Utah Weekly Industrial Review highlights power, roads, and building boosts
The report notes a rise in factory exports from 17 percent in 1850 to 65 percent by September 1924. It highlights Utah oil production growth, highway program funding, road improvements, and record residential construction for 1924. Additional items cover power site surveys, debt levels, church and university building plans, canal storage, and industry announcements across Salt Lake, Ogden, Provo, Richfield, and other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cisco
Utah Oil Company
Salt Lake
Utah
Gusher
Uintah River
Great Salt Lake Basin
H. P
Diamond Fork
Weber
Logan
Bear Rivers
Ogden
Logan—Presbyterian Church
Provo
Brigham Young University
Balt Lake
Highland Park L. D
Ward
Nephi
Federal Reserve Bank
Syracuse
Kaysville Canning Company
Eureka
Tintic Standard
Salt Lake—Clity
Cutler Dam
Bear River
Richfield
New Tabernacle
Zion Park
Bryce Canyon
Venice
Atate
Iron Blossom Mine
Union Pacific
Colton Introduces Bill on Indian Claims Jurisdiction
Washington Dec 16 The court of claims would gain power to hear examine adjudicate and enter judgment in any claim involving Uintah and White River Ute Indians of Utah under a bill introduced by Representative Don B Colton of Utah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Court of Claims
Utah
Don B. Colton
Unusually Cold Christmas Night in Ashley Valley
Government station reports extreme cold for Christmas with temperatures dipping to 28 degrees below zero on December 23. The period saw readings 28 degrees below December 24 and 27% degrees below Christmas night, marking an unusually frigid holiday in the Ashley valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashley Valley
A. Theodore Johnson
Ferron Preseason Game Set In Vernal Monday
Uintah High School officials announce Ferron will play the UHS eight in Vernal Monday evening December 29 as part of a preseason basketball schedule. The game with Ferron follows a close Carbon clash. Paxton urges local support to finance a potential state series in Vernal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Paxton
Harold Lundell
Uintah High School
Price
Ferron
Vernal
U. H
Ferron Willl
Roosevelt
Lundell
Carlton
Peterson
Carbon
Ferrong
Huntington
Castle Dale
Moab
Green River
Blanding
Montice
Paxton
Orpheus Hall
Ashley Valley
Chamber ofCommerce
Verral
Orpheus
Crandall
District Court Schedules Six 1925 Sessions
Wilson Murray, district court clerk, reports Judge Elias Hansen set six sessions for 1925 in Uintah county. Non jury matters occur at all sessions. jury cases may be heard with the judge’s consent, on specific Mondays in February June April August December. Judge-elect George P. Parker may sit in Uintah and Duchesne counties once his Utah Wasatch practice clears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Murray
Elias Hansen
Uintah
George P. Parker
Unitah
Duchesne
Utah
Wasatch
Pageant Planned to Commemorate Basin Trappers Event
Uintah Basin centennial pageant to celebrate the 100 year arrival of trappers will be staged across communities using 2000 performers. U B I C leaders aim to broadcast features from Denver and enlist broad local support to attract 10 000 spectators per evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basin
Uintah Basin
W. K.woolf
J H. Crickenberger
Denver
Uintah
Crickenberger
Salt Lake City
Don B. Coltoh
United Action
Price
Provo
Ogden
Whiterocks and Gusher Moffat Raise Christmas Seal Funds
Whiterocks at a dance secured 323 dollars for Christmas seals. The Moffat Gusher committee cleared 13 dollars at a Monday evening dance amid a snow storm. Communities are congratulated on their efforts and success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whiterocks
Moffat-Gusher
Community Responds Generously to Christmas Cheer Call
The Chamber of Commerce appeals for food toys gifts and cash for valley Needy and the response is generous. Helpers stacked flour meats vegetables clothing shoes toys candy and other gifts proving many families received Christmas cheer this year.
