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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1950
Page
13
The text describes a coal mine using electric driven machinery and rail transport to extract and move coal rapidly. It asserts coal’s abundance and versatility and forecasts its growing social significance as a long term main source for solid, liquid, and gaseous fuels.
A Sunday afternoon fire destroyed the granary of Lindsey Oaks in Maeser. Wheat, chop feed, tools and other contents were burned. nothing was saved. Local residents and visitors from Maywood California Provo Salt Lake City Roosevelt and other places are noted among those visiting or traveling, with several family updates and community notices included.
Vernal Kiwanis members fed an average of 198 geologists daily over three days at the Intermountain Association of Petroleum Geologists conference. Participating Vernal Kiwanians included Claude Banks president Chris McKinlay J D Jones Deb Casada Harry Witson Dewey Toss Max Cluff Nick Meagher and Don Showalter.
Mrs Jeasle Pickup and daughter Velma travel to Los Angeles to visit relatives. Bennett defeats Randlett 20 6 in baseball. Randlett boys beat the Scouts 18 15. Duane Wall and Velenna Gardiner plan a Salt Lake Temple wedding on June 21. A Naples ward reception follows June 23. Harold Dudley and Wayne Pickup attend a range tour in northern Utah and Wyoming. LeRoy Taylor and Ralph host visitors after a Detroit Chicago trip.
Visiting relatives and friends stay with Mr and Mrs Lester Bingham. Francis is Lester's brother. They left Wednesday for East Lake City to attend MIA general conference. Tara Hacking goes to Powell Wyoming to visit aunt Mary Helen Giles for two weeks. Lamond Caldwell and children stay with brandmothers Mrs Mark Matt. Bruce Hall and family from Salt Lake City visit Vernal and Myton. Ben Gregg family and Marion Sloan visit Percy Blackburn and plan to return to Gladstone Michigan. Mrs Charles McConkie returns from Logan with grandson Newell McKee and family. Darrell Goodrich accompanies. Don Pearce and family from South Gate California guests of Percy Blackburn. Lindsey Oaks leaves for Sidney Nebraska for construction work. Chellus Caldwell and Palmer Collier spoke at Maeser ward services. a Primary boys chorus performed two songs.
Mrs Edith Winn visited in Craig with her daughter Mrs Dorothy Merrill and Helen Caldwell. Mrs Erma Collett named first counselor in the Mrs Cynthia Winn of Salem. John Harrison with daughters Marva Herrison and Virginia Stewart went to Salt Lake for medical aid. Arnold Kidd went to Manila after his wife and children visited there. Joan Bennett returned for a week’s visit. Dickie Bullock of Provo visits his sister Mrs Keith Fielding. Sacrament meeting speakers Sunday were Joan Christensen Ray Nash and Lester Bingam.
LDS relief organization members hosted a Wednesday evening event for girls and mothers at the ward chapel with Progressive games and a dessert lunch. Numerous families including Frank Fowler of San Diego and the Smiths attended, with several visitors from nearby towns and travel to Salt Lake City for gatherings.
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