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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1959
Page
11
Leah Nunley and Robert Eugene Osiek announce their engagement with a fall wedding planned. Nunley, a Los Angeles native and 1958 graduate of Excelsor Tech, works for the Air Pollution Control District of Los Angeles County. Osiek, from Vernal, attended Uintah High, served in the Marine Corps, and now works for Fiberboard of South Gate amid wedding plans.
Mrs Evelyn Slaugh and Ethel Dowden of Verna will represent the Verna Business and Professional Women’s Club at the Utah Federation convention in Orem May 15 to 17. Mra J. C. Cardall will preside. the banquet speaker will be Mrs. Stuby of Gorupu Christi, Tex. Mrs Lon A. Logan, Uintah Basin Woman of the Year, was honored at a Current Topics tea in Vernal where she received an engraved silver tray.
Plans for a dinner dance to be held May 23 at the Hotel Vernal by the Ladlea Petroleum Club were announced this week by Mrs Jerry Clayton, chairman. Tickets may be obtained from Mrs Patrick OToole, Mrs Bud Pease, or Mrs Benny Phillips. The event features a cocktail hour at 7 30 pm, dinner, and an orchestra for dancing. Members of the Ladies Ferroteum club and their husbands are invited. membership is open to women with husbands in the oil industry or who are employed themselves. Reservations should be made by May 20 with Mrs Ralph MeDonald.
Congratulations to the families welcoming new babies. May 9 to May 14 saw multiple births including a girl to Mrs Den W Clark and a boy to Mr and Mrs Earl Boren. Other entries note names associated with newborns and hospital notices.
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Miss Grace Manwaring was guest of honor at a dinner party last Saturday at the Wm D Wallis home. Hosts were Mr and Mrs Wm DB Wallis and Mr and Mrs Jack Re Wallis, with The Vernal Express staff and partners present. Manwaring leaves after ten years with the paper to join First Security Bank in Vernal in the bookkeeping department. Mrs Martha Nelson just returned from nearly a year abroad including time in Japan, India, and travels in Asia and Europe.
Mr Lee O Squire and his wife from Maeser will leave Uintah High School at term end to teach English in a Guam junior high. Their two children Shauna and Brian will accompany them. They will travel via California to Mesa, Arizona to visit relatives, then depart around August 8 for Guam, planning to return after a year. They sold their home to Nathan Jones but keep land to build anew later.
Vernal residents learned that women carried the mail in Utah long before. Lillian Valencia of California writes to recall delivering mail from Vernal to Jensen and back for four years between 1920 and 1930, under the name Lillian Peterson. She notes Mrs Delores Corbin is not Utahs only female mail carrier and sends her congratulations.
George Baxter, father of Mrs Henry B Millecam Sr of Vernal, was feted at a luncheon and open house in Salt Lake City to mark his 90th birthday. Born May 8, 1869 in Lowestoft England, he came to the United States at 14, converted to the LDS Church, and lived in American Fork before settling in Salt Lake City. He is survived by six daughters, one son, 30 grandchildren, 64 great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild, with relatives attending from Vernal and Salt Lake City.
Mrs J M Francke of Vernal was elected president of the Utah State Chapter PEO at the 24th annual state convention in Ogden. About 260 women attended. Francke is the only daughter to follow her mother’s footsteps, as Mes C J Neal of Vernal was president 20 years ago. Both are Chapter C members. a sister, Mrs 58 C Curtright, serves in Chapter A, Salt Lake City.
At Amer ican Legion Post Witbeck No 11 meeting on Monday night Herman Wingham was approved for paid membership in recognition of bugle services at military funerals The Legion plans dutiful parking care and asks public cooperation at the Stanaker groundbreaking Thursday A Verona carnival underway in Vernal runs through Saturday with proceeds funding civic projects
Several Vernal residents attended the Utah Conference of Congregational Churches held May 6 in Salt Lake City. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Art Kindt, Mrs Irene Wilson, Mrs Mary Ratliff, and Rev and Mrs Stuart W Olbrich. During sessions Olbrich was named to the Inter-mountain Convention Board for Idaho, Wyoming, Utah. Kindt joined the Campsity Committee. Ethoda Robinson was chosen for the World Christian Mission committee.
Uintah Chapter of FFA entered the Livestock Judging and Dairy judging contest at the USA last weekend. Seven contests, 38 chapters. Winning team members were Roland Dingham Charles Walker and Brent Jackson with Kirt Rich and Morgan Clark as alternates. Dairy cattle judging team members included Roland Dingham Morgan Clark and Kirt Rich. Results pending as the team will represent the state FFA at the National contest in Kansas City, Bill tourl in October.
Principal Rex of Jintah High School was chosen chairman for Region B of the Italy High School Activities Association at the annual meeting in Price on May 4. The association includes principals and board members from Uintah Duchesne Amery Carbon Grand San Juan counties in eastern Utah. Loman If Inteh Ings of Union High School will be the new secretary. Discussions covered the state basketball tournament structure, proposing a 16 team format with three divisions Utah Basin Carbon Emery Grand San Juan Districts, eliminating a district playoff for third place. Attendees from Uintah Basin included Supt Rolan Stutz and principals Don Davis Sutchings Rex.
Mrs Clark Jones was named president of the Ashley Valley Junior High P T A for 1969 60 when the group held elections recently. Other officers elected were Mrs George Oldham vice president, Mrs Mable Goodrich secretary, Mrs Orvel Tiwinger treasurer, and Mrs Gerald Caldwell delegate to council.
Naples Senior volleyball team and Vernal Fifth Ward junior team head to Salt Lake City for the All Church Volleyball tournament May 14 to 16. Fifty percent of the field comprises 64 teams with 32 senior and 32 junior clubs. Final All Church senior and junior championships will be decided at Deseret Gym Saturday starting at 1 pm. Naples and Vernal each won their stake finals to claim seniors and juniors titles respectively.
Five juveniles questioned by United County Sheriff Norman Fletcher after a spree of vandalism in Vernal. Authorities say there was no burglary at Macser store, but widespread damage to mail boxes on the north valley side. About eight boxes battered and destroyed in these recent outbreaks and the youths reportedly came from reputable families with good backgrounds.
Students and families enjoyed a spring program featuring home crafts, fashion displays with pedal pushers and spring dresses, musical numbers, and student pantomime. Fay Jones and Jack Bingham revealed talents in oil painting and wood or plastic crafts, while science projects and plaster scenes lined the halls. The ninth grade sponsored a funny eating contest, and a posture parade showcased synchronized entries from Alterra and AVIH amid a multi-school track meet.
Five teenage boys from Salt Lake City face charges for vandalism at Split Mountain Gorge Camp inside Dinosaur National Monument. The act damaged traffic signs water pump railing a small building and five private vehicles. Complaints may carry six months jail or fines up to 30000 under federal and state laws. The Park Service will keep the campground closed 5 pm to 8 am until further notice as rangers be on duty later.
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