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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1949
Page
11
Fifteen Uintah high school graduates from the class of 37, known as school pals, prepare to serve as missionaries. Elders Siddoway and Hullinger join fields in Utah and the East, with other members assigned across France Sweden India and North American missions.
At the Edgar Taylor residence last Friday afternoon 24 pioneer friends and neighborhood guests honored Mrs. Rosella Beck on her birth date. Co hosts were Mrs. Beck’s daughter Mrs. Taylor and daughter in law Mrs. Alton Beck. Bingo prizes went to Lydia Bills and readings were by Gary and Lanny Taylor.
Ladies of the Cultural Arts club and their husbands gathered on the lawn at the Ray Searle residence in Glines for an outdoor social. Hostesses included Mrs. Dick Gardiner Mrs. Avard Rigby Mrs. LaBell Anderson Mrs. Leland Anderson Mrs. Verdin Johnson and Mrs. Ray Searle. A hot dinner was served around a large bonfire as members plan the season ahead.
A Ballard ward Relief Society bazaar last Wednesday evening August 31 offered a colorful array of homemade articles with many items still for sale. The event was financially successful and featured an evening of entertainment with a presented program.
Romance centers on Wayne Wilkins and Jacquetta Mann as they wed in the Salt Lake LDS temple and celebrate with a reception at the Second LDS ward Scout House in Vernal. The couple’s families, attendants, and local helpers organized a formal event with flowers, music, and dancing.
Members of the Thalia club held a regular session on Monday September 5 at Mrs Helen Shaefermeyers residence. Hostess pairings featured gladioli and asters with four guests joining in Penochle and 500. Door prize went to Mrs Frank Newill guest prize to Mrs Charles Schaefermeyer. High game prizes were won by Mrs Straussie Birchell and Mrs Harry Pearson. Proceeds from a plate lunch at the bazaar supported the Relief Society fund.
Miss Dean Freestone and Miss Lureen Johnson named county 4-H fashion winners to model home constructed outfits in Utah State Style Revue in Salt Lake City. The event at Newhouse hotel Saturday Sept 17 will showcase their wine gabardine dress suit and rayon cord dress with coordinated accessories. Public invited to view parade. National 4-H congress next for semi final winners.
Bruce B. Hall of Vernal and Laurel S. Snyder of Myton were united in marriage on September 7 in a Salt Lake Temple ceremony. The couple, now living in Logan, plan to reside in Vernal after a honeymoon trip through California and southern Utah.
Barbara Fausett and Lynn McCarrell united in marriage September 10 at the Caldwell home. Bishop Clif ford E. Drollinger officiated with a choral reading and a reception hosted by family. The couple will reside in Minnesota after a honeymoon and expect to live in Ver.
Newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Taylor were honored at a wedding shower and dance in the Lapulat ward meeting house last weekend. Mrs Taylor neé Vee Ragnarssen received many gifts as guests enjoyed programs and ice cream and cake. The Taylors, daughter of Calvin Rasmussen of Bennett and son of Charles Vleroof of Lapoint, exchanged vows in Salt Lake City on August 24 and now reside in Logan where Mr Taylor resumes studies at Utah State Agricultural College.
Widely known guests at the H M Lundell residences included Edward L Hart a Rhodes scholar from the University of Utah and Mrs Lundell's parents Mr and Mrs Alfred A Hart of Bloomington Idaho. Edward Hart and family will move to Seattle for his post as assistant professor in the University of Washington english department after visiting here. Norma Hart daughter of Alfred Hart stayed with her sister Mrs Lundell in Vernal and will enter Utah State Agricultural College in Logan after summer at Hotel Vernal Coffee Shop. The Harts left Monday after a three day visit.
Formal announcement made at Hotel Utah Star Lite Gardens with Mr and Mrs Nicholas J Meagher presenting. The couple plans a ceremony October 5 at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City with Mr and Mrs Charles F Price of Salt Lake City listed as parents of the groom.
A bonfire party and chicken supper were held at the Stephen Perry home in Glines last Wednesday to honor William Siddoway who left Monday for the mission home in Salt Lake City. Hostess Miss Nila Perry presided over a guest list of 114 friends and dates. Outdoor games preceded the meal and concluding bonfire activities capped a pleasant evening of socializing.
Pleasantly surprised Saturday evening Mrs. Bessie Swain celebrated her 61st birthday as eight friends gathered to wish her well. The card game 500 offered the main entertainment before pie and coffee were served to Mesdames Andy Anderson Maggie Hatch Eva Willis Ethel Brown Stres sie Birchell Erma Johnston Iva McCarey and the guest of honor.
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