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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1935
Page
8
Numerous visitors from Vernal and surrounding areas travel to Balt Lake Vernal Salt Lake City and Ouray for business and social engagements. Local families attend services and gatherings while: Marden Powell undergoes serious appendicitis surgery. the community notes moves, illnesses, and road conditions. church clubs and school groups host meetings and banquets with plans for Thanksgiving activities.
The Uintah chapter of the American Red Cross awarded the First Aid kit and stretcher for the Vernal City airport crash response. The Vernal First Aid kit, the first on a Utah highway sanctioned by Pacific division, aided injured men with immediate care and pain relief after the crash, with items displayed in a Vernal Drug Co window and promptly placed in the Vernal City office for future emergencies.
Fog Tuesday morning caused a two car wreck on US 40 in Maydow. Lawrence Powell driving south tried to pass a truck and crashed into a coupe driven by Earl Gill Asple, who with his father in law left Butcher were driving north. Sheriff J Emery Johnson investigated and said no injuries occurred.
Uintah Basin USAC students at State Agricultural College plan a Christmas trip by bus to Duchesne Roosevelt Fort Duchesne and Vernal. Edward Graham leads a pamphlet project from Carnegie Museum while Mrs Graham and librarian Elizabeth Manker organize reading and club activities.
Dr Albert Reagan, anthropology professor, reports in American Anthropologist that Southwestern Indians wore animal masks such as bird and buffalo masks before Spanish contact. He cites canyon pictographs near Price and Vernal as evidence, detailing ceremonial use and cultural practice.
The funeral for May Ready Roundy, 71, a former Vernal and early Salt Lake Valley resident, was held in the Wanship ward chapel with Bishop Eugene Pace officiating. She died November 18 in Salt Lake City after a lingering illness, daughter of Jared Curtis and Jennie Roundy, leaving three sisters in various cities and a last name tied to Phillips, Gibbon, Halliday, and Thompson families.
A BYU placement survey by Professor Edgar M Jenson shows 182 graduates earned teaching certificates and obtained positions in 1995. Alton Peterson Jens, BYU art and speech major, part of BYU’s Class of 1995, is teaching in Byron Wyoming. The survey notes 175 graduates earned certificates, 132 placed, with 100 percent of normal graduates securing positions. overall employment nonpost rate at 13 percent.
Author and artist Robert Lindneaux visited Thornburg battle grounds, 22 miles south of Craig, to document the famous clash between Ute Indians and white settlers. They plan to write for the Colorado Historical Society and Lindneaux will paint museum pictures in Denver.
A Vernal Town meeting at the courthouse Saturday evening, led by Chairman Kimball, admitted seventeen new members to the Townsend Club alongside a large number of existing members. Another meeting is set for December at 7:30 PM at the courthouse, all are invited to attend.
Vern McCarrel learned of the death and burial of his uncle William Winn at Burns Oregon a former Vernal barber. He died of a heart attack on Nov 10 and aged about 65. He had worked in Vernal for years and later lived in Idaho and Long Beach California before moving to Burns with his daughter Mrs Millie Ohmsa. He left eight brothers and one sister.
News reaches Dolores of the death of Old Polk a notorious Piute chief in Utah's southeast. He led uprisings with his son Tes-Ne-Gat, who was acquitted in a Denver murder case and later died of tuberculosis. Old Polk was buried near Tes-Ne-Gat in an isolated spot, marking the end of a feared era.
Readable fragments mention Native people and the San Juan country with a steamboat pilot context, suggesting a local historical note about transportation or leadership in the region. The fragment is brief and lacks clear events, dates, or names to summarize further.
Arthur Stewart 20 son of Mrs J Campbell of Vernal, employed by Cadpine Lumber Company, was critically injured in an automobile wreck. He was taken to the company hospital at Portola for facial cuts and a brain concussion. Telegram from Loyalton Calif stated he was not in immediate danger unless complications arise.
Pleading guilty Saturday evening Tyan Slaugh faced a ten day jail sentence or a $10 fine after a hearing before Justice Charles Carter, Outn Searle, and Ted Cloward. The three were arrested for a disturbance Friday. Cloward received a suspended six month sentence, Searle a $10 fine or ten days, and the women were released after arraignment.
The family thanks all who helped during the sickness and death of James W Findlay. Mrs James Findlay Mrs John Mack Mrs Mary McKay acknowledge support and assistance. A deposit will hold any dress until Christmas.
The Blackburn family thanks all who helped during the recent loss of their beloved husband and father. They note appreciation for floral offerings and kind sentiments at services, with special thanks to those in the valley and for unbranded horse notices.
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