Powder Wash Road to be Finished in July
Eight miles of Powder Wash road used by the bounty camp and gikonite militia will be completed in July under F R Rambiteg supervision. About 40 WPA laborers and 30 workers are on site with graveling, crushing equipment, and road improvements planned from Vernal to Dry Fork, including new fencing and right of way work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bounty Coo
Gikonite Milita
R Rambiteg Couney
Vernal
Dry Fork
Hoan
Jensen
Remington
Ashley
Redding
Hugh W Colton
WPA
Annem Am
Ray Duke Elected Chairman of County Democrats
Judge Oster McCorkle of Salt Lake City spoke at the Democratic County Convention held Saturday. Attendees included Ray Duke, C Bartlett, Richard Smith, Lawrence Caldwell, Ashel Wianwaring, Vernon, Snyder, Slaugh, Byron Thomas, Charles Welst, Lexcia Smith, and alternates CO P Lewis and Mary Merritt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oster McCorkle
Salt Laska
Duke C & Bartlett
Labrim
Richard Smith
Lawrence Caldwell
Ackhurst Ashel Wianwaring
Vernon
Herbert M Snyder
Slaugh
Byron Thomas Charles Welst
Lex CIA Smith
CO P Lewis
Mary Mermit
Trees Planted for Windbreaks on Reservation Farms
A cooperative tree planting demonstration by AC Professor J Whitney Floyd of Utah State Agricultural College and County Agent Russell Keelch in this county. On Wednesday and Thursday at farms of Orville Swain at Lapolstead and W W Jenkins and Elmer Manwaring at Ballard the extension service supplied trees and supervised the planting with the first five growth premises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J Whitney Floyd
Utah State Agricultural College
Russell Keelch
Orvile Swain
Lapolstead
Jenkins and Elmer Manwaring
Ballard
Extension Service
Tees
Candidate of the Week Reluctant Dem Sen Ballot Scrape
Waller A Jones of Pittsburgh challenges incumbent Joseph F Guffey for the Democratic senatorial nomination in Pennsylvania’s primary next Tuesday. Jones avoids name calling and criticizes Roosevelt being on the presidential ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waller A Jones
Pittsburgh
Joseph F Gufféy
Funeral Rites Held for Velma Loy Bodily
Velma Loy Bodily infant daughter of Sterling and Reva Bodily died at Basin Hospital and was buried at Maeser cemetery. The service in Maeser chapel featured speakers M Hull and C H Colton with interment at Fairview cemetery and pallbearers Vernon Richards, Shirley Richards, Lyte Hurren, and Bilvin Bodily. Velma Loy, born February 1, 1940, is survived by her parents two sisters Renae and Clea and her brother Erving Vanes. Family and relatives from Vernal and nearby communities attended the rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maeser
Velma Loy
Sterling
Verdin
Johnson
Melwin Jorgensen
Owen ‘Hineking
Lesiie P Thacker
Caldwell
Angela
Jesus
Hacking
Jorgensen
Thacker
M. Hull J
Charles H Colton
Bod Ny
Frank Abplun
Fairview
Masser
Joseph Bodily
Sarah A Rudge
Loran Haten
Vernon
Shirley Richanis
Lyte Hurren
Bielvin
Bodily Velma Loy
Sterling J
Reva Hall Bodily
Basin Hospital
Erving Vanes
Jeff Hall
Vernal
Roscoe Hall
Bingham
Owen Bod-dy
Independence
Former Vernal Bishop Celebrates 79th Birthday Anniversary
Patriarch James H. Wallis marked his 79th birthday with family gathering in Salt Lake City. The event followed a dinner at the Lion House, with Mrs LT Wright of Salt Lake named president and John A. Wallis of Heber City as vice president. Wallis, longtime bishop of Vernal First ward and founder of the Vernal Lions Club, is noted as a veteran publisher in Utah and Idaho and a former LDS Church missionary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Wallis
Hig
Salt Lake
Wie Lion House
LT Wright
John A .Wallis
Heber City
Maurer Romney
Wallis
Vernal First Ward
Vernal Lions Club
Utah
Idaho
LDS Church
Central School PTA Meeting Announcement
The Central School PTA will meet Monday in the band room at the high school. On April 23 Milas Peart Shaffer will speak on “The Parents Report Card” about the purposes of winter breaks and related topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Echool Pta
High Sch
Milas Peart Shaffer
Farents
Uintah Gas Plans To Use Butane For Peak Periods
Uintah Gas seeks to supplement natural gas with butane during peak winter demand. A hearing in Utah will discuss rate adjustments and the costs of a new butane plant estimated at 15000 to 20000 dollars. The plan includes 10000 gallons needed locally and higher heating value butane shipping from Wyoming to Vernal communities.
