Show h J tt oJ- oJ Ic In n. n the tle G Good O I Q J Old 0 11 1 Days 1 l 20 Years Ago January 13 11 1935 1 1953 1935 A letter of resignation was submitted to Mayor Ralph and the city coun council ll this week by City Manager LeRoy Taylor The resignation which will become effective January 31 will be considered by the council when It meets next Wednesday evening Roosevelt Stake received Its first Independent branch Sunday when the Indian Branch Branchat at t Randlett was organized under the direction of Hollis G G. G Hullinger president of the stake Chosen to preside over the branch was W W. Russell Hussell Todd former member of the stake presidency and recently called to serve in the Uintah Basin Indian Mission as a missionary Union and Duchesne High Schools upset their visiting opponents In Uintah and Tabiona last Friday In the first league games of the season in Region 5 5 Sealed proposals for construction of a two inch paved road surface from Tridell west three miles and then from that point south five miles to Lapoint and west one mile towards Whiterocks will be received by the State Road Commission of Utah until January 25 1955 at 2 pm p.m. Nine clubs are shaping up up their numbers for the fifth annual March of Dimes Variety Show to be held next Thursday and Friday according to Ann King chairman of the event forthe forthe for forthe the fifth successive year Icy roads continued to contribute to traffic accidents in Uintah County this thus week as police officials investigated three mishaps When one driver William Ervin Moon 5 52 stopped his vehicle on the highway sixteen miles east of Jensen Friday to assist another vehicle that tha t had run off the road in the snow A second car driven by M. M D D. D Staley 61 crashed into Mr Moon from the rear They were both traveling west Pacific Northwest which now has the financial go ahead for their natural gas line from San Juan Basin to the Pacific Northwest will probably begin construction during March or April when they have contracted for shipments of pipe to be delivered at different points along the proposed line The Navajo Indians will declare war on the opposition of the Upper Colorado River storage Project as Window Rock Arizona on January 24 with their first tribal war dance in nearly years More than 2000 warriors and drummers in full war paint and war dress will gather in the Navajo reservation capitol to take part partin in the ancient ceremonial dance the dance the first to be staged since before the treaty of 1868 The dance will be part of the program at the four state meeting to the Upper Colorado River Grass Roots Inc January 20 1955 We congratulate the Tribune and its staff of writers for their product of a splendid Empire Edition The edition might well be called Echo Park Edition as it covered the proposed river project is such a comprehensive manner that many a skeptic will be convinced that the Upper Colorado Storage project should be authorized The snow storm Wednesday was mostly in the lower valleys of the Uintah Basin Vernal has approximately six inches of new snow while Roosevelt reported seven inches A special hunt has been arranged by George Nay government trapper Udell Gardiner Game Warden and Charles Allred for next Saturday morning at 10 am a.m. A old month cat captured by these Ulese men in the Willow Creek area a week ago will be turned loose and hunted down at that time Everyone in taking pictures of a lion hunt or just watching what takes place is invited to join the hunters As part of the predatory animal control program trapper Nay and his companions during the past two weeks have tracked down and killed nine mountain lions and three tree bob cats all Inthe in inthe inthe the Willow Creek area arfa A year old Uintah County prisoner attempted to take his life Thursday morning by cutting four deep gashes across 1 his s arms with a razor blade Rene 21 Grand Rapids Minnesota who was charged along with a companion with the burglary of Vernal Navy Army store last Thursday night apparently found a razor blade that had ad been used by other prisoners for shaving and slashed himself Fellow prisoners yelled from the jail windows for help and Deputy Sheriff Sherler Carl Staley Slaley was notified Is an ex ex- from a work farm at Bismark Dakota where he was convicted of attempted robbery robbery rob rob- bery lie He and Charles Wesley Parrish 30 Louisville Kentucky were arrested at Craig and returned to Vernal A drive to enlist Westerners in a crusade to protect western water rights began this week The program Is sponsored red by a citizens group known as the Upper Colorado River Grass GrassRoots Roots Hoots Committee Its It's members members mem mem- bers hers and all persons who support it are enrolled as water vigilantes who pledge to do possible to insure passage by congress of the Upper Colorado River Storage Project 30 Years Ago January 18 1915 Utah war bond buyers exceeded exceeded ex ex- the hard get Series E liE quota by nearly two million dollars and topped the 56 million mark in total sales according to Sixth War Loan final tabulations of the Federal Reserve Bank The Port of Entry and Field FieldHouse FieldHouse Fieldhouse House Museum proposed for Vernal to lobe be erected a at t a cost of approximately was given a big boost by Governor H. H B B. Maw in his message to the state legislature when he recommended nine post war projects including the Vernal building lie He also said that the Vernal structure should be placed at the head of the list Governor Maw reiterated his ills request when he met with the Museum Committee from Vernal and other Utah points in his office on Friday afternoon An enthusiastic capacity crowd enjoyed an exciting game Friday evening at the local gym when the Duchesne Eagles lost the second league game of the season to Uintah's Fighting Utes by a score of 29 15 Including authorization of 73 billion dollars for war purposes the President asked for an 87 billion dollar budget for the 12 months ending June 30 1946 13 billion dollars below his request for the present fiscal year Expecting the smaller war expendi expenditure re will result in decreased tax payments by individuals is and corpor corporations and t brig Bring to less than 41 billion dollars the president said the national debt will reach billion dollars by 1946 Paul Butsch and Elmer Casteel both year old