Death of W Stan Ashton Shocks Vernal Community
Vernon residents mourn state representative W Stan Ashton who died suddenly at 12 15 am after angina pectoris. Born May 29 1871 in Pleasant Grove Utah he helped build early Ashley Valley commerce and served as a key merchant and farmer before his election to public office.
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W Stan Ashton
Ashton
Vernal
William Stanley Ashton
Pleasant Grove
Utah
Wiliam
Elen Elizabeth Croxford Ashton
Leste
Ashie Valley
Pleasant Gigve
Stan
Ashley Coop
Colorado
Grand Junction
B P Kelly
Kelly Mercantile Company
Jensen
Leslie
Ashton Brothers Company
Salt Lake City
Ashton Afte
Vernal Hears Music Store Move and Dances
Vernal readying for a music store as Lars Sorensen relocates bringing instruments to rooms above the Drug store. Hansens full orchestra to play at Social Hall dances on Friday and Fourth Eve. Stage passengers and travelers seek lodging as Vernal expands with new doctors and hotel needs.
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Vernal
Lars Sorensen
Hansens
John W Pope
H. Siddoway
Colpin
Martin
Heber
Wooten
Yeirs
Glines Ward
Fourth of July at Bullionville CCC Camp Pleasant despite many away
Civilian Conservation Corps personnel at Bullionville marked the Fourth with a holiday rest period and a turkey dinner. A group from Carbon county joined locals for a Vernal boxing show and a Naples baseball clash won 12 10. Crew members returned to work on the Fort Thornburg road and reported good progress and fishing at La Brush Creek amid rising boxing and baseball prospects.
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Bullionville
Civilian Conservation Corps
Carbon County
Vernal
Naples Ward
Warders Son
Adams
Virginia
Rul Mott
Carp
Fort Thornburg
la Brush Creek
CCG
Former Vernalite Visits Hollywood Calf Figure
Former Vernalite visit refers to Lyman Thompson of Hollywood Calf who came from Grand Junction Colorado to see his mother Arminda Abbott 70 in Vernal. Thompson famed as a star mall route driver and Boy Scout commissioner of the Los Angeles Council, also linked to the Los Angeles county probation department. Mrs Abbott showing improvement.
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Lyman Thompson
Hollywood
Grand Junction Co O
Arminda Abbott
AL Thompson
Star Mall
Heig
Los Angeles
Finance Plan For UBS Under Way At the executive committee meeting
The UBS convention planning progresses with Horace L Allred leading finance efforts. Committees report strong community support with targets set for fifty cent per family voluntary contributions to cover costs and refreshments.
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UBS
UY Bic
Fort Duchesne
Horace L Allred
Roosevelt Neola
Arcna
Allred
Air Allied
Itz Alfred
UBIGC
Alfred
Relic hunt returns from Book Cliff Mountains expedition
Albert B Reagan PhD led a party from the Indian School at Quray returning from Florence and Hill Canyons with artifacts. They photographed pictographs and found cliff houses, cisterns, caches, and a mummy, linking remains to Puebloan No 2 culture around 570 AD.
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Cliff Mountains
Albert B Reagan
Quray
Florence
Hill
George #50
Rattlestake
Reagan
Austin Wardles
Hill Creek
Bir Wardle
Alden Fenn
Cliffs Heights
Gilbert Wilds Cow Ramp
Canyon
Mirs Pearl Wilcox
Chandler Canyon
Hull Canyon
Hill Canyon
Nie Mule Canyon
Rezon
Dyer Mine Yields Fortune in Copper
The Dyer mine established in 1883 by U. F. Dyer yielded copper fortune. Bullensville grew with 100 workers from 1900 to 1902 but by 1904 ore pockets exhausted. Parsons City, another local camp, prospered. Miss Edith Williams, daughter of Mr and Mrs Williams, visited friends and relatives in Vernal this week.
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O'D Dyer
U. FP Dyer
Bullensille
Parson City
Edith Williams
Mir
Henry Williams
Vernal Fs
Cherokee Massey Wins Match at Benefit Bout
Cherokee Massey headlines a Fourth of July benefit boxing card at Vernal High School promoting a Vernal First Ward fund. Massey defeats Curly Miller for a decisive win after two knockdowns in the fifth, with strong body work and quick footwork. The event featured other bouts including Bill Mott vs Adams, Brett vs Smilin, and a wrestling match between Montana Buck and Lou Searle with Searle winning after seven minutes.
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Massey
Ion
Curly Miller
Filiping Boy Strenm
Havang
Vernal First Ward
van Massey
Adams
Virginia
Brett
Meri
Smillin
Watkins
Simuin
Hardy
Rich
Smuin Brothers
Montana Buck
Lou Searle
Searle
Bucks
Boy Scout Council Meeting Postponed to July 10
The Uintah district of the Timpanogos Council postponed its regular meeting to Monday evening at 7 pm due to limited attendance. An extra session will finalize plans for the annual Scout outing July 17 to 21 in the high Uintahs near Moon Lake. Ray Duke, district chairman, expects many Scouts and scouters from Uintah County to attend.
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Uintah
Timpanogos Council
Boy Scouts of America
High Uintahs
Moon Lake
Ray Duke
Uintah County
Bishop and Mrs Wallis Sail for Homeward Voyage
Bishop James H Walls and Mrs Wallis will sail from England on July 20 aboard the SS Washington. They plan to return in time for Uintah stake fall conference August 5th and 6th. Wallis served 26 months in the British Mission with Mir Wallis as Patriarch and Mrs Wallis as Relief Society Counselor.
