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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1935
Page
4
William B Wall is editor and publisher at the Vernal Utah paper. It is entered as second class matter March 13 1905 under March 3 1879 act. The paper advocates a bigger and greater Uintah County and is a member of the Utah State Press Association.
Albert Roper is recovering from pneumonia at home in Vernal with Mary Duke assisting. The Daughters of the Pioneers met at Hazel Hoeft’s home with Vera Witbeck and Mrs Carl Tenney giving talks on old time songs and pioneer trails. Several residents were mentioned for hospital stays, travel, visits, and family news including Verda Haws, the Timothy family, and the Gregorys, with social events, meals, and a farewell for Dona Pearce and Mr Pearce planned for South Carolina.
Andrew Allen of Huntsville died prompting his brother O D Allen to miss the funeral held Sunday at Huntsville ward chapel with Bishop Wilmer Jensen in charge. Burial was in Huntsville cemetery. A PTA meeting that evening drew a large crowd and discussed important school business.
The article lists residents and visitors including Jacobson from Watton visiting Mrs Jacobson for two weeks, Mr and Mrs Ear, Gillespie and baby returning to Colorado, and visits by Bir and Mrs Golden Yonks and Mra Yorks with Mra John f Kay and Mra Merrill Goodrich in Ops een.
Camp Thornburg of the DUP lists a new leadership slate with Mra Minnie Wilson as captain and Caroline McConkie as first vice president. Mrs Caddie Oaks becomes second vice president, Essie Collett secretary and treasurer, Winnie Collett registrar, Maggie Timothy chaplain, Lola Christensen custodian of records. A historian has not yet been chosen. Local residents and visitors are mentioned including Carl Curtis Jr. of Bingham visiting Arch Jenkins and relatives, with health and quarantine notes and several travel mentions to Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, and Heber. Community events include sidewalk work preparations near Maeser store and a birthday party hosted by Mrs Warren Bowen.
Announcement notes a Holland scene decoration and an opera set for March 29. Mentions a New Cyclorama and upcoming attractions as part of stage plans.
Governor Blood backs broad agenda with wins across both chambers. Senate approves 60 measures including tax and education bills while defeating three. House passes 63 measures and defeats two, approving a broad slate from state road funding to public utilities and taxation reforms.
State Senate and House pass multiple bills on utilities regulation and taxation, including public utilities oversight, bond limits, and tax measures, with debates on public works and education appointments. A separate caption notes a sculpture exhibit description of a young girl at a tower.
A historical description of the Head Hunter Group near Vernal in Dry Fork Canon details figures with distinctive adornments. It notes attire including a Hop Hair Whorl decoration, frontal dress ornaments, cord skirts, and painted facial marks, and discusses possible meanings of hair and face paint related to mourning.
Charles Hefley born December 2 1857 in Tennessee died February 28 in Rangely apoplexy. A pioneer resident he helped found Rangely’s first post office and later settled Adobe House ranch. He married Mary Swarts in 1891 and had son Harvey. Funeral March 1 conducted by Rev A B S Feller Meeker with floral tributes and pallbearers W F Gross Louis Goeder G Everett Rector George Knapp W H Coltharp.
A California rooster wandered from home into an ostrich farm, found an ostrich egg, rolled it toward his own coop, and gathered hens to compare local progress with distant practice. The episode highlights cross locality curiosity and competitive spirit.
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