Armed Forces Notes From North Dakota News
Lapoint youth assigned to Navy school at the North Dakota State School of Science in Wahpeton for machinist mates training. Wayne Anderson, stationed at Fort Benning, visits home on furlough. Mrs Charles Winkel promotes to colonel. others, including Lt Col Rasmussen and families, receive assignments and leave details as noted in the military column.
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Lapont
Navy School
Waupeton
Simmons
G . Simons Lapointtah
theNavys Trade School
North Dakota State School of Science
Wayne Anderson
Weyne Anderson
Fort Benning
George Jee
Vern Anderson
Pit Anderson
Charles L. Winkel
Cora Bennion
Loud Bear
Rani Fiajor
Australia
Funeral Services Held at Naples For Roy Cook
Funeral services for Roy Cook were held Sunday at the Naples chapel under the direction of Arthur Harrison. Speakers included Archie Johnson LaVell Maness and others. A mixed quartet and soloists performed hymns. pallbearers were six brothers. Interment followed at Vernal Memorial Park with local funeral home directing.
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Roy Cook
Naples Chapel
Arthur Harrison
Darlene Evans
Melinda Goodrich
George H Southam
Archie Johnson
LaVell Manssaring
Ina Chivers
Maude Croodrich
Goodrich
Tacoby Lybbert
Goodrich Joseph Collier
Win Cook
Provo
John Cook
Ls Vest
Mark Leonard Herold
Robert Cook
Vernal
Vernal Menial Park
Directt
Sealn Funeral Home
Roy Goodmen
Roosevelt
Prove
Uintah County War Bond Drive Totals Revealed
Uintah County shows strong war bond support with totals across banks schools and stores. Principal John Farre announces students and teachers bought 150000 dollars in stamps and bonds in March and April. The American Legion Auxiliary reports 900 dollars in bonds and 387 in stamps sold at local outlets. The Bank of Vernal notes 3000 dollars in bond sales for April while the Post Office reports 1375. Uintah State Bank records 18775 dollars in war bonds sold in April.
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Dia
Uintah
Yuestatis E Foca
Certin
Principe
John
American Legion Auxiliary
Ashtons and
Peoneys
Bank of Vernal
Post Office
Uintah State Bank
Massey Qualifies As Aerial Gunner At Harlingen School
Garth Massey, son of Mr and Mrs John N Massey, recently graduated from Harlingen Army Gunnery School in Texas and earned the silver gunner’s wings plus a promotion to sergeant. He joins the Army Air Forces bombardier defense corps as a sharpshooter and trained to service and assemble guns from BB to 50 caliber Browning, part of the comprehensive Harlingen program.
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Garth Mesey
Harlingen
Harlingen Texas
Army Air Forces
Massey
Lions Club Easter Egg Hunt Scheduled on Courthouse Lawn
The Lions Club will sponsor an Easter egg hunt on courthouse grounds this Saturday April 24 open to all Um tah County children under twelve. The committee Marvin Smith Doyle Landon Joseph Parent RD Rust and Lawrence invite wide participation with prizes promised and urged attendance from every boy and girl in the area. Mire Frank Sidenfaden employed at the Grill Cafe.
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Lions Club
Court House
Um~tah County
Marvin Smith
Doyle Landon
Joseph Parent
R D Rust
Lawrence For
American Legion Awards At Alterra Play
After Alterra Highs senior play Brother Goose Witbeck Post No 11 awarded Dorothy Caldwell a gold medal and $4500 for the top essay The Rights We Defend Ursle Allred earned an 8 silver medal and $300 for second Lorna Ross took third and $200 plus a bronze medal The cast listed Urse Alfred Lillian Knight Ruel Bodjay Ewa Winger Lille Knight Durnthy Caldwell Beth McConkie Emice Eskleson Mary Taylor June Huber Keith Todd with Lorna Ross as student director The Alterra High band directed by V T Rke provided special selections and closed the evening with Red Skin and the White Rocks Indians presented a special dance.
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Ollowing
Brother Goose
Alterra High
Witbeck Post No 11
Dorothy Caldwell
Ursle Allred
Lorna Ross
Urse Alfred Lillian Knight
Ruel Bodjay
Ewa Winger
Lille Knight Durnthy Caldwell
Beth McConkie
Emice Eskleson
Mary Taylor
June Huber
Keith Todd
Alterra High School
V T Rke
Red Skin
Whiterocks
Apostle Bowen to Speak at Sunday Conference
Apostle Bowen of Salt Lake City will headline the Quarterly Conference with Elder Albert EL Bowen of the Council of the Twelve as a special visitor. Activities occur at the seminary at 8:30 am, general sessions at 10:00 am and 2:00 pm, priesthood meeting at 11:30 am, and a noon graduation is noted with a performance by the Singing Mothers.
