Murder suspects hand in Clark County Montana case
Sheriff's office reports Philip Van, 21, of La Point Utah, suspected in the murder of Frank Steffen, near Lapoint. Requisition papers sent for Van. trial postponed until after district court next week. Accomplice Dewey Hackford, 25, held in county jail. both linked to ranching families and prior work across Wyoming and Utah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafe Richardadn
Charles Doe‘aMolly
Clark County
Montana
Philip van
Frank Steffen
Lapoint
Richardson
Van
Phillip van
Uintah River
Wyoming
Utah
Diamond Mountain
Lake Fork
Hvel
Dewey Hackford
Thomas Hackford
Hackford
Union
Salt Lake City
Whiterocks
Mottana
Bilge Horn
Wyo
Second test well to be drilled near Vernal
Border Petroleum Company plans a standard rig operation eight miles west of Vernal to probe a thick sand formation over a hundred feet deep. The project aims to locate the source of a noted age and is funded by outside capital with Utah executives directing the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tee Border “Petroleum Company
drHling Equivneent
Border Petroleum Company
Colorado
Negotiationa
Nada Td Nova
Utah
George Warby Called to Great Beyond Thursday
George Warby of Maeser 70. Maeser correspondent notes his death in early reports as the community notes his passing on Thursday. The obituary mentions his age and local ties without further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Warby
Maeser
Utah Power and Light Buys Vernal Power Plant Deal
George Corey and P M Parry of Utah Power and Light visited Vernal to arrange purchase of the Vernal Light company plant and equipment in a 105000 dollar deal. They met with the City council for a franchise and planned changes and improvements with the new company taking control November 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Corey
P. M. Parry
Utah Power and Light Company
Salt Lake City
Vernal
Vernal Light Company
Corey
Mr. Parry
Willl
Whiterocks Ranger Reports Fast Fish Growth in Uintah Lakes
Whiterocks forest ranger George W. Walkup, speaking in Vernal, says fingerlings planted last year in Lake Atwood, part of the Chain lakes, have grown. About 12,000 fingerlings were released, and 12 fish measuring up to 12 inches and weighing around a pound were captured at the outlet in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whiterocks Forest Ranger
Uintah Mountain Lakes
George W. Walkup
Whiterocks
Ashley Forest Service
Lake Atwood
Uintah Mountains
Chain Lakes
Walkup
Notable Community Resident Passes After Prolonged Illness
The obituary notes the death on a Thursday morning after a lingering illness lasting months. Survived by a wife and five children, the deceased, Mr. Warby, had arrived in Maegser from Manila about four years ago and was highly regarded by local friends. Funeral arrangements are not yet set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warby
Maegser
Manila
Present and Future of Our Petroleum
Dr Earl Douglass challenges alarmist oil forecasts by arguing oil origin, geology, and supply are uncertain. He notes past coal scare parallels and urges cautious study of petroleum history, formation, and regional geology before accepting predictions of peak production or imminent shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Douglass
United State
Express Boosts Vernal Paper to Sixteen Pages Weekly
The Express, a Vernal Utah institution, announces a sixteen page weekly edition to serve the Vernal district and far points. It praises local support, aims to extend circulation, and invites readers to share the enlarged paper with friends and relatives to showcase Utah’s crops and its newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Express
Utah
Vernal
Express
District Court Convenes Here Beginning Tuesday
District court opens here next Tuesday with Judge George P. Parker on the bench and District Attorney M. B. Pope prosecuting. Court reporters absence delays calendar. County Clerk Wilson Murray and assistants struggled to compile it. Twenty four cases set this term including 14 criminal, 4 civil, and 6 law and motion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George P. Parker
M. B. Pope
Wilson Murray
Utah Power and Light Officials Meet With City Council
City council met Wednesday at the county courthouse with some members absent so no action was taken on vital measures. Utah Power and Light represented seeking a franchise similar to others. council favored granting it. A special meeting is set for Saturday to reconsider the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Court House
Utah Power Ad Light Company
Ody
City Plans New Ticket After Mass Meeting
It is understood another ticket will be placed in the field for the coming city election. One ticket was made up at the mass meeting held last Tuesday night.
