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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1921
Page
6
A playful note urges inclusion of every reader's name in the Tamil journal's next issue. The author challenges readers to stay busy, promising their name will appear if they participate, and hints at regular publication habits.
Thomas Odekirka dies after lingering illness described as typhoid fever in a brief obituary note. The record records the name and cause without extended family details.
Mrs George Searle is the mother of a baby girl born on Wednesday July 13.
Roose vvelt mayor Paul Hattson visited on business Monday and returned the same evening.
Photographer H C Stone is back in Vernal after a period away, resuming work and likely reconnecting with local clients and assignments.
Stenographer Miss Ning Adwood of the Farm Bureau office underwent a tonsillectomy. She is reported recovering satisfactorily at her home after the procedure performed by physicians.
John Collier and Whilam Gardner Jr. departed last week for a two week fishing expedition to Baldy mountain.
Mrs Rose Walker is home following a five weeks stay visiting friends and relatives in Pleasant Grove Utah.
Miss Gertrude Evans of Payson arrived in Vernat last week and planned a two week visit with her cousin Mrs. T. C. Parker.
Mrs Nellie Wood sister of Mrs G W Raemer visited last week and met Mrs Wood in Cralzg with Mr Raemer.
Geologist Earl Douglas, who has spent three weeks on the reservation, departed Saturday for San Francisco marking the end of his field assignment.
The Post Office Department advertises for bids to build a new post office in Duchesne City with August 15 as the bid deadline.
Estimates show 161 million acres of wheat planted this year, about 4 million acres less than 1920. The figures reflect agricultural trends and shifts in crop area.
BE Brockman and HW Hansen of Craig, AP Jackson of Denver, and JJ Stanton of Casper were not among the party visiting Vernal last week.
Mr and Mrs John N Davis welcomed Mr and Mrs Lige Wilder of Salt Lake City as visitors last Thursday. Mrs Wilder is a niece of Mr Davis.
City council met Wednesday evening with Mayor S. D. Colton presiding. The session focused on routine matters, with no major policy actions reported.
Dr George H Christy and his wife are anticipated to return late in the week from Chicago where Dr Christy has been taking a course in surgical technique.
A former superintendent of Duchesne County schools from Washburn visits Vernal and nearby areas representing the Investors Syndicate. The move positions him as a local contact for investment discussions.
A rain storm in the mountains Thursday slightly cooled the air after a week of extreme daytime heat. Nights remain very pleasant and comfortable.
Honey producers report the recent frost slowed nectar flow and will reduce honey yield by at least thirty pounds per colony, impacting overall production and beekeeping incomes.
Mr and Mrs 9 B Snow and Jon Gent visited Maybell Colorado in May. Snow contemplates trading his Laestr property for Gent holdings in Maybell.
Four telegrams addressed to EF Young were received in Baggs Wyoming and delivered into her possession within 53 minutes of their time being recorded at the Baggs office.
The Moffat County Bell on July 8 praised the May bell team for a ball game played on July 4. The write up says they were royally entertained by the Ver tial people.
The Indiana based McRea Shile Company with members from Indianapolis and St Louis plans to commence by September 1 the construction of a hale plant on its White river ishale oll property.
Mr and Mrs Jack Alfreds and C H Duty visited during the sociability run of the Steamboat Commercial. Mrs Alfreds is daughter of L er and Mire Mrs C L Hunt.
The report notes Salt Lake City temperatures rising to 107 degrees. A baby boy was born Friday July 16 to Mr and Mrs Heauhy Winward. Mr and Mrs George Ho Harrison and their son visit Salt Lake City this week. Millen Veers and Mary M Hall wed Monday July 18 by Justice H Walter Woolley.
Mrs James Hacking injured when she fell from a stopping ladder and cannot sit up though she is recovering. JoT Davis of the Ute Off Company spent several days in the city in the interests of his firm.
Charles Carpenter and his family will depart Saturday night for Salt Lake City to visit Mr Carpenter's parents. The trip will last five weeks.
