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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1957
Page
6
Carl G Gardiner hosts visitors from Oroville Sparks and Cortez while other relatives from Paonia Salt Lake City and Fort Ord drop by. The Openshaws Reynolds and Anderson families gather for a dinner honoring the Andersons with extended kin present.
Salt Lake City special to Vernal Express notes Jensen Utah native LaRae Dudley will earn a bachelor of arts degree from the College of St Mary of the Wasatch in June. Dudley a Uintah High School 1953 graduate taught in Salt Lake City and plans to teach in Compton California next year while pursuing further language study. She minored in romance languages and was a journalism award winner in Uintah High School. Graduation ceremonies begin with a spring dance.
In attendance, Elwin Merrell recently returned from a vacation to California and Nevada. He visited Capt Elwin Merrell and family at Fort Ord, joined by the Mer Nalls and Mr and Mrs Frank Merrell. Glenn and Dale Openshaws spent a weekend in Paonia Colorado with Norman Hasleme. Mrs Barnes Cook of Cedar Fort visits Cedar Fort relatives G H Southams. Niles Southam and family spent last weekend in Monticello where Mr Southam works.
The notice outlines May 31 and June 1 honors in Mountain Peak Inn and Main Circle, with baccalaureate address by Rt Rev Emmet J Riley and commencement speech by John C Mowbray. It mentions Conferring of degrees at Augusta Hall and the Augusta Hall program details with dates and speakers.
A Sunday PRIDELL program at Tridell featured the Aaronie Priesthood with speakers George Cillnes Danny McConkls Gaylen McKee Mac McConkle William Harvey James Harvey Loren McKee and President Wm B Wallis. Ashley Stake presidency attended commemorating the Restoration and the chapel’s dedication anniversary.
In a note from the area, seniors Callis Morrill Fig Bartlett Kaye Morrill Sherlene Harvey and Creig Ross plan Pepeeneeen exercises on May 23 at Union High School. Several officers and teachers attended MIA Leadership in Vernal Monday night. Merle McKee and Ethel Gondrich traveled to Salt Lake Wednesday to obtain trees and shrubs for church grounds beautification. Mr and Mrs Ellis Morrill visited Provo last week to be with daughter Marta who is ill. The 2nd polio shot was administered at Be the Whiterocks school Tuesday.
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