Show Ii the Old Days yS 0 e 20 YEARS A M O 20 May 13 1944 Charles D Anderson rura carrier of the Vernal lice fice was elected commande of the Witbeck Post America Legion at a meeting held at atthe a athe the Uintah State Bank A fire training camp will be beheld b held at Green Lakes on m the th Ashley ey National Forest accor acco according ding to Forest Supervisor Fear rl C Sanford Thursday at a t the annual Uin Uintah tah High School student body bod election Cleo Bascom was cho chosen sen to serve as student body bod y president for the next school 1 term Uintah Basin Indians seen ery fine horses and ample housing facilities have attracted attracted ted Hollywood produce rs to t this region for the production I of Buffalo Bill BIU which will likely be filmed during the th e summer The Government has Informed med the local salvage commit commit- committee committee tee that starting May a prepared flattened can must be turned in for every can of goods purchased at the stores Mr and Mrs George Erek son are the parents of a baby babyboy babyboy boy born May 2nd Mr and Mrs Alfred Christensen Chris Chris- Christensen of f Lapoint are the par par- parents of f a baby boy born May Tridell received a s severe vere snow storm and frost Friday and Saturday 0 30 YEARS AGO 00 May 11 1933 At a meeting held Wednes- Wednes Wednesday Wednesday day evening attended by the Vernal First Ward bishopric building and finance commit commit- committees committees tees definite plans were made I for the rebuilding of the First I Ward W Chapel recently de- de destroyed strayed by fire Monday morning the Green River gorge was completely I covered with snow Sunday l night one of the heaviest winds of the year blew from the north for about one hour I Tuesday morning heavy ice was on all standing water and Mrs William Harri Harri- Harrison son are arc the proud parents of a baby boy born May Mr and Mrs Alton AIton Vernon are are- the happy parents of a baby girl born Saturday Ma May 6 Mrs Vernon was formerly Miss Edna Ashby Mrs Will Murray is home again after cooking for the at Dripping Rock Men were in n town Saturday signing up local hands tol to work on the reforestation pro pro- program gram Our spring weather like prosperity has been long de de- de debut but evidently is just around the comer 60 YEARS AGO 0 May 7 1903 John McAndrews and Mr Baxter were in from the gilso- gilso gilsonite gilsonite nite mines last week The work on the new building that the gilsonite company is put ting up is steadily progressing and will add greatly to the looks of our city Just think of it it Fresh or or- or oranges anges lemons coconuts and bananas at the Vernal Meat Market Just came in on the thel stage last night Mrs Augusta Jasperson and I daughter Freda mother and sister of Mrs John N Davis came in from Heber Last week and will remain five or six weeks Miss Freda has taught school in Uintah County sever sever- several al winters and has many friends Work will commence next week on the new bank and postoffice tta Al Johnston has the he job of moving the old of d buildings from where they the y now stand to their new loca location tion Dr has moved into int the McNaughton residence on o West Uintah Avenue I you want good meat go goto g to UH the Peoples People's Meat Market The trees are leafing out ou and the fields ields are getting green where lucerne is grow grow- growing growing ing Many have a slight attack k of spring fever but it is not a dangerous dis disease ase If 1 you do donot d 0 not let it strike jn in |