Show I I In The Good Od Odd I Days A A 20 YEARS AGO a FEBRUARY 16 U 1949 E E. E A Croteau office manager for C G Drilling Company in inVernal inVernal inVernal Vernal announced that he plans to return to his Longview Texas home He Is being succeeded succeeded succeeded suc suc- by Miles Hall With only works of 01 fiction in the Uintah High School library library lib lib- and an enrollment of more than lS high school officials launched a countywide countywide county county- wide book drive this this' week Citizens Citizens Citizens Cit Cit- of the county ar are being urged to contribute books for forthe forthe forthe the reading enjoyment lt of the high school students Telephone connections in Uintah Uin tah County have jumped from in 1947 to nearly 1400 at atthe atthe atthe the present time tame 25 YEARS AGO FEBRUARY 17 1944 Uintah County exceeded its quota in the Fourth War Loan Drive by a margin of 01 was raised Henry and Earnest Caldwell left for Fountain Green Greeno to o secure the first truck load of elk to be planted in the mountains north of Vernal this year Lt Melvin Clark Newell former form I er teacher at the Naples school was the only survivor of three I Ie Io pilots o when ona onas a bomber crashed J i I m on the e Wilson I s school grounds In Phoenix Arizona I 35 YEARS AGO FEBRUARY 15 1934 The state road commission will spend on the road from Vernal to Ouray Canal A dance will be given by the Lions Lion's Club to raise funds for Vernal City to lease an airport Two US Mar Marshalls haIls left Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- for Salt Lake City with five federal prisoners who had been bee lodged In the Uintah County jail The Boy Scouts of ot Uintah County were asked by President President ent Roosevelt in a broadcast last week to gather clothing bedding and furniture to distribute distribute distri distri- I bute butI to those in great need |