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Vernal Express from Vernal, Utah • 11

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Vernal Expressi
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Vernal, Utah
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11
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ted Clubs Chips Confer HOllo Honor On emor i giG Topics Club ob ili the the Diamond Jubilee of General Federation Women's Club Friday evening at 8 pm Stake Center Guest the event was Mrs St na Harris Oaks ks of Povo for ot of Vernal who spoke on on 1 topic A Womans Woman's Way 1966 MRSASHER Merkley of Ver Ver- Ver- nalnal and Mrs ParleyRawlings of Roosevelt received special honors Mrs Merkley was hone hoe orf lat the mem member er having ththe lo stai membership in ed club lu wOrk and Mrs wings has has ha's been selected tore to to- rere re sentthe Uintah Basin Di District at the state convention to tobe held May 19 and 20 in Salt Lake City Mrs Merkley joined the Sen io Current Curr nt Topics Club octo octo- 1924 giving her 42 years of continuous membership She has been active in every phase of club work and was club pre pre pre- president when the Uintah District was organized March 27 1941 She became the thirddistrict presidentserving during 1944 1945 andhas attended many state conventions and also at at- at at- tendedtended the national convention in Denver in 1954 BESIDES BEING an active Mrs Merkley has been a devoted wife andmother Mr and Mrs Merkley filled a year two stake mission and later a year two full time mise mis sion to Texas in 1965 1963 Mrs Merkley has given free free- free- lyly of hertalents working in every organization in the church including Relief Society prim ary worker for 21 years Sun Sun- Sun- dayday School teacherand is pre pre pre- presently MIA age group counselor in VernalWard MRS RAWLINGS is amem- ber memo member of the RooseveltCulture Club and has been a member of the club since it was organize organiz- eded in 1941 It was known as the Junior Social Culture Club at at- the at- thethe time and Mrs Rawlings sere ser ser- vedved two terms as the first pro pre Mrs Rawlings will com com- com- petepete with other district at the state conveneconven- conven- tiontion when a state will beselected Some of Mrs Rawlings ac ac- ac accomplishments have been con con-conservation chairman in 1944 1946 when she drove a city dump truck and gathered sal sal- sal- vagevage for the war effort She received state and national cita cita- cita citations for this work served as project chairman to raise mono mon mon- eyey to furnish hotlunch to ele- ele elementary elementary school children a fF ii 1 MRS PARLEY RAWLINGS MRS ASHER MERKLEY MERKLE honored for club membership Basin selected to represent MRS STELLA OAKS guest speaker member of the committee that startedthe drive for Union High School aM served as president of Uintah Basin District inhi 1945 and as secretary of Ui the district for one year OTHERCOMMITTEES Mrs Rawlings has fias served on are Red Red- Cross Red- CrossCross Club chairman civil dede- de defense chairman representative on community Christmas com com- committee representative on annual arttea community achievement contest chairman president of Uintah Basin Industrial Convene Conven- Conven- tiontion and served as general chairman of the State edcd Convention She is presently serving as community cleanup clean chairman and received a cita Lion tion from Mr Stark state clean clean- clean- upup chairman for herberefforts Mrs A Jacobo gave a brief history of Mrs Merkley's achievements and Mrs Floyd Labrum gave the history on Mrs Rawlings Both ladies were presented a gift OTHERS RS participating on the program were Mrs LynnN Murdock district president who offered the invocation Mrs Edgar Calder president of Senior Current Topics conduct conduct-conducted