Vernal CCC Camp Welcomes 116 Men from Priest River
The new CCC camp No 1507 near Vernal opens with 116 men from Priest River Idaho under Captain R W Horne. They will build roads, trails, reservoirs, fences and other public domain improvements across Uintah County with an extensive education and recreation program.
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Priest River
Idaho
Uintah County
CCC
Fair Grounds
Vernal
Kaniksu Forest
R W. Horne
A . Carpenter
Heber City
Jensen
Uintah
Indiana
Kentucky
Ohio
Horne
L H Grimes
C T Kearney
IL D Miller
Liberty
Elgct
Carpenter
Thorne Family Weekend Visit to Vernal
C Thorne and son Neil of Willow Creek spent the weekend in Vernal with Louis Thorne driving them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irs
C. Thorne
Neil
Willow Creek
Vernal
Louis Thorne
Mrs Eva Ashton to Address National Auxiliary Convention
Mrs Rae Ashton state president of the American Legion Auxiliary Utah left Salt Lake City for Indianapolis to address the convention on Americanism. She was honored in Salt Lake with a reception and will be hosted by Eunice Naylor in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rae Ashton
American Legion Auxiliary
Utah
Salt Lake
Indianapolis
Ind
the Legion Auxiliary
Ashton
Eunice Naylor
Louise Jorgensen
Vernal
Misa Naylor
Study of Vernal Grazing District By U S Range Examiners
Range Examiners FR D Neilson and D Moffitt study carrying capacity of Vernal district to assess licensees holdings leases 1938 crops and livestock practices. Completion set for January 1 with additional staff as needed. Examiners operate in Vernal Watson and Ouray.
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U. S
D Neilson
D . Moffitt
Utah
Hig
Vernal
Watson and Ouray
Night Watchman Shoots Robber at Ashton Bros Store
Early Thursday morning night watchman Bob Johnston of Ashton Brothers shot at a burglar fleeing from the store after breaking in through a back window. The robber entered unseen, muffling the break with a sheep lined coat. Johnston confronted him at the back door and fired as the intruder hurried away. The coat was left behind and authorities investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Johnston
Ashton Brothers
Mr. Johnson
Marshall and Sheriff's Departments
Mrs Thelma Nash Released After Appendix Surgery
Mrs Thelma Nash is discharged from Valley F Hospital today after undergoing an appendectomy. She was released on Thursday.
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Thelma Nash
Valley F Hospital
Mia Conjoint Program to Be Weld Sunday
The Vernal Second ward hosts a Mia conjoint Sunday evening at the ward chapel with talks on the MIA slogan by Mrs Harold E. Davis, instrumental selections, readings by Darrell Bastian and Lela Colton, a ladies trio, trombone solo by Frank Goodrich, and an address by Hugh W. Colton. Invitations extend to Everett Manwaring for invocation and Roma Eaton for benediction.
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Ward Chapel
Tory
MIA
Harold E. Davis
Darrell Bastian
Lela Colton
Earl Cioodtrich
Elaine Goodrich
Eanies Johnson
Frank Goodrich
Hugh W. Colton
Everett Manwaring
Roma Eaton
Funeral Held For Vernal Councilman George E Wilkins
The community mourns Vernal councilman George E Wilkins who died peacefully at 3 am after a brief illness caused by diabetes. The funeral at Vernal Second Ward chapel drew pioneers from across the stake with tributes to his civic and religious work and plans to meet rising chapel costs.
Hunter Posts Deer After Hand to Hand Struggle on Wild Mountain
Clair Burton hunting on Wild mountain with Mrs Burton and friends from Roosevelt and Fort Duchesne bagged a three point buck without rifle bloodshed. Burton shot at a brush sighting, the deer dropped, he grappled the animal, rolled downhill and wrestled the buck, twisting its neck to finish.
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Clair Burton
Wild Mountain
Burton
Joe Maysh
Roosevelt
Robert Dean
Fort Duchesne
Wid Mountain
Rishel Seeks Denver Aid to Improve US 40
W D Rishel president of the Utah state auto associations visits Denver to enlist Governor Ed C Johnson and Denver leaders in a campaign to upgrade US 40 between Denver and Salt Lake City. He calls the road the worst through road in the United States and warns westbound tourist traffic may drop if it remains deteriorated.
