Uintah County Archeological Survey Starts
A three person Utah State Museum Association team led by Frank Beckwith plans a six month field survey across eastern Utah. They will visit Dinosaur National Monument Jensen Dry Fork Canyon and Jones Hole, photograph petroglyphs, and observe from an airplane. The expedition aims to keep artifacts in Utah State Museum and include more members as needed.
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Utah State Museum Asociation Inc
C S Pulver
Museum Association
Frank Beckwith
J & Broadus
Vernal
Utah State Museum
Dinosaur National Monument
Jensen
Dry Fork Canyon
Jones’ Hole
Utah State Planning Commission
Board of County Commissioners
Capitol Grounds
Salt Lake City
Beckwith
Broadhaus
Pulver
Utah
Garth Garner
Backwith
Cave
Moab
Vernal Lions Club
Foster Family Leaves After Weeklong Visit
Mr and Mrs Ivan Foster and their daughter departed Monday for Salt Lake City after spending a week at the home of Mrs Foster’s parents, Mr and Mrs Robert Laycock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan Foster
Salt Lake
Impressive Funeral For Alma Meham Mecham In Tridell
Funeral services held Monday in Tridell for Alma Mecham who died Saturday after a long illness. Bishop Morris led prayers with remarks on her unblemished character. Wallace Calder spoke of her spiritual life. Bishop Morrill praised her family work. Choir sang Sometime We Understand. Remains were later interred in Provo Cemetery with pallbearers including Howard and Wendell Mecham, Rulon Cook, Lynn Cook, Levi Kitchen, and Deward Cook.
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Tridell
Hirs
Alma Mecham
Triaill
LePo Morris
Icholl Sane
Redeemer Lites High
Fi Peterson
Vernal
Parley H Goodrich
Kycheam
Wallace Calder
Nia Ana
II LeRoy Morrill
C B Bartlett
Provo
Howard
Wendell Mecham
Rulon
Lynn Cook
Levi Kitchen
Deward Cook
ERA Projects Submitted by Communities in Uintah County
Uintah county commissioners discussed FERA projects at Friday’s meeting. Communities filed applications to provide relief work for the unemployed, with the county to sponsor some projects while others require applicant insurance. A $4042 dam raise for Paradise Park reservoir was requested by H LeRoy Morrill of the White Rocks Irrigation Co, noting severe drought impact. A separate $1400 request from Woods district aims to grade and partially surface the Kneale highway from the Duchesne River to the Uintah Temechesne line, covering about fourteen miles.
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Uintah County
FERA
Paradise Park
Whiterocks Irigation Company
H LeRoy Morrill
Morrill
Woods
Prade
Kneale Highway
Duchsne River
Randlett
Uintah- Tmechesne
Forty Years Ago in Vernal District School Term Opens
The Vernal district school term begins near Monday with expected large attendance. Notes mention a fire scare by two boys, a washed bridge at Kirk Hadrick’s place, Vernon area mine activity resuming, and several locals visiting Salt Lake City. Reports include court and tennis news, postal staff changes, and hometown visits.
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Vernal
Kirk Hadricks Bicksmith
Henry
de Horn
Drouth Relief Work Visited in Uintah Basin
State engineer T H Humpherys and E Peterson visited Uintah Basin to review drouth relief along the Queen River. The plan relocates about 100 people to summer stations on bottom lands to preserve livestock and stabilize county relief efforts amid failing water supply.
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Mr Humpherys
Uintah Basin
Drouth
Queen River
E Peterson
Humpherys
Feed loan change urged by Cattle and Horse Growers chief
John M Mcfarlane president of the Utah Cattle and Horse Growers association reports drouth relief efforts in Uintah Basin. About 7000 government purchased head in Uintah county with potential for 2000 more as the dry spell continues. Farmers seek earlier winter feeding stockpiling and amending 30 day purchase limits to ease cash flow. He notes Green River bottom land colonization projects could supply lifesaving feed for livestock owners.
