Fruitland Duchesne Federal Aid Project Details
Utah road program for 1927 allocates about 2.1 million dollars for construction and maintenance. Funds include 1.6 million for gravel and pavement and 500 thousand for maintenance with 78 thousand from earlier aid. State highway system totals 315 miles with various surface types and 1560 miles slated for federal inclusion. Remaining federal aid projects may take about ten days to complete with gravel front surfaces common. Lambs sold in Uintah Basin reflect market activity and feeder lamb demand. Alfalfa seed exhibit samples invited for state fair with a 500 dollar prize.
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Utah
Hei
Y. Richards
Department Oftatistics
Jesne
Duchesne-Castlegate
State Road Commission
Richards
Mack Adams
Frost Threatens Late Seed Crops in Millard County
Reports indicate low temperatures threaten late seed in Millard County while ice formed on water in Abraham Tuesday night. Most seed in the area has been cut with little risk. other sections show no frost and forecasts point to several favorable days. Harvesting progresses in Abraham and Hinckley though high winds hindered work. Uintah remains unfazed so far. some remaining seed will need at least two more weeks.
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Lnto
Millard County
Abraham
Uintah Basin price setting holds state interest
Uintah basin farmers experiment with marketing by holding wheat at 12 cents per bushel and hay at 8 dollars per ton. As basin wheat and grain markets weaken, producers weigh profitability and local demand against surplus and livestock feeding needs. Local grain storage plans hinge on whether surplus exists and if holding will improve marketing for Utah farmers.
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Uintah
Usatah Bureau
Utah Alfalfa Seed Grades Under Review by Board
A meeting of the state board of agriculture with Utah alfalfa seed growers from Uintah basin and Millard county is set for Wednesday September 29 at 10 a.m. in Salt Lake offices to consider aligning Utah seed grades with Idaho standards amid criticism of current strict grades.
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State Board of Agriculture
Salt Lake
Utah
Idaho
Utahsr
Uintah Basin
Millard County
Maat
State Board
UTI INDIANS TO PERFORM IN HISTORICAL PAGEANT
Twelve Ute Indians led by Chief Quiintee arrive in Provo to take part in a Utah centennial pageant at the county fair grounds. Professor William F Hanson directs the group with headquarters at the fair grounds. The pageant will depict Indian life and include the Utes in the central section.
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Quiintee
Candegting
Utah County
Fair Grounds
William F. Hanson
Ven Thal
Provo
Ithe Utes
Seed Growers Association Offers Aid to Members
The Uintah Basin Co operative Seed Growers association announces financing options for members and non members up to fifty percent of seed market value. Loans issued at eight percent to members and ten percent to non members on ware house receipts with no delays. The group aims to aid orderly marketing and can handle several car loads of alfalfa seed.
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Uintah Basin Co-operative Seed Growers Association
M. Peterson
Associaton
Uintah
Weterson
Honey Shortage Seen in Utah Apiary Survey
About 60,009 bee colonies in Utah produced roughly 4,000,000 pounds of surplus honey annually. The biennial report by D. H. Hillman notes inspections combat foul brood, with costs around five cents per colony. Expectation of lower yields this year to about 65 pounds per colony. imports rose with eight carloads in year and thirteen in 1995.
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Utah
D. H. Hillman
Harden Bennion
Commissioners of Agriculture
Elidt
Faw
Severe storms sweep east and middle west causing damage
Severe storms spread over a wide area visiting the east and middle west with untold damage and loss of life, especially in Florida. The middle west sees daily rain for about thirty five days and rotting crops while Utah escapes the worst. A hurricane level wind storm affects the state with little damage and frost and fire impacts in river bottoms and brush forests raise smoke across ranges. Twenty one fires seen along Strawberry road to Salt Lake count.
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East
Middle West
Florida
Utah
Uintah Basin
Strawberry Road
Salt Lake
Freak alfalfa plant grows in Utah near Independence
Special correspondence reports W. T. Fisher bringing a freak alfalfa plant to Myton from his Independence ranch. The four and a half foot tall plant has a stem twice the thickness of a lead pencil and over 100 double jointed branches. Fisher notes the cutting stalk came from a ditch bank crown with 40 or more similar stalks.
