First Public Concert by Uintah High School 8
Uintah High School presents opening concert Thursday evening November 1 at 8 30 in the high school assembly hall about 75 pupils will perform. The program features orchestra band glee and chorus with readings and piano solos. All are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uintah High School
Viola Jenson
Angela
Brags
Gollschalle
Doris Alexander
Viola Murray
Mate
la Vallee
Hilda Aycock
Vara Calder
Trovatore
Willcox Academy Plans Many School Activities
Willcox Academy begins its new term with 90 pupils enrolled in Junior and Senior departments by October 26. The first social was a get acquainted event hosted by the Senior class, featuring piano solos by Mary Henderson and a vocal solo by Jewel Wellman with Evelyn Johnson at the piano. Student officers elected October 12 include Waley Hatch as President and Harold Witmer as Vice President. The color party announced a Halloween social and soon basketball and volleyball teams will be formed.
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Willcox Academy
Mary Henderson
Lois Martin
Jewel Wellman
Evelyn Johnson
Waley Hatch
Harold Witmer
Cora Brown
Billie Ruple
George McConkle
Saargant-At-Arms
Alton Hatch
James Hemn
Street
Hallowe'en
Disabled Soldiers Asked to Report to Fort Collins
World War wounded and disabled veterans are urged to report to George B. West at 315 E. Magnolia, Fort Collins, Colorado. The appeal seeks to build a lasting mutual aid network and honor those who served, ensuring care and remembrance for disabled comrades.
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America
George B. West
Magnolia
Fort Collins
Colo
Road Commission Maps Highway Through Spanish Fork Canyon
A state highway final location in Spanish Fork canyon has been mapped by County Commissioner Fred Matley and others from the Road Commission and state engineers. The 34 mile route follows the old railroad grade avoiding bad spots with a plan for Bureau of Public Roads acceptance as a federal aid project.
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Provo
Spanish Fork Canyon
Fred Matley
EB. B. Jones
H. S. Kerr
W. C. Sreeory
State Round Commission
Bureau of Publi Roads
Hard Storms Cut Deer Kill Numbers This Season
Deer hunters return from the mountains with reduced success as storms push deer to lower feeding grounds. Those who fared best knew where deer ranged in summer and were early on the ground.
Vernal Student Made Member of Utah Agricultural Dairy Team
Kimball Slaugh of Vernal a sophomore at the Agricultural College of Utah was chosen October 8 as a member of the college dairy team. The team of ten from last year’s class will judge butter milk and cheese in Portland Oregon on November 2 against western colleges. This marks his second year in the dairy department and the experience will aid his judging work.
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Kimball Slaugh
Vernal
Agricultural College of Utah
Slaugh
Western College
Portland
Ore
Staugh
Rainbow Trout Planted In Ashley Creek By Hatchery
William H. Cook of the Whiterocks fish hatchery and Charles L. Hunt planted eight cans of Rainbow trout in Ashley Creek Tuesday. The Vernal Gun and Rifle Club intended to stock Taylor Mountain streams but was advised from Trout Creek Ranger Station to plant in Ashley Creek. No deer were killed during handling from hatchery to the creek.
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William H. Cook
Whiterocks Fish Hatchery
Charles L. Hunt
Ashley Creek
Vernal Gun and Rifla Club
Taylor Mountain
Henry Millecam
Gun Club
Trout Creek
Mr. Cook
State Spends Large Amounts on Roads
A tabulated report through September 30 shows Uintah county spending 788.34 on maintenance and 893.43 with federal aid, bringing Uintah total to 10,900.53. Across all counties maintenance totals 45,869.76 and with federal aid 283,144.72, yielding a county total credit of 505,484.14.
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Uintah County
Maintenanes
Assistant Postmaster Leaves Soon For California
Floyd Hume assistant postmaster at the Vernal post office will leave for Huntington California to make his permanent home. He has many friends here and the move is influenced by Mrs Hume poor health. Hume expects transfer to the California post office.
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Floyd Hume
Vernal
Huntington
Calif
Hume
California
Only Class Member Attends Agricultural College
Grant Morrill of Tridell is the sole member of his high school class to enter the Agricultural College of Utah this fall. He graduated Uintah Academy in 1922, studied Brigham Young University last winter, and is registered in the School of Arts and Sciences. He is taking special piano lessons with Prof. C R Johnson and is impressed by the campus and labs.
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Grant Morrill
Tridell
Agricultural College of Utah
Uintah Academy
Brigham Young University
Morrill
School of Arts and Sciences
C. R. Johnson
Road inspector views Vernal Manila forest road tour
C F Evans chief inspector of roads and trails for Intermountain Forests left Ogden after inspecting the Vernal Manila forest road and summer work. He also surveyed possible spots to fix the mountain road so cars could use it next year awaiting funding. Evans spent a day hunting deer but found none.
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C. F. Evans
Intermountain Forests
Ogden
Machinery Arrives to Spawn New Industry in Provo
National Pump company arrives in Provo with plans to manufacture 500 types of pumps. President H Q Jackson says the big plant will be ready by November 1 and Utah made pumps will be sold worldwide, boosting Provo as a new industrial center of the West.
