Vernal News Rundown Includes Local Appointments and Visits
A mixed Vernal city roundup lists residents and visitors with local business and social notes. Highlights include Saylor of Lapoint in town for lumber trade, several officials missing a city council session for lack of quorum, and Mrs Arthur Hetch's gradual recovery at home. Mentioned are Conrad Orittn returning from the Navy, Rev George Downey attending a Tri State Congregational convention in Denver, and Mayors Samuels and Pope scheduling travel. Also noted are dance plans, a piano teacher arriving in June, and local residents planning relocations or new ventures in Vernal and nearby areas.
Misses Edith and Richet Mc Coy Lawn Party
Edith and Richet Mc Coy hosted a lawn party at their home on Wednesday evening in honor of their sister Liva who leaves for East Lake City to attend summer school. Games were the main pastime with fifty young people participating. A Fayptian princess provoked much merriment among attendees. A delicious luncheon was served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith
Richet McCoy
Liva
East Lake City
Club elects officers and plans summer Thursday meetings
The Thatt club met at Mrs DB P Kelly s home and elected Min a Dodds president, Mrs Mary Johnson vice president, Mrs Florence Kelly secretary, Mrs Ruby Nodds treasurer, Mrs Lizzie Ashton librarian, executive committee members G A Towne, Mrs White, Mrs Gritts, Mr Martin, and Mrs Mook. Regular meetings to continue through the summer every Thursday, replacing Saturdays. The club met with Mrs Leo Curry on Thursday June 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DB P Kelly
Minla Dodds
Mra
Mary Johnson
Florence Kelly
Ruby Nodds
Liizzie Ashton
Mra White
Mre
Gritts
Martin
Mook
Ben
Leo Curry
Long Range Sniper News From 66th FA Brigade
David Mooseman reports from the 148 FoA Unt Po A HK YP Sho Long Range Sniper in Hohr Bendorf Germany. The May issue notes orders for toy returns to the United States and begins a history of World War I service to be printed in the United States. A death in Cedar City May 27 follows a parade of family travelers hurt by croup. Mary Newell, wife of Mr and Mrs Newell, dies on the Arrow Head trail enroute to California. funeral and car sale follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Mooseman
Foa Unt Po
Hohr Bendorf
Germany
United States
Gert Newell
Roosevelt
Mary
California
Arrow Head Trail
Cedar City
Croup
Mra Newell
Vernal Ud
Mary M Caldwell
Newall
Jor Rings Wal
Local Happenings in Vernal Utah Community News
Mrs Lewis Kabell of Ogden hosted Mrs UW P Kelly at dinner while Mrs H A Beck of Salt Lake City visited daughter Mrs Larl Thompson. Miss Water Jerald resigned as clerk at the Golden Rule and will spend part of the summer in West Virginia. Vernon residents note power plant work by Uintah Power & Light Co in Uintah canyon and Langston family from Victoria Australia planning to settle in Vernal. Oswald Jensen, son of Richard Jensen, leaves Vernal June 14 to be set apart as a missionary in the Southern States, departing Salt Lake June 18 for Chattanooga with other missionaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H A Beck
Salt Lake City
Larl Thompson
This City
Miss Water Jerald
West Virginia
Uintah Power & Light Co
Uintah Canyon
Oswald Jensen
Richard Jensen
Vernal
Salt Lake
Balt Lake
Chattanooga
Manager Wallace Cragan Leaves for Salt Lake City Trip
Manager Wallace Cragan of the Ashley Caonp wife and daughter Merle left Wednesday morning in a Studebaker for Salt Lake City. They will visit in Salt Lake and tying county for several days and later go to Logan where their eldest daughter Kenta, studying music, will join and accompany them home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Cragan
The
Ashley Caonp
Merle
Salt Lake City
Studebaker
Salt Lake
Tying County
Logan
Kenta
Helper Post Office Chief Shifts as Husband Resigns
Mrs Like E Young takes charge of the Helper post office after her husband resigns to become superintendent of the mail route from Helper to Vernal. She will hold the position until examinations for the Helper vacancy are held. Meanwhile her husband settles into his new role and performs well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Like E Young
Henry Morrill Returns From France After 13 Day Voyage
Corporal Henry Morrill of the 313th Engineer Corps arrived home Tuesday after a thirteen day Atlantic crossing on a German vessel. He faced trouble due to worn machinery during the voyage. Lee Brothers return from Salt Lake business trip to improve service at the Orpheus theater. They are pursuing extensive preparations and a new machine to enhance motion pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrill Henry
France
Atlantic
Henry
313Th Engineer Corps
Lee Brothers
Salt Lake
Orpheus Bheilr
Charles A Darling Returns Home From War Service
Charles A Darling, who was inducted into service over ten months ago and nearly served with the 62nd Machine Gun division, was ordered from Camp Lewis to Long Island before the armistice. He has returned home and arrived in Vernal last night, renewing long-broken friendships with his friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A Darling
62Nd
Camp Lewis
Long Island
Vernat
Taylor and Sons of Vernal Win School Building Contract
Ward Taylor and Son of Vernal won the bid for two school buildings for the Board of Education. The Central school office building will be brick with basement, 7200 dollars, and the Moffat school brick building will have two rooms at 3500 dollars. Work to begin at once with a September 15 completion date.
