Phebe Merkley Early Pioneer Dies Tuesday
Funeral services for Phebe Ann Merkley 73 wife of George D Merkley will be held Friday at the Vernal Second Ward chapel with interment in Vernal cemetery. Born December 8 1860 she arrived in Ashley Valley with her parents in 1879 and helped settle the area. Survived by three sisters six brothers and multiple children and in laws, the Merkley family remembers her buckskin glove making and contributions to Uintah Stake Relief Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phebe Anne Merkley
George D Merkley
Vernal Second Ware
Ward
Vernal
Merkley
John Sampson Hacking
Jane Clark Hacking
Cedar Valley
Utah
Ashley Valley
James Hacking
Hacking Corner
Fort Thornburg
Merkley Homestery
Henry
Rexbing
Ida George
Millee- Cyath Canada
Orson
Tooele
T ~Wittiam
Cedar Fort
George 4A
John Tt
Morgan
Farley P
Phoenix
Weldon Bullock to graduate from Northwestern University
Weldon K Bullock son of J K Bullock will graduate as a Doctor of Medicine at commencement on June 16 from Northwestern University in Evanston. The 19 students in the class include Harold L Ikes, Secretary of the Interior, who will deliver the commencement address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weldon K Bullock
J K Bullock
Northwestern University of
Forty Years Ago Reenacted in Mealeasats Scene
Charles Popper travels to Vernal en route to Blue Mountain to safeguard stock interests. Prospectors in the Bales area search for hidden earth treasures while Honey will be sold at 6 cents a pound for 30 days. Geo Freestone Ras Neilson of Naples dies from blood poisoning after an insect bite. A light wagon incident near the Express office ends with a woman and child saved as horses bolted and were stopped. Valley crops look healthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Popper
Blue Mountain
Bales
Geo Freestone
Ras Neilson
Naples
Tilford
Scout Commissioner Demonstrates Tent Making At Training Course
Scout Commissioner Dem onstrates tent making at ecotmasters trading course at the First Ward Chapel. MM Jensen showed a wall tent and a teepee design with tent floor plans. Timpanogos council will not furnish tents this year. troops must provide their own. Uintah district outing dates July 16 21 discussed. training meeting plans for August 8 10 outlined with patrol and individual contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pichud
Dicky
Jensen Boy Sco
Uintah
Timpogo
Weenes
Ecotmasters Trading Coure
Jensen
Timpanogos Council
UBIC
Pioneer John Hair Sr Buried at Midway
Funeral services for John Hair Sr 72 were held at Duchesne LDS chapel with Bishop Rulen Larson directing. Hair, who died May 22 in Salt Lake after gall bladder surgery, is survived by his widow, two sons, four daughters, and siblings, with burial at Midway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duchesne
LDS Chapel
John Hair
Rulen Larson
Hart
Salt Lake
Ernest Eaton
Smith
Arcadia
G V
Duchesne Stake
Whispering Hope
George
Lela Bigelow
Glenn Mickelson
Cola
Fern T Moffatt
Midway
Chase Iverson
John
Vernal
Leland
Tillie Bigelow
Lapoint
Barhe] Bell
Glines
Laura Perry
Edna Perry
Sam Midway
James Duuchesne
Ben Proto
Robert
Wye
Nellie Barber
Park City
Mrair
Ashley Valley
Fort Duchesne
Scotland
New Schedule to Be Used by Salt Lake Stage
The Salt Lake and Vernal Stage line unveils a new timetable starting April 6. The outbound runs Vernal 7 AM to Salt Lake City noon, while the return departs Salt Lake 3 15 PM to arrive Vernal 8 PM, allowing about three hours in Salt Lake between trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
Salt Lake City
Air Armada Receives Warm Vernal Welcome By Lions Club
Salt Lake Chamber goodwill fliers arrived in Vernal after a rough takeoff near Pinecrest Inn. One two seater crashed in Killian canyon while nine of ten planes landed safely. Fisher sustained minor injuries but recovered. the armada proceeded to Myton, Price, Green, Thor and Moab, with a thousand Uintah county residents greeting the crew and a banquet at the Commercial Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
Sherman Falkenrath
Sait Lake
Falkenrath
Winston Eilerbech
Fricasy
Price
Uintah County
Valle
Vernal Lions Club
Moup
Imperial Hall
Myton
Vernal Airport
Two Gasoline Thieves Shot At Gusher
