Utah Industrial Review Highlights 1924 and 1925 Prospects
Utah shows lower January unemployment, rising building, and stronger bank liquidity as 1925 heralds a banner year. Articles note 1924 building totals, 1926 outlook, and widespread mining, irrigation, and oil activity across towns like Eureka, Ogden, Vernal, Salt Lake City, and Kearns. Union stockyards volumes rise. Eureka bonanza Emma mine and Tintic district ore shipments featured.
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United States
Utah
Eureka
New Ward
Gold Hill
Toledo
OQDEN
Balt Lake
Ogden—Union
Bonanza Emma
Alta
Ashley Valley
Salt Lake
Eureka —Tintic
Kearns
Dry Valley
Rockville
New Steal
Virgin River
Zion Park Road
West Coast Lumberman’s Association
120 Mile T
Sister Of George E. Adams Dies In Massachusetts Home
George Adams learns his sister Misa Alicea Adams 80 died at her Campella Massachusetts home on Wednesday night December 24 1924. She is survived by sister Neath Adams of Weston Vermont and adopted son Melvin Dunakin. Funeral held at home Christmas day with Rev Maurice B Barrett officiating then body sent to Weston Vermont for interment.
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George Adams
Misa Alicea Adams
Campella
Mass
Miss Adams
Miss Neath Adams
Weston
Melvin Dunakin
Maurice B. Barrett
South Ftreet Methodist Church
N A Taylor Hurt In Buck Board Accident On Hill Creek
Stockman N A Taylor was thrown from a buck board while driving young horses on Hill Creek. He sustained a deep cut to his left ear and was partly severed from the head. First aid came from Mrs Taylor and he was later driven to Vernal for medical attention.
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N. A. Taylor
Hill Creek
Mr. Taylor
Reward asked for dawn-to-dusk continental flight
Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce urged Congress through Senator Reed Smoot to award a reward to Lieutenant Russel Ll. Maughan for a dawn-to-dusk flight across the continent. H. F. Dicke, chamber vice president, cited aviation progress and called the gesture proper and fitting.
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Russel Ll. Maughan
Congress
Reed Smoot
Salt Lake
Dan F. Purdy Dies in Utah Heart Failure Pneumonia
Dan F. Purdy of Watson Utah died about 8 am Wednesday December 31 1924 at the Walter Squire home ranch in Watson. The death was due to heart failure following pneumonia. He was not bedridden and passed away in a chair. Born February 11 1905 in Rangely Colorado he lived in Dragon Utah most of his life. After short services at Rainbow hall his body was taken to Fruita Colorado for Catholic rites January 4 and burial at Elmwood Cemetery. Pallbearers were Glen Osborne Ivor Young Melvin Osborne Kenneth Young Milton Osborne and Charles Nicholy. He leaves a father mother and one brother. a brother and sister had preceded him.
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Dan F. Purdy
Walter Squire
Watson
Utah
Dan
Frusta
Colo
James
Colorado
Rangely
Dragon
Rainbow Hall
Fruita
Elmwood
Glen Osborne
Ivor Young
Melvin Osborne
Kenneth Young
Milton Osborne
Charles Nicholy
Boiler Arrives From Wyoming to Restart Drilling
A boiler breakdown at the Ashley valley oil well near Vernal paused operations after mineral water corroded the boiler. The replacement boiler arrived from Rawlins Wyoming, and drilling will resume as soon as it is installed and adjusted this weekend.
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Wyoming
Utah Oil and Refining Company
Ashley Valley
Vernal
Rawlings
Salt Lake City
Denver
Ashley Creek
Vernal All Stars Fall to Roosevelt Tigers in Weekend Game
In a Saturday night clash at Roosevelt, the Vernal All Stars lost 36 to 26 to the Roosevelt Tigers. Shelton led Roosevelt with 8 baskets while Vernal’s Ray Hatch sprained an ankle and left the game early. A return match is set for Saturday at the Orpheus, the third meeting of the series.
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Vernal All Stars
Roosevelt Tigers
Roosevelt
Shelton
Tigers
Tiger
Hansen
Wilkins
Anderson
Wallace
Hislop
All Stars
Ray Hatch
King
Eaton
Johnson
Keller
Swindle
the Orpheus
Jana
Potent Stuff on Tap Sparks Rural Dispenser Exchange
A humorous exchange unfolds as a prospective buyer asks about hard cider. The rural dispenser responds with a tale of a hired man who got drunk and yelled patriotic lines while claiming to still be alive in the home of the brave and the land of the free. The buyer requests a gallon.
