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Newspaper

Vernal Express

Location

Vernal, Utah, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1934

Page

8

Allen Cash Stores Leader in Vernal Could Rally Crowds

JFP Allen of the Allen Cash Stores visited Vernal on Tuesday to inspect headquarters as large crowds attended the Mothers Day exercises in the Vernal First and Second wards on Sunday. Mrs Alice Snow and Mrs Sidie Ainge traveled from Jensen on the school bus for home shopping.

Jfp Allen Allen Cash Stores Tocele Vernal Fist Alice Snow Sidie Ainge Jensen

County Treasurer Martin W Curtis Issues Final Valuation Notices

County Treasurer Martin W Cur tis completes the distribution of valuation notices from his office on Wednesday, marking the last batch in the clearance.

Martin W Curtis

Gillesne visits from Tooele to stay two weeks

Mrs D Mf Gillesne arrives from Tooele to spend two weeks with her daughter Mrs Jay S Neiheisel and her son-in-law.

D Mf Gillesne Jay S Neiheisel Tooele

State auditor visits Vernat with county treasurer and clerk

J E Webb assistant state auditor in Salt Lake City checked with Vernat officials last week on state fines. The audit team met the county treasurer and clerk to review penalties and financial records for their offices.

J E Webb Salt Lake City

Attorney Ray Ditnan Guest Speaker at Sunday School

Attorney Ray Ditnan of Yroosevelt spoke at the Vir nal First ward Sunday school delivering the Mothers Day address.

Ray FE Ditnan Yroosevelt Virnal Fist Ward

Watkins Family Vacation Quiet Week in Salt Lake City

Mr and Mrs Phil Watkins and their children Jeff travel to Salt Lake City for a week long family retreat. Mrs Joy and Netherset Ly assist with baking while Mr Watkins is away on business.

Phil Watkins Jeff Salt Lake City Joy & Netherset Ly Allen Cash Mr Watkins

Angling Event Draws Vernal Gun Club Members

A crowd of Isaac Walton Society attendees spent Mothers Pay lure trout across local haunts while a notable number of anglers bagged nearly 30 fish. H B Milecam, president of the Vernal Gun and Rifle Club, commented on the day’s quiet discipline.

Isaac Walton Milecam Vernal Gun and Rifle Club

Water shortage endangers acres near Vernal

Mrs 3 and Mrs 5 Augustus Smith report from the Paulson ranch on the Green river that water scarcity in Vernal is acute. They warn that 1206 acres now under cultivation face loss unless relief is obtained.

Paulson Augustus Smith Green River Vernal

Three Young Ladies Travel Through Jensen to Visit

Lucy Dudley daughter of Mr and Mrs Andrew Dudley of Jensen travels with Adele Pella of Vinchai County. They recently attended LDS Business College in East Lake City and plan a brief visit in Jensen before returning to school.

Lucy Dudley Chuster Andrew Dudley Jensen Adele Pella Vinchai Cty Veunai Tuesdy East Lake City

Bank director visits from Ouray on business

Stanley Crouse of Greystone Cole and Curis Matt, director, traveled for bank business. Crouse was in on Saturday and left on Wednesday, returning the day after.

Stanley Crouse Greystone Cole Matt 7 Curis Tintah Tite Bank Ouray

Salt Lake City Bee Inspector Visits Vernal

Dan Is Hillman, state bee inspector from Salt Lake City, arrived in Vernal at the week’s start and greeted old friends during a visit.

Dan Is Hillman Salt Lake City

Jim Douglas Visits Bilt Lake City on Untah Gas Business

Jim Douglas, manager of Untah Gas, made a business trip to Bilt Lake City on Monday. The visit aimed to discuss operations and potential developments in the region.

Jim Douglas Untah Gas Company Bilt Lake City

Bishop John Hair Sr Returns From Salt Lake City Visit

The report notes Bishop John Hair Sr returned from Salt Lake City early in the week after taking his father John Hair Sr of Duchesne for an operation.

John Hair Sr Salt Lake City Duchesne

Cashier Meagher Returns to Duties After City Residence

Cashier N J Meagher of the Bank of Vernal who had been in Salt Lake City for several days resumed his duties this afternoon. He had been away for medical or personal reasons and communicated his return to the bank staff.

