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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1924
Page
3
Beall creek hosted a February 16 birthday dance for Mrs Paul Morehead that drew community attendance. The town reports a quiet period after early winter, with local notes on travel, housing, and a brief measles outbreak ending.
A narrow escape occurred when Mrs. N F Peterson Mrs John Silka and Grace were thrown from a carriage after frightened horses turned into a ditch. Five Indians narrowly avoided a canal plunge when their car broke a steering rod on Whiterocks road. Florence Lewis resigns as postmistress and a Roosevelt Bennett route is planned. Morgan Mitchell broke his nose playing ball. Bennett basketball beat Whiterocks 63 to 13. Bennett volleyball losses and an indoor baseball team form. School bond failed two to one.
The Rollef society marked its anniversary with a luncheon and games. Bennett beat Whiterocks 76 to 10 in a town basketball game, while the school team lost 24 to 17. The Bennett dramatic club presented Brown's in Town at Hayden with a good crowd despite bad weather. Mr and Mrs Clair Haslem moved to Cooper place. A planned meeting hall will host dances and basketball. Several locals visited Vernal for family matters and funerals, including Orson Uneritch’s in Castle Gate miners’ disaster.
A large Cedarview A crowd attended a two day conference at Roosevelt this weekend. Local residents and visitors include Mr and Mrs Grant Powell from Price visiting relatives, Miss Lizzie Snyder from Leeton, Jake Taylor moving back to his ranch, Alois Pope staying with relatives at Montwel, and Victor King returning to Spanish Fork after a week here. Bishop Todd attended the U B I C meeting at Fort Duchesne on March 6. Everett Murphy and wife arrived from American Fork to spend the summer, with Mr Murphy leasing the R A Powell ranch. Theodore Johnson of Salt Lake City visited a local home.
The past week Bingham workers Earl Timothy and Ward Atwood returned home with Newell Snyder. Mr. and Mrs. Jack McCarthy visited Roosevelt on Tuesday. Harrison Ball and family leased the Parry ranch and moved to Roosevelt. Miss Sarah Summerall and son Cunt and Mrs. Dan Tanner visited the Harrison Ball home at Roosevelt Friday. Houtz returned to his ranch after winter in town. Albert Bahr conducted business in Roosevelt Wednesday. Hazel Gardner, a local teacher, spent the weekend in Vernal. Jon a Lawson came from Roosevelt to visit his parents Friday.
Missionaries Roy Taylor and William C. Marshall visited Tridell on Sunday amid ongoing sickness that is abating. Snow measured two and a half inches on the 15th and 16th. Local leaders attended a Leadership roundup in Vernal directed by Claude C. Cornwall.
William H Siddoway and Charles Hardy spoke at the Sacrament meeting. A duet was sung by Mrs Violet Caldwell and Miss Eva Peters. Peter Long moved to the Wilcoxson place and Sheriff Richardson returns from Balt Lake city. Mary Noel ill with measles. Relief society plans annual event soon. Arabell Winn at Noah Preas home. Milas Wanda Jensen back at school after measles. Elias Winn has been ill recently.
Local residents including John Henry White and wife George Massey Lester Eckel Marian Rodgers C M Larson attended a Roosevelt conference Saturday and Sunday while measles spread through W P Elsworth’s and Mrs George Taylor’s families. Clark Larson traveled to Vernal for the U H S H C Junior Prom and Colton from Gusher with O M Larson checked a ditch site. Bond approval pleased the area and a weekend snowstorm helped ease dry ground.
Mrs Bowden recently operated on with slow improvement. Alice Snow recovering from stomach trouble after operations in Salt Lake City. Several others ill or recovering from illnesses including grippe and tonsillitis. Measles recovery noted for Schaefermeyer children. Gun club essay winner Rulon Hacking. Obituary poem for Irvin Bodily from a friend.
Mr and Mrs Leo Maeser of Roosevelt attended the funeral services in Vernal for Edward Evans. Mrs Evans is a slater of Mr Evans. They were joined by Mr and Mrs Leon Christiansen and others as brothers and sisters in law.
Albert Betts family from Roosevelt relocates to Whiterocks and enjoys new community life. Indian school farmer William Ford and Fort Duchesne stockman built a cattle dehorning and branding shoot. Superintendent F A Gross toured the area visiting the new steam heated school with an electric light system and biweekly program in the new amuse ment hall.
Frank Wilcerson has sold his place and leased an Indian ranch in Ouray, moving his family there to start a new arrangement.
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