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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1945
Page
4
Funeral services for six month old infant son of Mr and Mrs John Preece were held Tuesday at First Ward chapel with Richard D Rust in charge after the child was found dead by the mother upon waking. Cause of death unknown.
The page reports a flood of local life from Vernal and nearby towns in 1945 including visits from Mrs Kay Webber and Mr Webber on furlough, births, and movements of families like the Hulingers Moon and Workman clans. It notes circus setup by American Circus in Vernal and job notices at Bonanza Mines with barber asphalt and railroad job ads. It mentions travel to Craig and Salt Lake and summer camps in Colorado.
Verbal program notes a Friday dance will crown the Vernal rodeo queen as parade events proceed with multiple horse races including free for all and saddle horse heats at half mile lengths. Miss Glenna Alexander of Wilmington Delaware visits this week with Mr and Mrs Frank Slaugh.
Circus comes to Vernal on July 25 with Farly the morning show from 1 to 5. The event features horses, elephants, and clowns and promotes Bud F Andersons All America Cores as the centerpiece.
Family notices recount Curtis Hadleck Sle LeGrande Hadlock and Isabell Batty visiting relatives after military service in Europe. LeGrande served 24 months overseas and returned December 1944, now stationed in San Diego. Also listed are Sgt William Jensen, Don Jensen, and Pfc Garth Atwood, with campaigns in Holland Belgium Germany France and other assignments in England and France.
The Vernal Utah area cannery plans to begin operations this evening with Mrs Gutzman, Mrs Lawrence Adams, and family involved. Local supervisor E G Parrish, from Roosevelt, will oversee processing with a 2 cent per can surcharge for patrons. James M Livsey, federal income tax agent, arrived to help local taxpayers and will return to Price on Friday.
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