War Time Messages From Vernal Soldiers Highlight Brief Notes
In Vernal and nearby towns mothers and friends receive letters and updates from service members. Kenneth Workman in Nashville reports wet and happy days in a truck regiment after serving since December 1942. Other locals include Marines gun captain Wayne Eaton on furlough, Staff Sergeant Howard Workman spending six days with parents, and Lt Bruce Kelly on leave from Fort Benning. Various families note arrivals in England, medical discharges, and home visits as relatives continue military duties and train abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Workman
Nashville
Kenneth J Workman
Kenneth
Army
Fort Custer
Demp McCoy
Wis
William Workman
Ashton Brace
Special Deer and Elk Seasons Set For Uintah County
Uintah county hunters may plan for special deer and elk hunts this fall. The regular season runs October 15 to 36 and the antlerless deer season is the same period. The elk hunt runs November 6 to 15 in Ashley district. The state fish and game department issued the annual proclamation with rules for regular and special hunts and other details for prospective hunters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uintah County
Innis
Ashley
Manila Greendale
State Capitol
Inalt Lake City
Old Gun Leads To Arrest In Slaying Case
Routt County Undersheriff identifies an old rifle and a .22 pistol as weapons owned by Eibert Purdy who was found dead and bound in his sheep wagon near Hayden Gale on August 12. Two migrant workers were arrested in Rawlins on August 10 on related robbery warrants as investigators link Purdy’s death to exposure and heart failure reported after tying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William MacFarlane
Routt County
Rawlins Wye
Eibert Purdy
Hayden Gale
Tile McFarlann
Nis Wargen
Purdy
Fort Worth
Rhine
Texas
Rawilrs
Dam Work Begins on $50,000 Chipeta Lake Project
Construction starts on the Chipeta Lake dam and access road with an eight mile route from Paradise Park to Johnson Creek. The $50,000 project will irrigate about 25 farms in Tridell and Lapoint, holding 1893 acre feet, using PGA funds and employing about 20 workers with heavy equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chipeta Lake
Chip Tin Lakes Damm
Tie Demill
Clair R Hopkins
Whiterocks Irrigation Company
PGA
Gontiuund
RCAF Carries the War Through Global Air Battles
Wartime dispatch notes RCAF squadrons deployed in the United Kingdom and abroad with RAF units. It reports heavy Allied air attacks on Pilsen and Mainz amid German targets, detailing casualties and aircraft losses while highlighting Canadian airmen fighting over Tunisia and the Atlantic coast as part of global air operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingdom
RCAF
RAP
RAS
Alta
Sgusdronberger Soba H
Albembra
Pal
Auddles
Tunisia
Michael Aukey
Wittalong
Flercenane
Janes
Francis Filw
Cantinne
Department Communatmue
Study of Sinks Water Project Planned After Meeting
A planned survey by the Bureau of Reclamation follows an August meeting at Dry Park Sloka. Officials including Ora Bundy and Charles Prescott discussed locating reservoir sites on Breinaker Draw and Tyzack Enush Creek, and reported Echo Park dam site investigations near completion. Attendees included B4H Stringham, Vernal mayor. Clarence Palmer, Ashley Valley Reservoir Co. president. and Leon P Christensen, company engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E H Watson
State Department of Publicity
Ora Bundy
Dry Park Sloka
Ashley Valley Reservoir
Bundy
Breinaker Draw
Tyzack Enush Creck Ranch
Burran of Reclamation
Echo Park Dam
Unis
Charles Prescott
Bureau of Reclamation
Stringham
Vernal
Clarence Palmer
Ashley Valley Reservoir Company
Leon P Christensen
Vernal and Roosevelt Lions to Meet at Whiterocks Hatchery
Vernal Lions president Ralph Holdeway announces a meeting with the Roosevelt Lions at the Whiterocks fish hatchery on Thursday August 2 for ladies night. The proposed enlargement of the hatchery will be discussed during the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whiterocks Hatchery
Ralph Holdeway
Vernal Lions
Vernal
Roosevelt
Whiterocks
Death claims Lapoint youth in illness plagued months
Dale Huber seven months of cancer illness ended at home in Lapoint Wednesday evening at 2 30 He was born June 21 1834 in Lapoint and attended Lapoint elementary school He is survived by his parents and brothers and sisters June Wheat Dean Doris Larry and Clayton Services will be at the Lapoint chapel Friday at 3 00 p m with interment in La Point cemetery Ardith Johnson a local operator is spending this week in Tooele helping Pontha Calder and family in Salt Lake City on vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Huber
Roy Huber
Lapoint
Collowing
Doris Larry
Clayton
Lapoint Chapel
la Poiit
Western Area Fuel Plants Planned in Utah Wyoming and Colorado
Lions club meeting reports possible construction of six fuel plants in Utah Wyoming Colorado and other western states to manufacture engine fuel from coal shale and Rilsonite as a war substitute supplementing gasoline supplies. Project work includes lumber milled for improvements and road widening near Vernal Mainla highway amid war effort concerns.
