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Newspaper
Duchesne Courier
Location
Duchesne, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1930
Page
1
Twenty years back in Duchesne marks and plans for Fourth of July festivities are underway. A mass meeting Friday will appoint committees and launch civic plans while local growth, water projects, and community improvements are reported across the area.
Troop 118 Duchesne City, led by Assistant Scoutmasters Frank Connor and Kermit Poulson, builds a timber cabin at Lagoon Indian Canyon. The group roof and chinking remain as water tests and sanitation checks proceed amid camp life and visiting supporters.
At the June 38 meeting the Board of Education approved the tentative budget for the coming school year with receipts estimated at 150 048.92 dollars and a June 30 balance of 9 422.03 dollars. Disbursements total 104 071.00 dollars including administrative and operative expenses plus capital and debt service.
The extension agent’s schoolroom covers 6 million farms and 6 million farm homes in the United States. Director C. W. Warburton says extension work uses demonstrations, group meetings, print, radio, and correspondence to spread research results to rural areas. Emphasis is on a strong county education system and farmer driven demonstrations to reach many farmers. The goal is better homes and communities, not mere instruction.
Special to the Courier Leona White of Duchesne earned a primary kindergarten diploma in the two year normal course from the University of Utah School of Education. The sixty first annual commencement was held Tuesday June 10 in Kingsbury Hall. Three Duchesne County students earned certificates. Marguerite Blaine of Myton and Louise Larsen of Houseville also graduated.
Myton article reports the death of Patriarch Oscar Wilkins on June 11 at his home after months of bladder illness. Survived by wife Elizabeth and nine children, funeral services were held at the ward house with remarks from family and neighbors. Burial followed at Mountain Home Cemetery. Additional notes mention local movements, contracts, and community events in Myton and nearby areas.
The Duchesne city council installed a water settling system before the reservoir and added an under pipe from the reservoir to the mill to improve flow and wash out settlements. The water now arrives clearer, reducing mud sticks and debris. Residents praise the mayor and council for making Duchesne more attractive and welcoming to visitors.
The Colton Odie highway bill passed the house by unanimous consent and has already cleared the senate. The measure would require government land highway construction including across government reservations not national forests, funding gaps on the Victory highway and expediting its completion if the President signs. Duchesne plans a Fourth of July celebration with the American Legion organizing events.
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