Local notes from Vernal and Burnt Fork highlights
Slown alse Wiley Collett of Burnt Fork was in Vernal Tuesday. Erma Woodley has reached Vernal after filing a successful mission in the Central states. Sime splendid work has been done on our roads under the direction of Marshal Lafe Richardson. Cashier Meager t of the Bank of Vernal is in Salt Lake City this week on business.
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Wiley Collett
Burnt Fork
Erma Woodley
Central States
Sime
Marshal Lafe Richardson
Meage Rt
Bank of Vernal
Salt Lake City
Mr and Mrs Leon P Christensa Visit Set Lake City
Mr and Mrs Leon P Christensa arrived home Tuesday evening after a two day visit in Set Lake City.
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Leon P Christensa
Set Lake City
Leota Resident in Vernal For Business
W P Fisworth of Leota was in Vernal Wednesday on business. Mr Ellsworth is one of the oldest settlers in Ouray Valley. Wr and Mrs W B Chase left on Thursday for Salt Lake City. They will spend several days there on business and pleasure.
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W P Fisworth
Leota
Ellsworth
Ouray Valley
W B Chase
Salt Lake City
Uintah Railway GM Wi Rader Visits Vernal
Uintah Railway general manager Wi Rader met in Vernal to discuss operations and arrangements for improving service and coordinating with local officials. The visit aimed to reassure stakeholders and outline upcoming schedule changes.
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Rader
Uintah Railway
Battys Move to Bigelow Home in Third Ward South
Mr and Mrs M M Batty purchased the Bigelow residence in the Third Ward south of their former home and are making preparations to establish their permanent residence there.
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Mrs M M_ Batty
Bigelow
Ill Mrs Myrtle King Visits Friends After Long Illness
Mrs Myrtle King, long ill, is able to go out and visit friends. Eve, previously chief operator at the MST and T office, had been sidelined by her sickness.
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Myrtle King
Eve
MST & T
Family Visit Ahead of Local Football Game
Hamilton Cader and his sister Vera and Harold Calder traveled to Logan Friday to visit Howard and attend the football game the following day Howard is attending the AC at that place.
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Hamilton Cader
Vera
Harold Calder
Logan
Howard
Weeks Family Visit Heads to Verna Revelry Return
Mr and Mrs Archie Weeks of Los Angeles visit relatives and friends with their son Leo and daughter Grace. The family were former residents of Verna.
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Archie Weeks
Los Angelea
Leo
Grace
Verna
Brimhall Visits Vernal Sister in Utah
Mrs Wilda Brimhall of New Mexico visits Vernal with her sister DeVere Carroll. Brimhall is formerly Wilda Hardy and was an instructor at Central School.
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Irs
Wilda Brimhall
New Mexico
Vernal
Firs DeVere Carroll
Brimhall
Wilda Hardy
The
Central School
Mrs Wills Johnson Visiting Bozeman Parents in Montana
Mrs Wills Johnson, formerly Miss Thelma King, is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Andrew King in Bozeman Montana. She taught at Central School as an instructor.
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Wills Johnson
Andrew King
Johnsons
Ifs
Bozeman
Montana
Thelma King
Burnt Fork Couple Purchases Vernal Property
Byron Collett and his wife from Burnt Fork Wyoming visited Vernal at the week's start. Collett bought the A G Nord property and plans to relocate next year. He also completed final proof on his homestead. Mrs Collett was formerly Miss Clela Young of Vernal.
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Firs
Byron Collett
Burnt Fork
Wyoming
Vernal
Collett
Clela Young
Uintah High School Closes for Faculty Conference
Uintah high school closed this week as faculty traveled to Salt Lake City to attend a conference. Elementary chairs of the county also closed at noon Wednesday so teachers could participate in the event.
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Uintah
Salt Lake City
Bazaar Change Delays Dinner in Vernal Second Ward
The Vernal Second Ward Relief Society announces changes to their bazaar due to unforeseen circumstances. The bazaar was set for Thursday October 27, but the event has been postponed indefinitely and the chicken dinner is also postponed.
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Vernal Scond Ward Relef Society
Vernal Second Ward
Weeks Family Visit Sparks Warm Welcome in Lon Angeles
Mr and Mrs Archie Weeks of Lon Angeles formerly of Ver tel arrived Saturday night to visit relatives and friends. They will return Monday taking with them Mrs Angelina Winn mother to Mira Weeks who will make her home there. Everyone is glad to see the Weeks and wish them good luck on their journey home.
