Show 75 YEARS AGO A preacher at the conclusion of one of his sermons all in the house who are paying their debts stand Instantly every woman and with one rose to their The preacher seated them and every man not paying his debts stand The exception a hungry-looking individual clothed in his last summer's slowly Uie you are the only man not to meet his I run a he meekly the brethren here who just stood up are my subscribers us exclaimed the People are beginning to inquire why we do not hear more on the Moffat road and many are losing We that the road will be The company is simply profiting by the ex- of the Union Pacific and Rio Grande These two lines were built in a and as a consequence almost all of the roadbed of both were subsequently changed to save distance and and with this fact in the Moffat officials are taking their time and locating the line where it will be which necessitates the expenditure of no little time and The telephone line is completed from Fruita to the Black Dragon and is running It will perhaps be ex- tended through to Vernal in the W. H. Burton was completely taken by surprise Tuesday It being his his wife and child invited a few acquaintances to be on hand and prepared an elegant Postmaster Collett has moved into his new quarters in the Co-op block and Vernal can now boast of an attractive and convenient post Marriage licenses were issued to Siney Lewis and Lena Johnson and Gertrude Charles Davis and Sarah Henry Merkley and Susie Glines Ward people complain of numerous petty thefts Several cellars have been visited by sneak thieves and meat and other things Monday night a window was broken out of the meeting house and all of the oil taken out of the The flour mill at Whiterocks was con- by fire Tuesday The plan- ing machinery attached and a con- supply of flour was also n Calder is fourteen Inches thick and Will be ready-to harvest about January We are prepared to handle all whether on the stored in bins or delivered in the L. H. Woodard opened up for business in the saloon Monday morn- ing under a three-year Lew is a whole jolly good has a good location and will lay up some money during the next three Steve Dudley and Mark Hall came in and They both intend returning to their new Mr Dudley win with wm to the land of the wind a fair helpmate to share his joys and his disappointments and his triumphs that invariably attend the up- building of a home on the 30 YEARS AGO Gusher residents for the first time had a community Christmas The idea for the undertaking was presented by Bud Markey and Ray Each family was taxed for the One hundred bags of candy were given Leonard Farnsworth donated the Residents voiced hope that the which included community will be an annual Asserting that Vernal is not faced with an inadequate water only city officials this week ed plans for Installation of water Two youthful sleigh riders being tow- ed behind a car last Sunday at p.m. were injured seriously when the sleigh on which they were riding swerved beneath a parked car on the county road just south of the Glines ward Injured and still In the Uintah Basin hospital are John Price and Dallis City Council approved a 1949 budget of Contract for construction of a highway through Rangely was let recently by the Colorado state highway department to the Blanchard Brothers of Motor Division General manager Harry J. Klingler announced that Pontiacs were produced in making this year the third most productive year in Eighty-five percent of the state's elk hunters were successful this ac- cording to M. supervisor of big There were hunters who went into the field this fall and of them came back with their big game Chicken pox increased from 74 last week to this measles from 97 to mumps from 18 to 30 and whoop- ing cough from seven to Charles E. Vernal's first resident returned for a visit with friends last week while to Salt Lake City to spend the holidays with a Mildred He was accompanied by a Cora J- A resident now of Hirth set up practice In Vernal in He was a resident of Vernal 40 years and his sister lived here 10 She operated a tourist court while In young Penney invested his lifetime savings of and borrow- ed to open a small dry goods store in the Penney department store In Vernal Is one of more than 1600 Penney stores In towns and cities throughout the 48 One of the largest confirmation classes in the history of St. Elizabeth's mission here received ordinances of the Episcopal Church Monday from Stephen C. He administered the sacrament of holy confirmation to the group of A record class was confirm- ed here a year ago when 80 members of the Episcopal church received the 20 YEARS AGO Gary representing the College of Education at Brigham Young was named of the by the combined Associated Women Students and Associated Men Students councils last week in Twenty-two needy families in the Vernal area have been assured of a good Christmas dinner due to the ef- tn vs ad committee of Utah's Juvenile Court judges Monday made a for higher but the Board of Examiners indicated it preferred an Installment Gulf Oil proposes another wildcat in its Brennan Bottoms pool area of Uintah Wayne Pickup of Randlett was re- elected chairman of Uintah County Agricultural Stabilization and Conser- Committee at the annual conven- tion of Community When people begin to praise you to your it might be a good idea to begin an investigation of Frank Watkins was feted by his ly on his He was born December 1873 to Harriett Steel and John This was his first birth- day The Floyd Ross' have two new grand- A baby girl born to and James Ross In the Roosevelt hospital and a boy born to and George Ross In Byron Naples troop received his Star award and merit badge in personal fishing and in the The Paul M. Batty home south on West Tuesday night was judged winner in the Jaycee Christmas home lighting Batty will be awarded a savings Winner of the second prize was George E. N. A U.S. Air Force crew Tuesday after- noon was completing work on replacing a disabled motor on a flying boxcar that made an emergency landing at Vernal airport Some Maeser residents had some very soggy Christmas cards and parcels Clyde W. Gardiner of mail carrier for the Maeser was sorting mail in his truck when it ran into the canal miles north of the Maeser store and flipped completely over dumping the mail in feet of The truck was severe- ly damaged but the driver was After many hours of deliberation and Uintah School Board unanimous- ly approved the recommendation of a Citizen Advisory Committee that im- mediate steps be taken to hold a bond election for the construction of needed school It is generally ed that the bond issue will be for at least |