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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1931
Page
8
Agrown tal er and dirs TG Alexander are mouling this week at Mountain atyrm. Ralph Alexander went to Balt Lake City to receive medical at tration.
Alvin Barnett and his mother Nira took Robert Whitmer to Denver last week. They returned home Sunday. Br and Mrs Driter E Smith delivered an ounce the arrival of a baby boy this Sunday October 25. Mother and baby are doing fine.
Mrs Tavin Eaton who had been confined to bed for weeks is now able to be up and around. Marvin Smith returned home on birthday from Kensilworth where he had been visiting with his brother Evan and family.
Mr and Mrs J W Felter announce the arrival of a baby boy born at their home on Sunday October 25. The new arrival is welcomed by the family and listed as a joyful addition to their household.
Mrs James Chivers who had been staying at Mrs Iona Mincking’s home during illness returned to her own home on Tuesday.
Mr and Mrs Walter Woolley announce the arrival of an eight pound baby girl who blessed their home on Sunday October 35.
JoH Rathit travels to Mayer Arizona to be housed for several weeks to perform mineral examinations for the Humphreys Phosphate Company.
Miss Loria Siddosap, a University of Utah student in Salt Lake City, spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Wm HT Siddoway, according to local notes.
Dave Karren of Vernal has been selected to serve on a federal grand jury in Salt Lake City. Ezra Burton of Roosevelt has also been chosen for the same purpose in the juror pool.
J Winter Smith an engineer from San Joe California has returned to Vernal for about a week on business tied to the Gray Valley project. He is 71 years old and formerly resided in Vernal. He is working on plans to refine and improve the irrigation situation in the valley.
L.¢ Thorne Rey Guild H G Rodgers and Bra win Ackhurst visited Salt Lake City last Saturday. Thorne and his daughter Mary Lau, and Mrs Ackhurst with her son Clarence, are attending school at West Minder. They went to Provo Sunday for the Congregational church’s 40th anniversary and returned home Tuesday.
Sam Snyder, child of Mr and Mrs H M Snyder, nearly lost his arm Friday when he and his sister turned on an electric wringer while his hand remained inside. The shoulder through wound required about twenty stitches as he struggled to free himself. Mrs Paul Dratis of Payson and others, guests at John Davis’s home during a deer hunt, returned home Sunday after a successful trip. Howard Calder, BYU student, attended a wedding reception after arriving from Payson.
Mr and Mrs Pardon Dodds and family plan a winter move to Mesa Colorado. Don Hacking has been employed as assistant engineer on the state road construction project between Vernal and Jensen.
Mr and Mrs J Douglas returned Tuesday evening from a three day visit in Salt Lake City. They were accompanied to Salt Lake by Mrs Wo S Henderson and Mrs C M Iverson.
The Vernal First Watch plans a bazaar and chicken dinner at Uintah Cafe on Tuesday November. Lunches for children served at noon and dinner for adults.
Miss Alice Pedersen and Mrs Win Henderson travel from Lapoint with A. Manker and Mra Caldwell to Logan for extension work at the U and A. They will be away for the week.
Uintah stake missionaries announce a social for Saturday November 14 at the Imperial Hall. The event is described as a Hard Times gathering with a communal spirit and a focus on fellowship.
Mrs Jenkins, Department President, of Salt Lake City will be in Vernal Thursday to meet with the Ladies Auxiliary. She will be entertained that day by local members at the home of Mrs Anna Lewis.
DeLos Watkins and Edward Coltharp joined by J in Dohistrum from Salt Lake attended the Us A C in Logan over the weekend. They plan to return to Logan on Sunday while their deer hunting excursion caused some disruption during the visit.
Airs Zelph 8 Calder of Salt Lake City spent the weekend in Vernal. Mr and Mrs Joseph R Robinson of Provo drove to Vernal to attend the wedding reception of Mr and Mrs David Calder Saturday night.
Mrs J M Parry, son J Waldo Parry, and daughters Mrs Jasmine Parry Ballard Virginia and Josce, all of Salt Lake City, attended the wedding reception for Mr and Mrs David Calder Saturday night.
The Great Ranjah a three act comedy plays at Imperial hall on Saturday night October 31. All holders of budget tickets are admitted to this attraction without cost.
Miss Louise Jorgensen left on Thursday of last week for Alant to visit her mother Mrs Dorothy Jorgensen. Mrs Leslie Ashton accompanied her as far as Spanish Fork where she visited her sister Mrs Frank Proctor. They returned home Sunday.
