Transportation History Of Uintah County Told
Harold E Hullinger recalls Uintah County’s early trails and roads from Ashley valley to Nine Mile canyon and from Wyoming. The piece notes the Government Trail, maps by Nile Hughes and Theodore Johnson, county road salaries, and 1938 motor license funding boosting road work. It covers 1200 miles of county roads 187 miles of state roads nearly 60 miles of federal highway and the Vernal airport with Basin Flying Service and Challenger Airlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uintah County
Ashley Valey
Strawberry Valley
Nine Mile Canyon
Price
Wyoming
Ft. Thornburg
Ft. Bridger
Nile Hughes
Burnt Fork
Wyo
Manila
Utah
Brown's Park Road
Bonanza
Theodore Johnson
Green River
Wasatch County
Heber City
Ashley
William Mott
Vernal
Dragon
Salt Lake City
Vernal City
Basin
Challenger Airlines Co
Insurance Advice Note From Basin Loans Inc
BASIN LOANS INC at Main St Vernal offers guidance on insurance problems. Contact 72 Vernal for help with policy questions and coverage options.
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Basin Loans, Inc
Consult Basin Loans Inc
Main St
Fire Prevention Week Planned Across Thousands of Communities
Fire departments and civic groups in nearly 10 000 communities organize support for the 1949 Fire Prevention Week observance October 9 to 15. Public service organizations and many groups cooperate to cut fire losses as six month 1949 totals show a 9.7 percent drop from the same period in 1948. The observance traces to Chicago Fire anniversary and early clean up days in the Midwest.
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Middle West
Chicago
Oil Industry Taxes May Ease Uintah County Tax Load
Uintah county officials say taxing oil industry could raise sweeping revenue as wells increase. County assessor LeRoy Carroll notes production taxed, with about 15 producing wells now, and officials from Price join state tax commission in addressing fair tax treatment for new Utah oil industry.
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Uintah County
LeRoy Carroll
Carroll
Forrest Goodrich
May Samuels
Price
State Tax Commission
Vinton
Texas
Utah
Carrol
Newcomers and Residents Listed Across Maeser Area
Welcome notices list Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hale and Mr. and Mrs. Don H. Robertson from Cheyenne and Afton showing residence near Maeser store. Several new arrivals work for Fred Manning Drilling Co. Babytime reports birth of Carol on Aug 3 at Uintah County hospital. Lousewarming and additional residents tied to Fred Manning Co. appear with addresses on West Main and Faulkner apartments.
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J.D. Hale
Maeser
Cheyenne
Wyo
Hale
Fred Manning Drilling Co
Don H. Robertson
Newcoers
Afton
Robertson
Fred Manning Co
A. Alwyn Call
East Main
Carol
Landeaster
Hunsaker
Fred Manning
Lousewarming
Ralph Brown
Antler
West Main Street
Brown
Wemmers Mir
Harvey B. Creech
West Main
Roosevelt
Chrech
Jess Miller
Faulkner Apartments
Miller
Fred Manning Oil Drilling Co
J.M. Miller
Faulkner
Frog Manning Co
Quinoa's Height Boost in Andean Regions
Seed fields in the Andes show quinoa plants reaching six feet, taller than the usual three to four feet. The Chenopodium family name means goosefoot, reflecting the irregular triangular leaf shapes. Leaves display multiple colors and are edible as greens.
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Andes
Proclamations Call Fire Prevention Day Observance
Twenty two governors issued proclamations calling for observance of Fire Prevention Day. In 1920 President Wilson issued the first presidential Fire Prevention Week proclamation.
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Wilson
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J.C. Penney
Gaynoce
Nylons
Wiper
Vaartore
Penneys
Penney
Htoz
Oxfords
Penney's Window
Marjorie Main
Percy Kilbride
Ara Ae
San Ances
Mbar Poss Ford
Jones Beach
Ronald Reagan
Virginia Mayo
Eddie Bracken
the Vernal Express
Harold E. Hullinger
Ke Copy
Uintah
Isla V
King Hostess
VOGUE
Jiminy
June
Eo Steak
Allyson “de Stratio
Frank Morgan
Agnes
Moorehead
Bill Williams
Hloyd Nolin
Signe Tasso
Abbott and Costello
The
U.S
Shenandoah National Park
Virginia
ENTE
General Insurance Agency
CAR & Truck
Colorado
FIRE
Frank
RED” Couture Agency
Vernal, Utah
Vernal Theatre
Gen
Peat Babe Robinson
Hayward - Conte
Joseph L. Mankiewick
Sol G. Siegel
John Wayne
William Bendix
Brooklyn Orchid
Jacare
Dan Dailey
Anne Baxter
Ann Revere
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