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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1919
Page
5
Local society notes describe visits and travels among Datty, Shirtz, Duke, Jenkins, Hartle, Harrison, and Carhart families. Events include talks, audiences, a Japanese character ball, and a children's program. Captain Abbot visits, Dr Michael returns west, and Governor Bamberger stays briefly with Dr Coke. A fishing party, Good Roads meeting, and a shooting incident near White Rocks are also reported.
Sunday evening events in Vernal Second Ward include talks on pioneer life and citizenship by Joseph Rodlly, Ray Stringham, and George Markley, plus a girls chorus and stories. The crowd enjoyed a convivial program with dancing afterward and a farewell for Ray Stringham bound for a milestone. Mrs Sarah Bills of Lapoint visits sister Mrs Clarence Bird, and Mrs Joseph P Hacking returns from Salt Lake conference.
All joined in games and dancing during the evening. Refreshments were served. Mr Stringham will accompany his wife to Provo where she will stay with her parents Mr and Mrs Jacobson during his absence. Hay sold a large sheep interest to his brother Bryant Stringham.
At the joint committees meeting held here on the 16th sub committees for finance refreshments sports dancing building and program were chosen to meet in Lapoint around the 17th. The joint committee decided to hold the celebration at the river and to erect a temporary pavilion. The affair is expected to be a great success. Golden Merkles and wife plan a trip to Salt Lake this month. Rhoda Morrill has returned from Roosevelt. Esther Smith of Roosevelt has returned home after visiting here. On the 21st a meeting of the White Rocks Irrigation company was to be held in Lapoint to discuss reservoir projects. Farmers are preserving irrigation streams to save trees and wheat. They are building and improving homes and farms during off hours. The old adage about great loss with small gain holds true for the region. Some discouragement exists among farmers, but they remain steadfast. Tridell visitors from Lapoint attended Sunday, including Mr and Mrs Bernard Bell, Mrs Brady, Mr and Mrs Earl Mullins, Mrs Mary Sprouse, and Mrs Hads Foster. Stephen M Ross and wife spent the weekend in Roosevelt visiting relatives. The Vernal Express Toch Department can tore out ane kind of a job.
Wallace Maddox has purchased the James Likelgon farm along with all horses, stock, and farm machinery. Mr Cekelson has not decided where to locate, but Vernal city is hoped as a home. Locals welcome the Maddox family, while Roosevelt’s dean visits David Karren’s home on Indian Beach near Rangevelt.
Pastor G A Downay leads Sunday School at 9? a m and preaching at 11. Christian Endeavor at 7:90 pm and midweek prayer Thursday evening at 7 o clock.
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