Show Off 1 ty n o r Vim ru ruBn The Good Old Days w vJ 1 20 YEARS AGO FEBRUARY 21 1952 Dr A. A Ray flay president of the University of Utah will w be he the till honored guest and featured speaker slated for forthe forthe forthe the anniversary of the founding of the University of Utah In Vernal at a banquet on February 27 The Roosevelt Standard of Roosevelt was awarded a coveted award at the Utah State Stale Press convention held in Salt Lake City Friday Saturday and Sunday for community leadership Moose apparently driven south into Colorado from Wyoming by winter weather weather wea wea- ther arc are being sighted in the countryside around Craig A leaky gas line caused a fire Tuesday afternoon in the boiler house of the California California Cal Cat Company at Red Wash field Before Be fore volunteer fire fighters reached the scene the building was completely a ablaze a a- blaze It burned to the ground within avery a avery avery very short time Generous response by residents of Uintah Uin tin tah County has resulted in a record record- breaking goal achieved by the drive for forthe forthe forthe the March of Dimes Total contributions to the fight on polio came to reported drive chairmen J J. J Wallace Johnson and Helen Williams of Which share was The promotion of John D. D Lindsay Frontier Airlines passenger sale manager manager man man- ager agel to the position of traffic and sales manager was announced today by C C. C A A. A Myhre Frontiers Frontier's s executive vice dent Favorite living room chairs will get geta a new look for students in the extension extension exten exten- sion slon service upholstery school to begin in the county courthouse March 10 Ora Fay Wardle received a wrist wristwatch wristwatch wristwatch watch at impressive presentation ceremonies ceremonies cere cere- monies conducted on Saturday atthe at atthe atthe the annual convention of the Utah Poultry and Farmers operative Co-operative held at the Hotel Utah Miss Wardle won the watch last September when she placed first in the poultry division of the State Fair Her 4 II entry was a demonstration tion on the methods of or mixing a chiffon cake 30 YEARS AGO I FEBRUARY 19 1942 Registration set in Uintah County Monday of those between the ages of 20 and 45 who had not previously registered registered re re- counted according to the returns from the various registrars Advertising from Denver west to Vernal Vernal Ver Vcr nal that Claudius flanks Banks amateur ski enthusiast and night stunt performer of Vernal would again put on a show drew drewa a tremendous crowd to Hill at Steamboat Springs Colorado at their annual ski tournament Plans are arc underway for the wholesale movement of Interned Japs from the costal regions to the Rocky Mountains where whom they would be he housed In vacant camps Mrs C C. C R R. R Henderson chairman of the Uintah County Chapter of the American Red Cross resigned her position in the organization early this week because of poor health Five Jensen boys were called to report last week weck for the armed service They were Karl and Glenn Stewart Alvin Timothy George Stewart and Hugh Murray 1 40 YEARS AGO FEBRUARY 21 1932 sums to be Event of the day hugh hugh spent in Uintah County will bring back better belter times work on bridge over Green River telephone line forest work and Vernal water line Velda Robbins and Georgia Milburn announced winners of essay contest on safety Miss Robbins is a fifth grade student and Miss Miss' Milburn seventh Vernal City fathers choose cas cast Iron water pipe to extend the water system Winns Winn's Six Aces will provide music at atthe atthe atthe the Washington centennial Bi Dance to tobe tobe tobe be held at the Imperial Hall on the Things appear to be getting warmer according to A A. A Theo Thea Johnson who reported reported re reo re- re ported the coldest night as eight below zero Ralph of Mt Emons recently recent recent- ly experienced tracking a mountain lion to her den and killing her 70 YEARS AGO FEBRUARY 21 1902 Alice Roosevelt eldest daughter of the president will present at the coronation of King Edward of England Vernal band boys disband much to the peoples disappointment as it was the best in the state aside from the Salt Lake bands Heber Lieber Carroll went to Price to meet Mrs Joseph Carroll and her children who are returning from the Big Horn where they have lived the past year 74 YEARS AGO FEBRUARY 20 1896 1894 A new dramatic troupe has been organized organized or or- in Vernal consisting of the best talent to be found in the valley The company will present the well-known well comedy drama Caste Castein in in the near future fu fu- ture A A. A G G. G has purchased the purchased the City Drug Store property and it will probably be opened up with a full fun stock stOc of drugs soon Leslie Lestie Atwood was was was' run over and badly injured Tuesday afternoon by a runaway team that he was trying to stop He had ad the horses by the bits and slipped and fell beneath them and one wheel of the wagon passed over his chest and his head was cut som some some His injuries are not serious but he will be laid up a while There is a scheme on foot among some of Vernal's leading citizens to form an electric light company and put in a plant soon |