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Vernal Express

Location

Vernal, Utah, United States of America

Date

Nov 01, 1934

Page

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U H S Auto Mechanics Shop Opens at Uintah High School

A new auto mechanics department is added to Uintah High School as part of vocational training. The shop will evolve into a general shop with skilled trades like machinist, sheet metal, electrician, and carpenter. Students learn tool use, repairs, nomenclature, and plant interior design. Ladies welcome in the shop and it is described as bright, neat, and modern.

Uintah Juteh School Cirricultum Sauta Mechanics Auto Mechanics Department Y Mechanics Vernal Shoud Uintah High School

Roosevelt Future Farmers Take First Prize At National Session

Roosevelt Utah Future Farmers of America Toyack chapter won first prize at the national session, receiving $300 for exemplary projects. The Sweet Springs Missouri and Waterville New York chapters placed second and third, with Calico Rock fourth, as advisers and details noted.

Roosevelt Future Farmers Kansas Cily Roosevelt Uteh Toyack Future Farmers of America Future Farmers Meeting American Royal Livestock and Horse Show Loyack Sweet Springs, Mo Waterville NY Calico Rock Utah Uintah High School Kansas City Stock Yards PFA Oklahoma Idaho Calfornia Texas LaVern Hemstreet LaVoilr Merrill Nell Caldwell T Kansas City Chamber of Commerce Farmers of Utah Phelon Mateus

New Store for Moore and Lux Opens in Uintah

Grand ball at the Social hall and a Thanksgiving night event promise townsfolk a good time. A new stable in connection with the Uintah House is now under the charge of A B Atvool with patronage solicited.

Moore and Luxon Uintah House Atvool

New Forest Highway Aims Shorter Route to Evanston and Salt Lake

A proposed twenty mile forest highway would extend from Elcker son Park the current Vernal Manila highway terminus to Burn Fork Wye on the Evanston roadway creating a direct link for Salt Lake and Evanston travelers. The route would pass through timberland and parks across flat terrain with easy grades. Residents of Salt Lake and Ogden are already using the Vernal Manila highway for weekend trips into the Uintah mountains, with a possible loop via Uintah Basin Vernal Manila main roads and returning through Manila Green River Wye Evanston to Ogden and Salt Lake.

Elckerson Park Evanston Salt Lake Ogdensie Udnteh Mountains Uintah Basin Mountains Manila Green Rier Ogden

Drouth Relief Wheat Planted Along Green River Bottom Lands

Winter wheat planting along the Green River bottom lands progresses under Clyde F. Thompson of Salt Lake who recently took charge. E. J. Young, former disbursing agent for Uintah county, assists. Seed wheat is Banred, an improved Turkey Red variety. weather permitting 600 to 1000 acres will be planted this fall.

Green River Clyde F. ‘Thompson Salt Lake E. J Young Uintah County Mr Thompson

November School and Community Events Digest

A list of local events from November includes UHS Student Body Dance on the 2nd Pheasant Hunters Dance on the 3 and Pheasant Season Opens. Republican Rally Imperial School Board Meeting on the 4 General Election on the 6 Current Topics Club Library Dance Imperial on the 6 and UHS Year Book Dance on the 7. City Council Meeting on the 7 S UHS Year Book Dance on the 7 Armistice Day Program and Dance on the 12 Freshman Dance on the 16 City Council on the 21 34 Competitive play at WHS Peg O My Heart on the 23 2 PFA Ball on the 29 Thanksgiving on the 30 and County Commissioners meeting.

WHS

Straw Vote At Uintah High Schools Shows Surprising Figures

A Wednesday straw poll of Uintah Junior and Senior high schools recorded 560 votes from 363 seniors and 133 juniors. Democratic candidates led in several races with counts including W H King 157 and Abe Murdock 222, while other officials such as John W Weaver and Frank L Noel also appeared with reported totals. Two years ago the high school straw vote was 80 percent accurate in county results.

Uintah Sted W H King Don B Colton Abe Murdock Arthi Wolley Justice of Supreme Court James H Wolfe Daniel N Straup Unexpire Erm Joseph Ritie Ivai Ajax George A Slaugh L Knght John W Weaver Alfred Simper John G Bolton Davis Morrill Frank L Noel Charles T Pope Frank G Slaugh Martin W Curtis J Emery Johnson Hiram Richardson C B Bartlett Lester Bingham

Many Sportsmen Rally For Pheasant and Quail Hunt

Floyd Noel expects 200+ sportsmen from across the state to hunt pheasants and quail in Uintah county during opening week. Over 100 from Salt Lake plan to bring their own orchestra for the Hunters dance at the Imperial Saturday night. Bag limits set at 1 pheasant per day and 6 quail possessor limit. quail bag limit 10. season runs from November 4 to November 7 for quail and to November 11 for pheasant. Hunters urged to protect livestock and display good sportsmanship.

