Show happenings during 0 year 1931 taken from the roosevelt standard files filea week of january 1 duchesne county high school basketball team wins game with wasatch academy by a score of 33 to 22 jessup R thomas of 0 tationa tabiona purchased pure bred holstein dairy head site from BoTn holm dairy farm at richmond utah week of jan 8 1931 county commissioners deliver oath of office to new incumbents nou roosevelt sevelt commercial club starts membership drive goal set at members duchesne Duclie sile high wins gime game played with south summit scorro score 2919 29 19 annual stockholders meeting of roosevelt state bank held day of jan jain annual report of county farm agent printed charles chuck larsen roosevelt boy wins wina win a divisional heavyweight championship wrestling match when he wins match tor for U of U against ken freese Alo montana atana states champion 1930 was a banner year for far ashley national forest la in timber business A total of was bold oid in commercial sales and feet sold at cost ashley national forest gets unemployment relief funds laban hylton age 60 manager and owner of pikes peak garage at heber city was killed in ii auto accident in daniels canyon united states allots money for road work in wasatch asarch national forest duchesne and uinta h districts hold teachers institute at vernal annual recreation report given out by supervisor J 0 stewart of the ashley national forest published in this weeks issue says that better than were on the foiest for recreational purposes during 1930 week of jan 29 representative colton secures passage by the house ot of senate bill authorizing althor izing payment to ulnah indians of 1 1 for acres of land mrs mary E harmston better known as granny celebrates birthday uintah high beats Roa roosevelt sevelt in basketball game score 36 to 24 howard jarvis of magna elected president of utah state press association elizabeth gentry of loka ioka wins hi high ai honors with her two 4 H beef calves at ogden livestock show showers installed at county high school vernal gun and rifle club elects following officers milton hacking president bus hatch vice president if B secretary and treasurer house passes prospect prospectors oros permit bill don B D colton author week of feb 5 agent retained for 1931 uintah indian bill finally adopted dry gulch irrigation company elects the following officers for year 1931 1131 horace L allred allied ot of roosevelt president ray G labrum roosevelt vice president floyd case bluebell orval A dart myton 6 F loka louis E allred neola and john H haslein bennett directors R S jordan roosevelt was reelected elected re treasurer week of feb 12 annual election of roosevelt commercial club follow following ng officers elected tor for 1931 luke clegg president fred C ferrou vice president 11 L allred elroy wilkins walter E atwood dee meldrum and charles albright directors uintah basin stage company granted permit on price vernal route week of feb 19 road meeting held at neola draws big crowd the purpose 30 of this meeting was to organize committees to work tor for a good permanent hard surfaced fee feeder der highway from U S 40 running through roosevelt to neola commemorating the anniversary niver sary ot of the birth of george washington the amerlean Amerl can legion and american legion auxiliary of basin post no 64 conducted an essay contest in the ath esth and ath grades of the public school roosevelt scouts furnish interesting sunday evening pi lions club honors memory of lincoln at big banquet duchesne postmaster fitzwater endorsed by congressman colton senator ray E dillman president of the utah senate at salt lake kiwanis luncheon dodge stage line ioina changes hands with J wi W johnstun retaining his fteres nt eres duchesne duchene cownty hig h chool announces their entry in band contest to be held at price rulon J larsen iarsen made mad bishop of duchesne ward of L D S church at duchesne city with leroy C funk a as aa s first counselor and leland hair second counselor myton community church fun night sponsored toy by the newly organized singing be school was a great success week of feb 26 meeting held in fit roosevelt Roo hevell by extension service drawe large crowd C 0 stott extension economist W W owens assistant director and mrs rena B maycock assistant director or of extension work gave splendid talks roosevelt Roo fish fiah and game club elects new officers for 1931 george H harrlson president paul allen alien vice president with the following board of directors marrell manell man ell wilkins dee JJ meldrum eldrum david nicholson herbert barlow and goorge george walkup marrell wilkins was for the third time selected to handle the treasury secreta secretary ory office of 0 the organization Iza tian city councilman christy anderson resigns heber city lions visit local lions week of march 5 1 I 1 mrs leslie ashton sends greel gree ings fro from m china also sends th standard editor an am americal america i printed newspaper printed at Pi china roosevelt lions club sponsors tree planting campaign willard day and lynn stone severely burned by acid when their car turns over big tire fire destroys hart mercantile store and myton drug store uintah basin association game ame clubs organized and officers are arc Joes president ident 2nd and vice president pre pope of duchesne alteria ward changes name to ballard professor merrill visits basin on scout movement roosevelt elemen elementary school enters state spelling impelling bee I 1 mountain states telephone and telegraph corm company pany plans heavy outlay on improvements