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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1921
Page
4
A public notice lists postal service details for Vernal Utah with 12 50 per year in advance and postal handling under congressional act.
Public health notice urges households to reduce flies by cleaning premises and screening. Emphasizes prevention over cure, linking cleanliness to reduced disease risk and safer homes.
A reflection on gossip condemning its spread as costly to time, truth, decency, and morality. It argues reputations built from honest living can be ruined quickly by rumors, while the gossip thrives on others' listening and judgement.
The United States leads the world in paper output yet struggles with recording the actions Congress fails to take.
The piece notes a stalemate after a public clash over dress and cosmetics with both genders retreating. It says the campaign for banning corsets and cosmetics failed, while tobacco remains common for men and women keep their cosmetics and gum. It ends with a tongue in cheek claim that both sides should be satisfied.
A reflection on underestimating foes and the stubborn nature of goodbyes amid danger. The old man and young girl examples illustrate how pride and certainty can lead to risky outcomes when conflict or emotion is high.
Reports from the area note rapid progress on a new bridge Ip with an 80 foot length, two feet higher than the old. Local residents include Mr and Mrs Fred Jensen and family visiting Mr Jensen’s father. Alberta Olie and her son visit Pat Jenson’s family in Denver. George Taylor becomes parent of a baby girl born July 12. Other items mention parishioners moving into the rectory and a community dance attracting many attendees.
Mr and Mrs Bartlett travel to Vernal to handle affairs for a week or ten days accompanied by Eth elyn Green who is under doctors care after a upper arm fracture. Howard Meecham nine year old of Tridell fractures both forearm bones while riding a horse and is taken to Vernal for treatment as he recovers.
A Utah valley community page records vacationers, ranch work on Brush Creek Mountain, and garden pest worries as black crickets threaten crops. Couples wed in Santa Cruz, residents travel to Jensen and Vernal, and local clubs host meetings and birthdays amid summer activities.
QLINES J Gumner travels from Diamond Mountain returning Monday. Clyde Jarrel visits his parents in Lapoint last week. Several locals, including Ried and Keith Ross, return from the mountain after a week away. Ester Jarrel works in Vernal Drug while Millecam is away. A Brush Creek fishing party departs Wednesday for about a week. Various residents visit relatives, fishing trips, weddings, illness, and community events are noted with several names and places across the ward.
The Naples relief society outlines a July 25 celebration with a 10 A.M. program, an afternoon baseball game against Jensen, and a swimming pool on the tithing lot. An evening dance is planned, with local residents and visitors noted, including several Goodrichs and Noran family members.
Jensen County club leader Forest Slaugh and Miss Gladys L Christensen met Jensen boys and girls club members on a social night at Andrew Dudley Jr home. About fifty children and parents attended for lawn games a short program and cake and ice cream by Jensen club girls. A fishing party of Fred Overman Sam Sewell Marvin Peterson and J A Fleck fished four days at Jones Hole reporting below average catches.
Local notes recount Robert Altterra and Mrs Hall visiting Salt Lake City and the passing of Mr Avery after gallbladder surgery with interment at Whiterocks. Readers learn of school returns from Salt Lake, visits among relatives, and small town social events including Relief Society gatherings and plans for moves to Salt Lake City.
A terse aphorism notes that some people trust all they hear and even repeat mirrors of their own talk. It emphasizes skepticism toward self and others and cautions against taking statements at face value.
Verna visitors Mr and Mrs Fred Neumeyer were in Lapoint as Parley Goodrich and Scoutmaster George Woodbury visited from Vernal. The first alfalfa crop is in, frost damage is recovering, and the grain crop looks promising. Claude Garanger named Lapoint postmaster succeeding Mrs Cyrus Thompson. John Snowball dies in Randolph Utah. Water is ample in Uintah river. canals full.
State Inspector of Weights and Measures George Searle of Maeser and his wife and daughter visited his sister Mrs Clarence Bird on Tuesday. Nearby notices mention ill health and improvements, relatives visiting from Heber and Canada, and local gatherings including birthdays and fishing trips.
A brief reflection notes that a person with limited knowledge often understands those few things thoroughly, implying depth over breadth in expertise. It hints at discipline, focus, and mastery within a narrow scope.
The author faults courts for slow action against alleged crooked baseball players, arguing judges avoid facing the controversial odor of the case and implying widespread corruption within the sport.
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