Show lI I J V J 9 In The Good Old Days mm n. n n I I lIla lIla lIla lIla lIla lIla 20 YEARS AGO September 21 1949 A permanent home for Uintah County's walking blood bank was found Monday when members of the Uintah Health Committee met with members of the Uintah County Hospital Board who agreed to take over the blood bank files and maintain them Plans to construct a Vernal City Hall Hali Halland Halland and fire station this year ear have been dropped because of lack of funds It was wai reported this week Only In two countries of the world the United States and Canada does there exist a town small journalism of any consequence Ray E E. E Nash Vernal native was sworn worn In before the Utah State Supreme Court on September 12 after passing the tM Utah State bar examination and has set setup setup setup up law offices In Vernal Cook will succeed Moroni Moon as all bishop of Jensen Ward it wa was announced Sunday Warren Billings and Orval Dudley are the new counselors Tenth anniversary ary of the founding of the Hi Land Ill-Land Land Dairymen's Association will willbe willbe be celebrated at Roosevelt Thur Thursday day One of these days we may maybe be riding on tires which last as long as the cars car carswe carswe we own This bright prospect Is held out by the recent development of an economical economical econ econ- process for making more and better synthetic rubbers 40 YEARS AGO AGOAn An Interstate organization toward the making of the Victory Highway an all weather gravel road from Denver to Salt Lake City I Will be perfected In a short hort time Ed A A. A Bennion is building a swell weli bungalow east of Ray Dukes Duke's residence Inquire about the health motor for slenderizing and beautifying exercises for women at Calder Beauty Parlor 50 YEARS AGO City Marshal Rich presented his resignation resignation re- re to the city council as he be has other business to tend to The boundary line question between Uintah and Daggett Counties Counties' is still in a state of The Ashley Service Station is putting In a Victory electric gasoline pump fl me iwa mit IJU jwu ma I Ithe the first of its kind in this part of the country 25 YEARS AGO September 21 1944 Carl E E. Foerster of Salt Lake City veteran baker has purchased equipment equipment equip equip- ment at Craig and is making arrangements arrangements arrangements arrange arrange- ments to open a modern modem bakery in the former City Bakery building bundIng About ballots are being sent ent to the men in the service from Uintah County before election I time arrives Lt Col Hugh W W. Colton now now serving in France with an engineers battalion was awarded the silver star for gallantry gallantry gal gal- lantry on August and the bronze star medal for meritorious service on August Myron L L. Hacking and Lloyd Eaton who leased the Hotel Service last week took over over the management today The Hotel Service has bas been operated by L L. L Y Y and A A. V V. Lewis 35 YEARS AGO Septem September r 20 1934 The Stock of the Vernal Lumber Company Company Company Com Com- pany was purchased by the Merchants Salvage Company of Salt Lake City from the Intermountain Credit Association The mile mite of ot rOad east of Vernal on onUS onUS US 40 will be asphalt paved by the end of the week constructed by the state road commission asi a test to determine determine de de- termine the feasibility of an oil and gilsonite gilsonite gil- gil mulch as as' as a binder and the approximate approximate approximate ap ap- proximate cost of Basin asphalt A crew of 40 men are Pare now digging trenches and laying tile We for Vernal City's new sewer system 55 YEARS YEARS A AGO 9 The Vernal First Ward Relief Society has built a steel bin for grain It is located across the road from George Freestones Freestone and will hold bushels The talk of a 30 room 30 room hotel for Vernal has resulted in nothing but talk 75 YEARS AGO Sargeant Thornton of Ft Duchesne made the run last Sunday from the Post to Vernal in three hours and fifteen minutes Bishop George Freestone gave his farewell address Sunday prior to leavIng leaving leaving leav leav- ing for a mission to England |