Rousing Meeting in Vernal and Harrowing Car Crash
A violent wreck near Powder Springs injures Enoch Gurr and Ira Burton as their Ford tipped over an 80 foot dugway after avoiding a descending Asaton Hardware Truck. Burton suffers internal and hip injuries, while Gurr escapes with a badly bruised arm. Both men are pulled from the wreck and reach Vernal by evening. locals marvel at their survival and recount the improbable escape.
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Enoch Gurr
Ira Burton
Powder Springs
Asaton Hardware
Gurr
Burton
Vernal
Carr
Public Health Clinic Planned for Uintah County
A Utah Public Health Association program announces a traveling clinic led by a national diagnostician with a nurse and lab services. The Uintah County visit, supported by Health Bonds and Christmas Seals, aims to raise $110000, with a large committee organized to sell seals and fund health education statewide.
State Auditor Rejects Coyote Pelt Bounty
State auditor Joseph Ririe refuses to pay bounty on 677 coyote skins from the Nevada Utah border strip. He requires proof pelts were killed in Utah and not Nevada, and has turned the matter to Secretary Thomas Redmond for investigation. The bounty alone would total about 270 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Ririe
Nevada
Utah
Mir Rurie
Ha Hans
Thomas Redmond
State Livestock Board
Prize prompts historic sketch contest for Express readers
The Express announces a holiday edition contest with a $500 top prize and a $300 second prize for the best historical sketch of the correspondent’s community. Submissions must be received by Tuesday December 7 for publication December 10.
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Express
Uintah Canning Factory Seen In Very Good Condition
After reviewing the factory’s books and resources, proponents say Uintah Canning is promising and could become a profitable institution with stockholder support. Uintah and Duchesne counties ship about 75,000 dollars yearly in canned products, and coop needed to boost farmer cash markets and county development.
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Uintah Canning Factory
Boid Anton Strebel
Uintah County
Duchesne County
Uintah
Road Projects Put Forward for National Forest Route Build
Ira R. Brown outlines construction data for about 425 miles of road in national forest areas. The plan, costing over $1 million, envisions 14 routes across the state with 60 percent funded by the federal government and 40 percent by state and local entities. Notable routes include Vernal-Ante lope, Heber-Fruitland, and Salina-Fruitland segments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ira R. Brown
Ing
National Department of Good Roads
National Forest Areas
Salina-Fruitland
Uintah Basin
Airplane Seen Over Basin Near Dinosaur Quarry
Professor Earl Douglass reported a very large airplane seen over the basin Tuesday around 10am. The craft, heard by quarry workers and described as high and distant, approached from the southwest between Verna and Jonsen and disappeared to the northeast. Douglass speculates it could be a United States mail plane possibly carrying fast mail from Brown's Park to Outay Valley amidst uncertain happenings.
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Earl Douglass
Dinosaur Quarry
Verna
Jonsen
United States
Doctor Douglass
Brown’s Park
Outay Valley
Utah Property Tax Valuation Totals From 1920 Returns
The total assessed valuation of all taxable property in Utah for 1920 is reported as 717,230,321 dollars, per complete returns and tabulations prepared by the State Board of Equalization.
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State
Utah
State Board of Equalization
Uintah County Road Work Progress Report
Uintah County Surveyor Nile Hughes reports steady progress on county roads. Crews cut a Jensen Snow Hill road to coal mines, finished Hyrum Meek area, and two teams advance Vernal Lapoint road with three miles completed and a rock dugway. additional work continues until ground freezes. Bridges planned at Dry Fork Ashley Creek Kabell road and Brush Creek Riley Murray site, with Uallah river bridge north of Lapoint started at a new location after community support shifted the site, incurring about $6000 extra cost covered by local donations and county funds.
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Uintah
Nile Hughes
Hughes
Craws
Jensen
Snow Hill
Hyrum Meek
Lapoint
Middle Bench
Vernal-Lapoint
Riley Murray
Uallah River
Two New White Trucks Installed
Superintendent Josépp H Tullla announces two new White three quarter ton trucks added to the government truck line. They will haul first class mail and perishable parcel post on the Price Duchesne road across the mountain, with Frank Davis as chief mechanic and the operation beginning immediately. The Uintah Basin praises Mr Tullis for expanding fast reliable mail service while continuing the Duchesne Vernal route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josépp. H. Tullla
Hane
Price
Vernal
Frank Davis
Tullis
Suberintendens -Tullisch
Price-Duchesne
Uintah Basin
United States Mail
Arrested for embezzlement at Ulah Canning Company
A weeny manager C. A. Cawley of Ulah Canning Company was arrested on embezzlement charges and placed under 2500 dollar bonds. Unable to post bond he remained in the county jail awaiting trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weeny
C. A. Cawley
Ulatah Canning Company
Mr. Cawley
Harvest Festival in Vernal Wards Held at Meeting House
One of the season's most successful social events was staged by the First and Second wards at the harvest festival. Mrs Mary Sander earned praise for festive decorations. Two booths sold pie cake seanuts popcorn and an acelet to a large crowd. Central School band led music under Charles Lewis as games and a lively program followed.
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Mary Sander
Central School
Charles Lewis
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L. W. Curry
Utah Public Health Association
St. George
Gate of Health
United County
Vogue
Ashley Bartlett
Salt Lake City
Association
Executive County
Lewis W Curry
Gordon de Moisy
W. S Henderson
County Board of Health
Lynne Ashton
Uintah Stake
A @G Goodrich
Congregational Church
Geo A Downey
St. Paul’s Episcopal
J. Hersey
Uintah County Medical Society
H E. Rich
Verma
Ward
Geo. E. Wilkins
Stake Relief Society
Nancy Colton
Stake Sunday School
Anton Strebel
Stake
Pontha Calder Stake
Y L. M
Earnest Eaton
Stake Primary
Ruth Bennion
Uintah Academy
E A Jacobsen
Willcox Academy
Aston Carrol
I.O
Ben
Joseph Horrocks Moffat
C. W Bodily
Randlett
Lawrence Wallit
Duchesne
Albert Kreale
Whitewater
R. L Marimon
Public
Wilson
William Taft
Merry Rees
Whiterocks
Hayuen
Leeton
Bennett
Uintah State Bank
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