An alternate county attorney of DuChane County and his wife were injured Wednesday when their vehicle collided while en route to Colorado Springs. The accident occurred on Interstate 40 near Calredo, with officials investigating the cause and conditions of the travelers.
Leslie Ashton of Leslie Ashton Hardware Company and WHIBStu Dioway depart Sunday morning for a business trip to Salt Lake City and expect to be away a week.
Thurmeer Rasmussen and Mills Vervene Gilnes, both well known in Vernal, were recently married in Duchesne Utah. The couple’s nuptials drew local attention among family friends and community members.
Dr. Harvey Hullinger, soon to be 97, veter an of the Civil War, strolls Vernal streets daily with sprightly steps that make him appear two decades younger.
J T. Price and F. G. Keen of Steamboat Springs visited to review the country with plans to establish a permanent location in Ashley Valley. They expressed strong impressions of the area and its potential.
Mrs I Santer and R H Sainsbury led a Sunday night talk at the Vernalist ward. Mrs Sander shared further experiences among natives of the Hawna finn Islands.
The Beehive girls of the Vernal Second ward swam in Calder's pond Wednesday evening then serenaded the city’s elderly residents. Their beauty and charm lit the night air as they moved across the water and into the streets.
The Express presents the statements of the United State Bank and the Bank of Vernal as strong financial reports. The publication invites readers to review the figures and notes the banks are a source of pride for the community.
A letter to Congressman Don B. Colson seeks aid for favorable legislation on reclamation projects in the region. The Western State Association meeting in Salt Lake City presses for action and anticipates favorable moves in the current short term of Congress.
The last two weeks see most travel from the West with hundreds of tourists passing through Vernal daily. The city camping ground becomes a thickly populated area every night attracting visitors and settler activity.
The Uintah Stake announces its next quarterly conference will be held on September 17 and 18. A correction from July 3 in the Deseret News states the dates are actually September 3 and 4.
Communities in Ash ley valley plan Pioneer Day festivities with Janaen Naples Glines Maener and Vernal First ward all joining in. Vernal closes banks county offices and many businesses as residents visit different local communities.
The week ending July 21 records warranty deeds with Milton Ramsey transferring to Roesalig Ramsey for 1.00 and Milton Raamisey to Herbert Tyzack for 159.00. Martin T. Ketchum conveys to James Albert Winn for 150.00 and Jessie C Dirtcher to Stella Bir tcher for 1.00.
Authority received by Union Pacific officials to employ one thousand maintenance of way workers on the main line from Cheyenne to Ogden Utah. An order increasing the Cheyenne shops workforce was also received.
July additions include Affinities by May Roberts Rhinehart, The Wrong Twin by Harry Keon Wilson, The Custard Cup by Florence Livingston, The Stepsons of Light by Eugene M. Rhoades and Mary Marie and Sister Sue by Eleanor H Porter. Also listed are Guneight Pags by W. W. Raine, Deeds of the Sun by Wallace Irvin, The Short Stories of 1920 by E. J. O'Brien, Cow Country and The Quirt by B. M. Bowers, Mysterious Rider by Zane Grey.
Passenger movements and returns around Vernal are listed with multiple travelers and destinations. Ray Reader rode the Uintah line to Vernal last Friday, while Miss Blena Richards returned home via the Utah railway. Others like J oR 8 Smith, Perrie 8 Murray, John Nem, and Eddie Corless are noted among Vernal arrivals and departures.
Philip Stringham enjoyed a birthday gathering on July 14 with family and many friends on Mark W. Hall's lawn. Readings, songs, and performances by Stringham grandchildren and Claire Hacking, Ethel Collett, and Kathrine and Dorothy Stringham highlighted the program. Lunch followed.
Early Sunday morning Mrs Lynne Ashton received a long distance call from her daughter Mrs Reynolds living in Mesquite Arizona. Reynolds spoke clearly for about ten minutes describing the hot weather in Arizona and her plan to visit home.
