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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1934
Page
8
Olson returned Monday from Chicago driving a Plymouth with the Future Farmers trip. Miss Lorna Siddeway left last Thursday for Salt Lake City to spend a few days visiting. Miss Marle Collett of San Francisco is visiting at the home of Mr and Mrs Hugh W Colton.
Nick, 18, son of Mr and Mrs Frank Jenkins of Larkint, is reported improving rapidly after suffering a severe typhoid fever illness. Local doctors say his condition has steadily improved with treatment and rest.
Y He Calder delivered a Ford V-4 to Glade B Colton in Detroit for his father Don B Colton, president of the Eastern States mission. Colton then drove the car to Brooklyn.
Calder Auto Sales delivered vehicles to multiple buyers including Richard Lang and Paul Parsons of Salt Lake City for delivery in Detroit, with Virnalites named in the transaction.
Mr and Mrs Henry Falkner of Provo visit Mrs L Ht Allan. Mr Falkner represents Utah Power and Light. Mrs Falkner is a niece of Mrs Allan.
Mr and Mrs Ralph Stridowsy returned Sunday from Provo where Mrs Shidowsy attended summer school.
Ellen Mary Calder of Salt Lake City is spending an extended visit at the Salt Lake home of Mr and Mrs Pontha Calder with Donna.
Mr and Mrs Frank HI Gunnell travel Monday for Duchesne where Mr Gunnell has been called to work for a few days. They will proceed to Nevada afterward.
Sheriff Emery Johnson and County Attorney Hugh W Calton faced severe travel delays returning from legal business in Hill Cheek after a cloud burst washed out roads and grades, hindering their route Saturday.
Mrs H G DeMolsy and daughter Joan left Monday for Idaho Falls Idaho to visit Mrs DeMolsy’s parents.
Tila noted that land in the northwest part of the Valley is leased for oil well operations. The arrangement confirms ongoing energy development in the region and involves local land use agreements.
Carter Ike Shaffer and Carl Searle traveled to Meeker on Monday to deliver the news of Haller Witbeck's infant's death to Haller Witbeck.
Miss Mereret Merkley, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ellis Merkley of Salt Lake, is visiting relatives and friends in Vernal for a time.
Mrs Oscar Jensen has been at the 8S H Kimball home during the past week under a doctor's care.
Mrs Gilbert McKenna of Leota reports her Exeter household welcomed a new infant. The child is reported improving.
Ted Bryant and Bisop Exnand of Leota were Vernal victors on Wednesday. Mr Bryant was recovering from the effects of a sun stroke.
Mr and Mrs L B R Pack of Salt Lake City visit with Pack’s daughter Mrs L H Allen. They will remain in the area until after the UBI. They recently returned to Salt Lake with Mrs Allan.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Manwaring and Harold and Hullinger returned to Vernal Saturday from Pioche where Mr Manwaring and Mr Hullinger attended summer school for six weeks.
Wm T Siddoway, president of the Uintah State Bank, has been quite ill for several weeks but recently improved enough to be at his office briefly at the start of the week.
Mr and Mrs William Mott returned last week from a two week fishing trip in the Baldies. They described the mountains as serene and the fishing as good, with the trip offering calm days and pleasant scenery.
Prof Licyd Winn traveled with the Future Tarmers to Chicago then drove home in a new Ford V-8. He reportedly broke in the car during the trip, completing the 46 hour journey. A US&S Reclamation crew passed Vernal en route to Craig to survey potential reservoir sites and irrigable land along the Yampa river as part of the Colorado River investigation, with prior work in Arizona Wyoming and New Mexico.
Ted R Burton arrived last week from McMinnville Oregon. His mother Mrs W H Burton is visiting at the home of her daughter Mrs George H Christy.
Mrs Dirk Johnson left Monday for Yellowstone Park where she will make her home, Mrs Johnson formerly Miss Mabel Massey.
AUis Lee Cildwell and Mrs Jane Juriay returned Sunday after a wreck at Juniper Springs. They also visited Steamboat and Glenwood Springs, Colo.
George James Stanley Cheever Mary Williams Jerry Shelby Rae and Lowe Ashton and Jure Hack ing left Sunday for a fishing trip by Baldies, aiming to enjoy a day on the water with friends and organize possible fishing results.
Mrs Lloyd Winn and her son Barry retired Saturday night from Salt Lake City where they spent most of the summer. Barry has been under a doctor’s care during their stay.
Mr and Mrs L S&ricson and their children spent the twenty fourth with Mrs John N Darls. Their son Lee remained to visit with his grandmother while the rest of the family returned to Salt Lake Tuesday evening.
Mr and Mrs Lynne Ashton and their daughter Thellyn and Mrs H S Sowards traveled to Sil Lake on Wednesday. Mrs Ashton, who has been very ill for some time, was taken to the LDS hospital for medical attention.
Mr and Mrs A R Barnes spent Wednesday night at the home of Mr and Mrs Charlie Pox. Mrs Barnes is a sister of the Pox family. The couple, traveling with friends, are touring the western states and are now en route to a home in New Mexico.
Miss J Younger left Sunday for Salt Lake to retrieve her child Kalma who has been staying with relatives. Essie Jane Sowards is back home after a weeklong visit in Salt Lake City.
WW EK Seager of the Federal Land Bank Salt Lake spent July 24 at his home then returned to Vernal Wednesday morning. He was accompanied by Mr and Mrs Aird G Mieisey and their son Glade, visiting the home of Mr and Mrs Eltis Merkiey in Salt.