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D. Rishel
Utah State Auto Associations
Denver
Ed C. Johnson
High Way
Salt Lake City
United States
Rishel
Kansas City
Deer Attack and Narrow Escape Amid Hunting Incident
A hunter reports forcing a deer to submit, slitting its throat after a struggle. He describes his leather jacket shredded by the deer's hooves, then discovers the shot severed a horn two inches from the head, an event he calls fortunate as his body remained unharmed.
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Mr. Burton
Vernal Band Week Set For November Activities
Vernal Mayor R C Cooper proclaims November 11 to 16 as Vernal Band Week to aid Uintah high school band and junior High band. A parade opens the week with a membership pin sale drive and two Dixie Jubilee Quartet performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R C Cooper
Uintah High
Dixie Jubilee Quartet
Imperial Hall
Brigham Young and the Mormon Frontier Vision
Brigham Young shaped a wide Mormon expansion from Salt Lake Valley to Cache Valley and beyond. He promoted unity with other denominations, planned colonization centers, and led irrigation and settlement across mountains into Colorado Wyoming Idaho Nevada Arizona and California. The church provided governance and culture as it expanded.
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Brigham ‘Young
Tne
Salt Lake Valley
Norton Jacob
Vance
Ogden
Miles Goodyear
Cache Valley
Brigham Young
Winter Quarters
St George
Young
Colorado
Wyoming
Idaho
Nevada
Arizona
California
Mrs Harmon Sowarda Calls In Salt Lake For Husband’s Condition
Mrs Harmon Sowarda travels to Salt Lake City after Hazel Cannon’s husband H T Cannon was operated on at the LDS Hospital Friday and is in critical condition.
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Harmon
Sowarda
Salt Lake
H. T. Cannon
Hazel
Lds Hospital
Red Cross Home Safety Campaign Launches in Uintah County
The Uintah county Red Cross safety committee led by H. B. Millecam started a home and farm safety drive with Boy Scouts and schools. Uintah Sheriff Johnson will organize a junior highway patrol at schools. Plans include talks, readings, dramatizations, and weeks of safety programs to instill the safety idea in parents and children.
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Uintah County Red Cross Boy Scouts and Schools
H. B. Millecam
Uintah State Bank Directors
Millecam
E Smith
Cowan Archie Johnson
GC. Anderson
Red Cross
L. G Noble
Uintah
M_ Lundell
U HS
Charles Colton
Wallace Calder
E. Smith Mia
J. Lmery Johnson
Uintah County
Johnson
Calder
Uintah Basin meeting reviews water and school needs
Governor Blood and state officials met in Vernal to discuss Ashley Valley irrigation, reservoir projects, and road funding. They noted a 65 percent crop this year with potential to reach 100 percent with better water. Officials outlined tax losses from non taxable Indian land, school finances, federal funds, and plans for small reservoirs to aid Uintah Basin agriculture and education.
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State Bank Drectora
Henry H Blood
H. B Calder
W. 8. Henderson
Ashley Valley
Ilvesock
R C. Cooper
Vernal
Long Park
Ile
L G Noble
Achoola
Uintah
Duchesne
Utah Water Storage Commission
Blood
Uintah Basin
Humphreys
Buck Pasture
Iumphreys
Leon P. Christensen
State
Christensen
David F. Smith
Drouth
Utah
Smith
W. J Hammond
State Road Commission
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Vernal CCC
Mes
Eva Ashton
National Auxiliary Convention
Ashton Bros
George E. Wilkins
George E Wilking
Bishop Wilkins
Second Ward
Fred G Bingham
George If Bartlett
O J Winder
Wasatch Stoke
Ymmia
Winder
Vernal Second Ward
Theodore Johnson
Hfe
Wilkins
Uintah Stake
Charles S Carter
John Hall
Masle
Rose R Walker
Lucile Calder
Aston Ruffin
Lela Johnson
Arthur Manwaring
Clive Davis
John Walker
Manwaring
Davis Brothers
Harold E
J Clive
Carl G
George C
Elva Davis
Geort Bartlett
Orson B Calder
Fred G
Bingham FE
J Winder
Ernest Eaton
Phil Watkins
R . Cooper
T. G Alexander
H . Sowards
Charles A. Hatch
W. & Henderson
William H. Siddoway
Swain Funeral Home
Hunter
W.D. Rishel
Legion—Auxiliary
Henry Ht. Blood
Euwaag
Washington
Mussolini
Treopa
Libya
Markenale King New Fri Beinkatey
Canada
Ina
Arther Henderson
War Bird
London
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