Spirit of the Uintah Baslin pageant at county fair
Over 200 participants are lined up for the Spirit of the Uintah Baslin pageant to be staged on the second night of the county fair at the fair grounds. The four part sequence includes Spirit of Indian Days Spirit of the Desert Spirit of the Pioneers Dese Blossoms as the epee.
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Uintah Baslin
Fair Ground
Frank Davis
Whiterocks
PeReant
Uintah County
Spirit of the Pioneers
Spirit of Progress
Stella Richards
Mary Winder
Mary Sander
Fair Grounds
U S Agriculturist Finds No Hel Worms In Ashley Alfalfa
Gerald Thorne of the U S Department of Agriculture and George W Cahoon spent days in Ashley valley inspecting alfalfa for the eel worm. They found no evidence of the pest in Ashley valley fields. Thorne heads to Roosevelt next to inspect Reservation fields, then Willow Creek to visit his parents.
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Gerald Thorne
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Salt Lake City
Leo
CG. Thorne
Ashley Valley
Utah
Mr. Thorne
George W. Cahoon
J. G. Peppard Seed Company
Thorne
Roosevelt
Willow Creek
Geo. Thorne
Road Crew Donates One Day's Labor to Trout Park
The seven man crew, led by Ed L. Oaks, donated a day’s labor to the Ver nal Gun club aiding Taylor mountain to Trout Creek Park road construction with Ashley forest service. Secretary Henry Millecam says nearly $200 of $300 pledged has been raised and asks Mutuals of the wards to assist. the road will allow truck and car access to Trout Creek Park for fathers and sons outings.
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Vernal Gun Club
Taylor Mountain
Trout Creek Park
Ed L. Oaks
Ashley Forest Service
Henry Millecam
Mutuals
Extension service leaders report strong county club meetings
Prof J C Hogansen with E Peterson and Mrs Jane Murray held boys and girls club meetings in Maeser Vernal Jensen Ashley Tridell and Bennett. Most wards show excellent work and expect results equal to prior years though some meetings were missed due to a hours misunderstanding.
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J. C. Hogansen
Extension Service
Utah Agricultural College
E. Peterson
Jane Murray
Maeser
Vernal
Jensen
Ashley
Tridell
Bennett
Fire On Pot Creek Spreads Amid Sage Brush Blaze
Ranger Harry Van Tassel reports a fire in the Lansing draw burning sage brush and scrub timber with a frontage of half a mile. Efforts are underway to enlist local stockmen to halt further spread. no damage reported yet.
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Harry van Tassel
Lansing
Forest Office
Nephi hires Vernal music teacher for high school
Coy O. Normen Olsen, principal of Maeser school, moved to Nephi Utah last week to become the high school music teacher there. He has rented his Vernal home.
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O. Normen Olsen
Maeser School
Nephi
Utah
Olsen
Vernal
Salt Lake Democratic Convention Chooses Geo Dern for Governor
At the Democratic State convention in Salt Lake City delegates cast ballots across five rounds to nominate Geo Dern for governor. Final tallies showed Dern ahead of Neslen and Armstrong, with Neslen withdrawing before the last count to break the deadlock.
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Salt Lake City
United, States
William H. King
Ees
H. Dern
Salt Lake A
Clarence Neslen
Salte City
Asi
We ‘Wi
J. G
Barnéstof Kayaylile
Dern
Neslen
Armstrong
Barnes
Dérn
Open Air Dance Aims to fund Uintah County Soldier Memorial
More than 500 couples from across the Basin are invited to an Open Air dance Saturday night in Vernal on the paved square under the American Legion Auxiliary. Proceeds and donations toward the Uintah County Soldier Memorial fund continue as plans press for a Armistice Day dedication and a bronze monument order by September 1. Confetti refreshment booths poppies and a quilt donation lure attendance and contributions to reach the budget.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Vernal
Uintah County
Uinthh County
Bootha
John 8. Hacking
Atrain
Uintah County Soldier Memorial Fund
Mrs Elizabeth Weeks Dies at Daughter's Home
Mrs Elizabeth Jane Weeks longtime Ashley Valley resident died Wednesday evening at her daughter Mrs Frank Winn’s home north of Roosevelt Ram cause old age. Her other daughter Mrs John McKowen of Bennett was at the bedside. A A Weeks son in Vernal will bring the body there for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Jane Weeks
Ashley Valley
Frank Winn
Roosavelt Ram
John McKowen
Bennett
A. A. Weeks
Best Shoe Shop Fire Sparks From Polisher Shavings
A Saturday blaze at the Best Shoe shop near the Coop building started from shavings under a polisher at the Acorn Mercantile area. Fire crews arrived quickly but caused no notable damage, while the crowd dispersed as alarms rang.
