Vernal to stage real spring festival and carnival
Vernal will host the largest spring Prosperity Festival and Carnival May 1 led by the Vernal Commercial Club and American Legion. events include tennis tournament, stock show, baseball game Uintah Academy vs town team, open air wrestling, field day, grand automobile parade, carnival, and dancing. lighted streets, prizes, carnival costumes, and a Kangaroo court. parade through Yama Yama costumes, suggest plan costumes and start a prosperous season.
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Vernal Commercial Club
American Legion
Court House
Uintah Academy
Uintah Basin
Orpheus Hall
Commercial Club
Mail Woes Highlight Vernal Road Conditions
Freight wagons plow through mud delivering Vernal mail from Half Way Hollow after four horse teams haul from Price and Reservation points. Saturday’s mail ran about 36 hours late as Vernal roads deteriorate. The writer urges a Price to Vernal mail road with no strings to the appropriation to employ workers and restore timely service.
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Vernal
Half Way Hollow
Price
Wationg
Canal officials plan inspection to save Ashley Creek works
Canal company officials with representatives from Vietnal city and engineer Hughes will inspect headgates and inlets along Ashley Creek this week to assess needed protections against high water. A full report with recommendations is due next week. An extra effort should protect at least one bridge to keep Ashley crossing open during floods.
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Canal Company
Vietnal City
Ashley Valley
Vernal to Get a Federal Building Soon
Senator William King writes Leslie Ashton that the Treasury Department will soon let a Vernal post office building contract. He has urged prompt action and believes a contract will be awarded within sixty to ninety days, with efforts to ensure construction begins promptly.
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Vernal
Wiliam Heh
King
Leslie Ashton
Treasury Department
Department
Ashley Valley Seeks National Guard Unit in Vernal
The Commercial Club presses Major Williams for a cavalry troop to be formed in Ashley valley with headquarters at Vernal. Eastern Utah lacks National Guard representation as the appeal to the attorney general and mayor Cruikshank emphasizes.
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Commercial Club
National Guard
Ashley Valley
W. G. Williams
Utah
Vernal
George H. Cruikshank
Martin Box Case Dismissed Rearrested On New Charge
After jury selection began in the Martin Box gambling case the defense challenged the court on jurisdiction claiming the facts in the complaint were a felony. The prosecutor issued new papers and Box was arrested on a new charge, arraigned, with a hearing set this week before Justice H. Walter Woolley.
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Martin
Martin Box
Justice Court
Charles DeMolsy
Box
H. Walter Woolley
Dwelling Burns Saturday Near the Fair Grounds
A house near the fair grounds built by John Sylvester and recently purchased by Prof. W. H. Burgener was destroyed by fire on Saturday night. Sylvester had been living there with some furniture moved out. Some insurance covered the house, but it is unclear if furniture was insured.
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John Sylvester
W. H. Burgener
County Treasurer W. H. Menderson Ill With Flu
County Treasurer W H Menderson has been quite ill for several days and is believed to be suffering from influenza. Local officials report he is resting at home and is under medical care.
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Menderson
Organizations Join Forces for Civic Beautification in Vernal
A large gathering at the Commercial club rooms focused on Vernal’s civic betterment and beautification. Mayor Cruikshank pledged city support though funds are limited, with plans to haul rubbish and improve one street per year, plus a prize program for tree planting and district beautification.
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Vernal
Commercial Club
Cruikshank
Park Commission
O'Donnell
DeMolly
Pontha Calder
M. M. I As
M. Garrett-O'Donnell
H.S. Olson
Uintah County
R. H. Sainsbury
Mig Louise Jorgenssen
Women's Auxiliary
American Legion
H. E. Rich
Vernal City
Charley DeMorey
Civico Improvement Committee
G. A. Downey
The
Ashley Valley
Utah
Lee Jones accused of shoplifting at Vernal store
Lee Jones was arrested early last week on a charge of shoplifting at the Acorn Mercantile company. His trial is set for this Friday afternoon before Justice Irvin Eaton.
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Lee Jones
Acorn Mercantile Company
Jones
Irvin Eaton
Jury Fails 10 Agree In Caldwell Case
The Uintah county trial of J Emory Caldwell of Lapoint on branding and marking sheep faced a hung jury after a lengthy hearing. Crowds packed the courtroom as attorneys Sam King M B Pope and Thos W O Donnell argued the case for the defense and Charles Da Mossy and Charles Wahlquist for the state. The jury of eight men plus Bishop Joseph Horrocks as foreman deliberated past midnight with an initial 4 to 4 split and ended with no verdict. It was unclear how the case will proceed.
