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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1963
Page
2
Central School lesson covers Pilgrims and Puritans motives for coming to America and enforcing church attendance. It notes Rhode Island as the first U S state with religious freedom and Roger Williams founding a colony for diverse beliefs.
In a short, oddly phrased class exercise, Vickia Boron and Marlena Smith in a fifth grade Social Studies class draft poems about animals and the Southeastern states. The crude text mixes geography with juvenile verse and notes on Florida’s tourism. Poems include MY HORSE, AN OLD HORSE, SANDY, MY CAT, THE DEER, THE WORLD, A LITTLE FROG, and NEW THINGS ARE OUT with student names and approximate spellings revealing a school assignment context.
A playful verse notes pumpkins in a garden as round bright symbols of harvest. The speaker whimsically debates which pumpkin will win the Halloween display, admiring their plump shapes and eager faces for the big show.
Beppy narrative about Stewie the cat and Ric visiting a house. The text describes costs of food, shared meals, affectionate pats, climbing a flowering tree, and the cats’ furry appearance. The pair purrs, sleeps, and curls into a large warm bundle.
A classroom recounts topics studied this year including heart health, Columbus and explorers, U.S. states and capitals, geography, fractions in arithmetic, verbs nouns and poetry in English, and science on latitude. Students describe field trips to Flaming Gorge, kangaroo rat hunts, classroom pets such as a skunk and a federation squirrel, a snake, and learning to play the harmonica.
A fragment notes interest in chemistry and experiments. Mentions Mr. Larsen's chemistry set and learning about chemical simples with hope to learn more.
Denise Whatcott and Tanya Frisby organized Todd Elementary fourth graders for a Halloween party with soft drinks candles ice cream bars and cupcakes. Costumes ranged from witches to beggars and girl costumes.
Fred Reynolds of Vernal proudly notes his large family. He is grandfather to Fred Mitchell his first grandson and to Dennis Josh Reynolds his fiftieth grandson. Reynolds, an Oregon bank assistant cashier, says his twelve children are all living and reared, and he counts 76 total in his extended family including in laws.
Mrs Robina Ferguson’s funeral was held in Ballard Ward with Mr and Mrs Ivan Rogers and daughters in attendance. Robina Ferguson’s service occurred Saturday November 9 in Dallard Ward. Family and friends traveled from Denver and Salt Lake City to pay tribute.
In the noqom room Sid Grads Shirley Alchens and Sandria Murdock display witches ghosts bats and pumpkins for Halloween. In science the class starts rock rack collections and lists common rock types. In social studies maps relate to regional products and industries. In ad class paper mache animals are planned. In P E Mrs Wilkins' class defeats Mr Hannigan 15 to 2 in softball. Report cards issued November 6 with varied student reactions.
The column catalogs a flurry of TV plans and guest appearances across CBS and other networks. It notes Bing Crosby's CBS special guests Rankin, Dean Martin, Buddy Ebsen, Andre Previn, Caterina Valente. Dr Kildare shooting in Malibu. Yvette Mimieux as patient and love interest. new series, guest spots and directing projects for Lucille Ball, Jonathan Winters, Ricky Nelson's wife Kris, and Robert Wagner. It also mentions Bonanza cast changes, Oh Be Joyful Blackpool tribute, Outer Limits sci fi links, and other industry churn including a New York cabbie selling a TV script and various TV pilots in development.
A fragment describes a dog named Todd at Roy McConkin Central School. Todd is portrayed as friendly, trainable, and capable of learning basic commands like heel come and fetch. The text mentions daily routines and a rubber ball, reflecting fond memories of the pet.
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