At about 4 am Thursday morning two men were caught stealing gasoline at the Eskelson garage in Gusher. Manager J I Eskelson fired six shots at the fleeing Ford sedan containing Herbert Reed and Orvel Alexander of Helper, wounding Reed in the right leg and shattering the car’s windshield. The pursuit by Sheriff Emery Johnson and others followed as the thieves fled toward Vernal. report continues on page five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Reed
Orvel Alexander
Mi Cshelsen
Reed
Martiel
Vernal
Mr Eskelson
Lee Eskelson
Cement Sidewalk Project Approved for Uintah High School
FERA approves cement sidewalk 10 feet by 20 feet and a 45 by 90 foot cement floor at Uintah High School. J H Rayburn signs off for the state committee as work begins with $112.58 in labor. Uintah school district to supply $67008 for materials equipment and employment insurance. The project aims for rapid completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FERA
Uintah High School
E J Young Jr
Uintah County
J H Rayburn
State Committee
FDRA
Auto Mechanics
Uintah
Asphalt plant work to start Vernal Jensen road
At a meeting with Preston G Peterson of the state road commission, engineers and county officials plan immediate work on an asphalt plant at Vernal to pave the Vernal Jensen road. Construction targets completion by June 15 with extensive paving toward Roosevelt and the Utah Colorado line, using local materials and labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston G Peterson
Board of County Commissioners
Vernal
Jensen Engineer
Mehr
Gills Castriet
Blietri
Green River
Jensen
Roosevelt
Atyton
Utah-Colorado
Utah
Utahs
Vvernal
Vernat Manlia
Steinaker
Aloa Erondars
Mir Peterson
Dinosaur National Monument
Utah State Agricultural College honors standout senior in home economics
Miss Aston Pingham receives the award as the most outstanding senior in the school of home economics at Utah State Agricultural College. Majoring in foods and textiles, she will receive her degree this year and is the daughter of Bishop and Mrs Lester Bingham of Maeser Uintin Basin. The college has had three graduates honored in the past four years including Alta Orser Crockett of Roosevelt and Hazel Sewards of Vernal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aston Pingham
Utah State Agricultural College
Bingham
Bishop
Lester Bingham
Maeser Uint
Basin
Alta Orser
Roosevelt
Alta Crockett
Hazel Sewards
Vernal
Former Vernal Coach Named Basketball and Football Aide
Dunn Taylor, a former Vernal coach and BYU athlete, will succeed GO D Ballard as basketball coach and assist Eddie Kimball in football at Jordan High School. Principal L W Nielsen confirms the contract. Taylor, enrolled at USC for a master in physical education, has coaching stints at Uintah Shelly and Fillmore plus a history of championship football and basketball teams, and recently married Bonnie Johnson of Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunn Taylor
Brigham Young University
Wil
GO D Ballard
Eddie Kimball
Jordan High School
Princpal L
Yeasts Ag
Uacc
Cougar
Alvin Twtchell
Charles Hart
Eurene Roberts
Uintah Thee
Shelly
Idaho
Fillmore
Taylor
Bonnie Johnson
Los Angeles
Ogden
Vernal Scouts Decorate Graves Memorial Day
Vernal First ward Boy Scout troop under Scoutmaster H M Lundell decorated more than one hundred graves in the Vernal cemetery on Decoration Day. Scouts gathered flowers and clipped lawn to create green beds while sage brush spaced through several years of neglect. The effort spanned Decoration Day and the preceding afternoon with fifteen members involved, earning the large buck skin trophy from the UBIC for the past three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernal First Ward
Vernal
H M Lundell
UBIC
County Commission Discusses Routine Matters in Session
The meeting covered routine items including a Lapoint committee discussing local area projects. County clerk and treasurer conferred with the board on upcoming financial matters and near term actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lapoint
Watershed Fine for Unauthorized Water Use
Reed Ilseulton, employed on a Yellow Creek farm, rested on a charge of using water not belonging to him. He pleaded minty to the charge and was fined $10 by Justice Charles DeMolsy on Thursday. Hamiltonton took water from a stream and diverted it through a corral for watering stock, then returned to the stream four times during drought.
