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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1926
Page
3
Fort Duchesne county reports president HB Ramsey of the Diamond Gilsonite Mine Co was struck by an incident during a weeklong trip east. The Lucius Gilsonite mine house caught fire and drew attention to safety concerns.
Louis Horrocks suffered burns when a stove exploded and coal gas ignited his clothing. He removed the flames quickly but sustained burns to his legs and arm. Dr Enochs treated the injuries. May Litster and Dolly Naca survived a car rollover a mile north, badly shaken. An eight pound girl was born Jan 12 to Mr and Mrs Jasper W Elliott. mother and baby healthy. Mr Wilott, formerly a government office clerk, now works in Shiprock NM. Grant and wife of White Rocks welcomed a baby girl on Jan 17, the first girl in a family of four.
George W. Dickson notes lighter snow near Ft Duchesne and mountains behind the mill. Ice on the river at 13 inches thick. government hospital staff to change February 1. Local residents Rudy, Brandt, Wheeler, and Pyrzbylia list arrivals, illnesses, and school progress as a new motor arrives January 17.
Sacrament meeting led by Bishop Eaton with missionaries Janes Shaffer and Carl Richen. Birth of a baby boy to Mr. and Mrs. Abbegglen on January 16. Several residents ill or recovering, including Myrtle Erekson, Mrs. Don Roberts, Wilda Reid, Mrs. Clive Perry, and Mrs. Christina McCurdy. Exploding stove injured Lewis Horrocks in Fort Duchesne. fire destroyed the house. Local visits, school notes, and a well received AL dance noted.
Idaho wool growers report early lambing across the Boise area with the 1926 crop seen as promising. Ahady lambing has begun in Grandview valley where ewes sheltered should yield a well developed herd earlier than normal. Winter feed is begun mainly to support lambing and blooms noted near Montour in the sagebrush area.
Utah filed selections for prospective oil land in southeastern Utah covering about six sections. The state may claim unappropriated land instead of school section land denied by federal authorities over mineral content. For surveyed land, state titles likely no contest as oil zones become productive after wells.
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