City Budget for 1926 Adopted by Councilmen
City council met by candle burn due to power outage as budget for 1926 was read and approved after careful review. Expenditures compared with three prior years show favorable trends though streetlight costs alarmingly high at about $1 640. A plan for a youth recreation space with athletic equipment and supervised activities was proposed to curb street corner gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Herron
Wim. S Henderson
HH. W. Woolley
Uintah County Tax Commission
Henderson
Colton Pushes 100000 National Dinosaur Museum Bill
Rep Don B Colton introduces a 100000 appropriation for a National Dinosaur Museum east of Vernal Utah. He and other Utah lawmakers back the project while Sen Teed Smoot and Sen William King pledge Senate support if needed. E O Leatherwood says the House has the resolution and urges preservation of scientific value.
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Utah
Congress
Washington
Ant Jensen
Vernal
Don B. Colton
Colton
Teed Smoot
Senate
William HW. King
E. O. Leatherwood
House of Repreysentatives
Rangely Well Nearing Dakota Sand Target
Vernal reports a Texas company has run an eight inch string through ten and twelve inch casing to the hole bottom. Two thousand gacks of cement anchor the casing. it will set sixteen days before a Bradenhead is added. Drilling should resume soon and reach the Dakota sand within about 200 feet from the current depth.
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Texas Company
Ouray Valley Irrigation Company Elects New Board
The Ouray Valley Irrigation Company annual meeting in Vernal elected a new board: Orson Elder as president, B O Colton as vice president, Ray E Dili man of Roosevelt, Jessie S Brough of Randlett, and E J Winder of Vernal as directors. Over forty families reside in Ouray valley with encouraging crops and improving living conditions.
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Ouray Valley Irrigation Company
Vernal
Pew
Orson Elder
B. 0 Colton
Ray E. Diliman
Roosevelt
Jessie S. Brough
Randlett
E. J. Winder
Ouray Valley
Newton Brothers Leather Co Moves to New Quarters
Newton Brothers Leather Co. relocates to modern quarters north of Vernal Auto Co. The firm expands into canvas goods including tents and awnings while continuing boot, saddle, shoe, and repair operations. Output rises from 606 boots to 1000 pairs annually as shipments span coast to coast and beyond from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada. C W Showalter named manager.
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Newton Brothers Company
Vernal Auto Company
Eic
Gulf of Mexico
Patts
Canada
W Showalter
Uintah Hoopsters Again Defeat Duchesne High
Uintah High School girls defeated Duchesne High 11 to 4 in Vernal as part of a doubleheader. Duchesne boys lost 21 to 45 after Uintah debuted its first team in the second half.
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Duchesne County High School
Roosevelt
Uintah Gh
Vernal
Louie
Misa Murial Smart
Ututah High School
Elvira Hullinger
Lawandra Mott
Ethel McCankle
Sadie Alexander
Besske Noel
Eula Dodda
Uintah
Duchesne Boys
Glenn Anderson
Carl Davis
George McCurdy
George Davis
Bill Merrill
D Watkins
Dec Manwaring
Rfi
R. McConkie
V. McConkie
O Caldwell
Swain and Young
Alexander
Shelton
Castl Dale
U. of U
Carbon County High School
Uintah Basin
Duchesne High School
Uintah High School
Carbon Boys
Rooevelt
Cotch Anderson
Alfalfa Mill in Rupert Starts Hay Grinding
Rupert Idaho chamfers its alfalfa mill into a multi month grind with the first car of meal shipped to California this week. The operation pays eight dollars per ton for hay.
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Rupert
Idaho
California
Tribune
Leather firm founded by Isaac and William Newton
A fragment notes a firm organized in 1905 by Isaac and William Newton that became leading manufacturers of castor leather in Utah.
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Isaac and
William Newton
Utah
Uintah-Duchesne Teachers Hold Big Convention at Roosevelt
The Uintah and Duchesne counties joint institute met in Roosevelt for two days, drawing 175 teachers from the basin. A grand banquet capped the event with talks by W. A. Paxton and I. S. Olson on moral responsibility and education, marking the first joint session at Duchesne County High School.
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Roosevelt
Uintah and Duchesne Counry
Gath
W. A. Paxton
Olson
C. I. Johnson
J. R. Mahoney
C. Ray Evans
U. BL. A
Ulatah
Duchesne County 3
Snow Blanket Brings Relief to Uintah Basin Farmers
Uintah Basin welcomed the season’s first substantial snow on Monday, about three inches overall with heavier deposits in the mountains. The storm also spread to northern Utah and neighboring states, renewing hopes for farmers and stockraisers as desert sheep ranges dry and winter wheat gains moisture against cold.
