Show In the Good Old Days 30 YEARS AGO August 15 1946 I Hopes for the eventual completion of Vernal's hospital drive and assurance of actual hospital construction here were brightened this week with the announcement that the federal government has lias agreed to participate with states cities or other government agencies in a program A ACEL EL ROWLEY of Vernal is the county's ace coyote killer according to the records of the County Clerk which Clerk which show that Rowley has disposed of 70 ii I during 1946 is Richard Hamilton who was accounted for 68 One of Vernal's newest industries industries industries in in- is the manufacture and installation of an artificial marble which is gaining popularity as drain- drain board material in kitchens kitchen walls and flooring in bathrooms and shower rooms rooms Golden and June Bastain are agents in Vernal with June and Duane Caldwell making the material and installing installing installing in in- stalling it it APPLICATIONS for permits to hunt doe deer during the regular hunting season October October October Oc Oc- Oc- Oc tober 29 19 in the Greendale I section of Daggett County must be mailed before September 4 it was announced by Henry State Fish and Game Warden Plans for remodeling and enlarging the Roosevelt high school building are being put into force and actual work on the structures structure's interior has been started Uintah County voters will name Eugene K or Alvin E E. E Weeks as the Republican nominee for county assessor on Tuesday when they cast ballots in the primary runoff runoff runoff run run- off election A 20 YEARS AGO August 9 1956 Mrs Alma Aima Jeffries of Vernal was selected as president of the Utah State Firemen's Auxiliary at the annual convention The convention was attended by firemen and wives from all parts of the state TO PROTECT Uinta mountains mountain's herd of moose a reward of has been posted by the Utah Fish and Game Commissioners for information leading to the arrest and conviction conviction conviction con con- of any person illegally moose in iI Utah J Ja Jav y Paulson p and Kenneth 6 Davis Davis were working in the fields when they were cut off by y a storm that ravaged Jensen ensen ensen farms early last week They spent several hours in the torrential rains before being able to get to a farm house Tourist trade in Vernal Venal is down 50 30 percent from average years This was the calculation of Vernal hotel and motel operators operators' Monday noon at the meeting at the Hotel Vernal called to combat the situation CARL BL BLANCHAUD and Gerald Company Company Company Com Com- pany employees were flown to Denver Tuesday of last fast week for special treatment for burns received in the fire at the g gas s plant Monday Mrs Hurt and Arlo Blanchard Carls Carl's brother went on the return plane to be with the patients Orville Swain has filed as as' as candidate for year two-year county commissioner on the Republican ticket Wild mountain sheep practically extinct in Utah have shown up in the Browns Brown's Park regi region n recently John Flannery of Utah Fish and Game Department in Salt Lake accompanied by local game wardens warden Lloyd Stevens Steven Clarion Huff and retired warden Fred Reynolds took pictures of a yearling ram found near Cross Canyon in a herd of domestic sheep The Stewart D. D Tanners have taken over the operation of the retail coal yard of the Staley Coal Co 75 YEARS AGO ACO August 17 1901 A sad fatal Thursday afternoon between Brush Creek and the rim of the mountain on the new road to the Dyer mine Johnnie Litster thirteen years old and his grandfather John C C. C Litster were coming from Griffins Griffin's mill with loads of lumber and in coming down a a steep hill about two miles the theother theother theother other side of Brush Creek the wagon the boy was driving I tipped over the grade crushing the boy beneath the whole load of lumber lumbers i Johnnie was was- the ahe coldest oldest son of John i of Ward I i in I THERE ARE three things necessary in good school work- work favorable climatic conditions condition earnest students and capable teachers Born to the wife of Conrad Franks a boy August 1 All concerned are doing well Conrad says the little fellow can talk French like a streak already Also a boy at the Ainge residence John being the proud possessor We are told that the Bromide smelter will start up October 1st Ten men are now employed getting out and hauling ore O. O V. V HARRIS and Miss May Perry were married in the Temple in Salt Lake City last Thursday August 8 8 Both Mr I and Mrs Harris are well known and have many warm friends in inthis inthis this valley and especially in in Millward where both of them have been teaching school the past three years S S. S P P. P Dillman started Tuesday for a visit with relatives in Chari don Iowa A brother whom he has not seen for 26 years is very ill He expects expects expects ex ex- ex- ex to be gone about six weeks Charley Atwood made his first arrest Thursday as a's as Deputy Sheriff and andin in consequence feels frels puffed up as much as a bloated bond bondholder bondholder holder |