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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1941
Page
4
On November 14 Floyd Tevans was assigned to the air corps. His address is listed as Unassigned Biloxt Mississippi.
Details from Bonanza include National Education Week observances at the Bonanza School and a Thanksgiving party for younger campers. Events mention Miss Mora Davis and Bob Relgan tying the knot, a turkey shoot at the camp recreation hall with twenty birds, and visits by Belanza officials and county nurse Mrs. Howard Williams.
A San Francisco bulletin reports most soldiers gained weight and stayed healthy after induction. A Port Old Call survey of 81 men found 80 percent gained an average 6.4 pounds since enlistment while overweight soldiers shed up to 30 to 40 pounds. Army rations emphasize balanced, vitamin rich meals prepared by trained chefs. Soldiers also receive steel beds, mattresses, blankets, and bedding for proper rest in Ninth Corps camps.
Washington reports total U S debt at 167.3 billion for December 31 1940 up 32 percent for the year. Per capita indebtedness reached 1263 dollars while private debt grew faster than public with major gains in consumer credit and auto finance.
Draft notices from Uintah County list draftees assigned to various US forces. Charles W Anderson, Orval Jo Richens, and Ray Merrell are recorded with unit assignments to Infantry Replacement Training Center and Meld artillery sections at camps.
Residents of Vernal and Roosevelt hosted and attended numerous gatherings. Attendees included Cal Jorgensen and Don Van Dyke families, Ralph Durfee, Albert Nelson, Fanny Burns, L S Hall, Alvin Wardle, J T Rasmussen, Austin Wardle, Ray Wardle, Gladys Young, and others. Events covered include dinners, priesthood social, primary convention, school activities, and Armistice program.
A jumble of names reports weekend visits and family events in Salt Lake City and Utah. Mrs HF Seeley returned Friday from caregiving duties while Mr and Mrs Fred Wilson and daughter Vivian visited Craig with Bishop and Mrs Al ama Preece and Fred Anderson.
Fay from California Nelle Klooppell spent three months visiting her grandmother in New Mexico. Speakers at the Sacramento meeting Sunday evening included Fuller Ri Renington and Fred C Anderson, while Marvella Freestone performed a piano solo. Sid Pace has left for the mountains to work for Derrell Johnston.
Uintah County commissioners at a special meeting denied a petition by county officials requesting a 10 percent salary increase for 1942 citing budget constraints. The meeting also announced personnel changes including Aston Mecham as deputy clerk, Fuller Remington on the public welfare board, Johnson's resignation to move to Wyoming, and sales of Christmas trees licensed.
Andrew B Roberts 74 of 2039 Richards Street died in a Salt Lake City hospital Monday. Born February 4 1867 in Mona Utah he joined the Roberts family pottery venture in Ashley Valley and later farmed at Roosevelt. Surviving are his widow two sons Elmer Leonard Orland and a daughter Jennie Rollins and many grandchildren. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 pm at 1445 South State Street with graveside rites in Roosevelt.
A 10 year old boy struggles with a school assignment about figurative language. His father guides him by recalling a scene and explaining how descriptions can become creative. The father mentions a rooster and a chandeler Christian Register as examples.
A wreck on the Vernal area route injures three tourists with fractures to a pelvis and leg and facial cuts. Local responders rushed from Basin to the scene and transported the injured to Basin Hospital where one man is reported in fair condition and others are under observation.
Vernon Basin obituary notes cattleman from Uintah area buried in Memorial Park. The service honored Willam Mott with survivors including son Earle and daughter Mrs La Vaughn Reeves. Also named are seven siblings and relatives from Vernal, Arcadia, Salt Lake City, and Warm Springs Nevada.
The Thanksgiving holiday homecoming dance takes place tonight at Imperial Hall. College students, visitors, and townspeople will join for a lively event as the Uintah Ewing Orchestra provides the music in a newly decorated venue famed for its spring floor.
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