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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1938
Page
4
The Vernal Seminary plans a church history class led meeting in the city park to show how missionaries conduct field work. Seminary students will direct the event with speeches by church workers and returning missionaries plus musical numbers and singing.
The Uintah Stake MIA Institute gathered about 174 officers and ward leaders last Thursday at the First Ward. Institutes move to monthly separate meetings to ease union congestion, with a program built around Indian legends and a campfire storytelling skit directed by Mrs Isabell D Batty.
Glines Ward advances a chapel remodeling program adding classrooms and a Bellef Society room after LD 85 approval. Geo Ashton visits and urges start. church to fund 60 percent while members pay 40 percent. Ward members cut ten thousand feet of lumber and plan further timber work to complete the project.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe Ashley, Porman, Joho returning home, a sister Nyy Foner Swett, retirements, a water mending incident, baby pneumonia, Doris Preece bicycle accident, and Marla Swett visiting Nevada family in Grand Junction list.
Vens Moore traveled to Manila on Wednesday to visit friends and explore local scenes. The brief trip centers on personal meetings and casual sightseeing without noted events or official engagements.
Gordon Perry hosted a birthday party at the Perry home with a Halloween theme and refreshments. A large group of boy and girl friends attended. The M IA sponsored a dance at the ward chapel last Wednesday evening. Norman Fletcher and friends spent the weekend deer hunting. Mrs Martin W Curtis hosted a party on Oct 24 for her daughter Bettys 13th birthday with a progressive cootle game and a large birthday cake. Halloween decorations and refreshments featured in recent events. Attendees included Ruth Lind Elva Caldwell Leola Alfred Laura McKearhnie Venna Hunting Burnell Hans Glen McKeachale Donald and Clifford Wardle Dale Thacker and Lyle Bingram. Continued from page one home to foster mutual understanding. Health programs emphasized with physical exams, vaccinations, and daily health inspections as priorities in school and family life. Joy Wiswald from Minnesota leads the nursery school plan, with graduate work in child development. other staff members also noted.
Voters across the country respond to ballots on November 8 with choices on government actions. The nationwide election spans most states except Maine where polling occurs as scheduled.
The article notes nationwide election participation, praise for quick results aided by mechanical voting devices, and a New York City scene at 9 New York police place where tallying begins. It highlights canvassers who require 18 days for official counts and recalls past delays while praising modern programs.
Five hundred hunters received permits for a ten day hunt from November 1 to 11 with larger overall permits issued this year. The drawing was held October 11 at the State Capital, conducted by newspaper men before a crowd of sportsmen.
The BYU Cougars and Utah State Agricultural College renew their rivalry on Homecoming Day in Provo. Thousands of fans expected as BYU eyes a possible conference title, while the Aggies are rising in the standings. The game will be part of a weekend of events with multiple sports and activities noted for later scheduling.
A report from Allerry notes the Spartans defeated the Ute with a decisive 16 to 11 score in the afternoon game held on Wednesday the 26th. A community dance followed later that evening, though attendance was affected by a concurrent Lapotet event. The day featured corn and hay displays, a student assembly chaired by Hagel Rushton, and musical performances by Ellren Caldwell and Alice June with Freda Atwood.
Remodeling work at the Vernal camp includes Niw basins installation and interior lining with completion expected in days. A new bake shop is nearing completion, with Lieut Pred and Baker overseeing pastry production from the Ethel Lee bakers. Electric wiring crew arrives from Salt Lake City to install full camp wiring under District Commander.
A political rally is planned in Vernal to rally support for county financial policy shifts. Officials claim the drive aims to reduce county debt by 1340 while inviting public participation and a free dance after the events.
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