Uintah Wins Fast Games From Carbon
Uintah defeats Carbon in two tight region games to clinch the northern division title with a perfect 12 0 record. Friday night featured a fast home win 60 32 with Noel Alexander Siddoway and Chuck Oaks leading the attack. Saturday brought a closer 48 43 battle as Carlton pressed Uintah with Gunderson scoring 19 for the visitors and Oaks key defense and late rally sealing the win. Roosevelt edged Duchesne 42 in a second district game Friday.
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Uintahs
Carbon High School
Uiniah
Merrell
Carlton
Uintah
Davis
Charles
Chuck) Oaks
Noel Alexander
Siddoway
Roosevelt
Duchesne
Pagy
Uintah County Anniversary Marks Early County Court Minutes
March 3 1932 Uintah County celebrates its 52nd anniversary noting Ashley as the old county name. The 1880 county court minutes list officers Sidge Hatch Thomas Bingham P Dodd Issac Burton and C C Bartlett clerk with Hatch administering oaths to selectmen and a request for a $5000 loan to the county.
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Uintah County
Ashley
Uintah
Utah
Sidge Hatch
Thomas Bingham
P. Dodd
Issac Burton
Pardon Dodd
Hatch
C C Bartlett
W Ashton
Ahu
Lieber
Sand Skiing Sparks Uproar as Snow Fans Roam Dunes
Skiing in the Sahara sounds ridiculous to winter sport fans in the United States who waited for snow. No Swiss athlete recently glided over the sands, first towed by a motorcycle and then without aid down the steep dunes. The piece hints that youngsters may next drag sleds to beaches.
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Saharal
United States
Stand Dunes
Junk shop roadside pitch in Denver railroad crossing
A fragment describes a junk shop near a railroad crossing in Denver with a bold sell line urging to “Go ahead take a chance We’ll buy the car” and contrasting it with the traditional “Stop Look and Listen.”
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Denver
Hendersons welcome baby girl and other local notes
A baby girl arrived at the home of Mr and Mrs Wm Henderson last Saturday February 24. Mr and Mrs Chas Lybbert announce a twelve pound baby girl born Saturday February 74. The Uintah Medical Association met at Dr Garrett O'Donnell's home on Monday evening February 26 to discuss uniform price lists and agreed terms. Jensen residents plan to reclaim 600 acres of strong agricultural land using a drainage project to remove subsoil water affecting the tract. Work will start once trees are cleared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm Henderson
Chas Lybbert
Uintah Medical Association
Garrett O’donnell
Basin Livestock Outlook Tied to Road Access and Feed
Livestock specialists say Uintah basin roads unlock market access boosting cattle hogs and lambs. Roosevelt and Vernal stockmen adapt with alfalfa and concentrates while demonstrations highlight fattening on grain and hay, aiming to build a prime home grown feeding area.
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Uintah Basin
E J Maynard
Logan
Vernal
Daniels Canyon
Canyon
Eltranberry Valley
Roosevelt
Duchesne
Iintermountain
Uintah Bagin
Horace Alfred
W G Gentry
Myton
Wilford McConkie
Bert Lusty
Jensen Home Owners Donate Land to Widen Victory Highway
A meeting of Jensen area landowners agreed to donate all land needed to widen the Victory Highway from Lloyd Stewarts to Green River Bridge. Parcels range from seven to eight feet, with fences movable for a dollar or county cost. A two mile north sidewalk is proposed for pedestrian safety, and a committee will handle details with the state road engineer at a Friday meeting.
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Iran Gerdnr
Andrew Dudley
Kelly
Kelly Mercantile
Basin ready to market crops through livestock says Mr Maynard
With improving industrial conditions and higher demand for agricultural products the basin cites balanced feed and transport facilities as enabling efficient production and marketing of abundant crops through livestock said by Mr Maynard
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Maynard
D R G asks delay on Dotsero cutoff and seeks funds
The Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for a one year delay in starting the Dotsero cutoff and requested 24 million dollars from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to meet current needs. The line cites inability to borrow. The ICS was also informed that the 18 million dollar Moffat tunnel must be refined at 1.6 million before use for transcontinental traffic.
