Oswald Jensen Killed in Sunday Auto Wreck
A Sunday night head on crash on Victory highway near J. H. Retder corner left Oswald Jensen dead and several others injured. Jensen, Tiffany Amberson Workman and Amberson were in a Dodge roadster. injuries ranged from broken necks to cuts and shocks. Jensen was from Vernal born March 2 1899 and survived by parents Richard and May Pitt Jensen sister Wanda and brothers Don and Gale. He was active in school and community life including Uintah academy and LD S church missions.
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J. H. Retder
Victory Highway
Oswald Jensen
CO. M. Calder
Sheriff Richardson
Richard Jensen
Dodge
Guy Amberson
Uintah High School
Mr Amberason
Richard Tiffany
Sherman Workman
Tiffany
Jensen
William Taylor
Taylor
J. H. Readers
Ambere0n
William Gillman
Workman
Mr. Amberson
Red Front
Vernal
Richard and
May Pitt Jensen
Wanda
Don
Gale
Decaseed
Uintah Academy
LD. 8
Toyack Club
Uintah Club Organized At Vernal Meeting
The Uintah club formed in Vernal with 16 members signing in. Adjacent talks covered road and railroad issues, with plans to support the Uintah Basin and Ashley Valley and pursue funds for the Vernal-Manila road and a proposed railroad hearings in Salt Lake City on July 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webleweef
Ashley
Valley
Ulatal Club
Oxden
Dr. Hemer BE. Rich
A. Cheney
Wenubhs
Meyer Rice C. Cooper
Baste
Ulatah Club
Favera
Forest Department
Allem Park
Greendale
Najfon
Craig
Colorado
Salt Lake City
Interstate Commerce Commission
Uintah Club
Vernal Commercial Club
Vernal
Uintah Basin
Ashley Valley
Uintah Baasin
Vernal Boosters
Accidents to Two Vernal Lads Reported
Monday Willard Anderson seven climbed a light pole slipped and a splinter drove into his left hand requiring a physician. Tuesday Dee Hatch nine lifted a 150 pound anvil at the asphaltum pit fell crushed the groin and hip. X rays revealed fractured hips. the boy rests as well as can be expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard
James Anderson
Dee
Brownie Hatch
Asphaltum
Speaker of House of Representatives Visits in Vernal
William E. McKell speaker of the House called in Vernal for a short visit to the Basin alongside Senator Thomas W. O'Donnell. McKell traveled to the region seeking a pleasant spell of days and cool nights for a brief break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House OF Representatives
William E. McKell
Case of Representatives
Thos. W. O'Donnell
Uintah Basin Railroad to Triple Growth Asserted
H W Prickett of the traffic service bureau says Uintah Basin should get a railroad now. He notes favorable basin conditions with good crops and rich minerals, and confirms a hearing will decide which railroad gains permission to build into Uintah Basin.
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Uintah Basin Railroad
Salt Lake City
H. W. Prickett
Traffic Service Bureau
George F. McGonagle
E. E. Corfman
State Public Utilities Commission
Uintah Basin
Chamber of Commerce
Interstate Commerce Commission
Salt Lake
Prickett
Vernal Chautauqua Opens July 25 With Ticket Push
Advance season ticket sales for the Vernal Chautauqua promise a surplus for a local pool project. Sales close at noon Saturday with checks to the Chautauqua management. Adults pay 2.50 for ten entertainments and children under twelve pay 1.25. tickets are interchangeable within the family.
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Chautauqua
Court House
Vernal
Local Banker Chosen On Agricultural Committee
J. A. Cheney cashier of Uintah State Bank Vernal was selected to the agriculture committee of the Utah State Bankers Association. A joint meeting with the National Bankers Association committee will be held in Logan Utah on July 27 where Mr Cheney will attend.
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State
Utah State Bankers Association
J. A. Cheney
Uintah State’ Bank, Vernal
National Bankers Association
Logan
Utah
Cheney
Five Bridges on Uintah Railway Washed Out by Floods
Severe floods in the Uintah mountains washed out five bridges on the Uintah railway from Watson to Mack. Freight and passengers are being moved by auto trains while repairs proceed, with some damage reported to the road bed.
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Uintah Railway
Uintah
Watson
Mack
Ine
Son of Clyde Campbell Kidnapped by Mother
Sunday evening Clyde Campbell Jr. was abducted by his mother while grandparents James Winn were escorting him to church. Sheriff units chased the car after a brief interception near Roosevelt, with another lead at Myton, as courts determine custody in pending divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Campbell
James Winn
Clyde Campbell, Jr
McAndrews Corner
Christy
Roosevelt
Myton
State Road Officials Inspect Uintah Basin Roads
Preston G. Peterson chairman H. W. Lunt member and Howard C. Means chief engineer of the state road commission with W. H. Varley resident engineer surveyed the Uintah Basin last week. They reviewed new contracts in Duchesne County on the Myton Antelope survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston G. Peterson
H. W. Lunt
Howard C. Means
State Road Commission
W. H. Varley
Duchesne County
Ducheste County
Grand Junction Couple Praises Vernal Campground Site
D. S Bennett and wife of Grand Junction Colorado spent several days in Vernal last week. Bennett was here in the Interest of the Grand Junction Tent and Awning company. The Bennetts praised the tourist campground and the country, saying Vernal is a modern town in this interior region.
