Government May Buy Sub Marginal Land in Uintah County
Meeting in Grand Junction Colorado with western Colorado and eastern Utah stockmen backs emergency range rules under the Taylor grazing act. Resolution favors priority use by established stock owners prior to 1932 and restricts grazing to those users. Government aims to buy 5 million acres of sub marginal land by June 1934 using Roosevelt era funds, with average price around 5 dollars per acre and rental value set at 10 dollars per acre. Uintah County holds 15000 acres of sub marginal land. most are west end and not to be purchased immediately.
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Secretary of the Interior
Grand Junction
Colo
Colorado
Utah
B H Stringham
Gramng
Ryan
Interior Department
Stockmen Or Stock Corporation
Stringham
Ray EB. Dillman
Roosevelt
West End
District 1
Uintah County
Harry L Hopkins
National Parks
Indian Reservations
AAA
Twist-Ouray Canal Project Reaches Seventy Percent
The Twist-Ouray Canal work is seventy percent complete with erucing and graveling on the Muist road nearing completion. The last two and a half miles will connect Twist road to Halfway Hollow and paving with native asphaltum from Vernal to Halfway Hollow is planned for spring. Graveling east to Jensen stalls until repairs arrive. Vernal-Manila highway link to be graveled through Steinaker Draw.
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Muist
Halfway
Vernal
Vermal
Jensen
Steinaker
Vernal-Manila
Verrail
State plan outlines liquor sales and control rules
The plan proposes state liquor stores for licenses in Utah with three member commission, local option by counties, sale only by permit, and strict penalties. It allows drinking in licensed hotels clubs and restaurants, bans sales to minors and intoxicated persons, and earmarks revenue for commission administration.
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Utah
Lcenses
Geology course offered at Uintah High School by U of Utah
Through the University of Utah extension department a general geology class will be held at Uintah High School each Wednesday from 7 to 9 pm for college credit or information. Dr A Boyle will lead the class with field trips to study formations and earth history. About 25 have registered. a 30 to 40 student group is expected.
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University of Utah Extension Department
Uintah High School
Lela
Ccollege
A . Boyle
Dinosaur
Boyle
Uintah Basin
Uintah
North American
District American Legion Convention at Victory Park
The eastern district of Utahs American Legion department holds a Sunday convention at Victory Park on December 2. Salt Lake City attendees include Otto Wiesley and TD A Littlefield with Norman Sims joining from the state department. Post leaders from Basin Vernal Altonah Duchesne Myton Price Helper and Hiawatha will attend with E W Crocker in charge. After the meeting delegates and local post members will be entertained at the park. Vernal officers depart from Uintah State Bank at 1:00 pm with JoA Cheney coordinating transport. The Witbeck Post No 11 Legion and Auxiliary meets December 5 at 7:30 pm at the Community House. all Legion and Auxiliary members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legon Department of Utah
Victory Park
Salt Lake City
Otto Wiesley
TD A Littlefield Corrector
Veterans Hospital
Norman Sims
State Department
Omcers
Basin Vernal
Altonah
Duchesne
Myton
Price Helper
Hiawatha
E W Crocker
Legion
Aged Mexican herder buried in Rock Point Cemetery
Cristo Samneto 735, a Mexican herder, died Wednesday November 71 at Edward Watkins Jr. home in Davis from paralysis stroke. He had long served W H Coltharp. Graveside services were at Rock Point cemetery under Swain Funeral Home. He was Roman Catholic.
Road officials inspect Vernal road work scene
R A Gullis district engineer of the state road commission of Price and J H Young engineer of the U Bureau of Roads Ogden were in Vernal on Saturday inspecting road work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R A Gullis
State Road Commission of Price
J H Young
Bureau of Roads
Ogden
Six Subjects Named for Woolley Extemporaneous Contest
Uinted high school hosts the second annual H Walter Woolley Extemporaneous Speaking contest at the UHS auditorium on December 20 or 22. Six topics are set including sales tax, band deposit insurance, religion’s place, vocational training, Townsend pension, and NRA harmony. Contestants have one hour to prepare and must speak five to eight minutes without notes after eliminations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H Walter Woolley
UHS
Uinted High School
Manford Woodruff
Mr Woolley
NRA
Wool Prices Turn Firmer As Volume Holds Up Well
The Boston Commercial Bulletin reports broader demand for wool with steady to firmer prices despite a slight drop in London values. It notes strong activity in price goods in New York and that fall wools have moved in Texas, while western operations remained slow.
