Show In an the Good Old Days 20 YEARS AGO Septembers 5 1957 Elvis Presley resley In Loving You at the Vogue Theatre Elder Harold B. B Lee of the Council of the Twelve will direct Uintah Stake Conference Utah's newest town is beginning to take shape among the sagebrush and wilderness of Dutch John Flat The day 24 million project will house the workers on Flaming Gorge Dam Three young people from Vernal Kay Caldwell Dennis Campbell and Patricia atricia Lee participated in the annual Hill Rill Cumorah pageant Americas Witness for Christ Over persons attended the Daughters of Utah Pioneers dedication rites at the first flour mill to be built in Ashley Valley Weddings Sharon Rigby Norlan Norian Walker David Keddy Carma Weeks Curtis B B. Hunsaker Stephen T. T Case has received a mission call to labor in the Easter States Mission Juvenile delinquency has dropped sharply among the Ute Indians since the Ute Tribal Council began an organized community recreation program here in 1953 boxing archery little league football ll crafts and volleyball ano social events are arc included in the program The Office of Employment Security plans a new office on West and Main Ashel J J. J Evans received his Masters Master's Degree in Educe from BYU Jane Wyman and G Gi Peck The Yearling Ji ut Wayne Red River en eni Tracy Northwest P Pa age 30 YEARS AGO September 4 1947 Funeral services were held for Mrs Theo Then Marie Burton who was dragged to death by a horse Saturday morning Mrs Burton had ridden out to get a wild half horse out of a grain field She lassoed the animal and apparently apparently ap ap- ap- ap as sh went to turn him loose he bolted and the lasso tangled around her leg Lawrence Abegglen 68 died at his home In LaPoint of a aheart aheart aheart heart ailment aliment Joseph Ainge 66 died Tuesday A i SERIES simms of articles was begun outlining policies of the Board of Education One of the problems referred to made reference to the fact that although school employees and board members were entirely ly fam familiar with the school regula regulations lions they would not function very well unless the public at large knew ill the policies adopted by the board and the rules by which the school board operates With that thought in mind it was more or less unanimously recommended that these rules be made known to parents in as many ways as possible In each issue of the paper for the next fey fe weeks there will be printed sections from the rules and regulations of the Uintah School Board The Ute Indian Tribal Council has recommended to the Secretary of the Interior that he reject the joint bid of Carter Oil Company and Gas and Oil Co for the leasing of oil and rid gas rights on acres of Indian Tribal and allotted lands William E E. E Ackhurst Ackhurst local building contractor suffered a crushed hand when he accidentally accidentally ac ac- ac pushed it into a planer Van Massey who is generally acknowledged to be he one of the finest veterinarians in the state of Utah joined with County Agent William Whittaker this week in issuing an invitation for another veterinarian to enter the Basin Mr 1 Masse Massey has practiced in this area for nearly 42 years Sirloin steaks 65 cents lunch meat 39 cents Vernal Verna has the third worst vorst traffic safety record in inthe inthe inthe the state Lets Let's drive more carefully Careless smokers and careless handling of matches are responsible for more home fires than any other single cause Utah now leads the nation in ingold gold fold old production it is reported by bythe bythe bythe the Bureau of Mines Idaho ranks first in silver Weddings Twila Rae Bigelow Gene Bigelow-Gene Gene Elvus Simmons Down the Pacific Slope from Irom South Pass Brigham Young and his pioneers met Jim Bridger and two Iwo of his men on the way to Fort Laramie The storehouse of western geography in Bridgers Bridger's mind was no inexhaustible other mountain man could match his knowledge of the trails and of the Indians and animals that roamed them Little wonder then that the saints were overjoyed s when hen he agreed to tarry and tell them about the country in which they must choose a home 75 YEARS AGO Septem September ber 6 1902 War against hoboes is being waged in Provo six tourists being f fined 15 each last week Bert Walker died in the Silver Sliver King mine in Park City Falling Failing rock rack crushed him as he worked worker on the foot level The last flag has been taken down and Richfield is again free from the disease Occupants of the Salt Lake City jail will be kept busy working on public im im- im- im It is said that the Navajo Indians living in the joint corners of Colorado Utah Colorado Utah New Mexico and Arizona who number about 30 thousand are on the verge of starvation owing owin to the prolonged drouth A bold attempt to murder an entire family has happened at Blackwell by arsenic being placed in the coffee can Mrs Alice Combs and son Ernest are near death from drinking the coffee President Rossevelt is add add- ding to his already enviable reputation as a hunter Wherever he goes bear seem to cross his path for no other purpose than to give him a chance to shoot them The White House grounds may be e invaded by the shaggy beasts of the forest Peter must pay the penalty for the murder of James R R. R Hay committed Dec 16 Judge Morse pronounced sentence Tuesday As the prisoner prefers shooting to hanging he will be shot at the state prison Oct 17 Ada Glenns collar bone was broken by falling from a wagon Tuesday The family was crossing the gulch in front of Wm Hodgkinson's house when the on which the girls were riding bounced out throwing all of them to the ground Yesterday 20 cars of sheep were shipped to the eastern market And 44 more cars were shipped today all belonging to local parties Thirty cars were sent last week and it is estimated that cars will leave here next week It H is estimated that lambs will be shipped from Heber this season Be it ordained by the City Council Councilor of Vernal City Sec 1 Every person who within the limits of Vernal City in or upon any street alley or public ground shall ride in a carel careless ss or reckless manner any horse or other animal or wild bucking horse or other such animal or ride at al such a arate arate arate rate of speed as to endanger life limb or property is guilty of an offense and upon conviction conviction conviction con con- is punishable by a fine in any sum not exceeding fifty dollars or by imprisonment not exceeding 30 days Browne Mayor H. H Belcher Recorder Mexicans are fond of epitaphs they rejoice in eulogies they like to honor their dead The deceased may have left a bad record and his friends may mav be anxious that tha t his conduct be forgotten but that does not bar him from a neatly worded eulogy Just outside the cemetery at Vera Cruz there stands a fine monument which marks the resting place of a notorious outlaw whose cruelty and violence made his name a constant threat to peace Cace and order His Ilis wife in spite of harsh treatment was his faithful servant to the last and after his death thought she should show her respect for his memory She could not speak of his nobility and worth and so after much consideration she caused the following inscription engraved on his tombstone Juan Fernandez has passed to his reward He lie was an unerring shot and knew no fear owing to circumstances S over which he had no control his talents were perverted from their proper course but the world should be grateful for his life as his example stands as a timely warning to the rising generation |