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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1921
Page
3
Editors seek Christmas edition feature from correspondents detailing the history and growth of their communities. Submissions due by December 6 as part of regular pay for copy. The shortest write-up earns a prize of three dollars.
Community snippets describe visits by Mies Fern Ross and Willian Mantle with Thomas, improvements for Zelda Abplanalp after a runaway, and Don Roberts returning from Gilsonita mines. School, church remodeling, and social events fill a week with Map le flooring, cattle logistics, and Thanksgiving club activities at the Primary.
Fort Duchesne observers report F O Lundberg plans a Friday departure with a truckload of about 250 turkeys averaging fourteen pounds for Salt Lake City market. He and Commercial Farm Bureau agent Edward Taylor will seek best prices. Nearby, Moffat Farm Bureau notes a lack of cooperation among farmers and urges organization to maximize farm product value. Hong Wong, a fifteen year old new student from China, enjoys snow as he learns English and Chinese games at Fort Duchesne school.
Local society notes report a twin birth for Mr and Mrs Clarence Caldwell with the mother in Salt Lake City visiting. Other items include a newborn eight pound boy for Louis Bills, a nine pound girl for Mr and Mrs James Fisher, and various ward conference activities with Uintah Stake leaders and Relief Society representation.
Alterra threshing machine company suffered a loss when an engineer’s action caused exhaust to ignite dry stacks. The fire burned briefly before the thresher was moved to safety. Workers resumed with a week’s delay. Several local movements and visits noted, including trips to Vernal and Armistice Day activities.
The Cluff family home saw a 22 caliber rifle mishap when two boys played and one fired, striking the older child in the neck. He contracted pneumonia but is slowly recovering. Elsewhere, smallpox and other illnesses spread as Chauncey Macon family members fall ill, Bessy Glenn Caldwell becomes a twin mother, and a light snowstorm arrives.
Mrs J N Lybbert reports visitors and travel plans as Orvel and Lester Nielson head to Price. Willard Rasmussen returns from the sheep camp to his family. The Mutual Improvement association will stage a parish entertainment in the ward house Friday at 7 30 PM. Primary officers plan a dance and entertainment next Saturday for children with candy and peanuts sold at cost. The ward canvassed for Red Cross. Primary officers and teachers will visit each widow Wednesday and leave Thanksgiving baskets. boys will chop wood. Mrs Harriet Merrell returns from Bluebell Colorado after visiting three children and families.
The Sunshine ranch sold to the Snow brothers for 15000 dollars. A school dance drew a jolly small crowd with two grade seven and eight girls performing dialogues. Nearby, a molybdenum mine was found on Thomas E. Blevens’s mountain ranch promising good returns. Families moved, visitors were hosted, and local lodging faced a small fire accident at Hotel Atta. Roads remained muddy after a recent snowstorm.
Mrs Minnie Peterson and Mr Wyman a Cedarview cattle man spent Thursday night in Bennett with Joshua Haslem and left Friday for Vernal. Miss Dora Kitteli has been in Whiterocks this week. A teamy belonging to Mrs Gates.
Chester Lyman and brother Claude plan a new Prices store after returning with turkeys and beef. Farmers ship many turkeys to Salt Lake on Saturday. Mrs Rica and Mrs Rica visit Myton. Owen Johnston visits Vernal. Mabel Johnston, teacher, hosts. First snow falls last Wednesday. Rica hosts fiscilla Thimble club last Wednesday.
A bold notice urges readers to watch for the Express Xmas Edition on December 16 and read the advertisements to save money on Christmas shopping.
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