Rio Grande Officials Visit Gunnison Valley Rail Spur Plan
Rio Grande officials from Manti meet Gunnison Valley leaders at the Entre Nous dinner to study a proposed spur route to tap Westview Clarion and Dover farming areas. They discuss railroad needs, local boosters praise efforts, and plan site visits and data gathering, with future talks on a branch line and cooperative marketing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Entre Nous Club
Westview
Clarion
Dover
Gunnison Hotel
B. W. Robbins
Salt Lake City
J. N. Hornung
Denver and Rio Grande
Manti
Gunnison
West Side
Robbins
Hornung
Mr. Robbins
W. Harvey Ross
Gunnison Valley Sugar Company
Ross
Mr. Ross
Westside
Sanpete
Sevier
Juab
J. W. Jones
Parley Christiansen
Messies Robbins
Jones
Knighton
Manti Commercial Club
Commercial Club of
Richfield
State Press Association
Fish Lake
Ith
Traveling Agent Reports Prosperity in Gunnison Valley
R G Jessen of Equitable Life Assurance Society, Salt Lake, spends a week in the Gunnison Valley with local representative Gilbert Fjeldsted. He notes strong business, many new policies, and is accompanied by Mrs. Jessen and two daughters, staying at Ira Overfell's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Jessen
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Salt Lake
Gunnison Valley
Gilbert Fjeldsted
Mr. Jessen
Mr and Mrs M W Anderson Visit Relatives in Manti
Mr and Mrs M W Anderson and their children spent last Sunday visiting relatives and friends in Manti.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. W. Anderson
Manti
Hedger Lecture Tour Headlines In Utah Schools
Dr. Caroline Hedger, a leading Chicago physician, will speak at Gunnison Valley high school auditorium Saturday at 2 PM on home treatment topics. The event is open to all and urged for attendance. In the evening she will lecture at Manti.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Hedger
Chicago
Gunnison Valley High School
Heder
Manti
Miss Laura Ferre Hosts Lawn Party for Brother
Miss Laura Ferre gave a lawn party at her home Thursday evening of last week for her brother Kearns Ferre. About 12 guests attended and enjoyed games and other amusements. Light refreshments were served.
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Laura Ferre
Kearns Ferre
Gunnison Valley Day at County Fair
Gunnison Valley Day set aside by Sanpete County Fair officials for September 14. Gunnison stores to close in afternoon while Valley farmers suspend field work. Residents from Gunnison and nearby towns invited to join the crowd. Gunnison Band and Gunnison Glee Club to attend. organizers hand control to Gunnison Valley.
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Sanpete County Fair Association
Gunnison Valley
Gunnison
Centerfield
Mayfield
Axtell
Westview
Clarion
Fayette
Ephraim Factory Reports Record Pea Canning Run
Ephraim Sanitary Canning Company wraps up a historic season with 1,560,000 cans ready for shipment. The plant ran two shifts, employed 400 workers daily, and packed 65,000 cases from 800 acres of peas, mostly sold to the Pacific coast through carload shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ephraim Sanitary Canning Company
Pacific Coast
H. P. Peterson
Cannery
Ephraim
Sanpete County
California
Utah
Ephraim Enterprise
Former Gunnison Man Forsakes Bachelorhood to Wed
Mrs. Anna Gundry announces the marriage of her daughter Edna Gundry to Fred J. Fjeldsted of Gunnison Utah. The ceremony occurred in the Salt Lake Temple yesterday. Fjeldsted is a music instructor and supervisor in Tooele’s district schools. Edna Gundry is the local telephone exchange chief operator. The couple will reside in Tooele.
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Anna Gundry
Daugher
Edna
Fred J. Fjeldsted
Gunnison
Utah
Salt Lake Temple
Miss Gundry
Fjeldsted
Tooele
Mr and Mrs J E Stubbs Headed to Provo in Health Alert
Mr and Mrs J E Stubbs left for Provo Tuesday morning after receiving word that Mrs Elizabeth Stubbs mother of Mr Stubbs, aged 82, was seriously ill. Mrs Stubbs had been in good health until recently when she was stricken, and her condition is regarded as serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Stubbs
Provo
Elizabeth Stubbs
Stubbs
Bold Sheep Theft Foiled In Utah Valley
A bold attempt to steal about 235 sheep from Nephi Anderson of Gunnison and Lee Kenner of Manti was thwarted as suspects duped the herders at Sheep Valley near Fish Lake. The sheep were recovered, two men fled, and authorities, aided by Miss Creta LeSuer and Miss Laura Ferre, pursue arrests.
