| Show the uintah basin is not paly a healthful climate with a great deal of beautt beautiful ful scenery but promoters of the area could sing its praises as an art atmosphere encouraging long and happy marriages at least judging from the number of goldon golden wedding anniversaries reported to the vernal express during 1998 1036 the first couple to attain the coveted milestone were mr and mrs kine hatch who celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at an open house held at their home the couple were married march 12 1906 in verbal nal and to them were born bom seven children the H E Z seeless were h honored on thelt their golden widd 03 anniversary at a family dinner at the hotel vernal they were married april 23 1900 1906 at ogden and they have two daughter daugh tem evanston wyoming waa was the scene of the next celebration where mr and mrs charles if colton noted their fiftieth milestone of happy marriage the ilia coltons collons were prominent residents of vernal for many years the couple was 93 married in the th salt lake temple june 28 1906 and they were parents bl of nine children mr and mrs heber were honored on their fiftieth anniversary in the naples ward chapel august 8 their thel marriage was in the salt lake LD and ard they have four children living on september 19 mr and mrs fred bingham were honored on their golden wedding in the vernal 2nd and ward scout house they were married in the salt lake temple and are parents of eleven children mr and mrs joseph collier celebrated fifty years of happy marriage at their home in naples the salt lake temple was the icena leene of the ceremony which united them on september 21 1906 1900 they have four children A lovely open house honored mr and mrs alfred simper on their golden wedding which was held at the davis ward chapel this couple exchanged vows in the salt lake temple on september 12 1906 and are parents of seven children A reception in ashley ward chapel feted mr and mrs louis freestone on their fiftieth milestone september 28 the free stones were wed in provo and later had their maffi marriage age solem nihed in the mantl temple they arc are parents of three children childen mr and mrs george 0 massey commemorated their golden wedding at a lawn party at their home in naples september 19 they spoke vows in the salt lake temple and to them were bom born eleven children the franc Mc Carrels quietly celebrated their fiftieth anniversary afi niver sary at their home with a few friends december 19 they are parents of four children mr and mrs 3 H n harrison Harri aon observed their golden wedding at an open house at the home of a daughter mrs erma labrum in roosevelt the couple was married at deep creek uintah county december 24 1906 and are parents of lour IOU children one of the latest celebrations was that of mr and mrs geo II 11 Mat martensen who noted 50 years of marriage at an open house held at their home the their ir n marriage naf s flage was solemnized in the anti mantl i jt temple ale december 19 1908 1906 and th ther r have ten chil children drin friend friends and relatives paid special tributes on november ber 8 to ME mr and mrs mo 0 it Sout southam harn who abr ail yeam years f hapa py DY marriage a an daar and mrs MEHRY MRS CLUB mrs jack R wallis entertained members of the merry mrs club or on wednesday march 6 0 with ith lazell anderson acting as co hostess A dessert luncheon was served to 18 members end aind three guests mrs beth hull buff mrs larue mcdaniels and mrs dorothy perkins Perk lna mrs erva bowden gave a book review on the year ol 01 love the next meeting will be held wednesday march match 20 0 6 mr and mrs clair acord were on a business trip in vernal nal Tue tuesday iday mr feord cord is presently an agriculture agent avit in provo he ile was formerly employed in a similar capacity in vernal A theodore eodore johnson who noted Ae thear ir bard miles milestone toine on september 2 mr and mrs james chivers abra 1 g the new year with a f celebration 40 in 0 of their golden wedding at an open house to 0 be held friday march IS 15 t at the te vernal recreation hau hall |