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Newspaper

Vernal Express

Location

Vernal, Utah, United States of America

Date

Mar 07, 1946

Page

1

Hunters and Fishers Debate Uintah Refuges Plan

Uintah Basin hunters and fishermen met in Vernal to discuss fish restocking streams bird refuges and big game feeding grounds. Mayors Stringham and Harrison and State Fish and Game official Ben Turpin spoke as the Vernal Rifle Club backed studies and funding under Pittman Robertson to create Leotal Bottoms refuges and related ponds.

Uintah Uintah Corn Court House Vernal UN and Rifle Club B P Fisher BH Stringham Vernal George Si Harrison Roosevelt Ben Turpin State Fish and Game Commission Roosevelt Club Leotal Bottoms Bis CHR Jeffries Jeffries Fon Lension

Discharged Sgt Harold Hardy Returns from Fort MacArthur

Harold Hardy, son of Mr and Mrs Charles A Hardy, arrived home last Wednesday after a three year Army career beginning with field artillery. He trained at Camp Roberts, spent two years overseas, and was transferred to Korea after V J Day. His brother Norwood was released recently.

Harold Hardy Ft MacArthur California Hardy The Field Artille Camp Roberts Aund Korea Charles A Hardy Innins Angeles Norwoot

Young Vernal Businessman Dies of Pneumonia

Vernal mourns Lewis Evans longtime Evans Wasatch Service Station manager at West Main who died after a flu developed into pneumonia. Funeral arrangements announced by Maple Ward church, with services pending in Vernal Second Ward.

Lewis Evans Evans Wasatch West Main

Slot Machines Removed From Vernal Shops

Uintah County authorities ordered the removal of all slot machines from Vernal businesses. County Attorney Wallace Calder cited Utah statutes making machine operators responsible, and the machines were cleared Monday. Jaycees funds from Vernal machines, about 44 001 over 15 months, supported the Uintah County Hospital and related projects.

Uintah County Wallace Calder Utah Vernal City Jaycees Uintah County Hospital C .R Henderson The

Desens Wins From Spartans In A Close Uintah Game

The Duchesne Eagles edged the Alterra Spartans 23 to 22 to earn the Uintah Basin district bid and a spot in the state tournament in Salt Lake City March 14 to 16. Norman Caldwell and Lloyd Grant sparked the comeback in the third quarter as Duchesne rallied from a halftime deficit. Betty of Alterra forced a late steal and shot at the buzzer but the ball bounced away sealing the Duchesne victory.

LaGrande Young Alterras Spartans Eagles Duchesne High School Uintah Gym Duchesne Uintah Salt Lake Spartans Alterra Caldwell Norm Caldwell Fungie Lloyd Grant Howard Todd Bales Duchesne Betty Alterra Duchesne

Survey Begins on Road to Echo Park Dam Site

A ten man crew under supervisor Earl A Edwards starts surveying a potential road from Island Park to Echo Park dam site in Green River valley. The effort, part of the Bureau of Reclamation program, aims to avoid delaying the Echo Park development while offering job openings to ex servicemen and engineers.

Echo Dam Land Park Earl A Sand Park Green Baver Jones Hole Vernal Gordon Anderson Reclamation Bureau H Eugene Nelson Bureau of Reclamation

Peterson Brothers Modernize Flour Mill On North Vernal

Peterson brothers Dean and Joy Peterson, former Roosevelt veterans, install $35 000 of new equipment at the Vernal Milling Co site on North Vernal Ave. Interior remodeling completes and exterior alterations proceed as the mill prepares to begin flour production by March 1 under their management.

Peterson 3S Vernal Milling Co North Vernal Ave Dean Joy Peterson Roosevelt Peterson Brothers Roosevelt Flour

Mattress Fire at City Jail Briefly Damages None

An incident Tuesday evening at the city jail saw a burning cigarette ignite a mattress. Officers quickly removed the mattress and no serious damage occurred.

E. J. Longhurst Dies In Salt Lake Hospital

E J Longhurst Vernal Leeer died Tuesday in a Salt Lake hospital. Funeral services will be held in Vernal Legend Ward chapel Saturday at 2 o'clock. Harold G Duke, a former Vernal resident, is among those attending. The Brooks Casa is located in the Gipson Hotel Building.

E. J. Longhurst Salt Lake E J Longhurst Harold G Duke Verna Gipson

Three Serious Car Accidents Reported in Week Near Vernal

Over the past week three serious crashes caused heavy property damage and injuries. One collision east of Gosher involved a 1941 Ford driven by Dwayne Caldwell and a 1939 Ford driven by Al Lan Johnson, overturning the Caldwell car and injuring five occupants. Sheriff J A Preece and Deputy Bob Bath investigated after transporting the injured to Roosevelt hospital. salvaged parts were stolen from the Caldwell vehicle. A second accident occurred on Roosevelt Roanoke Road when a tight front tire blew out a 1938 Chevrolet, details continued on page five.

