Commissioners Allocate Funding and Utilities in County Meeting
County commissioners approved a 100 dollar appropriation for UBIC on petition by attorney Hugh W. Colton for the convention committee. They also agreed to donate four encyclopedia sets to the county library and ordered a ton of poisoned oats for prairie dog control. Land drawing water from Ouray Valley canal will pay taxes at two dollars per acre amid water shortages. Widow abatements of ten dollars each were allowed for 93 persons. Livestock grazing permits between counties were discussed, with future accurate accounting planned. Superintendent L Noble and Clerk Driver E Smith requested the maximum school levy for the coming year. Chairman Wills Johnson presided with Commissioners Weaver and Botton present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UBIC
Hugh W. Colton
Convention
Ouray Valley Canal
Green River
Levi Anderson
Arthur Goodrich
Duchesne County
Ach
L, Noble
Driver E. Smith
Uintah School Board
Wills Johnson
John W. Weaver
John @ Botton
Car Driven by Vernal Youths Drops From Dugway
Three Vernal youths traveling to the Sports event were in a car that loosened on the dugway one mile east of Tittle Brush Creek. It rolled several times and landed 80 feet below the road still upright. The boys escaped with minor injuries though Henry Millecam had a brown nose, Grant Cooper a scalp wound, and Stewart Ashton cuts and bruises. They walked back to the highway and were treated in Vernal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Widge
Henry Millecam
Grant Cooper
Stewart Ashton
Prairie Dog Poisoning Campaign on Diamond Mountain
Twenty six to thirty four percent kill targets are reported for prairie dogs on Diamond mountain as Rodent Control crews from Camp Vernal move through Buckle and Mamond Springs to Pot Creek and National Forest poundry. The campaign runs seven to eight days, aims to reduce infestations on thousands of acres, and urges landowners to cooperate by prepping land with burning while crews work Jensen Long Brush Creek areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernal Cdc
Mtn Bn
Diamond Mountain
Uln
Sumit
Buckle
Mamond Springs
Pot Creek
National Forest
Jensen
Long Brush Creek
Conjunc
Hale
Mamond Mountain
Idaho River Expedition Aims To Tackle Salmon’s Middle Fork
Dr Russell G. Frazier will lead a Utah based seven man expedition to descend the 108 mile middle fork and 250 mile route to the Salmon main river. The group will use four 14 foot craft with reinforced bottoms and waterproof gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle Fork
Salmon
Idahos
Green
Colorado
Frank Swann
Bus
Alton Hatch Royce Mowry
Wallace & Calder
Frazier
W. J Fahrni
Lark
Calder
America
Sawtooth Range
Idaho
Bingham
Salt Lake City
Bunbeam Dam
Bear Valley
Busatch
Dear Valley Ranch
Hatch
Atone
Reed Morrill Named Principal of Roosevelt High
A Reed Morrill principal designate for Roosevelt High will leave Alterra High this year to head Roosevelt High at the start of the fall term. Morrill, who has led Alterra for three years, previously taught six years at Uintah High and built Alterra into a strong western county school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed Morritt
Alterra High School
Uintah School
Roosevelt High School
Roosevelt
Morril
Alterra High
Morrill
Uintah High School
Second Annual Riot Draws Large Crowd Near Vernal
Several hundred carloads gathered at Tron Springs on Brush Creek mountain, north of Vernal, for Vernal Gun Club’s second annual Sportsmens Riot on July Fourth. The day featured a band concert, a patriotic program, races, stunts, preaching, and barbecued fare. The polo game pitted Vernal Gun Club members against Roosevelt Fish and Game Club, with burro rides and a shooting contest highlighting the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tron Springs
Brush Creek Mountain
Vernal
Uintah High School
Lloyd Winn
Witbeck Post No 11
American Legion
Meda Walker
M Walter Woolley
Soung
Old
Barre
Vernal Gun Club
Roostvelt
Aston
Mr. Hatch
LL @ Noble
Bus Stated
Carl Davis
A Banks
George Davis
TB Banks
Alt Hatch
Albert Crumba
Bob Marimon
