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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1955
Page
6
Readable columns from Jensen note local events. Jensen girls’ softball practice against Naples, families visiting for rodeos, births and visitors from Salt Lake, Vernal to Myton, and updates on members like George Yeager and Tom Ainge. Community notices include hospital transfers, funerals, and 4 H club travel to Logan.
Ballard residents share vacation tales from Shintard California and reunions with relatives. The community reports weddings, moves, commemorations, and local schooling facts, including a Provo hospital death, 100 percent attendance students, and a Father’s Day program with handkerchief gifts.
An eight week forestry course excites 4-H Club boys in Vernal as they study evergreen and broadleaf trees, range and forage plants, rocks, and birds in Ashley Valley. Outstanding collections may be shown at the state fair with a possible national showing. Tyrrell Seager presides with Ray Caldwell as secretary. other members include Gerald Renfroe and others.
Twenty four children registered last Thursday for the Vacation Bible School in the Parrish House at 226 West Main. Reverend Richard E. Lundberg led opening services followed by handicraft and lessons. Classes are taught by Lynn Tate, Robert Johnston, and H. W. Marrs with D. G. Roberts assisting. After classes, games and lunch are on the lawn. Open to ages 4 through 16.
Wunsaker of the Social Security Administration reports Uintah County residents received 9156 monthly in old age and survivors benefits at year end 1954. The era's 1954 amendments boosted payments and broadened eligibility, with nine of ten mothers and children protected nationwide.
Fire damaged the Watkins residence in Davis after embers set a heap near the house ablaze. Mrs Watkins was away. neighbors Mrs Bendholmes Flora and others aided with water and fire control until more help arrived. Local residents and visitors attended social events around Roosevelt and Bonanza in recent days.
In Uintah County at year end 28 aged wives and husbands received 733 dollars monthly as dependents of retired workers, and 8 aged widows and parents collected 359 dollars as surviving dependents of deceased workers. The Salt Lake City social security office operates at 212 South West Temple, with representatives visiting Vernal regularly.
Obituary for Margaret Collett of Sandy who died Tuesday at a Salt Lake hospital with a Sandy funeral Friday attended by Ren Watkins, Gladys Barker, Mark Smith, Leo Walker, Charles Goodrich, John Watkin g, Gene Weeks, Paul Watkins and Blanche Postman. Lawrence Gurr and Alice Gurr families visited Bonanza and Sterling. Camporee at Bennion Park to draw fourteen Boy Scouts led by Leo Walker. Earl Gurr of Bonanza visited Alice Gurr. Sunday meeting speakers were Mr. Jones and Laurence Fox.
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