Ouray Valley Irrigation stockholders set new office HQ
At the annual Ouray Valley Irrigation meeting in Verna stockholders voted to move headquarters from Vernal to Avalon with plans to open a local office in coming months. They discussed expanding cultivation on 16000 to 20000 acres and attracting settlers, with officers elected: Jesse Brough president, Ray E Dillman vice president, L C Wall, Bert Hovey and M Larson directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouray Valley Irrigation Company
Verna
Vernal
Avalon
Ouray Ted
Avalon 4
Uintah Abstract
Ouray Valley
Jesse Brough
Ray E Dillman
L C Wall Bert Hovey
M Larson
Uintah County
Twelve Mile Bridge
Frank Roberts
E Eklund
Jack Jorgensen
Ollie Jorgensen
Floyd Bryant
M Chandler
Sam Kimball
Cyrus Nelson
Bert Hovey
Perry Jackson
J W Jackson
William D Alfred
J EB Burns
Russell Burns
Burns Cy Kidd
Wille Wilson O ` Nielson
Cloward
SB Stoddard
Leda
Lawrence C Wall
Colton Reuben Wilson
P Stevens
David Burg
J P Rasmussen
Mark Woolley
Frank Jarman
Willam H Smart
E Hall Willam Smith
Randlett
George Your
Lawrence Young
Alev Duvall
Gusher AW
Stanley Nebeker
Lapoint
Decrease in Snowfall on Uintah Range Reported
Forest Service measurements compiled by Jenn Lambert show a marked drop in snowfall across Uintah Range stations for early March. February 1928 readings at various elevations indicate lower snow depths than February 1927, with many sites reporting substantial declines due to relocated stations and variable conditions.
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Jenn Lambert
Ashley National Forest Service
Ferua
Allen Creek
Sheep Creek
SiGe Creek
Rush Creek
Brush Creek
Ashley Creek
Ashaley Creek
White Rocks Creek
Yellowstone
Lake Fork
Carter Creek
Brush Creek Station
Ashley Creek No
Ashley No 2
Whiterocks Creek
Whiterocks No
Uintah Loses to Provo in First State Tournament Game
Uintah High fell to Provo in the opening state basketball game at Lake City on Wednesday but still contends for honors. Coach Taslor praised the team’s fast play and Davis’s standout moments as Uintah prepares for the tourney.
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Uintah
Provose
Uintah High
Lake City
Provo
Ranny
Davis
Taslor
Touney
Deseret
Funeral Services for Little NeRee Stringham
A sixteen month old girl NeRee Stringham daughter of Ray and Vera Stringham died Sunday night at home. Funeral held at Vernal First Ward chapel Thursday with Haller Witbeck in charge. The service featured flowered drapery, a white casket, musical selections by Tetlas Shimmin Thomas trio and solos by Edith Shimmin Frayer and Howard Mendenhall. Remarks by H Walter Woolley Harmon Sowards and Halel Veitbeck. Benediction by J Clive Davis and grave by Marion Shater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NeRee
Ray
Vera Jacobson Stringham
Vernal First Ward
Haller Witbeck
Shimmin-Thomas
Edith Shimmin Frayer
I Sander
Lucile Calder
Bryant Stringham
H Walter Woolley
Harmon Sowards
Halel Veitbeck
Howard Mendenhall
Robert L. Pixton
My Father
J Clive Davis
Marion K Sha‘ter
Funeral Held for Twin Son of Mr and Mrs Merkley
Funeral services for the infant twin son of Joseph and Luella Merkley were conducted at Asher Merkley’s home on Saturday March 10 with Bishop James H Wallis presiding. The service featured a quartet, prayers by Harmon Gowards, and talks by Ellis Merkley and Wallis on LDS doctrines. The family expressed thanks through Bishop Wallis, the quartet sang, and Counsellor Haller Witbeck pronounced benediction. Fills Merkley conducted the grave dedication.
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Joseph
Luella Svenson Merkley
Asher Merkley
James H Wallis
Wyrtle Kempton
Haller Witbeck
Bishop Wallis
Jesus My Savior
Harmon Gowards
Jesus
Ellis Merkley
L. D
Walls
Fills Merkley
Advertising Drives Business Says Spokane Club Speaker
Ernst Tomowske, advertising specialist, told the Spokane Advertising Club that advertising is the backbone of business and that newspapers bring buyers to stores. He urged advertisers to use windows and circulars to complement newspaper space and reach the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernst Tomowske
Spokane Advertising Club
Spokane
Washington
Team Set to Challenge Strong Contenders in Tournament
An expert predicts our team will give top contenders a stiff test before bowing out, noting the Wednesday score of 13 to 31 as a sign the squad can compete with the best.
Editors Call for Punishment of Bad Check Writers
An editorial condemns bad check practices as harmful to the community. It argues victims delay reporting crimes and urges immediate arrest and prosecution to deter offenders, noting banks and businesses suffer while a child is hurt in a related incident. Crime breeds further misfortune.
