Uintah Basin Known For Rich Resources On Victory Highway
The Victory Highway publicity bureau describes Uintah Basin as a vast Utah tract north of Salt Lake City with mountains forming a protective bowl. It highlights irrigation fed by snowmelt, crops like alfalfa and sugar beets, and abundant hydrocarbon, oil shale, nitrate, potash, coal deposits. Transit limits hindered development, but the highway opens export routes. a daily motor line runs Price to Vernal via Duchesne and Myton, with tourists and freight using the route through the Wasatch and Uintah mountains.
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United States
Uintah Wasta
Ising “Talha
Uis
Salt Lake
Wasatch
Uintah Mount ‘Ins
Theavel Basin
Uintah
Myton
Uinitah
Price
Vernal
Engineers map Duchesne to Strawberry Road route
M C Moffit and J H Young of the public roads bureau with H S Carr of the road commission and Pouben Simpson inspect the Duchesne to Strawberry road path. They evaluate the present route and plan changes pending final decision after engineers return to Salt Lake City and an official survey begins.
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M. C. Mofflit
J. H. Young
Bureau of Public Roads
H. S. Carr
Gleet Ntarg Road Commission
Pouben Simpson
Duchesne
Strawberry Road
Tio
Sary
Salt Lake
Stoifite
Moffat Railroad Approaches Tunnel With Roadbed Contract
The Moat Tunnel commission awards a contract for two miles of roadbed to the Moffat railroad. The project starts near the Victory highway crossing and leads to the tunnel portal. Fraser River and Victory highway bridges will be completed before the tunnel, with work to begin in seven days.
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Moat Tunnel Commission
Moffat Railroad
Maine
Thrent
Narrow escape for occupants after car overturns on Ducesne-Slelper road
J G Strickler with Mrs Gilbert Jones and child and Miss Kathleen Hench of Duchesne survive a rollover near twelve per cat on the Ducesne-Slelper road when their Ford coupe hits a pine and flips twice. Mrs Jones lands outside, others remain in the car with minor injuries. Arm bruise for Miss Hench and minor cuts for others. Special rodeo notes follow.
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J. G. Strickler
Gilbert ‘Jones
Baby
Kathleen Hench
Duchesne
Ducesne-Slelper Road
Price Rotary Sees Highway Route Bias Complaints
Price Utah Rotary Club members discussed basin and basin-prince highway issues and criticized the state highway association for routing tourists away from the Pike Peak Oceanic route, alleging discrimination against southern and southeastern Utah.
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Price
Salt Lake
Uintah Basin
Price’ Rotary Club
Associaton
Pikes Peak Oceania Ocean Highway
Utah
Moffat Tunnel Progress Up to August First
Progress reports show the water tunnel at 28 925 feet or 90 percent and the mast headings at 278 778 feet or 86 percent. The railroad tunnel stands at 24 536 feet or 67 percent with the east side advanced more than the west by over 3000 feet in both tunnels. 3458 feet remain to be driven before the water tunnels meet.
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Moffat
Hitle
Sant Wasil Mining Company Incorporates
A certificate of incorporation is issued to the Sand Wash Mining Company, a Myton organization with holdings on the Green River of 1120 acres of oil shale sands rich in oil and metals. William Zone is named president.
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Dasuad
Sand Wash Mining Company
Myton
Green River
Wm. Zone
Arcadia News Dances, Visits, and Family News
Arcadia and Mt Home brief items note visitors and departures. Wm W Sayers and daughter Alice head to Tooele after summer visit. Mr and Mrs Solomonson return from Murray for funeral. Merelda ill with pneumonia. Mrs George Hird guests of Ray Gill. A town dance hosted by Upasako drew many youths. program and dance by Mutual successful to fund a new hall floor. Mrs Geddes Lindsay announced a 12 pound son. Loreta Stevenson ill, taken to Spratt hospital.
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Mildred Olsen
Mant
Thomas AI. Gilbert
V. A. Solomonson
Murray
Wm. W. Sayers
Alice
Red Creek
Talr
Tooele
Arcadia
Leah Larsen
William
Myrtis Musser
Salt Lake
Mabel Redford
The
Mutual
Edith Hamberg
Viola Mitchell
Mt. Home
Leland Ottosen
Mack Burton
Waldine Evans
Boneta
Wanda Clement
Wallace Davies
Duchesne
Davies
Price
Mrs
Chase McDonald
Joe Gribbins
Irene
Roosevelt
Lorin Stevenson
J.D. West
Mt. Emmons
Geddes Lindsay
Rayda Jenson Estein
Susan Shirté
Weslay
Boen
Lake
Loreta ‘Stevenson
Spratt
Ezra Branca
Bert Birch
Local notes mention visits and harvest news in Salt Lake area
Miss Margaret Woodruff writes from Salt Lake City that she had her tonsils removed and will be home soon. Johnsen and his son visit saw mill. lumber orders keep him busy. Farmers busy with heying and harvesting. crops mostly good. Dan Larsen of Provo trips to basin with Otto and family. George Powell breaks finger, visits Rooxe's. young couples host card parties at Therning home.