Vernal Maeser Road IGA Gosher Dwayne Caldwell Allan Johnson Caldwell Earl Woolley Roosevelt Hospital Harold Winward Siapan Uintah Zelph Massey Lyle Rhinson Johnson J A Preece Bob Bath Caldwell Ford Roosevelt

Pason Rancher Fea Beneath Britigg' 4

Tuesday morning near Clarence Utah a pickup ran off a gate and crashed into a rock wall. The driver, a World War II veteran identified as Clarence Cory, was found dead with a rope around his neck. authorities say death occurred Sunday night or early Monday morning per the coroner.

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Mott Sells Barber Shop Ties to Local Business Shift

Wm Mott, longtime barber with 36 years in the trade, sells his shop at the Cobble Rock service area site near the Shimmins building. He started with Robert Wimmer, then Wright and Sullivan, later moving to the Girll Cafe location before 1937. Mott plans to devote his efforts to Bill's Taxi service.

Mott Shimmins Cobble Rock Bowden Robert Wimmer Wright and Sullivan Girll Cafe Bill

FFA Boxing Card Delivers Fast Draw in Uintah Shows

In Uintah high gym last Saturday evening the Future Farmers of America boxing event ended with a fast draw between Wick Hatch 145 pounds from Uintah and Loren Loyd 155 pounds from Roosevelt in three lively rounds. Ortega 125 pounds from Uintah edged Wayne Shield 125 pounds of Roosevelt by decision, and Gardner Roosevelt middleweight defeated Uintah’s Dean Slaugh in a crowd-pleasing bout.

Wick Hatch Uintah High School Loren Lloyd Roosevelt High Future Farmers of America Uintah High Hatch Loyd David Ortega Uintah Wayne Shield Roosevelt Garth Gardner Roosevelt Dean Slaugh Page Four

Steinkeemaker Draw Project Aims at Wald Id Business

At a Uintah High School meeting Monday night Mr Jerman outlined the Steinkeemaker Draw Project for Wald Id business, arguing the reclamation bureau supports water supply through irrigation and recreation. He noted that about half the project cost would fall to water users via contracts, with no foreclosure on water stock, and stressed the plan as a congressionally supported, pure level precept.

Salles Reid Otate Buea Uintah High School Jerman U. 7.3 Jeran Bureau of Rec’ Tion Mir Tman Jetmaon Spenetta of Congress

Annual UNFLA Meeting Draws Large Crowd Here

The Union National Farm Lean Association held its annual meeting on March 1 drawing eighty one members and guests. Leon Christensen presided as president while J H Jensen, associate regional manager of the Federal Land Bank, attended and spoke on the bank’s history and its service to farmers, focusing on long term mortgage loans during 1934 and 1935.

Union National Farm Lean Association Leon Christensen J H Jensen Federal Land Bank

Elk Herd Stampsede and Park Damages Reported

The report details elk herds on the hillside near Little Brush Gorge and Iron Springs. Wardens note many elk are difficult to locate due to heavy snow, with an estimated third of the annual Bank’s evidence loaned to farmers referenced in the text.

Frida Ate Ae Cuaa Dave Mani Acre Aarden Fatelone Silo Asia Wos Park Lang Wander Jana Turner Iron Springs

Red Cross Drive Aims for Uintah County Quota

Uintah County sets a 2500 Red Cross drive quota with 1400 remaining for the focal chapter and 1100 needed for the nations fund. Chairmen Mrs A Dean Voorhies and Mrs Roy Showalter express confidence the goal will be exceeded before the drive ends in March. Multiple committees and local organizations across Vernal regions are listed as organizers and supporters.

Red Cross Uintah County Nations Dean Voorhies Roy Showalter Dan Price Voorhies Showalter

Local Men Apply For Drayage Service in County

A public service hearing Tuesday reviewed the application of Cc E Johnson and Lloyd Brown to operate a drayage service in the county. Judge Oearl Carlson of the Public Service Commission presided, aided by Ralph Smith of the commission's enforcement department. Johnson and Brown are Macy residents. Johnson recently completed military service.

Cc E Johnson Lloyd Brown Oear Carlson Public Service Comission Ralph Smith Law Enforcement Department of the Commission Johnson Brown Macy Ser Fore

Birth and family notices from a garbled item

A damaged notice reports births and family connections including parents and grandparents with scattered names and dates in a garbled OCR fragment. The text mentions March 5 and March 6 and includes several misspelled names.

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