N J Meagher Bank of Vernal Salt Lake City

Mrs Wallis and daughter return to Ver nal

Mrs William 2B Wallis and her daughter Carolyn arrived in Ver nal on Saturday after a month in Provo for Mrs Wallis to recover from a severe illness.

William Wallis Carolyn Provo

Son of Acel Haws fractures skull during horse accident

Three year old boy, son of Mr and Mrs Acel Haws, was thrown from a horse May 7 suffering a fractured skull and was reported 18 critical but improving. A relapse occurred on Tuesday evening raising concern.

Terror Acel Haws

Perron Icking Welcome Eight Pound Daughter Tuesday

Mr and Mrs J Perron Icking welcomed an eight pound baby daughter born Tuesday. The child is the fifteenth grandchild of Mr and Mrs Joseph P Hacking and the seventeenth great grandchild of Philip Stringham. Mrs Slackings father is also noted in the report.

J Perron Icking Hacking Louesa Bingham Joseph P Hacking Steenth Philip Stringham Slackings

Future Tamers of the UNS plan Chicago Worlds Fair trip

The Future Tamers of the UNS held their annual outing on 1Ton day night in Dry Fork canyon. Thirty five members and four guests enjoyed games and barbe cued beef sandwiches. The Club 413 plans a three week educational trip to the Worlds Fair in Chicago in July.

Tamers of the Uns Dry Fork Canyon Chicago

River journey to Vernal yields trout and scenery

Dr Wallace Calder Royce Mowrey and Alton Hatch completed a four day trip down the Yampa River arriving in Vernal Sunday night. They praised the wild scenery and abundance of game and say Dr Calder caught a fine mess of trout at Jones Hole on the Green River segment which was greatly enjoyed.

Bus Alton Hatch Wallace Calder Royce Mowrey Yampa Vernal Calder Jones Hole Green River

Mrs N A Taylor of Ouray Visited On Tuesday

Mrs N A Taylor of Ouray was an internal visitor on Tuesday, staying briefly at the city offices and meeting staff regarding local services and community matters.

N A Taylor of Ouray

Showalter Party Visited Slater and Luxon Over Week

Mrs Clarence Showalter, Mrs Lynn Murdock and Don Showalter spent a few days visiting in Slater Colorado and Luxon Wyoming with Mr and Mrs Roy Showalter last week.

Clarence Showalter Lynn Murdock Don Showalter Slater, Colo Luxon Wyo Roy Showalter

Willow Creek Men Visit Vernal. Birchell Named Water Commissioner

John Mayo Jim Luster and Foy Atch and Cph Birchel of Willow Creek were Vernal visitors the first of the week. Mr Birchell has been appointed water commissioner for that section.

John Mayo Jim Uaster Foyatch Cph Birchel Willow Creek Birchell

Copper sulfate plan in Utah streams blocked by FIERA chief

Robert I. Hinchsey state FIERA administrator crushed a proposal to use 200 060 pounds of copper sulfate in Utah streams to control wet fluke. He warned it would seriously endanger many aquatic forms, including trout, in the se fishing water of the sa o.

Utah Robert I. Hinchsey FIERA

Mr and Mrs Wallace Allred Visit Vernal

Mr and Mrs Wallace Allred of Salt Lake City spent several days in Vernal visiting their daughter Lucille, who has taught at Central School this year. On Friday Miss Allred and Miss Rosamond Davis will accompany them back to Salt Lake City.

Wallace Allred Salt Lake City Vernal Lucille Central School Miss Allred Rosamond Davis D C Cildwell Alice Lovell Charles P Fox Mise Caldwell Logan High School Fox Uintah High School Salt Lake Temple Wng Sowards Greendale

Local Plan Aimed at Green River Coasthite Family Support

Frank Billings of Jensen visited Vernal early this week and endorsed a project along the Green River to aid Coasthite families of the county. He suggested corn and oats could be planted on new land as late as July with a good normal yield expected in the fall.

