Show In the Good Old Days ys h 20 20 YEARS AGO AGO P February 16 1956 Two T applications ns to initiate a subscription s 's television service m jn the Vernal area were heard at the regular city council meeting held Wednesday Two oth other r applications s had had ad been received previously i i the matter was Vas referred to o lh finance committee to to consider the the amount amount and the 4 ranting granting antin of of licenses for this pl purpose i pi R lyton il M ton City Marshal Elbert q Chandler andler was recuperating at Hospital Wednesday after being wounded by an Indian youth he was was' pursuing M The Indian youth George GeorgeC Conetah C netah 19 9 after wounding the marshal Saturday night eluded of lawmen and escaped 10 to If the home of his mother died he shot himself He lie a 1 hort time later a p 2 CONGRATULATIONS Mr Mii- and Mrs Ted Gardner boy February 1 8 Mr and Mrs Howard Broadaway boy 1 February 10 Mr and Mrs Ben Richards girl February 11 Mr l and Mrs Udell Gardiner boy February 11 Mr and Mrs Charles Bertola boy February 13 11 and Mr and Mrs Mark Goodwin girl February 13 A bright silk flag of the United States Stites will soon fly over Uintah High School as a result of action taken by the American Legion A Auxiliary at its meeting Friday of last ast week The group voted to purchase such a flag for the new sc school ool The decomposed body of Cl Clarence rence Spratt year old oil w worker was found early last week in one of the Gorum cabins east cast of Artesia Artesla He lie was believed to have died five days previously by asphyxiation from Crom an stove Sheriff W. W H. H Terrill and Dr f EP P. P Monahan Moffat County coroner were called to Arlesia Artesla by Deputy J J. J r L L. L J Jones ones after Sam G Gorum rum suspected something was w was s wrong in the locked cabin as cats refused to lC leave ve the vicinity Lois Goodrich petite brunette senior at Uintah High School w was was s elected queen of the Sweetheart Ball at the annual J mm d dance nce sponsored by the Associated Student Council of Uintah Basin held this year ar at Altamont February 11 Lois was selected from queen candidates from the following basin schools Rosemary Daniels Union Carol Roberts Roberts- Duchesne Charlene Young Altamont Allamont Glady Defa Tabiona Lois is the daughter of Mrs Oral Goodrich of of Vernal fi The baby boy of Mr and Mrs Howard Dean wh who has for sometime was taken by his parents Thursday Lake City to have a peanut removed from a lung They returned Saturday Ashley Ward was shaken Saturday night with four different different dif dif- ferent tremors The second was wasso was was' wasso so strong it rattled stoves and dishes Pictures and mirrors mirrors' swung on the wall It seemed tobe tobe to tobe be worse on the northeast side of Ashley A table lamp at the William Powell residence was knocked to the floor First Lt E E. Paul Hullinger of the U U. U S S. S Air Force has been chosen to work for the Air Material Command to consider approval of oC several million dollars worth of equipment for forthe forthe forthe the Air Force News of this was received last weekend by Mr and Mrs Harold Hullinger Vernal Ashley Valley Jr High News Friday our first school paper was published Congratulations and tha thanks goes to Robin Rye who suggested the name that was chosen for Cor it Panther Prowler The advisor is Miss Manwaring C editors Co-editors are Elaine Workman Saundra Alexander and Betty Hatch 30 39 YEARS AGO February ary 1 1946 A me meeting ting called recently by bythe bythe bythe the hospital committee of the Vernal Junior Junior Chamber discussed the progress and future planning of the com com- campaign for building a anew anew anew new hospital in Vernal Represented at the meeting were were members members' of the County Hospital Board the medical and dental professions the officers of Uintah County and Vernal City churches and civic organizations Phillip Lorin Carruth 22 son of David Carruth and husband of Genevieve GenE Webb Carruth was killed instantly Friday afternoon afternoon af af- af in an accident at Bonanza and Kenneth Barker suffered bad severe yere b 15 s shoulder er and injuries Barker Barkers being treated at at the basin hospital is reported to be doing as well as can an be expected