Deen to Talk at State Farm Meet
Governor Dern and Frank Evans will headline Utah State Farm Bureau convention at Hotel Utah January 21 22 and 23. Sessions cover dairy marketing poultry and livestock topics with state legislators urged to attend and the closing session featuring Governor Dern.
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Deen
State Farm
George HM. Dern
Knight
California Poultry Producers Association
Utah State Farm Bureau
Utah
M. 8. Winder
Winder
Morsing
Ephraim Borgeson
Ivan D. Gore
George F H. Cox
Windermualec
Utah Dairy Exchange
Fruit and Vegetable Growers Cooperative Association
Utah Poultry Producers’ Cooperative Association
W. W. Armstrong
Knought
Sreakers
J. N. McFarland
The
Horse Breeders Association
W. A. Crane
Utah Woolgrowers’ *Association
Gorge
Moring
U. A. CG
State Board of Agriculture
Dern
Frank Evans
Farm Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Brothers Seek Trace of Parents Who Left Them With Aunt
Gilbert Young aged 22 of Dorchester and his brother Charles 20 of Bridgewater seek their parents who gave them to an aunt in 1906. The aunt, later died, leaving no trace of relatives. They believe the father was a printer and in a local union, mother Lottie Young may have lived in Vernal with a sister in 1918. Charles works in Bridgewater. Gilbert finished a business course and works in a Boston wholesale firm.
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Express Nas
Gilbert Young
Lafield Street
Dorchester
Maes
Charles Young
Bridgewater
Mass
Boston
Kilton Street
Gilbert
Irving
Lottie Young
Vernal
Charles
Mint pioneers revenue without advertising
The Mint stands out as the sole plate known to generate income without any advertising, highlighting a unique business model.
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Mint
Commercial Club Dinner Draws Uintah Valley Elites
An active Vernal Commercial Club lunch at the Commercial hotel drew about 30 members. President Allan presided as William Henderson reported 65 hampers were given to Ashley Valley needy. W A Paxton urged bringing the Eastern division basketball tournament to Vernal and backing a bid to Chicago.
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Vernal Commercial Club
Commercial Hotel
L. H. Allan
Wilam
Henderson
Ashley Vailey
George E. Adams
Avery
W.A. Paxton
Uintah High School
Athletic Association of the
U. H
Paxton
Chicago
Vernal
Uintah Basin
Stake Priesthood And Union Meeting Schedule
Uintah stake officers and teachers hold regular monthly meeting Sunday January 25 at Second ward chapel. General assembly at 2 50 p m. MM IA department work at First ward chapel 1 00 p m. Sunday school Union at Second ward chapel 1 30 p m. High council and bishops meet stake office 1 00 p m.
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Uintah Stake
Second Ward
General Assembly
MM. I. A
First Ward
State Treasurer Receives Federal Road Funds for Utah in 2000s
State Treasurer John Walker reported receipt of federal funds totaling 95,669.85 to be used on highways in Utah. The money will be expended on roads across Grand, Piute, Tooele, Iron, Sanpete, Uintah and Salt Lake counties.
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John Walker
Utah
Grand
Piute
Tooele
Iron
Banpete
Uftntah
Salt
Lake Counes
Lewis H. Moore Appointed Treasurer Uintah County
The Uintah County Board of Commissioners selected Lewis H. Moore for the unexpired treasurer term ending Jan 1 1827 after reviewing eight applicants including Mrs May B Henderson Charlies H Hardy William Haslem E J Winder William M McConklie J W Bastian and Albert Colton Sr Moore graduates Uintah Academy class of 1913 served at Vernal post office and in Japan with L D S mission He also volunteered for World War I but was rejected for height and weight criticisms His appointment starts February 1 and is expected to satisfy county citizens.
