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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1937
Page
5
Vernal society events include state officers visiting Mrs. R C Cooper home for luncheon with twelve attendees. Marriage announced for Verna Hedlock to Ward Murray on November jet. Uintah Lady Missionaries and Beaux Arts club entertaining and planning Christmas events. Hunts and dinners hosted by various residents. school and library activities noted.
The Bee Hive program at MIA Eva Institute held Oct 7 in the First Ward chapel featured songs and games, with demonstrations by Bee Hive Girls Mae Fox and Louise Weeks. Officers elected for the Swarm include President Marsale Siddeway and Secretary Muriel Remington, as they studied life cycles, Gospel principles, and bee life while organizing activities and fundraising.
Aneous program and spook al Jey entertained the evening as girls wore clever costumes and the Bee Keepers presented horns and noise-makers. Swarm officers Ada Jensen Veda Dudley Lerfy Algne and Tia Wellman led a one act play The Train to Mauro in Mia on Oct 12. Mrs Mattie Cazier left her clerk job at Acorn Mercantile for home in Nephi. Supt A H Kneste of the Indian Agency visited on business. Woodmen of the World held a Halloween dance. Uintah Basin Construction Co plans to irrigate sixty thousand acres in Uintah Basin using Duchesne river water. Uintah County expected to become a major oil field with 300000 acres located since January. The comic opera Bulbul played at Vogue to acclaim. Leona Colton introduced it and Mary Sander oversaw drama. A baby boy born to Mrs Sam Hatch. trenching for waterworks extension progresses to dodge freezing. Earl J Freeman welcomed a seven and one half pound boy this week. E G Hadlock of Watson visiting Vernal to see his son Richard before Coast trip.
Twenty years ago Ees Sept Sh Se E D. Lemmon, once a Fraser merchant, moved his family to Vernal EB. A Manker of Manker Real Estate returned from Dragon country. L W Curry, cashier of the United States Bank, came back from Salt Lake after visiting son David, now in the Army. D Colton returns from Salt Lake after weeks at son Hugh’s bedside in a LDS hospital.
A compact list of school and community events including UHS Department Play on November 18, School Vacation on 24, Ag Club Harvest Bat on 24, Thanksgiving Day on 25, Thanksgiving Dance on 25, Dance at Imperial on 21, County Commissioners on 20, Gand Dance on December 3, Student Body Dance on 10, MIA Gold and Green on 17, Christmas Vacation starts on 24, Christmas Eve Dance on 24, Christmas Night Dance on 31, and New Year’s Eve Dance on 31.
Two cattle corrals are under construction on the Ashley in District 2 and District 3 with completion planned by December. ERA crews supply labor for the Brush Creek and Farm Creek corrals. Ranger training camp closes and returns to duty at Tony Grove. the experience aids veteran and new rangers. A telephon e line and fence project advances with a makeshift tamper built from a shovel handle and iron pine to solve post tamping issues.
Morgan Gardner 43 son of Bishop Ira Gardner rushed to Venus for appendicitis operation. Daughters of Utah Pioneers entertained by Mrs. A W Wilkins with Elsie Case Vernal and Douglas Chew Jensen. Lina Dudley read. songs by Ida Murray and Ruby Billings readings by Case and Chew. Jensen Scouts banqueted by M Men. two of three athletic events won. Wild Rose cub hosted by Mrs. Susan Merkley at Inez home. DST Oakley gave a talk.
Mr and Mrs tVeston Timothy return home. Mr Timothy has been in Chicago and Mrs Timothy in Idaho visiting her mother Mrs King. Blaine Jones became second counselor to Bishop Leland M Angus. Thor as Larsen released as Stake MIA president. Mrs Sflma Strebel of Provo visiting. Lovel and Beth Smith farewell party with many school friends. Smiths teasing farms of V T Rice. Dell Timothy and family move from Dave Horrocks ranch to new home east of Bas tard church. Keith Hicks of Mt Pleasant staying with uncle and aunt Blaine Hicks. Mother Mrs George Hick recently died.
A real estate notice offers 40 acres southeast from Vernal and a 20 acre alfalfa section with 20 acres pasture. Includes a small house outbuildings and good water rights. Full price listed as 3600. Contact Federal Land Bank Realty Office in Salt Lake City or secretary-treasurer A Theodore Johnson in Vernal for details.
Sees Mr and Mrs Net Blackburn and children of Brush Creek visit Sunday with Mr and Mrs Ellis Caldwell. Among visitors to Bale Lake City this week are Jos Merkley LaMar Thacker and Laurence Adams Mrs Maurice Vernon and daughter Maeser Mrs Wilford Ai ayans and son Mrs Pearlie Ross and Miss Sydney Ross of Vernal visited Sunday with Laurence Adams. Marian Marshall of Lapoint spent Sunday with Carma Ross. Maurice Caldwell and family returned to Hannah after a few days with B J Caldwell.
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