Crumba
Joe Nash
Dr Rogers
Roosevelt-Williams
Canal Company Votes To Build Reservoirs
The High Line Canal Company stockholders held a special meeting on June 25 and unanimously authorized the board to cooperate with Ashley Valley canal companies and the Ashley Valley Reservoir company to build reservoirs at a cost not exceeding three dollars per acre of land covered. H W Johnson presided due to the injury of Jerry B Muyray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Line Canal Company
Ashley Valley
Ashley Valley Reservoir Company
H W Johnson
Jerry B Muyray
Injuries Prove Fatal to Ashley Cattleman
Ash ley cattleman Jerry B. H. Murray died after nineteen days of injuries from a fall at Long Park reservoir project. His brother William Murray died in Coalhurst, Alberta on July 3. Murray, born Oct 9, 1872, was a prominent Ashley Valley cattleman and reservoir advocate. Interment was in Vernal cemetery with church ceremonies and tributes to a life of service. Surviving widow, son, three brothers, and a sister mourn the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Park Reservoir
Jerry BH Murray
Murray
Willam GB Murray
Coalhurst
Alberta
Canada
Adivices
Vernal First Ward
Maeser Ward
Lester Bingham
Verdin R Johnson
Carl R Richens
Wallace Calder
Mr. Johnson
Josha
Geo
Carl Davis
Mra Mae Calder
Mae Jorgensen
Flya B Davis
Gerald Caldwell
Bay Datch
Eva Hatch
Mervin Thomas
Ars Hatch
Thomas E Halt
Warren Richardson
Vernal
Bingham
Robert Nanting
Joseph Merkley
W. Henderson
Chrisentsen
Ei Eelgng Bennion
Arthur Corjess
Jerry Oates Murray
Spanish Fork Utah
Richard
Martha Hicks Murray
Ashley Valley
Maeser
Jenny
Arelia Caldwelll
Dee’ Murray
Wilson Murray
Veronal
Lander
Wyo
New Mexico
Nathalia Barnhill
Los Angeles
Calif
Mish Line Canal Company
Ashley Reservoir Company
Long Park
Uintah County
William B
Asheley Valley
Delegates named to American Legion state convention
Witbeck post No 11 selected Post Commander I. L. Pack J Milburn post adjutant Rae Ashton Dallas Young and A W Taylor as delegates with alternates Don Lewis Asa York Glenn IL Muller Don Young and L P Christensen. George Foster of Columbia visited with his wife and son Mark in Vernat over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Witbeck Post
1. L. Pack
J . Milburn
Rae Ashton
Dallas Young
A W Taylor
Don Lewis
Asa York
Glenn IL Muller
Don Young
L. P Christensen
George Foster
Columbia
Mark
Vernat
Basin Scouts to Hold Encampment July 13 18
Uintah Basin Boy Scouts will hold shel encampment at Moonlake July 13 to 28. Camps are built for development and pleasure with minimal expense. Scouts meet others, gain new determination to live the Oath and Law. Each Scout provides shelter bedding equipment and food, with a small camp fee. Health exam and water testing ensure safety. staff supervise hikes crafts games and campfire programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uintah Basin
Moonlake
Jasnist
Paulty
Asphalt Haul To Twists-Fort Road Start Soon
Ray Cillis district engineer says Fort Duchesne Twists project 0.840 will begin with an oil coat on the road bed Tuesday preparatory for rock asphaltum surface. Hauling of rock asphalt will start midweek. Gillis and Gillman of Price outline plans to finish 13 miles west of Vernal with gravel surface then a half inch asphalt topping. About $4000 has been set aside for the work as a temporary route until full funding for the Roosevelt Fort Duchesne project and related roads is secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Cillis
State Road Commission
Price
Fort Duchesne
T Ie
Gillis
Vernal
Vern Gillman
Duschesne
Quill
Gills
Raven Oil and Refining
Rangely
Parlette
Myton
Roosevelt-Fort Duchesne
Vernalgensen Road
Colorado State Line
Utah road group pushes to develop most ignored highway
More than 100 members of the Associated Civic Clubs of Worthtrn Utah met in Heber City to discuss UB highway development. Speakers included Congressman J Will Robinson Provo W D Rishel Utah State Automobile Association Gus P Hackman of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce and local officials. They urged backing plans to designate the route as Utah’s most important road and pressed the state highway committee for action. Attendees came from Vernal and other communities as hosts listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heber City