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Reed Ilseulton W
Yilow Creek
Restec
Minty
Charles DeMolsy
Hamailten
Drouth
Road work progress urged for Jensen north corridor
State officialities note upcoming summer target to improve the Jensen north route. The plan calls for at least two miles of road to be completed before the fall rains, ensuring a lasting improvement and securing the right of way for future use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted
H B Cer
Jensen
Nord Assigned to Milwaukee Forest Post
A G Nord, longtime forest supervisor in Idaho Wyoming and Utah, departed Salt Lake Tuesday for Milwaukee on a assignment that could lead to him becoming assistant regional forester in a new region. He enlisted in 1918 and served in Idaho Wyoming Utah and in France during WWI. He plans to return to Salt Lake around July 1 and then move east if the appointment is permanent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A G Nore
Wisatch National Forest
Salt Lake
Ashley Forest
Vernal
Milwaukee
Mr Nord
Forest Service
Idaho
Wyoming
Utah
France
Forest Engineering Corps
Uintah County Assessor Reports Uniform Improvement Assessments
Uintah County Assessor Lester Bingham presented the annual tax report to the State Tax Commission praising uniform improvement assessments countywide. He notes a slight value increase despite lower land values in 1932, credits the commission’s reforms for reducing total tax on improvements, and cites near uniformity and accuracy praised by Mr Strumm. the report includes a 1933 1934 comparison table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Bingham
State Tax Commission
Bingham
Uintah County
Uintah
Strumm
Board of Equalization
Ginghams
Drouth Alters Wheat Contract Signers Advises Care
Producers who signed wheat contracts and face drought should consult their allotment committee before abandoning or cutting for hay. Utah Extension Service assistant director WWavens notes the committee requires form CW-37 and written consent before an abandonment decision is made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drouth
Timne
Wwavens
Utah Extension Service
Bartlett Reports Water Flow From Ghepeta Lakes
Verrel Tuesday farmer B Bartlett reports a flow of about 5 second feet from Ghepeta lakes with water well lat dor 18 days the issue may settle the district as he supports Green River projects to protect livestock about 737g corn planted by Jil Toth will provide feed for winter
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bairtlett
Ghepeta Lakes
Bartleth
Green River
Jil
Toth
Uintah Basin asphalt plan seeks US 40 paving
A resolution from Eastern Utah civics clubs asks the Utah State Road Commission to pave 75 miles of US 40 from Myton to the Colorado line with native Uintah Basin asphalt. The effort aims to keep dollars in the basin, spur relief for drought farmers, and mark a July 1 mail delivery celebration route from Heber City to Vernal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S 40
Myton
Colorado-Uth
Uintah Basin
Henry HH Blood
Utah State Road Commission
Associated Civile Clubs
Utah
Duchesne
Civy Clubs
Heber City
Myton Roosevelt
Vernal
J Gliatt
Duchesne Gateway Club
Parrellel
State Road Commission
Provo
Cedar City
Tieber City
Salt Lake
Denver
Colorado Line
R . Cooper
John Madsen
I. ©. Montgomery
Hiath
Salt Lake City
US 40
LCG Montgomery
Secenfe
Twenty Years Ago Notes From Apticultural College and Local Events
Twenty years ago Shirley Daniels returns home from the agricultural college after winter study. John W Austin, brother of Mrs Rudge and Mrs Long, returns to Salt Lake. Libbert Iverson and Lacey Goodrich plan to attend summer courses at Brigham Young University in Provo with Mrs Lybbert and Mrs Iverson accompanying. Bishop Richardson struck by lightning near Jensen. horse killed. Richardson unconscious but expected to recover. Mrs Woodard and daughter return from Salt Lake. Miss Sybil attended St Marys academy. Ed Sumner touring California for health. Naples ward residents clean grounds around the ward house and Relief Society building during a half holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Daniels
Apticultural College
John W Austin
Wm Rudge
Reuben Long
Salt Lake
Jacob N Libbert
Charles M Iverson
Lacey Goodrich
Provo
Prigham Young University
Lybbert
Iverson
Bishop
Rchardson
Jensen
Richardson
L H .Woodard
Sybil
St Marys Academy
Ed Sumner
California
Naples Ward
Ward House
Tech Relief Society
Also Mentioned on This Page
Phebe Merkley
Phebe Hacking Merkley
Hiness
Wmueldon K Bullock
Northwestern University
Aleeteak
Werchant
John Hair, Sr
Ft. Duchesne
Big Crowe
Eskelson
Gusher
Eskelson Garage
Dastrict Court
Worl
U. S
Agricultural College
A. G. Nord
Milwaukee Forest Post
Associated Civic Clubs
State
Worikk
U.S. 40
Colorado
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