Moon Lake reclamation project gets initial $1.5 million funds
Duchesne county contracts are ready for Moon Lake project after a Deseret News report that an initial appropriation of 1.5 million dollars is available. O Larson, reclamation engineer, says details of executing company contracts remain before work is authorized. The project will supply water for 30 000 acres under canals with future feeder canals planned for extra water.
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Moon Lake
Duchesne County
O Larson
Edam
Deseret News
Advertising Clutch and Local Newspaper Value in Nashua
A Nashua Telegraph editorial argues for consistent newspaper advertising as essential for business success. It warns against freewheeling campaigns and stresses that readers engage with both news and ads in the home town paper, urging merchants to stock desired goods and maintain truthful advertising.
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Bao
KY Vwvearren
Nashua
Neh
Twenty Years Ago Patalate and Uintah Basin Farm Meeting
The piece notes Vernal activities with M L Harris farm demonstration for cooperating farmers, local residents returning from Salt Lake, and several visits and events. It lists births, travel to Provo and Chicago, a county division argument, law studies, summer school, and local celebrations with residents including Mrs Harden Bennion, Ray Dillman, and Arthur Watkins among others.
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Joseph Murray
Maeser
Provo
Ray Dillman
Chicago
Chicaves
Kenneth Speirs
Harden Bennion
Benniens
Byron D W Nebelber
Lem
Sernce
Saturton
Jensen School Girl Drowns In Green River
Eva Sue Peterson 13, daughter of Tyan Martin and Lillian Sewell Peterson, drowned in the Green River one mile below Jensen bridge. A group swam in a low river when two girls waded across and slipped into a 12 to 15 foot hole. neither could swim. Manford Stewart, near the scene, retrieved Doris Sewell and attempted to rescue Eva Sue but failed to locate her body. The body was recovered about 45 minutes later after draining the hole with barbed wire. A physician declared life extinct. Funeral services were held in Jensen ward chapel with a choir and local attendees.
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Manford Stewart
Seweil
Peterson Girl
Fra
Mason
Fr Peterson
Jensen Ward
Ward
Traci Gardner
Elmira Moon
Josephine Stewart
Mary Gardner
May Stewart
Cattle Purchase Plans Completed for Uintah
Uintah county forms part of a statewide cattle buying plan with Elmer Lind as director and a committee including HIB Calder Ernest Eaton and May Carroll. Meetings will explain the plan and tally cattle growers willing to sell. Surplus stock may be slaughtered or sent to packing plants while some dairy cows stay to provide family milk.
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Uintah County
Elmer Lind
Hib Calder Ernest Eaton
May Carroll
Mr Lind
Funeral Rites For Mrs Anna Mary DeMoisy
Short services were held for Mrs Anna Mary DeMoisy wife of Charles DeMoisy who died Tuesday morning. Burial followed in Provo with graveside services at dusk. Rev George E Guild led the Congregational Rites as a mixed quartet sang. Surviving are her husband two sons Charles Jr and H G DeMoisy two daughters Mrs M F Ryan Gooding and Mrs L H Reader and a sister Mrs WW Wood with ten grandchildren.
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Anna Mary DeMoisy
Charles DeMoisy
Provo
George E Guild
Congregational Church
Mae Jorgensen
Mae Calder
George Davis
W B Wallis
Elva Davis
Jesus Saylour
Jorgensen
RM Rev Guild
DeMoisy
Perry Ohio
Thomas
Lydia Brown Gordon Martin
Fort Scott Kan
Utah
Salt Lake
LeRoy Kay Returns From Fossil Hunting Trip
Paleontologist LeRoy Kay of the Carnegie Museum and assistants F W Kohler and A L Fdojsd traveled from Pherton Wye to Vernal to study mammals and birds. They secured 42 specimens and parts of small mammals in Wyoming’s Wind River formation, described as rich in small fossils. After visiting the Dinosaur Quarry on Friday, they will resume fieldwork in Wyoming.
