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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1922
Page
8
The American Legion is purchasing bronze enamel markers for soldiers buried in cemeteries. Each seven inch emblem sits on a metal peg with space on the reverse for name and enlistment date, plus a tiny flag at the top. They urge locating other veteran graves from Mexican, Civil War, Indian Wars, and Spanish-American War for Memorial Day recognition.
A playful plea invites readers to submit local stories or jokes that entertain or inform. It encourages reporting anything true or noteworthy, promising a chance to share an amusing or uplifting incident with the community.
Carl Wood a sheep buyer from Denver arrived in Vernal Saturday while T J Davis of Ute Oil company left for the plant on White River Saturday. The U A basketball team and Principal E A Jacobsen arrived home Thursday via Watson.
A baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs Orin Allen at Maeser on Tuesday morning February 28 1922.
Mrs T C Parker domestic science teacher at the university of arizona was out a few days due to a severe cold.
Stanley Ashton of the A. If wer ecantilgo company is confined to his home and ordered to stay off his feet by the attending physician due to leg trouble.
Albert Halen of the Ver nal Land office issued a prospecting permit to Rock M. Pope for 2220 acres in township 4 south range 4 west Uintsp Special Meridian.
The Wreck of the Hesperus a cantata given by Uintah academy pupils at their monthly concert will be repeated at the morning session of the stake conference as the closing number.
James H Wallis executive secretary of the Utah Public Health Association arrived Thursday evening from Salt Lake City by the Uintah railway. He will visit Vernal for several days.
H Adair arrived Thursday from Diagonal Iowa where he was summoned by the illness of his mother. He plans to return Saturday morning to care for his mother in law and assist his family during her illness.
Robin Walker Jr resumes classes after a severe arm injury from an accidental gunshot wound weeks ago. Doctors report game paralysis of the arm caused by nerve damage but he is nearly recovered and back in school.
The apron and overall party and dance given by the Senior class of the Second ward M I A at the Vernal Commercial club Monday attracted a crowd of over two hundred for an enjoyable evening. The Harmony Clique orchestra from the academy provided music free of charge.
President WilHar Ho Smart of the Roosevelt stake traveled from California and Logan to Vernal on Saturday night after the death of his brother Thomas Smart. He spoke at Vernal First Ward on Sunday and was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. John N. Davis until Wednesday before continuing to Roosevelt by team.
Mrs William Merkley hosted the Thalia club Tuesday afternoon. Despite intensely cold weather and bad streets, many members and guests attended. Mrs George A. Downey and Mrs Pardon Dodds Jr. read selections entertainingly. Everyone joined in community singing and Mrs Merkley served an elaborate lunch.
Monday evening the Bachelor Girls club hosted by Mrs Logan featured dinner followed by a lesson on The Ruins of Rome. Mrs Logan read Out Where the West Begins and Miss Jorgensen read Come Into the Green Maud. Members ended with an hour of auction bridge, calling it one of the most interesting evenings the club has had.
In Witbeck Post activities the American Legion and Women’s Auxiliary met at the Commercial club, sharing a meal and songs then dancing with the club orchestra. Invitations urged membership, with initiation planned for March 11. A wedding reception followed Miss Stella Barnabury and J C Mulville’s marriage, hosted by Enos Bennion.
The Vernal Second Ward presented The Dixie Bone at the Vogue Theatre Friday and Saturday. Performances featured Afisa Jessia Hislop as Skeeter and Bernice McNeill as the lead with strong support from Lawrence Allan J Van Aust en Essie Anne Neal Ora Box Harmon Sowards and T C Parker. The bill impressed the crowd with skilled acting and a fine orchestra, promising more quality entertainments from the group.
The Vernal Commercial Club selected committee chairmen from its board. Highways and Byways Walter Q Barnes. Commerce and Industry including farm activities E A Manker. Membership Charles H Howell. Advertising Rice Cooper. Entertainment William Collyer. Civic Improvement Charles DeMoisy Jr. The Ladies Auxiliary will appoint one member to each committee to work with the club.
Vernal endured a fierce blizzard with high winds and deep drifts turning streets into white canyons. Schools were disrupted as only ten children attended in Davis and Glines offered no aid. temperatures plunged from 3 above to 16 below with worsening wind and delayed mail from Jensen and Price.
Census figures from the department of commerce place farming as the leading gainful occupation for Utah males, with 24 244 workers. The census lists 573 women farmers, 626 male lawyers, 481 male doctors, 205 male clergymen, and 12 male trained nurses alongside 544 female nurses. Population over 10 years is 449 396, including 127 417 married and 21 784 females.
A report this morning from Paris Post notes Bear Lake is covered by ice up to thirty inches thick. The solid formation suggests the lake may be sealed for some time, according to the source.
Miss Grace Tyzack daughter of Herbert Tyrack marries L H Findlay of Figh Haven Idaho. They plan to reside in Idaho with Findlay owning a large ranch near Kemeter Wyoming. Findlay is cousin to U S Land Receiver Addie Longhurst. Grace, a Vernal native, recently finished a Portland business course after leaving Vernal where she worked as a bank stenographer.
A Community Pride program will be held in the First Ward chapel at a conjoint session of the two Verna Wards on Sunday evening March 6. The program features a ladies quartet Make the Home Beautiful, readings by Mima Davis and company, Jano solo by Elva Eaton, talks on Beautifying the Community, a violin duet by Mr and Mrs O Norman Olson, a talk by Mrs John I Davis, and an orchestra selection by W H Burgener and Company. Similar meetings will follow in all Uintah stake wards next Sunday evening.
Friday evening Miss Dicla Emert received a surprise from school friends. A merry group gathered at Willcox Academy then visited Miss Emert’s home for games and dancing. Attendees included Audrey Colletti Luzzie Elliott Minys Akin Ardis Elva Griffis Margaret Hersey Maybel and Margaret Ratliff Helen Hemstreet. Messrs Willim Griffis William Henry Schaefermeyer Earl Miller Benton Hugh Oran Tittle Gerald Adams Valey Hatch James Hemstreet Alva Barnett Russell Johnson.
Mrs Eugenia Jones files on 2 percent second feet from Meadow Creek to water 200 acres. A Squire of Cisco seeks 6 percent second feet from Willow Creek for 400 acres. Waldo Jones also files on 3 percent second feet from her creek to irrigate 210 acres.
Albert E Blood a forest ranger from Neola country arrived in Vernal on Tuesday.
Supporters raised 120 dollars in three hours to finance Uintah academy’s bid for the Eastern Utah division title in Huntington. The team lost 40 to 25 to Huntington High, a surprise to locals, after a prior 31 31 tie with Carlton High.
W 8 Henderson in Salt Lake City reported Utah prohibition agent Richards said Ling Williams pleaded guilty to bootlegging and manufacture of booze after last fall’s arrest and would be sentenced this month The agent denied claims the federal authorities had released him and said they will push all such cases.
Batty Compson, whose first star ring picture Prisoners of Love, comes to the Vogue theatre Saturday March 4, is an accomplished violinist. From childhood her father bought a violin and an instructor, and by fourteen she played in a vaudeville orchestra in Salt Lake City. She finds a half hour with her violin a satisfying rest from her star and producer duties.
A plea for building a junior college in Vernal to raise education levels and stimulate growth in the Uintah basin and Ashley Valley. The piece argues sacrifice, planning, and immediate construction to make the college a reality, warning that without vision the community may miss its heritage opportunity.
Readers are urged to visit the Neal Allan Mat or company to admire a fine specimen of petunia displayed in their windows. The note highlights the plant’s beauty and invites public viewing.
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