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D. S Bennett
Grand Junction
Colo
Vernal
Mr. Bennett
Colletts Visit Vernal For Interstate Commerce Meeting
Collett of Salt Lake City and Sterling Collett of Roosevelt spent several days in Vernal on business. They planned to leave Thorneday for Camp Collett at the Watson oil shale fields and then to Salt Lake City to attend the Interstate Commerce Commission meeting in the city on Monday.
Vernal gun club plans Utah mountain trip with Governor Dern
Governor George Dern and D. H. Madsen intend to visit Uintah mountains during the Uintah Basin Industrial Convention in August. Oliver J. Grimes asks the Vernal Gun Club to submit a 4 or 5 day itinerary for Big Fish and Island lakes via Trout Creek Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry B. Millecam
Vernal Gte and Rifle Club
Oliver J. Grimes
George H. Dern
D. H. Madsen
Uwintah Mountains
Uintah Basin
Gun Club
Big Fish and Island Lakes
Trout Creek Park
Grimes
Utah
Salt Lake Tribune
Vernal Gun Club
Governor Dern
Mnidsen
Peterson
Narrow Escape In Dodge Sedan Crash Near Vernal Twist
Mr and Mrs Eugene Woodruff and their children of Glines escaped serious harm when a Dodge sedan rolled over off the road entering the first burn in the Twist about six miles west of Vernal. The family suffered only a severe shaking and fright in the dramatic incident at dusk.
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Eugene Woodruff
Glines
Woodruff
Vernal
Vernal Electric Machine Shop to Open in Basin Area
H Boyles of Craig Colorado prepares Vernal shop between the Hadiick and Burton blacksmith shops as Vernal Auto Company builds a new facility. He will perform all welding by electricity and is tied to the Craig Foundry and Machine Works with fourteen shops across Basin towns.
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H. Boyles
Craig
Colo
Hadiick
Burton
Vernal Auto Company
Mr. Boyles
Craig Foundry and Machine Works
Uintah Basin Farmer August Issue Preview
The Uintah Basin Farmer announces its August issue will feature a special U B I D edition with detailed convention features. Photographs of many speakers and instructors will be printed as the U B I C edition aims to surpass the Christmas edition and will be off the press early in the month.
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Uintah Basin Farmer
Uintah Basin
Salt Lake and Denver officials visit Vernal in franchise talks
A Verbal gathering presided by Dr. H. E. Rich included Salt Lake and Denver railroad officials, the public utilities commission and Salt Lake C of C alongside business leaders from Salt Lake, Ogden and Roosevelt. They discussed granting franchises to rail rivals to serve the Uintah Basin and Basin resources. The trip also featured talks by Julian Bamberger, H. W. Prickett, George McGonagle, and others with plans to visit Craig, Colorado, for further discussion.
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H. E. Rich
Salt Lake and Denver Railroad
Public Utilities Commission
Salt Lake C. of
Salt Lake, Ogden and
Eastern
Julian Bamberger
H. W. Prickett
Traff Lo
George EF
W. V. King
Columbia Trust Company
New York
Uintah Basin
Prickett
Salt Lake C
McGonagle
C. C
Berger
Peterson addresses Vernal Business and Professional Women’s Club
Uintah county agent E. Peterson spoke at the Vernal chapter luncheon on Pride in Community Civics at the Commercial hotel. He and Mrs. Peterson were honored guests as the club outlined a program for civic improvement to be carried out soon.
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E. Peterson
Women’s Club
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Commercial Hotel
Uintah County
Peterson
Vernal Boy Beaten and Robbed by Four Thugs in Montana
Victor Bascom, 19, son of Mrs May Bascom, returning from Boxelder Montana after cashing a check, was beaten and robbed of 230 by four assailants. Two were arrested. one man identified. The assailants struck him hard in the jaw and left him unconscious. The case will be prosecuted by the Sheep Shearers Union with a September trial in Montana.
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Victor’ Bascom
May Bascom
Montana
Basc.t
Boxelder
Sheap Shearera Union
Bascom
Blontans
Peppard Seed Company Buys Canning Plant for Seed Facility
J G Peppard Seed Company purchased the Uintah Canning plant building for a new seed plant. Modern cleaning machinery will be installed in time for the fall seed crop. Prospects are strong for a bumper alfalfa seed year in the Uinta Basin with expected acreage and clover seed yields noted.
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J. G. Peppard Seed Company
Uintah Canning Company
Uinta
Ashley Valley
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Doctor
J. H. Reader
Uintam Club
Chautauqua .In
Basin
Interstate
GOV. Geo. H. Dern
Dern
Uintah Mountains
Vernal Electric Machine Shop
Salt Lake and
Denver
Vernal Boy
Ar Fe
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