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J LeRoy Kay
Carnegie Museum
F W Kohler
A L Fdojsdwas
Pherton Wye
Mr Kay
Wind River
Wyoming
Kas
Wyom
Commissioners to Seek IFERA Aid on Book Cliff Uintah Grand Road
Uintah and Grand counties plan a connection road from Vernal to Thompson Spring joining US 50. Inspectors Fletcher and Johnson sampled routes from Ouray toward the Grand county line about fifty miles, noting rough sections and easier stretches. The project aims to be an IFERA effort creating jobs in the southern county, with construction feasible this year if funds permit.
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PERA
Uintah- Grand Road
W L Fletcher
Wills L. Johnson
Willow Creek
Uintah
Grand Counties
Vernal
Thompson Spring
Grand County
Ouray
Flat Rock Ridge
Agency Draw
Wilsow Creek
Book Cliffs
Grand Cour Y
Stowmall
Boards of
Grand and Uintah Commissioners
Moab
County Commissioners Grant Fair Grounds for Rodeo in September
At the regular meeting the County Commissioners allowed Ashley and Dav iswords to use the County Fair grounds for a rodeo exhibition in September. They also addressed delinquent taxes and approved borrowing to fund the budget with two $500 anticipation notes to local banks to cover year end expenses.
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County Commissioners
Ashley
Davis Werds
Bank of Vernal and Uintah State Bank
Fat Lamb Market Tied to Drouth Conditions
Haller Witbeck returns from Colorado where two bands of sheep graze on Flat Top mountain near the White River headwaters. Cavern Freestone and Carl Searle manage the cimps Range. lambs are growing well. Market activity from August 15 to October 1 hinges on drought. if uncon ditioned lambs flood the market the fat lamb market may weaken.
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Haller Witbeck
Vernal Woolmiower
Colorado
White River
Stark Freestone
Carl Searle
Boxing bouts thrill fans as fund drive for World's Fair trip
Future Farmer boxing at Uintah high School gym drew a good crowd with proceeds funding a six teen day trip to Chicago. Notable results included Jimmy Schulton KO over Roy Massey and a Vernal draw between Wright Noel and Martin Jarrell. The group plans to depart Monday for Chicago via Ames Town and Denver, visiting stockyards and the Chicago fair along the route.
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Farmer
Uintah High School
Chicago
Jimmy Schulton
Salt Lake
Roy Massey
Vernal
Wright Noel
Martin Jarrell
Lapoint
Jay Workman
Alton Hatch
Frank Swain
Miem- Ferg
Tarntds
H & Olson
Carl Davis
Survey of county products by California official
W A Hutchins from the department of agriculture headquartered in Berkeley California visited Vernal at the start of the week to survey local consumption of a set of county raised products. The survey continues in several localities across the state.
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W A Hutchins
Department of Agriculture
Berkley Calif
Vernal
Fire rescue saves home in Maeser as firemen battle blaze
In Maeser on Monday Vernal firefighters prevented loss of John S Hack ing home and outbuildings after a coal shed fire spread from a recently filled bin. Neighbors and a bucket brigade aided water efforts until fire trucks arrived under Fire Chief Mille. The Fourth of July parade and events in Vernal drew over two thousand spectators with floats, bands, and races, culminating in a 10 to 1 baseball win for Vernal at the Pair Grounds.
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Vernal Fire Department
John S Hacking
Maeser
Dnner
IFI Millecam
Vernai,Lons Club
Vernal
Bheriff J. Emery Johnson
Stewart
Uniton High School
Court House
Lievel Winn
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Muneser
Columbia
Second Ward
Glines Ward
Ashby
Hugh W Colton
Marshall
The
Gay
Lafe Richardson
Uintah High School
Mwrayer
Vernal Cty Council
Spirit of
Congregational Bunday School
City Volunteer Fire Department
Ingine Tuture Farmers
Ashton Bros Co
Utah Power and Light Co
Allen Cash Stee Continental Oil
Charles
George Johnston
UY H & Bane
Clive Davis
Dorothy Meikley
Mae Jorgensen
Wallace
Calder
Oraton
Lion Ray BE Dillman
Roosevelt
Henry Lundell
Alton Hatch
Hele
Jimmy Duvall
Tubby Merkley
Lawrence Alien
Charles Bingham
Westwood
Clark
Ottis Weeks
Eary Calder
Dee Jenkins
Leslie Thacker
Billy Mott
Charles Merkley
Davis Youth
Davis
William Clark
Frank, Noel, Jr
Alvin Weeks
Ronald Preete
Earl Daly
Clyde Tail
Warren Richardson
Orrinile Allen
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Vernal Youth Shot Self With Shotgun in Lumber Yard
A 17 year old boy, John Daese, son of Mr and Mrs George W Daese, accidentally discharged a 410 shotgun in the rear of Ver al Lumber company Tuesday evening. The blast tore flesh under the left upper arm and chest, severed arteries, causing massive blood loss. His brother George Jr rushed him to a doctor nearby, but medical efforts could not fully save him. He was taken to his parents home in critical condition.
