1918 Fourth of July plans and local notes
A report from July 2 1918 notes a bad sand stretch on the road toward Fort Duchesne to be remedied, Vernal plans a Fourth of July costing over 1300 dollars, 3400 pounds of copper ore shipped to Garfield, residents cleaning yards for visitors, thirteen parade firsts with a surprise auto by Dr Homer E Rich, a horse death of Wm Preece’s buggy horse, a marriage license for Wm Shelton and Hartie W Pickup, and a roster of volunteer special policemen for the celebration.
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Ft. Duchesne
Vernal
Garfield
W.J. Thomas
Maeser
Old Dyer Mine
Taylor Mountain
J. Winter Smith
Homer E. Rich
Wm. Preece
Wm. Shelton
Hartie W. Pickup
Ashley Bartlett
A. T. Johnson
Lyle Fisher
Wallace Calder
Swen Anderson
L. H. Allen
Nathan Hardy
Wm. S. Trewin
Wm M Anderson
Stanley Ashton
Leslie Ashton
M. M. Batty
Jos. Dudley
E. A. Hardy
Louis Colton
David Karren
John D. Shibers
A. G. Goodrich
Win
Henderson
July Fourth Festival Promises Civic Events at Iron Springs
July Fourth celebration at Iron Springs drew more than 1200 people, sponsored by the Vernal Gun Club. Nearby notes mention a Boy Scout encampment in Trout Creek Park on Taylor Mountain and travel updates as Mr and Mrs H B Calder and Mr and Mrs Hamilton Calder return from Europe with Howard Calder. Green River activity includes fence work and dry cleaning business improves ahead of the holiday.
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Trout Creek Park
Taylor Mountain
H. B. Calder
Hamilton Calder
Howard Calder
Green River
Iron Springs
The
Vernal Gun Club
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E. BR. Lawrence Cooper
Uintah
Hank
Vernal Abstract. Co
Uintah, Duchesne and Dagger Counties
Orlan L Johnson
East Main
Bradshaw Auto Parts Qo
Auto Parta & Accesories
Automoilys
Malin
Firel
Ken
DE. H. W. Marrs
Palmer
Sola Sate
Vernal Express
Builders Supplies
Turner Building Supply
Runes
Eaton Spraying Service
W. 2 No
Bier
E. Main Vernal
A. R. Bain
S. State
Salt Lake City
Utah
UA Mead
South Wall
Trance
Mgr
Orsee C . Johnson
Clarissa McCurdy
East Center St
Pleasant Grove
Yeacre Land
Jensen
Rebecca Stewart
Bendix
Hacking
Matt
MIT
Alvin Bowden
Bowden
Esther
Taylorcraft
Wayne Goodrich
W. Vernal
Searle Electric
Ray Reynolds
Slyt
East 3Rd South
Ford Tractor
Fred Slaughranch
Jyt
Virgil Beavers
Warren’s Trailer Court
Highway 40
Seven Eleven Cafe
Drott
Searles Saving Center
Alptf
South 1St Aeray
Searle
Aloe
Nice
Brig Swain
O. J. Eggers, Jr
J. Jyttt
North Ist East
Call
Searle Saving Center
Searle Gas and Appliance
Chris McKinlay
H. Reese Ander
Springville
Mylott
Vernal Furniture Exchange
Vernal Ave
Harry Brown
Ijr
M. R. Rogers Silver Company
Ternal
Provo
Uintah County
Rawleigh
Wat
Carbon County
Etreater Coal
Lump OR Slack
Biechell Coal CO
Staley Coal
Mann
2Nd South Vernal
Tommy Foster
Hudson
American Motors
Lloyd's Motor Service
West Main
Disneyland
Tassainer J
Dintah Packing Co
Ulitah
W. Lamond Tullis
Henry
Wats and Jocely Repair
West Main Vernal
Lennox Furnace Dealer
W. Main Vernal
C. G. Schneider
Craig
John Kolde
Glen Bros. Music
So. Main St. Salt Lake
Uintah Plumbing & Heating
Ulew
Jerry T. Hatch
Mel’s Shoe Repair Sho
North Vernal Ave
Clyde Eldredge
Danniel
Dennis
Roosevelt
A.M. McKee
Ason
Ray Barney
F.G. Eskelson
Uintah Basin Medical Society
Heber City
Wayne Merrill
Ora Simmons
LeRoy Morrill
Albert Daniels
Rena Young
Randlett
Lester Bingham
A. Reed Morrll
Commodity Credit Corporation
Uintah Sales Barn
Bert Young
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