Mail Schedule in Vernal Sparks Transit Reform Demand
A public petition urges the post office to reset Vernal to Salt Lake run times. Residents complain current 6 00 am departure and 6 30 pm arrival waste 12 hours for a drive that passenger cars complete in four hours. The 3 day Uintah Basin Rodeo in Vernal drew big crowds with Guy Rife’s show aiding local chapels.
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Muadl
Vernal
Salt Lake
Roosevelt
Park City
Ducheste
Salt Lake City
Post Office Department
Salt Make City
Guy Rife
Ashley and
Davis
Vernal Lumber Stock Bought by Salt Lake Firm
Merchants Salvage of Salt Lake City purchased the Vernal Lumber company stock from the Intermountain Credit association. The entire stock will be liquidated in the shortest possible time, with full sale particulars to be announced in the Express next week.
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Vernal Lumber Company
Merchants Salvage Company of
Salt Lake City
Intermountain Credit Association
Express
District Schools Grow Registration in Uintah County
Uintah county districts report higher enrollments than last year across stations. Lapoint may be an exception as some former pupils transfer to Alterra and Vernal. school office notes data remains incomplete for exact counts.
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Uintah County
Lapoint
Mos
Alterra
Vernal
40 Man Crew Rushes City Sewer Work
A crew of forty men digs trenches and lays tile for Vernal City's new sewer system under Water Superintendent Frank Watch Vern Shimmin and Adam Erekson. One fourth mile of over two miles is complete, with cement work led by Mr Erekson who builds man holes and will oversee the septic tank. The project, a FORA effort, costs around forty thousand dollars and aims to extend to the whole town in coming years.
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Frank Watch
Vern Shimmin
Adam Erekson
Erekson
Campbell Place
Twist Road To Be Finished By October First
Gravel spread and twist road under Morrison and Knudson contractors with 75 men. Binder paving expected to complete by October with asphalt surface planned for about ten miles, touted as one of the best roads in the state.
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Morrison and Knudson
Twenty Years Ago News Briefs Highlight Local Figures
Meta Miss Jennie Hanson leads Deseret News contest with strong chances. Seymore Snow, mail carrier from Jensen to Vermal, plans a few weeks in Springville to regain health. Harold Davis, son of John and Mrs Davis, will serve a mission in the Northwestern States with likely headquarters in Portland. Parey Garris from the sheep camp suffers an injured finger. Vernal Redef Society builds a steel grain bin near George Freestone’s to hold approx thirty bushels.
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Jennie Hanson
Peter Hanson
Seymore
Jensen
Vermal
Springville
Harold Davis
John N Davis
States
Portland
Parey Garris
Redef Society
Ceorge Freestone’s
Valley's First Threshing Operator Dies in California
Joseph FH Carroll born June 4 1873 at Heber City son of Patric Carroll lived in Ashley Valley until 1922 then moved to California He operated one of the first threshing machines in Maeser ward Riverside death occurred September 13 in a Riverside hospital Funeral services held there Survivors include daughter Mrs Aften Birch and sons DeVere Darrell Yeldon and Norman Camnell all of Vernal with all attending the service
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Joseph Carroll
Heber City
Patric Carroll
Ashley Valley
California
Annie E Lewis
Vernal
Maeser Ward
Thursia
Riverside
Aften Birch
Roosevelt
DeVere Darrell Yeldon
Norman Camnell
Work Starts on Long Park Reservoir Project Near Ver nal
On Wednesday Jerry B Murray led a crew of ten to the Long Park Reservoir site near Leidy Peak to begin a $16 000 project funded by FERA. The dam will create 800 acre feet of storage with work slated for 49 days. Location details place the reservoir in Section 34 Township 1 North Range 19 East, Salt Lake Meridian, at about 10 000 feet elevation.
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Jerry B Murray
Long Park
Leidy Peak
Vernal
FERA
Long Park Reservoir
Ste
East
Salt Lake Meridian
Rower
Ashley Creek
NW Corner
Fast Salt Lake Ameridian
Funeral Rites Held for Hirs J R Douglass
Services conducted at Salt Lake Memorial mausoleum honor Mrs J R Douglass known as Grace. Reverend Slome led the Baptist service with PE assistance. Burial in a crypt, the family speaks of her long ties to Vernal Greybull and Ble Horn counties and her Westward life.
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Salt Lake Memorial Mausoleum
J. R. Douglass
J R Douglass
Vernal
Bier
Baptist Church
Slome
Salt Lake
Mother Dragon
Rugged Cross
Isle of Somewhere
Douglass
Grace
Greybull
Funeral Services Held Sunday for Two Aged Mothers
Funeral services dominated by mourners for Mrs Charles Hanna and Mrs J F Coltharp, held Sunday in Vernal. Speakers recalled charity and faith, with choirs and quartets offering hymns such as Lead Kindly Light and End of a Perfect Day. Interment followed in Vernal cemetery.