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Albert EL Bowen
Salt Lake
Council of the Twelve
Tabernacle
U S Agrees To Pay Top Wool Price For 1942 Clip
The Utah Wool Marketing Association will handle government purchases of wool at the full selling price, the maximum allowed by the Commodity Credit Corporation. Sylvester Freshbent, UWMA president, said after a Chicago conference that the 1942 wool clip would be bought by the Department of Agriculture through the CGC at the legal maximum price. James Snell Miller of Oakland, California, arrived Friday, and his family will return there to live this summer.
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Utah Wool Marketing Association
Commodity Credit Corporation
Sylvester Freshbent
UWMA
National Wool Marketing Corporation
Chicago
Department of Agriculture
Commodal Credit Corporation
Department of Agricuture
CGG
James Snell Miller
Oakland
Gusher Contributes Big to Red Cross Drive
Mrs Hyrum Domgaard, Red Cross community chairman, spoke in Vernal on Tuesday to promote a war fund drive collection totaling $29. The community has already given $4920, including a $10 donation from the Gusher Union Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyrum Domgaard
Red Criss
Gusher
Domgaard
Gusher Union Church
Best Letter Writers Picked In Bank Contest
Six Uintah Daggett County high school essays were judged by J A Cheney Grant West Clarence Wendall and Donald R Barr. Winners Fem Bowen Bonnie Pallesen Joan Christensen Lyle Karren Venne Goodrich Ardith Bowden earned $500 in defense stamps for the local entry. Three finalists were selected for the state contest with prizes of 10 dollars, 350 dollars, and 25 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J A Cheney
Grant West
Clarence Wendall
Donald R Barr
Board of Education
Uintah
Daggett County
Utah Bankers Association
Fem Bowen
Alterra
Bonnie Pallesen
Manila
Joan Christensen
Fom Manila
Lyle Karren
Venne Goodrich
Reservoir water cut for spring crops in Tridel area
Farmers in the Lapoint and Tridell area halted Paradise Park reservoir water into canals as spring rains arrive. Laren Baard of Tridell confirms storage water was redirected to canals. Mr Ross notes water turned into the irrigation system on Wednesday.
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Tridel
Lapoint
Tridell
Paradise Park
Laren
Ross
Death Ends Active Career of Heber Kimball
Samuel Heber Kimball 91, elder son of the late Heber Kimball, longtime LDS church leader, died Sunday at 1 34 am in a Salt Lake hospital after age related ailments. He freighting between Salt Lake City and North Platte in early days, later rancher and farmer, helped pioneer Grouse Creek in Northern Utah and Alberta, Canada. Continued on Page Four.
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Samuel Heber Kimball
Heber Kimball
Brigham’ Young
LD 8
Salt Lake Hospital
Salt Lake City
North Platte
Nebraska
Mr Kimball
Utah
Alberta
Canada
Uintah High to stage Pride and Prejudice Friday
Uintah High School announces a three act Pride and Prejudice romantic comedy directed by AC Blopth with Mrs Stotle Harris Oake and Louise Young overseeing student direction. The production, set in English life at the time of chivalry, features intricate costumes and a single performance Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uintah High School
Stotle Harris Oake
Louise Young
England
Cid Cnidadl
Roosevelt Plant contracts 2009 acres Uintah Basin potatoes
N QC Stringham overseeing new Roosevelt Basin plant to process 1 25900 pounds daily with 120 workers. Initial 1 800 000 pounds seed potatoes needed of which 400 000 pounds would come locally and remaining shipped in. Farmers may contract at 4 145 for Russets and 2 for other varieties.
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Roosevelt
NQC
Stringham
Beneficial Life Insurance Company
Salt Lake
Cherge
New Basin
Etringham
Jaycees Honor Clean Up Winners in Vernal Drive
Jaycee chairman Onel J Barnett announces the spring community cleanup yielded dramatic yard and premises improvements. Prize committees struggled to cover all deserving dwellings and gardens, with many homeowners feeling overlooked due to the broad scope and prize scarcity. The list includes a $500 prize for top business premises, suggesting widespread praise for community effort.
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Onel J Barnett Jaycee
Barrett
Jaycees
Itton
Vernal
County Sheriff in Daring Detective Story
Sheriff HMM Snyder is featured in a sensational narrative about the murder of Mrs Abigail Williams on the Uintah Indian Reservation. The article notes the difficulty for local peace officers to identify the victim, relying on a stray dog license and a terrier to trace the woman’s identity, with continued details on page five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hmm Snyder
Abigail Williams
Uintah Indian Reservation
Verna Seminary Graduation Set For Sunday Evening
Verna seminary will hold commencement Sunday at 800 pm in the Uintah Stake tabernacle. Fifty five students will receive diplomas during an evening program featuring talks on church presidents, musical selections, and student performances.