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Coop
Acorn Mercantile Company
Unusual Hail Storm Reported in Bennett Area
Joshua Haslem reported an unusual hail storm at his Bennett home on Saturday. Hail slugs 2 to 4 inches long damaged cream and orchards. Haslem described each slug as white and cauliflower shaped. At the Indian Sun dance grounds hail was extremely heavy and piled high.
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Joshua Haslem
Vernal
Bennett
Mr.Haslem
Will Build Modern Bungalow on Bennion Property
Miss Vilate Bennion and her mother Mrs. E R Bennion return from Salt Lake City where they stayed during the summer. Mrs Bennion has improved health and regrets the loss of their home by fire last summer. The loss was settled with fire insurance companies and a modern bungalow will be built at the former site. Construction begins at once with completion planned for the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vilate Bennion
R. Bennion
Salt Lake City
County Fair Express Bicycle Race Opens to Ages 8 to 14
All youths aged eight through fourteen in the county may enter the Express bicycle race on the first day of the County Fair. The event invites young riders to compete in a fairground course showcasing beginner and intermediate cycling skills.
Large Dinosaur Exhibit Heads to County Fair
Professor Earl Douglass, geologist and chief of the Jensen Dinosaur quarry for eleven years, will lead a major fossil display at the county fair. The exhibit will feature over a truckload of bones plus drawings casts and mineral displays with on site explanations by Douglass. The quarry work is now closed until the government assumes and makes a permanent exhibit of the site.
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Earl Douglass
Jensen
Douglass
Uintah Basin
Thinks More of Ashley Valley Farm Than All of Oklahoma
William Sewell of Jensen returns from a three month visit to Oklahoma and says his 90 acre Jensen farm is worth more than all Oklahoma farmland. En route, he toured the Moffat tunnel, witnessing a 15 barb wire fence at the portal, an 80 foot height, and progress of 600 feet of the main tunnel and 4600 feet of the water tunnel with slow work from loose rock. project aims to reach solid rock soon and speed up beyond the east portal.
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William Sewell
Jensen
Oklahoma
Mr. Sewell
Hving
Moffat Tunnel
Vernal Express Announces Boys Bicycle Race Prizes
The Vernal Express offers first prize five dollars second prize three dollars and third prize two dollars for a Uintah county boys bicycle race for ages 8 to 16 at the county fair on September 24. Registration is at the Vernal Express office with a cutoff the evening of September 23. The event runs the full length of the new asphalt pavement to the center of Vernal and will not interfere with fair sports.
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Vernal Express
Uintah
H County
the Express
Teachers Assigned Across District Schools List
The district names and many schools reveal the selection of principals and teachers with appointments pending for several districts. Names include Anna Anderson Ashley and LeRoy Richens at Glines along with Carl Preece at Maeser and Vernal Central's Charles M. Iverson among others.
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Olson
Alterra
Lloyd Panter
Anna Anderson
Ashley
Della Paulson
Tridell
LeRoy Morrill
Margaret Bartlett
Clarice Hair
Nellia Gillman
Wilson
Thos. L. Smart
Wanda Davis
Jennie Parker
Whiterocks
Rose Marimon
Watson
Beatrice Twitchell
Willow Creek
Ruben Sperry
Vernal Central
Charles M. Iverson
Arthur Manwaring
Hazel Williams
Margaret Merkley
Elda Bingham
Hilda Belcher
Alta Olson
Guss Davis
Ella McKee
Edith Johnson
Wilda Hardy
Uintah Delegates Vote at State Republican Convention
Uintah county sent 13 delegates to the state convention. On the governor race Mabey led with 10 votes to Wattis 3. Attorney General Pratt 8 Cluff 5. Treasurer first ballot Clayton 1 Walker 8 Tuttle 4. second ballot Walker 10 Tuttle 3. Auditor Holden 12 Day 1. Supreme court ballots Straup McCrea.