Lapoint Wins In Ball Game Friday
The Vernal All Stars and Lapoint League team played in a rainy Friday match delayed but finished with Lapoint victorious. Fans watched as Lapoint boosters arrived in car trains to show devotion, and a rematch is planned next week on Lapoint grounds. The All Stars vow revenge, despite their prior win carrying bacon and rhino.
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All Stars
Lapoint “League
Lapoint
Lapatit
Vernil “All Stars
Bacon
Rhino
New Concrete Street Crossings for Vernal
Vernal sees the first signs of improvement as a concrete crossing from the Ashley Co-operative store to the Bank of Vernal is begun by Contractor Campbell and crew. The 8 by 8 crossing will be a permanent addition and is tested before wider repairs. If satisfactory, the city plans to proceed with repairs to other crossings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashley Co-operative
Bank of Vernal
Campbell
Vernal
Time granted to insured men under wartime life policy
Washington May 24 Soldiers who fail to pay premiums on government life insurance after discharge will have nine months to reinstate under a War Risk Bureau ruling announced by Secretary Glags. Policies lapsed after 90 days if premiums are unpaid but may be reinstated within six months with a physician’s certificate of good health and back payments. Also notes brief local items about Chas Carter Jr returning from Salt Lake for his sister’s illness, Thos Crouch visiting from Chandler Neb to Blue Mountain area, and K I Snellen family’s cross continental trip via Vernal to New York and Bor ton with a colored thauffer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Risk Bureau
Glags
Paih
K I Snellen
Oakland
Cal
Vernal
Borton
New York
Stenographer Misa Preece Hosts Ellen Bender Dinner
Misa Mary Preece and Misa Mary Bender accompanied on a trip to Grand Junction with plans to return Tuesday. Milas Merry Ashton hosted a dinner party Thursday evening with card playing and music. The gathering honored Ellen Mary Bender who left for Indiana to summer with her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa Mary Preece
CW & M Co
Misa Mary Bender
Insana
Grand Junction
Tuesaday
Milas Merry Ashton
Ellen Mary Bender
Indiana
Frost damages crops across Ashley valley and Maneseria
Saturday morning frost harmed alfalfa beans tomato plants and strawberries across Ashley valley with corn and other crops damaged in several districts A Maneseria farmer reported over 400 tomato plants lost A heavy rain on the morning of the 30th cooled temperatures to freezing point and snow fell in the Dry Fork region Sunday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashley Valley
Maneseria
Dry Fork
Alfalfa Meal Grinder Demonstration Draws Crowd
A crowd of farmers and business men watched Ed Mark and Squires demonstrate an alfalfa meal grinder near the United States Bank and Co W & M Co. The machine ground alfalfa into meal quickly, pumping into a tank while a Mordeen tractor supplied power. About 1900 pounds were grown Tuesday in a brief demonstration with cows showing strong appetite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmark and
Squires
Uintad State Bank
W & M Co
Mordeon
Five Cents a Mile for Soldiers Travel Pay
The Ned Cross reports that travel pay blanks for soldiers discharged between November 11 1918 and February 28 1919 who received only three and a half cents per mile are on the way. Navy and Marine forms are not yet announced. Workers should file sewing orders by May 31 and return idle work by June. Authorities in Washington urge all eligible veterans to apply promptly for the 260 bounty and cancel pledged accounts by June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned Cross
Trulea
Navy
Marines
Washington
Plans to Patrol Forest Reserves in California
State authorities announce experimental aircraft patrols of southern California forest reserves will begin June 1. If successful, the program may expand to other reserves to detect fires. Aircraft lack wireless comms, so parachute messages will relay warnings to forest headquarters. Captive balloons will be used in some sections. Governor Bamberger will visit White Rocks and Cedar Butte developments this month with O J Grimes and about a dozen Salt Lake businessmen joining a prior stop en route to Vernal.
