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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1950
Page
10
Sixt year old recovering from injuries after a fall with bone fragments in the head. Deanna Murray, injured by a fall, undergoing potential surgery in San Antonio while training with the WACS. Numerous local visits, travels, and family notices cross Jensen, Craig, Ogden, and Vernal. Neighbors attend funerals, conferences, and stockman conventions. residents relocate for work in oil fields and construction.
The record shows only 55 reported meteorite falls since 1900, with a notable span of 14 years in which no falls were recorded. This indicates irregular, sparse data on witnessed meteorite events over the period.
Twenty seven UHS Ag Club members competed in state judging and won second place. Dee Jenkins earned five gold medals. The Maeser ward listened to general conference broadcasts by radio. O N Olson installed a high machine in the chapel drawing a large crowd to two sessions. Ike Nelson’s family mourns three bucks killed by lightning during a storm. Ike Nelson’s marriage to Flora Caldwell at Dry Fork occurred on October 1. Elmo Burns wed William Nielson of Sandy. Four babies blessed in foota Sunday to Jorgensen, Akelund, Cloward, and Gibert McKenna families. High school girls discussed forming a Girl League. Edna Meeks shot a porcupine in her front yard. a Jensen woman’s procession to the post office followed the animal to collapse. Mrs. F L Noel opened a kindergarten at Congregational church. Fritz Feltch and Elia Lee wed in Salt Lake City on the 2nd. Hyrum Slaugh and wife welcomed a baby girl born October 6. A great-great-grandchild of Mr and Mrs A A Hitch was born October 7 at Midwest Wyoming. Mrs Havis, formerly Wilma Rich Huesch, is the mother. Alton Hatch of J C Penney received a New York trip prize for the year's top sales. Several thousand employees vied for the honor.
Thirty years ago Misa Enid Griffin and David Curry joined in marriage at the Episcopal church, ceremony led by Rev. M. J. Hersey. Local items note births, baby announcements, road work, hunting trips, candy pulls, real estate listings, and community visits across Vernal and nearby communities, including Tridell and White Rocks.
Junior Morrill and a friend flew from Logan to spend Sunday in Tridell. Doris P Morrill is named as president of the Tridel School PTA with officers van Morrill first vice president Darrell Goodrich second vice president and Ethel Goodrich secretary treasurer. Thirty five members attended.
The passage notes cotton is grown in 60 countries while the United States supplies more than half of the world's cotton. It highlights the U S dominance in global cotton production and the widespread cultivation elsewhere.
The Uintah District Scout Committee advances toward completion of a reorganization plan as meetings continue this week. Key aims include restructuring leadership and formalizing district operations for upcoming scouting activities.
On October 2 Alvin Weeks chaired the meeting. Erwin Day was appointed neighborho ord commissioner to assist Orlo Goodrich. Finance and organization chairs remain open. The alstelot committee will meet monthly to discuss problems plans and business. Discussion covered the July 4 celebration.
A fragment notes a deed by W H Sigdoway related to land near the bridge north of town on North Vernal Avenue. It mentions a lad and a will to be held, but the text is garbled and incomplete.
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