Roosevelt Roa d Route Decision Deliberations Highlight State Role
Roosevelt business leaders and Rep Sconlon urge the state road commission and federal department to locate the Roosevelt to Myton highway where service and future maintenance are best, stressing local interests should not sway the route and pledging support for the commission’s choice. In Roosevelt, Mrs Afton Schwenecke, 26, a beloved teacher and former University of Utah alumna, dies of pneumonia after a brief illness. Funeral services are set for Thursday at Church of Roosevelt. she leaves a husband Charles Schwencke, a son Jay Var, and her parents Mr and Mrs James Sabey.
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Mluncheon
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Diver ‘Sconlon
Mount Emmons
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Federal Road Department
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University of Utah
JayVar
James Sabey
Ati
Alster Thorn
Local Talent Show Draws Crowd At Price Event
Matuages involving Leah Tidwell of Boneta and Mt Home residents occurred in Price on Monday. Participants tagged their loonge by Carbon County. Samuel Hair and Misa at Breas Marshall obtained "Pitlage fence" amid worries. G. V. Dillings of neoMelating. Girair and Rave attended free Aance at the Mhe hail Tuesday with a large crowd.
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Leah Tidwell
Boneta
Mt. Home
Carbon County
Stues Samuel Hair
Misa
Breas
Marshall
Warried Peeay “Terion
G. V. Dillings
Girair
Crescent Eagle Oil Well First Utah Gusher Near Thompson
The Crescent Eagle gusher six miles west and south of Thompson state Utah’s first oil gusher. Reached about 3900 feet depth with a 256 barrel tank filled in three hours and a daily capacity around 5000 barrels. Oil from McElmo sands in Dakota underpins a surge of prospecting by multiple Utah operators near Price and Helper with leases, terms, and early drilling plans noted.
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Thompsons
Derver
Rio’ Grande
Utah
McElmo Sands
Dakotas
Crescent- Eagle
New Pastor Named for Myton Presbyterian Church
Word from Dr Davies chairman of board of home missions states Ty Clarke of Flushing New York will begin pastoral duties at Myton Presbyterian Church around April 15. Clarke is a Princeton College and Auburn Theological Seminary graduate who studied in Scotland at Idenbure on scholarship.
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Board of Home Missions
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New York
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Auburn Theological Seminary
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Scotland
Myton
Colorado Oil Shale Plant Decided On
Government engineers and geologists announced the construction of an experimental retort to distill oil from shale in Colorado. The plant, costing 390000, will be built at Kiffle in Grand Valley near Debeque. A conference Thursday at Boulder discussed shale oil production with experts from the Bureau of Mines, the Navy, and state and federal agencies.
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Ana Atale
Kiffle
Grand Valley
Debeque
Federal Bureau of Mines
United States Navy
Thieg
Boulder
Brigham Young and the Mormon Exodus to Utah
Brigham Young emerges as a key leader after Joseph Smith’s 1838 Missouri exodus. The 1840 voyage to England expands the church, publishing the Book of Mormon, forming branches, and promoting emigration to new Zion. Brigham Young and Heber C. Kimball press outreach, naming Commerce Iowa as a stop before the Nauvoo era begins. The account ends hinting at further continuation next week.
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Kimball
New York
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Parley P. Pratt
England
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Government Sues for Rent on Squaw's Land
The United States as guardian of Ute Indian Cora S. Wanrodes sues David J. Thompson Roya C Nelson and Martin W Allred to recover four years of unpaid rentals on her land. the lands were leased for grazing under a written agreement.
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Cora’ S. Wanrodes
David J. Thompson
Roya C. Nelson
Martin W. Allred
Danish Butter Tariff Fight Spurs Copenhagen Alarm
Copenhagen reacts to a report by the American tariff commission that Danish butter could be shipped to New York cheaper than U S butter. A farmers bloc newspaper calls for retaliation with import bans on some American goods. President Coolidge faces pressure over potential higher duties for Danish butter.
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American Tariff Commission
New York
Farmers’ Bloc
Denmark
Coolidée
Prominent Roosevelt Businessman Dies at 65 in Utah
Obituary recalls Albin Birch of Roosevelt born December 23 1869 in Varmland Sweden who died March 80 1926 at his Roosevelt home. He homesteaded near town east of Roosevelt and built valuable land holdings. He served as Roosevelt mayor 1921 to 1923 and was active in the Roosevelt Commercial Club.
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Albin’ Birch
Alwys
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Sweden
Mar
Allertea
New York State
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Lie E
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Denver
Utah
Birch
Roosevelt Commercial Club
Avas
Moffat Tunnel Griefs Call For More Bonds
The Moffat Tunnel Commission announced plans to issue a second bond issue of 2.5 million dollars after a prior 6.72 million debt. Improvements aim to stabilise rock formations and concrete the water tunnel to prevent seepage from Crater Lake into the main line over about four miles.
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Mowat
Punnel
Crater Lake
Metallurgist Explains Gin Shale Uses for All Engineers
Professor Bradford of the University of Utah spoke at the All Engineers club luncheon in Salt Lake City. He described a newly discovered shale in the Umatah basin that shows promise as a flux in alloy production and could soon become widely important in metallurgy.
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University of Utah
All-Engineers Club
Salt Lake
Twommercc
Umatah
Wradford
Salt Lake and Denver Railroad seeks 279 mile line to Craig Colorado
The Salt Lake and Denver railroad applied to the Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to build 279 miles of track from Provo to Craig Colorado, with a hearing sought as early as possible. The plan would run through Wasatch Uintah and Duchesne counties to the Colorado line, then through Rio Blanco to Craig, creating a through Salt Lake Denver route and shortening the distance by about 170 miles while opposing the Dotsero cut off project by Denver Salt Lake and Western.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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Sidehill on Taylor Ditch Being Enlarged
Taylor of Uintak Basin Construction inspected work on the company's ditch. New larger flumes are being installed near Antelope and enlargement of the slope hill will occur this spring. Ditch work also expands in Pleasant Valley.
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Uintak Basin Construction Company
Salt Lake
Pleasant Valley
Tingley and Sons to Build Seed Cleaning Plant
Georg H. Tingley and Sons announce construction of a seed cleaning plant adjoining their wagon shop on Bridge Street. The facility will have a 2 by 2 floor plan with one cleaning unit at first and will include storage space for seed growers at a minimal charge.
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Georg H. Tingley
Postponed Trial for Beaver Trapping Suspects
The Indians Jasper Pike, Joan Murray, Clyde Pi us of Altonah, arrested recently for unlawfully trapping beaver near Altonah, had their case postponed until April 25.
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Joan Murray
Clyde Pi
Altonah
Use of School Houses in Utah By Churches Held Illegal
Government vetoes Sharp bill after attorney general opinion finds public school buildings cannot be used for religious worship or instruction under Utah constitution. Debate over the measure followed a lengthy legislative session ending with a three hour Senate session. Governor Dern cites constitutional provisions forbidding use of public property for religious purposes.
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Ladies Home Journal
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