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Chamber of Commercce Committee
Change sought by Vernal officials on Uintah railway matters
J A Cheney of Vernal will contact D and R G officials through Uintah railway officials. Supt FB A Grosswig to confer with Frank Davis about Uintah mails and proper RR officials to arrange the change. A convention hall discussion was postponed to the next meeting. Officer elections delayed to March while pageant planning continues for March approval. Publicity committee to advertise the U B C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Cheney
Vernal
R. G
Uintah Railway
FB. A. Grosswig
Frank Davis
Uintah
JR G RR
Four Utah Men Honored by Pope Pius XI
Cablegram from Bishop Joseph S Glass to Father Hunt reports four Utah men honored by Pope Pius XI George Gibson is named knight commander of the Order of St Gregory J E Costriff president of the Continental National Bank and J C Lynch general manager of Salt Lake Ice are knighted Walter Fitch Sr president of Chief Consolidated Mining becomes knight of the Order of Pius IX
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Joseph S. Glass
Utah
D. G. Hunt
George Gibson
Salt Lake
Order of St. Gregory
J. E. Costriff
Continental National Bank
J. C. Lynch
Salt Lake Ice Company
Walter Fitch, Sr
Consuliated Mining Company
Weather Shock: 60 Below Zero in Yellowstone Park
Reports from West Yellowstone state temperatures in Yellowstone National Park plunged to more than 60 degrees below zero. Unconfirmed accounts say 60 to 100 horses died frozen, and one man was found dead in a fireless cabin. Several people suffered frostbite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocatello
Idaho
West Yellowstone
Mont
National Park
Notice of scheduled power outage by Vernal Milling and Light Co
Public notice states all electric power and lights will be off from Saturday night December 27 to Monday night December 29 as planned by Vernal Milling and Light Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernal Milling and Light Company
Alfred S Carlson of Whiteroaks Buried in Vernal
Alfred S Carlson died Monday December one after months of illness in Vernal at the home of Mr and Mrs Jack Houston where he had lived for years. He was 65, born in Illinois, with few relatives known here and a divorced wife dying. Funeral services were at Vernal Second Ward with Bishop George E B Wilkins presiding and interment at Rock Point cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred
Carlson
Jack Houston
Vernal
Salt Lake City
S. P. Dillman
Lllnolis
Second Ward
Boesbergs
James Hacking
George EB. Wilkins
A. Theodore Johnson
Wilkins
Rockpoint
Judge Hansen Grants Mercy to Fifteen Year Old Burglary Defendant
Judge Elias Hansen gave Dean Cols lard a 16 year old guilty of third degree burglary in Duchesne last week a indeterminate sentence of six months to three years and remitted the term pending lawful behavior. He must pay a quarterly fine while attending school with conditions. The boy's mother is dead and his father is absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Colslard
Duchesne
Robert G. Porter
Kemnency
Elias Hansen
Gas and Oils Showings in Ashley Valley Test Well
Gas flow sufficient to fire the sheller has been encountered at 677 feet in the Vernal Utah Oil Refining Company well in a sand eight feet thick within the Mancos shale. Hve oil shows were found in the shale above the gas horizon. Gas is combustible. samples sent to Salt Lake for analysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah Oil Refining Company
Mancos
Salt Lake
Crescent Eagle Camo
Green River
Utah
Cisco
Roosevelt Commercial club building destroyed by Christmas morning fire
A Christmas morning fire consumed the Roosevelt Commercial club building with cement block construction, causing an estimated loss near six thousand dollars. Firefighters struggled due to water scarcity and extreme cold, threatening adjacent stores including City Drug and Roosevelt Standard. The club had recently invested in new furniture and equipment after purchasing the building for 3500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt Commercial Club
City Drug Store
Sturgeon Harness and Shoe Shop
Roosevelt Standard
Ulstah Basin
Changes in Uintah Stake Officers at December Conference
Uintah Stake held a December quarterly conference at the Vernal Second Ward chapel. Charlt Haake was released from the bishopric. A Theodore Johnson left the Stake Sunday School Board to join the bishopric. I Sander was suspended as Sunday school superintendent with George N. Larsen and Jacob N. Lubbert as assistants. Dr. Harvey C. Hullinger noted for his 106th birthday address on Reminiscences of the Prophet Joseph Smith. Music by the Second Ward choir under Mrs. Georges Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uintah
Vernal Second Ward
Madd Tee
Charlt Haake
Belig
Firet
Theodore Johnson
Stake Sunday School Board
Secoud
Sander
Stake Suladay
George N. Larsen
Jacob N. Lubbert
Harvey C. Hullinger
Joseph Smith
Hullinger
Nangoo
Second Ward
Georges Walker
Lucille Calde
Walker
Josephine Hacking
Additional Boiler for Rangely Reported
An additional boiler and three truckloads of supplies left Craig last week for the Midwest operations at Rangely. The Midwest deep tests allow the 12 inch casing at 1425 feet to set while the 15 inch casing is being pulled. Midwest hauling from Craig will be taken over by L. L. Mecker.
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Craig
Midwest
Rangely
L. L. Mecker
Prisoners Scem Guys Escort to Vernal Penitentiary
Sheriff Lafe Richardson accompanied Walter McCoy to Bast Lake ecity to collect prisoners Ernest Trujillo Net le Trujillo Elnora Van Harris Murray. On drifted snow they returned via Salina canyon. Richardson could not see the men again after reaching the penitentiary. They were pleased to leave Vernal jail but appeared glum at arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafe Richardson
Walter McCoy
Bast Lake Ecity
Ernest
Netle Trujillo
Elnora van
Harris Murray
Salina Canyon
Mr. Richardson
Vernal
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Utah Weekly Industrial Review
Colton
Carvey Peabewn
The
Chrishan Observer
Fort Duchesne
Moffat
Pope Pius
Alfred S. Carlson
SAE
Steaders
Eveat
Uintam Bain
Hanvey CC. Hullinghr
Bank OF Vernal
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