conduct- eded Mrs Harold Sargent and MrsNe Nelson son Marshall mo- mo mother mo- therther and daughter played two organ and piano duets Mrs ClarkOviatt sang two solos and was accompanied by Mrs Marshall Refreshments were served af- af after af ter the program The serving table was beautifully decorated with pink carnations and a lace cloth Mrs Raymond was chairman of the refresh refresh- refresh- mentment committee and was as as- as assisted by Mrs Johnstun Mrs Havens Mrs Bud Thomasand Mrs Harold It Sargent fa MOTH Eft EF with love CAN CANDIES DIE 1 I MOTI DAY MAY a WU ASSORTED CHOCOLATES lib 1 ib 2 Ibs DIES DIES- ii I The GIFT 80 1 lbs Ibs Vernal Drug Co 21 East MaIn Phone CALLING ALL PROS New 4 Cha only lg 5 16 ec yit s1 yi ac tan pale od 7 11 I I Searle Electric Co 26 West Main Vernal utah 93 Years of Satisfactory Service Money ney Savers For Your Home Cut Wu Was kNOW NOW Cut Cubic Ft Combination REFRIGERATOR with Lb FREEZER at Bottom Cut Was kNOW NOW a Cu Ft Combination REFRIGERATOR and FREEZER Swinger CAMECAMERA RA roll of film 16 print Album 12 flash flash- flash- bulbsbulbs and ca case 1988 LAWNMOWERS 20 Inch Vacuum action 3 horsepower Stratton Briggs engine 4 cycle NOW A REAL SUMMER VALUE BEAT VACUUMCLEANER with 9 attachments It beats It sweeps itcleans Price Cut Acrylic Latex HOUSE PAINT 8 year Durability 2 Gallon PallPail 1088 CHINA CABINET Mahogany FInish Cut 10 NOW MONTGOMERY iERY VARD ARD West Main Vernal Utah Books AreArc IDEAL GIFTS Select One Today At Vernal Office Supply 43 So Vernal Ave Phone i i PRICES EFFECTIVE THURS FRI and SAT APRIL 28 29 30 I BEEF SALE TABLE I RITE TE 20 DISCOUNT ON ALL BEEF CUTS II i I Iy I itz itz- aa Avocados ea a Oranges Celery rm r- r- eat lb Meat eat Pies BANQUET ET 6 For 1 IGA Lemonade Ar 12 Cans Can 1 1 Fruit Pies IGA 3 Far Vegetables ege a bl es Peas Cut Carrots Broccoli Spinach 6 Pk 1 1 RATRATH SMOKY MAPLE Canned Melk 80 99 A TRULY DIFFERENT anne I IIGA IGA Cans Bacon II DELICIOUS FLAVOR LB CLuna TunaS Lunas TunaLuna a A Real Buy at 3 Cans Miracle Whip I IGA QUART Four Flour GAl to 10 Lb BagDag Lb Bag Saw Size Sile Fruit Cocktail Bread Oven Fresh 4 Loaves Size She Sugar I 25 Lb Bag 2 89 SR Red Wd kidney I ney Beans eons 6 Cans 1 1 Toothpaste Crest Reg 5 Saltines Supreme 2 Lb Box Crisco 3 Lb Can Cn Coffee IGA 2 Lb Can Cn IGA Spaghetti Macaroni potato tato Chips Chaps 0 One FullPound 59 ZEE Best Bet 4 Lb Toile Tissue 3 4 Roll 4 Roll FOOD LINER Phone WEST MAIN VERNAL UTAH lI TI Tree Planting Scheduled For Saturday Is Vernal ready for some beautification The girls of the Utah Girl Scout Council are planning on doing their share share- en onen ArborDay byplanting over trees throughout the Councils Council's Utah and Eastern Nevada jurisdiction as part of the CouncilsCouncil's Trees for Beauty project LOCAL ARBOR day celebrations will find each troop plant ing trees that have beenmade available through the For For- For- estest Service and Utah and Nev- Nev Nevada Nev- adaada State Foresters at select select- select- eded andapproved sites such as Cemetery and Country Club Each girl will sign a Promissory Note promising to care for for- the for- thethe tree she plants Celebrations will include a dedication ceremony planned for Saturday at the court house square One tree will be planted for dedication to represent the entire project A copper plaque one of donated by Kenne cott Copper Corporation is inin- in in- scribedscribed Arbor Day 1966 trees were planted by the girls of the utah Girl Scout Council in honor of the founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA JuliJuli- Juli Juli- etteette Low Mayor Alvin Kay will receive a Promissory Note representing the entire group MRS JOHN Conrow pre pre- president ident of the council said that Girl Scouts all learn a promise part of which states To Do Do- My Do- MyMy Duty to God and My Coun- Coun Country Coun- trytry The