County Board Sets Seven to Eight Month School Term
The Uintah County Board of Education met to decide school would run while funds last, estimating seven months for district and seven and a half to eight months for the high school. They discussed tuition for over eighteens, gas vs coal heating costs, salary assignments, new treasurer Archie Johnson, and hiring auditors W S Henderson and D E Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Douglas
Uintah Gas Company
Robert G Porter
Duchesne
Wallace Calder
Vereral
Robert Witmer
Archie Johnson
W.S Henderson
D E Smith
Vernal Girl Elected Vice President of Spur Club
Miss Aston Bingham of Vernal Utah a sophomore at Utah State Agricultural College was elected vice president of the local chapter of the Spur club a national co ed collegiate pep organization. She is in the School of Home Economics and majors in foods and belongs to the Home Economics club and Chi Omega sorority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Aston Bingham
Vernal
Utah State Agricultural College
Spur Club
Bingtam
School of Homes Economics
Home Economics
Chi Omega
Government Aid to Uintah County Farmers Reiterated
A Uintah County message outlines USDA loan programs for farmers with livestock, including cattle horses sheep brood sows and a cap on per-family borrowing. It urges prompt applications and stresses the loans must be used for feed and repaid by September 2032.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
US Department of Agriculture
Cliva Davis
William Hr Oaks End
A Cheney
Impressive Funeral Rites for Mrs Jensen at Vernal First Ward
Funeral services were held Thursday at the Vernal first ward chapel for Mrs Richard Jensen who died the prior Monday. D Hopric and Driver E Smith led the service with quartet music directed by Liroyd Winn. Speakers recalled the Jensen family life and Mrs Jensen’s devotion to roses and Relief Society work. Interment was in Maeser Cemetery with pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernal First Ward
Richard Jensen
D'*hopric
Driver E Smith
Liroyd Winn
Rock of Ages
EF J Young
Wm H Siddoway
Jersuen
Neghbors
Mra Jensen
Watlfre Calder
Relief Society
Whisperitz Hope
Mae Jorgensen
Wallace Carter
Mable Silage
Hugh W Colton
Oswald Jensen Fon
Vic
Jensen
Colton
Archie Johnson
Hyrum
Calder
Maeser
Ernest Eaton
Carl Davis Ff Af Limcell
Charles S Carter
Pontha Calder
E. Gurr
OUR PIONEERS MEMOIR OF A FAMILY WESTWARD JOURNEY
Emily Nr H M WOODWARD recounts her father memory of emigrants traveling from New York to Omaha and on to the West with the Don Jones wagon train. The journey includes Mormon headquarters camp, ox teams from Utah, a milk supplying strategy, a flood at Platte river, a wounding incident, and a gifted cow exchange with a ranch owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily
H M Woodward
America
New York
Omaha
Nebraska
Mormon
Utah
West
Don Jones
Tim
Grandfathers
Platte River
Gandfather
Nick
Relief Committee Sees Record Aid Calls This Week
The Heller relief committee reports a busier week with more calls for aid than ever before. Eleven men worked producing 3109.00 in output and ten loads of wood sold at 300 dollars per load. Additional contributions will be distributed soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heller Committee
Coe
Adult Night School at Uintah High Draws Large Crowd
Nearly one hundred adults attended the opening classes of Uintah High School’s adult night school held Mondays and Thursdays for five weeks. Reed Morrill spoke on Japan in the general assembly then four classes covered music sewing agriculture and English. Subsequent sessions added English and farm mechanics. The high school staff contribute without compensation and invite all adults to join at no cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uintah High School
General Assembly
Reed Morrill
Japan
Firms fined for smuggling Dutch bulbs into Canada
Two firms were detected by plant quarantine inspectors for attempting to smuggle Dutch bulbs across the border and paid a total of 5000 dollars in fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian
Two Billion Dollar Reconstruction Finance Corporation Action
Congress sets in motion the Reconstruction Finance Corporation with a two billion dollar authorization. It outlines loan powers to banks and credit entities to finance agriculture commerce and industry including export facilitation. Loans may run up to three years with possible extensions up to five years in most cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Congress
Ala
Credit Union
Federal Land Bank
Joint Stock Land Bank
Federal Intermediate
Uintah High to Host Second Annual Parent-Teachers Day
Uintah High School will hold its second annual Parent-Teachers Day on February 12 starting at 9:30 AM. The program includes classes, a free lunch, a band concert in the assembly hall, guest speakers, student performances, and an hour of gym recreation supervised by Mr Davis and Mrs Wallis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moon