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Castly
Duchesne County
Drouth
AAA
John M Mcfarlane
Utah Cattle and Horse Growers Association
Uintah Basin
Uintah County
Macfarlane
M. Marfarlare
Mir Macfarlane
Green River
Deep Well Drilling Near Jensen Underway
Lobe Jones of Bangley leads a drilling project at Jensen to secure culinary water. N D Langston of Grand Junction assists as Cole operates the drill. Work began the first of the week with eight inch casing planned for about 359 feet.
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Lobe Jones
Bangley
Jensen
Mr Jones
N D Langston
Grand Junction
Should We Avoid Politics
A discussion on political apathy and ignorance urges every eligible voter to engage in public questions. It contrasts indifference with informed citizenship in a republic and stresses duties beyond privileges, arguing politics is essential to governance and national welfare.
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America
Big Enrollment Expected as School Opens
Uintah county schools begin Monday with a record enrollment anticipated by officials. Twenty one buildings will be used with improvements at Alta and Uintah high schools. Last year’s district enrollment was 2772 with 1944 in elementary, 216 in junior highs, 191 in Alterra high, and 427 in Uintah high.
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Uintah Coutnt
Alt.ita
Uintah
Alterra
Uintah High
Ada Wilhite
Miss Wilhite
Red Cross
Frank Straugh
Maeser
Central
Ashley
Whiterocks
Ruandlett
Randlett
Fort Duchesne
Leota
Tridell
Bennett
Lapoint
Alteira
Glines
Lantan High
Board of Education
Lutter Gale
Fianuel Exsund
Avalon
Mark Wooley
Alterra High
Rees Morrill
Morrill
Verna
Offici
Olson
Clarl Larson
Truth FreLelo
Nelson
Ina Pehrman
Bestre Stringham
Barnum to Visit Vernal For National Park Attraction Plans
Dr Barnum Brown of the American Museum arrives in Salt Lake City with Waldo Arnold and D A McIntyre to photo document dinosaur bearing strata near Vernal. They will excavate a 30 by 4 by 190 foot trench and supervise bone removal for public display. The expedition aims to attract travelers to the Dinosaur National Monument project and related sites.
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Dinosau National Montument
Jensen
Utah
Barnum Brown
New York
American Museum
Sinclair
Erial
Brown
Salt Lake Cty
Alr. Pene
Waldo Arnol
Harvard University
D A McIntyre
Salt Lake
Uelsen
Utah Basin Rodeo Opens in Vernal With 80 Bucking Horses
The Utah Basin Rodeo starts next Thursday at the Vernal Fair Grounds with 80 bucking horses 60 steers 35 race horses and many animals for roping and bulldogging. Prizes include day prizes 20 10 5 and finals 100 50 35 with a $5 entrance fee. The Uintah high school band leads parades and announcements echo across the grounds.
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Umitah Basin
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
Uintah High School
Pioneer Jacob Reader Workman 15 and Nauvoo memories
The sketch recalls Jacob Reader Workman born August 1, 1836 in Overton County Tennessee with parents Jacob Lindsay Workman and Nancy Peader. It notes family ties to James A Garfield’s mother and early LDS faith ties, settling at Nauvoo, building the triple, and later mob displacement in 1848. He recounts threshing practices, temple visits by Joseph Smith, and the memory of the martyrdom events and the Church’s early struggles.
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Jacob Reader Workman
Overton County
Tennessee
Jacob Lindsay Workman
Nancy Peader
John A Workman
James A Garfield
Mir Workman
Jacob Peader Workman
Fider A O Bnioch
Apollo Reed
Church of
Nauvoo
Workmar
Joseph Smith
Temple
Carthere
Joseph
Hyrum Smith
Nxausoo Fe
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Uintah County Archeological Survey
Yirs
Alma Meham
Woods Community Ass
tTridell
Mosby Mountain
Seas de Chet Sas
Nell EB Preece
Helen DeMely
Tisses
Word
Avis Jorbnson
Tuesay
Smart
Pope
Wattle Young
Moffat
Wintah
Kas State
T H Humpherys
Bouth
Wilam Peterson
Utah State Agricultural College
Ass'n
England
Theopie
Zerbin
Barnum
Vernal Vicinty
Jensen Quarry
Guy Rifo
Manare Rodeo
Davis and
Ashley Chapels
OUR Pioneers
Uncle
Jake Workman
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