Frank Billings Jensen Vernal Green River

Maeser High School Play The Clays the Thing Shines

Miss Marie Singleton daughter of Mr and Mrs Bert Singleton of Maeser, an instructor at Bages high school, presented the play The Clays the Thing. The local paper praised the splendid performance and credited weeks of strenuous effort by the players and their director Miss Singleton.

Marie Singleton Bert Singleton Maeser Bages High School Bothth Miss Singleton

Officials assure Uintah county birth and death records

Ewan Ramsey deputy state registrar Walter Corfield representative Willard Smith statistician Kirresu of the census and L M Thatcher sanitary engineer visited Vernal last Thursday to review vital statistics records and pledge complete birth and death records for Uintah county where some data are currently incomplete.

Ewan Ramsey State Board of Health Walter B Corfield Salt Lake City Willard Smth Kirresu Washington DC L M Thatcher Uintah County

Showers Honor Miss Enid Woods and Mrs Wardle

Hostesses in Vernal Utah arranged a bridal shower for Miss Enid Woods to be married to Lloyd DeVine of Grand Junction. The event at Mrs M W Curry’s home featured luncheon, games, and many gifts. Other gatherings included Legion Auxiliary activities and a party for teacher Gwen Stewart.

Brida Georgia Erickson N& Weeks May Nielson Enid Woods Lloyd de- Vine Grand Junction Mra M W Curry Flora McCoy Donna Hanks Clara Nelson Afton Ruffin Blanche Bennion Elva Moon Venda Slaugh Nelson May Verna First Ward Diss Gwen Stewart May Fox Jesslyn Fowler Janice Weeks Carma Rae Richardson Catherine Markey Betty Jane Pack Catherine Carpenter Mary Young Louise Cock Melba Calder Buffy Sander Felyn Mott Dorothy King Wiss Alice Markey MIA Lady Stake Alta Wardle Wardle

South Sea Islands and Oriental Display Draws Large Crowd

Harvey Howard returned to Ver nal from a Pacific cruise aboard a crew of over 400. He brought back relics and curios including two idols the god of anger and the god of justice from Bali. A teak chest weighs about 175 pounds and an 18 piece porcelain set and Chinese silk pil mo accompany the display at Challinge Shop for viewing.

Harvey Howard Vernal Crale Pacific South Seas Howard San Francisco Bali Tibet Challinge

Sunday School Conference Held in Uintah Stake

The Sunday School conference of Uintah stake will be held Sunday in the DHS auditorium starting at 9 o clock. One hundred percent attendance of officers and teachers is required. In the stake tabernacle two regular sessions are planned with public invited. first at 10 am, second at 2 pm.

Uintah Stake DHS otlock &@ m Encol Stake Tabernacle

Family injury after highway mishap near Provo

Nettie and Charles Olins and their parents Willam Oaks and Mrs J P Hacking arrived from Provo for Mothers Day. Charles and Helen Hacking attended a morse in Provo on the 15th. a blow occurred on the highway near Bridti causing injuries.

Nettie Charle Willam Oaks Helen Hacking J P Hacking Provo Charles Helen BYU

Mrs Curtis Horrocks Injured in Tridell Wagon Accident

Mrs Curtis Horrocks sustained multiple calf cuts when the wagon tongue dropped and the team lost guidance in Tridell. The wagon plunged into a bar pit, top fence strand struck her, and she was brought to Vernal for treatment and is resting at Jeeth Horrocks’ home.

Curtis Horocks Vernal Tridell Jeeth Horrocks

Fox and Bear Chiefs Compete for Daughters in Tale of Deer

In ancient times two chiefs named Fox and Bear led rival tribes camping together. Bear rules his people say the first hunter to bring a deer wins a daughter in marriage. Fox, cunning, removes the deer from the swamp before morning, hoping to win the prize by deception. The tale notes their rivalry and outcomes in a legend setting.

Fox Bear Bear Company Lesening Megan

Lost roll of tills found on street car elastic mystery

A fragmentary tale describes an elderly passerby asking if anyone lost a roll of tills with an elastic, a rider confirming and the old man replying with a nautical image as the scene shifts to a seasick friend and rail drawn action.

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