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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1925
Page
12
Maesers social column notes Mr and Mrs J G MacLaughlin visiting relatives in town after a Hayden Colorado trip. Wamsleys and Warbys move into Leo Smith’s house, coal mine workers Price and Beebe split ownership, and Akhurst visits Vernal. Local births, illness updates, and Halloween party plans fill the column.
Community effort spurs a vernal half holiday for workers to help in landscape projects. Ghost costumes, peanuts and games followed a schoolhouse event for youths, with a large group of families and local residents attending. Several locals, including Archy and Will McConkile, were noted for cattle shipments, while Vera Carpenter visited from Rich’s coal mine. Grant Carpenter suffers gallstones and stays near medical aid, as Grace Hall visits Vernal during Stringham travels. Mr. and Mrs. Morehead welcomed a baby girl born November 1 after relocating from California.
Dr Harvey Hullinger chronicles early Uintah Basin settlement from 1883 to 1922, detailing homesteaders turning sagebrush into farms, his medical work among Ute and Uncompahgre bands, barter economy, and his role averting a potential Indian war by negotiating with Colorado troops and tribal leaders.
Director of National Parks Mather labels free auto camps a social menace and calls for municipal elimination of the free camp. He proposes charging for camping and forest service managed sites to fund development and curb misuse, noting genuine travelers will pay for proper facilities.
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