Thelma Kay of Naples Ward Dies After Illness
The Naples community mourns Thelma Kay daughter of Mr and Mrs John T Kay who died April 24 1924 from pleurisy and pneumonia after a month of illness Her birth date July 13 1908 in Mona Utah and her activities including sewing art and girls club are noted Funeral services were held April 27 at the Naples ward house with music from classmates and a mixed quartet and remarks by George L Goodrich Stella Richards and James M Shaffer. She leaves brothers Jaka Kay Roy Kay and siblings Alta York Alice Mille and Alvin.
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Naples
Thelma
John T. Kay
Thelma Kay
Mona
Utah
Girls’ Club
Jaka Kay
Nevada
Roy
Pittsburg
Penn
Alta York
Alice
Mille
Alvin
Jake
Naples Ward House
Redeemer
Mary Slaugh
Byron Goodrich
Jess
Thelma Manwaring
Tolene Martingen
Ada Olsen
Florence Merrell
George L. Goodrich
Stella Richards
Mfe
James M. Shaffer
William Richardson
Albert G. Goodrich
Arizona Fumigates All Passengers From Calif
Phoenix April 28 Arizona today began disinfection of every railroad passenger from California and every California destination in the state. Fumigation stations operated in six towns and trains from the state discharged travelers who were disinfected in a long cleaning trough before resuming their journeys. Baggage was also fumigated.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
California
Boost Utah campaign endorsement by Vernal Chamber note
The Vernal Chamber of Commerce received a telegram from Boost Utah directors seeking endorsement of a publicity campaign. The plan routes a train exhibit of Utah’s resources through 26 principal East cities, reaching millions, with donations funding costs.
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Utah
Vernal Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Uinish County
Martha Lamoreaux Wins O'Donnell Medal in Oratory
Martha Lamoreaux, a sophomore, won the T. W. O'Donnell medal in Oratory for a Uintah Basin themed speech. Finalists included Earl Marshall and Vidella Behrmann. judges were Wallace Calder E Peterson and A M Goodrich. The interschool winner will deliver an ovation at the U B I C in Fort Duchesne in July. The roving cup requires three consecutive wins to claim the prize.
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T. W. O'Donnell
Uintah Basin
Martha Lamoreaux
Earl Marshall
Vidella Behrmann
Lamoreaux
Wallace Calder
E. Peterson
A. M. Goodrich
Naples
O'Donnell
Duchesne High School
Evan Phillips
Fort Duchesne
Colton Enjoys Home Paper in Vernal Visit
Sterling D. Colton, former Vernal mayor from Salt Lake City, arrived Wednesday and greets old friends. He says he would rather dispense with all other newspapers than Vernal Express, and plans a ten day stay to handle business matters with Mrs. Colton.
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Sterling D. Colton
Salt Lake City
Vernal
Mr. Colton
Vernal Express
Mrs. Colton
Vernal Clean Up Plan Details Work For Ashley Valley 1924
At a Chamber of Commerce meeting, local groups were assigned tasks in the 1924 Clean Home Clean Town program for Ashley valley. American Legion handles fires and rubbish removal. Y M M I A and M I A teams support cleaning and rubble removal. Congregational Ladies Aid maintains lawns and fences. Current Topics and Twentieth Century clubs push painting and repairs. Farm Bureau fights flies and clean yards. Vernal Chamber appoints vacant-lot playgrounds. Vernal Gun Club clears highways and removes obstructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Ashley Valley
Isted
W. Ni Preas
American Legion
A, B. Thomas
H. 8. Olson
Ernest Eaton
Congregational Ladies Aid
George A. Downsy
Twentieth Century Club
Farm Bureau
Vernal Chamber of Commerce
Charles DeMolsy, Jr
Vernal Gun Club
L. H. Allan
Senate warrant issued for M and Daugherty in Cincinnati
A senate warrant charging M and Daugherty with contempt was served on Daugherty in Cincinnati. He immediately signed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
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Cincinnati
Senate
M. &. Daugherty
Daugherty
Cincinnat Lata
Promises Drive Against Booze and Beer in Chicago
Chicago April 28. Rev Elmer L Williams retaliated after his home bombing with a pledge of a drive against vice and booze. He implicates county and federal enforcement officials but reports no injuries.
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Chicago
Elmer L. Williams
Portland Lummer Yard Destroyed by Fire in St Johns
Portland Ore April 28 More than 200 men are out of work as a fire early today swept the St Johns Lumber company causing damage estimated at 400000 dollars Fire officials said the blaze began in the mill area and quickly spread destroying several sheds and lumber stacks.
