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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1929
Page
1
Readers report a heated school board session with West End patrons urging a Ft Duchesne high school. Officials weighed costs and logistics as a ninth grade proposal and transport issues for Tridel and Lapoint students were discussed.
The Vere nat city council discussed a proposed Vernal landing field in the director’s room at Nine State park. Cheney urged a 525 060 cost and staged surveys by commerce engineers to align with interstate routes and city mail service, noting quick trips to Salt Lake City or Denver could be possible once built.
Prof Willamt F Hanson famed Provo musician and Mendelssohn Chorus director led the sing ers in the Utah stake tabernacle concert at Provo on Saturday evening. The 36 member chorus drawn from local pros and businessmen performed under Hanson with Ella Farpsworth as accompanist.
Sunrise volunteers from Uintah stake completed a two block trench at the Tabernacle grounds. A land strip donated by Adair Tyzack and Joseph Coch created a wider two rod roadway to ease traffic. About seventy men worked by nine o clock, under Bishop Hyrum B Calder who organized the effort praise for the good work.
A long obituary style profile documents Vernal resident Mr Oliver born April 14 1843 Richmond Missouri longtime acquaintance of David Whitmer one of the Book of Mormon witnesses. It traces his Civil War youth his moves to Vernal and Dragon prospector work and family including son Clay in Chicago and daughters Emily Andrews Shenandoah Mable Crose Montrose Oma Jensen. It notes a local ward program and trench diggers at a dig with John Nielsen and Calder Brothers providing water and milk.
A Vernal Express column urges civic pride through tidy streets and attractive surroundings. The Town Doctor argues that oppressive ugliness harms visitor impression and community spirit, calling for a year of house cleaning and décor to lift local prestige and appearance.
Congressman Don B Colton outlined key points of his grazing bill to local stockmen at the Uintah State Bank. He urged preferential grazing rights for homesteaders and nearby residents, supported public domain regulation, and noted broad statewide backing for federal oversight to protect schools and western ranching.
A grazing bill in Colorado would divide range between cattle and sheep. The measure, modeled after an Idaho law, gives district courts power to adjudicate grazing land classifications and arbitration for disputes before court action. Governor Adams has signed similar bills in the past and opposition from sheep men persists.
Thirty years ago Miss Evans of Leh sister of Mr and Mrs Anderson is in Vernal September on a visit Horace Coltharp of White River is a guest of his brother W Coltharp Lynne Adntons handle harness buggies and farming implements for the company Iain manager of George A Lowes Branch Youre moved into new Implement building Whooping cough remains widespread Millward ill without treatment and the disease spreading to others Dudley on a mission in Minnesota to learn of Albert Hows arrival at the same mission They are in good health and spirits and are the Expressors A farewell for a departing missionary at Mill Ward turned into a wedding Joseph Dodilynd and Miss Alice Fisher were the contracting parties plans for the farewell had been for July but the program wrapped up with a marriage.
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