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Newspaper

Vernal Express

Location

Vernal, Utah, United States of America

Date

Nov 30, 1939

Page

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Son-in-Law of C. B. Calder Killed in Crash

The son-in-law of C. B. Calder, Mr. Robinson, died in a car train collision near Springville en route to Spanish Fork. Witnesses described the crash at a crossing on a highway between towns. Robinson, a prominent figure in Utah, had lived in Utah since 1915 and held positions in state agricultural associations. He leaves a widow and several siblings.

C. B. Calder Fel Ubal Alle Matin Springville Robinson Win Detter Rob Vase Berty Butt Robinson Leland Sarsity Chicago Utah Cjtal Rely Try Ulah Robinson Robin Dughter Rehard Ata Calif Baie Salt Lake Rat H Bine Provo Ulin Agricul J Aypte Se Olabriel Calif Hodge San Fran Repwitkt Thomas Robin Res

Former Lipoint Resident Killed in Auto Accident

A former Lipoint resident, Billy Wilson, died in a California auto accident. The report notes Wilson, 4, was associated with the Marshall family and had ties to La Point and Toyotte. his wife Erma and daughter Jackie were mentioned. The piece references Mrs. Marshall and Adams, Bartlett, and Jett in relation to the incident.

Lipoint Californa Taeoine Reemtye Los Angeles William & Better Billy Wison Jay Marshall Veat Ull Toyotte Mir Marisit M Mra Wilford Adams Beartie Bartlett Jett Erma Jackie California Burt Cullfurnin

Former Vernal Woman Hodgkins Shatter obituary

Purera oc yhes were tild NY Wall Merey 1 DS chapel in Beastue of 1 for Mrs Louisa Hodgkins Shatter formerly of Vernal Mo Saffer born Mar 6 1889 in the Rock Ark. She married on to this the chidken were born 10 preceded ter in death. Deck Woe married Av 1925, ton Abetter and has since lard. Besides ter hs Vand are lived by a daughter Mit F th Win of Verne Iw tors Astle Hogkinson of Pa i On 6 8 ¢ Rulun Hvigkinson of M teres.

Beastue Louisa Hodgks Vernal Mo Saffer Rock Ark Lake Get Hodgkinsot Chidken Ton Abetter Mit Tors Astle Hogkinson Rulun Hvigkinson

Honor 4 H Canner wins state recognition at Kerr Glass event

Morgan district 4 H member Hill earns praise for preserving and processing vegetables, receiving 734 pints and valued at over 956.00. She competes with other state winners for a 200 college scholarship funded by Kerr Glass Company. Jane Flintville named alternate.

Lark Morgan Clinsgo Mies Clark Kerr Glass Company Jane Flint Fheville Siete

White Way lights on Main Street upgrade project

The White Way lights on Main Street are being upgraded with new globes and aluminum steel poles. The job costs about 340 dollars and is funded by street-joining taxes. Main Street removal and wiring will take about three weeks to finish as Per a plan by Parwee and JC Anderson of the utility.

Een Oo Wa Splendid Manser Parwee Ned Main Seehe Utan Power & Light Busues Ad yeaAnyon Main Street Ite Accoun G JC Ander

Truck overturns in crash on Monday night at Vernal Avenue

Roy Fryer of Pleasant Grove drove a truck that overturned after a collision with a car driven by Francis Swett of Ashley near Vernal Avenue and First North. Fryer was freed from the cab and treated for head injuries and three cracked ribs at a local hospital. Sixty bushels of apples spilled along the street. Both vehicles were badly damaged and other occupants were injured.

Roy Fryer Pleasant Grove Francis Swett Ashley Vernal Avenue Pryer J H Jones Pryer

Turkeys Stolen From LaPoint Farms Raise Alarm

Reports from Lapoint describe turkeys missing from multiple farms in one night. Losses vary by farm with some birds likely shipped out in loads. One farmer values the incident at around 847.25 dollars based on an average return of 225 dollars per bird.

Lapoint

Ycatty Shoppe Relocates to New Main Street Site

Ycatty Shoppe moves Sylas Beauty Shoppe to its new Main Street location. Modern booths for equipment planned in the new home, according to manager Mrs Yltle Feltch.

Sylas Beauty Shoppe Hestre Yltle Feltch

Dixie Fliers Win State Title By Defeating Utes

In Richfield the Delta High Fliers claim the Class B six man football title by defeating Uintah 31 to 0. Elvin Hafen scored two early touchdowns, Bo Wilkins and Heaton connected for a later score, and Wilkins to Heaton secured the extra point. Walker starred for Uintah as Dixie’s defense repeatedly stopped drives.