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J. Emory Caldwell
Lapoint
Marke
Uintah County
Pain
Sam King
Salt Lake City
M. B. Pope
Duchesne
Thoaz
W. O'Donnell
Charles DaMossy
Charles J. Wahlquist
Ree
O'Donnell
Mr. Pope
Mr. King
Wahlquist
Hansen
Charles Howell
George Riddle
Ed G. Evans
Archie Weeks
Peter A. Erekson
Sylvanus Collett
Samuel Haslem
Joseph Horrocks
Horrocks
Local Capital to Purchase Canning Factory
Interest groups seek funds to take over the Uintah Canning plant aiming to keep it operating and expand use beyond canning. With proper management it could become a seed and produce warehouse, boosting local commerce and creating a market for regional fruits vegetables and other produce.
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Uintah
Vernon and Jensen resident William Neal visits from Bear River ranch
William Neal, father of G. N. Neal and a former resident of Vernal and Jensen, arrived Thursday evening last week from his Bear River ranch on a combined business and pleasure trip.
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William Neal
G. N.eal
Vernal
Jensen
Bear River
Vernal City Proclaims Arbor Day Clean Up Week
The city designates April 15 as Arbor Day and the week of April 1 to 8 as Clean Up Week. Residents urged to plant trees trim vegetation and beautify streets. Overhanging trees must clear seven feet on sidewalks and ten feet over roadways as ordered by Mayor George H. Cruikshank.
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Utah
Vernal City
George H. Cruikshank
Federal aid road money now available for Uintah County
County officials report $20 000 in federal aid for Uintah County roads. About $7 000 in county funds is required. The plan favors a road from project 10 toward Vernal, with state approval sought. Officials say no dedicated fund exists and roads are in poor condition with culverts and bridges washed out.
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Lynne Ashton
Ira Browning
Uintah
Ashton
Vernal
West
Project 10
Browning
Ogden
John L. McConkin
Browening
West Uintah Basin Attracts Oil Interest
The Western American survey notes Cow Gulch Oil Co of Wyoming has secured holdings on the Duchesne structure in the Uintah Basin and may drill a deep test this season near Utah Southern's well at about 500 feet. Controllers include George T. Hansen B C Jones George H Voorhees and J W McKim. D C Jackling has taken an interest in Utah Southern Oil Co.
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Cow Gulch Oil Co
Wyoming
Uintah Basin
Utah Southern
Salt Lake
George T. Hansen
B. C. Jones
Ogden
George H. Voorhees
J. W. McKim
Casper
Alsot
D. C. Jackling
Utah Southern Oil Co
Home Beautification contest prizes set for Vernal area
The American Legion Auxiliary outlines conditions for a Home Beautification contest with prizes of 10 and 5 dollars for the districts Vernal Glines Maeser Naples Ashley Davis. Judges will visit periodically to score and award season end prizes. All locals invited to contribute and participate through Auxiliary members and clubs.
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Vernal
Glines
Maeser
Naples
Ashley
DAVIS
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Auxiliary
Vernal Express
Itaels
J. C. Bates
WM. Witbeck
Leslie Ashton
Louise Jorgensen
Wallace Calder
Uintah Railway to Begin Survey for Little Bonanza Extension
The Uintah Railway approved at Washington will recheck the Bax ter pass tunnel survey in early April. The tunnel over half a mile long would ease the mountain climb and, while details are scarce, real work may commence on the extension this summer.
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Uintah Railway
Little Bonanza
Washington
Baxter Pass
Pritchard Sentenced to Indefinite Prison Term
Lee Pritchard of Whiterocks convicted in January court on stealing cattle was sentenced by Judge Hansen to an indefinite term of one to ten years in the state prison. He was taken to Salt Lake City by William H. Siddoway.
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Lee Pritchard
Whiterocks
Hansen
Salt Lake City
William H. Siddoway
Grand Junction Chamber Accepts Sociability Run Invitation
The Grand Junction Chamber accepted Vernal's sociability run invitation but could not set a date until the Douglas Creek road is completed. Dozens of auto parties are expected. The Chamber has urged Congressmen Edward T. Taylor and Don B. Colton to back the Dead Man bench reclamation project, a major irrigation effort spanning Colorado and Utah with 226,000 acres awaiting water.
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Commercial Club
Grand Junction
Don B. Colton
Utah
Flrat District
Colorado
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United States
Max Oser
Matilde McCormick
International Harvester Millions
John D. Rockefeller
Caldwell
West Uintah Basin
Saeet Reports
Bank of Vernal
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