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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1940
Page
7
Seven years after the Civilian Conservation Corps was formed education in camps grew from fire safety and first aid to broader citizenship, academic training, hobby activities and sports. The CCC’s aims center on democracy, employability and moral development, with wages, meals, clothing, quarters and study opportunities supporting its evolving educational program.
Legal notice from Uintah County Utah district court for Katle Twitchell as administratrix of George Heber Langston estate to sell real property at sheriff sale on June 3 1940 at Vernal Utah. Property includes lots 3 4 5 block 4 Calder Ashton Addition Vernal area with water rights. Sheriff H Snyder to conduct sale for cash. Also state summons in quiet title suit against George A Lyman Jane Doe Lyman Wilkon Lehn Jens Doe Lehn, requiring appearance within 20 to 30 days or judgment by default. Publication dates May 16 to May 30 1940.
Notice to stockholders announces annual meeting on June 3 at 12 noon MST at the Vernal office to elect a five member Board of Directors, ratify accounts, amend Articles to adjust capital stock, and consider other business. Also outlines prior resolutions and proposed changes reducing capital stock from 500,000 to 312,500 shares with 187,500 outstanding and 125,000 treasury shares. date May 6 1840. signed by GEO W. Merkley president and R A Bryson secretary. Includes court summons in a separate civil case against Walter Schwabe with appearance deadline.
Notice to water users for Application No 135 to appropriate 002 gpm from a spring area in Uintah County. Protests must be in affidavit form with extra copy, filed with State Engineer T H Humpherys by June 15 1940. First publication April 18 1940. Also notice to creditors of Alma G Anderson deceased with claims due by July 17 1940 to administrator Adam Gilbert Anderson and attorney E R Lawrence Cooper Vernal Utah.
Creditors must present claims with vouchers to the undersigned administrator care of E K Lawrence Cooper Uintah State Bank building Vernal Utah on or before July 17 1940. Clair M Sennior administrator of the estate of Walter Wood deceased Raymond T Senior 10 Exchange Salt Lake City Utah and E R Lawrence Cooper Uintah State Bank building Vernal Utah attorneys for administrator May 5 June 6
Filing party aims to dissolve the bonds of matrimony between De Lreen and the defendant. Failure to respond will result in a default judgment as demanded in the complaint filed with the court clerk. Attorney Ray Fe Dillman represents the plaintiff from Rovervell Voben, ANN.
Ashley and Mrs Waller Anderson's party visited Grand Junction last week with Mrs Andersons daughter Mrs William Phillips. Mrs Morrison learned her son Morris 31 died. Neal Bocherberg and Cy Engberson families visited with Soderberg kin. Newlyweds Clyde Hall moved into the Walter Dorless place. Ward students with the band to Grand Junction included Garth Atwood Elva Aston Mech Ralph Preece Lola Anderson Iris Caldwell. Chapel grounds sprinkling system finished and beautification committee planning shrub plantings. Tyrr H E Seeley to Payson for ill mother. Charles Whightman listed. Stene her out. Mothers Day program held. Owen Slaugh speaker. Argil Allred working north Roosevelt for Dry Gulch agitation committee. Ella Peters hosted tea towel shower for Edna Ray Winn visiting Beales City. Ney spent Mothers Day with Orin Miller and Leon Glenn family.
Mrs A C Boyle learned of Frederick Conk Best’s death on May 6 and traveled by bus to attend his funeral in Salt Lake City on May 12. A baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs Dee Curfew on Saturday. Gerald Rosa visits from Ogden with her parents Dudley. Harold E Hullinger and Karl B Preece served as home missionaries at Sacramento. LaRae, daughter of A Demarr Dudley, traveled to Vernal for pneumonia complications. Yasbelt McKnight Veda Dudley Ira Wellman Ada Jensen and others went to Grand Junction via Craig but returned through Price due to storm. Charles Myles had a slight stroke but is improving. The Sunday School hosted an entertaining program with 20 mothers, 11 grandmothers, and 1 great grandmother present. each mother received a booklet courtesy of Jensen Sunday School. Jessie Fowler and Hoyt, and three daughters Lorna Joyce and Jessalyn spent Mother’s Day with the E B Heaton family and Mire Fowler’s son Carl of Jensen. Charles Wie traveled to Salt Lake City on Monday.
Mrs 1 8 Gartner visited Ingham with her daughter Mrs Wesley Barton while over 24 relatives from Jensen and Roosevelt joined a Monarch Trah outing to honor Mrs George Yeager. A small boy, son of Mr and Mrs Andy Murrey, broke his arm and received medical care in Vernet. Mrs Geo Wm Richardson spent May at home with Mr Guy Stewart. Mrs Orvil Dudley underwent appendicitis surgery. The Wild Rage club hosted a Friday afternoon outing and a picnic luncheon. Leader remarks note health day and field day. Laurence Merkley won javelin at Price track meet. Several families moved in with Mrs Atte Chatwin. visits occurred between Mrs Lorenzo Hall’s family and Chatwin. Mrs Floyd H Viets and sisters from Los Angeles visited the Heaton family while returning from Pennsylvania. Viets is Heaton’s sister-in-law.
Roosevelt stake Sunday School officers attended the Willow Creek meeting on May 5 with attendees including Mr and Mrs Carl G Davis Mr and Mrs Alvin Tulscher Mr and Mrs Angel Mr Wilcox Mr Johnson Mr and Mrs Ray Diliman Miss Wherton Miss Mayer and Bishop L Eklund of the Leota ward. Gilbert and Leo Wild of FRU creek visited the Thamesraphom Sunday. Louis Sherne and Verna Monday Carl Tomlison left Ouray Tuesday afternoon with babies for Ogden.
Mrs Stevens of Alpine and Mr Wardle with Mr and Mrs Loyal Birchell of Salt Lake visited Mr and Mrs E and Hirchell, noting Loyal Atta Birch’s parents accompanied from Salt Lake. Willis Stevens and Chas Brown were in Vernal on Saturday. Roy Hatch and Mrs Chris Merkley from Duchesne joined the Hatch family’ trip to Duchesne. Mrs Me had visited relatives for three weeks. Von Clark of Vernal accompanied them to Vernal after working for Jed Hatch.
Leota Oops O Leota Oops O and a Noble and a school board member toured Avalon school buildings and grounds as 4 children and parents were inoculated for typhoid fever on Friday. Bent Jorgensen spent Sunday with Green River parents. Mr and Mrs Ronald Eksund and daughter visited Mrs Eksund's parents at Whiterocks.
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