintah Hiigh School
Little Emraa Minesome
Kiwanis Party Honors Bruces and Walkers in Vernal
Mr and Mrs Claude Bruce and Mr and Mrs Lee Walker were honored at a Kiwanis dinner at Scout Lodge. Bruce served six years as club secretary and received a lamp. Walker is a past Kiwanis president. Out of town guests included Leroy J Olsen and Ken Cross. The event featured dancing and an informal program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Bruce
Lee Walkter
Kiwanis Club
Scout Lodge
Walkers
Bruces
Vernal
Bruce
Kiwanis
Walker
Women's Guild
Kingsbury
Vacationing Families Gather in Vernal and Nearby Areas
A list of local residents and visitors enjoying summer travel across Utah, Nevada, California, Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico. The notes include visits to relatives in Carson City and Salt Lake City, trips to Lakeside Arizona, Grand Canyon tours, and Mississippi Queen river cruise plans. Notable names include Mr and Mrs Wilford Adams, Karlette Dumas, Wade Johnson, Rex Jolley, Elsie Hall, and Lois M Roberts, among others, with multiple family gatherings and reunions mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karlette Dumas
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Ft. Worth
Texas
New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi
Gulf
Joyce, Johnson
Miss Dumas
Ruidoso
New Mexico
Wade Johnson
Ruidoso Downs
Miss Dumag
Mra W
IT Wolfe
Connie Merkley and Ned G Cook Set August Date
Miss Connie Lee Merkley sets August 22 for her marriage to Ned G Cook. Engagement announced by bride’s parents Mr and Mrs Arvid Merkley. Cook is son of Mr and Mrs Harold A Cook Vernal. After the wedding a reception at Mae ’ser Ward meeting house. Cook is Uintah High graduate and works for DE Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connie Lee Merkley
Ned G .Cook
Arvid Merkley
Mr Cook
Harold A. Cook
Vernal
Mae ‘Ser Ward
Uintahigh School
DE Canada
Miss Merkley
Amish High School
Miss Martinsen Crowned 1959 Round-Up Queen at Armory
Miss TeNea Martinsen was crowned queen of the Dinosaur Round Up at a dance last Friday evening at the Armory. Attendants are Miss Wintah Carolyn Hatch and Miss Vernal. Candidates judged July 10 at the Pairgrounds on horsemanship beauty and poise. Other finalists include Carma Mackay Roslyn Stewart Betty Watch Tamara Tracking Myrna Kay Elinor Lobrum. The queen and attendants will appear in the Pioneer Day parade July 24 and the Dinosaur Round-Up parades July 30 31 and Aug 3. They receive trophies and an all expense trip to Las Vegas after the Rodeo. Brent Feltch chaired the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TeNea Martinsen
Armory
Miss Wintah
Carolyn Hatch
Vernal
Elaine Jenkins
Carma Mackay
Roslyn Stewart
Betty Watch
Tamara Tracking
Myrna Kay
Elinor Lobrum
Las Vegas
Former Vernal Resident Named Spokane Valley Crusade Chairman
June Bastian, longtime Vernal resident now in Opportunity Washington, was named United Crusade chairman for the Spokane Valley. A former WWII paratrooper and German POW, he has served as Hazen and Javvard Funeral Home assistant manager and led traffic safety efforts, hunting education, baby-sitting programs, and fathers and sons activities. He is married to Pauline Dial of Ogden with three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
June Bastian
J. W Bastian
Vernal
United Crusade
Spokane
Washington
Bastian
Hazen and Javverd
Valley
Opportunity
Chamber of Commerce
Spokane Valley
Dulge
