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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1940
Page
4
A cascade of social notes from Vernal chronicles visits by families and friends to Salt Lake, Hollywood, and Los Angeles. Local gatherings include Woolgrowers meetings, bank conventions in Logan, and graduation events at Provo and Utah State. Other entries cover road conditions, resort updates, a new glass shop opening, and residents traveling to reunite with kin across Utah and California.
Vice Commander Glenn Lambert led the regular meeting of the American Legion Monday night. The discussion focused on the issue of Un Americanism. Installation of local officers was postponed until July 7 at the District Convention.
Reported events include Mr Watthan returning home in Salt Lake City and Annie with her sister Mrs E Gurr, mentions of Mrs Lorn Williams and a load of strawberries, and the arrival of a baby boy born May 11 to Parley son of Meanahae Bay. Also notes Gurr breaking his arm, Junius Goodrich announcing a birth May 3, Marion Southam having tonsils removed, and Elder Wendel Johnson speaking at evening services.
Uintah county center committee urges every party member to attend the state organization meeting to learn plans for the coming months and strengthen ties with state and county officers.
Mrs John Jorgensen proprietor of the Commercial Hotel received a letter from Mrs Metcalf of Los Angeles praising the collection of Charles Russell pictures shown at the hotel. Mrs Metcalf also conveyed that the widow of cowboy artist Charles Russell died at Hunting Memorial hospital in Pasadena on May 24.
Mrs Carroll and others attend a summer school in Utah while the YWMAA in Vernal appoints officers. C Jares of the Bureau of Animal Industry plans tuberculosis testing for dairy cattle across the county with two veterinarians in Vernal for the first two weeks. L. W. Jones and Gordon Rasmussen will lead the program starting in Jensen and moving west, urging dairy men to watch mail for schedules.
Sunday visitors at the home of Mrs Nancy Galbreath included Mr and Mrs Harold McKee and family from Mreser Miss Alice Joe Joe Grover of Park City with Homer Haynes and family. Francis Jie spent the week in Provo. Mr and Mrs William Ferguson and children of Leota visited Mr Ferguson’s parents Mr and Mrs John Ferguson last Wednesday. Leonard Farnsworth’s daughter Miami and his mother Mrs Mil 1 Lord Farnsworth and two sisters Mrs Nelson Rutherford and family and Mrs Jesse Bromley with niece Mrs Jack Pratten and friend Lamar Jacobs of Price visited over the weekend at the Farnsworth home. John Young of Salt Lake visited his brother George on Wednesday and Thursday last week. Mrs Artie Kimball and Mrs Fl ste Domegard attended the school board meeting in Vernal Monday. There will be a meeting for those interested in the Fort Duchesne school at Gusher on Monday at 8 o’clock in the Community Church. Pattie Schwabe leaves Tuesday for Denver for the summer with her grandmother. WoH Donaldson returned home after three weeks in Salt Lake. Uintah Irrigation Company will be without water for six days or longer as water has been moved to the Indian reservation ditches. water in this area is a serious matter.
Justice W Henderson handled eight cases in the past week including traffic violations and felonies. Jesse Phillips paid 500 for running a stop sign. Richard and Winder 1000 for speeding. Charles Richens 600 or three days for driving without license and no inspection sticker. Clayton Hislop 980 fine for reckless driving. Elma Schaefer Meyer 3 for no official inspection and one headlight. Hugh W Williams charged with second degree burglary, May 24, waived prelim and bound over. Albert Jones charged with felony grand larceny of cattle, May 23, waived prelim and bound over. Gate Slaugh ater Clark charged May 31, waived prelim, bonded 1500. Clark bond raised, Slagh held. Cee Mize charged with felony, bond 1000 provisionally set.
A mixed notice lists sale or trade items including sand and gravel and building lots by real estate broker L P Christen. It also mentions a six week kindergarten class at Central School on June 10 and contact MAS MABEL N SMITH. The estate of Ethel Pitt deceased requires creditors to file claims with Hugh W Colton at Vernal Utah by August 1 1940, administrator DON PITY.
Mrs Jim Miller of Roosevelt visited Mrs Myrtle Breknan last week as road overseers update the new highway from the ward chapel to Ross corner with several bridges under construction. Families from Carbon and Springville joined Memorial Day gatherings and a Worlds Fair trip to San Francisco was planned by Coltharp and Hoeft families.
A large crowd attended the ward reunion on May with a May Festival in the ward chapel at 1930. The Primary Association staged the program with a decorated hall, a noon luncheon under the Relief Society, and MIA sports like golf ball and fartot discs. The Daughters of Pioneers hosted an Ama Partis program with musical numbers readings and tap dances. Candy prizes and leg cream sales followed as dancing ended. Local residents Mr and Mrs Ernest M Johnson and Archie Perry attended from nearby towns.
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