Large Crowds Attend Priesthood Outing and Conference
Ferrel Soderquist Haws died at Vernal on May 17 from a fractured skull suffered May 7 after a horse incident at Naples ward. Funeral services were held at the Second ward chapel with Bishop John Hair Jr presiding. Four hundred gathered at a Dry Fork Canyon campfire for the Uintah stake Aaronic priesthood conference where Apostle Melvin J Ballard spoke about his youth and faith. The weekend included sessions at Uintah high and the stake tabernacle with speeches by Ballard, Charles J Ross, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferrel
Acet
Ellen Soderquist Haws
Louis Sederquist
Naples
Corral
Soderquist
Vernal
George W Gaese Jr
Baese
Haws
Christy
Hellc
A A Haws
Second Ward
John Hair, Jr
Ware
Byron Goodrich
Ina Chivers
Lavell Manwaring
Elaine Goodrich
Jesus
May Jorgensen
May Crider
Elva Davis
Driver 5 Smith
George E Guild
Hair
Fuller Remington
Frank Merrill
Charles O Welst
Dry Fork Canyon
Apostle Ballard
Morgan Merkley Grove
Dry Park
Cayon
Uintah Stake
Melvin J Ballard
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
LDS Church
UHS Junor
Lloyd Winn
Hobb Calder
Archie Johnson
Uintah High
Stake
Charles J Ross John T Wahlquist
P Melvin Peterson
General Sunday School Board
Elder Bailard
Sander
Stake Sucay School Board
First Ward
George H Christy
Masonic Lodge
Womer Ey Rich
Walter Woolley
Ponytha Calder
George DE Guild
Congregation Church
H B Calder
Uintah
Mae Jorgenson
George Davis
Ace
Rich
Q Christy
Pete
Forty Years Ago Local Notes Mention Accidents and Marriages
Near eneedon and ocsitectacion: a collage of short items recalls a wagon collision injuring no one, a drowning near Ashley, a ball game between single and married men, and horse races that fizzled. It notes a store opening at Gove’s old stand, Coxeyites arrested in Scott City, and a marriage at Dry Fork. Also mentions officials in Uintah count and Carbon county seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Kane
Vernallat
Glenn Building
Ashley
Merrill Ward
Bert Haight
Blue Mountain Range
Charles Shanno
Emma Searle
Dry Fork
Marrage
WG Reynolds
J E Booth
Territorial Board of Equalization
Uintah
Legion Man Slashes Wife Then Self In Mayhem
A Dewey Russell of La Point former Price resident attacked Ada Pike Sunday night over fifteen years of separation. He rushed into her room slashing her throat and arm with a pocket knife then fled. Police found Pike alive in hospital and Russell dead at home with his throat cut. Further details follow on page five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Russell
Lapoint
Price
Ada Pike
Russell
Joe Workman
Secton
Emery Johnson
Johnson
Fort Duchasna
Ione Fossel
Sky Armada of 18 Ships Will be Heroed Saturday
An 18 plane armada will tour Utah starting May 25 from Salt Lake City, visiting Ogden Brigham City Logan Preston Vernal Myton Moab and Kanab before returning to Salt Lake. The event sponsored by the Salt Lake City chamber of commerce aims to educate and attract up to 735000 spectators with aircraft from Utah pilots and a range of planes led by Ray L Feck and Dean Brimhall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sky
CWA
Salt Lake City
Seising Salt Line
Ogden
Brirham City
Lurrey
Kanab
Mr Peck
Mr Ellerbech
Harland Sharman
Sherman Parkenmiath
Lawrence Jorgsen
I’ Roeberston
Arthur Mortensen
William O Moore
J Lund
Clark Baron
H J Rothrock
Weoley Cyans
If A Fisher
George Schultz
Herbert Hess
Verne Carter
Utan
Cooperaon
Utah Oil Refining Company
Ellerbech
Carrie
Cleveland
Niles Michigan
Hartland Sharman
Travel Air
Ray L. Peck Ceft
Thompson Flying Services
Winston Ilerbeck
Lions Club Memorial Services For Two Deceased Members
Vernal Lions Club held a memorial at noon for charter members L H Allan and Dr George H Christy. A tribute by Lion Hugh W Colton followed brief remarks. The meeting also endorsed a petition for a mail route to Willow and Hill Creek sections, reporting a seven percent grade road on the Vernal Thompson route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernal Lions Club
Commercial Hotel
L H Allan
George H Christy
Vernal Lions
L G Nobile
Jy OC Anderson P LL Cowan
W B Wallis
Lion Christy
Lion Hugh W Colton
Sesson
H L Tracy
Willow Creek
Willow
Hill Creek
Green River
Ouray
Utah
Post Office Department