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Mgr. Fisher
Evening Card Party Entices Local Notables
Mrs. A N Alt and Mrs Grant Murdock hosted a Friday night card party at Mrs Alt's home. Guests included A M Murdock Guy Whitford Carl Santesson Gen Kohl Ed Sfart James Dalgleish and others. A J Feller won the gentlemen's prize and Mrs A Mr Murdock the ladies' prize. A luncheon was served.
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A. N. Alt
Grant Murdock
Messrs and Mesdames
A. M. Murdock
Guy Whitford
Carl Santesson
Gen. Kohl
Ed Sfart
James Dalgleish
Guy Hollenbeck
Fred Ferron
E. W. Schonian
Roy Schonian
D.C. Lockhart
A. J. Feller
Arthur ‘Bigler
Orrin Smith
G. G. Christensen
George Bowers
Arthur Brown
Fred Johnson
R. M. Pope
Attonting
Tom Firth
Thomas
Ed Morrlesey
Alice Todd
Mr. Murdock
Democrats Nominate Ashby Snow for U S Senate
Ashby Snow was nominated by the Democratic convention in Salt Lake on Sept 17 1926 to oppose Republican Reed Smoot. The candidate is a Utah native with a background in law and business and is praised as honest capable and in touch with western needs.
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Ashby Snow
United States
Salt Lake
Reed Smoot
Mr. Snow
Erasmus Snow
Brigham* Youngs
Salt Lake City
St. George
Michigan University
Senate
Federal aid highway project eyed in Uintah county
A Salt Lake conference between Uintah county official AL Richardson and state road engineers discussed a new federal aid highway from the Duchesne Line east of Roosevelt toward Vernal about ten miles. The project would cost $129,000 with the county paying $31,200. the state road commission will survey once funds are available.
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Uintah County
Duchesne Line
Roosevelt
Vernal
Gusher
Salt Lake
AL 3
Richardson
State Road Commission
Henry H. Blood
Denver Man Appears Before I C C On Railroad Hearing
Harry Dickinson secretary of the Denver Chamber of Commerce testified before the interstate commerce commission on September 21 as the Denver chamber joined the Camberger interests petition for a permit to build a railroad from Provo to Craig Utah. The Salt Lake special hearing in July appointed an examiner who recommended denial without prejudice citing lack of evidence the line would be financially viable and adequately supported. Dickinson will argue the points and press for better rail facilities for the Motat tunnel district.
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Harry Dickinson
Denver Chamber of Commerce
Interstate Commerce Commission
Denver Chamber
Camberger
Provo
Craig
Cala
Salt Lake
Sixth LDS Semiannual Conference Dates Announced
The ninety sixth semiannual conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints will convene at the tabernacle in Salt Lake City on October 1, 1926, at 10 00 a m with sessions on Monday and Tuesday October 1 and 2. The general priesthood meeting will be held at the tabernacle on Monday night October 4 at 7 o'clock.
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
la Pre
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Fruitland
Duchesne Federal Aid Project
Fruittland
Duchesne
Duchesne Castlegate
Bathurst
Dragon
Alisley Valley
Rei
Torny Lambs
Claren Ayis
Denver
Colo
Ayker
Ana Nior
York Shaw
Inor Webb
Department of Agriculture
Lake
VROST
Millan
Uvintail Basin
Alvalva
Seed Growers Association
Apiary Survey
Myton
W. T. Fisher
Independence
E. H. Peterson
Cailion
Bagsa
J. G. Peppard Seed Co
Democrats
Reed, Smoot
U.S
Ephraim Durgener
Donab
Colton
Ephraim Burgener
Congress
Farm Bureau
Cache County
State of Utan
George Christensen
Price
Seventh Judicial District
Supreme Court of
Ifc
Utal
Chrigensen
Lfe
Supreme Bench
George Chwistensen
Duchesne County
Sant Lalre
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