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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1949
Page
10
In Lapoint and nearby towns residents share visits and health notes. Harold Dillman from Roosevelt drove Mrs Caroline Lambert to Salt Lake City for heart treatment, while many others journeyed to Provo Salt Lake City and Vernal for family, business, or funeral events.
Last winter many farmers and herders living in isolated regions faced snowbound roads and asked for a simple ground to air distress system. The Civilian Aviation Administration Utah Flying Farmers and others published a ground to air emergency code with instructions to lay out symbols and attract attention by radio, flares, or smoke.
Mrs. Mitton Woolley and family and Mrs. George Bigelow return from Salt Lake City to Uintah County. Beatrice Stringham showed a field day movie at the school. Elmo Hardy of Vernal visits en route to his saw mill. Hulsingers from Vernal visit Bigelow family and Kenneth Hartle. Chauncey Penfold of Myton guests of Westin Justice. Adrian Kump visits Roosevelt to see daughter and son in law Bert Angus. Medical aid given to Clyde Hacking at Uintah County Hospital Vernal. Sylvia Blackburn and Hyrum Burgess visit and move to Roosevelt from Ballard. Mrs. Lela Bingham and Erna Stella organize a no Bellef Society for Indian women at Ft. Duchesne.
Local residents hosted guests from Salt Lake City Charleston and Roosevelt during pheasant season. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Glenn Broderick and many others from Ballard area joined by A W Seeley and family. Social visits featured dinners quilting and outings to Timpanogas cave and Vernal with Ballard seniors attending Alterra high.
Ballad ward had strong attendance at a stake conference last weekend. Effie Winn’s family is fixing a home on the Earl Gardner farm and plans to move in by Christmas. Scouts accompanied Buzz Larsey to the mountains for Christmas trees to sell for funds. New walks were laid between buildings at Alterra High and the road by the bus stop is being improved.
Frances Ann Coltharp visiting Salt Lake area with grandparents Mr and Mrs Perry Bowen reports she is much improved. A large crowd attended a farewell testimonial for Byron J Horrocks son of Bishop Otis J Horrocks before his departure.
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