Falls From Wagon Kill Valley Farmer Erastus Olsen
Erastus Olsen a longtime Gunnison valley farmer died Wednesday evening after falling from a hay wagon. He was 70, survived by wife Alda, sons Vern and Frank, sister Marty Fox, and brothers Hyrum Joseph and Ole. Funeral held at Relief Society hall with C B Perre and others directing.
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Erastus Olsen
Mr. Olsen
Vern
George Hoggan
Overfelt Ranch
Dr. Christensen
Denmark
United States
Manti
Gunnison
Olsen
Alda E. Olsen
Frank Olsen
Marty Fox
Circleville
Hyrum, Joseph
Ole Olsen
Bozeman
Mont
Relief Society Hall
C. BE. Perre
Joseph Kristensen
Axel Madeen
Beehive Girls Return From Vacation Trip
Nineteen Beehive Girls returned Friday night from a short vacation to Twelve Mile Canyon in southern Utah. Chaperones included Mrs. Ernest Halverson Miss Rhoda Jensen and Miss Erma Lundberg. Hiking trips visited mountain peaks wooded dells and creeks with deer sighted and possibly a bear. An impromptu reception at Miss LaVyrie Larson’s anniversary gathering drew mill hands and families with games singing lemonade and cake.
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Twelve Mile Canyon
Utah
Ernest Halverson
Rhoda Jensen
Erma Lundberg
Three Counties Plan Cooperative Poultry Marketing Initiative
Nephi Ephraim Richfield Gunnison and nearby towns push a cooperative plan to market poultry and eggs. About thirty two attendees at a Gunnison banquet heard leaders outline goals to organize poultry associations across three counties, aiming to raise flocks and boost eastern market access.
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Nephi
Ephraim
Richfield
Gunnikon
Countie
Gunnison
Benj. Brown
Manti
Mr. Brown
Joseph Christensen
Parley Christiansen
J. R. Neilson
G. B. Cox
C. C. Scott
H. H. Metzger
Geo. F. Holmsted
W. W. Owens
Logan
Harry Beagley
A. E. Smith
Utah
Farms Change Hands In Centerfield Trade
M W Anderson owner of 80 acres in the Centerfield drainage district sold his farm to Roy Madsen for a 40 acre tract east of Axtell under the Highland canal plus 3100 dollars. Both farms remain under cultivation with crops for the year retained by the traders.
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M. W. Anderson
Centerfield
Roy Madsen
Axtell
Highland Canal
Anderson
County road funds may be spent inside city limits
County commissioners may legally use county road funds within a city or incorporated town. Funds must be spent under the direction or with the advice consent and approval of the city or town proper officers, with the limitation that county roads inside incorporated areas cannot extend more than three miles in any direction.
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Harvey H.cluff
Howard C. Mesas
J. R. Ellis
Cluff
Tobacco grown in Gunnison valley with strong harvest promise
Dr. J A Hagan successfully tested tobacco growing in his garden after trials with sugar beets peas and garden truck all thriving. Plants reached six feet with leaves two feet long and seventeen inches wide. Curing and sending samples to Salt Lake cigar makers planned, signaling potential large scale farming in the Gunnison valley.
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J. A. Hagan
Hagan
Andreas Madsen
Salt Lake
Gunnison Valley
Legionnairs Will Initiate Goofs at Legion Convention
The French box cars parade will feature the 40 and 8ers in full regalia during the Fourth Annual American Legion and Auxiliary convention at Logan September 21 22 and 23. Over one hundred members are expected to be initiated in the goofs ceremony conducted by Voiture Locale No. 286.
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la Societe Des Quarante Hommes Et Huit Cheveaux
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Logan
Thier
Mysteries of the
Great Box Car Society
Voiture Locale No
L. Boyd Hatch
Chef de Gare
la Societe Des Quarante Hommes Et Chaveaux
Philadelphia
Kansas City
Utah
Salt Lake City
Price
Cedar City
Ogden
New Superintendent Appointed at Gunnison Valley Sugar Plant
J. R. Howard arrives from Springville to lead the Gunnison Valley Sugar factory succeeding Hal W. Taylor. He previously served as assistant superintendent at Springville and earlier worked for the Utah-Idaho company in Spanish Fork.
