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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1948
Page
15
Long list of visits and travels across Jensen Vernal Meeker and surrounding areas. Notable appearances include Ruth Haslem returning from a Republican convention in Salt Lake, families visiting relatives in Jensen, and Decoration Day trips to Wyoming Colorado and Nevada.
Wallace Calder dedicated decades to Uintah Stake leadership in Vernal Utah serving as president of the stake and high priests quorum. He organized Vernal’s first Boy Scout troop around 1910 and held district roles while advancing environmental and public works projects including Humphreys Park and a Scout Park near Ashley Creek. He contributed to fish and game planning, park development, and served as city county attorney and wartime draft advisor.
Six Uintah High School seniors graduated on Wednesday: Mary Helen Merkley, Elaine Murray, Gene Stewart, Gary O Stewart, James Campbell and Floyd Wilkins. Mrs. Velma Renfree and her children visited from Provo over the weekend with her parents, Bishop and Mrs. Moroni Moor.
Ne married May Hackin, August 31, 1910, in the Salt Lake LDS temple. Surviving are his widow, five sons Neldon H Earl H Lloyd and Glade H Calder all of Vernal Paul H Calder on LDS mission in the eastern states two daughters Mrs Helen Larson Roosevelt and Mrs Melba Allred Vernal a sister Mrs Dora Cook Vernal three brothers Rebeca Calder Salt Lake City Bruce Calder Magna Pantha Calder Vernal and 11 grandchildren.
More than 500 people attended Vernal's Bendix home laundry school at the Scout House sponsored by Colemere's Furniture and Appliance Co. Mrs. Bart Merkley won the automatic Bendix washer valued at over 300. Other prizes included a Hollywood broiler, laundry cart and basket, juicer, electric toaster and steam iron. Special speaker Josie Stewart of Flint Distributing Co. demonstrated an automatic washer. Allen Giles attended representing Bendix. Refreshments followed. a 25 cent bonus was given to each woman’s organization representative.
Colthorp Construction Co of Roosevelt is awarded a 165 504 60 dollar state road contract for mixed bituminous road and reinforced concrete bridge on U S 40 in Wasatch and Duchesne counties. Announcement made in Salt Lake City by Ellis W Barker president Associated General Contractors of FABER Intermountains branch.
Mrs. Lewis Haws returns from two week trip to Provo and Pleasant Grove to visit relatives. Ted Remington spends summer at Mark N. Cook's home. Douglas Karren visits his mother Gladys Karren in Salt Lake City area. Oroville visitors stay with Edgar Barker family in town last week. Shirley Rodeback visits parents Noah Rodeback. Rider returns to Provo to enroll at BYU for summer term. Robert Blizzard and V D Blizzard visit from Arvada Colorado at A J Duvall home. Grace Manwaring arrives home after two years in the Texas Louisiana mission. Ray Huggins and daughter from Salt Lake City stay this week with Elizabeth Nash. Ray Gee and children travel to Youngstown Ohio to visit Sterling Bascom family. Josephine Bascom accompanies them home to reside in Orem. Ivan Merrell of Compton, CA visits his mother Mable Merrell. Lyman Anderson from Salt Lake City spends weekend with Weldon and Stella Richards and Glenn Knight families. Merrill Warnick of Pleasant Grove visits Paul Ingram. Warnick en route to Kansas City for the dairy herd project. Bill Mitchell family and Madge Reynolds of Nyssa Oregon spend Sunday with Fred Reynolds. Madge and Mrs. Mitchell are Reynolds daughters.
The Vernal City plans a 108000 improvement program with costs billed to property owners. 1% costs due within 1% days of notices, no interest charged initially. after period, interest applies. Protests to be written by June 17. council to consider the levy on June 18.
City officials note a $75 charge to property owners for optional driveway work within total improvements of $93,990 abutter shares. Residents must request driveway construction at the city office. Vernal Council intents to publicize improvement plans, begun in 1947 but paused due to material shortages. Completion would enable improved mail service to homes.
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