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Nephi Anderson
Gunnison
Lee Kenner
Manti
Sheep Valley
Fish Lake
Miles Anderson
M. T. Hoggan
Anderson
Hoggan
Salina
Mr. Kenner
Kenner
A. M
Creta LeSuer
Laura Ferre
Salt Lake
Miss Ferre
Schools Set Opening Date in South Sanpete District
The South Sanpete district will begin classes on September 4 as northern county schools wait until September 18. Beet harvest holidays allow early openings. new high school, Washington school, and other sites are being cleaned. Teachers have been named. only the third grade remains vacant, filled by Mrs. Lyman of Wayne County.
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Washington
Gunnison Girl Weds Leland Mangum in Idaho Ceremony
Miss Emma Fredrickson daughter of Mr and Mrs Hyrum Fredrickson of Gunnison and Leland Mangum of Salt Lake City were married August 2 in Preston Idaho. Only close friends attended and the couple will reside in Salt Lake City with Mrs Mangum’s many friends in Gunnison and Salt Lake extending best wishes.
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Emma Fredrickson
Hyrum Fredrickson
City
Leland Mangum
Salt Lake City
Preston
Idaho
Salt Lake
Mayfield Mayor Seeks Republican Nomination for State Legislature
Hyrum Christensen, prominent South Sanpete farmer and Mayfield mayor, seeks the Republican nomination for the state house at the Gunnison county convention on September 9. A longtime Mayfield resident and former bishop of the Mayfield ward, he is described as a substantial county figure with strong local support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyrum Christensen
Sanpete County
Gunnison
Christensen
Mayfield
Utah
Metcalf Suffers Broken Leg After Wood Haul
Arthur V. Metcalf, a well known county resident, was injured in Flat Canyon last Saturday when a 400 pound log rolled and crushed his left leg. A small bone was broken and he was taken home for medical care. He will be confined for several weeks though the injury is not deemed serious.
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Arthur V. Metcalf
Nematode-Free Beet Fields Reported in Garrison Valley
Gerald Thorne of the Bureau of Plant Industry US Department of Agriculture and Mr Batesman inspected beet fields in Garrison valley on Tuesday and reported the fields free from nematode pests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Thorne
Bureau of Plant Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Batesman
Garrnison Valley
Mr. Thorne
County Convention Set For Gunnison on Sept 9
Republican county convention will be held in Gunnison at the new Gunnison Valley high school auditorium on Saturday September 9. About 200 delegates and observers from county precincts are expected while a full county ticket including two county commissioners, sheriff, recorder, assessor, attorney, clerk, and a legislative ticket will be named. The event follows efforts by C M Madsen, precinct chairman, with little campaign heat noted so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Madsen
Republican County Committee
Gunnison City
Madsen
Moroni
Gunnison
Gunnison Valley High School
Voices from the Desert Gunnison Carpenters on Union Pacific
Three Gunnison carpenters C. W. Perkins O. H. Halverson and Willis Christensen work under harsh desert winds on the Union Pacific bridge project in western Utah. They report good spirits, regular duties, and a request to have the Gunnison Valley News sent to their Lynn dyl headquarters.
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Utah
Gunnison
C. W. Perkins
O. H. Halverson
Willis Christensen
Union Pacific
Lynndyl
Gunnison Valley
Principals in Suit Well Known in Gunnison
The Utah Supreme Court upheld a district court ruling placing the 4 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs John P Kurtz in the custody of foster parents Mr and Mrs Otto Christensen The child born during Kurtzs World War service was taken home by Dorothy Fox Kurtz Later the Christensens pursued adoption and after lengthy proceedings the district court decision favored the foster parents Justice A J Weber dissented The Christensen family and their friends celebrate the win in Salt Lake City citation notes Christensen is a local resident and both spouses are well known there
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Supreme Court of Utah
District Court
John P. Kurtz
Otto Christensen
Kurtz
Dorothy Fox
Christensens
A. J. Weber
Salt Lake Tribune
Miss Ruth Bason Hosts Anniversary Party for Youth
Miss Ruth Bason entertained twelve of her little friends Tuesday afternoon with games and a delicious lunch. She received many beautiful presents from her friends, making the celebration a cheerful gathering.
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Rio Grande
Valley
Gunnison Glee Club
FATR
Ephraim Factory
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