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National Pump Company
Provo Field
H. Q. Jackson
Provo
Bad Teeth Linked to White Plague Propagation
Paris report from October 9 cites Professor Mendel of the Pasteur Institute stating tuberculosis spreads largely through hollow and poorly cared for teeth. He urges laws forbidding people with bad teeth from kissing children at risk due to gum delicacy. Animal tests with TB germs in teeth showed death in three to six months.
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Paris
J. Mendel
Pasteur Institute
Academy of Medicine
Koch
Mendel
Precipitation Report From Trout Creek Station October
Ranger Harry VanTassel notes Trout Creek station logged 2.81 inches of rainfall in October. Snow depth reached ten inches with water content of 0.96 inch. At the summit three miles away there was 18 inches of snow after a storm of about 26 hours.
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Harry VanTassel
Trout Creek Ranger Station
Audit Team Finishes Uintah County Check
Provo auditors Messrs Carey and Worsley spent seven days auditing Uintah county accounts and left Saturday. They found the books in fair shape with only a few minor fund-charge adjustments and have not yet filed a detailed report on their findings.
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Carey and
Worsley
Provo
Uintah
Dempsey and Firpo Set for a Rematch
Promoters plan a second bout as soon as fan demand and prices permit. The expected clash would renew interest after their earlier controversial meeting and attract boxing fans seeking another title moment.
Brave Frontier Woman Saved Water During 1782 Siege
In August 1782 at Bryan's Station Kentucky Capt. John Craig ordered women and children to fetch water under threat. Mrs Jemima Suggett Johnson, mother of Col Richard Johnson, volunteered to carry her infant while twelve women and sixteen children moved to the spring. They returned with water, deceiving Indiana attackers and enabling Bryan's station to hold.
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Richard Johnson
United States
Kentucky
Jemima Suggett Johnson
Bryan
Indiana
Girty, McKee
Campbell
John Craig
Johnson Lafy
Tiichard
Sally
Walla
Tragedy Strikes Ashley Area as Youth Kills Companion
A youth killed his companion on a Tuesday near Ashley. Investigators, including county attorney J T McConnell and Sheriff Richardson, found the boy uncooperative at first. Funeral services were held at the Ashley schoolhouse with Bishop E A Cramer presiding and several speakers offering consolation. The victim, a bright child raised by grandparents, is survived by six siblings and his father. The community mourns as authorities pursue no jury, and interment occurred in Vernal cemetery.
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Arop
Wm. Preece
Sphoriff
Richardson
Lewis
Prica
Hnim
J.T. McConnell
Alexander B. Kidd
Alsters
Earl
Thales
Mable
Ben
Fern
Ashley School
E. A. Cramer
N. G. Sowards
C. A. Hardy
John N. Davis
Hyrum B. Calder
Vernal First Ward
Alice Olson
Ashley Ward
Eva Peters
Vernal
Judge’s advice to fix a failing meat business joke
A man pleads to a judge about his failing meat business. The judge suggests advertising and using initials or a wife’s name, but each option creates a pun on the name Failure. The exchange ends with a humorous punchline about marriage.
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Adam
Little Sermons on Just Actions and Eternal Reward
A compact moral reminder emphasizes acting rightly in the moment. It asserts that timely virtuous deeds, though small, grant lasting good to the person and to the world.
Local Travelers Set for Westward Trip as Town Groups Prepare
Ashley notes Mr and Mrs James Wren depart Saturday for Los Angeles California to greet winter. Also Mr and Mrs Archie Weoka and Mrs Lyman Thompson of Price plan simultaneous departure. MIA girls chapter lists officers led by Mrs Mary Noel president with counselors and teachers named. Uintah High School member H Lundell spoke to Uintah boys at the MIA gathering Sunday.
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James Wren
Los Angeles
California
Archie Weoka
Lyman ‘Thompson
Price
M. 1. AL
Mary Noel
Abba Morrison
Mamie Preece
Minnie Morrison
Ella Peters
Katherine Seley
Carl Preace
Florence Weeks
Thelma Carless
Maggie Richardson
Beasto Murray
Dassie Noel
Aobots
H. Lundell
Uintah High School
Forest Ranger Reports Largest Deer Weighing 318 Pounds
Forest Ranger Harry Van Tassel reports a five point buck weighed 318 pounds dressed, the largest buck reported this season. Ranger A A Hardy last year killed a buck weighing 320 pounds.
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Harry van Tassel
A. A. Hardy
East family updates and moves noted in Beall area
Mr. and Mrs East of Beall break came in Saturday They are the guests of Mr and Mrs Fred Feltch Mr and Mrs Ed Morrison of Brushere have moved into the Walter Cor home for the winter months Mr and Mrs William Wall write that they are comfortably located at Blackfoot Idaho They are both enjoying good health and like their new home
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Road Commission
Spanish Fork
Agricultural College
Manila
Trout Creek Station
Dempsey
Firpo
Elmo Scott Watson
Wesleran
Union
North Pole
The
Congressional Record
Ross
Vernal Lumber CO
Ashley
Forest Ranger
Pathe
L. H. Woodard Co
Eben
Ashton Brothers Co
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