A brief note records the return to Provo on Sunday of a man accompanied by Miss Helen Calder daughter of Mr and Mrs Wallace Calder who is also attending the B. The item highlights family ties and a social return without further details.
Farm Douglas visits Vernal staying at the Fratliff home with her son Gaywin, an assistant engineer on the Vernal Jensen road project. Douglas came to Vernal with Alice Phelps and Miss Edna Suni VAN of Salt Lake City who returned Sunday. Phelps is a disbursing agent for the Veterans Administration and Miss Gullivan teaches at South Junior High, Salt Lake City.
Roof cement or putty stops leaks on roofs or chimneys. It comes in tight cans and hardens after exposure. apply with a putty knife and smooth surface in dry weather. Also marketed is a plastic wood for filling small holes in weatherboarding to prevent moisture and decay in winter.
The U S Biological Survey recommends trapping moles as the best method for lawns and gardens. An alternative effective approach for few moles is to open a runway at the edge of the hole, drop in mothballs or napthalene flakes, and refill the soil.
Heber City and Roosevelt Lions dine with Vernal Lions at Uintah High. Discussion notes habit of talking too much and working too little. Emphasis on aiding the unemployed and needy. Project to route 840 from Salt Lake to the Colorado line. Banquet attendees from Heber City and Roosevelt praised Vernal. dancing followed in the gym. banquet directed by Vera Calder.
Relatives from Salt Lake City and Beb er City attended the Monday funeral for John N Davis. Names listed include Alma H Davis a brother Jane D Car jess a sister Kate Guiver a niece W D Bowering George C Lloyd Marion Williams Afri Wm N Davis Nora Davis C WL Gillett and Mrs Stephen G McKean W HH Pi Mattie Paxman R S Collett Lynn R Pack and son Lyn. also present were Fred Flemander Theodore Jasperson George A Fisher J Murock Alva FP Murdock Andrew Murdock Clara P Clyde Alva P Coleman Murdock Turner D A Dr snenbeyg Darrell Turner Anna Million John Larson of Kamas Lowell Brady and others.
In a vivid diary style report Lorna Colton describes a chaotic early morning trip to a school dance. Bus delays, a drawn out journey, pushing the bus homeward, and the exhausted start to a new day are recounted with humor and pride.
The extemporaneous program opened with audience requested numbers led by Miss Cat der. Alice Caldwell sang solo with Wanda Johnson at piano and Weldon Bastian on violin. Norma Rowley read The Ship of Faith. Marvin Singleton played two cornet solos and Weldon Bastian offered a violin piece. A vocal solo by If Gymon and a pan tommine by Kora Bennion followed. Caldwell, Bastian, and Vernon Coller formed a trio. The Jolly Time Cocks performed a parody medley in a humorous interlude. Mrs Wil Ox sitd r. Nobile added remarks.
Mrs Mutiel Walls reorganizes the Girls Athletic Association and chairs a Friday meeting. Elected officers who will serve with class athletic officers include President Lorna Colton Vice-president Elizabeth Hall and Secretary Dorothy Merkley as advisory council members.
The Home Economics club met to discuss pin awards for club work and to plan a tea for all girls at the school in the near future.
A force of 46 husk under Loweah and Mr Leandell labored on the west side hill near town forming a hit yu of s foot dimensions. They planned to trench with rocks and whitewash. The job will continue on another day. Students say they prefer regular school to strenuous labor, hoping it will revive school spirit and energy.
Oregon 4 H Club members Mable Edison of Springfield Lane County and Melvin Schwab of Berkenfeld Clatsop County won first prizes at the 1931 State Fair. Edison demonstrated that feeding chicks with dry skim milk produced superior results in Plymouth Rocks. Schwab exhibited a junior Guernsey heifer calf and credited early feeding with dry skim milk and a dry calf meal for his win.
Congressman Don Colton announced every school in the district will receive or soon receive 22 by 28 inch portraits of George Washington. The poster, a Gilder Stuart reproduction, supports the 200th birth anniversary celebration and is funded with Bicentennial Commission cooperation.
Utah faces the shortest honey crop in industry history due to drought and nectar lack. State inspector D H Hillman says harvest may be only a quarter to one third of normal, with prices likely rising in winter. He notes many beekeepers left honey, bee losses from last year, winter storage needs, and shifts away from California winter shipping.
Price chamber of commerce plans its second annual invitational school band contest in April. The 1931 event drew eighteen bands from Utah and Colorado. about thirty schools from three states are expected to enter in 1932. Director Cleon Dalby expects most last year’s entrants to return and lists many participating bands from multiple cities and states.
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