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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1944
Page
4
The item records the Vernal Express being published weekly on Thursdays and notes second class mail status at Vernal Utah with an 1909 March 3 date and act reference. It highlights historical newspaper postal classification details and imprint phrasing.
President Don B Colton speaks at two ward meetings while Haslem, a Vernal Lake resident, recovers at Veterans Hospital. Mrs Clive Davis and Mrs H A Hunt with two children visit from Salt Lake City to spend time with sister Mrs Harold Davis. Hunts husband serves overseas as a lieutenant colonel. Readers are directed to The Shopper on page five.
Blaine Caldwell, in the Navy on the West Coast, phoned home to share he is well and soon sailing. The community notes visits by Mable Jenkins, Merle Horrocks, Carolina Thompson, and Gussie Larson among others. Local social events include a health day at Lapoint School, a Monte Carlo whist, and a funeral in Jensen.
Jesse Angut of Vertal visited Lapoint on Friday. Mr and Mrs L J Walker learned a baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs Dale Welker of Midvale, former Lapoint residents. Mrs Jacob Rasmussen and Le sui Perry and family of Bountiful visited relatives and friends this weekend.
Profiles 2nd Lt John Xika from the Fash 4 cleaners who served in the national guard and contributed to a hospital fund. The Jaycees have raised $2200 in non negotiable war bonds and the city provides a building site for a new hospital near the First Ward chapel, reflecting Vernal as Uintah County hub with major local industries.
Under the direction of the M. I. the Gleaner girls presented a program with talks by Orvil Merri Luanna Manner ing LaVer Duvall Karma Good rich and June Merrell as part of a school event.
Leota Harry Auminer visited Roosevelt on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Bert Stoddard were Roosevelt visitors. Mrs Abe Hatch traveled to Salt Lake Thursday to attend her daughter Mable’s nursing course at Holy Cross Hospital and returned Sunday. Bishop Austin Wardle went to Price for the school track meet. Mr and Mrs Bev Stoddard welcomed a baby girl born May 8. Primary Conference was held with a program by local children. Stake visitors Margaret Timothy and Dick Emeret of Roosevelt and Alfred Harris and family of Gull Lake City were present.
Seaman First Class Garl Gardiner left Thursday for Eureka California for radio operator training at the Section Base. Second Lt Elwin Merrell recently commissioned at Ft Belvoir Va visited with his parents and departed for Minnesota for further training. Virgie Goodrich, former Salt Lake City resident, spent the weekend with her parents before returning to work. Earl Rasmussen, mate third class, arrived from New Guinea for a two week leave with his father Mr Willard Rasmussen. Jim Jensen of Hancock Washington and his wife and two children visited. Mrs Gladys Karren underwent an appendectomy. Work began on a new Stan Harrison store using cinder brick. Mrs Josale Bascom and Ruth Bascom returned from Provo after visiting Howard Bascom. Byron Jacobson of Salt Lake City, a Burlington Gas driver, spent time at home with his wife and two daughters. The Bascoms and Evans families visited Roosevelt and Salt Lake Temple couple Mr and Mrs Lowe Gorrath were married and moved into their new home on the Powell Place. Ensign and Mrs Wayne Simmons left for Minnesota where Wayne attends school. The Sunday evening program was held.
Weekend gathering at the home of Mr and Mrs I 8S Ekpund with the Harris family and Austin Wardle in attendance. Vernal visitors attended the event on Saturday, including Mrs Golden Hatch.
Lester Bain of Salt Lake City visits his mother here. Eugene Tuckett buys Holstein cattle in Provo. The MIA Spring Social and Mother's Day program are planned at the ward chapel. Miss Penna Perry of Salt Lake visits her parents Myron and Mary Perry. The Daughters of the Utah Pioneers host a lesson by Mrs Ivan Batty with dessert lunch. Don Erekson visits Vernal before returning to Livermore for Naval Air training. George Wardle and sons head to Idaho to shear sheep.
Regional Forester seeks sealed bids by May 29 1944 for about 18 acres in Ashley National Forest Utah including 1 000 000 feet HM of lodgepole pine saw timber and 2 000 000 linear feet for mine props. Minimum bids set per MBM and mine prop tonnage with deposits $40 per Mft BM $30 per M ft for mine props and $10 per M linear foot for slash disposal. Notice also offers public sale of Utah real estate with multiple parcels and tax sale conditions by May 1944.
OCR text lists numerous parcel descriptions, owners, sections, townships and acreage. Mentions Mary Elizabeth Adams, Aleen Bloom, Henrietta McNaughton and firms like Barber Asphalt and Warner Quinlan Asphalt. No coherent single event. appears as a ledger of property stakes and allotments with lot, section, township references.
Summons issued in the District Court of the Third Judicial District Utah Daggett County. Frank E Jenkins leads a suit to quiet title against the State of Utah and heirs of John Erickson Charles Sparks John Jarvie and others claiming interests in real property. Defendants must appear within twenty or thirty days depending on service. failure to respond may lead to judgment as per the complaint. Route: Roosevelt Utah address for attorney Ray E Dillman.
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