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Margaret Woodruff
Otte“ Johnsen
John Thorsen
Wathen
Johnsen
Dan Larsen
Provo
Otto
George Powell
Rooxe' S
John Therning
Ant
Dre. Jessie
Community Notes From Park City And Heber Visitations
Local residents report visits among Atwood Glenn and families in Park City. Giles and wife tour Heber this week while Mrs J Te Mur foutr and children travel there for several days. John Anderson and LaRoy Mahoney with wife visit Flag Ranch. C E Qurry hosts a pleasant Friday night at Tabiona. Frank Defa our opens Warm Creek store offering air station and fresh meats and fruits. C C Lee makes a Provo business trip this week.
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EL N. Atwood
Leda Glenn
Park City
Tom. Giles
Heber
J. Te Murfoutr
John Anderson
LaRoy Mahoney
Denver
Coles
Flag Ranch
C. E. Qurry
Tabiona
Frank
Defa
C. C. Lee
Provo
Talmage Visitors Share Local Temples and Visits
Walter Mayhew of Utahn served as a Talmage visor on Sunday. Charlie and Alex Jossa with Miss Mary Jossa and Mr. Cierman Benn visited from Provo, spending a week here and a few days at Squaw Basin Rahing. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Triiby and Mr. and Mrs. Ford Gttoson left for Sett Wake to visit the temple. Beckstead thresher remains in Mt.
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Walter Mayhew
Utahn
Charlie
Alex Jossa
Mary Jossa
Cierman Benn
Slant
Provo
Riends
Squaw
Wm. T Riiby
Ford Gttoson
Three States Adopt Uniform Seed Grades for Grimm alfalfa
Montana Utah and Idaho adopt uniform seed grades for Grimm alfalfa with blue tagged extra No 1 grade at 99.50 percent purity. No 1 red tag requires 99 percent purity and noxious weeds-free seed. Yellow tag No 2 allows inert matter up to 0.5 percent and minor nonconforming material.
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Montana
Utah
Idaho
Fifty Year Contract For Use Of Moffat Tunnel
After a receiver sale at 3750000 dollars last year the Denver and Salt Lake reorganization committee will hold a fifty year contract for use of the Moffat Tunnel. The line built by David H. Moffat serves Colorado’s northwest and is a favored route to its scenic spots.
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Denver and Salt Lake
Moffat
Moffat Tunnel
Moffat Road
David H. Moffat
State of
Colorado
Women's Club Reorganized With Nominating Committee
The Women s Club has been reorganized and a nominating committee appointed. The next meeting will be at Mrs. A N Alt s home on Saturday August 28 at 2 29 o clock. All who wish to join should attend as officers will be elected and a study course outlined.
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A. N. Alt
Local notes on farming and community events in Bluebell ward
Wathens buy Rhode Island Ned pulless stock from Mrs. Woodruff. Lakes water aids late crops as Murray and Clark patrol the mountains. Primary conference held in Bluebell ward. Conklin aided hay and grain work. Hancock and Goodrich plan grain cutting next week. News on health, travel, and visits from Midway to Vernal and Duchesne, with several ward residents at Mt Emmons convention and Roosevelt county meeting.
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Gale
George Wathen
Otto Johnsen
John Thorsen
Rhode Island
Ned Pulless
W. B. Woodruff
R. A. Murray
Mr. Clark
Bluebell Ward
Charlie Conklin
Altonah
W. DB
Woodruff
Hancock and Goodrich Company
Warren C. Sulser
Ifeber
Casper Sulser
Sulser
Joseph Feft
Midway
Mt. Emmons
J. J. Sellers
Adolph Christensen
Thornton ,Richardson
George Duhham
J. E. Myers
Wm. Craver
Republican County Centre Committee
Roosevelt
Jirs. Frost
Lee Cooper
Jirs
Gaye
T. R. Copa
Provo
Hhe
Mra
Nors Cook
Vernal
Arthur Watkins
Paxton Addresses Duchesne Schools On County Education
Supt Paxton spoke at a Gateway- club luncheon at Duchesne, outlining Duchesne county school conditions. He noted 1925 average daily attendance around 7915, 5441 pupils, 15 teachers, and $115 monthly per teacher, a loss from nonattendance about 1725 monthly.
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Gateway- Club
Duchesne
Paxton
Duchesne County
Averaga
Uintah County
Uintah
Average last frost and first killing frost dates 1920 1926
Government irrigation office at Myton lists spring and fall frost dates for 1920 to 1926. Entries show spring and fall dates with temperatures in degrees, including years 1921 1922 1924 1925 and 1926 and range from May to October with varying degree readings.
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Myton
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Winrah Basin
Victory Wighway Association Pub
Helly Bureau
Airstair Basin
Prom
the Victory Highway Association
Topeka
Kansas
Amyton Rodeo Association
Mickey Five
Alt Lake
Ft. ‘Duchesne
Prige Club
Sant Wasil Mining Company Incorporates
Maryin G. Shelds
Leona
Bluebell
R.A. Murray
Marion Rose
Foxlake
A. Ae Te Ake
Agehele
Women's Club
Supt
Ocr
Savekage
Yrost
Arac
Sparta
K- Buck
Ichach Ri
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