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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1952
Page
9
The Longhair family news reports Judd Longhair’s residence was razed by a Saturday fire while the family was away. A mall carrier saved a large trick and moved the tractor, but Bura suffered severe burns. Various local visits, funerals, and genealogical meetings are noted across Rooseve lt, Hayden, and Ballard with multiple residents mentioned in wrap up.
The text notes cane cultivation reaching Argentina in 1670 and cites the first cane plantings in what is now the United States via Louisiana from Santo Domingo. It mentions sharing independence with Japan and expresses a wish to reclaim independence.
A large group of men worked on the chapel grounds extending the water line and cleaning up in preparation for planting the rest of the lawn next spring. Eldred Johnson left for Sacramento to work after a two week vacation with his parents Mr and Mrs Archie Johnson. Doyle Johnson left for Logan to attend AC. Mrs Elden Billings is home from the hospital. Iris Yokuma spent the weekend in Salt Lake City. President Archie Johnson attended General Conference in Salt Lake City. Mr and Mrs Myron Perry toured Southern Colorado to Trinidad to retrieve their son Gordon recently released as an LDS missionary. Mr and Mrs Don Batty Kerane returned from a trip to South Dakota to visit their son Wayne on a church mission. Mr and Mrs John Liebhardt are the parents of a baby boy.
Fragmentary OCR notes quote a speaker on dieting and self image at a Sunday evening meet. It mentions Clyde Bains being released for armed defense and service history in tin Weorea, and references Mr and Mrs J Burns as parents. Speakers included Wilfra m wa Duane Johnson.
The readable parts mention individuals likely named Mary Evans Reynolds and Ashel Evans visiting Salt Lake City with a seriously ill mother, Mary Davis. It notes hospital stays, a return home, and various relatives attending events over a weekend. Details are incomplete and names are inconsistently spelled due to OCR errors.
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