Padthan
Eastern Washington College of Education
Open House Fetes Newlyweds on Saturday
Miss Jean Merkley daughter of Mr and Mrs Arvid Merkley married Glade Molfeltz in Salt Lake City on June 10. The couple, Uintah High School graduates, will be honored at an open house this Saturday from 2 pm to 4 pm at the bride’s parents home in Salt Lake City where they currently work and will live.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kart 'B
Preece
East Lake City
Letla’ Muth Willardson
Carson City
Nev
Ara
Mra
David
Katherine
Mra Dayla
Mra Heallig Stunt
J. Clivat Davia
Los Angeles
Alaska
Davison
Idella Marsh
Jean Merkley
Arvid Merkley
Glade Molfeltz
Salt Lake City
Elmer Molfeltz
Vernal
Uintah High School
Newlyweds Visit Vernal Relatives and Anniversaries
Newlywed couple Percy L. Jeffries and Mary Ellen Richardson spent three months married when they visited Vernal relatives. They attended Split Mountain Gorge Lion’s Club dinner, then returned to Grand Junction. William Akhurst and family joined Norman Powell for Claude A. Smith’s 50th wedding anniversary in Turlock California, with extended visits to relatives in Clark Colorado and Concord California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coke Jeffries
Percy L. Jeffries
Mary Ellen Richardson
Grand Junction
Mr. Jeffries
Lion's Club
Split Mountain Gorge
Grand Dunation
Concord
Calif
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Mia Janice Ellen Drew
Wmarion Stebert
Harold E. Drew
Muinois
Kab
W'rhnehy
Kahl
Lady Elect
Newell Dehunin
Paula Jodgkinson
Terhley
Uintas
Uintah
Split Mouny Faln Uorge
Ella Ainge
Augus
Lula Chew
Glee Peltier
Lt Havens
Marl Dodds
Mabel Youlitter
Janice Drew
M. R. Creed
Moreale Siddoway
Ashley and
Alintah Stake
Hee
LDS
Marian Achton
Clary McMinsters
Ada Qoonshaw
Nelma Merrell
Fluth Cundick
Carol Feltch
Touline Anderson
Betty Mecham
Muriel Remington
Barcelena Match
Carpenters Union No 2175
Red Springs
John Harrizon
Bil Morten
Paul Murray
Flomida
Clairei
Florida
Clale
Tallahassee
LDS Church
Bedl
Clare Dea
Miami Beach
Cypress Gardens
Dees
Deseret Farm
Georgia
Nancy Colton Bradley
Hugh W. Colton
J. Grant West
Denver
Noel-McCollough
Slc
Stringhams
UBIC
Thorne
2Nd Ward
Roosevelt
Len 1
Nate
I ‘Thorne
Lidnary Ie
County Library
Merimng Valley
New York
Manniage
Gary Nilé Holmes
Marlon Maxine Haworth
Rian Darlene Pleece
Glade Homes
LeRoy Kay
William P Ryan
Dean
Peterzon
Dennis
Phoenix Arts
Tiyan
Mea
Peterson
Kaya
Jon
Adaa
Ryan
eAbout Town
Ralph Siddoway
Sheryl
San Jose, Calif
William Siddoway
Fred Weeks
Phoenix
Ariz
Grand Canyon
Lois M Roberts
Midvale
Thelbert McCarrell
Arthur Cortes
Thos Sweatman
Dixie B White
Fayetteville, Ark
Mr White
The
University In
Fayetteville
Dan Adams
Wilford Adams
Sandy
Lakeside
Gillespie
Rex Jolley
Aeron
J. Arben Jolley
Arron Jolley
Elsie Hall
Tabor
Canada
Nellie Eaton
Jane Hardy
Mra Hall
Alice Sargento
Leo Calder
Calder
Mainie Robinson
Palo Alto
Karl D
Katherine) Sumsion
Springville
GQ. N. Stringham
Jone the Stringham Reunon
Robert Horton
Dolse
Horton
Samuel J. Gray
Thortie Studios
Hannon
Nocservelk
Toes
Her
Connie Menkley
Connie Merkley
Ned G. Cook
Anizona
Reed Birchell
Katren
Brent
Kent
Mannington Beach
Jayne Mansfield
Ditchell
Popp
Wilson
Mre Finney
Disneyland
Chad
Lolg Noel
Ray Cook
Balboa Park and Zoo
San Diego
Ler Don Richardson
Glen Canyor Bridge
Miss. Martinsen
Brent Feltch
Vernal Heads
Bebbe
Weskits
Coat & Lose
Sone LO Weteens
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