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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1933
Page
8
Leota residents Cal Jorgensery Fnoch Lewis and S H Kimball traveled to Vernal on Thursday of last week for undisclosed engagements.
William Sprouse and Hayden, Ter merchants of Lapoint, were in Vernal on Monday for undisclosed business and local transactions.
Doe Lav relocates his sag mill to Win Paice along a new road under construction by the Forest Camp at Bullenville.
Darrel Johnston has leased the Swett sawmill and relocated its operation to Skul Creek in the Lewis Allen Draw area. The transfer reflects a shift in local timber processing and potential impact on nearby mills and labor.
Judge Martin M Larson and court reporter Adelbert Bigtee arrive in Provo this week to conduct sessions and record proceedings, as local legal matters proceed.
David Witmer returns from Las Vegas Ney where he spent the past winter. Mrs Witmer plans to arrive next week.
Leila Chatwin daughter of Wirs Aday Taslem from Los Angeles has traveled to Jensen for the summer. She has attended high school in Los Angeles during the past year.
Arthur Wiscomb of Roosevelt attended a gathering in Vernal on Thursday of last week as the chairman of the recreation committee of the UBY UV.
Mrs Nettle Neff Smart, a cousin of Brigham Young University, and Edwin of Piado are visiting Mr and Mrs William H Wallis. Mrs Wallis is the daughter of Mrs Smart.
Miss Bessie Noel returned Tuesday from Chicago where she attended the Centrn s of Progress Exposition. Miss Dorothy Noel greeted her sister in Lake City.
Col Witbeck, manager of the Witbeck Funeral Home, returned Tuesday from Salt Lake City where he attended the state convention of the Utah Funeral Directors held there last week.
Travel from the east over US 40 faced delays last week as a detour was set east of Craig due to Elkhead bridge closure. A car struck the bridge causing it to be torn from its foundation and delaying repairs to replace the structure planned for the first of this week.
Miss Mytle Hoeft leaves San Francisco for Chicago after visiting her mother Mrs William Hoeft. She is a delegate to the National Educational Association convention in Chierto and a popular member of Western Womens Club, honorary member of Senquoa Club and Hunero Club Limited, three longtime prominent San Francisco clubs.
John Schultz and Harvid Thompson of Denver visited Ver nal this week and showed strong interest in placer mining on the Green River. They spoke of promising prospects for a big summer camp run and said the gold quality justifies extensive operations with costly machinery to recover the gold in the district.
M H Nichols of Roosevelt was in Vernal today on Thursday with no further details provided.
Rank Froberts of Leota were in Vernal the first of the week and Mrs Ralph Siddoway visited in Salt Lake City this week.
Gladys Teeples underwent an appendicitis operation Sunday morning at Ashley Valley Hospital. The procedure proceeded without complications and she is reported resting post surgery.
Mr and Mrs Elmer Snow of Jensen called on Thursday in Vernal a brief social visit reported by local observers.
Mrs W S Hendirson accompanies Mr John Harmon to Price on Monday. She plans to visit with her daughter Mrs Roland Lundquist during the trip.
A baby boy named Baa was born on a Wednesday in Titus 4 to Mr and Mrs Mig Jesse Wans. He is the fifth child in the family.
James Fickle and Myra G Jewett of Price Creek obtained a marriage license at the court house on Monday and planned to marry the same day.
Miss Lorna Siddoway and Miss Nile Mabel Batty, daughters of Mr and Mrs William Siddoway, spent Monday as guests of Mrs Guy Stewart at Jensen.
R A Gillis, district road engineer of the late road commission, was in Vernal on Wednesday and traveled to Jensen to oversee the construction of the low bridge over the Green River.
County Treasurer Blaitin W Curtis states the first quarter totals show more than 1800 dollars in back taxes and penalties each month, reflecting growing delinquency and enforcement actions.
Francas Telith, Tito Karren and DeVere Cartel are taking flying instruction aboard an airplane spending the week here for lessons and thrills.
A large weekend crowd visited Green Lakes along the Vernal Manila highway with many travelers coming from Wyoming. The surge reflects growing interest in local leisure spots and weekend getaways.
Thomas Alvin Wardle of Rangely joins G W Wardle and Vera Rasmussen Steele of Vernal in a June wedding. Vera is the daughter of Mr and Mrs John T Rasmussen. The ceremony occurred on June 27 in Vernal.
W P Elsworth and neighbor Jesse Brough of Leota traveled to Vernal on Wednesday to attend to business related to water rights of the Ourny section.
The Fort Duchesne area reports exceptionally high temperatures this week as residents note the heat persists. Local observations reference a business call and the ongoing warm spell affecting daily activities.
John Kiothakis and his wife of Ft Muchesne were seen shopping and handling daily affairs. Kiothakis is described as a successful farmer and stockman in his locality.
A male member of the Vernal Gun and Rifle Club arrived at the home of Secretary Charles Henderson and Mrs Henderson on Monday. The mother was formerly Miss YLathian Turner of Willow Creek.