Associated Civic Clubs of
Worthtrn
Utah
UB Highway
J Will Robinson
Provo
W. D Rishel
Utah State’ Automobile Association
Gus P Hackman
Balt Lake
Merce
Schwedtter'y
Hunt
Hanon 4
State Highway Committee
Inmite
Itaha
Pal Munt
Keedly
Hredoreny
Liena Club
J. FL Douglass Ray Duke
John M. Turner
Sell Keetch
Glen Miller and Jr
Anderson
Vernal
Funerals Held for Couple Drowned In Green River
Bodies of Bennie Kelly and Barbara Carter were recovered from Green River after a Sunday drowning near Vernal. Families held funeral services in Vernal and Myton as community aid efforts and river searches continued through Tuesday and Wednesday. Local officials and volunteers organized boats and dynamite attempts to locate missing remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green River
Bennie Kelly
Barbara Carter
Benny Kelly
Grean
Staugha Ranch
Alhandra
Jonson Bridge
Mr. Kelly
Miss
Mr. Johnson
Mira Hanks
Kally
Milas Carter
Miss Carter
Kelly
Vernal
Emery Johnson
Marshall Late Richardson
Joe Paulson
Slaugh
Mr Paulson
Ming Carter
Glenland Art
Gib Smuth
Melvin Hawking
Versnal Fist Ward
Second Ward
EB Smith
Walter Woolley
Willard Spence
Melly
Spence
Maa Jorgensen
Mao Calder
Elva E. Davis
Davis
Mildred Derry
Grace
Jogensen
Rock Point
Rev
Utah
Carl Tenney
Eldred Lohnson
Clyde Johnson
Harold Kelly
Orland Johnson
Orval A. Roas
Ley
Wiliam JJ
Bidowny
Profomer
John Tate
Pon ‘Tha Calder
Carter
Bawards
Meda Wolcker
WB Walls
Arthur Mane
Wating
Mane Jwarng
Mre Brae Jorgensen
Elva
Vogue Amateur Program Showcases Local Talent at Vogue
The Vogue Amateur program held each Thursday night under Showals ter Motor company auspices drew a large community audience. Acts included Dorothy King singing Tights Out, Lois Penfield tap dancing, Naomi Allen performing Robins and Roses, Mildred Derry a Manitoba solo, Wallace Cook on piano, Marie Bingletons with a skit, Derry of Quincy visiting hosts, and Don Irwin's band playing Take My Heart and The Scena Changes. The ensemble features Floyd Alten, Merle Alten, Neva Allen, Don Hocking, Kenneth Stringham, Ger and Bing ham, Lloyd Calder, Carl Swain, Newell Behunin, and Don Irwin as conductor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vogue
Showalster Motor Company
Dorothy King
Lois Penfield
Naomi Allen
Maritoba
Mildred Derry
Wallace Cook
Marie
Mr. Cook
Casey
Don Irain
Dixie
Floyd Alten
Merle Alten
Neva Allen
Don Hocking
Kenneth Stringham
Fiermay Bingham
Lloyd Calder
Carl Swain
Newell Behunin
Don Irwin
Veonductor
Two League Baseball Games at Vernal Sunday Afternoon
The Vintuh Busi League schedules two Sunday games at Vernal with Myton facing the Dinosaurs and Vernal meeting Vernal CCC. Also on the docket are Mort Duchesne at Dridgeland and Rooie with a bye. Vernal CGO won 7 to 4 over Fort Duchesne slugers. Vernal won a 4 game forfeit from Bridgeland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernal
Vintuh Busi Baseball League
Myton
Dinosaurs
CCC
Mort Duchesne
Dridgeland and Rooie
Welt
CGO
Fort Duchesne
Vernal Banker and Roosevelt Meet Over Grazing Act
J A Cheney cashier of the Utah State Bank and grazing district chairmen met President Roosevelt in Washington on Wednesday to discuss range control under the Taylor Grazing Act. Roosevelt pledged support for government controlled grazing on 142000000 acres of public domain and promised to seek an Interior Department report on expanding the government grazing program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J A Cheney
Uintah State Bank
Roosevelt
Washington
Mvestock
Teo Western Public Land
Interior Department
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Big Salmon
Diamond
Salmon River
Refd
A. Reed Morrill
Roosevelt High
Canal Company
Ashley
Jerry Murray
Brother
Legion
Basin Scouts
OOF
Vernal - Myton
Halliday
W .N. Grundy
Harvey Ht
Cluff
Marty Phillips
Eo Smith
IOOF
Rebekah
Malitday
Vistirs
Vernal Banker
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