Funds Permit By Preston G Peterson On State Highways
The State Road Commission profiles funding and federal support for highway construction in the intermountain region. Governor Blood receives praise for highway work and for advocating federal funds under public works programs. The piece notes ongoing efforts and credits in Washington regarding the National Recovery Act and state highway development.
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Preston G Peterson
State Road Commission
UBIC
Highway Department
AS & Memeer
Road Department
Blood
American Association of Stats
Befoe
Congress
West
Washington
Nations Recovery Act
Fedreal
Duchesne County Teams Win First in Pulling Contest at UBIC
In UBIC horse pulling events, several weight classes produced winners. E G G Cox of Bonita led 2610 pound team to 2300 pounds pulled 24 feet 9 inches, Mont Arbuckle’s 2670 pound team pulled 2350 pounds 2 feet 3 inches, and Austin Tasler’s 2954 pound team won 27 feet 6 inches with a 2450 pound lead. The heavy class saw W W McConkie’s 3287 pound team win with a 2700 pound lead 27 feet 3 inches, while Harvey Glmed Pidell’s team took second with 18 feet 7 inches.
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UBIC
E GG Cox
Bonita
Mont Arbuckle
Neola
Betwen
Austin B Tasler
Mt Fanmons
Carl Roscnbiona
Brown
W W McConkie
Roosevelt
Harvey Glmed
Pidell
Miss Louise Jorgensen Travels to Salt Lake City
Miss Louise Jorgensen made a trip to Salt Lake City last Thursday and returned home on Sunday extending a brief traveler’s jaunt.
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Louise Jorgensen
Salt Lake
Pioneers of Mt Dell Chronicle of Early Settlers and Town Life
The Mt Dell settlement grew from homesteads to a community with a schoolhouse heated by a fireplace. Early leaders included Mark Hall and Elder Thomas Bingham Sr. The first postmistress was Sally Immer, with mail from Vernal twice weekly. Community groups formed in 1879 and 1888, and the area built roads, a cottonwood water trough, and a nearby mill later known as Flume Mill.
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Mt Dell
Mark Hall
Philip Stringham Sr
Maeser Thamas Bingham
Mbory M Hall
Relief Society
Elizabeth Bingham
Lydia Merrill
Nancy Caldwell
W Caldwell
Young Mens M IA
Molly Hall
Maron Taylor
Dale
Sally Immer
William Wimmer Sr
Mathew Caldwell
Dick Gert
Ellis Caldwell
Edna Blackburn
Fron
Josep Engberson
Arna Adams
John Wirtier
John S Hacking
Sarah Davis
Beng
Wagar Taylor
T .Taylor
Cary
Dry Fork
Mark Hal
Chel Hall
Dan Adams and Sons
Mother Earth
Ashley Valley
Hell
Successfully Navigate Colo River Canyon Trek
The party led by Bus Hatch Frank Swain John Hatch Royce Mowrey and Dr RG Frazier aimed to descend the Green and Colorado rivers from Ouray Utah to Lees Ferry Arizona in fourteen days without serious mishap. They used two 16 foot boats with three airtight compartments and planned to finish the Grand Canyon segment next year at Lees Ferry. They became the tenth expedition into The Box Labyrinth Canyon area and completed the early leg ahead of schedule amid waves of 15 to 30 feet and clay dangers.
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Green
Colorado
Ouray
Utah
Lees Ferry
Arizona
Bus Hatch
Frank Swain
Jommy Hatch
Royce Mowrey di Vernal
RG Frazier
Bull Fahrnit
Lark
Alter Hatch
Green River
Major Powell
Mr Swain
Bug Hatch
Ladere Canyon
Green River Gorge
Grand Canyon
The
Tom Wimmer
Labyrinth Canyon
Mary
Truck Brakes Fail Sends Timber Load Off Mountain
Clyde Hartle 17 riding on the trailer is injured when a truck carrying timber brakes fail on Kabell Draw hill. The load shifts, striking him and breaking his leg while Mrs Henry Postma suffers deep facial cuts. Both are treated at Ashley Valley hospital. Hartle is uninjured.
