Loyal Ashley Valley matron Mrs Colton dies at Salt Lake home
Mrs Nancy A Wilkins Colton 1853 1925 pioneer of Provo and Ashley valley died Wednesday at 5 20 pm at her daughter Mrs G M Paulsons Salt Lake City home. Born in Provo she and husband Sterling D Colton were early settlers moving from Provo to Mona and Ashley valley in 1879. She aided the community as nurse and church worker guiding Relief society and YMMIA. Survived by six sons and two daughters, 48 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren. Funeral Sunday at 2 pm Tabernacle with President Hebert Grant speaking.
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Nancy A Wilkins Colton
Ashley Valley
G M Paulson
Salt Lake City
Colton
St George
Salt Lake
Sterling D Colton
Provo
John G
Nancy Kennedy Wikins
Utah
Mr Colton
Mona Juab County
S LL Colton
Holand Colton
Ethel © Smith
Meile C Bennon
I DS
Young Ladies’ Mutual Improvement Association
Relief Society of
Maeserwale
Uintah State Relief Society
Mes
R S Collett Holladay
Don B Colton
Eastern States
LDS Mission
FE Colton Vernal
Warren A Colton
Minneapolis
Minn
Charles H Colton
Vernal
Lewis L Colton
Venice
Calif
Tis Paulson
Hugh W Colton
the Tabernacle
Hebert Grant
District Court Special Session Hears Jury Cases
A special district court session convened Wednesday at 140 am with Judge Martin M Larsen presiding and Adelbert Bigg ler serving as court reporter. Several jury cases were set for trial, and the will of Wong Sng was probated.
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District Court
Martin M Larsen
Adelbert Biggler
Wong Sng
Poisoned oats planned to curb prairie dogs in Wintah county
It is expected that six tons of poisoned oats will be ready for distribution over Wintah county next week. A coordinated drive in every community will target prairie dogs that have become numerous in county sections.
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Wintah
Sun Dance musical at BYU during commencement
Provo reports the Sun Dance will be produced by Brigham Young University music school during commencement with Mr Hanson assisting. Golden Trail and the Three Bears juvenile cantata with 100 voices to be staged at the Orpheus Theater on Friday and Saturday April 10 and 11 under the Stake Sunday School union.
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Ote
Jennie Beers
Salt Lake
May
Provo
Brigham Young University Music School
Hanson
Orpheus Theater
of the Stake Sunday School Union Tt
Peter Hanson
Cirk Aston
Fligabeth Hughes
Wm Murray
Martha Winward
John Hair Jr
Ollian Hair
George P Bigelow
Educational Talk by Harold S Jennings Draws Crowd
Harold S Jennings, secretary of the Utah Manufacturers' Association, spoke on The Economic Importance of Manufacturing in Utah at the UHS auditorium. The Current Topics club of Vernal sponsored the event with Utah Federation of Women’s Clubs endorsement. Mrs May Jorgensen sang solos, and local musicians accompanied performances.
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Utah
Harold
Jennings
UHS
Utah Manufacturers’ Association
Current Topics Club of Vernal
Utah Federation of Womens Clubs
May Jorgensen
Kathleen
Betty Mornoff
Los Angeles
Ralph Siddeway
Elva Davis
Lloyd Winn
Harmon
Sowards
Easter Egg Hunt Sponsored by Lions Club
Under J R Douglas guidance the Lions club plans an Easter egg hunt on the courthouse lawn at 3 30 pm Saturday A special hunt for younger children will be arranged by Mr Douglas The domestic science department of UHS will color the eggs Come and see the youngsters enjoy the sport
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J R Douglas
Lions Club
Court House Laun
Mr Douglas
Domestic Science Department
UHS
Kirdies
Mrs Mary L Gray Dies While En Route to Salt Lake City
Mrs Mary L Gray 74 of Ram tett widow of Robert L Gray who died in 1918 while being moved to Salt Lake City for medical care perished when the auto crashed in Daniels canyon Heber Valley She had been in poor health and lived with her daughter Josie Rowan in Randlett Funeral services led by Rev W J Howes were held at St Pauls church in Vernal Interment followed at Rock Pont cemetery with Swain funeral home in charge
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Mary L Gray
Ramtett
Robert L Gray
Salt Lake City
Daniels Canyon
Heber Valley
Gray
Josie Rowan
Randlett
Uintah Basin
Secion
W J Howes
Episcopal Church of
Wheat allotment plan re opened in county
The wheat allotment law has been re opened for those who have not signed up. Those wanting to join should contact wheat committee members John W Weaver, George E Wilkins, or Alfred Simper for blanks and information. All three committee members have phones.