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J. R. Howard
Hal W. Taylor
Gunnison Valley
Springville
Valley
Mr. Howard
Spanish Fork
Utah-Idaho Company
Mine showing good at Valdasia in Marysvale
S Ludvigson superintendent at Valdasia mine Marysvale visited with Mrs Ludvigson and Patrick Henry president of Valdasia Mining Co. He reports conditions better than ever and high grade ores recently uncovered along a 25 foot wide ledge. Ledge yields high grade ore streaks. work rushes, prospects for a big opening look promising. The camp is prosperous with substantial activity observed.
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S. Ludvigson
Valdasia
Marysvale
Ludvigeon
Wonderful trip to Bryce Canyon praised by Parr R J
Parr R J of Gunnison returns from a auto trip to Bryce Canyon with W B Pace and family. He extols the canyon’s beauty and criticizes Utah publicity for tourism while noting good road conditions overall. Grover Childs plans to recover soon after joy at new baby daughter born Friday weighing 8 pounds with mother and child reported thriving.
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R. J. Parr
L.frank
Gunnison
Bryce Canyon
Parrs
Richfield
W. B. Pace
Auto
Grover Childs
Grover
Director Voorhees Visits Gunnison Valley Sugar Plant
T D Voorhees of Manti visited the Centerfield factory early last week. He conferred with the new superintendent Howard and heads of other departments during the official visit.
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T. D. Voorhees
Gunnison
Sanpete County Fair Hailed As Banner Event
County officials led by Glen Jensen vow the Sanpete County Fair will draw a large crowd and feature top livestock exhibits, musical groups, and a strong horticulture display. September 13 14 and 15 mark the celebration with children admitted free on opening day.
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Glen Jensen
Sanpete County Fair
Sanpete County
Jensen
Citizns
J C Penney scales up orders with big spring purchases
The J C Penney Company Inc has placed all fall advance business and contracted several million dollars of goods for next spring. The retailer, with 315 stores and plans to open 58 more, has 1000 cases of one ribbed underwear per unit year and ships $50,000 of women’s ready to wear daily from this city to its chain. Florence and Alice Curtis, guests of Miss Ida Johnson, departed after a three week visit. Miss Johnson hosted a lawn party for sixteen guests with games and music and light refreshments.
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New York Times
J. C. Penney Company, Inc
Lange
Florence
Alice Curtis
Ida Johnson
Miss Johnson
Sunday Concert Program by Gunnison City Band
The Gunnison City band will perform at the Gunnison hotel next Friday evening starting at 1 30 with a program including Ozazo Pryor March Chimes of Liberty Goldman Popular Virginia Blues Meinken Valse Espaniole Corbin Popular Time After Time Selection from King Dodo Mackie Popular I Wish I Knew Spencer Popular Here Comes Dinah Perkins Mave Gloria sass carne Loeey
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Gunnison
Gunnison Hotel
Ozazo
Pryor
Mareh
Liberty
Goldman
Virginia
Meinken
Valse Espaniole
Corbin
Mackie
Spencer
Dinah
Perkins Mave
Carne Loeey
Local men inspect Gunnison pea canning factory plans
Bent, Brown, C H Childs of this city along with Centerfield’s Chris Peterson and Fay ette’s Lioyd and Joseph Mellor, visiting Ephraim canning plant, inspected fields and soil, learned irrigation methods, and noted an average net yield of 85 dollars per acre for peas. The trip spurred plans to rush building a factory in the Gunnison Valley with a meeting set for Saturday August 26 at the city hall to decide location machinery and other vital matters.
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Bent, Brown
C. H. Childs
Chris
A. Peterson
Centerfield
Lioyd
Joseph Mellor
Fayette
Pea
Gunnison Valley
Ephraim
Peterson
The
Canning Company
Cooperation Makes Prosperous Town
Michael Jensen, a prominent Gunnison Valley resident, returns from a six week trip praising organized cooperation and strong booster efforts. He cites Salt Lake City Eureka and Span ish Fork visits, notes Nevada and Utah town examples, and urges unified advertising and more settlers to unlock irrigation rich land for a thriving Gunnison Valley future.
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Michael Jensen
Gunchison
Gunnison Valley
Salt Lake City
Eureka
Nev
Utah County
Spanish Fork
Nevada
Utah
Mr. Jensen
Ory
Republican county convention date to be fixed
M Madsen precinct chairman of the Republican party will go to Moroni tomorrow to join county committee members. The meeting aims to fix the time and date for the Republican county convention which will name the county ticket to be voted on at the coming election. A full county ticket excepting one commissioner and two representatives plus a state senator will be named at the convention.
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Legionnairs
Parr
J. C. Penney Company
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