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Charles Hanna
Vernal First Ward
Ward
Fuller Remington
Mae Jorgensen
Mae Calder
W B Walls
George Davis
Eiva Davis
Warren Ruachardeon
Ernest Catena
Jorgersen
Walter Woolley
Joseph Heroche
Henry I Wa ‘Bon
Uiham
Ancrey mi Lee
Reg Gro Guild
Congregational Community
J If Coltharp
Rangely
Vernal Second Ward
Mary Manwaring
Mae Jorgenesen
Geof Walker
Seneca Mo
Duron
Wyo
Cathe Camldey
Barum Brown Tours Dinosaur Monument by Airplane Survey
Dr Barnum Brown curator of the American Museum of Natural History and party surveyed the Dinosaur National Monument and Green River Gorge by air. Accompanied by Weld Arnold and D A McIntyre the expedition photographed fossil beds and discussed future work with Dr A C Boyle. Brown praised aerial exploration for rapid fossil discovery and predicted the monument would become a leading scientific site attracting global interest.
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Barum Brown
Dinosaur Monument
Barnum Brown
American Museum of Natural History
New York City
Wyoming
Dinosaur National Monument
Green River Gorge
Dr Brown
Weld Arnold
Harvard University
D A McIintyre
Tulsa
Oklo
American Museum
Sinclair Oil
Utah Musem Association
A C Boyle
Miss Boyle
Loch A
Brown
Boyle
Great
Dinosaur Museum
Utah
Montana
Utah State Museum
Vernal
Pulver
J F Broaddus
Brosacus
Gren Riser Gorge
Beckwith
Dry Fork Canyon
UW d
First Mile of Asphalt Road Nears Finish
The first mile of US 40 east of Vernal nears completion as asphalt paving tested by the Safe Road Commission. Gilbert Gillman oversees work using Uintah Basin crude oil gilsonite and Asphalt Ridge supply, with local labor and a secret high temperature binder.
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Vernal
US 40
Safe Road Commission
Vern Oilman
Gillman
Uintah Bas
Rangely
Vernal People
Gilsonite
Parlette
Ouray
Asphalt
Charles J Neal
Commission
Bir Neal
Miesser
Uintah High School Vocational Offerings Drive Enrollment
Principal L G Noble reports five busy vocational courses auto mechanics woodwork domestic science art and agriculture at Uintah High. The dual course plan brings a record senior high enrollment of about 456 with expectations of 475 as junior high influx grows. The new auto shop promises state leading facilities and a robust academic and vocational program in the Uintah Basin.
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L G Noble
UNS
Uintah High School
Noble
Hess
Uintah Basin
Mr Noble
AAA Sheep Buying Program to Start Here
Elmer Lind director of the AAA drought relief service in Uintah County says the program will begin in Vernal later this week to buy about 4000 head of sheep at 209 dollars per head for ewes one year and over. Sellers must present condemned sheep pelts for credit. non condemned will be shipped to market.
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Elmer Lind
AAA Droth Relief Service
Uintah County
Vernal
AAA
Mr Lind
AAA Committee For Credit
Cattle A A A Program Orders Halt on Purchases
Elmer Lind received a telegram from Director William Peterson ordering a stop on buying or shipping cattle after a date until further orders. By Tuesday evening September 9 the county reported 7637 cattle on hand with 3712 condemned and 3925 shipped, leaving farmers awaiting updates as a potential revival of buying is discussed.
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Elmer Lind
William Peterson
AAA
Lind
Lola
Vernal News Roundup From Recent Week
Sargeans Thornton rode from the Post to Vernal on a bicycle in free hours and fifteen minutes. Bishop Geo Freestone gave a farewell at the Vernal Stoke house before leaving for a mission to England. A war veterans reunion occurred at Andrew Johnson’s reference in Jersem. Vernal district schools opened with enrollment across multiple departments and Miss Binghem’s class began with 21 pupils. A stranger named Carney shot himself in the hand at Jensen on Monday morning.
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Sargeans Thornton
T% Duchesne
de Post
Vernal
Frpress
Geo Freestone
Stoke House
England
James Taylor
Katt McCarroll
Ed TY Harims
Andrew Johnscens
Jersem
Palmery
Fm Binghem
Carney
Jensen
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D Thompson
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George FE Conway
Howard Dudley
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Fareback
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George E Conway
Lew Perkins
Ralph Bennett
Vernal City
Vada
Valley
DeVere Carroll
Joseph FH Carroll
Calif
Lbs Church
Hirs
J.R. Douglass
First Ward
J H Coltharp
Congregational Church
Umtah Basin
SM Miuseurma
State Museum Group
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