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Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Finnance Corporation
J & Fyeatt
City Votes to Start Graveling Streets Leading to Uintah High
At the regular city council meeting the decision was made to begin graveling streets approaching Uintah high school from the east. Work starts Friday and will continue as long as hauling is possible, improving muddy conditions and supplying employment. The council endorsed a Salt Lake Elk Club letter seeking higher copper tariffs and discussed highway widening with the state road commission to allow curb to curb graveled main streets. Prospects looked favorable for additional sales near Vernal this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uintah High School
Elk Club
Salt Lake City
Congress
Stata Road Commission
Gillis
Uintah Basin Records Historic Snow Excess
Forester C J Langer notes record snow in the Uintah Basin and its watersheds with depths from 6 to 19 feet in high Uintah mountains. Strawberry region reports 6 to 18 inches, Fort Duchesne 18 to 20 inches. Old timers say never seen so much snow since the 1890s, promising strong forage and agricultural benefits. Local measurements show 13.8 inches at Joseph Hacking farm, 2 feet at Dry Fork, and 4 inches at Thoroughbred Ranch Deep Creek.
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Uintah Basin
Uintah Mountains
C J Langer
Indian Forest Service
Uintalis
Fort Duchesne
Fort State
Langer
Uintah-Ouray Indian
Joseph Hacking
Ashley Valley
Dry Fork
Deep Creek
Cedar City Arrowhead Gas & Oil Files Incorporation
Cedar City Arrowhead Gas and Oil Company filed articles of incorporation to distribute gasoline oil and other products in the local market.
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Cedar Ity
Arrowhead Gas & Ol Company
Vernal Area Ranked Richest in America for Primitive Man Study
Utah's Vernal region cited by Dr Julian IX Steward as among the richest for studying early peoples. Petroglyphs and bas relief images near Vernal rival Aztec craftsmanship, with a 1000 to 1500 year old culture growing corn and making clay fetishes. Other carvings found near Beaver Fillmore Price Magna Moab and Wayne County suggest widespread ancient civilization two thousand years ago.
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Utah
Julian IX, Steward, Liveraity
Vernal
Steward
Ama Trica
Aebusta Cave
Great Lak E Bome
Beaver
Fillmore
Price Magna
Moab
Wayne County
National Business Women's Week Observance Emphasized
Laveta Wallace state president calls for March 6 to 12 as Business Women's Week to promote opportunity and fellowship between business men and women. Clubs across the nation protest unemployment with a slogan We Give, highlighting education for young women, relief for the needy, and better civic and business life.
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Alto
Business Onc
America
Laveta Wallace
National
Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc
Business Women’s Week
St. C. Cooper
Vernal
Vernal City
Arid City
State road commission plans 310000 fund for U 6 and 50 work
The State Road Commission contemplates expenditure of 310000 dollars for work on routes U 6 and highway No 50 between Spanish Fork and a point 18 miles east of here.
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Prici—State Road Commission
Spanish Fork
Here
Washington Memorial Plan Gains Support for Dinosaur Road
Jensen reports the Washington Bicentennial committee backs a George Washington Memorial Boulevard near Dinosaur National Monument. State and national commissions praise the idea, though funding remains tight. Congressmen and senators promise help when possible. Whiteker of the Victory Highway Association commends the plan and pledges assistance to advance memorial plans.
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Whitakers
Victory Highway Association
Memorial Road At
Dinosaur
George Washington
Pinosaur National Monument
T . Whiteker
Topeka
Kansas
Whiteker
Washington Memorial
Cooperative Road Projects Signed by County Officials
The board of county commissioners approved a cooperative agreement with the State Road Commission to fund the county share on the USB 40 highway project toward the Colorado state line. Two major bridges over Ashley Creek and Green River are planned with bids to be sought soon. A Lions Club joint committee discussed the Lapoint road, and residents urged early work awaiting state and county funds. Survey to begin when ground dries, with efforts to obtain state appropriation for rapid start.
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Board of County Commissioners
Court House
State Road Commissions
Colorado State Line
State Road Commission
Ashley Creek
Green River
Lions Gays Lapphe Club
Bertrand Awatn
Car Hackingam
Borouse
W & Henderson
C 8 Carter
Ray Duke
Lapoint
James Mulville
Annual Btaka Declamation Contest Held in Vernal Ward
The final contest determines the winners of the annual stake declamation event at the Vernal First Ward chapel Sunday evening at 7:30. Three medals will be awarded by the stake board of education. Contestants include Isabelle Dillman Ruth Winder Wendell Johnson and others with subjects on time happiness and life. A musical program accompanies the program and three judges decide the winners.