Mass Meeting Sets City Ticket Candidate slate
A mass meeting called by Mayor Rice Coover met last Tuesday at the county courthouse to nominate candidates for the upcoming city election. Temporary chairman Charles DeNMoissy oversaw the selection of a ticket including mayor Rice Cooper two-year councilmen Harmony Sowards Sam Herron Elmer Lind four-year councilman Irvin Eaton city recorder H Walter Woolley treasurer Adair Tyzack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rice
Coover
County Court House
Charles Denmoissy
Rica Cooper
Harmony& Sowards
Sam Herron
Elmer Lind
Irvin Eaton
H. Walter Woolley
Adair Tyzack
Carter Creek Road Nearing Completion
Supervisor Nord reports the Carter Creek section of the Vernal Manila road is nearly finished. A 35 man crew under J S Bennett of Manila has sixteen miles open now and expects completion this fall if weather allows. The Vernal Manila road is in three sections: Brush Creek Summit and Carter Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nord
Ashley Forest Service
Lone Tree
Wyo
Carter Creek
J. S. Bennett
Manila
Summit
Brush Creek
Vernal Man Chosen as Uintah County Game Warden
William Preece of Vernal has been selected by D M Madsen of the state fish and game commission as Uintah county game warden. The appointment takes effect at the start of the coming month. Preece has been active in fish and game preservation and is well regarded by local sportsmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Preece
Vernal
D. M. Madsen
Uintah
Funeral Services Held for Basin Pioneer at Glines Ward
Funeral services were held Thursday for Elizabeth Abplanalp Wardle wife of Jedidiah Wardle of Willow Creek Ouray valley Bishop M M Batty presided and a chorus sang Oh My Father and Shall We Gather at Beyond the River Speakers were Ernest Eaton Joseph A McKee and M M Batty They spoke words of consolation and praise. Interment was at Maeser cemetery She was born August 8 1860 in Sullivan county New York married in 1881 lived in Midway Ashley valley Roosevelt Willow Creek She died September 29 at age 65 and is survived by her husband seven daughters two sons six brothers and two sisters She was a faithful Latter-day Saint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Abplanalp Wardle
Jedidiah Wardle
Willow Creek
Ouray Valley
M. M. Batty
Ernest Eaton
Joseph A. McKee
Jasper
Jediah Wardle
Salt Lake Temple
Lved
Midway
Wasatch County
Ashley Valley
Hoosevelt
Ouray
Frank Davis
Price
Seed Cleaning Plant Planned for Vernal District
J G Peppard Sr and Jr of Kansas City and J A Melville of Salt Lake City visited Vernal to install seed cleaning machinery at the Uintah Canning company's building. The two copper machines handle 1000 pounds per hour and could clean up to two million pounds of seed per season. Additional units may be added if demand warrants. The plant will be operable in about ten days after remodeling and painting the building. The project enables comparative seed analysis at the Utah State Department of Agriculture for 26 cents and verifies grades provided by local seed plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Peppard, Sr
J. G. Peppard, Jr
Kansas City
J. A. Melville
Salt Lake City
Uintah Canning Company
State Department of Agriculture
State Captor
Attorney Wallace Calder Returns From Washington
Wallace Calder returned from Washington, D C where he spoke for Emerald Oil before Interior Department hearings on Rangely oil field patent proceedings He expects a decision next month He noted good midwestern corn yields and followed Aircraft Investigation testimony including Col Mitchell He met Congressman Don B Colton and family who sent greetings to Uintah Basin residents
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Calder
Washington, D. C
Emerald Oil Company
Interior Department
Oif
Rangely
Calder
Middle West
Washington
Mitchell
Don B. Colton
Uintah Basin
Uintah Club Discusses Vernal Manila Road Progress
Uintah club held its Tuesday night meeting with President absent. Forest reserve representative spoke on the Vernal Manila road conditions and yearly progress. A committee will assist Emil Hanson from Utah Agricultural College for landscape work. Daggett county negotiations and county one road location were reviewed. Survey funding to advance in partnership with Uintah and Daggett counties and the forest service. Completion will connect Vernal and Manila improving traffic and rail access for Vernal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uintah Club
Rich
Daggett County
Uintah
Daggett Counties
Forest Service
One Sm
Uintah County
Vernal
Manila
County Commissioners Hear Vernal Light Franchise Bid
Uintah County commissioners met in regular session on Wednesday. The Vernal Light company appeared regarding a franchise for Utah Power and Light. The franchise passed both readings but final action awaits a meeting with a company representative. The boundary dispute with Uintah and Daggett counties was delegated to the state engineer for settlement regarding the Mchea draw area on Diamond mountain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah Power and Faigtt Company
Uish Power and Light Company
Uintah-Nagrett County
Mchcea Draw
Diamond Mountain
Hotel to Be Built on Shores of Moon Lake
Albert E. Blood has secured an acre and a half with a government permit through the forest service to erect a log hotel on Moon Lake shore twenty five miles north of Roosevelt. The project aims to create a resort within Ashley National Forest offering sleeping accommodations boats cradles and pack horses for tourists and seekers. Moon Lake is noted for fishing and a large forest camping area is nearby with construction slated to begin this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert E. Blood
Forest Service
Moon Lake
Roosevelt
Mr. Blood
Alre
Ashley National Forest
Utah
Moon Jake
Biography of Dr Hullinger to Start Next Issue
The long planned biography of Dr Harvey Coe Hullinger will not appear in this issue but will begin in the next issue. The series is being carefully arranged and promises to be a remarkable and invaluable article for readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DR. Hullinger
Harvey Coe Hullinger
Also Mentioned on This Page
Plich
Erbot
Bru
Obl
Utah Power and Light
Jesus
Utah Power & Light
City Council
Basin Pioneer
Glines Ward
Glines
Peppard Seed Company
Uintah Club Meeting
Belsinea
Bank OF Vernal
Wow
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!