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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1949
Page
10
Luke Ridley of Stratton Colorado urged Vernal readers to adopt simplified spellings. He championed thru thruout tho and altho as correct optional forms and urged common use to ease writing and eliminate silent letters.
The narrator, an older man, recalls a church picnic and dinner with Sarah Blench and Sid Greene at her quiet home. He praises Soltaire salmon and biscuits, notes Sid's engagement talk, and cautions against being judged for relationships with a widow. He asserts love for Jane despite the gossip.
Neighbors and relatives from Jensen to Maeser share visits and relocations. Several residents headed to Salt Lake City Provo and Fruita while others moved to Maeser Fruita and Meeker. Youths depart for college at Wasatch Academy St Marys and Corbon Junior College as families host dinners and greetings.
September events include a courthouse ground celebration with remarks by Rep Don B Colton and Paul Stock of Uintah Gas Co. New marriages include Lois Martin and Clifton McCoy with Bishop Richens officiating.
News from Uintah county notes all schools reopen September 8. Vernal teachers listed include Si Aug Smith principal Charles Lewis O M Calder Ellen Mary Bend er Anna Highley and others. The Vernal mill offers wheat price at 2.35 a bushel. Bishop Calder offers a ten dollar prize for best dairy cow and calf at the Ute fair. President Colton reports League of Nations and cost of living prominent in Washington.
LaDonna McKee suffers serious leg injuries and is hospitalized in Vernal. MIA officers and teachers attend the Vernal convention. Relief Society members quilt three finishes. Ioka ward program directed by Bishop Mitchel entertains with music and cookies. Funeral services held for Larry M. Kitchen with wide attendance. Various visits and gatherings noted among local families and friends. Bishop Morrill injured after a wagon fall during threshing.
The Boston Stone, famed as America's first paint mill import from England in the 17th century, is embedded in a wall at a street corner in Boston.
Construction on the Utah Colorado Gas Co building across Highway 40 from Hi Way Service east of Vernal progresses rapidly. The 30 by 40 cinder block structure, brick faced, aims to be ready for use by October 1. The firm runs an Artesia Colorado office handling butane and propane products with Alvin Kay of O K Appliance Co as local distributor.
The Atlantic blue crab carries as many as 1,750,000 eggs at one time, Britannica states. This figure highlights the species reproductive capacity and potential population dynamics.
The Misses Mima and Alfreda Davis leave for BYU Clive with Davia driving the Page car. Misses Lucille and Josephine Hacking depart for Salt Lake City to attend the LDS college this year. Ray Carroll leaves for a two year mission in the Hawaiian Islands. A handkerchief shower honors Mrs Clara Benni for her faithful service in the second ward.
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