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First Ward
Uintah Stake
Vernal First Ward
Stake Board of Education First
Isabelle Dillman
Hermann Roper
Ruth Winder
Gladys Teeples
Wendell Johnson
Tima Wilkins
Grace Slaugh
Thattia
Victory Highway Memorial Mentioned in War Losses Note
A newspaper snippet notes the Victory Highway as a memorial to those who died in World War and signals continuation on page five with further details.
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Angis
Persons Over 21 Must File Income Tax Return
State tax officials announced that every person over 21 must file an income tax return and pay the filing fee, with exceptions for married women living with husbands without independent income and inmates or students in state institutions. The commission plans strict enforcement and noted mailing costs of about 10 cents per person for tax blanks.
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GB Y? Dansle
State Tax Commission
Commission
Dansiee
Dansil
District Court closes light calendar at Ver nal Wednesday noon
The February term opened with Judge A V Watkins and staff, but finished by Wednesday. Three of five criminal cases were continued, Murray was discharged for lack of evidence, Sprouse was fined 100 with 50 suspended if paid in 30 days. Four divorces granted and five civil plus ten probate cases ruled.
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A V. Watkins
Provo
Watkins
E. M Alder
M GB Pepe
Murray
Win Sprouse
Mattie Wicoxson
Wilcoxson
Vena RK Bteels
Robert B. Steele
LeRoy Willams
Annabelle Williams
David Tolliver
Floretta Green Tolliver
Colton Viaduct to be built at cost about 10000
A viaduct at Colton will be constructed at an estimated cost near 10000. Construction will begin at the end of the new road and divert traffic over the bill into the city, altering local routes.
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Colton
Parowan Efforts Underway to Reopen Bank of Iron County
Community leaders in Parowan coordinate efforts to reopen the Bank of Iron County with plans to restore services, secure financing, and attract customers. Local officials cite economic revival goals and support from residents and business groups.
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Bank of
Iron County
Tons of Food Gathered at Boxing Bout in Woodward
A large turnout at Woodward's Hall saw over 900 attend a boxing program headlined by Roy B Massey and Buck Udell which ended in a seventh round knockout. Other bouts featured Lew Osick and Don Fisher, with proceeds and provisions totaling 975 dollars and providing food for the County Relief Committee.
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Venal
Woodwards Hall
Roy B Massey
Buck
Udell
Massey
Utah
Navy
Montana
Lew Osick
John Gross
Naples
Jensen
van Massey Charter Showalter
Frank Swain
County Relief Committee
Crime reports drop in 1931 federal data for large cities
Fewer crimes were reported to the Federal Department of Justice in 1931 by seventy one cites with 100000 or more population. This snapshot highlights a decline in reported crime among bigger urban areas.
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Federal Department of Justice
Webster’s insight on spent and prudent use of money
The note explains that spent means exhausted but money wisely spent is not exhausted, implying wise spending preserves value rather than depleting resources. It contrasts exhaustion with purposeful allocation toward work.
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Webster
Highway Plans for B ay 1932 Investment
About 115 miles of new highway will be built in the B ay during 1932 with expenditures around 1.6 million dollars. Federal aid contributes roughly 2.5 million dollars, according to Price Sun.
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B’ay
Price Sun
Local Birth Announcements and Community Updates
Mrs Joseph Engberson and Mr Joseph Engberson announce a baby girl born Tuesday February 23. Mr Bert Young and Mrs Young welcome a baby boy born Sunday February 23. Charles Glines travels to Raymond Canada to scout land options. The valley sees a rare two feet of snow on the trees. The Crowns Park toll bridge nears completion to open soon. Clare Hacking returns from winter missionary work. I.
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Joseph Engberson
Bert Young
Gladden
Charles Glines
Raymond
Canada
Crowns Park
Clare Hacking
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Carbon
Plucky Carbon
Blanding
Se Sie
Lloyd Stewart
Green River Bridge
Jensens
R. G
Uintah High
Forester
National Business Women’s
Highway Head
R. C. Cooper
District Court
NEPHI
Nephi National Bank
Valley
Woodard Hall
Cedar City
Bank of Southern Utah
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