Romes
Davis
Wallis
Brother of Mrs Davis Dies in Salt Lake
Theodore Jasperson known in state livestock circles died on Monday in Salt Lake City after an operation. Born in Denmark April 13 1872 he lived in Heber Utah and worked with Preston Nutter. He leaves wife Elizabeth McMillan and three sons Max William and Howard all of Heber along with siblings Edward Myron Price Mrs John N Davis and Miss Fred Iernand. Funeral set for Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Heber L D Tabernacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Jasperson
Heber
Tate
Jasperson
Salt Lake
Myton-Vernal
Ile
Mr. Jasperson
Denmark
Utah
Lars Christian Jasperson
Preston Nutter
Beth McMillan
Weber
Max William
Howard
Ieber
Edward Jasperson
Myron Louis Jasperson Price
John N Davis Vernal
Fred Iernand
Midway
L. D & Tabernacle
Hearing Set on Oil Shale Ownership Dispute
A hearing will be held this week before Ell P Taylor register of this district at the Salt Lake City land office to resolve ownership of 40 acres in the naval oil shale reserve of Unish county. The Utah United States courtesy case concerns land rights and disputed titles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah
United States
Naval Oil Shale Reserve
Unish County
Ell P Taylor
Salt Lake City
City Council Approves Cast Iron Pipe Bid for Water System
At the Wednesday meeting the Provo bid from Pacific Cast Iron Pipe Co. was accepted, saving the city about five thousand dollars over American Cast Iron Pipe Co. The project will start hauling and installation as weather allows, with the water system plan reviewed by Frank Hatch and fittings noted as costlier than expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Cast Iron Pipe Company
Provo
American Cast Iron Pipe Company
Frank Hatch
County Leaders Hear on Vernal Lapoint Road Projects
The Uintah County Commission met January 30 to authorize a survey of the secondary state road from Vernal to Lapoint and to discuss funding for the Roosevelt to Ne road. State road officials urged completing U.S. Highway 840, with the county to secure rights of way as a prerequisite to bidding and spring work, while a North Eastern Utah Industrial Association and Licasa Club committee pressed for county aid for the Vernal Lapoint route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Fork
North Dakota
Utah
EF Peterson
Jenna
Great Dinosaur National Monument
Jensen
Study
Natural History
Exthis
Apo
George Washington
Congress
Washneton Memorial
America
Uintah Dasin Uintah
Jensem
Vernal
Uapoint
Vitu Utatlatice
Rewlatrara
Jensen Wea
FA Gilila
State Road Commission
Tie
Gillis
Commissionera
North Fastern Utah Industrial Association
Licasa Club
Here
Lapoint
Bert Swain
FH. Merkley
Wm Sprouse
WS Henderson
J A Cheney
H DB Calder
Roosevelt
Ducht 3
Thawing Of Frozen Vernal Pipes At City Cost
Ruth Johnson works at the Bank of Vernal as city crews thaw streets and pipes. The city funds initial thawing while property owners pay when further damage occurs. Utah Power and Light has thawed nineteen pipes so far, costing the city 8250 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Johnson
The
Bank of Vernal
Utah Power A Nd Light Company
State Board Bans Public Drinking Cup on Trains and Stations
Health board passes resolution condemning the public drinking cup as a major disease source and calls for elimination in railroads stations and schools across Utah by February 1 1915. Professor Robert W Salnsbury to lead Uintah Stake Academy for next year. Mr and Mrs George Dudley announce twin girls born January 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Health
Utah
Robert W. Salnsbury
Uintah Stake Academy
George Dudley
Girs
Baby boy born to Bartholomews at coal mines
Thirty years ago Mr and Mrs Bartholomew announce the birth of a baby boy born January 24 at the coal mines. Also notice prices at Calder Brothers and a sale of horses to Provo buyers. Reports say several smallpox cases in town and pneumonia illness of Nelson Merkley. Government thermometer fell to nine below zero on weekend nights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartholomew
Calder Brothers
Lidiard
H Whitlock, Jr
Provo
Nelson Merkley
Kitchen Remodeling Tip: Build Oblong Shape to Save Steps
If building or remodeling a k t c h n make it oblong rather than square to save steps in doing the work and to distribute the equipment most advantageously.
Also Mentioned on This Page
College Spur Club
Dinosaur National Monument
Washington Memorial
Dinosaur Monument
Uintah County
E Peterson
H J Chatwin
Ay H Reader
Howard Dudley
Fred Wall
Treasuer
Frank P Wellman
Dinosaur Quarry
Mr Chatwin
Don B Colton
Felow
Vensen
Washington
Walter E. Elifp
Administrative Office
OUR Pioneers
David Timothy
Jomnn Griffitius Timothy
Martha Davis
Timothy
United States of America
Agriculture, Commerce
M. Davis
Walter Woolley
Woolley
Ecouncl
U. H. S. Auditorium
FESP
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