Superintendent L W Page of the Uintah Gurwy Indian agency at Ft Duchesne leaves on the first Sunday for Washington DC on official business. He is vice president of the UBIC executive committee and will attend the convention scheduled for August 8, 9, and 10.
Howard Merriam of Tridell visited Vernal on July 2. County Attorney and Mrs Hugh Woolton returned Monday from a business trip to Salt Lake City.
Ray Everett of Duchesne and Miss Estherton of Roosevelt wed in a ceremony conducted by Bishop Lester Bingham of Maever ward on July 26. The couple exchanged vows and began their life together in the local region.
Alsin Weeks and his brother Den spent Pioneer Day at Neol where Mr Weeks earned second place in a horse race, highlighting a local sporting milestone and family participation in the event.
Ernest Y Henderson while in Chicago for the Worlds Fair will drive a new Ford Y-8 for his mother Mrs W S Henderson.
Dr F YF Hintze of the University of Utah led a group of students returning from Jensen who stopped along the way to relieve themselves on Saturday.
Carl Davis, after a two week vacation in Chicago with the Future Farmers, immediately laid plans that took him to the mountain to the sheep herd.
Mr and Mrs Tammer Rasmus Sr of Lapoint visited Vernal on Monday to pick fruit at an Ashley Valley farm. They report Lapoint is terribly terrified and troubled by the visit.
Richard Jensen scout commissioner returns from a Boy Scout camp on Saturday and leaves Monday for Silt Like City to join sessions of the archery tournament of the Western States being held there.
Mr and Mrs D LA Richards travel to Salt Lake City at the invitation of their niece Mrs J Spencer Commpall to attend a celebration in honor of her father Wil’s birthday anniversary and will visit with their daughter Mrs Lyman W Ancerson.
Rulon Hansen arrives Sunday from Alamosa Colorado to join his wife who has been visiting her mother Mrs Nelson Merkley for several weeks. He will visit his mother Mrs N J Hansen. They will return home the latter part of the week.
Harold M Lundell chairman of the UEIC recreational committee arrived in town from Chicago for less than half a day and received notice of that evening's executive USIC committee meeting. He endured a jarring trip over the unfinished Twist road as part of his long journey with the Future Farmer boys he led.
Den L McConkie, UBIC program committee chairman, spent four days coordinating speakers from BYU Provo, U of Utah Salt Lake, and USAC Logan for this year’s UBIC event. McConkie predicts a highly successful educational program again.
Willam Sith Eugene Cannon Jey Midgley and Howard Smith of Salt Lake arrived for a visit with the Joseph P Hacking family on Saturday and Sunday afternoon with Mr Hacking Sarah Smith Lucy Cann and Bryant Smith. They were joined by Wi Smith Theney Ashley National for at porage and warehouse at the rear of the Commercial Hotel. The 24 by 40 foot building with space for three cars and a small storage room was completed during the summer by a crew from the COC camp with Uintah Shiver Leo Emuith in charge of carpentry.
Fragmented OCR notes describe a planned Vernal Ashing event for a firemen’s convention. Mentions Verna Cit fire chief Teon Pilburn and local officials, with references to a 2% and 4th convention setup and speakers scheduled around a Veind sm 4th, 193).
A fractured OCR fragment notes rabbis congregating at Basin Green Spots. The text is garbled with mixed letters and incomplete phrases, preventing clear details such as dates, numbers, or exact context.
R G Lyttle editor of the Meeker Herald and his wife attended the Blue Mountain Rodeo at Jensen Tuesday. Mr Lyttle also visited the Express while in town.
Dr and Mrs Wallace S Calder and family Mr and Mrs George Alexander and Miss Ruth Calder returned Tuesday evening after spending the weekend at the Coltharp Dude Ranch in Colorado. Mr and Mrs Edgar Calder and children and Miss Isabel Hislop also visited at the ranch for several days.
J LeRo Kay of the Carnegie Institute and F W Kohler with J D Forrester of Cornell University traveled Tuesday to the Browns Park area for several days of field study. Kay and Kohler study Wyoming fossils while Forrester investigates the Uintah mountains neocene formation for his master’s degree.
John Morey and his wife with children in town Mionds from Jensen where he has located. He has lived in Missouri for the past five years and is pleased to remark. His work with the Mnow Trotters at Jensen before leaving formed some. He states Southern Missouri southeast dan g and hortaeas, Oklahoma are far more parched and dry than this section when they came through two weeks ago.
Mr and Mrs WB altis mac y and Craig Mon day afternoon trip from Mee ker to Chili described as one of the more vital drives of the entire trip. Cros were in fine shape with alfalfa abundant in the Hamilton section while travelers noted roads and state conditions along the route. A black name is omitted here.
Rush the cans to economy market for fresh home render fat lard ten cents. Sell 16 acres of land 1 1 2 mile from town for residence in city. Inquire at Leon Glenn's residence. For sale apples Mrs John Weaver phone 1354 1. For sale household furniture Mas Florence B Christy. For sale or rent my home in Vernal Leonard Perry.
Parowan July 24 Local sheep men faced with drought fear losses from fed lambs this fall but representatives of livestock marketing firms assure good prospects for lamb shipments in normal areas. They urged breeders to prepare for the market and noted confidence from multiple companies.
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