The Bachelor Girls' Club gathered Monday at Sarah M. Logan's residence for an engaging session on "Beautiful Children in Art." Each member answered roll call with a fact from the previous lesson and took part in the hostess's presentation.
Tuesday evening Vernal No 24 Lodge 1.O.O.F. Hall installed officers Henderson as Noble Grand Miller Vice Grand Stevans Secretary Woodard Treasurer Rebekahs invited to attend Refreshments served at Calder’s Confectionery after ceremony.
Sunday program notes a July 24 event with selections by a Johnson quartet reading by George Woodbury and Company, flute by Margaret Merkley, pioneer life by Haring, music by Ashley Bartlett, a story by William Hanson, chorus by Louisa Bingham, and a band finale with various performers and titles obscured by OCR errors. The readable items indicate a community program featuring musical and storytelling pieces with local performers.
Painters for the Cunn Sign Company of Salt Lake placed three signs in Vernal for Williams Market Acorn Mercantile Company and L H Woodard Company. The signs advertise Z C M I shoes and overalls for sale.
The Vernal Duchesne route will see about 60000 dollars spent on road construction before season end. New signs will be installed within ten days to guide tourists on the highway. The ladies’ rest room sees heavy use from visiting tourists, with encouragement to locals to use and promote the facility.
Grand Junction and Fruita in Colorado and Green River Utah press for rerouting the Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway to follow the Midland Trail toward Salt Lake City. They argue the new path avoids the Utah Basin and better connects regional roads and trade corridors.
The State Road Commission recently appointed John L. McConkie state road agent for Uintah County. His duties include maintaining dragging and emergency work on the state roads in Uintah County.
Roosevelt Stake Pathers and Sons will trace the Uintah River from mouth to source beginning Monday July 18 for about a week. The trip includes fishing and visits to important river sites. Stake Presidency member leads the outing with Ray E Dillman as camp manager and Dr Earl Douglass guiding as geologist instructor.
The Commercial club urged Uintah Railway to extend Hoa from Walson to Lonanza fall, citing cheap vacscla and sabor at Lis thme. Majr J E Hood endorsed the plan and promised to push start of work this fall with the road directors.
Dr. P. S. Cope, a well known physician and promoter of the Cedar Butte Ol Company based in Whiterocks, was found dead in a bath at a San Francisco hotel. He lived in Oakland with a wife and daughter, and had many friends in Vernal who mourn his sudden death.
Secretary A MecNeil of the state road commission told State Road Agent John L MecConkie that at a July 8 meeting the commission advised notifying farmers and others who flood state roads with waste water. Violators will be prosecuted. Some work will be done on the Snake John and Cockleburr section to protect bridges and wings in danger.
A six reel feature Where Love Runs Wild presented at the Vogue on July 26. billed as the first American made drama produced abroad with genuine gypsy life and a real gypsy camp shown on screen.
The article urges planning early for county fair exhibits and labels. It stresses preparing entries from summer or winter work, labeling ownership and farm details, and teaching animals to respond to human handling to avoid awkward encounters with visitors.
William S. Hart’s photoplay The Cradle of Courage screens at the Vogue next Friday July 29. Ann Little and a capable cast support Hart as Square Kelly, a San Francisco safe-cracker who reforms and joins the police to fight crime and his own loves.
Thursday July 28 features a big dance by the Vernal Band at the Musc.ood Time venue. The event promotes entertainment with a night of live music and dancing.
Dr Jenakes and George Stawirt visited Diamond Mountain and tested soil and grain samples. They examined almost all fields and found crops generally healthy with collected samples from the mountain and Ashley Valley locations.
Mrs Kate Calder primary supervisor oversaw the teachers examination held Monday and Tuesday. Names listed include Dorothy Grif fis Aston Carrol May Akin Eth lynne Bartlett Mara White Eva White Calvin Marshall H LeRoy Morrill Mrs Pearl Eston Jesale Haws and Hulda Juilus.
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