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Boston
the Commercial Bulletin
London
New York
Texas
Thanksgiving Again Thanksgiving
Poem by J. L es Edward Hungerford reflecting on the arrival of Thanksgiving. It celebrates gratitude, memory, and renewed hope, urging courage and unity as the holiday season begins across regions and hearts.
Ashley Creek Reservoir Sites and Water Storage Plan Summary
The report outlines 20000 acres under cultivation with 10000 acres irrigable but water-limited. It lists Ashley Creek reservoir sites on unsurveyed lands within Ashley National Forest, with capacities from 80 to 71000 acre feet and costs up to 20000 dollars per site, plus dam plans and potential storage near Mirror Lake, Goose Lake, and Long Park.
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U 8 GS
Ashley Creek
Ashley Reservoir Company
Ashley Upper Irrigation Co
Ashley Central Irigation Co
High Line Canal Co
Ashley
Dry Fork
Green River
Ralf Tt Woolley
Ashley National Forest
Worley
Steinaker
Ashley Twin
Lake Shore
Timbarung
Goose Lake Feeder
Metcalf
Chimney Rock
Ashley Fish
Leidy Peak
Oaks Park
Brush Creek
Ashley Upper Irrigation Company
Utah Plans hundreds of small reservoirs to conserve water
A state report to Governor Blood outlines a broad plan for hundreds of small reservoirs in all counties to conserve water and create farm relief through rural employment. It cites need for funds from federal agencies and emphasizes drainage, flood control, and supplemental irrigation to aid distressed farmers and revive rural communities.
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Henry H Blood Sauwday
Iarry C Jessen
Utah
FERA
Washington
Jessen
Jensen
State Engineers Office
Bureau of Reclamation
Rm Aitsoned
Stonller
Fearfel
Ufe
Juan Plute
Summit
Wasatch
Blood
Twenty Years Ago at Vernal and Salt Lake City Note
Miss Ida Preece returns to Salt Lake from visiting uncle B D W Nebeker and family. Vernal Tennis Club shifts to Five Hundred cards for winter games. Joseph Cook reports Minnesota wheat crop weak. Actor Al DeVere spotted, in good humor, after showing with DeVere Foote Co. Nussey and Mary MacAndrews among performers in St Marys Academy seniors play.
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Rtetemlmee II
Ida Preece
D W Nebeker
Salt Lake
Vernal Tennis Club
Mis
Allan Joseph Cook
Minneapolis
Cook
Minnesota
Wheat
al DeVere
DeVere Foote Co
Has
Mary MacAndrews
Aston Odikirk
Merle Ashton
St. Mary's Acadmy
Uintah County Irrigation Proposals and Local Travel Note
A 1934 plan describes enlarging a ditch from the site to Ashley Creek to 100 second feet at about $5000, fluming Sinks and building a Dry Fork canyon ditch to aid irrigation. Fast Fork Reservoir stores 1304 acre feet for Sunshine ranch, with a proposed shorter feeder canal adding 1000 acre feet. Paradise Park Reservoir is nearly complete. Bottle Hollow and Jensen area work noted. Howard JF Duoley of Jensen, mission-bound, passed Vernal en route to Salt Lake City with sister Mrs Alton Peterson and William M Turner.
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Ashley Creek
Dry Fork Canyon
Uintah County
Fast Fork
Sunshine Ranch
Jensen
Paradise Park
Pelican Lake
US Reclamation Service
Bottle Hollow
Howard JF Duoley
Eastern States
Vernal
Hig We
Salt Lake City
Alton Peterson
William M Turner
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Twist-Ouray Canal
Liquor Plan of State
State General Fund
District American Legion
Rock Point
Woolley
Spuit
Edward Hungerford
Ashley Valley
L. P. Christensen
State Committee
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