Richfield Jay Cotder Tolman Delta High Disto High Uintah Filers Elvin Hafen Hafen Bo Wilkins

Lions Clubs Plan Advertising Campaign For Utah 1940

District 28 leaders in Salt Lake City agreed to continue the Advertise Utah campaign through 1940. About $3000 from district clubs plus $3000 in donations brings total to $6000 for statewide promotion. Jesse L Hiatt Heber City chaired the cabinet meeting.

Utah Lions Utah Tre Liers Salt Lake City Vest We Eontopria Jesse L .Hiatt Heber City District Governce

Legion of Nation Votes Five Point Plan for 1940

Indianapolis officials report the American Legion's national executive committee approved a five point 1940 legislative program. Goals include adequate government protection for World War widows and orphans, national defense, veterans employment preferences, tighter immigration and naturalization laws, and suppression of subversive activities. The committee urged Congress to fund Dies Committee continuation and to back a nationwide campaign to promote tolerance and oppose class hatred.

Indianapolis American Legion S Nations Executive Committee Congress I A Jennings Pharax Ariz Paul McNutt Securty Philippines Fea America de Pesce Pacific

Vernal Bowlers Defeated By Craig Heastes After Run Day

Vernal bowling team faced the Heastes from Craig Run day afternoon and were defeated by the Colorado group. After the match, players dined with the Dalg team. Heastes boast a combined weight of about 1000 pounds for five men, with one member over 200 pounds. Vernal listed James Abplenalp Howard Cadwell George Roth and Frank Appisnalp among its lineup.

Vernal Craig Colorado James Abplenalp Howard Cadwell George Roth Frank Appisnalp

Australians Predict Rise in Wool Prices

Australian wool officials Dr Clunies Ross and Mr Boyer toured the United States promoting wool and predicting higher prices. They credited the British government with stabilizing supply and noted favorable climate and vegetation in the U S. Marshall cited USDA data suggesting a surge in canned beef imports, implying export shifts from central Europe to the American market.

Glantes-Rees International Wool Secretariat R F Boyer Ausralan Balt Lake United States Theo R GO Rich Burley Idaho Assoultion F R Marshall Coopers- Hive Clan Jes Ross America Australia Boyer Utah Clunies Ross Mk Marshall F E Mullin Denver American National Livestock Association United States Department of Agriculture Europe Deseret News

Meeker Grade School Closed by Flu Epidemic

Meeker grade school closed after 120 pupils were absent on Tuesday due to an epidemic of flu and severe colds. The Meeker School Board decided to close the school until after the Thanksgiving holidays, effective December 4.

Meeker Meeker School Board

Crop and Feed Loans Now Available for 1940

Emergency crop and feed loans for 1940 are available to farmers in Uintah County. Applications are being received at the county agents office in Vernal. Dan L. Gaperer, field supervisor of the Emergency Crop and Feed Loan section, Crop Credit Administration.

Uinlab County Vernal Dan L. Gaperer Latin Credit Administration

Charles Bingham Honored by Inter Collegiate Service Group

Charles Bingham was named a 1 percent member of the Inter Collegiate National Service Organization at USAC Logan. About 200 boys were considered for membership, and Bingham was among those accepted.

Charles Bingham Inter Collegiate Usac Logan

4H Congress Delegates from Utah Earn Honors in Home Economics

Fern Shipley, a vacant state club leader and Utah delegate to the 18th National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago, earned high marks for home economics projects. She recorded data, kept books, and built 14 exhibits. county and state fairs awarded cash prizes totaling three percent, with top rankings among state winners anticipated in 1925.

EAU Holt Daway Hoberta Fern Shipley Utah Chicago

Garre Oficia Inspect Site of Rearing Ponds

Engineers from the state fish and game department surveyed the McKee Draw area near Apple Springs for potential fish rearing ponds in the Uinta range. Water tests showed the stream suitable for stocking, with further planning discussions led by Vernal officials and a delegation that included Commissioner Newell B Cook and Ranger Glen Lambert. The group aims to expand fish rearing facilities to boost sportfishing opportunities for Utah outdoorsmen.

State Fish and Game Department Ln Vernal Apple Springs Fish Ad Game McKee Draw State Game Department Uinta Range Utah Pit Newell B Cook Henry Blaugh Byron Goodrich Wallace Calder A L Taylor Glenr Lambert

Mrs Orin Curry Injured In Auto Crash Near Heber

Mrs Orin Curry forty of Vabtona was beligreated for an injured knee and Misa Btella Giles twenty one for a fractured skull Monday in Heber City. Both were injured when the rr war crashed with a car driven by Cyder Edmonds Sunday a mile east of the Murdock power plant on the Provo river on the Kaunas road thirteen miles north of Heber.

