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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1923
Page
3
Davis plans for a July 3 Atwood grave celebration amid a charity dance proceeds to equip the baseball team. Local social updates include Miss Adra Atwood’s birthday party and multiple residents’ health and travel notes across Atwood, Vernal, Uintah River, and nearby areas. Indian girl graduates from Riverside remain at a hotel. high water on Uintah River recedes as Joe Walker serves as a government ranger.
George Roberts and daughter Mrs. Ruby Allred left Sunday for Price. Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Roberts welcome a baby boy. Earl Knight of American Fork visits with relatives. Mrs Knight formerly Violet Murphy. Myrtle and Mary King hosted a miscellaneous shower for Mr. and Mrs. Knight. Attendees included Julia Neilson, Alois Pope, Vivian Snyder, Iona Lawson and others. Mrs. Jennie Roberts of Being is visiting relatives. Roosevelt visitors include Mrs. Joseph King and daughter Mary. Aloig Pope helps there. Iona Barber spent weekend with her parents in Roosevelt. Elmer Pope trip to Lepton. Mrs Jed Timothy weekend at Roosevelt.
Ashley N G Sowardsa came back from California last Thursday after several weeks for his health accompanied by his son Karl from Salt Lake City. A benefit dance for Clara Noel on Friday supported her mission work in California. Mrs A A Weeks aided Mrs William Cook for days and Mrs Wilford Bastsin is home after weeks away. William Powell died of heart failure at Jensen Ranch on June 23. Mrs Lyman Thompson and children visit from Price to see grandparents Mr and Mrs James Winn. Joseph Herbert harvests strawberries. Irena Karren visits her mother Mrs Janie Beddo with sister Jessie.
Mr and Mrs Louis Thompson entertained at dinner then Basin Lodge No 20 A F and A M held services with readings solos and a chorus. About 150 attended including visitors Mr and Mrs Robert G Porter and others from Duchesne and Whiterocks.
John Haslem and community members organize Fourth of July events with a committee including Wilford Witlock and George Evans. Proceeds benefit charitable causes. The Ward seeks volunteers for hillside logging to build a meeting house and a July 18 departure date. Local social events include Elina Cooper’s candy pull and wedding dances in Leeton.
Mrs. Sylvia Hatch travels to Vernal to visit her bedridden mother Mrs. Robert K. Green, accompanied by Jos Hatch. A new Latter Day Saint Sunday school organization forms in Rainow with Warren L. Billfigs as superintendent and Parley P. Merkley as first counselor.
Local notice advertises cows for sale by Archie Smith represented by L H Woodard Co with contact in the Express want ads.
Randlett Mrs Rice makes a five day trip to Salt Lake City to buy a Chevrolet. Mrs J W Young and daughter of Eureka Utah visit with Mr and Mrs Hugh Wens. Mrs V T Rice and children visit Todd’s at Mytox. Mike Brennan goes to Salt Lake City with Fred Dixon and daughters. The orchestra dance drew a large crowd. Mrs M Brennan and daughter Marjorie visit Fort Duchesne to spend time with Frank V Brennan.
Albert Norton and Mrs Iva Anderson and Mrs Lizzie Carrell of Altonah visited their father in Meeker Colorado who is seriously ill. Mrs Lewis Bills left to nurse him. Mr and Mrs Joe Merkley of Vernal visited relatives. They also saw Mrs Golden Merkley in Tridell. Visitors in Verna included Mrs Lewis Swensen, Mrs Roy Taylor Jr, and Mr and Mrs Russell Harrison. A large crowd attended stake conference. Bert Lamoreux left for Price with honey. A R Teeples and family headed to Provo for the summer. Arch Teeples and family joined to spend summer there. Mr Moot of Salt Lake inspecting Lapoint store business with Mr Hacking. Ester Jarrett of Vernal working in the Lapoint store. A Peppard seed man visited to help farmers combat grasshoppers. Dean Nellison went to San Pete for summer work.
Various community members attend conference in LaPoint and Diamond Mountain while others plan summer trips to Salt Lake City Helper or Pleasant Grove Utah. Births and anniversaries noted include a June 19 baby girl to Mr and Mrs Davis and a 23rd silver wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs F P A Kouer.
J F Calbreath secretary of mining congress of Washington DC was here last week attending to property interests. John Bullock Miss Martha Bullock and Weldon Bullock were dinner guests at the Joe Arnold home Sunday. B O Colton Sr of Measer spent the past week with his son. Hingershot and Kimball Arnold were Roosevelt visitors Sunday. Ed Bodily and family and niece Sylva went to Vernal Saturday.
Byron O Colton Sr and Jr visited in Moffat with family. Measer glee club met Misses Josephine and Lucile Hacking for a profitable gathering with home made candy. Isaac M Jones learned his daughter Mrs Paul Wilson gave birth to a baby boy in Panguitch Utah in June. George Bartlett Ray McKee and others visited Menser during quarterly conference. Don Ashby returned from road camp where he worked recently. Mrs Thomas Spiers returned from Pasadena California after visiting daughters JL Hitchock Willam Thornberry and Naida Spiers for five days.
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