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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1928
Page
4
Senator Reed Smoot led the writing of the party platform with others providing input. He formed a 16 man subcommittee, reviewed the draft, kept policy intact, and presented the final document adopted by the convention.
The Methodist General Conference adopts a resolution opposing military training on campuses and in high schools. It disapproves printed ads for citizen army corps and warns that war fuels hatred, urging patriotism without gaudy uniforms or musketry.
The present tariff law enacted years ago was expected to push up clothing and living costs but prices have not risen. Wages have increased while living costs fell due to mass production under the American market. The tariff keeps home producers favored and the U S collects about 600 million dollars annually from customs duties, suggesting imports would shift to direct taxation if the tariff were removed.
A long reflection on American youth education urging character alongside intellect. It notes educators increasingly address physical and moral development, urges older generations to guide youth, and warns against home and foreign threats to liberty while stressing citizen duty and national unity.
The article outlines Hoover's aims to work with railroad leaders and Congress to strengthen the nations transport and foreign trade systems through private ownership and minimal government intrusion. It emphasizes his commerce background, opposition to government overreach, support for interpreting anti trust laws for legitimate exports, and his view that economic problems require economic solutions, not political tinkering.
The Sacrament meeting drew small attendance despite Bishop Wilkins and John N Davis as speakers. Local residents and visitors from Salt Lake City and Oakland participated in family events, birthdays, and summer trips to Brush Creek and Dry Fork, with social gatherings reported at multiple homes.
Mrs Leafy Wikins returned from Salt Lake City with her daughter Ruth who has been in hospital for months and is now home. Bridge repairs on Green River continue with about two weeks left and traffic allowed three times daily. Milo Snow and Mrs B P Kelly visited Spring Canyon to fetch Milo Snow’s visiting kin. Mrs Maud Atwood of Duchesne greeted relatives. others shopped for provisions. A few Jensen fishermen reported fair catches. Myrtle Dudley left for Provo for three months of summer school. Andrew and Mrs Dudley returned from Manti temple excursion via Salt Lake. their son DeMarr returned from missions in New York and New England, with a stop in Washington DC. Carl Fowler visited the Dudleys. Elisha Campbell and helpers built a bungalow for the Douglases. Susie Nelson returned from Rainbow to see her children. Bluebird girls gathering at Hotel Atta with Vera Caldwell. Leila Chatwin hosted eight girls with games and luncheon and roses decorating the house, ending with a pleasant afternoon.
Sunday school in the Dry Fork ward was described as splendid after a June 17 gathering. Mrs Carl Richens and Mrs Edwin Bodily attended with their husbands, and Miss Grate Hall stayed with Mrs Alfred B Johnson’s family. Nellie Oaks spoke on school experiences after returning home. Leo Calder spoke on home missionary work with Sunday being home missionary day. The Blackburn family and Mrs Clarence Bird traveled to Salt Lake City for business and pleasure, while William Akhurat left for mountain work to obtain poles for his hay derrick.
An evening spent with games and singing culminated in serving dainty refreshments to ten girls. Everyone expressed having had a most enjoyable time. Continues on Page Five.
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