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John W Weaver
George E Wilkins
Alfred Simper
Lave
Easter Services at Congregational Church This Sunday
Faster Easter services will be held at 39 next Sunday morning with special music a baptismal and sacramental service The Easter sermon will be preached by Rev George E Guild Ret Guild will hold Easter services at Myton at 1130 am
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George E Guild
Myton
Uintah Canyon CCC Camp Proposed to Boost Utah Access
Officials urge locating multiple CCC camps in Uintah Basin to build roads to Dinosaur National Monument and Green River gorge. Aims include trails to scenic sites, support for migratory bird sanctuaries, and aiding a north south highway linking Thompson Springs and Ouray.
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CCC
Utah
Uintah Basin
Uintah Canyon
Roosevelt
Timber Belt
Uintah Mountains
Dinosaur National Monument
Green River Gorge
Dinosaur Monument Territory
Green River
National Parks and Monuments
Cliff Mountains
Uintah CWA payroll shrinks as projects wind down
E J Young Jr CWA disbursing agent reports 120 men employed in Uintah County with $148,322 paid. Federal project at Dinosaur hires 20 men with $23,957 paid of $182,277 total. He expects a steady decline to about 60 workers across projects, excluding Jensen federal project. Workers will remain through at least May 1st.
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E J Young Jr
CWA
Uintah County
Dinosaur
Mr Young
Jensen
Jensen South Injured by Shell Explosion
Jensen South, son of Mr and Mrs Murray Merkley of Jensen, was injured Tuesday evening by a 45 caliber cartridge explosion near trees on the way home from school. He drove the cartridge through a gate top with a hammer. the blast tore skin along the left side of his face and fingers. He was brought to Vernal by J A Campbell for treatment. Dr Eskel treated the wounds with stitches.
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Tsnn
Murray Merkley
Jensen
Vernal
J AG Canphell
F G Eskel
Concentration of CWA Labor Finishes Vernal Airport Project
The CWA concentrates workers on three projects aiding Vernal municipal airport completion by Saturday night as the union ends. Auto mechanics building at UHS nearing completion. Nearly one hundred CWA workers are employed across projects with final work in the last two days.
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CWA
Vernal Municipal
UHS
Vernal
Collier Furniture Moves to New Store Premises
The Collier Furniture company relocated last week to the building formerly occupied by the Newton Brothers, across the street and north from their old shop. The new, commodious store offers ample display space with several living rooms under construction in the rear by Mr and Mrs Watter Collier.
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Collier Furniture Company
Newton Brothers Company
Watter Collier
Express
Cellier Furniture
Special Meeting of Utah County Commissioners Decides on Loan
A special meeting of the Utah county commissioners was held Tuesday with all members present. The session discussed obtaining a loan or financing to retire warrants in the county general fund, but the proposal was rejected.
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Uintah
Land bank loans linked to federal farm mortgage bonds
Theodore Johnson secretary treasurer of the Uintah national farm loan association announced on Wednesday that future loans from federal and bank sources and land bank commissioners will be issued through the federal land banks in bonds of the federal farm mortgage corporation.
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Theodore Johnson
Uintah National Farm Loan Association
Federaland Bank
Land Bank Commissioners
Federal Land Banks
Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation
Grant to Dedicate Ward House in Vernal Church Service
President Hebert Grant of the LDS Church will dedicate the rebuilt Vernal First Ward chapel one year after its destruction. A musical program directed by Lloyd Winn will precede the dedicatorial sermon and prayer by President Grant. Bishop Calder reports building progress as the public attends the service.
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First Ward
Hebert Grant
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Lloyd Winn
Carl Davis
Pontha Calder
Grant
Boxing Souts Lights Up Vernal With Record Crowd
The Days ward building committee hosts a high cost boxing card at the VHS gym Monday night drawing fans from Basin and western Colorado. Tickets fund a new chapel, with proceeds supporting Davis ward despite its small size.