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Unite of Utah Bergsen
Uintah Gas Company
Ft d
Lewis
Ts Property
Tale Ero & Plant
Wyoming
California
Oregon
Washington
Montana
Uliah Gay Company
Tewis
Lsbor
Maeser Clean-up Campaign Declared Successful
Maeser residents completed a week of neighborhood cleanup with school bell reminders for rake, paint, and trim. Judges noted many worthy efforts and highlighted winners including Richart Slane and John L McOunille among others as Maeser streets and yards brightened and county efforts continue.
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Maeser
William Ackhurst
Homer
Richart
Slane
John L McOuniile
Walter McCoy
Golden Morkley
Alaney
Merkley
Jol Jey Bishop
Lester Bingham
Joan Bingham
Wrestling and cage meet highlights and scorers
A regional event showcased wrestling outcomes with William Pole 180 defeating Bammy Tufare 155, and Dean Biumee 150 taking three of eight bouts. The meeting drew spectators as local officials convened at the hall to discuss the event and future plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
COC
Moet Tates
William Pole
Wen
Bammy Tufare
Dean
Biumee
John— Rich
Virgil Keel
Raymond Craig
Wi Robinwon
Subaltern
Metic
Soar Ue Pii
Rennie
Erat
Vernal CleanUp Paint Up Campaign Aims City Street Wash
Readable fragments describe Vernal launching a wash up and clean up program. Citizens and Chamber of Commerce call for thorough street washing, junk removal, burnable rubbish disposal, fence repair, brush cleanup, and continuing efforts through the year to keep streets clean.
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Vernais
Cami
Alty
Chamber of Commerce
Vernal Arenas
Thor
Hosa
Richardson Ap
U S Show to Attract Noted Breeders at Vernal Event
The 1940 United Basin Livestock Show at Vernal May 28 29 aims to draw more animals and higher quality stock than prior years. Officials led by Algin B Weeks and Russell M Keetch report free blood tests by Dr W A Winward April 22 to May 4 and auditions of outside judges as premiums rise and interest grows from Utah and Colorado breeders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernal
Russell M. Keeteh
Thal
The
Keetch Anyote
W A Winward
Uintah Band Music Festival Held at Roosevelt
The Uintah Basin Music Festival features thirteen bands fourteen choruses and three orchestras for a two day event at Roosevelt. Preliminary rehearsals and judging occur April 26 to 27 with campus parades drum major contests and concert evaluations led by local officials and teachers from Vernal Roosevelt Alta m on Myton and nearby schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Odom
Roosevelt Stake Hall
Roosevelt Elemetary School
Jena
Bares
United Junior
Lapoint
Alterra Roosevelt
Ducheane Altamont
Tubtona
Myton
Vernal Central School
Bugle Corps
Grand Junction
Vintah Stake Conference Schedule in Vernal Utah
The Vintah Stake Conference at Vernal First Ward runs Saturday and Sunday with 800 PM priesthood sessions for officers and welfare workers. Public sessions start at 1000 AM and 200 PM at the tabernacle. General authorities from Bali Laka expected to attend the annual Music Festival in the evening.
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Melchezidek
Oin+ tahstake -avill.de
Beldj
Vernal
Old Bemiaty
Tabernacle
Sterio Af
Bali Laka
Board Plans $50 Prizes to Improve Schools
The board announces prizes totaling $50 to improve school facilities. A beautification and improvement day will be held at each school with lantern slides showing positive and negative conditions where available. Focus is on marshal grounds and the installation of editions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mafshal
Plose
Travel boost eyed for Highway 40 summer drive
Colorado officials and the Highway 40 directors plan a wide advertising campaign to attract tourists this summer. A $60,000 two color lithographed pamphlet will be produced with maps and local sections in Grand Route and Sentinel counties. Tourism projections by Coneco Travel Bureau expect a 10 percent rise in visitors over 1933, reaching about 538 thousand tourists to Colorado and over 69 million dollars in spending, led by Rocky Mountain National Park drawing the bulk of visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Highosy
Tremmling
SéntTat
Pamphet
Arction
H. Thompson
Thompson
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain
Tour guides prepare exhibit with slides and color displays
A note outlines a lecture before the tour, to be supplemented with color and black and white slides. It mentions 4 model slides and two sections, with funds allocated and plans for final patterns.
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Ray Duke
Winttbresk
Keeton
Uintah Gas
DeWitt Grandy
AAA
Uintah Country
Cee Canfield Fisher
U. S. Show
Colorado
Fay DeBerand
Potnta Aald
Keetch
Uintah State Bank
U. B
Mim
George H Harrison
Vintah Stake
Bart Lea Kay
Ea Uintah
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