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Vernal
Busines
Ladies Night With Vernal Lions Club Big Success
The Vernal Lions Club held a well attended luncheon at the High School auditorium featuring wives and sweethearts of members with special guests Senator Thomas E McKay and Judge Hi W Pritchett. President James Wallis announced a road bid delay from the State Road Commission and warned the ten mile Gusher to Duchesne road may not finish by summer.
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Utah Public Utilities Communissin
Sterling Transportation Company
Thomas E McKay
Mr Gonangle
Transportation Company
H W Prickett
E W Schneider
Ay E Dillman
Roosevelt
Uintah
Theodore Johnson
Vernal
Salt Lake City
Statorneys
Price
Vernal Club
Lionas International
Utah Public Util Ties Committee
Hi W Pritchett
Utah Traffic Service Bureau
James Wallis
Twister
R L Pixton
J C Anderson
Utah Powerland Light Co
J B&b Higham
Pixtons
Wallis
Lion
Dons Club
Sander
State Road Commission
Gusher
Duchesne
Ouray Valley Farmer Killed by Falling Timber at Gilsonite Mine
A E Jenkins of Leota was instantly killed at the Littl Emma Mine near Watson Tuesday morning when a heavy timber struck his skull. Survived by a wife and seven children, he and his wife, natives of England, had lived in the Uintah Basin and filed on a Ouray Valley homestead. He worked timbering to support his family. his body was moved to Vernal and Leota for services.
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E Jenkins
Leota
Littl Emma
Watson
Vernal
Jenkins
Mr Jenkins
James Smith
Davis Ward
D Dow
Owen Ofailen
James Smuin
Oscar Jensen
England
Uintah Basin
Ouray Valley
Moffat Tunnel Completion Prompts Westward Rail Link Plan
The Moffat tunnel saves time and money for the Northwestern Colorado line, but is only half finished as a transcontinental goal. President Freeman and Moffat officials foresee a western extension from Craig, with the Dotsero cutoff likely to connect D and RGW to the tunnel, advancing regional development.
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Moffat
Railroad Certain
Colorado
Moffat Road
David Moffat
Craig
Freeman 4
Moffat County
Craig Empire
Services for Prominent Ashley Ward Woman Held Here by Father Collins
Funeral services were held Sunday at the Vernal Second ward chapel for Mrs. Katherine Feltch of Ashley Ward. Father Collins of East Lake City led a Catholic service with prayers and songs by May Jorgensen. Bishops Karl Preece and Hyrum Calder spoke on her life as a mother and neighbor. Interment followed at Vernal cemetery with the grave dedicated by Father Collins. Relatives from Yampa Cola and Denver attended and departed Tuesday.
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Second Ward
Katherine Felteh
Ashley Ward
Mary Manwaring
Father Collins
Catholic Church of
East Lake City
May Jorgensen
Vernal
John Hughes
Yampa Cola
Thomas J Leahy
Denver
Strawberry Road Closed By State Road Commission
The State Road Commission ordered Strawberry Road from Heber City to Ducatone closed for a week or two due to an unfinished sixteen mile forest project and poor surfacing by Cedar Construction. Traffic is being turned back and only limited night travel with teams is allowed as crews work to stabilize the worst stretches.
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Galt Lake City
F . Knowlton
State Road Commission
Wasatch Range
Strawberry Valley
Heber City
Ducatone
Cedar Construction Company
Bodler Summit
Uintah Basin
Castlegate Duchesne
Death comes suddenly to Jensen resident Albert L Wilkins Jr
Albert Levi Wilkins Jr of Jensen died suddenly March 10 at Vernal hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services were held in Jensen chapel with a large turnout of relatives and friends. He was born January 13 1892 in Jensen and leaves a wife Leafy Fletcher and six children Ruth Ruby Lavelle Lula Eugene and Helen plus his parents and many siblings. Burial followed at Jensen cemetery with services conducted by local church leaders.
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Albert Levi Wilkins Jr
Jensen
Vernalt Hospital
Jensen Chapel
Rose Walker
Mae Jorgensen
W .& Henderson
John Hodgknson
E J Winder
Kenneth Spiers
Balnis
Wilkins
Mra Mae Jorgensen
Cole
Fred Wall
Wikins
Ira Gardner
Joseph Dudley Albert Levi Wilkins
Albert Wiliam
Mary Ellen Dudley Wilkins
Leafy Fletcher
Colorado
Mr Wilkins
Ruth
LD 8
Salt Lake
Ruby
Lavelle Lula Eugene
Helen Ile
Meltin Wilkins
Canada
George Elton
Harley
Nettle Ainge
Emma Fairfax
Elsie Case
Eleanor Chewalt
The Door The Door Graduate Have an Opening
A college-trained man is asked if he sees an opening in a manager’s doorway joke. The exchange ends with a quip about closing the door as one leaves.
Unclear fragmentary report notes frost and road impact
Fragmentary text describes frost affecting an area with mention of a song and a person but lacks clear event, date, or responsible entities. No verifiable actions or outcomes are present due to incomplete wording.
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Ouray Valley Irrigation Co
Whi
Ouray
Uintah Range
Little NeRee Stringham
Jos Merkley
Songs of
Plain Folks
Jonnie Hays
Pete
Unan
Me Helo
Vernal Lions Club
Gilsonite
Strawberry Road
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