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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1938
Page
4
William Coon Brann argues that a man’s character shows not in wealth status or public masks but in private behavior. He says a husband who values honesty before a wife’s respect and children’s trust proves true gold, while public bravado or cruelty betrays him.
Mrs Newell L Snow hosted a Wild Rose club meeting with ZUpha Wellman in charge. Columbus Day program featured readings by May Stewart and Edna Sundquist. Virginia Nelson and May Boyle presented poems and dates in Columbus life. luncheon by Pearl Gilroy and Pupearta Mowrey followed. Other items include Jensen deer hunters returning home, Stake President Hymm B Calder visiting, Clyde Haslem’s ankle sprain, Gleaner girls’ horseback trip to Green River, and various local visits and family updates.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions various individuals including Mr and Mrs Dudley and Moon families, Edith Moon, Dudley, Potts, Cummings, Woodard, Felden Woodard, and American Fork. No coherent event or dates emerge from the unreadable sequence.
The tale recounts several hunting incidents across Hickerson Park and Blue Mountain areas. Mrs George H Harrison and Elmer Snow yield sizable bucks while theft, mischief, and animal raiding color the season opener. Local residents report blue air and hogs feeding on deer remains.
Fragmented OCR notes recount a river tragedy and a wrecked boat. A weary crowd recalls rough craft and a past accident near Leen Ferm, with scattered names and places from Wyombig to WAN and references to a performance ending with a taunting remark about a shooter.
On Blue Mountain a hunter named Doc Wood Bhimmin quietly tracked a two point buck in midday sun. He paused for a closer look then fired, sending the deer on a final journey to grazing land without a struggle.
Harris for Senator Clubs organized across Ashley Valley as part of the Republican party statewide effort. Muriel B Wallis chaired the meeting at Uintah State Bank room and several local precinct clubs formed with Milas Y Colten Walter Anderson Calva Jorgensen Charles H Colten May Calder Aird G Merkley Meda Spelrsn Evyln Richardson and Mable Barty named to leadership roles.
Local hunter Lynn Reynolds of Mott Barber Shop is credited with the season’s first buck, marking his third consecutive year as the early bringer. He typically arrives before noon to work on the deer, and the tale notes tense mountain hunting near Taylor Mountain on October morning. The exact secrecy remains unclear, but the hunting takes place near Davis Hollow.
Turon Kansas men John Shive and Garn Baaln traveled two thousand miles round trip from Kansas to hunt deer in the Ubi tut forests, visiting Vernal and the mountains as guests of Garn Baaln. This fourth annual trip by Mr Foult, with Mr Shive's first buck, showcases preferred hunting spots led by Mr Swain, a long-standing guide who helps reach ideal shooting points.
In a session before Justice Charles Carter the Norman Wizard Morte Winn case plead guilty to petty larceny of government property and faced a $25 fine with optional jail time. A separate October 22 1938 assault complaint against Lae Labrum of Lapoint was arraigned before Justice William Henderson with the date set for November 3 1933.
County officials announce the rescheduled county commission meeting for November 4th. The notice fills a change in date and urges residents to adjust plans accordingly.
A freight train near Crug collides with a flock, killing 313 sheep after the engine blew its whistle and the brakes were set. Investigators note driver suspension revocation and a system causing confusion over penalties, with authorities promising enforcement and fines for violators. Local crews report the scene and casualties as responders work.
Paintings were found Saturday by boys near Mack in a sunken cave along the Oudle valley near the Utah Colorado line. The central object appeared to be an eagle, with other paintings nearby on the rock wall. discovery credited to Robert Stone in the Grand Junction Sentinel report.
Plans from the Mot fat road engineering department call for a 100 foot warehouse east of the Crile freight depot at the foot of Yapon to serve the American Gilsonite company. The facility would tie to main tracks and the north siding, with substantial Gilsonite holdings in Utah. Production has been moved to Mack via the Uintah Railway, but another part may be moved to Drain by truck for shipment.
A monument honoring Buckskin Charley Ouray Ignacio and Severo will rise in Ignacio next year if plans by Ute agency Superintendent S F Stacher succeed. The WPA grants 3098 with agency adding about 1500 to finish funding. The 16 foot high stone monument will have a bronze plaque and concrete base, built from Pine River bed stone, set in the Ute agency park with walks and a surrounding fence.
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