Kiwanis to Plant Grass Seed at Uintah High Field
Roosevelt Kiwanis members plan to plant 1300 pounds of grass seed for the new Uintah High School football field this Saturday afternoon at 1 pm. The Kiwanis-Ams group will join 80 volunteers to help.
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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1955
Page
16
Roosevelt Kiwanis members plan to plant 1300 pounds of grass seed for the new Uintah High School football field this Saturday afternoon at 1 pm. The Kiwanis-Ams group will join 80 volunteers to help.
On U S 40 eight miles west of Roosevelt a 1953 Chevrolet pickup driven by Chauncey Cudi stopped in the traffic lane causing a 1994 Buick sedan driven by Roy M. Stanley to rear end the truck. Damage totaled about 225 dollars. Cudi cited for stopping in the lane.
Grace Hall campaign chairman expresses gratitude for efforts in the American Cancer Society drive in April. She thanks precinct chairmen workers the Kiwani Anns National Guard Harold Rendlesbachs orchestra and the Vogue theatre for contributing to the dance. Total raised 1083 with Uintah County’s $1400 quota still ahead.
Lieutenant Colonel George M Swensen Utah Military District planning officer will speak at Vernal Armed Forces Day ceremonies May 18 at 2 30 p m in Uintah High School Chief Warrant Officer Ralph Rolfe will direct colors by Company A 1324th Engineer Battalion Utah National Guard Uintah High Concert Band will perform under Harold L Rendlesbach Swensen has served since 1953 including time at Fort Douglas and in Japan He is a Cyprus High School Magna and University of Utah graduate with a long military career and a Salt Lake City residence and a family of six.
A subcommittee of the new Community Councils board met Monday evening to review a draft of proposed by-laws. Present were Rev. Harry B. Gordon board chairman Glade Sowards and Grant Southam. The group will study the by-laws for two weeks then reconvene. Chairman Gordon said groups are now electing representatives to serve on the Council.
Uintah High announces student body officers for the new building year Valoy Eaton to serve as president May Beck named vice president Zetta Lee secretary Marilyn Snow business manager Laura Fox historian John Smith chief of police and three cheerleaders Allene Calder Lois Goodrich Dana Mar Herbert.
The Utah State Horseshoe Pitchers Association announces a Vernal state open tournament on May 28 with $100 entry. Qualifying matches begin May 21 at 7 pm in Vernal. Other opens are planned at American Fork Payson Salt Lake City Ogden and three championship tournaments in Payson Ogden West Jordan. Volunteers are sought to finish Vernal courts west of the Utah Field House.
Major David B Hall, son of Mark M Hall, returned from overseas in April and visited Vernal for a week. He served with the 17th Bomb Wing in Korea and flew B 28 and B 26 aircraft before transfers to Miho Japan and Eglin Field Florida. The family then planned a move to Provo to join Brigham Young University ROTC unit.
County Commissioners approved seven appointees to the Uintah City Uintah County Planning Board. Members named include Wiley Baucum as chairman and Hugh Richens as secretary, with Lilian Henderson Grant Southam Ferron Hacking and H. LeRoy Morrill. In a separate action The Texas Company won a gas and oil supply contract and Continental Oil Company secured the fuel oil contract. The commission also toured the county jail to assess cleaning and repair needs.
The article notes the number of firms grew to 76 million in 1900 with a population of 76 million, and more than 4.2 million firms serving an 11 million population in the previous year.
Ivan Perry of Edgemont near Provo is named principal of the new Edgemont elementary school. A veteran educator formerly from Vernal, Perry steps into the Sharon elementary school leadership role and brings extensive teaching experience to the post.
A columnist critiques the American embrace of free enterprise, arguing corporate life drains fathers from homes and harms children. The piece links heavy business demands to delinquency, calls for parental guidance, and questions the trend of corporate wives and constant work.
Naples report says Jay B Karren a BYU zoology lab employee and student was bitten while removing a rattlesnake from its cage. Doctors treated him at the BYU student health center with snake bite serum causing a six day reaction including swelling and rash. He recovered and returned to class and lab work.
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