04 Mar 1927
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Newspaper
Duchesne Courier
Location
Duchesne, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1927
Page
1
A lively relief society fundraiser in Duchesne Utah invites men to a Friday night event to celebrate “manly rights” and oppose staying home for nursing while women attend church. The party supports a local relief committee and seeks male attendance at 7:00 pm sharp, with contact by P O Box 640.
The piece defends superintendent Cluff and postal officials after a major snowstorm, debunking Price Chamber of Commerce claims about routing mail via Nine Mile and over the Price Myton road. It credits Willow Creek summit work and state road crews with restoring service in three days, praising officials for sticking with Willow Creek rather than Chamber pressure.
Moroni Musser reports Utah yields 45 percent of U S alfalfa seed and a growing seed market monopoly. Buyers and affiliated interests allegedly control pricing and access, using espionage and coercive tactics to keep growers from selling to outsiders. Growers claim pooled seed sits unsold while markets push high freight prices, with farmers urged to organize and pressure Congress and the Agriculture Department for action.
The Uintah Basin Honey Producers association forms a cooperative marketing company with capital of 25,000 dollars. Beekeeper members with varying hive counts receive common and preferred shares tied to their apiary size. The venture aims to collectively handle marketing and supplies, addressing issues from wax to processing while expanding into Idaho Montana and Colorado markets.
A garbled report mentions locating engineers and plans to begin work on miles of roads east of a town. It references cooperative efforts, a regional commission, and a missionary organization aiming to bolster the beekeeping industry across five states, with dates and specifics obscured.
Ashley Valley residents write that settlement since 1873 left 22,000 people in northeast Utah isolated by poor roads. They urge state leaders to fund a western Wasatch auto and truck road, linking Utah centers with irrigation land that could host 75,060 more people, promising regional growth and higher assessed values.
Producers across intermountain states back a nationwide effort to raise beef and lamb quality. A $36,000 start funds the “better beef” drive coordinated by the National Livestock and Meat Board with support from Agriculture Department meat inspection and major industry groups. Directors include Charles C. Carey, Fk. Ed gan White, J. F. Husaed, and W. H. Tomhave, targeting demand for Prime and Choice grades.
Isbrand Sandcraft Vernal resigns as president of the UBI C. An executive meeting led by Tidwell of Ft. Duchenne chose Ray Dillman of Rhogevalt to fill the vacancy. Dillman has been active in UBI C work since inception and is considered highly familiar with all aspects of the role.
The following jurors are named for the Marche term of court convening at Duchesne on Monday March 14. Toka lists Walter Baird and William G. Gentry among others. Duchesne includes J. G. Whitford, A. M. Murdock and C. I. Dickerson. Neola and Apaleo list E. Gimes and George Watts respectively.
Reports show a town meeting with 102 votes cast on making Myeon a third class city. N L Peterson led mayoral candidates with 32 votes while Stewart opposed Barry, and Kreha Lywater and Lea Cooper judged the election. Official counts list Tingley 46, Peterson 32, Jumer 67, Barry 39, Stewart 0, Wells 0, and others reflecting mixed support for the change.
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