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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1929
Page
1
A U S Landing Field Inspector surveyed the proposed port and urged a larger airfield area. News covers local resignations, elections, weather notes, creamery milk receipts, and ongoing airport talks with Salt Lake City officials and the Shone Club.
Nord, supervisor of the Ashley National Forest, arrived back in Vernal after near a month away on forest fire duty in Idaho. He led crews at the Bald Mountain fire near Kooskia in the Selway National Forest, a lightning sparked blaze with rapid spread and heavy winds. More than 50 men fought it. several camps were abandoned as fires chased wildlife and threaten lives. The fire line was trenched and held on September 5, amid one of the driest, most hazardous seasons in the northern district, comparable to 1910 and 1930. The article also notes a social gathering in Vernal where Mrs. Walle spoke on health.
A large crowd gathered on the Vernal courthouse grounds Friday night to honor the Uintah Gas Company as Vernal marks the introduction of natural gas as fuel. Mayor Rice Cooper and Walter Woolley spoke on local development, praising the company’s energy and reliability while officials and their wives attended.
Trout planted in the Uintah mountain lakes produced notable catches including a rainbow measuring 21 inches. Ranger George Walkup reports several large fish from barren lakes, with multiple plantings aimed at expanding trout habitat across the Whiterocks region. A post-planting celebration and a dance followed in Vernal, highlighting cooperation between the National Forest Service, local gas and utility firms, and community efforts to replace coal with natural gas.
Uintah County fair expands parking by six reds of track depth around the race course to accommodate about 100 more cars. Exhibits flood in with livestock and forest service displays, Indian dances, and a grand parade of events from rodeo to craft booths. Notable visitors include riders from Wyoming and Canada, with plans for new attractions and increased attendance in the fall fair season.
A Colorado-led push seeks to grade and pave the Victory highway through Northwestern Colorado and eastern Utah from Denver to Salt Lake City within two years. Boosters argue all weather conditions would spur massive tourist travel, needing state and federal funds to complete the 150 mile ungraded stretch and attract autos now detoured by rough terrain.
A historical Vernal column records farmers expect good grain yields and high prices, with merchants likely paying top wheat and nat prices. It notes discussions on building a new courthouse, Uintah Stake Academy's opening, and a Sunday school social with a large turnout and decorations. Local figures like Milward and Jerse appear in attendance.
County officials met with residents three miles east of Ouray by the Whiteriver to discuss relocating the swinging bridge further downstream. The board will study all aspects and take up the issue at the next regular meeting for discussion.
J Q Peterson of the United States Geological Survey, with A G Nort h of the Ashley National Forest and Peterson, county agricultural agent, and Glen Lamberg, forest ranger, conducted an investigation Monday into the proposed addition to the east pit of the Ashley National Forest. The party returned to Vernal Tuesday evening. The trip covered two weeks of inspection and the draft of the proposal will be submitted to the secretary of the interior. Mr Peterson then left for Idaho on official business. The proposed addition involves about four townships and aims to integrate more land into the Ashley forest. Mrs. Robert Jotmneon left Friday for Santo Crm, California, to visit her winter with her daughter Mrs D E Cenenter.
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