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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1944
Page
6
Last Wednesday evening at Arletta Jackson Mae Jackson hosted a gathering for officers and teachers. The group discussed fundraising events including a bazaar and a nephew Kennethy chicken shoot to aid a local budget. Readings mention travels, malaria recovery, and Army assignments across Utah and the South Pacific.
The Central School PTA holds a Monday 4 pm meeting at Central School with Mrs Wallis as principal speaker. Attendance so far marks the largest in Hoeft home history as families from Farm Creek and Salt Lake City join in. Officers include Henderson president and vice presidents Montgomery Stagg Roth, with Shaffer as secretary treasurer. Other society events feature a Halloween party, sewing club gathering, and talks by local educators and visiting speakers from Sacramento and Ft Hall Idaho.
Three Vernal students Mary Helen Harris John Davis Jones Jr Ella Rae Wilson and Wal Bodily enroll as freshmen at the University of Utah alongside 3 000 civilian students and 300 army trainees in daily attendance. Winter quarter begins December 12. Proclamation extends tax delinquency deadline from November 30 to December 20 1944 as authorized by Utah law with Alma Preece chairing and F L Noel noting official seal.
Maeser Lucille Bodily returns to Salt Lake for a mission then departs to California. DUP meeting at Caroline McConkie home with Rowan Richens on woman suffrage. Shirley Price visits from Kaysville. Howard Allen and parents host in town. Jane Colton to California for daughter Elizabeth. Arch McConkie and Arva Lapoint visit. Rulon Hacking driven to Salt Lake. Mary Helen Giles and Joe return from Ft Leonard Wood. Sunday services led by Byron Goodrich. Ralph Monk leaves ward clerk post. Garth J Atwood seated as clerk.
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