Uintah forest gains status as oldest in Utah and budget details
Ogden officials announce the Uintah National Forest as the oldest in Utah, created in 1897. The 1,116,729 acre forest spans Wasatch, Sanpete, and Uintah ranges with headquarters at Provo. For 1928 the budget allocates 27,726 for administration and protection, plus 95,000 for public roads and 2121 to complete the road system, with plans for ten miles of new trails and timber sales to fund local needs.
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Ogden Head
Vintah Forest
Uintah Forest
Utah
United Was
Presicleveland
Wasatch Mountains
Beth Prove
Sanpete Yalw
Uin Mountains
Prove
Fis Sea Jy
Heber-Fruitland
Seat of Public Roads
Ralles
Catalina Island Spotlight Through Reverend Sal Parker’s Letter
Reverend Sal Parker shares Catalina Island insights from Avalon, noting its location 26 miles from the mainland, historic names, and governance by Los Angeles County. He highlights ownership by William Wrigley Jr, the island’s pop and tourism growth, and famed visitors like Zane Grey and Tom Mix with activities such as swordfish and tuna fishing. He mentions a 359 pound swordfish caught by Grey and current film activity on the waterfront.
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Myton
Catalina Island
Pacific
Pacific ‘Ocean
Santa Catalina Island
Golden State
Los Angeles
Catalina Township
Ality of Ayalon
William Wrigley, Jr
Avalon
Wilmington
Wrigley
Pasadena
Chicago
Chicago Cubs
Mr. Wrigley
Zane Grey
Mr. Grey
Grey
Tom Mix
Hollywood
Floods Ravage Green River Region and Farmlands
Reports from Green River Utah describe record spring flooding wreaking heavy damage to farms. Erosion and soil deposits have ruined seed beds and degraded crops across the fertile districts.
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Green River
Green Silver
Utah
Galley
Prize Winning Letters On Holding A Mas
A Denver Post contest features letters from young wives discussing companionate marriage, fidelity, and personal growth. The writer recounts a three year marriage starting at 17, facing temptation, choosing openness, and balancing love, education, and family duties.
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Denver Post
South Dakota
Lindsey
Althe
Ennis
Three Day Excursion Aids Vernal Dinosaur Monument Plans
Twenty five Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce members will tour Duchesne and Uintah counties to assist the Vernal Lions Club with plans for a national dinosaur monument near Jensen. They will visit the Jensen quarry and discuss preservation and display ideas to attract tourists.
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Lions Club
Vernal
Jensen
Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce
Duchesne
Uintah
Vernal Civic Club
United States
Carnegie Institute
University of Utah
Earl Douglass
National Monument
Moon Lake June Grand Opening Draws North Duchesne Visitors
Moon Lake hosts a two day festival June 15 and 16 with sports a dance and ample accommodations under Lee Tatton Lee Aulger and Ralph Rowley. Road work from Mt Home improves access linking to a timber forest road and a planned Willow Springs bridge benefiting motorists and fishermen.
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Duchesne County
Moon Lake
Lee Tatton
Lee Aulger
Ralph Rowley
Lake Fork
Mt. Home
Rowley
Stott Ranch
Petty Mountain
Willow Springs
Lakefork
Tatton
Bulger
Moonlake
Long Calendar This Term District Court
District court convened Monday with Judge Martin M. Larsen on the bench. There will be about two weeks work at this term with four criminal cases and various other matters. Attorneys in court this week include Charles DeMalsey Vernal B I Dalton Price B L Dart Myton Ray E Dillman and Ernest H W Burgess Roosevelt Lr G Porter L A Hollenbeck and Anron J Larsen Duchesne and M T R Vope district attorney Provo. The criminal cases will be on next week.
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Martin M. Larsen
Charles DeMalsey
Vernal
B. I. Dalton
Price
B. L. Dart
Myton
Ray E. Dillman
Ernest HW. Burgess
Roosevelt
Lr. G. Porter
L. A. Hollenbeck
Anron J. Larsen
Duchesne
M. TR. Vo
Mail Order Houses Expand Westward
Sears Roebuck and Co. buys the Anerback Annex at State and Broadway in Salt Lake City signaling expansion. Montgomery Ward & Co. buys a Denver site at Broadway and Virginia for a six story building costing over 16 million dollars, set to open by January 1, 1929.
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Sears, Noobwék,& Company
State
Broadway
Salt Lake
Montgomery Ward & Company
Denver
Virginia Streets
Price Salt Lake Stage Line Planned
A petition by I. H. Brown and A. K. Thompson of Salt Lake seeks a state utilities permit for a Price to Salt Lake stage line with two motor vehicles between Price Salt Lake and intermediate points. The proposed rates are 4 dollars one way or 7.50 dollars round trip. The commission deferred action and will revisit the matter later.
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Price
Salt Lake
I’. H. Brown
A. KR. Thompson
State Public Utilities Commission
Inter
Commission
Alfalfa Seed Trickster Seed Suspected in Nebraska
Nebraska state seed analysis charges allege southern grown alfalfa seed is being mislabelled and sold to farmers. The probe found Johnson grass seed and Wilt specialist warrants warn that alfalfa showing southern origin may carry wilt symptoms.
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Nebraska
Armera
Johnson Brass
Wilt Willer-Scilt
Site Selected For Escalante Monument in Uintah Basin
Captain Stephen Abbot of Utah’s Sons of the American Revolution returns after selecting two monuments to mark Father Escalante’s 1776 Uintah basin visit. A granite shaft at Jensen on the Victory highway and a smaller shaft at the Green River site will bear bronze inscriptions. Unveiling is set for July 4 with basin residents funding bases and transportation.
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Stephen Abbot
Salt Lake
Utah
Yhree Datu
Father Escalante
Uintah Basin
Green River
Escalante
Sons of the Revolution
Sret
Tintah
Srst
Berthoud and Rabbit Ear passes open for travel
Colorado highway department reports Berthoud and Rabbit Ear passes are open for travel. Byers canyon road, a major and costly project, will soon be complete eliminating a dangerous section on the Victory highway. The 6.76 mile route from Hot Sulphur Springs to Parshall includes a new steel bridge and costs about $330,000.
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Colorado Highway Department
Berthoud
Rabbit Ear Passes
Berthoud Pass
Rabbit Ear Pass
Byers ‘Canyon
Hot . Sulphur Springs
Parshall
Fragmentary personal note on marriage and affection
A fragmentary text discusses loyalty and affection in marriage with incomplete lines and names. The writer contrasts sincere respect with physical fidelity, mentioning happiness and a long future, but the passage remains unclear and attendees or dates are not specified.
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Ft Ag
Singerely
Golo
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Provo
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Tah
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Pubil- Yah
WU Utah
Reverend Sal Parker
Princeton
Mercer
Washington
Hhe Duchesne-Uintam Cugalles
District Court
Altalfa
Escalante Monumese
Uintah Basin League
Arcadia
Neola
Ft Beehesne
Ft. Duchesne
Drehesset
Vicinny
Ulen
Dentese
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