Show l Jl In The Good Old Days A A I I JU U u u 20 YEARS AGO November 2 1949 4 Arthur Watkins was honored Sunday on his birthday anniversary Births Mrs George Jenkins boy October October Oc Oc- tober 28 Mrs Golden Hatch boy October October Oc Oc- tober 29 The General Sherman tree In Sequoia National Park is estimated to be years old With more citizens registered to vote In Vernal City than ever before the November 8 municipal elections promise to Jo be the heaviest in the city's history 40 YEARS AGO October 31 1929 29 A benefit dance was given In the Lapoint La point hall Friday evening for the benefit of putting cement sidewalks around the west side of the ward house Louis Roberts is the proud owner of ofa ofa ofa a new car Births Mrs John Scott boy October 27 Mrs Thoral Larsen boy October 22 Mrs Clinton Ereckson boy October October Octo Octo- ber 26 28 Mrs Fred Reynolds girl October October Octo Octo- ber 26 Mrs Forrest Goodrich boy October October Oc Oc- tober 26 50 YEARS AGO October 31 1919 9 Feed corn by Parcel Post at per hundred The Sunshine ranch and the Snow Brothers Brothers Bro Bro- are building a cistern that will gold gallons of water that will be pumped from Green River The Raven Oil and Refining Company has has' built about fourteen miles of road between Vernal and Rangely at a cost to them of about 1500 The reorganization of the Vernal First Ward Sunday School took place last Sun Sun- day Marion K Shaffer was released released re reo leased as superintendent and J. J Clive Davis was sustained in his stead The Ashley Ashey Valley Reservoir Company has been organized with a capitalization of in shares of each nearly nearly near near- ly y all of which have been subscribed 25 YEARS AGO November 2 1944 Three brothers who hid out 14 months on wild mountain slopes of a square I mile area In northeastern Utah and northwestern Colorado near Browns Brown's Hole surrendered Sunday to federal authorities authorities auth auth- who charged two with army desertion and one with draft evasion At the regular meeting of the Board of County Commissioners held at the courthouse Wednesday it was announced ed that approval had been given and priority granted on a new tractor and dozer to be used for county roads During the last four registration dates persons registered at the Junior Chamber of Commerce booth on Main Street at the J. J C. C Penney corner which was one of the biggest incentives to Increase registration 35 YEARS AGO November 1 1934 34 A shorter route to Evanston and Salt Lake City will be available with the construction of about 20 miles of new road from Hickerson Park to Burnt Fork Wyoming The highway would go through thickly timbered forests and many parks With the honors taken by the Uintah future farmers last week in Kansas City our state Is recognized as a first time winner of a national stock judging contest In the classified ads Found Auto Auto Crank inquire this office 55 YEARS AGO Dr A. A Rose has sold this fall faU on the reservation about 1900 bushels of ap ap- ples pIes His apple crop this year amounted to a about bout bushels 75 YEARS AGO The new store of Moore and Luxon is finished on the ground floor and Isas' Isas is isas as av as' neat as a pin A group of Boy Scouts visiting an FBI office stopped to view the pictures of The Ten Most Wanted Men One boy pointed to a picture and asked if that really was the photograph of the wanted wanted want want- ed person The FBI man assured him it was Then rhen why asked the boy J you ou keep him when you took his picture |