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Archie Weeks
Lon Angeles
California
Vertel
Angelina Winn
Mira Weeks
Wee Bir
Mre Weeks
Karl Collier
Clara
Logan
Will Richardson
Caldwell
Hyrum Burgess
Fills Caldwell Sr
Tlosh
Morgan Hall
Maurice Caldwell
Hayden
Maurice
Marian Hall
8Us Hatch
Vernal
Birt Caldwell
Chellus Hall
David Caldwell
Josh Hall
Floyd
Morgan
Stephen Beck
Alton
Jean Burrs
Pleasant Grove
Rosella Beck
Daniel Adams
Arthur Curtis
Virginia Ross
Lapoint
Lawrence Adams
Edgar Taylor
Steve Beck
Sale Traders Depart After Visit to Acorn Area
W E Gordon Sr W E Gordon Jr and Delbert Hanks left after conducting a sale at Acorn. Air Gordon Sr noted his satisfaction with Vernal and Skinny, and the group anticipated substantial industrial and agricultural development in the near future.
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W E Gordon
E Gordon Jr
Delbert Hanks
Acorn
Salt Lake Ciy
Air Chordon Sr
Vernal Desertion of Grexness in Present Times
A compact note observes a marked lack of grexness in Vernal today, noting sparse social cohesion and a drift from traditional communal practices amid modern pressures. The piece hints at evolving local identity and uncertain cultural continuity.
Ashton Family Visiting Belt Lake City This Week
Mr and Mrs Rae Ashton and family are in Belt Lake City on a visit. They were accompanied by Mrs T. J Johnatun.
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Mra Rae Ashton
Belt Lake City
T 'T Johnatun
First Lee of the Season Opens on October Night
The first lee of the season arrived during Wednesday night October 13. The weather turned grand with clear sunny days and warming conditions.
Parents to Attend High School Meeting Next Monday Evening
The parent teachers meeting will be held at the high school next Monday evening at 7 20. Superintendent H S Olsen and Principal L G Noble will be the speakers.
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Bishop
HB Calder
H S Olsen
L G Noble
Calder Resigns Post as Friars Club UK President
Harold E Calder returns from Salt Lake City and temporarily resigns as president of the Friars Club of the UK after his election to the role last year. The move follows his visit and ongoing duties.
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Harold E Calder
Salt Lake City
Friars Club of
Monument Cleaning Could Boost Doughboy Memorials Appeal
A doughboy monument at the intersection of Vernal and Uintah avenues could be more attractive with a good cleaning. A substantial fund raised to erect the monument honors World War sacrifices and the local boys who served.
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Vernal
Uintah Avenues
Mutual Improvement Association Activities Report
The article catalogs Mutual Improvement Association events across wards in Vernal, Naples, Davis, and Lapoint including lessons, social gatherings, and department meetings. It notes leadership, recent programs like dramatic tryouts for Birds of a Feather, public speaking, and music, plus plans for a town hall show to be held at the Imperial halt in November.
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Mutual A
Davis Ward
Blum
Fuller Remington
Merle Tingham
Stake
Edward Watkins
Naples Ward
Vernal Second Ward
A Ellis Merkley
Y M
Dallas Young
G Noble
Salt Lake Cis
Hal Hy Wills
Weldon Bastian
G W Noble
Vernar Secondard
Isobel Dillman
Hiarta Henderson
Vera Johnson
Flora Cannon
Mutual
Jesse Haws
Stake Board
Archie Johnson
Tridell
Ellis Merkley
Y L. Fuller
Dramatica
Nellie Oaks
Birds of A Feather
Howard Collett Clyde Anderson
Isobel Johnson
Eunice Smith
Grant L. Hacking
Vinysla Hall
Lovell Jones
Warren Jones
Martel
Wallis and Lenarderr
Vernal First Ward
Lloyd Winn Publile
Reed Mortitt
Glenn Guyman
Harald E Hutlinger
James E. Wallis
Handel
Fogart
Vernal
Vineser
Gimes
Naples
Davis
Lapoint
Imperial Halt
Banquet honors Vernal Beaux Arts and club notices
The Vernal Banquet Club organized a Saturday October 11 event at the hotel Nay lor honoring state president Mrs Gladys Nielson with thirty five members attending. Bea arts club held a luncheon at Mrs Pearl Snyder’s home and outlined winter programs while the Daughters of the Pioneers met at Mrs Howard Woolley’s home with thirty members present. The Ladies Aid met at Mrs T G Alexander’s home with seventeen members and three guests, planning social and lunch details for October 29.
