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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1935
Page
2
The Vernal Express notes editors William T Wallis and James W. Wallis publish the paper. It lists post office entry date March 13 1905 and subscription rates 1 year 2 50 3 months 1 00. It states Utah state newspaper association membership and county optimism for Uintah County.
A reflective piece on motor vehicle deaths caused by carelessness and recklessness. It recalls incidents involving prominent figures and stresses that accidents stem from individual choices. The author urges caution, competence, and adherence to traffic laws to prevent tragedies.
A fragment discusses a Rapid City drug store ad claiming a person named Boss is out of town. The piece questions who wrote the ad and whether the crowd attracted by the display indicates a savvy advertiser. It asserts advertising drives impulse purchases today rather than tomorrow.
National charman Sentinels of the Republic argues that Europe’s rise of centralized authority threatens liberty and safety. He rewrites Franklin to warn that giving up essential freedoms for temporary security risks losing both liberty and safety, urging Americans to defend constitutional safeguards.
Advertising genius notes newspapers hire capable men who master moving merchandise. The press stands as the greatest prosperity engine, directly selling more goods than any other medium.
A large Lapoint crowd attended an Improvement Era program Sunday under the MIA stake board. Clyde Merkley led talks and Helena Weston performed a vocal duet with Mr and Mrs Rex Taylor. Local speakers included Miss Offa Johnson and Mrs Lely G Johnson at the Sacrament meeting.
Seale dee Gas hp. Mr and Mrs Lileblaigh welcome baby girl born October 8. Mrs Alonzo Atwood visited family Robbins at Mt Wells. A shower for Odell Anderton held in Davis hall. Large crowd attended and gifts given. Leland Workman returned from Salt Lake trip. Mr and Mrs Mark Cook and William Gardner Sr visited Sunday night meeting. talks by Mrs Cook and Mr Gardner were well received.
Willow Creek guests the Meadows family visit Vernal while W R Blazerbush travels there with family. Rupert Leech and El H Birchell engage in local activities as farmers harvest hay and threshing wraps up in early October.
Residents and visitors attended the State Fair in Salt Lake City with many from Avalon Alterra and nearby towns. Travel included trips to Provo and BYU and social gatherings with PTAs meetings, receptions, and home visits.
From Bountiful and Vernal reports two families attended funeral services for their nephew Lee Larson. Mrs James Luster and Mrs E tf Birchell visited Vernal on October 11 while Mrs Tom McKenna and Mrs Ned Clark traveled to Leota on Saturday returning October 13. Jay Leech, 12, injured by a hay fork incident, received first aid from Mrs fi OC Thorne and was taken home after the accident Saturday evening October 12.
Local residents report family visits and travel as relatives return home from out of state. Melinda Thomas revisits Salt Lake City after summering with Mary M Barney. Ray Barney and G W Jorgensen loaf molasses on the river for townsfolk. John Ellsworth and Indian Beach family spend weekend with W P Ellsworth. Cal Jorgensen hauls potatoes to Roosevelt. June Curfew visits Ralph Durfee and family. River residents begin pumping to water fall wheat. John Jackson and Ralph Durfee work on hay for Captain Abbott. Elda and Fred Barney taken to Vernal for medical care. Relief Society opens with social, program and refreshments. a quilt prize awarded to coch Larson. W P Ellsworth leads bus road work at Leoti for school access.
The finance committee of the PTA serves lunch to raise money for ball equipment. The Avalon school traveled to Ballard and won the game, with notable movements by local families including Mr and Mrs Howard Stevens Sr and Jr. from Castle Gate and visits by Mrs M Larson and her children.
October visits and gatherings across Rangely Vernal and Meeker are noted. Mrs Glen D Sutton hosted a Womens club party at L E Jones home with games and refreshments. Frank Berry and family were seen near Piceance creek and on to Rifle. Stephen Murray traveled through town October 10 with nephew Roy Murray now a government trapper at Hayden Colorado.
In town this week to look after sheep interests W H Coltharp Sr from Vernal. Mr and Mrs J D McLeod return home October 6 after a lengthy trip. W L Dade of Meeker substitutes a small driver while Om Perry vacations. The Religious study club, new in the Inver Catholic Diocese and sponsored by the Catholic Mission, will hold its first of eight meetings on October 13.
Utah State Agricultural College officials report the new wheat variety Relief resists common smut prevalent in northern Utah and southern Idaho. Bred at the Utah State Experiment Station by Professor D C Tingey, Relief shows higher, cleaner grain and comparable yields, winter hardiness, and quality to top regional varieties.
A Utah dry farm study reports that the Turkey wheat variety is highly susceptible to smut while matched crosses with two other varieties produced a high yielding wheat with strong smut resistance.
In a brief exchange quoted from Jack and Spratt style dialogue the landlady punishes the offenders by turning them out after discovering the light had been left burning for three days.
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