Mr and Mrs Ralph Rasmussen of Fort Duchesne visited Virnal on Tuesday and Wednesday to attend the wedding of Mrs Vena Rasmussen Kreele, Frasmussen's sister, to Thomas A Wardle.
Mrs Guy Stewart and her Jensen family visited Vernal on Thursday as she gathered material for a drama the GT Club is sponsoring. The production is planned for a future date.
Mr and Mrs Guy Saintells arrived Monday from a Colorado sheep ranch in Hayden to bring their son Kenneth, 12, to their Vernal home where he is recovering from typhoid fever. It is not known with what probability he contracted the illness.
J Henicksman Dave Pike and Douglas Green son of Mr Green the engineer on the steel constitution reported in Vernal today that riveting will begin soon on the Jensen bridge project.
Mr and Mrs Carter and daughter Afton traveled to Salt Lake City on Wednesday for a meeting about securing funds for Mintah county projects. They plan to visit Logan where their son Don attends the state bind school.
J McCabe from Philadelphia, stationed at the Ashby Forest camp, arrived with other Virginians. He is listed among enlisted men present in Vernal on Wednesday and is noted as a baseball enthusiast.
A Tuesday evening storm delivered heavy rain and strong winds across the surrounding section. Reportedly one of the heaviest in years, the thunderstorm lasted nearly an hour with high winds and limited rainfall noted.
Superintendent J W Carlson of Uintah Basin Experimental Farm in Fort Duchesne joined Vernal officials on Wednesday to help County Agent E Peterson arrange a program from the experimental farm. Carlson expressed concern over alfalfa wilt affecting local fields.
Richfield mourns the move of Dr J L Lewis and his wife Mrs J L Lewis to Vernal within weeks. Dr Earl Lewis will move to take over the Richfield office, by his brother Oral Lewis who has relocated from Richfield to Vernal, with Mrs Oral Lewis rejoining the local bank staff.
Ferrel Ho Adams deputy state auditor says county records are neatly kept and all needed information is available. He notes the county treasurer’s office deserves special mention during the recent audit on the state's portion of revenues from Utah counties.
Miss Marjorie Twitchell and Miss Theda Showalter returned from Salt Lake City where they studied a weeklong orchestra course led by Dr Joe E Maddy at the University of Utah. A Kingsbury Fall concert featured a broad interpretive program and drew an appreciative audience. Dr Maddy left for the National Music camp Intellochen Muich where he will preside at the outdoor school of music.
Ouray is launching an archaeological expedition led by Austin Wardila of Hill Creek canyon to Florence region near 130 miles away. Researchers expect to uncover basket maker and ancient Fremont artifacts and Puebloan remains that have likely not been disturbed by human activity. The team includes Albert B Reagan, recently back from the Salt Lake meeting of the Pacific division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
The Vernal community reports a Saturday evening wedding at the Vernon Andes home where Astor became the bride of Jas Toliver Ruffin Calder officiated. The event featured pink taffeta attire, summer flowers, and a pink white wedding cake with a three course supper.
Lions International members from around the world will attend Lions Day July 13 at the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago. The event coincides with the International Convention in St Louis July 11-14 and the World’s Fair visit on July 15. A brief program begins at 2 80 pm in the Court of Honor Hall of Science with headquarters on Northerly Island inviting Lions and guests to use them. no other service club has Expo exhibit space.
Bennett brother of Mountain Home sold a 65009 pound clip for 238 cents per pound in Idaho. The sale occurred under the Idaho-Oregon Wool Co operative association which in May sold nearly three million pounds of 1932 wool in Portland at 23 to 27.38 cents per pound, including storage and expenses. The Portland price for Bennett clip was 24.18 cents per pound, with 63 cents per hundred pounds added for storage taxes and handling. The clip consisted of three-eighths and quarter blood fleeces.
Special report notes the period’s extreme heat with 114 degrees above zero at Yuma and Kelly Moreanti camping store, while the thermometer later records 43 degrees below zero at Winter Wad, yielding a 156 degree range. Aziz in Yuma cited as the hottest nationwide during the period.
The Waltah stake invites all members to a Wednesday July 12 outing at Fimer Linds pasture in Dry Forx canyon. Under stake Relief Society direction the program includes music and plays from Naples Naples and Ashley wards, plus dances, games, and community singing. Transportation and lunch arrangements can be made through ward Relief Society presidents.
Vernal students from the Utah State Band school in Logan earned state recognition. Three youths including Herman Bingham and Neldon Richens, and Iris Mannanng were selected in the state competitive park as part of 459 trombone players, 2 clarinets and 50 cornetists noted among others.
Local reminiscences describe Fort Thornburg with addiion brick barracks a large mule barn and frame officers quarters on the north side. Troops from Rawlins and Ouray moved through the basin to North Maeser while a sawmill and post store served the garrison. Fort Duchesne later replaced it and the old grounds were revisited fifty years on.
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