Elisha J. Duke Funeral Held in Heber Utah
Elisha J. Duke 83 longtime Wasatch County mail carrier and Heber resident died Saturday at his son Guy Duke's home. He served 43 years between Heber and Park City and held LDS church offices. Born September 1, 1865 in Heber, he married Malinda Cumming and Lille Milton, survived by four sons two daughters and many grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the Wasatch stake tabernacle with burial in Heber city cemetery.
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Elisha Jones Duke
Wasatch County
Rey E. Duke
Vernal
Guy. Duke
Heber
Duke
Park City
LDS Church
Heber First Ward
Qanich
Stake High Privat
John
Mary Jones Duke
Malinda Cumming
Heater
Lille Te Milton
Ray Duke
Salt Lake City
Fay Duke
Ogden
Dean Duke
Phoenix
Ariz
W. M. Hales
Wasatch Stake Tabernacle
Heber M. Rasb
Billal
Heber City Cemetery
Funeral Held Wednesday for Harry Chapman
Funeral conducted Wednesday in the First ward chapel for Harry Chapman. Speakers included William R. Evans and Jesse A. Haws. Prayers at the home were offered by Alma Preece. Musical numbers featured quartets, a ladies trio, and a male quartet, with titles such as Sometime We'll Understand and One Fleeting Hour.
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Hazel Hatten
Springville
Vivian Richens
Pleasant Grove
Erma Gardner
Neola
Rowena Gurr
Rangely
First Ward
Ernest Caldwell
Alma Preece
William ‘R. Evans
Mt. Emmons Ward
Jesse A. Haws
Uintah
Knife and Fork Club Hear Speaker
Mrs. Simms spoke at the Knife and Fork Club in Vernal noting the world watches how Americans practice the golden rule. The visit was enabled by Gov. J. Bracken Lee Willard Day and Francis Feltte who drove from Salt Lake City as Highway 40 reopened after a three day closure. She planned to speak in Milwaukee Monday night and then take rail connections from Craig through the eastern city.
Hospital to Change Operating Room Fee Policy
Alvin E Weeks hospital manager announced that Uintah County hospital will charge a 20 dollar fee for use of the operating room after January 23. The hospital board approved the fee to cover routine operating room procedures under the Blue Cross plan. Patients receiving general anesthesia will incur a separate charge.
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Uintah County’ Hopital
Alvin E. Weeks
Blue Cross
Roth Prayer Service and Burial Details
A prayer led by Edwin Collier was held followed by burial in Mt Emmons cemetery.
Utah Legislature Returns to Capitol for 80 Day Session
Members of the Twenty slh it Utah Legislature return to Capitol Hall for action on more than 173 measures. The Senate shows a near party split 12 11 with Bailey out after a heart attack. House leadership signals constructive work as committees are formed and bills flood in including labor welfare and tax reform proposals. A key focus is the Colorado River Upper Basin Compact and a push for budget scrutiny and anti spending measures amid Governor Lees address.
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J. Arthur Bailey
Salt Lake
Alonzo F. Hopkin
D-Croyden
House
House of Representatives
Maurice Anderson
Dspringville
Ed. J. McPolin
D-Park City
Hopkin
McPalin
Kennecott
Sens
Newell Knight
Rsalt
Truman
Sens. Hopkin
Mitchell Melich
Rmoab
Lee
Joint Appropriations Committee
Stanley WN. Child
Salt Lake Senaban
State Department of Publicity and Industrial Development
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State Building Board
State Aeronautics Commission
Elggren
Marthokls
David Jones
Spanish Fork
B. Manning Joey
R. Orem
Elias L. Day
Baller
State Fish and Game Department
Governor Appoints Vernal Woman to Liquor Board
The governor names a Vernal woman to the state liquor board. She cites liquor sale issues from drink laws and bootlegging, calling for strict enforcement to improve the liquor situation. A committee will study further, with findings and recommendations due to the governor by February 5.
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Liquor Board
Ashton
March of Dimes Campaign Nears Final Week in Utah
Utah polio relief costs soared in 1943 with expenditures nearly ten times higher than the prior year. Frank S. Emery reported that about 250 patients received care, up from 27 in 1948, with iron lung treatments costing up to 55 dollars daily and average case costs around 2500 dollars. The drive urges donations to support patient care and continued research to end polio, with Utah aiming to reach a 175000 dollar state quota in eleven days.
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Utah
Franks
Emery Utah-Nevida
National Foundation For
Finery
Rise of Canned Baby Food Industry Through the Years
The article notes the rapid growth of canned baby food production. It cites per baby consumption rising from two pounds in 1935 to 13 pounds by 1999, with specialized baby foods reaching 45 pounds by 1947, illustrating a substantial expansion of the market and domestic use.
Union High School Plans Advance in Uintah Duchesne Area
Uintah and Duchesne county school boards met in Roosevelt to approve administration agreements for the Union high school. Final plans will be drawn and signed soon, with Fetzer and Fetzer of Salt Lake City handling drawings. Bids will follow final plans, the building to be ready in fall 1950 on land near the Duchesne line.
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Uintah
Duchesne County
Roosevelt
Union High
Harold M. Lundell
Uintah County
Union High School Board
Duchesne Line
Lundell
Fetzer and
Fetzer
Salt Lake City
Bulding
Pearson Funeral Held in Salt Lake City
Maurene Pearson died January 8 in American Fork after living 17 years there. Funeral services were held January 8 at Sunset Lawn mortuary Salt Lake City conducted by the Tenth LDS ward bishopric. Survived by her parents Mrs Lester O Larson of Vernal and J Lloyd Pearson of Salt Lake City. step father Lester Q Pearson. brothers and sisters in Salt Lake City and Vernal. maternal and paternal grandparents. The Larsons recently bought Howard Collett’s home and have lived in Vernal for six months.
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Lester O. Larson
Vernal
J. Lloyd Pearson
Salt Lake City
Sunset Lawn Mortuary
LDS Ward
Sunset WH
Tinetion
Utah
American Fork
Lester Q. Pearson
Gern
Lloyd Pearson
Norma P. Reynolds
D. W. Stevens
Leater Larson Jr
Ramona Larson
Charles Collins
John Pearson
Junction
Larson
Howard Collett
Former Vernal Resident Ida Holmes Hadlock Dies in Fresno
Ida Holmes Hadlock died suddenly January 7 in Fresno California. Born in Vernal in October 1868 she was one of 12 children of Charles and Martha Holmes. She lived on Ashley Creek, worked at American Fork, then moved to San Francisco in 1922 to marry Gibson Hadlock. Now survives her husband three brothers and three sisters. Funeral services were held January 10 in Los Angeles with sister Jane Cook of Vernal attending.
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Ida Holmes Hadlock
Vernal
Fresno
Cal
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