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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1924
Page
4
Los Angeles report notes a Negro truck driver named Washington heard muffled voices from wooden boxes after Baas abandoned his load and called police. The incident suggests a grim event behind the crates and prompts investigation by authorities.
Official state tally shows George H. Dern, Democrat, with 81,308 votes to Charles R. Mabey’s 74,117 for governor. John E. Holden leads the ticket as Republican auditor-elect with 87,708 votes. many state offices and judicial seats listed with party tallies. A federal-funded steel bridge over the Uintah river near Fort Duchesne costs over 40,000 and advances.
George H. Tingley faced a Utah case for possessing beaver hides without a trapping permit. Evidence showed he bought the hides from the SOS and the jury acquitted him. Defense attorney Thos W O'Donnell appeared for the case in Myton Wednesday.
The steel bridge over the Uintah river just north of Fort Duchesne on the reservation is being pushed to completion aided by favorable weather. It lies on the Victory highway and will greatly ease travel. The project cost exceeds $40,000.
Arrangements are complete for Dr Harvey C Hullinger's centennial on his birthday next Tuesday December 2 1924. The Orpheus ball hosts a program and reception at 2 PM with friends and relatives from the Reservation section expected to attend.
Charles M. Morris United States attorney filed a petition in the state supreme court asking for a rehearing in the Upper Blue Bench Irrigation Company case. The action seeks reversal of a ruling allowing Blue Beach district to exchange Rock Creek water rights for Lake Fork rights held by the Indians.
The Uintah Basin Farmer announces its December issue will be off the press next week and has run for a year. It features honey writing by D H Hillman state apiarist and other contributions. A poem titled A Voice From the Bad Lands appears, plus THE BRAND PAGE new in this issue. Subscriptions are urged to be sent in without delay.
The Vernal Gun and Rifle club promotes a deer game preserve in Uintah County and calls a special meeting of all members and every sportsman in the county whether or not they belong to the club.
County officials select jurors for the December district court term to convene December 1 with reports December 2. Names include Nephi Preece William Gardner H S Sowards Henry L Green Nathan C Chivers Walter Simper Lewis Haws H Walter Woolley Edward Hoeft O D Allen William Vernon Henry Herriott Joseph Engberson Frank Abplanato B H Stringham John H E Eaton C E Hemstreet Ed L Oaks Vernal Eugene Pope Watson WFP Ellsworth Quray Heber A Peterson Roosevelt Lloyd Stewart Jensen Henry Merkley Gusher Gilbert Anderson Lapoint
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