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Vhs
Ward Building Committee
Bavis Ward Building Committee
Colorado
Davis Ward
Untah
Funeral Held for Mrs Ellis Caldwell at Maeser Ward
The funeral services for Mrs Ellis Caldwell, 38, were held Wednesday at the Maeser ward chapel with Bishop Lester Bingham presiding. Interment followed in Rock Point Cemetery.
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Ellis Caldwell
Maeser
Maeser Ward
Lester Bingham
Rock Point
Trained Geologist Smoothed Fossil Find Amid Quarry Blast
Workers at the Dinosaur National Monument faced rock debris when Dr A C Boyk spotted a two inch spire of colorite in a sandstone ledge. He halted a swing to save a fossil ammonite water saurian find possibly new to science, after which the large specimen was moved to Jensen for safekeeping. Scientists Dr Pack and Dr Hintze will study the find, noting the fossil lies in a layer rich with potential new insights into two great geological periods.
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Dinosaur National Monument
Rareswater
Dinosaur Quarry
A C Boyk
Boyle
Hich
Alo
Pack
Jensen
TP F Hintze sGoungist
University of Uran
J J Pack
Geological Department of the
Tt of
Fateresh
Wong Sing Pioneer Merchant of Fort Duchesne Dies
Wong Sing a Cantonese immigrant who built a thriving Fort Duchesne business from a primitive riverbank laundry to a store and meat market died when the truck he rode in overturned near Park City. He rose from poverty to a trusted trader who spoke multiple dialects and won Ute and white patronage alike.
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Wong Sing
Ft Duchesne
Park City
Wong
Duchesne
Wintah
Fort Duchesne
Canton
San Francisco
Price
Fort Duches
Fort
Uintah
Weng Siung
China
Redmens
Pt Duchesne
Tembroeck
Cuick Hills
Utahs
Wenge
Jose
Quartermaasters Corps
Utah
Uintah River
Yezenith of
Wears
Rmachinery
Othrir
Mteng
CWA Reef Program Shifts To In Kind Relief Under FERA
The emergency reef program will close next Saturday night while relief work continues under FERA without cash pay. After April 1st work will be paid in kind or credited against capital goods. limits set at 24 hours per week unless capital goods are being worked out. Help refused to families not planting and tending gardens.
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CWA
FERA
F Spry
Robert H Flinckley
Uintah State Bank
Vernal City Praises CWA Work Program
Vernal citizens appreciate the CWA effort to ready streets for paving. Weather halted paving for now, but the gravel base on central blocks is prepared and paving will resume when conditions warm.
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CWA
Sayi Ng
Airport Dance Sells 100 Tickets To Aid Vernal Airport
More than a hundred tickets have been sold for a dance at Imperial hall Friday night March 30 sponsored by the Vernal Lions club to finance the Vernal municipal airport lease. CWA labor is expected to finish the airport in three days with the speediest work on any CWA project.
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Imperial Hall
Vernal Lions Club
Vernal Municipal
CWA
Miss Betty Fornoff Vacationing in Verna With Jorgensens
Miss Betty Fornoff of the University of California Los Angeles journalism program is spending her vacation in Verna as a guest of Mr and Mrs John Jorgensen. Fornoff is also an accomplished pianist initiated in local musical circles.
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Betty Fornoff
U .C
Los Angeles
Verna
John Jorgensen
Kings Fornoff
Heaviest wind storm hits Ashley Valley area
Monday brought a severe wind storm with several dwelling fires sparked by flames. Reporter notes August storm impacts including a Curtis restaurant incident at Ft Duchesne and theft of undergarments from Mrs Southam’s home. Local names Peter Hanson John Hacking and Elia Johnson appear with business notes on carpet weaving and loom setup.
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Ashley Vailey
Nancy Haws
Michel
Green River
Jensen
Southam
Curtis Reurant
Ft Duchesne
Mara Ber
Wockly
Nancy Hlaws
Peter Hanson
John Hackingers
Elia Johnson
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Tabernacle
Aunt Nance
Harold S. Jennings
WNCAT
Uintah Cwa
Jensen South
Urniture
Viodera
Pres. Grant
Ward House
Vernal First Ward
Pioneer Fort Duchesne
Vernal City
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