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Uintah County
Mabey
Wattis
Supreme Court
Straup
McCrea
Pratt
Cluf
Clayton
Walker
Tuttle
Holden
Day
Stringham Favors Local Hospital Bond Support
P C Stringham who recently returned from Salt Lake City after five weeks of medical care for a leg injury favors the county hospital bond. He says a smaller hospital can provide better medical and nursing attention, enabling more individualized patient care and avoiding long travel for families.
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P. C. Stringham
Salt Lake City
Bttidgham
State Democratic Platform to be Published Next Week
The Express will publish the complete state platform adopted at the Democratic State convention in Salt Lake City on August 27. The Express is the leading weekly newspaper in Utah.
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Salt Lake City
Express
Utah
Contests and turnout promise a lively Uintah county fair
The fifth annual Uintah county fair is set to be the year's talk with strong team contests and wide community participation. Maeser backs the team pull, Ashley ward aims for the horseshoe, Vernal Second ward bets on tug of war, and Jensen and Lloyd Stewart boast top prizes in farm displays.
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Uintah County
Maeser
Ashley Ward
Vernal Second Ward
Sam Bennion
Second Ward
Jensen
Lloyd Stewart
Tridell
Lapoint
Leeton-Bennett
Fort Duchesne
Wilson
Randlett
White Rocks
Vernal
John A. Wrigley Dies After Horse Accident
Word reached that John Alma Wrigley died from injuries after a horse he rode fell on him crushing his ankle and fracturing his skull. A cattleman from the Willow Creek area, he had recently bought a half interest in the Alf Johnson place on Deep Creek. Funeral arrangements were not yet set, awaiting word from relatives.
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John Alma Wrigley
Wrigley
Alf Johnson
Deep Creek
Whlow Creek
Best Physically Fit Baby to Score Big at County Fair
A baby show at Uintah County Fair highlights health education as judges rank infants on fitness. The event draws attention for scoring methods and health lectures tied to the exhibit, promoting community wellness alongside entertainment.
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Uintah Fair
Utah
Nominations Proliferate at Utah Party Conventions
At the Newhouse hotel and in Provo the party conventions favored acclamation for several offices. Justice of the Supreme Court A J Weber and Secretary of State James W Funk were renominated, J William Robinson chosen as attorney general, and Daniel O Larsen slated for state auditor. H M Woodward of Brigham Young University named for Superintendent, with four presidential electors also selected.
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A. J. Weber
James W. Funk
Richmond
Cache County
J. William Robinson
Provo
Joseph Birte
Odes
Simon Bamberger
Daniel O. Larsen
Bambenwerg
Salt
Lake City
H. M. Woodward
Nelis Madsen
Carborn
Newhouse Hotel
Frank Francis
Ogden
U. S
Utah
James H. Waters
Salt Lake City
A. B. Morgan
2. T. McConnell
Werral
L. A. Hollenbeck
Duchesne
Morgan
Lee L. Baker
James B. Tucker
Uintah Basin Farmer Issue Preview Promises Local History
The Uintah Basin Farmer announces its September issue will contain a history of the UBC and other general information for the basin's betterment. Readers are urged not to miss reading the local farm paper.
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Uintah Basin
Parts of Destroyed Mill May Not Be Greatly Damaged
A report to Dan Adams says his saw mill on Taylor Mountain was burned last week but the boiler and other machinery may be repairable at reasonable cost. Adams plans to repair and resume sawing at an early date if feasible. Initially the mill was deemed a total loss.
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Dan Adams
Taylor Mountain
Adams
Davis County resignation noted with farm life move
Davis County accountant Mr Belcher resigned from the Coop position to pursue salusation in Davis County and is now at Farmington. He accompanied by his daughter Cora, with Mrs Belcher and children planning to move out later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hi Belcher
Coop
Davis County
Farmington
Cora
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Trout Park
Vssist
County
Pot Creek
Erger
Admnistration
Ui Ab
Dudineas
Delaga
Vidas
Geo. H. Dern
On & R. Bennion Property
State of Oklahoma
Dag
Ip. C. Stringham
John A. Wrigley
Biraneess
Bank OF Vernal
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