Washington
Tracy
Grand County
Thomas Barren
Uintad State Bank
Missionary Farewell for Ralph Horrocks Planned in Vernal
A farewell for Ralph Horrocks ahead of his mission to the East Central States will be held in the Vernal First Ward amusement hall on Friday June 1. Bishop Pontha Calder announced the event noting a fine program and a dancing reception to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Horrocks
East Central States
Vernal First Ward
Pontha Calder
State to Lay Asphalt East Of Vernal
State Road Commission plans a $25 000 asphalt plant west of Vernal and to begin laying asphalt east of Vernal on US 40. It will spend $8 000 on Vernal Lapoint Hayden and Vernal Mania roads, with mining crews to start within 30 days. Equipment shipped from Salt Lake, preliminary work funded by state funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Road Commission
Vernal
U.S. 40
Lapoint
Manila
County Court House
County Commission
Preston Peterson
A Qullis Price
Lew Benson
Ogden District Engineeis
W R Griffin
S&s L
Cates
Salt Lake
Asistant
Gov
Meeting of Civic Clubs Set for Duchesne Thursday
The Associated Civic Clubs of Eastern Utah plan a Thursday meeting at Duchesne chaired by J L Hiatt of Heber City. Attendees include directors, ethic club officers from Uintah Basin, Lions Clubs, Duchesne Gateway Club, Roosevelt Commercial Club, and Wasatch and Myton chambers. Topics include Bestles road, breath relief, employment relief, and promoting Uintah Basin attractions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civic Clubs
Utah
Duchesne
J L Hiatt
Heber City
Uintah Basin
Lions Clubs
Froosevelt
Vernal
Gateway Club
Commercial Club of
Roosevelt
Chamber of Commerce of
Myten
Taft McNaughton Fined for Fishing Without License
Taft McNaughton was arraigned before Judge DeMolsy on a fishing without license charge. He pleaded guilty after arrest by a deputy game warden and received a $25 fine plus 25 days in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft McNatchton
Charles Leo Moalsy
DeMolsy
Funeral services for John Harr Sr. Duchesne resident
Funeral services for John Harr Sr aged 72 of Duchesne will be held Friday at noon in Duchesne. Burial at Midway. He died at LDPS hospital Salt Lake City after gall bladder surgery last week and two months illness. Survived by widow two sons and four daughters including John in Vernal and Leland in Duchesne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Harr
Duchesne
LDPS
Salt Lake City
Midway
Halr
Glines Ward
Tait
Scotland
America
Ashley Valley
John
Vernal
UHS 64 Graduates Celebrate Eleventh Commencement
The life senior class of UHS awarded diplomas at the Eleventh Annual commencement held Friday night in the UIHS auditorium crowded to capacity. Gold medals went to Dale Jensen John Walker Lyle Anderson Iris Manwaring Jane Johnson Alice Norgard and Elizabeth Hall. VHS Merit awards were given to Ada Wilder and Lavern Hemstreet. Highest honors earned by Lucille Stringham with honors to Lanice Johnson Nedon Richens Verona Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UHS
UIHS
Awarty
Dale Jensen
John Walker Lyle Andereson
Iris Manwaring
Iane Johnson
Alice Norgard
Elizebeth Hall
Ada Wilder
LaVern Hemstreet
Lucyte Stringham
Lanice Johnson
Neldon Richens
Verona Williams
100 Men to Work Drouth Relief Projects
Engineer Leon P Christensen leads a growing crew on Buck Pas ture and Garter creek drouth relief projects to move water to Ashley valley watersheds. Starting with thirty, the teams swelled to sixty and soon reach one hundred as farmers await improved irrigation and crop protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drouth
Leon P Christensen
Buck Pasture
Garter Creek
Also Mentioned on This Page
Acei Haws
Stake Tabernacle
Th Stake
Kenneth Famuels
Ward
Ruby Foster
Lapo
Central States
Charles Colton
High Council
Ballard
I Sander
Eneedon
Ocsitectacion
de Eg
H M Akxander
Legion
Moab
Torrey
Lions Club
Ouray Canal
US 40
Taft Mecnaughton
John Hair
Salt Lake Hospital
Melvin J. Ballard
Leona Sowards
George Colten
Don B Colton
County Court
Grenner
Menderson-Bartlett Music Company
Victrola
Orpheus
Tivin Dtoi
Tia
Theodore Johnson
George He Christy
Wheh Burton
Taft
Lan Black
Art Carloss
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