Show In The Good Old Days mr II 11 t m 11 m 11 ami Jl III m III om 0 nut om B JIll I n r n nut rw I M M I 20 YEARS AGO April 26 1951 Don C. C Erickson who is a seaman guard for the Navy stationed at Yoko Yoko- suka Japan has been made assistant branch president in the branch of that city Mr and Mrs John Dwight Billings former Jensen residents recently celebrated celebrated celebrated cele cele- their wedding anniversary Announcement was made this week that the genealogical section of the Uintah Uintah Uintah Uin Uin- tah County Library will be open four days a week with Luana Timothy In charge to help individuals with their research work The King Kolc lunch stand owned and operated by Lamond Tullis and Orlan Watkins opened for summer business business business bus bus- iness Saturday 30 YEARS AGO April 24 1941 During a cleanup and beautification program the town to of Maeser under the direction of Beatrice planted shade trees on each side of three miles of streets Vernal and the Uintah High School will be hosts to the athletes from the tho 13 high schools of region five comprising ing all of eastern Utah Saturday after after- noon This is the first time the regional track meet has been held in Vernal Plans are arc being made for regular livestock livestock live live- stock auction sales to be conducted at atthe atthe atthe the Vernal yards two miles east on Highway 40 S. S L L. L Vernal's popular jeweler announced that he will move his shop to the store room next door west being remodeled in the Farrar building Leona E E. E Jorgensen has been appointed appoint appoint- ed acting postmaster for the fourth class post office at Leota Leona Mr and Mrs George H II Wilson The man who knows it all is as dangerous dangerous dangerous dan dan- as the man who knows nothing Alma It packages were received received re by Mrs Forrest Mrs Fred La LaBar Bar and Mrs John R R. R Stein Stein- aker Refreshments were served by Mrs Bame and Mrs Doyle A few Manila residents participated in the REA election in Mountain View John Elwell and William Robinson were business visitors in Mountain View Saturday Mr and Mrs John Elwell attended the Sweetwater County Historical Society Soc Soc- fety meeting in Green River Sunday afternoon Mr Elwell is president of the Daggett County Historical Society V. v vv v V I lJ Maeser's oldest married couple celebrated celebrated celebrated cele cele- their wedding anniversary Wednesday Last Sunday the Vernal bowling team defeated a Roos Roosevelt velt team with the highest high highest est scores ever rolled by a local team 40 YEARS AGO April 16 1931 The Vernal Club has contributed ed cd 50 towards a new library fund for Vernal The seven finalists in the seminary declamation met to contest for the three medals which were given last week First place was was awarded to Ada Winder second sec sea ond and place to May Holfeltz and third place to Wendel Johnson Today's news of the death of Jeanetto Cushing Gushing in Syracuse at the age of has started amateur statisticians probing probIng probing ing into the records of recent deaths of persons of extremely advanced age The home of John Weist north of ot Vernal was completely destroyed by fire Monday afternoon Playing at the Vogue Theater this week is Bright Bight Eyes staring Dorothy Mackail Mackall 50 SO YEARS AGO Ray and Dot Mowry John and David Bogas have gone to the Bonanza sheering sheer sheer- ing plant All of the free government seed is gone The alumni honor and commencement commencement commencement commence commence- ment dance of the Uintah Academy will be held at the Orpheum April 28 28 The prospects for water in Duchesne and Carbon Counties are excellent Snow on Ashley watershed is above normal 60 YEARS AGO The finest soda water you ever tasted Try it Calder Brothers Company President Joseph F F. F Smith addressed the opening session of general conference in Salt Lake City April 6 and announced two new stakes organized Duchesne and Carbon He said there were 62 organized organized organ organ- stakes wards and 21 missions Francis Hyatt was injured in a runaway runaway runaway run run- away accident in Naples 70 10 YEARS AGO The annual conference of the Church convened Friday morning President President President Pre Pre- Joseph F F. F Smith presided over th the conference Other prominent officials present present pre pre- sent were Brigham Young President Snow Francis M M. M Lyman John HeI Henry ry Smith Heber J J. J Grant John W. W Taylor Marriner W W. Merrill Anthon H H. H Lund Matthias F F. F Cowley Abraham O. O Woodruff Woodruff Wood Wood- Woodruff ruff Rudger Clawson and Reed Smoot Two deaths from smallpox in Salt Lake City last month The Naples meeting house is nearly painted inside white oak grained Mr Williams is the artist |