Roosevelt Fire Claims Infant In Roosevelt Home Tragedy
A Basin tragedy occurred Monday when a fire destroyed the Bowden home near Roosevelt. The sleeping infant, months old, perished as a roof collapsed while the mother watered cattle nearby. Firefighters or neighbors used dirt due to lack of water. Funeral services were held at Maeser with local clergy and a large crowd in attendance.
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Roosevelt
Wfe
Doneta
Charles Bowden
Mr. Bowden
Vernal
Ward Dugway
Wil! Bowden
Maeser
William Thomas
Moab and Rangely Seen as Promising Oil Prospects
An oil expert cites Moab and Rangely as promising Utah oil sites. He notes the Midwest Utah Southern well near Moab flow and the Vernal Rangely field as indicators of strong potential, with the Texas Production Company expanding exploration in the region.
Moab Oil Gusher Near Control With New Bradenhead
In Moab Utah the Midwest Utah Southern gusher on the Big Six dome is being plugged with a Bradenhead device linking the 10 inch and 12 inch casings to stop oil and pressure leaks. Superintendent C A Smith oversaw mud pumping as pressures drop and expects the well under control by week’s end with possible iron oxide if needed.
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Moab
Utah
Big Six Dome
C. A Smith
Smith
Uintah Basin Club Formed in Salt Lake City
Former eastern Utah residents living in Salt Lake City announce the formation of the Uintah Basin Society of Salt Lake City to foster regional and state development. Membership vows sagebrush pride and Utah produced goods, with a meeting set for 7 30 p m on Saturday February 66. location to be announced. Signers include Hen Abbott, Earl Douglass, J L Gibson.
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Utah
Salt Lake City
Uintah Basin Society of
State of
Europe
Asia
New England
Abbott
Earl Douglass
Funeral Services Held in First Ward Chapel for Albert Halen
Albert Halen, who died suddenly in Vernal last Tuesday, was honored in funeral services Friday at the Vernal First Ward Chapel under Bishop Hyrum B. Calder. Interment followed at Vernal Cemetery with pallbearers G. W. Donaldson, E. A. Manker, C. J. Davis, John Jorgensen, Charles S. Carter, and Nile Hughes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Ward
Albert Halen
Vernal
Vernal Fiet Ward
Hyrum B. Calder
Hfe
Uintah Basin
Wallace Calder
J. H. Prows
Uintah High School
G. W. Donaldson
Moffat
E. A. Manker
C. J. Davis
John Jorgensen
Charless. Carter
Nile Hughes
Hyrum
Calder
Moffat Tunnel Leased by D and L Railroad
The Denver and Salt Lake Railway will lease the Moffat Tunnel for fifty years with rental large enough to retire two thirds of tunnel bonds totaling 16 736 310 dollars within forty six years. The contract includes a forty nine year extension option and would cut Denver Salt Lake City travel by 170 miles if new connections are built. Utah interests gain tunnel use under Salt Lake and Denver Railway plans to build 297 miles from Provo to Craig. Interstate Commerce Commission action expected early in the year.
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Colorado
Denver and Salt Lake Railway Company
Denver
Moffat Tunnel Commission
Salt Lake City
Moffat
Utah
Salt Lake
To Resume Drilling At Rangely Gasser
The Rangely gas well, broken last month, will be brought under control with a new derrick by Frix and Stanton. A 8 inch casing string has been set and heavy fittings will anchor the casing while 2000 sacks of cement are used to heal the pipe. If successful in halting Frontier gas, the drill will move toward the Dakotas where an oil pool is hoped for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Rangely
Frix and Stanton
A. B. Patterson
Craig
Denver
Yell
Frontier Sands
Dakotas
Craig Empire
Mallards Outshoot Teals in Vernal Gun Club Trap Meet
The Mallards defeated the Teals 103 to 85 in a trap shoot at Lynn Ashton pasture last Sunday. Teals receive a 15 point handicap in the next event set for the 23rd. Team members included Jorrenson Shimmith Thomas Hicks Mason for the Mallards and Milleeam Stringham Allan Calder Cahecon for the Teals.
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Mallards
Vernal Gun Club
Lynn Ashton
Pasture
John Jorrenson
Dr L. Shimmith
Byron Thomas
Wallace Hicks
George Mason
Mallarda
Henry Milleeam
William Stringham
Lawrence Allan
Zelph Calder
George Cahecon
Colton Backs Grazing Bill to Stabilize Livestock Industry
Utah Congressman Don B Colton urges grazing reform in the House to stabilize the livestock industry. He proposes ten year permits with renewals, annual surveys, and land use if conditions change. Fees tied to livestock product markets and funds to states support public schools and roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don B. Colton
Bill
Representative Colton
Utah
Qgolton
Colton
Greeley
Cohen
Forest Service
Mr. Cotten
East
Ivan and Loren Ross Visit Vernal on Tuesday
Ivan and Loren Ross of Tridell were in Vernal on Tuesday to attend local events and visit friends.