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Iday
Hartle
First Ward
Ashley Valley
Giyant H Etringham
Vernal
Hartle Fag
Mrs Reed Morrill Visit Mentioned in Vernal
Mrs Reed Morrill of Tridell was in Vernal on Monday for unspecified activities. The brief notice records her travel event with no additional details or outcomes.
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Reed Morrill
Tridell
Fort Duchesne Ideal for CCC Winter Camp Plan
Fort Duchesne barracks are proposed as winter quarters for two CCC camps from Bullionville and northern Utah. The project would employ men to surface US 40 and US 46 and other local improvements, with minimal government expense and year round activity.
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Bullionville
Utah
U. S 40
Basin
Co. C
Fort Duchesne Barracks
Bullionvide
Fort Duchesne
Bes
Colorado Line
George S Bowers Dies Editor of Uintah Basin Record
George S Bowers longtime editor of the Uintah Basin Record died in Salt Lake City after a three year illness. Born in Timber Ridge Tennessee he moved to Utah and built a family ranch in Duchesne before entering journalism. He launched the Duchesne Courier later adopting the Uintah Basin Record name and steered the paper through years of poor health and tough times.
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George S. Bowers
Uintah Basin Record
Salt Lake City
George & Bowers
Ealy Chess Hospital
Timber Ride
Green County
Tennesse
Christian and
Mary A Bowers
Tusculum College
Fast Tennesse
Texas
Canyon
Cole
Denver
Utah
Tie
Jennie Fox
Tenn
Duchesne
Mr Bowers
Blue Bench
Knight
Bowers
Kay
Sara Uty
State Road Plans 775000 for Uintah Basin US 40 realignment
State officials met in Vernal and Fort Duchesne to approve about 775000 dollars to realign and improve a seven mile segment of US 40 through Twist Canyon west of Vernal. A preliminary survey will start immediately with winter work as an unemployment relief measure and oiling of the Myton to Duchesne stretch prioritized.
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State Road Commission
U. S. 40
Vernal
Twists Canyon
U . IC
Twists Canon
Fort Duchesne
Henry H Blood
Preston G Peterson
Shate Road Commission
Uintah Basin
Peterson
Roosevelt
Mr Young
Bureau of Public Road
Colorado
Thiru
Denver
Salt Lake City
Uintah Stake convention schedule and Vernal rodeo setup
Uintah Stake schedules a two day convention on August 19 and 20 with multiple meetings across the Semin ary building and Uintah High School venues. The Vernal rodeo arrives September 14 15 and 16 featuring bucking stock and top riders with prizes over one thousand dollars.
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Uintah Stake
Re- Uef Society
Kergs
Relief Society Stake
Word
Sane
MIA
Tavernacle
Relief Society
Uintah High School
Tabernacle
MTIA
Basin Farmers Told $28 000 Wheat Payment Plan Set
Uintah county has 1989 wheat farmers cultivating 2936 acres with an average 256 bushels per acre. Under a government cooperation plan, each farmer may get 28 or 30 cents per bushel on 4 percent of their average three year yield for 1933 34 35, with total basin disbursement around 280000 if they cooperate.
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Uintah County
Bir Peterson
Farrar Brothers Member Returns From Fort Douglas Camp
William Farrar of the Farrar Brothers grocery store returns from a six week training camp at Fort Douglas. He spent his vacation at the Citizens Military Training Camp and has trained in infantry and machine guns. He plans to attend college to receive a commission in the ROTC.
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William Farrar
Farrar
Gusher Station Owner Fires On Gas Thieves Near Roosevelt
James Eskelson at Gusher service station fired at two gasoline thieves from his Ford sedan as they fled east toward Roosevelt. A second car likely picked them up after shots shattered the car and punctured a tire. a gun barrel and abandoned wago were found later on a side road. Sheriff Emery Johnson investigated but found no trace of the bandits.
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James Eskelson
Roosevelt Moiskelvon
Eskelson
Mr Eskelson
Y. Emery Johnson
Vernal
Roosevelt East
Johnson
Gushel
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Preston Peterson
Duchesne County
OUR Pioneers
BY Lucy Goodrich Lind
Colo. River Canyon
Ft. Duchesne
C.C.C
State Road
Intermountain Region
Vernal Om Ctrurs
Wyoming
Chiy Fhe
Rock Springs
Rife
Stringham
John Jorgensen
Hus
Jorgensen
Homie
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