Show VA jA J. V VOn m WW On hi The Good Old Days S t wt f ur urA A VM 20 YEARS AGO March Marth 8 1951 toward erection creek An allocation of 1000 lion tion of a n county display in the U Utah ah Fieldhouse of or Natural History was voted last week by Weber County Commis Winter caused March to roar in like a lion this week in the Uintah Basin Twelve inches of new snow at Mosby near Lapoint made a total deposit of or 30 0 inches there At Windy Point on the Vernal Manila Highway 19 9 miles north of oC Vernal there was also a 12 inch snow fall Call Rewards for Cor Information leading to the conviction of any person for sheep wool or pelt stealing have been increased ed cd to 10 1000 30 YEARS AGO March Marth 6 1941 A U. U S S. S Government pilots pilot's license was presented last week to Irvin Sh String String- ing ingham ham of DC Vernal He lie was one of oC 18 BYU nyU students who received the licenses C C. C R R. R Henderson tourist camp operator oper ator was elected president of the Utah Highway 40 Clubs Sunday in Roosevelt Fern Mann Thompson former Vernal resident and step-daughter step of oC Alf Mann was the only survivor of oC the ill fated Wing On in the South Seas The remodeling of oC the Imperial Hall has been completed according to DeVere Carroll manager and is ready for the decorations for the Junior Prom The job Included lowering the ceiling the walls and closing off the old balcony wiring for the indirect lighting system and cost a total of 1200 Average speed of passenger cars on the public highways of the United States is miles per hour according to the Automobile Club of Southern California California Califor Califor- nia i 50 YEARS AGO The farmers of the valley have begun begun be be- gun to plow the ground for their spring crops William Anderson has resigned his position as supervisor of the Ashley National National Na Na- Forest It has been estimated that the Uintah Basin nasin can produce barrels of oil from shale 80 YEARS AGO William ONeil O'Neil former resident of Uintah Basin nasin writes from Glascow Scotland Scotland Scot Scot- land that he enjoys reading the Uintah Judge Barton has been appointed post post- City Ronalds Ronald's wife wiCe Maria had major surgery and Wilma was needed to help helpin in the home V V toV J V U uv master at Ashley S S. S 1 D U. U Colton has been appointed justice jus jus- lice tice of oC the peace place for Ashley Abler Richer has a rt lot of tomato plants welt well started 40 YEARS AGO March 5 S 1931 Superintendent II It S S. S Olsen of the Urn Urn- tah tab School District was appointed to tf of or two at nt the sera another term years School Board Plans and agreements were signed bv hv bythe the fhe State Road noad Commission last week for construction of a n new road from Vernal to Jensen The change in the route mute of DE th the highway between Vernal VIn and Jensen has been pending several years An Egyptian tomb pain painting ling shows the daughter of the Pharaoh Cheop as nil having blonde or red hair which gives her the distinction of being the only person of oC the Pyramid age known to have light hair In the Ashley Ward under the direction direction tion of the Extension Service The Cozy Corner Reading Circle has been blen started Through Merle Massey of oC the Vernal Library books for the adult reading read ing course have been borrowed 60 YEARS AGO Quite an interest is being taken in dead Indians Indian's land A number of oC outside outside out out- side people arc are investigating The lumber mills have closed down n donon on account of too much snow Naples has an nn epidemic of German measles and la A A. A G G. G Goodrich sold to Joseph Collier four acres of land on the state road south of oC Zina Allreds Mr Collier will remove his blacksmith shop to that place in the near future The work on the steel bridge is going going go go- ing on nicely Mr Oliver the foreman thinks he will complete the first span spanby spanby spanby by March 20 70 YEARS AGO AGOV W. W P. P Coltharp and and his brother Horace Hor Ilor ace arc are visiting relatives in Tennessee Parley Ford who operated the Uintah Uintah Uintah Uin Uin- tah Creamery last season returned to Vernal Sunday We are arc informed that the creamery will begin operations about the first of March County Commissioner O. O D D. D Allen came down from the Flume Mill on Dry Fork Mountain during the week He says the snow was at least five feet deep on the level before the last storm and he thinks it will stop all travel on that end of the mountain for this season Richard Jensen received an order from Will Knight of Provo for a Sego Lily like the one he swept the state fair exhibits with |