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James H Walls
Wallis
England
Washington
Uintah Stake
Wallis Hate
Mir Wallis
Lapoint Extends Unbeaten Uintah Stake Baseball Lead
Lapoint stayed atop the Uintah Stake Baseball League with two wins as Fourth of July games went to Lapoint Tidel and Mazer also won their holiday contests. Jake Wullinger Melvin Anderson led Naples Tidel with four hits, while Lapoint and Maeser chase a weekly feature clash.
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Lapoint
Haerdill
Sid
Naples Tidel
Hulliingers
Tiidell
Gaines
Maser
Davis
Saturay
Milnes
Taples
Maes
Capoint
Road oiling planned for Daniels Canyon in Utah project
Henry Coleman of Heber City says U S 40 will begin oiling in Daniels Canyon this summer and the full canyon road and a Fruitland link will be paved in coming years. Government tests favor asphaltum deposits and BPR inspectors have studied materials and costs.
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Henry Coleman
Heber City
Ronads
Strawberry Valley
Wasatch County
Daniels Canyon
Canyon
Fruitland
Daniels Canson
Bureau of Public Roads
Coleman
English
BPR
Mutchell
Muer
Uintah Basin Asphaltura backed for U S 40 by Vernal Council
The Vernal City Council urged use of rock asphalt in Uintah Basin road work and on projects funded by the Presidents Roosevelt make work appropriation. They favored local asphalt use to develop markets and provide employment while enforcing water ordinances and authorizing water shutoffs to protect supply. A $1 reactivation fee was approved.
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U. S. 40
Uintah Basin
Roosevelt
Civic Clubs push Vernal to Salt Lake mail route change
At a special meeting in Heber City members of Associated Civic Clubs of Eastern Utah urged the post office to switch Uintah Basin mail flow from Price and Indian Canyon to Salt Lake City and the Strawberry route. Inspectors C F Dutton and O A Keen visited Vernal, noting improved delivery would aid rush orders and reduce road costs by using US 40 to Uintah Basin.
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Utah
Heber City
Whirlah Basin
Post Office Department
Uintah Basin
Salt Lake City
Congregational
Washington
C F Dutton
Washington D
Postoffice
Verne
Vernal Lions Club
Salty Lake
Canjson Road
Indian Summit
Vernal
Salt
Craig
Ainish Basin
Ogden
Salt Lake
Aly
East
Court Sit for Friday in District Court
Judge Martin L Larson will convene the district court on July 7 to hear law and motion probate and civil cases Adelbert Tageler will be the court reporter due to Judge Abel Turner’s debarment over conflict of interest in related proceedings.
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Martin L Larson
Willl Conven
Adelbert Tageler
Larson
Abel Turner
Ate Tion
Turner
Basin Asphalt May Be Used in Utah Make Work Program
Part of Utahs four million dollar share of the national recovery highway fund may go to the Uintah Basin through rock asphalt purchases. The plan, backed by Uintah officials, may substitute Uintah Basin rock for oil mulch on road projects as costs rise. Federal approval and Roosevelt's 400 million dollar highway appropriation loom, with rules mandating 30 hour weeks and minimal convict labor.
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Utahas
National Recovery Highway Fund
Uintah Basin
Utah State Road Commission
Uintah
Roosevelt
Government to place 1300 Utah men in Co. C. G.
The Forest Service regional office announced 1300 additional Utah men will be enrolled in Co. C. G. to fill Western state quotas as part of a 3500 man recruitment across Nevada Idaho and Utah. Enrollees must be unemployed aged 18 to 25 with some mountain or forest work experience.
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Utah
United States Forest Service
Nevada
Idaho
Woone
Western States
Washington
Unst
Provo Workers Frank Postma and Vernon Courlier Visit Vernal Weekend
Provo employees Frank Postma and Vernon Courlier spent a few days in Vernal over the weekend of the Fourth. They enjoyed local sights and reported a pleasant short trip in early July.
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Frank Postma
Vernon Coullier
Provo
Vernal
Fourth of July Celebrations and Local Notices Around Vernal
A ragged recap shows Vernal Naples Gilnegg Roosevelt and Myton celebrating Independence Day. Clarence Ashton, recent Utah bar admittee, plans Roosevelt practice after Arbor studies. Lynn Reader returns from Ann Arbor with two years left. Miss Stella Weeks newlywed returns to Vernal amid well wishes. Newman Erb of Denver & Salt Lake Railway negotiates a Donver bond agreement of 3000 dollars. election timing unclear.
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Vernal
Naples
Gilnegg Roosevelt
Myton
Mfr Martin
Clarence Ashton
An Arbor
Utah Bar
Ashton
Roosevelt
Duchesne County
Lynn Reader
Ann Arbor
Lyman Thompson
Stella Weeks
Salt Lake
Ar E
Newman Erb
Denver & Salt Lake Railway Company
Denver
Donver
Itfy
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Wintah County
Neola
Arcadia
Dyer
Boy Sediey Council
Bishop
Waltis
Tor Howe
Fion Ork
Maeser
Tridell
Glines
Associated Civic Clubs
Co. C. G
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