residents of Indiana were turned over to the FBI Friday morning by Sheriff H. H M M. Snyder for violation of the Dyer Act At the time of their arrest they had driven a stolen automobile within a few miles of Elk Springs The car a 1940 Ford pickup owned by Denzil Hatch was taken from the B B. B H H. H residence Thursday evening Mr and Mrs Bob were Vernal visitors Monday Mr had been stationed in Washington D D. D C. C in the Navy Optical Department He was met in Denver by Mrs January 25 1945 After putting pulling up a good fight the Fighting Utes lost to the Tabiona Tigers with wilh a score of 20 18 in the most exciting game of the season at the local gym Friday night The Uintah high auditorium was well filled Monday night for forthe forthe forthe the concert given by Jan and Michel Cherniavsky world famous Russian Hussian musicians Jan a favorite of Uintah Basin music-lovers music whose nimble fingers sped like lighting over the piano keyboard to render delightful interpretations of the master and Michel who seemed to weave himself into his cello to produce luscious tones of sweet music brought down the house with applause after each selection of their program So insistent was the applause that many additional numbers humbers were played by the deli delighted ht d musicians This Is the twelfth January In Which the people of the America have united in the battle against Il infantile paralysis and supported the March of Dimes IW John Edward Haynes 10 18 Is now serving In the South Pacific area with the Marine Corps The young Marine is the son SOil of Homer H It Haynes Baynes and made l ills his s home with his sister Mrs Harvey l Knight night prior to his enlistment Improvement of secondary highways as links in a western outlet for a steadily growing Utah Industry was discussed last Wednesday at a luncheon given to interested parties atthe atthe at atthe the Alta Alia Club In Salt Sail Lake A potential increase in output from Bonanza indicates the importance of the need for the highway improvements considered at the ga gathering 75 Years Ago January 13 1900 Everybody reports a good time during the holidays There were four dances one in each of the school houses both on Christmas and New Years Eve Here are a few comments about the eighth birthday of the Express We thank our numerous temporaries contemporaries com for their kind words which we appreciate te very much as we are new in the field of journalism In the last issue the Vernal Express celebrated its eighth birthday and we are pleased to note retains its customary prosperous appearance The Express is a good local paper and deserves success Utah County Democrat The Vernal Express celebrated its eighth birthday last Saturday Under its present management the Express has become one of the very best local newspapers in Utah We wish it continued and increasing increasing increasing in in- creasing prosperity Utah Utah State Journal Yesterday morning Sheriff started to Browns Brown's Park to garnishee the wages due Jeff Wilcox from Mr Davenport which are supposed to amount to The garnishee is to satisfy a judgement in favor of Dr Bjornson which has been standing against Wilcox for some time As Wilcox is Inclined inclined in In- dined to leave his bills unpaid whenever possible we hope that the sheriff will be successful successful successful suc suc- in securing the money Many of our citizens who are actuated by a desire to keep coal next summer are now busy harvesting the ice crop All the members of the band are requested to be at the new meeting house at Merrill Ward next Tuesday evening at o'clock with their band instruments to play during a concert It is also requested that they practice in the meantime The Brass Band will be at the Merrill Ward concert and will give some good selections Dance every Wednesday night at Roberts Hall in Merrill Ward Extra good music and floor to dance on WILLIAM Mcintyre has fixed up the old shop and has everything in proper shape to take care of his growing harness trade He lie and his two assistants look somewhat lonesome since Harry Meadows moved his shoe making outfit However Mack will be all right if a few of ot the boys who have a little time to spare will drop in occasionally and buy a harness or some other useful article that tha thatis t is made at his shop January The trial of Captain Ted J J. J Mills Milts ended Saturday January 20 the jury finding the Hie defendant defendant defendant dant not guilty after fifteen minutes minute's The reason for the verdict was the fact that Mrs Mills had confessed confessed confessed con con- that was her seducer The jury took the position that the killing was justifiable The Board of Health of Salt Lake City has ordered the Sunday Schools of that city discontinued until danger from small pox has The public schools of Salt Sail Lake City were opened last Tuesday morning but none but teachers and students who held certificates of or were admitted We learned by letter from W W. A A. Thomas of Salt Sail Lake City who lived here a year ago last summer that they have a new girl at their house William started for forthe forthe forthe the capitol last Sunday on business connected with the mill It was rumored that he had gone to assist Sheriff in bringing Warner and Wall from Salt Sail Lake Wednesday morning a dainty little Miss took up her residence at the home of Mr and Mrs William Stone That broad smile on the face of William as he marches around town indicates that he is well pleased Lorenzo Hatch has returned returned from Salt Sail Lake City He says that he was successful in interesting outside parties Inthe in inthe inthe the copper prospects in Split Spill Mountain and work will be commenced on them in a short time The city officers have been successful this week in taking in ina a group of violators of the law against gambling Thursday C. C P P. P Brunker and Henry Agnew known locally as Oklahoma were arraigned before Justice Robinson on a charge of gambling to which they plead guilty and were fined 10 each Yesterday James McNaughton was fined 20 and costs for keeping a gambling resort arid and anda arida a man who gave his' his John Doe Mr Twitchell of MillWard Mill MillWard MillWard Ward whose occupation is rock quarrying was fined 10 for gambling NOTICE Money on hand with which to pay all outstanding witness and juror J J. J B B. B treasurer |