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National Foresta
California
Somite
Bamberger
Dr Cokes
Whiterocks
Cedar Butte
O J Grimes
Salt Lake
Vernal
Card of thanks and land filing notice from Vernal
Card of thanks to friends for Peters Campbell and a notice from the U S Land Office in Vernal Utah. Edith P Jonson of Lapoint Utah filed intent to make homestead proof on land in Section 34 and 85 Township 4S Range 23E Salt Lake Meridian. Witnesses named Jensen area and Lapoint, Peters Hanson Register. First publication June 6 last publication July 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
U. S Land Office
Vernal
Utah
Edith P Jonson
Lapoint
Township
Range 23
Salt Lake Meridian
Nettle Douglas
Willam Schaefermeyer
George E Thorne
Jensen
Area
Anna Johnson
Kingsbury Church Service and Activities Schedule
Kingsbury Congregational Church led by Pastor G A Downes holds Sunday School at 10 AM and preaching at 11 AM. Christian Endeavor meets at 7:30 PM and midweek prayer on Thursday evening at 8 o'clock.
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Congregational Church
Downes
Christian Endeavor
Maeser Tonight Opens New Floor for Refreshments
Henry Chatwin presents a bar event with 10k SALL-LIGHI WOOD N Boats in A-1 condition. Bee or phone at opening, free refreshments for gents, 25 cents for ladies. Tonight at Maeser with a distinct Uall floor plan and special offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Chatwin
Jenseo
Maeser
Uutra Ladies
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JVI
Saylor of
UBL
Vernal Lumber Lo
Nord
Mitt
Fhouay
South Liberty
Moffattle
Arthur Hetch
von Fohnson
Tordsco
Hansen Tractory& Machine Company
Aghley Valley
Conrad Orittn
Usb
Geoorge
Downey
Denver
Cole
Tri State
Eddlch
Vida Ashton
LD 38 University
A Smith
Alameda
Elor
Ashton and Wife
Ogden
Hanks Residence
Ochestra
Samuels
Lavey
Jotun W Pope
Pope Garage
Jeff
Chas Carter
Roy Lee
Jf G Lee
Hiro
Pontba Calder
Hyrum
Calder Hamilton Calder
John Siddoway
Silt Lake
Pontha Calder
Calder
Wright
Idaho
Marke
Hildrin
Vernil Triddty
Mr Markey
Miles
Albert Sidrhidge
Roowvelt Stannard
Brush Creek
Nord Gays
Sie Caldwell
South Telmns
Erant Ef Wallis
James IT Wallis
David D Bennton
Roosevelt Bank
Din Seavey
Forestry Department
Rush Creek
Ityrum Tippets
Sam Law
JB Mackey
Will
Goon
Tennessee
Isobert A Nash
Tridel
Pbome
74Th Infantry
Rae Ashton
State Street
Dbersle Inton
Utah Agricultural College
Itelof Society of Vernal
Ket
Kohan
Gaya
Thelma King
Breant Ona Killings
Pearl Oakley
Jamie Rich
Basil Powter
Ernest Shaffer
Mars Pepe
Howard A. Woolley
Guo Miller
Thea Fhat
Usotah County
Hat
Alaska
Miller
Vernal Second Ward
LD 8
China Canutson
Son Schuman
Canutson
Hapael Street
Lewis Kabell
UW P Kelly
Linner
Pear Shiinaminga
University of Utah
Parl Thompson
Cora Johnson
Mra Douglas King
Hever Langston
Victori
Australia
Mr Langston
Austrailia
Wr Vernon
Ve Vernal
Larry Neals
Foosevelt
My Vernon
Jennie Taylor
Vernan
Marie Collett
Rogers
Ebc Hirth
Hia
A Snyder
Myton News
Taylor and Sons OF Vernal
U. S
Chas Carter, Jr
Clydia
Thos Crouch
Chandler
Neb
George
Blue Mountain
Couch
Peter Campbell
Iris
John Campbell
Peter Hanson
Kingsbury
Peter Harrison
Qilnes
Evan D Lemmon
Lrade
Henry Herriott
Tpriday
Vogue
Tousevelt
Nert
Handsovmlina
Webster O
New International
Jaryr
Gerber
Mable Haching
Iskb Woodard-Curr Furniture Co
Saul
Duick
Uurk Marly
J. T Kay
Eneeeneee SS Tolrfase
Uintah Motor & Garage
Paul Stecker
Ben A Critchlow
Critchlow
Zitf
Ft Duchesne
Pearl Dean
Uvnltan Motor & Garage
WM Sewiles
Damagis
Uintah
Randlett
Orlock Cp. TL
Rex
C Gloashrerrer
Peter Domgard
Randlett Precinet
Vionday
Norma Talmage
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