Trees for Beauty project has developed the Ope op- opportunity for each girl to put to work a Promise in Action by planting the trees and lying America The purpose behind the Trees for Beauty project are to help fulfill the promise of of Mrs II Ih Price national president of the Girl Scouts to Mrs Lyndon Johnson that the Girl Scouts will help beautify America to help focus attention on the im im- im importance of natural beauty to organize a timely Promise in in- Action in- ActionAction project on a council council- wide basis and to operate with utah and Nevada State Forest Forest- Forest- ersers and the Forest Sere Ser Ser- vicevice in a conservation education project UNIMPRESSED The teacher was explaining the wondrous things which ence had discovered about the universe Just think she ex ex- ex explained The light we need comes all way the from the sun at a speed of miles per per- sese secondond Isn't that unbelievable Aw I dunno reported one unimpressed youngster After all its it's downhill allthe way Bonanza Boyd On Vacation By Wanda Bowden Mr 1 and Mrs Davis of Jensen have been staying here caring fortheir grandchildgrandchild- grandchild- renren while their parents Mr and Mrs Boyd Davis are on vaca vaca- vaca- tiontion Roy Nelson George Kilborn and two men from Standard Oil Co had lunch at Bonanza Weds Wed of last week Mr and Mrs Mr's Charley DowBow den and Donna spent the week end in Vernal and Altonah visit visit-visit- inging relatives Mr and Mrs Eddie Madsen of Montrose Colo were visiting herelast week with Mrs Mad Mad- Madsen's sens sen's parents Mr and Mrs Charley Bowden They return return- returned I Isen's ed to theirhome Sunday Mr and Mrs Joseph Rust from Salt Lake City spent the weekend with Mr Rusts Rust's mo mo- mo- thertherAlta Rust While here they visited with hisbrother David and his wife Final Rites held for Bertha WitmerWillner Funeral services were held Wednesday at 11 am in the VernalMortuary for Bertha Witmer 77 who died Sunday at 3 am in Uintah County Hos- Hos Hospital Hos- pitalpital after a long illness MRS WITMER was born Oct Oct Oct- Oct- oberober 9 1888 in Vernal to Geor Geor- Geor- gege and Mary Nielsen Langston She married David Witmer July 6 1906 in Vernal Mrs Irs Witmer was a Past Noble Grand of Rebekah Lodge an active memo mem- mem- berber of the Ladies Aid Society and was a Lieutenant in the Womans Woman's Ambulance and De- De Defense De Corp Corl during World War II in charge of selling war bonds She was a nurse at Clark County General Hospital in Las Vegas for ten years ears and at Was Was- Was- hoehoe County General Hospital in Reno for 15 years She was a retired nurse and a convert con to the Church MRS WITMER was well known for Cor her kindness com com- com- passionpassion and generosity to any any- any- oneone in need especially to those who were ill She devoted 31 years caring for her ill son lIar lIar- old Survivors include her hus- hus husband hus- bandband a daughter and three sons Mrs Floyd Birdie Allenof Vernal of Reno Robert Tucson Ariz and Heber of Las Vegas Vega i eight tigh grandchildren and seven great grandchildren FOURSISTERS also survive md and include Mrs 1 Ellen Dean of Salt Lake City Mrs BeatriceDeatrice I Rooks Mrs Irs Katie Twitchell I and Mrs Lillian Snow all of I Vernal I Burial was WIS in the Vernal Me Me- Me- morialmorial Park Cemetery I Thursday April 28 1966 THE VERNAL EXPRESS EXPRESS 11 11 SEVEN LITTLE HOMEMAKERS Reporter Lana Williamson Club was held at the home bomo of Mrs Irs Eleanor with Marquita Merrell taking charge The pledge was given by Susan and the prayer by Doneita Harrison Ronda readthe min- min min- min- utesutes and gave the tion Refreshments were served to six members Meeting was adjourned with the nextmeeting being scheduled schedul- eded for May 7 at Doneita sons son's home.

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