This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1940
Page
4
Vernal residents hosted visitors from Price and Salt Lake and hosted local officials at district court. Various meetings, church events, and family visits occurred across Uintah County with attention to school faculty, county offices, and upcoming remodeling at the Commercial Hotel.
A misfit exchange includes a mock plea to remove two mice from a trap and a confrontational scene at a clerk’s office where a woman demands to know if a marriage license to Albert Briggs was issued. The woman storms and asks what will be done.
A reader recounts a claimed scam where a performer allegedly converts four and a half dollars into a small hat using a computer-like trick. The note emphasizes skepticism about the alleged money manipulation and compares it to ordinary feats.
A street tale unfolds with captain Atkinson forcing a boy Izzy Lowenthal toward reform school after a cigar stand break in. The tense scene ends with a parental threat and the officer ready to carry out punishment.
A historic survey of early river expeditions along the Green and Colorado rivers traces the 1920s to 1930s journeys. Notable figures include Ellsworth Kelb and Fyery Kelb photographing waterways, the Flaming Gorge dam project crews, Buzz Holmstrom who first reached the Pacific Ocean in a solo Green River trip, and later expeditions by Amos Burg, Bernard de Calmont, and explorers like Elzada Clover and Lois Jetter. The era showcased early use of rubber kayaks, extensive equipment moves, and daring solo or small-group treks through Grand Canyon corridors.
The snippet notes a river journey record by Frederick Dellenbaugh from the second Powell expedition around 1872 and mentions changes to expedition records. The June expedition plan and ongoing river journey context are hinted, with reference to 19th century explorers Brown and Stanton.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.