Orin Curry Vabtona Misa Btella Giles Heber ‘City Cyder Edmonds Murdock Provo Kaunas Heber

Gardiner Reunion Held Saturday at Naples Chapel

Gardiner family reunion held Saturday at Naples Chapel in the evening with Wm J Gardiner leading and Mrs Carl Gardiner in charge of the program. Participants included a male quartet and several Gardiner family members performing songs and reports on genealogy work, followed by games, dancing and lunch for seventy eight attendees.

Naples Ae Gardiner Sathday Chape Wm J Gardiner Carl Gardiner Lewis Gardiner Lewis John Hodgkinson LaVel Manwaring Amy Gardiner Rayola Doris Hodgskinton Laurs Manwaring Dee Gardiner Ruth Wards

King seeks funds for Utah river irrigation project

Senator William King urges $23 to $50 million for irrigation and reclamation in Utah. He discussed with the president and budget bureau, pressing for a reasonable appropriation next year. Concerts by Alterra bands and local school groups followed the Washington talk, with proceeds targeting new band members.

Sen. King Washington William A Pacific Utah Hin Anked Thi Budget Bureau

Uintah High to stage Tiger House comedy

Uintah High School will present Robert St Clairs mystery comedy Tiger House in the school auditorium on December 6 and 9. The play, staged at over a thousand schools, follows Erma Lowrie who inherits a country estate called Mystery Manor and must live there for a year. The cast includes Arthur Hale Oswald Kerins Sophia Peggy Van Ex and others, with a mix of romance and light humor amid alleged hauntings.

Uintah High School Robert St

Funeral Rites for Dwight Dow Set for Friday

Funeral services for 57 year old Weller Dwight Dow will be held Friday at 2 o clock in the Vernal Fira ward chapel. Dow died Wednesday at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City from acute nephritis. He was born August 12, 1882, in Provo to Lorenzo and Angeline Davis Dow. Dow had worked at the Bonanza mine for 15 years and is survived by seven children including Lorna Ramsey, Leona Ray, Walter, Raymond, Donald, Richard, and Lloyd. His wife had passed away ten years ago.

Weller Dwight Dow Vernal Fira Ward Pontha Calder Dow LDS Balt Lake Prova Lorenzo Angeline Davis Dow Bonanza Lorna D Ramsey Maeser Leonartay Jensen Walter Raymond Ogden Donald Richard Vernal Lloyd Castle Dale

Testimonial Held For Missionary Norman Johnson

A testimonial was held in the second ward chapel in Bundsy evening in honor of Norman Johnson who will begin a mission in the Eastern states Archie Johnson A T Johnson and others spoke. Norman departed for the Mission Home at Salt Lake City Monday and will continue to his field of labor on December 7.

Second Ward Norman Johnson Archie Johnson T Johnson Norman Salt Lake Mondey

Christmas Eve Services at St Pauls Episcopal Church

A December notice states services at St Pauls Episcopal Church will be held at 7:30 PM on Sunday December 24. The service will be an evening prayer and celebration of Christmas, with all welcome to attend.

St Pauls Friscopal Church

Memorial Services for Rose Camfield at Whiterocks

Memorial service scheduled Sunday morning at 1030 in St Elizabeths Church Whiterocks for Miss Rose Camfield. Interment at Randlett in the afternoon. She spent active years at Whiterocks as a faithful missionary to the Uinta Uinta Indians, moved to Whiterocks in 1906, lived there about 30 years, retired on pension, and died in California on November 4.

Stizabeths Church Whiterocks Rose Camfield Randlett Miss Camfield California

Gold and Green Ball at Imperial Dec 15

Stake MIA board members organize the annual Gold and Green Ball to be held December 16 at the Imperial. Ward organizations will elect a queen from popular entrants. the highest-scoring ward in the past three months will crown the queen. A floor show and special dance numbers will feature the coronation ceremony with committees led by Leonard Perry and J Wallace Johnson.

Stake Mia Uintah Christies Stake Board Leonard Perry J Wallace Johnson OB Wallis Edward Aycock Ralph Horrocks HM Laurdell Harold EB Davis Paul Batty Frank Gootrich Driver Z Smith

Gardenera Urged to Water Shrubs Before Winter Sets In

Gardners urge watering of shrubs trees evergreens and tor es to prevent winter damage. Dry roots make plants vulnerable and could lead to disasters this winter.

Gardenera

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