Show le 1 61 M a n The Good Old Od Days 14 4 r v l 61 a 1 il J J 1 20 YEARS AGO JUNE 12 1952 A new 1000 kilowatt generating unit for installation at the Utah Power and anil Light plant arrived last week The unit will w replace two smaller units totaling kilowatts Net Increase in station willbe will willbe willbe be bringing the total generator gen to 2789 kilowatts Friday June 13 a lucky day for Uintah Uintah Uin tah Basin to welcome W W. Itar- Itar riman Democratic candidate for President President dent of the United States 30 YEARS AGO JUNE 11 1942 The old Matt Warner ranch on Diammond Diammond mond Mountain has at last become a play center where one may vacation camp and fish to their hearts content Zelph S S. S Calder has turned the historical cal ranch into a Ii fishing resort Work will commence Thursday morning morning morning morn morn- ing by a crew of 25 men to complete the gallon storage reservoir of the Vernal City water works system said Francis Feltch chairman of the City Water Works committee The 43 1942 school budget was finally drafted in the recent Uintah School board meeting The total amount of was compared to 54 YEARS AGO JUNE 14 1918 C. C J J. J Cornman has completed arrangements arrange ments whereby he will colonize two townships one to be located between months The three tennis courts which h are arc beIng being be be- ing built b by the park commission at the City Park will be completed by the end of the week Th The courts will twelve pla players rs at a time and ar are arc modern In every respect 76 YEARS AGO JUNE JUN E 11 1896 The probability of the early establishment establish ment of a n good short distance wagon road between Green River and Vernal Utah grows gross brighter every day A big turkey was being dressed by Henry D D. D Long a n cook in Bridgeport Conn restaurant In the gizzard he ho saw something glittering and it proved to be a diamond worth Born Dorn to W W. S S. S Ashton a daughter Parents Parents Parents Par Par- and daughter doing fine A A. R R. R Strange has an assay on the discovery he made in the Browns Brown's Park area which was 88 ounces in silver silver silver sil sil- ver and 4 in gold to the ton The troopers at Ft Duchesne ore are looking looking looking look look- ing forward for the new guns so they can con shoot for 1896 All those interested in the Rock Point cemetery will meet at the office of Johnson John son and Sons for the purpose purpose of of- taking steps to secure title to the land on onland on onland onland land on which the cemetery is located The Adams Cornet Band is making an effort to reorganize and we hope they will succeed The band plays well and their music makes our little town appear appear ap pear to be alive and up to the times The main water ditch that runs through Vernal has flooded the street several Randlett and Ouray and one between Ouray and Grove He lIe also made the announcement that he had purchased purchased pur pur- chased 10 ton 4 trucks 5 large touring cars and 25 teams and that he had made arrangements to take over the trans trans- 4 of the Uintah Railway from Watson to Vernal Ei Eight ht more of Uintah's boys have left to attend the training school at University of Utah They will r receive technical training which will equip them for service iri ili and behind the firing lines The period of schooling will probably last about two times lately on account of being crowded crowd crowd- ed cd with water beyond its capacity |