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Portland
Ore
St. Johns
Fourteen Bodies Found After Benwood Mine Explosion
Wheeling West Virginia April 28 Fourteen bodies recovered from the Benwood mine of Wheeling Steel. One hundred miners remained unaccounted for as rescue teams labored beside airshafts and main passages seeking survivors after a devastating explosion. Officials reported no gas evidence two months prior and described a frantic, ongoing search with hopes fading for those trapped.
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Wheeling
W.va
Benwood
Wheeling Steel Corporation
Brown's Run
J Holliday
I. M. Scott
Four Dinosaurs Added to Museum at University
Salt Lake City April 29 A Utah University geology head says the University of Utah will house four newly dug skeletons from Jensen Utah in its museum making its collection unrivaled among colleges. Dr Earl Douglass of the Carnegie Institute oversees operations at the quarry where three skeletons are packed ready for shipment. The bron tasaurus one of the largest reptiles ever lived is still being excavated. The remains are explained by Dr Park as the result of a sand bar crossing a river trapping carcasses and embedding them in sand.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Jensen
University Museum
Fred J. Pack
Earl Douglass
Carneglea i Institute
Plans for New Senior High School Building
A. G. Goed ich, clerk of Uintah school district, said Pope and Burton of East Lake City informed plans for the new senior high school, costing about 86,000 dollars, will be ready soon. Bids will be invited from local and outside contractors, with several likely to submit.
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A. G. Goedich
Uintah
Pope and Burton
East Lake City
Claims to Hold Sun's Heat Using Mirror Bowl
San Francisco dated April 22. Marcel Moreau announced a method to harness the sun's heat. He cites Archimedes and Buffon, describing a bowl four feet wide with small mirrors and lenses to concentrate heat. He claims to regulate heat to the desired degree and says his device could melt a diamond and remove a gas.
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San Fancisco
Marcel Moreau
San Francisco
Archimedes and
Buffon
Moreau
Lorna Dow Catches Wee Air in Wringer
Miss Lorna Dow, worker for Mr and Mrs Otis Weeks, trapped hair in a wringer while washing. She held the wheel to free herself as Mrs Weeks was outside. The tangle required cutting hair from the scalp and left bruising with two deep creases on the forehead.
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Lorna Dow
Effort to Regulate Gasoline Prices by Federal Action
Governor Maboy and Utah Attorney General Harvey H. Cintf urged the Federal Trade Commission to investigate gasoline pricing disparities in Utah. Their letter, cited in the Congressional Record, asks for federal action as state laws are seen as insufficient. Senators King and Smoot took up the matter, while Representatives Leatherwood and Colton pledged support pending the Senate budget.
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Maboy
Harvey H. Cintf
Utah
Federal Trade Commission
United States Senate
Congress
William H. King
Senate
Redd Smoot
BE. O. Leatherwood
Don B. Colton
Former U A teacher Louise Sanden dies in San Diego
Mrs Louise Sanden, once a teacher at the former Utah academy, died at her San Diego home on April 19. She was a sister of Kari Temay, who left for California over a year ago to settle there.
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John N. Daria
Louise Sanden
Uintah Academy
San Diego
Calif
Sanden
Kari Temay
California
Uintah county seeks World War memorial with community support
Uintah county mobilizes for a lasting memorial to World War soldiers. The American Legion Auxiliary and local committees mobilize every community to raise funds, aiming for a July 4 dedication. Schools over 100 percent participation inspire broader patriotism as a central committee coordinates with many towns and leaders to place orders by May 16.
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Uinta County
Sni the Legion Auxiliary of
Witbeck
Uintah County
Alsatah County
Uintah
Ilying
Ead
Central Committee
H. E. Kchalrman
Maeser
Joseph P. Hacking
John Hacking
William Oaks
Glinas
Archie Johnson
Ed. Hoeft
Haller Erekgon
Ashley
David Arren
Lon McCarrell
Charles Atwood
Naples
Albert M. Goodrich
Hhairman
Charles Mr. Iverson
Misa May Nailson
Davis
Annie Jackson
John Postma
Ed Collier
Jensen
al Wilkins
Amasa Caldwell
Elmer Snow
X Waters
W. A. Banks
Whiterocks
F. C. Myers
Leeton Bennett
W. J. Whitlock
David, Andrews. Alterra
Asa D. Reynolds
Wilson
A. EB. Scace
Mra
H. C Smith
Ouray
Matt Curry
Rainbow
Milo Hardlock
Hayden
J. 3
Horrocka
Dragbn
Willem King
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Matthew E. Hanna
Matthew ‘Dt. Hanna
State Department
Berlin
John T. Kay Dikes
D. Colton
Vernal Commerce
M. & Daugherty
Portland Lummer Yard
Miss Susan Shedd
Alles Susan Shedd
Secretary of the Navy
Wilbur
Near East Stelief
Tabriz
Relief Organization
Persia
Hamadan
Vossel Graduate
Holmes
Tribune
University
Doughboy
U. A
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