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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1954
Page
7
Peggy Hardy to wed Charles Kite in Masser Chapel on April 16 at 2 pm with reception to follow. Peggy, a Uintah high school junior, will marry after graduation. Mr Kite attended Snody Wye high school and works at Mirigle and pynaster in Duchesne. The couple plan to reside in normal.
Karen Kaiser and Wayne Batty announce their engagement and set nuptial rites for April at the Salt Lake LDS Temple. A reception at Memory Grove Memorial House will follow, with an open house planned at Guinea Ward Chapel. Kaiser, a Lake Forest graduate and BYU freshman, is related to Apostle Richard L. Evans. Batty, a Vernal High School graduate, ex‑BYU student, and former LDS mission president, is completing his sophomore year at BYU.
Glee Chew honored as Girl of the Month at Arizona State College for service to Gam mage Hall and scholastic achievement. She serves as historian and official photographer, has chaired the annual formal dance, and maintains a place on the scholastic honor roll through freshman year. Also notes family visits and local social calendar events.
Fragmentary OCR note records a Vernal event placeholder on a Tuesday near March 29 with distorted date and garbled text. No clear names, places, or specifics emerge to describe or date the activity, making a precise headline and summary impossible from the readable fragment.
Maeser First Ward hosts annual Ward Day and Relief Society birthday party with dinner in the Scout Room from six to eight. Nine tables with minature green shamrock place cards celebrate with a program in the amusement hall featuring songs by Lory Parrish and Otella Carrol, awards to Aaronic Priesthood boys and Explorer scouts, and dancing to Irish tunes.
The Junior M Men and Junior Gleaners of the stake plan their annual meet in March. The event opens Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the Stake Center with President Archie Johnson as featured speaker. Wednesday events include a 7 p m gathering at the First Ard Recreation Hall for night activities and stake officer elections.
Juliann Washburn will receive a gold pin for first prize in the Lincoln essay contest conducted in Uintah High seventh grade classes taught by Donna Lee. Second place goes to Linda Allen for the Lincoln essay medal, with Joseph Rust and Mary Kay Gifford as third and fourth. Judges include Winona Gdle Ann Algers and June Stewart. This marks the third year Mrs Lee has awarded a pin for the top seventh grade essay.
Notes show Avalon needs plastering and painting, Naples requires window tightening and general maintenance, Maeser needs hall painting and stair repairs, unitah highlights asphalt path to health room and lawn near new girls gym. Auditorium aisles require rubber matting and soundproofing. cafeteria acoustics are poor.
The Relief Society held a banquet and dance at the recreation hall on Wednesday evening to celebrate the organization’s 112th anniversary. About 125 adult members attended a turkey dinner, with a U shaped table, pink napkins, and spring centerpieces. The program featured talks, vocal solos, a retold story, poems, and a vocal duet, followed by dancing under the direction of local leaders. Stake officers attended and Junior Gleaner girls aided with serving.
The Uintah Utes earned a spot at the state tournament after a spirited run. A pep assembly celebrated the team and coach Frank Wright recalled Uintah's 15-year wait, while fans traveled to support the squad. In their games, Uintah fell to Richfield 46-36 after a 26-21 halftime deficit and earlier 10-2 lag.
Billie Faith Fisher receives a nurse's cap at the Alexandria Hospital marking completion of six months of nursing training. She is among 11 student nurses at the Alexandria School of Nursing set for two and a half more years of training. Fisher, a former St Mary's Academy and Uintah High School student, plans a nursing career and has two nights weekly at her aunt and uncle's home during training.
A roundup of Utah college students who were home over the weekend includes Gail Feltoh Kay Swani Charlie Wells Lynn Siddoway Maugin Colton Delmar Bastian Rath Bryson Mary Ann King Fae Openshaw Norman Haslem Palo Perry Donnie Bory Fatt Feniins Gary Haws Tutened to school Tuesday for spring quarter. Mr Shirley P Smith and Mr George Custer of Sonoma California stayed two days at the home of Mr and Mrs Harvey E Christensen Maeser Utah they were in Utah on business. Mr Smith is the brother of Mrs Christensen Brady Morgan and Mrs An netile Ackhurst went to Salt Lake City Sunday and then to Beautiful Monday where they visited with Mr Morgan's home Mrs Ettie Jane Kentey and family Monday Mrs Ackhurst visited with a daughter In Midvale Mrs Gilbert Mathews and a grandson Ralph Dunn and family while Mr Morgan consulted with a doctor in Salt Lake He will return to Salt Lake today for an eye operation and will be accompanied again by Mrs Ackhurst. Mrs poet Ackpiesana Brady Ran visited with Ms Johnson at St Marks hospital last week Mr Johnson is recovering from an operation and getting along fine according to Mrs Ackhurst. Mr and Mrs Ray Cundick have been in Salt Lake recently to attend the JC Penney convention held in Hotel Utah. While there they visited Mr and Mrs L Nelson of Safety Utah. Mr and Mrs Eldon Billings had as weekend guests four young fellows from Camp Carson Colorado they were the Hill gs son Pfc Glen Billings Cpl Howard Buckholy of Clintonville Wisconsin Pfc Anthony R Mundy of Milwaukee Is and Pie Clarence Kats of Worth.
Uintah County Republicans schedule mass meetings for March 20 at multiple venues including North Vernal Uintah State Bank and Ward Chapel. A total of 103 delegates will attend the county organization convention on April 9 at the courthouse to elect officers for two years. Meetings run 6 p.m. at listed sites.
Ashley Ward invites all members to a public career program at Ward Chapel on Friday evening March 26 at 7 30 pm Dr R H Delafield will speak after two short films on cancer The meetings aim to inform the public about the seven dangers of cancer Kevina Caldwell serves as cancer chairman The note mentions a Lions Club talk on cancer and a guest visiting from Craig Colorado
Mrs Herold Eldredge and son Brent of Berkley California and Mrs Lorin Hunsaker with daughter Lynn of Brigham City visit the home of their sister and brother in law, Mr and Mrs Fathe Revert, formerly Mary Dillman.
Medical listed Connie Jenkins Mrs Earl Hatch Mrs Frank Johnson Paula Daniels JL Siddeway Cynthia Massey Benita Martinez Donna Chew Roy F Pierce Charles E Bryant Wallace Southam William Frice Brent Roberts Lee E Karren Diane Swain. Surgical lists Shirley Bowden Judith Kier Larvin Atwood Frank Mich Charles R Johnson Ton Bascom.
Mr and Mrs Flugh Hettinger welcomed a girl on March 11. Mr and Mrs Clyde Gardiner announced the birth of a bay on March 18.
Dick Hullinger and his wife Janae of Provo are visiting Vernal with Dick's parents Harold and (Mrs.) Hullinger. He recently attended Brigham Young University, has graduated, and awaits his call to army reserves.
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