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Board of County Commissioners
William 8. Henderson
Lewis H. Moore
Avery Angle
May B. Henderson
Charlies H. Hardy
William Haslem
E. J. Winder
William M. McConklie
J. W. Bastian
Adelbert Colton
Mr. Moore
Moore
Uintah Academy
Vernal Post Office
Japan
Germany
Ulntah County
Reservation Red And Gun Club Elects Officers And Passes Resolutions
The Reservation Red and Gun club held its annual meeting at Fort Duchesne on Monday with officer elections and several resolutions. Frank Davis was elected president. George Walkup vice president. Bob Marimon secretary treasurer. Directors include Jay Larsen Ann Robber Mason Albert Crumbee and Clyde Pike. The group planned a rabbit shoot for January 18 and proposed two teams with a cup and dance for the winners. They endorsed repealing haw for beaver hides and urged state funds from beaver hide sales to the fish and game commission. They supported Vernal game refuge move to Brush Creek north of Vernal. They thanked D H Madsen for favors and asked for 100 ring necked pheasants, the same warden for Uintah county, and more ponds at White Rocks hatchery to boost trout production.
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Red and Gun Club
Fort Duchesne
Frank Davis
Whiterocks
William H. Siddeway
State Fish and Game Commisseion
Uintah County
Whiterocks Fish Hatchery
Leslie Ashton Hardware Moves to New Quarters
Leslie Ashton manager announces the Leslie Ashton Hardware Co has moved across the street to a new, commodious store built in connection with the Ashton Bros. Companies. The stock is being arranged for an official opening on Monday.
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Leslie Ashton Hardware Company
Leslie Ashton
Uintah Basin Rich in Hydro-Carbon and Base Minerals
The Uintah basin in Utah hosts abundant mineral resources with copper ore shipments exceeding 600 cars at over 50 percent copper content. Placer gold from Green River sands, untapped large deposits, and the vast gilsonite stock projected at 10,000,000 tons mark the basin as a world leader in hydrocarbons ahead of the Utah Colorado railroad route and oil shale potential. In 1923 gilsonite shipments reached 36,000 tons, mainly to St. Louis.
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Uintah Basin
Utah
Dyerminn
Veranl
Green River
Utah-Colorado
Uintah
St. Louis
Mineral Survey
Vernal Game Refuge Backed by Salt Lake Group
The Vernal Gun club reports assurance from the Salt Lake Game Protective Association that they will back the Vernal game refuge, an eight by thirty mile area from north of Vernal to the Colorado line, and seek its establishment. The Reservation Rod and Gun Club also lends support.
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Vernal Gun Club
Salt Lake Game Protective Association
Vernal
Colorado
Reservation Rod and Gun Club
Reed Smoot Celebrates Sixty-Second Birthday
Senator Reed Smoot marked his sixty second birthday with a formal dinner at his Washington home. Guests included President Coolidge Attorney General Stone and Justice Sutherland, and Senators and Mrs Smoot is completing his twenty second year in the Senate.
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Washington
Reed Smoot
Calvin Coolidge
Harlan F. Stone
George Sutherland
William Butler
Smoot
Central School Pays Tribute to Former Student Jay Carter
Community mourns Jay Carter eleven son of Charles and Edna Carter at 11 near midnight after a week-long flu and cold. He died as lungs failed and heart weakened. survived by parents brothers Charles Lawrence and Des and sister Afton. services held with local pallbearers and honorary escort.
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Jay Carter
Charles 8
Edna Hamallton Carter
Carter
Phymelan Fm Council
Road engineers leave Kor Uintah Basin study
State and federal road engineers departed Salt Lake City to survey snow conditions over summits into the Uintah basin. The party, led by E C Knechten, will trace routes via Soldier Summit Avintaquin Castle Gate Duchesne and Strawberry Valley to study proposed Myton Duchesne alignment changes with Art Duchesne among aides.
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Agsferant
State Road Commission
Bureau of Public
Soda Springs Men Buy Dry Fork Ranch
Vernal realtor EL A. Manker arranged the sale of Joseph Engbereen tranch oo Dry Fork lands and farm machinery to Charlie L. Forman and Lew W Nelson of Soap Springs, Ydtho, just before the New Year for more than 19000. Forman will move his family. Nelson is unmarried. They have purchased several sheep and more real estate activity is expected in 1926.
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EL A. Manker
Vernal
Joseph Engbereen
Charlie L. Forman
Lew W Nelson
Soap Springs
Forman
Nelson
Manker
Uintah School District Gets State Funds Allocation
Uintah School District received 42 673 05 dollars as its share of more than two million dollars in state school funds distributed to districts. The allotment totaled 2 022 711 23 dollars, or 14 49 per capita, with Duchesne county at 36 614 80 and Daggett county at 1 686 35.
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Uintah
Theroe
Duchesne County
Daggett County
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Stake Priesthood and Union Meeting
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SCOT
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Adum
Kor Uintah Basin
Soda Springs
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