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BOP
Vernal Duchesne
Roosevelt
Naylor
Gladys Nielson
Beaue Arts Club
Beaux Arts Club
Pearl Snyder
Lloyd Shimmin
L. Soldoway
Harold Lundell
Daughters of the Pioneers
Howard Woolley
Lucille Calder
Jennie Pope
Alta Lundell
Lillian Markey
E Peterson
Ladies Aid
T G Alexander
Florence Kelly
Jensen
Club entertains with Madame Schuman Heink life review
Mrs George W Cahoon and Mrs Asher Merkley hosted the Current Topics club on Thursday afternoon. Leon Christensen presented an engaging review of Madame Schuman Heink's life. Elizabeth Hatch sang two numbers and Wanda Johnson with LaRue Cahoon played piano solos. Luncheon followed at a long table set with fall flowers, nine guests were seated.
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George W Cahoon
Asher Merkley
Leon Christensen
Madame Schuman Heink
Elizabeth Hatch
Wanda Johnson
LaRue Cahoon
Mrs Carl Davis Honored With Kitchen Shower
Mrs John L Siddeway and Mrs Ralph Siddeway hosted a kitchen shower in honor of Mrs Carl Davis on Friday evening. Guests enjoyed yellow chrysanthemums and tapers, sixteen place settings, a delicious supper, and bridge and progressive games after dinner.
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Carl Davis
John L Siddeway
Ralph Siddeway
Davis
Miss Hanson Wins Bathing Beauty at HS Faculty Contest
The high school faculty and partners enjoyed a bonfire party on Friday October 10 with indoor games contests and a bathing beauty pageant won by Misa Hansen. Mr Guyman won the eating contest and Mr Morrill and Mr Davis performed a scarf dance. The entertainment committee organized the event and aims for more gatherings this year.
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Merkleys Pasture
Pep Werte
Morrill
Davis
Guyman
Hodson
Misa Calder
Wilcox Afr Guyman
Mrr Lewis
Former Vernalite Hero of Canadian Army Passes Away
Samuel Henry Bills formerly of Vernal served in the Canadian Army in World War I and died in Salt Lake City on October 8 after a lingering illness. He enlisted in 1914, went overseas with the second contingent, saw action, and was wounded by shrapnel while acting as a stretcher bearer. Burial was October 11 in Salt Lake. He leaves a large family including his father and mother John and Cilla Bills of Vernal, and three brothers and three sisters. The Ladies Aid plan a chicken dinner for election day November 4.
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Samuel Henry Bills
Salt Lake Hopital
Bills
Canada
Salt Lake
Tryatte
Irand “Wirs John & Cilla
Vernal
Breethers
Edmond Glen Scot
Oprelia Howell
Estella Packard
Ravina Stone
American Legion Auxiliary Plans Armistice Day Observance
The Auxiliary met at the community house on October 14 to discuss the year’s program and Armistice Day observance. Members were urged to complete and return applications. A social time followed, with refreshments. The next meeting will be at Mrs Stringham’s home on October 29. On October 23, Legion and Auxiliary members will host Mr and Mrs A G Nord at the community house.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Wm Stringham
Jacion
Iwonor Nords
American Legion
the Legion Auxiliary
Fonor
A G Nord
Community Notes from Uintah and Duchesne Counties
Local residents report a busy period with travel to town, family visits, and farm work. Karl Collier visits Clara before her move toward Logan, while Maurice and Marian Hall return from Hayden. The area reports potato digging, road work, and an upcoming October 26 1930 county picnic at Exposition Park with hot drinks and a community program.
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Exposition Park
Uintah County Seeks Bids for Ashley Creek Bridge Project
Uintah County Utah invites bids by ten o clock October returns due for a complete bridge over Ashley Creek near Wills Johnson Ranch. Bid must include all materials for deck and abutments and the bridge height and alignment. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Public notice signed by County Clerk Wilson Murray and with ID by WM Siddoway.
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Board of
Uintah County
Vernal Utah
Ashley Creek
Wills
Johnson Ranch
Alan Piree
Ranch Board
Board of County Commissioners
Utah
WM Ho
Siddoway
Wilson Murray
Clrk
Farm Bureau
Farm Bureaus
Theodore Johnson
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