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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1924
Page
3
Glines 144 M residents share health updates and travels. Batty returns from Salt Lake City after serving as grand juror. Dozens of names appear with sickness, quarantine, school absences, mining injuries, and community events.
A garbled 19th century cast list appears, naming Seymour Sites alias Mr Wright, Wayland Clingstone, Frederick Bonds Blues’ nephew, Captain Crosby at Fortress Monro, Front who runs the hotel, David Clews a fearless detective, Julia Bonds, Tilth Bird, Arabella Clingstone, Henrietta Oliver. Acts span the Hygeia Hotel Old Point Comfort Fort Monroe parade grounds with next morning scenes and fort locations.
The notice lists admission prices for a curtain at 8:30 and tickets on sale at Vernal Drug and Mrs Sadie Drullard. It also compiles a string of local items: Mrs Sadie Drullard’s health, Roy Richens surprised by students at his home, Junior Seagull girls organizing under Laura Workman and Pearl Abplanalp, Mrs Rebecca Thompson’s relationship to the Jenkins family, a measles and pneumonia death of Mrs Jenkins’ daughter on March 20, and various short community notes on illness visits, visitors, farm life, births, and a Miss Mae Nelson birthday party hosted by Ada Kelly with attendees.
Mrs. Loren Anderson visits home folks at Vernal while Mrs. Luella Hatch joins Tom King and wife and Mrs. Marion Hatch on a Vernal trip for pleasure and business. Lawrence West adds two rooms to his home and Porter Goodrich shows a new Overland. Francis McCarrel and George A. Caig buy new Ford cars. Lawrence Beck returns from Mt. Pleasant to a hospitalized brother Evan who is now out of danger. Joy Hoffen welcomes twin boys but mourns the loss of the larger. Hoffen will stay as wife returns in April with the new baby.
Mr and Mrs Luther McKinney were run from the Davis all well last week. Mr and Mrs Walter Knox of Standardville Utah are here visiting with Mrs Knoxs parents Mr and Mrs Hy Meeks. Bo Lewis was down from his ranch last week to celebrate the baggar and St Patricks day dance. Robert Johnston has moved his family to Watson.
Leota W. P. Elsworth and C. M. Larson supervise a ditch crew as water hopes rise. Miss Dorothy Jorgenson returns to Roosevelt school after a week home. John Henry White leases Peter Jensen's farm at Randlett and moves there. Mr Jensen relocates across the Duchesne river. Mrs Ray Jackson suffers tonsillitis but improves. Miss Barney and pupils prevent a Friday schoolhouse fire caused by a stove pipe. Jess Brough nears completion of a new house after moving from Lapoint. C B Calder departs Vernal after a brief stay. Talk of forming an orchestra grows locally.
Lawrence Beck and Chellus Caldwell were in town for Thursday night's show. Mr and Mrs Eliis Caldwell Jr visited Maeser for several days, visiting their sons and daughters. Alton Beck left Sunday for the sheep herd. Joséph EBagberson is home briefly. They plan moves this summer as Van Massey expects to relocate once his children recover from illness.
Relatives and neighbors gathered at Chall Hall to celebrate his 75th birthday on the 17th. Updates note Alice Adams recovering from measles at her sister’s home. Several locals mentioned: Foreat Caldwell’s return to Cedarview, Ernest and Chellus Caldwell aiding Father Fries with a bungalow, and ongoing snowstorms with several inches falling. A baby boy born to Mr and Mrs San Rolfe Jr on Marek 30 weighed 10 pounds. both mother and child reported well.
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