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Newspaper

Vernal Express

Location

Vernal, Utah, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1921

Page

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Uintah county urged to push state fair exhibit

Uintah County calls on all exhibitors to assemble top products for the county display at the state fair. Officials note previous first prizes and county cups, urging farmers and the Farm Bureau to cooperate, select prime crops, livestock, minerals, and even a small shale model for Salt Lake participation.

Uintah The Fair Association Horne Farm Bureau Uintah County Salt Lake

Funeral services held for Little Billie Pumphrey

Funeral services were held in the Second ward chapel for five year old Billie Pumphrey of Roosevelt. Son of Mr and Mrs William Pumphrey the child died suddenly of acute indigestion last Wednesday while his father worked in Los Angeles. The body was brought to Vernal to be buried beside his sister with President A G Goodrich delivering consoling words. Interment followed in Vernal cemetery.

Second Ward E. H. Belcher E. J. Winder A. A. Hawa A .G. Goodrich Billie Ward Whham Hanson Rock of My Refuge Agea Vernal

Market service to aid Utah farmers proclaimed

Utah farmers will receive a daily wire service on markets for key products, authorized by Utah State Farm Bureau president D D McKay and commercial agent J Ed ward Taylor. The service gathers prices from major selling points and eastern markets and will be telegraphed to county farm bureau headquarters to curb hearsay pricing and improve information for selling crops, cattle stock, and potatoes.

Utah D. D. McKay Utah State Farm Bureau J. Edward Taylor Mr. Taylor Farm Bureau Minnesota Missouri Wisconsin South Dakota Farm Bureaun Dtah Idaho Taylor Potato Service United States Bureau of Markets Kansas Chicago Kansas City St. Louis Bureau S. L Tribune

New Poultry Breed Lamenn From US Agricultural Service

The Lamenn breed, developed at the USDA Beltsville Experimental Farm, is a white fowl with red ear lobes laying white eggs. Based on White Plymouth Rock, Silver Gray Dorking, and White Leghorn stock, it is larger with deep bodies and medium-sized combs. Not yet ready for introduction. no birds available for purchase._SPECIFIC_DETAILS_ await stock growth for testing at state colleges and experiment stations.

United States Department of Agriculture Beltsville Wallace Harry M Lamen Bureau of Animal Industry

More Tourists Than Camping Grounds In Vernal

Tourists flow through Vernal this year at record levels with camping grounds full nightly and sometimes over capacity. The Vernal Commercial club notes the ladies rest room as a major attraction and calls for enlargement of grounds and bowery to accommodate visitors and boost local pride.

Bowery Vernal Commercial Club Vernal Ality Council Pike's ‘Peak

Wartime Claims Cleanup Tour Heads to Vernal

Vernal hosts a government American Legion Red Cross effort to clear ex service member claims against the United States. The August 31 session at the Commercial Club assembly hall 8 AM to noon will gather Roscoe C. Glassman Dr. I J Paul Clarence Baird Nell Holsinger Allen and staff to assist with War Risk Insurance physicals vocational training and claim paperwork. Bring discharge marriage and birth certificates and any evidence linking disability to service.

Vernal Utah United States Assembly Trail Vernal Commercial Club Roscoe C. Glassman State Bureau of War Risk Insurance Commercial Club Assembly Red Cross American Legion

Gold discovery sparks gold rush near Neola Utah

Two Vernal shepherds claim a new gold ore discovery north of Neola and Roosevel t attracting farmers and cattlemen to stake claims. Government investigators check if on Indian land as real estate booms with prices rising to 150 dollars an acre and claims spread across surrounding ground.

Neola Picture Rock Roosevelt Whiterocks Fort Duchene Erastus Peterson Hayden Cripple Creek Deseret News

Last Call as War Risk Insurance Bureau Plans Exit

If you fail to obtain what is due from the government this is likely the final notice. The War Risk Insurance Bureau is reportedly going out of business affecting policyholders and claimants seeking rightful payments.

Unela Sam War Risk Insurance Bureau

Cloud burst floods Price area halting mail service

Government mail truck driver Co. W. Meeling reported a cloud burst in Price flooding the town with knee deep water in the government garage. The Denver and Rio Grande line is washed out for seven miles and a bridge wash-out leaves the track suspended. A separate derailment between Grand Junction and Green River killed two and injured several. East mail is delayed two days and Price mail is not arriving for days.

Grand Junction Green River Price

School to Be Established on the Duchesne River

Uintah District patrons seek to establish a Duchesne river school near Myton eight miles away. About thirty pupils expected. Fowler residence to host. Superintendent Olsen and trustees visited but bridge at Grove place washed out. Residents consider Glenwoods as district name in honor of John Glenn and John Woods. Glenn offers a site for a school building.

Uintah Duchesne Glenwoods John Glenn John Woods Glenn

Cedar City Cloudburst Causes Heavy Property Loss

A Saturday cloudburst in the Cedar City canyons unleashed a torrential flood that washed through the town. Property losses exceed 150000 dollars as floats were swept away. no human life was lost, which residents deem providential.

Cedar City

The Industry Has to Be More Industrious

A concise editorial note argues that industry requires greater diligence and focus to advance, urging workers and enterprises to boost effort, efficiency, and productivity. No specific people or organizations are named, but the message emphasizes practical discipline in work habits.

American Irrigation Company seeks water from Dry Fork

The American Irrigation and Construction Company led by vice-president Gomer M. Richards filed a water use application for 106 second-feet from the Dry Fork of Ashley Creek in Uintah county. The plan would divert water around sinks via a one mile canal to supply about 29,000 irrigable acres near Vernal, returning flow to the river below the sinks.

American Irrigation and Construction Company Gomer M. Richards Boston Building Ashley Creek Wintah Dry Fork Uintah Mountains Uintah County Vernal Ouray Valley Tribune

State fair to exhibit various noxious weeds

The fair will feature Tribulus terrestris the puncture vine and three Utah noxious weeds Circium argense Carduus lancolatus and Arctium minus in a weed exhibit by Weber J Webb. The display aims to educate visitors about the weeds common in Utah and statewide concerns about their spread and impact on roads and crops.

Herodotua California Motorista Weber J. Webb Utah

Irrigation Plan for Daggett County and Wyoming Traced

Inter-State Irrigation and Reservoir Company of Manila Utah files plan to irrigate 19 096 acres in Daggett County Utah and area across the state line into Wyoming with state engineer R Elmer Caldwell noted in the application The project aims to develop water resources across state borders under state oversight.

Daggett County Utah Wyoming Inter-State Irrigation and Reservoir Company Manila R. Elmer Caldwell

June Brides Parade Dwarfed in Quantity by Quality

A brief note says the June brides count was small but the quality of brides was high, underscoring stronger individual appeal or status despite a limited number in the stack.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Uintah County Fair Association Little Billie Pumphrey U. 8 S Uncle Sam Gwan Willivernal Commercial Club Headquartera Robert Witmer American Red Cross George Ho Cruickshank Vintage County A. H. MacClusky Harry Mannora United States Automobile Road Information Company Denver Sevveral Days Salt Lake City Tha Kkompansyst Duchesne River American Irrigation Company Bank of Vernal
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