Show I r I In the Good Old Days nays 20 28 YEARS AGO December 20 1956 for lor December 16 1916 A good uranium strike was reported early this week by Mining Co The company operates east of Vernal close to the Colorado line The discovery consisted of a lignite vein estimated at feet long and 14 inches wide Mr and Mrs George II 11 Martinsen observed their wedding anniversary Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- at al an open house at their home Lt D D. D G G. G Lambert flight instructor attached to the Naval Air Basic Training Command has recently been selected as the Outstanding Instructor of the Year at NAAS Corry Field Pensacola Florida He Ill is the son of Mr and Mrs G G. G A A. Lambert Major changes in Utah's system of nominating political candidates is expected to be besought besought besought sought in the 1956 State Legislature Clyde S. S Bus Johnson 47 Vernal attorney was fatally stricken by a heart attack during his sleep Wednesday at athis athis his home in Naples Utah Supreme Court Saturday issued a decision upholding the constitutionality of the state statute denying voting privileges to persons living on Indian or military reservations and who have not established residence in some county of the state off such reservations 30 YEARS AGO December 19 1916 1910 for lor December 16 1976 Vernal City Council last night urged speed in preparing of plans and specifications for the city's proposed sidewalk curb and street paving program which is s slated for early spring The council Is hopeful that with the utilization of native rock asphalt for the paving program the cost will be low enough to permit the entire city to be paved and Funeral services were conducted conducted con con- ducted Wednesday at the local Episcopal Church for P P. P 0 O. Curley Johnson 38 Rangely oil field worker who was killed instantly on Monday 10 miles northwest of Rangely at the Beazley No 2 location Uintah County's asphalt plant of the Utah Chemical and Oil Co the only plant of its kind Inthe in inthe inthe the world after a full year of pioneering and experimental work will begin shipping products to market in commercial commercial com com- mercial quantities during January according to the company's general director of research and development T. T P P. P Rem Remy Marie Batty daughter of Mr and Mrs Don Batty will become the bride of Donnell E E. E Wardle today Thursday in the Salt Lake Temple Materials included in the 40 bed naval hospital unit purchased purchased purchased pur pur- chased for the Uintah Basin Hospital and to furnish the contemplated Uintah County Hospi Hospital l have proved a godsend godsend godsend god god- send in meeting the requirements of the local hospital according to Alvin E E. E Weeks hospital business manager Approval for construction work for the immediate utilization of acre feet of Utah's share of Colorado River Basin water was asked of the Federal Government last week by State Engineer E. E H H. H Watson and representatives of Utah Water Association leaders and cI civic leaders of the state 75 yS YEARS AGO December 14 1901 for lor December 16 1976 The bow and arrow has ceased to be an official weapon In China According to the press an imperial edict was issued October 26 1901 abolishing the bow and substituting the gun Dave Tolliver and the Hatch boys were acquitted in the Federal Court In Salt Lake City Tuesday It will be remembered that they were Indicted by the Federal Grand Jury for the robbery of the postoffice Ice InCisco InCisco in inCisco Cisco last fall They were acquitted in the District Court of Grand County last winter for forthe forthe forthe the same offense W W. P. P Coltharp has received the appointment of Post Trader at the White Rocks Agency and andIn andin andin in a few days will leave for Salt Lake City to purchase a new stock of merchandise for his store at that place and get ready for the holiday trade and pay-day pay which comes In January Pneumonia robbed the home home of Mr and Mrs Bert of 01 their old month son We Wednesday Wed Wednesday morning after an illness of f five ive days Between three and four thousand sheep from the Thompson herd were crossed at Jarvies Jarvie's on 0 a bridge made by stringing wagons across the river last Saturday on their way to Wyoming for the winter The Browns Brown's Park people are areto areto areto to have a new postoffice e at the bridge crossing and nd a town site has been laid out and named Central Park i I Crouse and Erickson are the owners of the two principal blocks in the new city Sheriff started yesterday with his prisoner Peter Hendricks for the State Prison Irison where the young man manwill manwill manwill will serve one year fo for stealing a horse and saddle the property of John Hyde and Mr Arnold I Invitations are out announcing an an- I ng the wedding of Miss I Clydie Carter and J. J H H. I Thursday evening December 19 j I jat at the Carter residence |