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Lions ci
Derson Paste Club
Utah
Colorado
Frencia Pelion
Merkley Park
Allen
Hyrum B Calder
Lions
State Road Commission
B H Etringham
Washington DC
Mvestock
Jones
Cornet Soto
Bingham Celebrates 93rd Birthday in Maeser
Thomas Bingham of Maeser Ashley Valley oldest living resident marked his 93rd birthday with more than a hundred friends calling to wish him well. Born in 1850 in Ogden, he helped settle Uintah Basin in 1878 and lived through long farming and church service duties. He is father to 15 children, with dozens of grandchildren and great grandchildren noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Bingham
Maeser Ashley Valleys
Bingham
Ogden
Mr. Bingham
Thomas
Caron Happoch Holladay Bingham
Uintah Basin
Dry Fork
Maeser
Biltwart
Elizabeth Freerer
Louian Procter
Louisa
Elimbeth
Mr Bingham
Uintah
Apttle
John Henry Smith
John W Taylor Samuel HR Bendler
Reuben
Niet Mbt
Hylvaanus Collett
Coliett
Ig “Bieta
Vernal Men to Report for Active Duty
A list from Salt Lake shows Vernal men reported for military service. Induction into the army is set for Ft. Doug on August 26, naming Loyd Hunt, Clinton Bolfetz, and Charles Ray Evans. Also listed are Manfred Trey, Royal Ben Blaugh, Creede Porter, Jeremiah Clark, Frank McKnight, Mark Bartlet, Bernarr Roper, Clayton Mlaugh, Bruce Bingham Hall, and William Ranwey, reported to Farregut Naval Training Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
Army
Ft. Douglast
Loyd Hunt Warklds Clinton, Bolfeltz
Charles Ray Evans
Farregut Naval Training Station
Anny
Manfred Trey Royal
Ben Blaugh
Creede
Porter Jeremiah H. Clark
Frank Norval
McKnight
Mark J Bartlett
Bernarr G Roper
Clayton
John Mlaugh
Bruce Bingham Hall
Wiliam D Ranwey
Improved Rubber For Retreads to Increase Mileage
Washington August 1 An improved retread material for passenger car tires was announced by Rubber Director William M Jeffers. The blend of synthetic and reclaimed rubber reportedly doubles potential mileage and will be released to the public as synthetic production expands, likely before year’s end. Casing wear precludes recapping with any material, and the new compound will be used on truck tires starting August 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William M Jeffers
Mater
USAC at Logan Opens Pall Quarter September 27
Logan Utah State Agricultural College announces the opening of the fall quarter on September 27 after registration details. Dr H G Peterson, college president, says regular enrollment procedures will occur for the normal quarter of instruction starting the next day. New students should submit high school or college transcripts to the registrar before enrollment.
Uintah Stake Conference Draws 800 In Uintah Tabernacle
About 800 people attended the Uintah Stake conference at the Uintah Stake tabernacle. Speakers included Bishop Wirthlin and Lee A Palmer, with talks on family duty, training children, and church welfare programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prid
Joseph
Ding
Simolay
Uintah Stake
Tabernacle
Wirthlin
Utah
Solomons
Wirthital
Lee A Palmer
High Council
Fred G. Bingham
Ross Mersill
Jensen Ward
Jesse Haws
Ivin Perry
Arthur Curtis
Philip Watkins
Vernal
H Eugene Nielson
Mr Watkins
Archie Johnson
Uintah Stoke
H Grant Veat
Huyld Hal- Inger
Cateman
Hood
J. Ross Merrill
Jensen Word
George Hacking
Lapoint Word
Bertram Johnson
Carol Ras Walker
Yard Openshaw
Naples
Perenyit
Row
Cleo Bascom Maeser
Red & Johnson
Gimes Ward
Mary Manwaring
Mary Slaugh
Myble Bragg
Evan Stephens
J Spencer J Cornwall
Come
Larence Mitchell
Lekor Robertson
Evan Blephens
Wade Stephens
America
Glorious
Zion
Ulniah Stake
Latter Day Saint Church
Biel— Lauks
Robert Livsey
Frank Slaugh
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Wayne Eaton
A & Marine Corps
Marines
Workman
Howard Workman
Max Vernal
Arizona
Big Park
Camp Rucker
T Kelly
Bruce Kelly Hing
Camp Coxcomb
Cali Fort
Fort Benning
LL Kelly
Ftere
Lorente Kelly
Nelson Merkley
England
Bart Merkley
Nelsom
Nelson
Fowler
Hoyt Powier
Seabees
Jessie Fowler
Mr Fowler
Navy
Tooele
Genevieve Baynes
Tucson
Genevieve Haynes
Army Air Corps
Haynes
Salt Lake General Hospital
Harvey Koleht
Eins Lou Wardie
Mark Stringham
Port
Bielly
Ella String Bon
Ruth Rit
New York
Vernal Marines
Nmarold Wirward
Dile Stewart
Vert
M Richards
Ban Dlero Harsida
Thad Fuller Daie
Ramsey Stewart
Vernon
Timd Richards
Moncrief
Oden
Wnod
Earl Stanford
Bridger
Moncrief Wit
Dyn
Sydney Hess Smith
Huntington Park
California
Ashley Bartlett
B Milidred Watkins
Omm ‘Thurman
Aston Wyoming
Thurman
Newel
Peterson
Purnell Wyoming
Chills Caldwell
Baldien
Fath
Amy Ale
Mit
Lecinery
ROA
Pilsen
Creehoglovakia
Masnheim
Ludwigsksfes
Germany
United
Ceylon
India
Pormla
Royal Canadian Air Force
Ardith Johnson
Pontha Calder
T. Bingham
Thomas Amet
Alice Morrill
Ay Tridell
Freda
Eunice Ann Simiper
Ipela, Fa
Thomas Binghan
USAC
Logan
Ernest Caldwell
Bait Lake
Caldwell
C J Neal
Craig
Abs
TBS
Sean
Denver
Sather
Howard
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