Floyd Noel Vernal Ashly Uintah Salt Lake Imperial Noel

County Commissioners Set Tax Delinquent Date to December 20

At the regular monthly meeting of the tintah county commission era, a petition signed by more than 100 taxpayers asked to set the tax delinquent date to December 20 instead of November 30. County Treasurer M W Curtis presented the petition and the board approved December 20, 1934, as the delinquent date. Only routine matters were transacted but the day was busy for the board.

Tintah

J Perry Olsen Travels to Grazing Meeting in Price

J Perry Olsen of Walcott Wo traveled through Vernal on Thursday while en route to a grazing meeting scheduled for Friday in Price.

J Perry Olsen Walcott Wo Price

Uintah County Well Up On Payment Of Delinquent Taxes

A Uintah County survey shows high delinquent tax payments across Utah with Uintah County performing well. County Treasurer Martin W Curtis notes 1925 tax payment rates, the 2 percent interest offer on back taxes for 1928 29 39 31 expiring January 12 1995 and urges inquiries on the partial payment plan. Figures show back tax collections rising from 1932 1933 to 1934 with notable increases in tax remissions and current taxes. details provided for the period through October 1934.

Uintah County State Tax Commission Martin W Curtis Curtis Uintah San Juan

Victim Victor Abplanalp Funeral Services Held In Vernal

Funeral services for Victor Abplanalp a mine disaster victim were held in the Maeser ward chapel with Bishop Lester Bingham presiding. Speakers included Archie Johnson and H B Calder, with songs by Eva Hatch and a prayer by A Slaush Face to Face. Interment followed at Maeser cemetery. Abplanalp survived by his father Franklin and several siblings.

Maeser Chapel Victor Abplanalp Seb Vernal Franklin Abplanalp Edward I’ James Clwin Ester Abplanaly Mt Dell Geo Walter Abplanalp Bingham Caspin Abplanalp California Doris Swain Bingham Fate Slaugh Davis Ward

Mrs Nellie Rodabaugh Visits Mother After Salt Lake Trip

Miss Nellie Rodabaugh a teacher at the Dragon school spent Sunday at the home of her mother Mrs W A Kelthley after returning from Salt Lake.

Nellie Rodabaugh Dragon School Salt Lake W A Kelthley

Idaho Stock Judging Team Stops in Vernal on Return Home

The Idaho Stock Judging team visiting Vernal on their way back from the American Royal Livestock Show in Kansas City praised Utah for strong support and noted the Ashley Valley and Vernal city impressed them. Members included Warren Cate, Thomas W Smith Jr, Adrian Nelson, Ren Smith, Charles Barnes, Rexbury, and coach Mytthus W Ivans.

Kansas City Harold M. Lundell UHS Toun Marjorie Twitchell Maya R C Cooper Uintah High School H S Olson Wortes Uintah Basin Utah Paul L. Cowan Vernal Lions Clu L G Noble Ashley Valley Tintah High Heat Lundell Imperial Hall LaVern Hemstreet Idaho Mytthus Wivans Warren Cate Boise Thomas W Smith Madison High Rexbury Adrian Nelson Ren Smith Charles Barnes Idaho Falls High Utah Fpa Rhe Vernal

Mutton distributed from local relief herds this week

On Monday 150 sheep were distributed by the local relief committee from Ray Stringham’s herd under the drought relief program. On Wednesday 100 more sheep were distributed from H W Woolley’s herd and slaughtered at Ernest Eaton’s corrals.

Ray Stringham Drouth H W Woolley Ernest Eaton

Twenty Years Ago Local Notes From Duchesne Area

Twenty years ago notes report Dillman leaving for Linwood and Manila with supplies, Coltharp returns from sheep markets and comments on prices, Dean teaching school, Dr Rose selling apples on the reservation about 1900 bushels, apple crop around 4500 bushels, McKee family visiting Vernal, McGee seeking mares, Mrs John N Davis returning from Salt Lake Heber trip with her mother, EC Lee of Nine Mile reports large crops, Ross Farniett operated for appendicitis.

P Dillman Ieft Linwood Manila Horace Coltharp Robert Dean Schowl Mat Straverry Duchesne City Rose George McKee Rangely McFee John N Davis Salt Lake Heber Jasperson

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U.H.S H. J. Brown Chicago Walter E Atwood Boise Idaho Chehals Wash New Forest lLands Library S—Uhs City Council Duchesne Eduard F Elwin George Walter James Harold Abplanalp Maeser Edward Watkins, Sr Red Cross American Legion and Auxiliary Neva
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