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Atudenta
Uintah
Lump S
Mary Manna
Clark Roberts
Joseph Smith
Cleo Bascom
John Romanson
Brigham Young
DeLyle Bingham
Oh My Father
First Ward
Chier
John Taylor
Bob Lundell
Angel
Mre Mannating
American Legion To Meet Saturday At Roosevelt
Department officers from Myton Vernal Duchenne and Altenah join Roosevelt Post 64 at 8 banquet and dance in Roosevelt Legion Hall Saturday. Attending leaders include Commander George F Larson Vice Commander Allison Bills Dept Adjutant A S Horsley National executive Committeeman Win J Higbee Rept Secretary Goldin McBhane Dist Commander James P Johnson Dist President Fred Voll Dept Vice President Earl Woes. A special meeting is set for 4 00 pm Saturday to plan the state convention likely in Vernal.
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State Department
American Legion
Myton
Vernal Duchenne
Altenah
Roosevelt
Legion Hall
George F. Larson
Allison Bills
Horsley
Win J Highee
Mra Goldin McBhane
James P Johnson
Fred Voll
Dept
Earl Woes
Vernal
Basin Track Meet Preview at Alterra Friday
Basin track meet opens at Alterra with Roosevelt loss 73 to 41. Coach Tea lists runners and field athletes including Lundell, Hullinger, Aller, Karren, Bascom, Weeks, Beore, Jones, and Walker. Regional meet set for April 20 at Price with teams from Uintah basin and state police member No Hardy visiting.
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Rosevelt
Cocach LeGrande Tea
Venta
Dis
Roosevelts
Alterra
Tea Bob Lundell
Halver Goodrich
Pa Hullinger
Howard Aller
Doug Karren
Cleo Bascom
Moward Manwaring
Hugo Hullingsr
Dott Walker
Dale Hans Weston Caldwell
Gleo Bascom
Jayalin Otis Weeks
Duane Beore
J D Jones
Uintahasin
Allerra
Rexion Five
Vernal Lions Host Utah Delegation for Annual Convent
Vernal will host the Lions of Utah District W on their annual convention. About three hundred visitors are expected over three days with a fish fry, governor's banquet, and parade. Chairman Anderton notes arrangements include extra buses, barbecue beef steaks, a necrology service at Canyon Park, and Lions colors decor.
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Lions of Utah
Sterio
J. Anderton
Utah Power and Light Og
Oiairmon
Canyon Park
Ashley
Dry Mark Canyons
Lions
Page Flye
Uintah High Plans Graduation Exercises For 1943
Plans for the Uintah High School informal graduation for the class of 1943 progress this week with Ester Hunt Elects Caldwell and Ralph Siddoway as faculty advisors and Marge Thus man Mable Hatch Don Wardle and Louise Stringham as the graduation committee. Seventy nine seniors are enrolled though eligibility for some has not yet been announced.
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Uintah High ‘Benoals
Ester Hunt
Caldwell
Ralph Siddoway
Marge ‘Thusman Mable Hatch
Don Wardle
Louise Stringham
Minx
Hunt
Bennion Dies in Salt Lake City at 86
S R Bennion born June 10 1884 in Taylorsville Utah son of Samuel R Bennion and Agnes Thompson Bennion. He moved to Ashley Valley in 1887 and lived there until a few years ago. He married Planche Nelson in 1900 and left surviving wife four children Wanda Watkinson Vernaira California Stockers Alvalon California Ted Bennion Salt Lake Barbara Roby Midvale two brothers Ashley and John Bennion, sister Mrs Vic Tate Bradshaw, two half sisters Laura Diamond Murray Evel B Richards Bingham Clyde Bingham Washington. Funeral services set for Saturday 12 25 pm at Emmerson Ward Salt Lake. interment in the Smith Cemetery.
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Ment My Bennion
Teylorsville
Tah
Samuel R
Agnes Thompson Bennion
Ashley Valey
Unlil
Planche Nelson
Bennion
Wanda Watking
Vernaira
Alte Slerks
Alvalon California
Ted Bennion
Galt Lake
Barbara Roby
Midvale
Ashley
John Bennion
Victate Bradshaw
Laura
Diamond Murray Evel
Richards Bingham Clyde Bingham Washington
Emmerson
Salt Lake
Teta Cemetery
Nation Responds Generously to War Bond Drive
Uintah county answers the call for funds to sustain the war program by subscribing liberally to the Second War Loan Campaign. The nation nears nine billion total with Utah surpassing its fifty million quota. Mayor B Etringhan of Vernal urges citizens to join to their full financial ability in the treasury drive. Continue on page Four.
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Uintah County
Joan Gampaign
Utah
Jemanty
Etringhan
Vernal
Treasury Departments
Ouisine
Pramiibar
Veges
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Vernal Gme
Garth Rasmussen
Arth Rasmussen
Rasmusens
Willard Rasmussen
Rasmussen
Ft Leoni'i Wood Mo
Itanmussen
White
Medford & Egon
Naples
Leon Clen
Clen
Navy
Clearfield
Garth Massey
Forces
Mire
Frank Sidenfaden Ia
The
Grill Cafe
Apostle Bowen
U.S
Marketing Group
Red Cross
Ewe Hashes
Delow
U.H.S
Guy
Washington, DC
Mary Yard
Alyse
Griswould
Gravelor
Vernal Club
Utah Lions
S. R. Bennion
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