Uni school board debates consolidation and bus plans
The Uni school board met with full attendance to reconsider grade school consolidation and transport of junior high students to Vernal. Unanimous vote supported keeping all Ashley Valley grades in home districts amid protests. bids for next year bus service to be advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unischool Board
Ashley Valley
A. Goodrich
Catherine Seeley
Bus Drivers Association
Cal Jorgensen
Ronald Preece
Harold Dudley
Avalon
FERA
Randiett
Maveser and Lappin
Farewell Testimonial for I Sander and Family
A large crowd in Vernal gathered Wednesday night at the First Watch Chapel to honor Mr and Mrs I Sander and family who are moving to Provo. The event featured skits from the Primary Mutual High Council and Relief Society, a solo by Vera Jean Shimm, talks by J N Lybbert and others, music by the Bix Aces, and dancing to Lloyd Winns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I Sander
Provo
Mutual High Council
Relief Society
Whiceh
Acts
Vera Jean Shimmin
Wallace Calder
Sander
Mr Sander
H B Calder
Lloyd Winns
Bix Aces
Forty Years Ago In Uintah County Agricultural Notes
Best crop gains help from new arrivals as Uintah and Uncompahgre reservations loom if federal bill passes. Mail contract schedules start July first with a 7 day plan. Sheep shearing on Diamond Mountain begins. wool prices expected to rise, or the industry may collapse due to widespread debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uiahs
Jack
Vernal
Asa‘tes
Mariger Investment Company
Diamond Mountain
Uintah County Tour Highlights Historic Trail and Dinosaur Monument
Uintah County offers travelers a rich tour through the Uintah Basin with views of the Uintah mountains and the K ranch springs where Spanish Padre Escalante camped in 1776. The route crosses Green River at Jensen on a new bridge and points to Dinosaur National Monument and a growing museum project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah
Uintah Basin
Uintah Mountains
Utah- Colorado
Padre Escalante
Green River
Jensen
Dinosaur National Monument
National Paths Service
American Museum of Natural History
Dinosaur Monument
Father Escalante
Indian Ford
Gueen River
Island Park
Growns Park
Pass Hole Jones' Hole
Lahore Canyon
Flaming Gorge
Vernal
Ashley Valley
Puge
Showers Relieve Parched Crops in Ashley Valley
Heavy rains on Tuesday and Wednesday brought relief to Ashley Valley farmers. Moisture dropped three inches near MeokKre diaw and Brush Creek mountain, while snow capped Mosby and the Utah range. Alfalfa crops are mostly lost though some areas with water may yield a second cut. Grain and gardens browned, springs dried, but persistent moisture could revive grazing ranges and stock outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashley Valley
Brush Creek
Vernal Mosby
Uintah Basin Industrial Convention to be Held at Fort Duchesne
Plans progress for a large Uintah Basin Industrial Convention at Fort Duchesne in August. Governor Blood will attend Governors Day, with Red Cross first aid training for a broad Basin-wide group and displays from the Utah Fish and Game Commission. Indian participants will showcase tribal regalia, games, dances, and pageants across camping grounds for a three day event aimed at improving living, economic, and social conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uintah Basin
Fort Duchesne
Basin
Wa‘ch
Henry H Blood
American Red Cross W
Red Cross
Utah State Fish and Game Commission
Harold M Guncill
Vern Allred
Utah State Agricultural College
University of Utah
Brigham Y. University
Short Term District Court Hears Broad Docket Tuesday
Judge Martin M Latson presided over a brisk district court session Tuesday with criminal, probate, and civil matters. Highlights include probate for Louisa P Rich and Addie Miles, divorces for Hallett and Roe mick, and several civil actions with rulings or setting dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin M Latson
Louisa P Rich
Joseph Rich
Addie Miles
Daniel M
Matilda Nelon
Mantle Tranisca Arbilla
Spain
Leo Arbilia
Willowcree
Robert L Green
George H Christy
Florence B Christy
Rachel EB Ler
Minnie Pearce
Samuel H. Pullin
Vernal Hotel Proprietor Bound Over for Liquor Charge
Ray Baldwin proprietor of the Vernal Hotel and former Oklahoma resident was bound over to the U S District Court on $1000 bond after being found with intoxicating liquor at White Rocks. He faces a charge of introducing liquor into Indian country and lacks a beer license for the Vernal Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Baldwin
Vernal Hotel
Oklahoma
United States
Charles DeMoisy
Baldwin
White Rocks
H Shew
Gellup
New Mexico
Heath
de Moisy
Vernal
A Thrill and a Touch of the Early West
A vivid scene evokes frontier life with bold daring and a hint of lawless grit. The piece blends rugged landscapes, daring acts, and a sense of rough frontier justice in a compact vignette.