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Ver al Lumber Company
John
George W Daese
George, Jr
Gong Te Mess
Willow Creek Baby Taken To Duchesne for Burial
Mr and Mrs Charles Sands of Willow Creek mourn the loss of their baby daughter Marjorie, who died after an appendectomy at Campbell Hospital on July 3. Funeral services were held in Duchesne on July 4 under Swain Festival Home direction, with burial in Duchesne Cemetery.
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Charles Sands
Willow Creek
Marjorie
Campbell Hospital
Swain
Duchesne
Aycock Couple Arrives in Vernal After Honeymoon
Mr and Mrs Edward Aycock arrived in Vernal on Sunday from their honeymoon and will make their home here for the present.
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Edward Aycock
Vernal
Fire destroys two room log house on Marle Tione property
A two room log house north of town on the Marle Tione property burned at noon in July. The fire of unknown origin quickly consumed the structure with the Barger family as occupants. Neighbors saved most furniture and personal effects as the home was reduced to ashes.
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Marle Tione
Barger
Postmaster Announces Vernal Salt Lake Mail Schedule Change
Postmaster Wilson Murray 15 outlines new mail timings from Salt Lake City to Vernal effective July 1. Mail departs Salt Lake daily at 2:30 am, reaches Duchesne by 8:00 am and Vernal by 11:00 am, departs Vernal at 10:40 am, reaches Duchesne at 12:20 pm and Salt Lake City by 6:30 pm. Contractor Thomas Iles of Craig Cole notes the sole change is Vernal departures one hour later than before.
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Wilson Murray
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake
Duchesne
Thomas & Iles
Craig Cole
Emergency Livestock Fund Loans Available in Uintah County
Uintah County announces emergency livestock fund loans for farmers and stockmen to purchase feed or seed for forage crops. Application is available at the Vernal courthouse with offices open for calls and in-person filings.
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Uintah
Uintah County
Vernal
Willow Creek Cowboy Severely Injured In Horse Fall
Willow Creek cowboy Harry Tomlinson, 22, was thrown from his horse while moving cows to camp near Willow Creek last Wednesday evening. He remained unconscious at first, suffered a back injury, and was brought to Vernal by Mr Watch, then taken to C C Fich's home, unable to stand.
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Harry Tomlinson
Willow l Creek
Lesity
Joe Stanford
Tomiinson
Tomlinson
Gowen Hatch Ranch
Forty Years Ago Mining Boom Looms In New Camp Utah
Deputy Sheriff G F Britt greeted a bouncing 11 pound 4 ounce boy. Reports from new mines say two to three hundred men pros pecting nearby. Marsh Peak mining district formed. Local stores add soda fountain. Vernal sees many men in disguise. residents anticipate wealth as mines begin.
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G F Britt
Casa Hite
Utah
Haws
John Grenn
Peter Weston Vernon
Marsh Peak
Y B Hoy
Browns Park
Susie Moore
Ashiev
Salt Lake
John Popa
Pimen J
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State Board of Education
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Watson
Perks
Arthur Watkins
Independence
Jensen
Green River
Eva Peterson
Luis Woon
Genevieve Ainge
Lula Wilkins
Winifred Waggoner
Anna Mary Delilsisy
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