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Ivan and
Loren Ross
Tridell
Carbon County High School Loses to Uintah Team
Carbon County High School played Uintah County High School in Vernal across two nights with Uintah winning 45 to 3 on Friday and 47 to something on Saturday. Carlton players displayed sportsmanship and Uintah wore royal blue as their new uniforms.
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Uintah High School
Carbon County High
Uintah County
Uintah
Carlton
Uintah High
Uintah Club Seeks Aid for Dinosaur Museum
Uintah Club of Vernal asks Congress for support to develop a dinosaur fossil project. The group cites Earl Douglass's 1909 discovery near Green River Utah and the 1915 proclamation creating the Dinosaur National Monument.
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Uintah Club of Vernal
Uintah Club
Utah
West
Earl Douglass
Carnegie Museum
Green River
Jensen
Salt Lake Meridian
U. S. National Museum
Washington
University of Utah
Vernal
Congress
Kmg
BR Colton
Sesson
Dinosaur National Monument
Annual Farm Bureau Meeting Elects Vernal Officers
Utah county farm bureau held its annual meeting in Vernal last Saturday to review the year, elect officers Theo dora Johnson president F C Lundberg first vice Hoy Carroll second vice Jacob N Lybbert secretary J A Cheney treasurer. Projects for 1926 include Noxious Weeds enforcement Clean Home and Clean Town with a best home prize, cooperative sheep marketing poultry development aiming for a carload of capons, cooperative alfalfa seed marketing plus boys and girls club work county fair membership and dairying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uintah County Farm Bureau
Vernal
A Theodora Johnson
F. C. Lundberg
Hoy Carroll
Jacob N. Lybbert
J. A. Cheney
M. P. Smith Heads New Coloriver Oil Company
M P Smith leads the Coloriver Oil Company, incorporated with 5,650,000 shares at ten cents par. Directors include H E Rath and Knox Patterson, with W Alen and J T Leam among others. The firm holds Colorado River lands below Moab leased from the state and plans drilling operations in southeastern Utah and on Colorado river structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coloriver Oil Company
Colorado
Utah
H. E. Rath
NM. P. Smith
Knox Patterson
Dr. W. Alen
J. T. Leaming
Colorado River
Moab
Moffat Tunnel Expected to Finish in 1926
The Moffat tunnel commission reports progress through January 1 1926 toward completion of the tunnel piercing the Continental Divide. Bamberger of the Salt Lake and Denver railroad notes the plan to join east and west bores in June during Colorado’s semi centennial.
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Moffat
Continental Divide
Moffat Tunnel Commission
Julan M. Bamberger
Salt Lake & Denver Railroad Company
Colorado
Union
West Aide
Utah
Salt Lake and Denver Company
Provo
Craig
Colo
Denver and
Salt Lake
Denver
Uintah Basin
Tribune
Lewis Motor Co. Buys Ashley Motor Co
The Lewis Motor Co under A. V. Lewis buys Ashley Motor Co including cars and equipment and also takes over the Ford agency for Ai i and Daggett counties. The firm will use the former building and run the Ford service, planning shipment within sixty days to the Big Six dome area near the Midwest-Utah Southern well. Mr. Smith is a former Vernal resident.
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Lewis Motor Company
A. V. Lewis
Ashley Motor Company
Ford Agency
Aii
Daggett Counties
Ford Motor Company
Big Six Dome
Mr. Smith
Vernal
Roosevelt Hoopsters Defeat Vernal In Saturday Game
The Roosevelt basketball team defeated Vernal 21 to 15 in a spirited season opener last Saturday. Vernal, composed of former players Ike and Clyde Hacsing, Ike Shaffer, Baese Hatch, Dell Goodrich, Lawrence Carter and Nick Batty, was coached by Zelph Calder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
High School
Ike
Clyde Hacsing
Ike Shaffer
Baese Hatch
Dell Goodrich
Lawrence Carter
Nick Batty
Zelph Calder
Two Thousand Farmers to Attend Utah Convention
More than 2,000 farmers are expected at the Utah State Farm Bureau convention in Salt Lake City January 20 for four days at Hotel Newhouse. Secretary M. S. Winder says attendance will rise 100 percent from last year. speakers include national figures and representatives from the U S department of agriculture and the national forest service.
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Salt Lake City
Utah State Farm Bureau
Hotel Newhouse
M. S. Winder
U. S&s. Department of Agriculture
National Forest
Utah
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F. W. Freemans
Grand County
San Jae
Judge Freeman
M. P. Smith
H. L. Rath
Ed H. Watson
Vidhman
Texas Production Company
Texas ¢ Company
Cane Creek
Rylax
Freeman
Lta
Texas Company
Standard Oil Company
Uintah Basin Club
Moffat Tunnel
Rangely Gasser
Destin
School of Arts and Sciences
Harden Bennison
Andy T McConnell
Carbon County High School
Kermie Young
Wendell Pope
John Wite
Spanish Fork Canyon
National Monument
Farm Bureau
New Oil Company
Lewis Motor Co
Ashley Motor Co
Roosevelt Hoopsters
Ainish
Bank OF Vernal
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