Last Las Wednesday water for culinary use in the Naples District was discussed at the regular g ar city council meeting Some Day Sweetheart a ballad composed by Wilma Clark has been published recently and records are now on sale Both words and lyrics were written by Mrs Clark a lifetime resident of Vernal The record r recorded by Ezra and His Hill Billies at Gravey California is backed by The Shack I Call Home written by Arthur Rich and based on the Uintah Basin CONGRATULATIONS Mr and Mrs E. E E. E Potter girl 3 Mr and Mrs Troy Brewer Ouray girl February 5 and Mr and Mrs Bay Hatch boy February 11 11 Marion Simmons 16 and Rita York 16 were treated at the basin hospital for cuts shock and bruises sustained Saturday evening at 11 1130 30 when the car in which they were riding driven by Miss Simmons went into a adeep adeep adeep deep ditch one half mile east and one-half one mile south of town at the albert Hodgkinson corner cor cor- ner The Uintah Basin is is rapidly climbing to the front as a milk producing center ac according to William m Whitaker Uintah County agricultural gri agentIS agent 75 IS YEARS AGO February 16 1901 Senator Rawlins has secured the passage of a bill through the Senate appropriating for the the fish hatchery in Utah Reports from all over the thesta sta state te which appear elsewhere in inthis inthis inthis this issue and which were compiled by weather observer Murdock show that Uintah County County has a heavier snowfall inthe hithe in the hills than m many ny of the the surrounding counties 11 J f u 11 l I 11 n t u tt I f i vi Several outfits outfits started t far f for W White ite River iver last Tuesday y t to comm commence n e work upon the he proposed dam in that Stream stream which water is expected ted to irrigate te the tract of land previously sly mentioned in the Express Miss Annie Bassett is reported to be in the hospital at Grand Junction suffering from froman an attack of pneumonia Miss Bassett was just recovering from a case of grip when she left Craig two Vo weeks ago Her condition is not considered dangerous and she is receiving the best of care and will no doubt soon recover when she will resume her journey to Texas Winter has struck this section at last with a vengeance For several nights during the week observer Veltman's thermometer thermometer thermometer ther ther- has dropped below zero The coldest was Tuesday night when 10 below zero zero was registered Friday night February 8 Mr and Mrs Daniel Addams were blessed with the arrival of a fine son There was a birthday surprise surprise surprise sur sur- prise party given to Mrs R R. L L. Black the school teacher Tuesday evening it being her anniversary It was was given by the school children There was a dinner prepared at the home of Mrs Jerome Merrill recitations songs and dancing by the young folks Dr Hullinger who has been quite seriously ill for some sometime sometime sometime time is improving Reverend 0 O. E. E is negotiating for ground upon which it is the intention to build an Episcopal Chapel the coming oming season season The Dyer smelter started up ag again in last Saturday and is running along smoothly from the latest reports About pounds of bullion is being run ou out every 24 1 A ball will be given in the Merrill Ward meeting house February 22 for Cor the benefit of oC little Jennie Roberts who is in inthe inthe inthe the Holy Cross Hospital in Salt Lake City The little girl needs assistance badly and for Cor your time and money an excellent evening is promised Fill up the house A game trial brought out two points of more than ordinary interest viz an attorney in his closing argument declared that he would defend free of cost any settler who was arrested for killing game for food purposes purposes purposes pur pur- poses during the closed season When it came his turn the other attorney responded that the state game department never has nor never will sanction the arrest and prosecution of a settler for killing game out of oC season providing use is made of the meat Thursday was Valentines Valentine's Day The Express for force e came came in for Cor their share of att attention n and and some very breez breezy pi pictures tu-res' tu have been filed away for Cor reference in inthe inthe the future |