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Newspaper

Vernal Express

Location

Vernal, Utah, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1932

Page

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Ashley Creek Jensen Project bid set for April

Mrs Cora Wardle Stone widow of W H Stone of Yoka died after a ten week illness from heart trouble at her daughter’s home in Vernal She was born October 10 in Midway Utah and was among Utah pioneers moving to Ashley Valley at age eight She married in December 1882 and had ten children all predeceased except four living in Vernal Roosevelt and Toka plus three sisters and two half brothers Funeral is Saturday at 11 in Vernal Second Ward chapel with interment at Maeser cemetery. Contract for remaining link U 840 between Vernal and Jensen projects awarded April 4 to cost 50 000 and employ about 50 men.

Cora Wardle Stone W H. Stone Yoka Mentzer Calder Mrs Stone W.H Stone M Calder Vernal Neida Nichols Roosevelt Averil Garrett Btone Toka Slaters Etta Hof Ioka Reid Vernal Hits Hattie Shelton Standarvile al Wardle J Roosevelt Jed Wardle Leota Second Ward Glines Maeser Cemetery Tempa Isaac M. Kelb Utah Mra Mr Kalb Mrs Kalb Mr Johnson

Funeral Services for Nim Sweatfield Held Friday

Funeral services for Nim Sweatfield were conducted Friday at 11 in the First Ward Chapel with Bishop Haller Witcheck presiding. The service featured a mixed quartet, tributes to the deceased’s honesty and optimism, and interment at Vernal Cemetery with grave dedication by Joseph Horrocks.

Nim Sweatfield First Ward Verral Chanel Haller Witcheck Mra May Jorgensen Mar Calder Fred Stone Joseph Horrocks Jim Workman Secom Warren Richardson Ife Thaenartet Puller Remington Seventfeld Park City God van Massey Terrill Atwood Horace Caldwell Wm Mott Wendell Atwood Leland Sewards Des Nelson

Vernal to Salt Lake City Telephone Line Begins Work

Crews arrive to start a 200000 telephone line from Vernal toward Salt Lake City and eight miles south of Vernal. Engineers plan to rush completion before next fall with about 160 miles total length, much of it in the Uintah Basin.

Vernal Salt Lake City The State Road Commission Jensen Ashley Creek M &T & T Company Roosevelt Telephone Company Uintah Basin

Mrs Zing M Searle Dies At Home In Salt Lake City

Mrs Zing M Searle 67 died Tuesday at her Salt Lake City home from cirrhosis of the liver She was born December 25 1864 in Washington County and lived in Vernal for many years before moving to Salt Lake City Survived by husband George Searle a daughter Mrs Crieht two sons Charge Searle Jr and Myrtle Searle ten grandchildren two sisters Mrs Belle Lochey and Mary Searle The body was brought to Vernal today and funeral services will be held at 11 o clock at Maeser chapel

Zing MW Searle Salt Lake City Hington County Vernal Searle George Searle W.crieht Charge Searle Jr Los Angeles Myrtle Searle Salt Lake Belle Lochey Gatt Lake Mary Searle Omnia Oakland Calif Maeserhape

Pioneer Family Chronicles Through Drought and Loss

Mrs Kolb Johnson and her blended brood endured frontier life from Arizona errands to Utah valleys. After multiple moves and the deaths of two husbands, she raised ten children and numerous grandchildren, battling scarcity and harsh winters while managing a large household.

State Extension Workers to Visit Uintah Basin in April

State Extension Workers plan visits to Uintah Basin on April 18 and 19 with Mrs Emme Barrows home management specialist in Uintah County. Meetings target workers from every community and include one day of home calls by Mrs Barrows and Alice Pedersen. They offer help on house plans remodeling and interior decoration and invite contact with Extension agents for assistance. May 3 and 4 Miss Myrtle Davidson and Miss Miller will lead 4-H club leader classes in Uintah County and Duchesne County.

Emme Barrows Uintah County Mra Barrows Alice Pedersen Myrtle Davidson Miller Duchesne County

Public Relations Dinner of B P W at Uintah High School

The Business and Professional Women club held its annual Public Relations Dinner at Uintah High School with Miss Iras White as toastmaster. Pine themed Washington Bicentennial decor and table centerpieces featured red white and blue. Local clubs contributed to a Library project fund now on a savings account after raising 390 dollars last year. Special guest Miss Lethe Coleman spoke on international affairs and American opportunities. About fifty people attended, with committee chair Miss Alice Pedersen and assistants guiding the event.

