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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1946
Page
4
The Jensen Ward Relief Society held its annual party at the chapel with a banquet for about eighty members and guests. A dinner, program, and readings followed, with Mary Gardner welcoming, A S Richardson giving invocation, and Mutual girls serving. Local moved and job changes noted, and several residents mentioned in social updates.
Ora Wooley of Salt Lake visits her daughter Mrs Pearl Wooley for a few days. A Bee Hive girls program directed by Mignon Mooseman was held Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Dick Bigler moved here from Salt Lake. Harvey returned home after army surgery at the Veterans Hospital in Salt Lake. Mr and Mrs P H Goodrich came back from Salt Lake health treatment and visited their Provo son. Darrell Goodrich and wife visited Mrs McKee’s mother Ida Bowthorpe of Vernal. Alterra Seminary program at Ballard included Esmond Wilson Eula Sessions Barney Sessions Ona Bartlett Joyleen Curtis Gurraine Moosemin. Fireside formed March 10 at Mr and Mrs C E Merkley home with officers Mark Barrett Linford Kitchen Velora Merrell Veda McKee. Meet was hosted at Mark Bartlett’s on Sunday 17th with a lesson by Mr and Mrs Meivit tchen. Mr and Mrs Shardon Mor returned from Salt Lake Thursday.
A series of property transfers across multiple townships and sections detailed with names such as Ralph McMullin Rhea McMullin Jon Show Hazel Goodrich and Clive Sprouse. Deeds and quitclaim deeds recorded for parcels ranging from 4 to 680 acres with prices from 800 to 4 814 dollars and various spouses and heirs named.
Rangely notes indicate the Wildenbrandt subdivision west of the grade school is being surveyed and platted this week. The Hotel area is described and nearby properties including White subdivision are mentioned. Local correspondent J Purdy reports on upcoming sales and property connections with Fowler and C F Pordue involved.
Construction planned for a 55 by 100 foot building in the S Rabourn subdivision to house the Ranger Trading Post department store offering general merchandise dry goods and drugs with Mr Fowler a registered druggist and Mr Perdue a dry goods man. Ground breaking soon for a garage service station with wash rack in the Donteele subdivision by Daniels and M R Peach. Cinder block cabins with concrete floors underway in S To Rabourn subdivision for a camp unit by C A Trout and Gladys Trout. move into front cabin planned this week. Four room modern brick home rising for Mr and Mrs Glen Holden in the same area.
A jumble of names and places recalls a local scene with Mrs J C Jones taking LaMom to Vernal for a tonsil operation while Regena visited Rawlins. Ed Oaks and Jasper Bailey plus a Meeker party did fencing for Stanolind Oil on Harvey Fo Halfee land. A Friday night entertainment at the Dinosatur Club begins at 7 PM, with Catholic Ladies of Randy involvement and Salt Lake Tribune and Vernal visitors mentioned.
Ashley and Salt Lake visitors noted. Arnole Kidder en route to the United States with ten small boats convoy. Don Erickson and Ross Merrell spoke at Sacrament meeting. Horace Caldwell family visited from Salt Lake. G W Sloan family moved from Texas into Grandma Winn home. Ben Stringham and new wife home from hospital. Marvella Freestone back in Salt Lake to enroll at Westminster College. Ralph Winn's son arrived in Seattle News includes multiple travel and visit updates.
Fragmented OCR style item lists names and places including Milo's grandmother Mrs N G, Preece, Salt Lake visit, Duchesne, Sacramento, 4H club, Logan, Mr Davis sister Barbara Morrison, and a mention of a chapel event. The text reads as a scattered social bulletin with multiple names and locations.
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