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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1949
Page
10
The 3012 dressed turkeys from the farm bureau pool were processed last Saturday with dressing weighing and boxing handled by local labor across communities. Many local events follow including births marriages and local sales transactions across Maeser Naples and Vernal with Hoover’s Thanksgiving call and a Vogue concert announced.
Facing higher coal and fuel oil prices this winter, homeowners are urged to act. Four steps reduce consumption: inspect heating equipment, install storm windows and doors, caulk gaps, and add insulation. A government circular notes rock wool insulation yields large heat savings, with attic batt blankets and blow-in options offering substantial payback.
Hacking consideration set at 4009 dollars with Hattie B Hacking selling to Wm C Marshall of the Lapoint Mercantile Co for 3000 dollars on Lapoint land. A relief society event honored Hanna Odekirk Vernal Second Ward Relief Safety and two counselors at the ward chapel last Tuesday evening. Shorty Glosbrenner of Randlett fined 10 dollars by Justice Albert Haley of Ft Duchesne for flooding a public highway.
Utah vignette notes the National Postmatters Association adopting the phrase the bank that parcel post built as exhibit A at its 1949 summer convention. It mentions rail service into eastern Utah and the Vernal State Bank built with brick mailed into the city by parcel post.
The Burya of Home Nursing announces a contest for the best letter on promoting home nursing. A civic panel will judge. grand prize 50 dollars, second 10, weekly prizes of 2 dollars. Letters under 100 words with practical solutions to nurse shortages win. Address Practical Nurses Contest box 276 Sag Lake City Utah.
Naples Ada Openshaw reports a teachers training meeting at the chapel then notes Mrs. Orlo Goodrich received the lesson. Janna Openshaw marked her eleventh birthday with friends and gifts at home. Travel and visits include Mrs. Morris Cook with Connie to Salt Lake City and Mrs. Flossie Hirsch departing for Bridger Montana after a 10 day visit.
Mr and Mrs Marion Southam left Vernal and traveled to Salt Lake City with side trips to Price and Willington before returning home Saturday evening.
Mr and Mrs Edgir Barker return Wednesday from California after five weeks visiting daughter Mrs George Hemstalk and sons Horace Ben and Leonard Leonard and Ben accompanied them home after visiting here a few days before the return Clifford was taken for medical attention in Salt Lake City this morning and they returned Saturday evening
About one tenth of the numin family indulge in chewing the betel nut.
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