Whiterocks Bear Dance Painted as Popular Native Ceremony
The Whiterocks Bear Dance, held last week in the mountains near Vernal, is described as the most popular remaining Indian ceremony. The ritual blends bear propitiation with social observance and signals seasonal agrarian work, with legends tracing the dance to a bear teacher and a founder who learned the steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whiterocks
Ashley
Dry Fork
Vernal
Vernal Navigators Conquer Yampa Gorge by Boat
Four Vernal men led by Bus Hatch and Alton Hatch navigated the Yampa Canyon in a 16 foot boat built with compartments to protect supplies. They launched at Bascom ranch, spent three days and two nights, and reached the White Cliffs base after passing Split Mountain and Jones Creek. They praised the canyon’s beauty, noted abundant wildlife, and urged a scenic road link to rival world attractions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bus Hatch
Wallace S Calder
Alton Hatch
Royce Mowry
Yampa
Bear River
Canyon
Green River
Yampa Canyon
Lahore Canyon
Bascom Ranch
Jones Creek
Green River Gorge
Sten
Dewey Russell Sentenced After Guilty Plea in District Court
Dewey Russell pleaded guilty to assault with a deadly weapon and received a prison term not more than five years. He slit his common law wife Ora Pike’s neck and arm at her Leeton home and attempted self harm with a dust knife. Russell waived counsel at arraignment and was jailed by Sherry Jamey Johnson. Pike remains out of danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Russell
Ora Pike
Leeton
Martin M Larson
Utah
Russell
Sherry Jamey Johnson
Pike
Lerson
Funeral Rites Held for Mrs Phebe Merkley in Vernal
Large attendance at Vernon Second Ward chapel for the funeral of Mrs Phebe Hacking Merkley widow of George D Merkley who died after a lingering illness. Speakers praised her pioneer life and Relief Society service. interment followed at Vernal cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phebe Merkley
Second Ward
Vernal Second Ward
Phebe Hacking Merkley
George D Merkley
Lucllie Calder
Charles S Carter
Archie Johnson
John Hall
Ufe
Relief Society
LDS Church
England
Lfe
J . Uacking
Lapoint
Edward Watkins
Carl Richens
Perand
Marl
Lawrence Allen
Elmo Colton
George Bills Davis
Reed Merkley
George I Walker
5S Henderson
Tyastian
Calder
E J Winder
Arthur Manwaring
B Wallis
J N Lybbert
Arthur Ifanwaling
City Council Meeting Addresses Water Shortage Relief
City Council convened Wednesday evening with Mayor R C Cooper presiding. Attendees noted relief as mountain showers in the prior 24 hours checked a looming water shortage and routine matters were confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R CG Cooper
Woolgrowers Urge Range Water Holes
At a directors meeting of the Ashley Wool Growers Association last week five stock water projects were recommended to the Utah Drought Relief committee. J Stewart of the Ashley National Forest outlined a survey of potential stock water development on forest, public domain and private lands. Projects include Mud Springs Rim of Mountain MedMel 40, Davis Seeps and Seymour Springs. A program to allow private landowner use until December 31 was set with temporary arrangements. A counting coral will be built on Diamond Mountain and a special assessment to finance it. O B Calder was named back herder at eighty dollars a month. Credit for 1935 pruning dues will be offered to members paying for corral construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashley Wool Growers Association
Utah Drough Relief Committee
J . Stewart
Ashley National Forest
National Forest
Mud Springs
Mountain MedMell
Davis Seeps
Seymour Springs
Forest Service
O B Calder
Diamond Mountain
Mir Stewart
Corral
Dinosaur Museum Camp Plans Move Fifty Workers to Vernal Quarry
Arrangements to transfer fifty men from a transient Salt Lake camp to Vernal to clear overburden at the quarry for a quarter million dollar dinosaur museum proceed. J C Reboltz and George M Haley arrive to supervise Camp Esparenza with Dr A Boyle oversight and U.S. Park Service support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
Dinosaur Monument
J. C. Rebbolz
Department of Transient Relief
Pera
George M Haley
Salt Lake City
Vernal
CWA
A . Boyle
Boyle
Esparenza
Department of Transient
Utah Fura
Uintah State Bank Directors
Robbolz
Haley
D M. Madsen
U & Park Service
Vernal Liong Club
Robbols
Macsen
Rasirg
Utah
Barnum Brown
American Museum
Mir Madsen
National Parks Service
Columbia Universty
Dinosaur Camp
Vernal News Briefs Highlight Local Events and Appointments
The Commercial club will award six hundred dollars in prizes on July 4. Manager Showalter of the Orpheus has signed with the Ralph Col inger company for a week in Vernal. Alton Calder returned from Preston Idaho where he taught school. Herberto Tyzak notes the marriage of his daughter Besse to Willard Jensen of Canterfield. Miss Tessie is at the LDS hospital taking a nursing course. Marion Westover visits from Ranchett to file final homestead proof. W Henderson drives a new Ford bought from Sumner and Pepe. Jen Ashton spent days with his parents. the Ashton hardware business grows in Roosevelt. Guy Prichard came from Myton with the bill team for last Saturday's game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sp Tete
Erlenyeterteriewe
Jode Phafete Sakeel
LDS Hospital
Marion Westover
Ranchett
W & Henderson
Sumner
Pepe
Jen Ashton
Ashton
Roosevelt
Guy Prichard
Myton
Bill
Also Mentioned on This Page
I. Sander
Uintah County
Ubic
Ft. Duchesne
U. B.I. CG
Izecord
Oscar H Johnson
Willard
Stephen Bal
Nor
A M Myrup
Dorothy L Roebuck
Thomas C Roemick
Ruby Irene Hallett
Terry Burns Hallett
Geo H Holmes
Sterling Rasmussen
Mar Caldwell
Carl Jenkinser
Karceny
Nettie Richens
Florence
Joseph Herbert C . Hirth
N J Meagher
Lawrence Cooper
Annie Bowden
Ys Wasatch Livestock Loan Company
Ferrice Omega Pike 'S
Lawrence Pike
U. S. District Court
Albert Bruagan
Alnish Ban
Coek
Yanpa Gorge
Ganyon
Ashley Woolgrowers Association
Qech
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!