Uintah High School Business and Professional Womens Club Iras White Washington Weldon Bastian Byron Collett Glen Guyman Alice Pedersen Lethe Coleman HI T Coleman Midway Utah Coeman America Colenisn Coleman Wyoming Pearl Shaf

Hemstreet Tenry Schaefermeyer and G wards travel visit

Miss Helen Hemstreet Tenry Schaefermeyer and Bill H. G wards left Tuesday for Salt Lake City. Mrs. Sowarda will go to Legion to visit daughter Hazel at U C A C. Hemstreet went to be with her brother Glen who was operated on Wednesday at Gault Lake City. Scheefermeyer and Hemstreet return to Vernal today.

Helen Hemstreet Tenry Schaefermeyer Bill H. G Salt Lake City Sowarda Legion Hazel Miss Hemstreet Glen Gault Lake City Scheefermeyer

Brand children active Relief Society officer aged 76

Mrs Kolb, a long time Relief Society officer and teacher, is seventy six, in good health, does her own house work, attends many meetings, stays optimistic, and never complains about hard times.

Uintah High School Opera The Count and the Coed

After four weeks of rehearsal Uintah High School presents The Count and the Coed in the auditorium Friday and Saturday. The production features a large cast from over 600 students with 85 in the chorus and a 30 piece orchestra under Lloyd Winn. A campus May Day festival includes special dancing numbers and a plot with Snoose Postma disguises and an endowment twist.

U. Mf Uintah High School Lloyd Winn Marden College Middle West Snoose Frank Postma Trate Rex Harvey Rhae Thomas

Uintah High School Team Honored at Vernal Lions Luncheon

The Uintah High School basketball squad and Coach Davis were guests at the Vernal Lions Club luncheon. Lions discussed an Easter Egg Hunt, road route changes for mail service, and potential federal aid for road improvements. A Roosevelt meeting was scheduled to consider route changes to East Lake City via Strawberry.

Uintah High School Davis Vernal Lions Club Ijonas Club Lion J. Douglas Court House Grounds Lion Douglas Henderson W. B Wallis Lion Henderson Trade & Report Lion R C Cooper Paul L Cowan Roosevelt Vernal East Lake City Strawberry Price Carter Indian Canyon Lion H B Calder Salt Lake City

Victory Highway Board Endorses Washington Memorial Effort

The Victory HighwayAssociation board endorses the George Washington Memorial plan as pushed by the Jensen Utah Bicentennial committee. The lands committee approved eight western land offices to be created or realigned across several states, with offices in Helens Miles City Lewistown Glasgow Rapid City Glenwood Springs Vernal and others planned to support the memorial project.

Washington Senate Lands Committee Walsh Montana Helens Miles City Lewistown Glasgow Mont Oregon Union Baker Grant Morrow Umatilla Moetheur Harevey Wallowa Secretary of the Interior Rapid City & D Glenwood Springs Colorado Ander, Wyo Vernal Utah Victory Highway Association Washington Memorial Victory Highway Pack American Tree Association Memorial Boulevard Topeka Kansas Jensen George Washington

Easter Egg Hunt for Kiddies by Lions

All children under twelve are invited to a Lions Easter egg hunt Saturday at 2 PM on the courthouse lawn. Several hundred dyed eggs will be hidden. Boy Scouts from Vernal wards will supervise. Prizes await the child finding the most eggs. observers may watch. Committee chair J R Dotglass and assistants organize. Scouts supervised by J M Lundell and Phil Watkins. Domestic science department colors eggs with Miss Vera Calder assisting.

Court House Lawn Lions Club J R. Dot Glass W 5S Tenderson W LB J M Lundell Phil Watkins U 338 Domestic Science Department Vera Calder

Rangely Deep Test Well Advances to New Depths

Rangely field progress reports indicate the California Company, a Standard Oil of California subsidiary, resumed drilling a twelve inch hole after cementing 3578 feet of casing. Weather improved, drilling reached over 3800 feet with 448 feet of 25 inch casing previously set. The firm aims to reach deeper formations, competing with Associated Oil’s claimed 4700 feet in the same field.

