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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1925
Page
1
Crowds packed Orpheus hall for the Eastern division basketball event with Green River vs Ferron and Castle Dale vs U H 8 as opener. Fans praise the sportsmanship and anticipate improved play Friday and Saturday after Vernal crowding for the Round Robin.
In the Utah Senate debate on the fish and game bill Representative Malcolm A. Keyser’s measure was discussed as unfinished business. Senator T W O Donnell objected to protections for civet cat and skunk, claiming they are predatory animals, and urged removing protections including for foxes linking to the coyote, aiding a bounty proposal.
A large Lapoint crowd heard the verdicts in Vernal arrests for disturbing the peace at the Valentine dance. Wells Jacobson and Leon Golley were found guilty after a jury trial in Justice J. C. Hacking's court. Vernon Jacobson and Miles Miller were released. Sentence pronounced Wednesday.
About 250 Uintah High School students paraded to Vernal’s square for a record pep rally. Banners colored uniforms, songs and yells lifted school pride as faculty and students celebrated the first Eastern division tournament held in the Uintah Basin with a vivid, lasting display.
Uintah State Bank pledged $20 toward defraying expenses if Uintah high school basketball wins the Eastern division championship and advances to the state tournament. Assistant cashier Walter Woolley announced the offer to the student body at Friday morning assembly.
Sheriff L Richardson Charles Merkley and G R Dick Smith left for Eagle Colorado to testify for the state in the case against J W Cash alias G W Wilson who was arrested last September after selling saddles in Ashley Valley and Reservation areas. Luck identified the thief at the Red Front garage and alerted authorities. Cash Wilson was captured at Fort Duchesne and taken to Colorado for trial.
Utah Power and Light of Salt Lake City filed to appropriate 6500 second feet of water per second and 200000 acre feet from Green river in Uintah county. Water would be diverted into a 12200 foot tunnel and pipeline to a reservoir for storage from Feb 1 to July 1 for generating electricity. The project area would operate Jan 1 to Dec 31.
J O Mulville engineer for Salt Lake and Denver writes Supt F A Gross urging opposition to the Dotsero cutoff. He says denial by the Interstate Commerce Commission will force longer routes, delaying Uintah Basin rail access and finishing the current tunnel project.
On Feb 19 the President revoked the Feb 6 closing order for the Vernal land office. U S Commissioner Spry notified the register to publicize the reversal. Congressman Colton reported the office would be retained after a strenuous fight, per Coolidge’s order.
Lina M. Allred of Naples aged pioneer suffered a paralytic stroke Tuesday morning at her home and died shortly after. Neighbors assisted as her condition worsened while her neighbor Mrs. Joseph Collier noted her absence. A schoolgirl delivered milk and spoke briefly with Mrs. Allred before her death. Funeral plans were not yet announced.
H Walter Woolley announced a $10 prize, in two $5 gold pieces, to the Uintah High pupil who composes the best pep song for the upcoming basketball tournament. He spoke at UHS on Friday as assistant cashier of Uintah State Bank.
The many friends of Mrs. Charles J. Neal will be glad to know she is slowly improving after two weeks of illness at home.
Fragmentary line mentions urging construction through their territory to support the creation of the Dotsero cutoff. No clear names, dates, or organizations readable. Summary reflects the fragmentary push toward building access and territorial influence without specifics.
Deputy Blackburn led searchers to a two room cabin near Lapoint where Frank Steffens was found dead in a partly decomposed state. Blood on the floor a shattered rifle leg and tracks suggest murder with three rifle blows and a glancing shot. The body was found under ice in the Uintah river after involvement by Justice Hacking and County Attorney DeMolisy.
The funeral services for Mrs Marion Vilate Goodrich wife of George L Goodrich will be held at the Naples ward house next Saturday at 1 p m. after she died at L D hospital in Salt Lake City last Saturday.
U H 3 welcomed visiting basketball teams from Green River Castle Dale and Ferron with a large Vernal crowd. Coaches Wallace Blekmore L B Smith and L L Guymon led players as locals escorted them to the town center. Leslie Cox and L W Peterson traveled with Ferron.
State reports show per capita education costs falling from 82.54 in 1920-21 to 71.79 in 1923-24. Details break down how the 71.79 was allocated among administration, elementary and high school expenses, maintenance, and other items. District figures list per capita costs by Utah counties and cities, including Alpine 63.46, Cache 64.78, Davis 60.89, Weber 70.22, Salt Lake 74.77, and many others.
James H. Wallis, secretary of the Utah Public Health Association, will address the Exchange Club at a noon luncheon tomorrow in the Weber Club, Ogden.
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