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Vernal Express

Location

Vernal, Utah, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1946

Page

4

Stake MIA Music Festival Pleases Crowd on Tuesday

The annual Stake MIA festival at Vernal First Ward chapel drew praise as a standout event with Grant Hacking as general chairman and Mrs Elwin A Simmons directing music. Performers included the Walker sisters trio, Mrs Louis dams, and a special mixed chorus. The program featured vocal solos, instrumental numbers, and a brass sextet under Clyde L. Johnson, with a two month old James Edward celebrating his birth Friday May 17 at the LDS Hospital. Donna Williams spent the weekend in Salt Lake.

Vernal First Ward Grant Hacking Elwin Simmons Stake Walker Sisters Douglas Noel Bryce Erickson Marva Walker Louisdams Gerald Caldwell Richard Ufford Paul M Batty Robert Swain Margetts Clyde L. Johnson William Siddoway Burt Leen Johnson Fern McCuarrell Wayne Lundell LaVoir Duvall Floyd Jackson DeMar Duvall Janet Ruppe Willie Siddoway James Edward Don E Richardson LDS Salt Lake City Mary Lou Joseph Don

Seminary Group Takes Three Day Excursion

About 60 members of the Vernal seminary graduating class joined a three day trip visiting Salt Lake City and Provo. They met President George Albert Smith at the LDS Church Office Building, toured facilities including Memory Grove, the Deseret News, and the Geneva Steel plant, and attended church and campus events. N Kimball led the outing as seminary principal.

Vernal Seminary Salt Lake City Provo Vernal Slt Lake City Noriam LDS Church George Albert Smith KSI Salt Lakes Airport Memory Grove Deseret News Church Welfare Center Theecmi Utah University Stadium Church of Their Mothers Tabernacles Geneva Steel BYT N Kimball Seminary

Wildcat Test Well Set for Artesia

Plans for sinking two wildcat test wells three miles south of Artesia were discussed with work expected to start within weeks by Reserve Drilling Co of Casper Wyoming and JE R McElroy of Denver, plus Oklahoma Of Company. The single Artesia test site is SE 14 of SE 14 Sec 25 3N 104W Blanes county. Residents and oil company officials await potential area boom from successful ventures.

Artesia Reserve Drilling Company Casper Wyoming Oklahoma of Company of Oklahoma City JE R McElroy Denver Blanes County Wildcat Majo

Nyals Andreason Discharged from Naval Reserve Duty

Nyals Andreason Uintah high school speech director from 1930 to 1940 was released from the naval reserve last week. Lt Andreason served as a communication officer on the staff of Admiral Wilkingon and Admiral Spruance, with duties in Japan during V-J Day and on the staff of Officers Towers and Sherman. He returned to the states aboard the USS Iowa with Mrs Andreason, formerly Alta Fox.

School board tackles vandalism and delinquency surge

Uintah district officials report a wave of student vandalism at Uintah High School including broken windows theft of lunchroom food and damage to equipment. The board heard from Principal Harold Lundell teachers students and parents about escalating disrespect and property destruction amid growth in juvenile delinquency as they weigh disciplinary actions and suspensions.

Uintah District School Board Harold M Lundell Uintah High School Theo Oti Prident Austin Wardle Carl R Richens Phil Watks S H Grant West

Local business fronts get new paint jobs across town

The Farm Exchange hotels service station and Meeser store receive fresh coats of cream green and burgundy paint this week. Western Sign Company backs the project with Standard Oil company painters leading the crew headed by Jerry Deane. A notice apologizes for May 6 1946 at Uintah High School citing injustice to faculty students and owners.

Meeser c Standard Oil Company Jerry Deane Uintah High School

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