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Uintah Basin
Utah
Nevada
Idaho
Wyoming
Vernal Town Team Edges Roosevelt In Season Opener
Vernal and Roosevelt meet at Uintah High gym in a 28 to 23 Vernal victory tying the season series. Fans from both towns pack the stands as Vernal's fast floor play and defense edge a hard-fought win.
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Vernal
Roosevelt Town
Uintah High School
Vernal Second Ward
Glines Ward
Second Ward
Roosevelt
Delroy Cgoodrich
Mick Batty
Ike Shaffer
Iowa Hacking
Clyde Hacking
Bay Watch
Raymond Siddoway
Heber Galloway
Mark Caldwell
Paul Wilkins
Ross Bartlett
Norval Johnson
Jarvis
Hansen
Snyder
Carl Davis
U. H. Sw
Hacking
A. Caldwell
A. Hafeh
H Davis
Eaton
L. Gillman
Glines
M. Fletcher
C Luck
B. Lowe
Red Pierce
World’s richest new potash bed found near Crescent Eagle
Drilling five miles west of Thompson in Grand County uncovers a saline formation nearly 1000 feet thick with potash content ranging from 17 to 38 percent. Analysts note a potential to rival German and Alsace deposits, with Thurber promoting Crescent as a national potash supplier and prompting interest from California investors.
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Grand County
Crescent Eagle We
Thompson
Germany
France
California
Texas
Crescent Well
Crescent
Alsace-Lorraina
United States
Thurber
HH. K. Thurber
Denver
Grand Junction
Thurbers
Crescent District
Crescent-Eagle Oil Company
Belgium
Thea
Seaboard
Murtlate
Crescent Eil
Washout at Power Plant Puts City In Darkness
Vernal has been without power for three days after a washout at the power plant. The canal over gypsum beds caused seepage and repeated failures, plunging the valley into darkness and crippling coal mines, mills, printing offices, banks, hotels, and mills. Officials seek inspections and spring repairs to restore reliable electricity.
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Causig
Uintah County Receives Annual School Fund Allocation
Uintah County's district is allotted 2 million dollars from the state school endowment, based on population. The first apportionment, derived from 141,356 school age children, totals 46,931.20 for Uintah and 41,667.60 for Duchesney, with 14.45 dollars of per capita state funding plus 1.18 reserved for state administrative expenses.
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Schody
C. N. Jensen
Uintah County
Duchesny County
Girls Organization Chooses Fitting Indian Appelation
The Vernal Camp Fire girls selected the Ute name Tik-e-vu meaning friend for their group. Superintendent Gross of the Fort Duchesne Indian agency supplied the interpretation.
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Camp Fire Girls of
Vernal
Supt
F. A. Gross
Indian Agency
Fort Duchesne
Utah Congressman Seeks 100000 for Dinosaur National Monument
Washington proposal by Rep Colton would fund protection of the Dinosaur National Monument near Vernal Utah with 100000 dollars. Part of the money would be used for excavation of fossil remains to prepare a specimen for exhibit.
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Washington
Dinosaur National Monument
Vernal
Colton
Utah
Roosevelt Car Upsets En Route to Vernal
A Duchesne County High School party from Roosevelt overturned near Fort Duchesne on the way to Vernal for basketball. The driver and seven passengers were aboard. two were injured Melba Gatton suffered hip bruises and a cut arm Evika Bingham was knocked unconscious and Emily Burgener broke her wrist. The others escaped minor injuries and were treated at Goosecreek.
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Duchesne County High School
Roosevelt
Fort Duchesne
Vernal
Melba Gagton
Eki Va Bingham
Emily Burgener
Indian Agent Sees Uintah Basin Mail Service Continue
F A Gross of Fort Duchesne reports to the Uintah club secretary that the Uintah and Ouray Indian agency believes the government will keep operating the current mail system. He adds that the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General’s communication says the issue will be given serious consideration and all correspondence will be carefully reviewed.
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Uintah Club
F. A. Gross
Fort Duchesne
Uintah and Ouray Indian Agency
Uintah Basin
Gross
Why Expres Is Delayed
Due to power outages from Monday to Thursday evening our printing operations were halted. All machines require electricity to run, causing delays. We managed to publish at the Roosevelt Standard plant with six pages instead of eight and expect to be back on schedule once power is restored Sunday.
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Roosevelt Standard
The
Power and Light Company
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Councelmen
Nat'l. Museum
Bill
Dakota Land
Ouray Valley Brig. Company
Newton Brothers Leather Co
New Quarters
Uintah Hoopsters
Duchesne High
Vernal Town
Girls’ Organization
American Prona Corporation
Searles Lake
Cal
Crascent-Eagle
Expres
Uintalxk Basin
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