California Company H F. Davies Standard Oil of California Rengely Associated Oil Company Ita Blanco County Utah Page Flve

Isabell Dillman Wins Eastern Division Oratorical Contest

Miss Isabell Dillman of UH 3 won a place in the state finals of the Tribune oratorical contest on the constitution by defeating two entrants in the eastern Utah regional elimination at Price. Her subject was On Highest Law the Constitution. This year is the first in five years that a non Carbon High entrant won first place in the divisional finals. Dillman’s coach is Mead Morrill of the focal high school, who accompanied her to Price. Dillman will go to Salt Lake to compete in the finals in April.

Isabell Dillman UH 3 Tribune Utah Price Miss Dillman Balt Lake

Survey of Unusual Sheep Losses By State and Federal Experts

Dr L E Swanson and Dr W H Hendricks from Utah and national agricultural offices visited Uintah Basin flocks in cold winter conditions. They reported poverty and dry seasons as root causes, with some flocks losing 69 to 75 percent and a case where 1480 sheep dropped to 400 due to grub in the head parasites. Remedies include pine tar applications and careful livestock management. additional meetings are planned to combat internal and external parasites affecting the region.

L. E Swanson J. &. Department of Agriculture W. H. Hendricks Atate Balt Lake City Europe Uintah Syvanson Winetah Anc Garrange

Charles M Steele Returns to Rargely After Vernal Visit

Charles M Steele returned to Rargely Colorado after a brief visit with his wife and family near Vernal. He has two daughters at Uintah Bush School and plans to move to their summer home after school ends.

Charles M. Steele Rargely Colorado Mr. Steele

Provo Couple Guests of Vernal Residents

Mr and Mrs H J Corelasen from Provo visited Vernal this week as business visitors. Mr Carletssen Le a representative of a Texas company accompanied them. They are guests of Mr and Mrs A V Lewis.

H. J. Corelasen Provo Vernal Carletssen le Texas Company A V. Lewis

Marriage Licenses Issued and Local Notes

Marriage licenses issued to Jasper Rt J Biatch and Dora Fr G Savin of Randlett and to Alonzo Caldwell and Aliss Elizabeth M Miller of Alexander on March 20. Work on the county dam will begin soon. Frank F Smith of Maeser has the bid. Wiley Collett of Maeser leaves March 23 for a mission. Five feet of snow is reported at the Mosley mill. It is hoped there will be water this coming year. Mrs Lena Catlin will be in Vernal in April. she lives in California.

Jasper Rt J. Biatch Dora G Savin Randlett Alonzo Caldwell Aliss Elizabeth M Miller Alexander Frank F. Smith Maeser Wiley Collett Mosley Mill Lena Catlin Catlina California

Cedar City Efforts Rise to Reopen Bank of Southern Utah

Community leaders in Cedar City push to revive operations at the Bank of Southern Utah as discussions with regulators and local investors gather pace. Officials cite renewed demand for regional financial services and support for small businesses.

Cedar City Nue Bank of Southern Uta

Weber County Commission Funds Road Construction Project

The Weber County Commission approved a $10,000 appropriation for road construction work. The action sets financing for pavement improvements and related infrastructure efforts in the county.

Ogdin Weber County Commission

Thirty Years Ago Notices of Local People and Moves

Mr and Mrs Oliver Haws welcome a baby girl born March 15. Orson Hall and family move to Canada seeking permanent residence. Charles Bearley and Jeff Trall also voyage with no fixed plans. Alice Line sells leather and nickle plated dog collars at Evans Chartes Cilines. Cilines and family plan Canada relocation. Riley Green’s home quarantined for smallpox a light form. Sheriff Preece reports a point outside for an inmate to reform school and another to the asylum. Charles B H Bertett called for a mission to New Zealand. he has been on the island four years, returning in 1894.

Orson Hall Canada Charles Bearley Jeff Trall Alice Evans Chartes Cilines Riley Green Gheriff Preece Ponts

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Ashley Creek- Jensen Daughters Zing M Searle OUR Pioneers Mary EF Williams Zioa Mr Williams Galt Lake City Breena Kolb Benjamin F Johnson Springlake Villa Arizona Mr Johnson Jr Holb B.P.W U.H.S. Opera Victory Highway Board Congress Board of Directors West Coed Oliver Haws Gladden U. BH Vernal Drug Company
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