march comes in like a lamb fire destroys machinery on the dirt farm at lo myton lyton week of march 12 carbon county high school wins round robin play by beating uintah in last nights game will represent section in state tournament state school superintendents meet at salt lake city i lions club starts city beautification fi campaign many world war vets send in applications tor for bonus loans loang snow fall on ashley forest reserve is far below normal sheriff arzy 11 matchell Ml leaves for cra cragg colorado to pick up six boys f from roosevelt who stoic bus Rup pola car legion boys paul allen alien joseph moysh raymond reef axel birch and douglaas mcafee attend convention at helper luke clegg re appointed postmaster of roosevelt office week of march 19 first annual duchesne Du chesno county feelers day was held at roosevelt march 21 1931 and professor E J maynard Mayn aril who la is nationally tio nally recognized on cattle feeding was the principal speaker ballard ward holds in their beautiful new chapel county school superintendent W A paxton issues instructions for county essay contest title of 0 essay was young folks do tor for yourself and the basin lease on oi local post office expires soon says post master luke clegg sealed proposals called for editors note it has been better than eight months and nothing decided as yet which shows how fast our government officials work J F mendenhall state land inspector insi ector visits basin edwin candy salesman fatally injured when struck by auto on main street W A murray and P C both of vernal turn over in car near heber city N I 1 j neola roosevelt it road is made part of state road system i maxell march 26 1931 1 roosevelt fish and game club sportsmens sports mens riot set for may day important executive meeting of the U B I 1 L C held at fort duchesne on march 17 for the purpose of conferring with directors peterson and mrs maycock of extension service lions of vernal and roosevelt meet here in joint session wednesday wm win 11 II wallis president of 0 the utah construction company and six bix others who were the successful bidders affixed lis his signature to the government co contract and at the same sailie time accepted one of the biggest construction jobs ever put over in the united states indian bear dance at whit rocks started monday the and will continue all week the state blate land board by john F mendenhall executive secretary wednesday filed application with the state engineer for the use of two second feet of water from an unnamed spring in pu pit chesne county near roosevelt to irrigate acres april 2 first annual county feeders day was held in roosevelt saturday in spite of th tho wind and cold crowds gathe gathered led early and stayed late ray G labrum sons this week started work on their new service station located on southwest corner of lagoon street annual utopia tin carl can matinee fred colton of price son of mr air and mrs richard colton lied died in fit roosevelt on saturday march a ne had been visiting for some time with his grandparents mr and mrs john mckune of bennett april 9 1931 senator reed smoot cb chairman airman of the senate finance committee sunday characterized any prediction of increased taxation as the wildest kind of guess it Is his opinion that the U S under existing business conditions s w able to take care of financial stringency delos sort son of mr and mrs william watkins of vernal his has been elected president of the student body of the utah state agricultural college for next year loss losa killian wins ashton medal in tryouts hold held at the high school friday there were thirteen contestants high school band gives concert at neola wednesday april 16 1931 dig big special feature being arranged for first open air sports ts mens mans riot may at uintah canyon B P Ws attend district convention tat ot price 4 11 livestock club comani organized zed at central high school at mt ml emmons under direction of S K daneels dan dant lela els merrul errill Al wilkins wins first prize cleanup campaign roosevelt lioni lions club gives prizes to grade school tor for essays april 23 1931 road voik on oil uintah canyon road started work to be supervised by roosevelt fish and game j club roads committee I 1 uintah canyon chosen as boy scout camp calder creamery company of vernal purchases roosevelt bottling doilis boils from christy anderson D C 11 II S play lay day is big success U B I 1 C v vill ill feature historic pageant this year at the annual convention at ft duchesne milton il II welling secretary of at plate elate and newell B cook state fish and same gaine commissioner will address sportsmen at big riot it in uintah canyon april 30 1931 associated game clubs hold first meeting at vernal to discuss a pio pios gram ram tor for fish and game activities tivi ties tor for coming year conditions and general outlook in the donw wool market are considerably improved oner oer what they were a year igo ago reports paul A draper president of draper and co boston sales agency for national wool M ciket corporation po ration the lias has been virtually completed for reconstruction of eight miles of the duchesne road a project which wilt will provide easier access to the popular granddaddy lakes region and open up extensive timber lands holding pond Is made of big spring creek in uintah may 7 1931 over people attend big may day riot held in uintah canyon farewell party for bishop and mrs james H wallis held at vernal tuesday the relief society of the roosevelt ward held a very ery splendid pageant at tiro tha high school sunday evening mrs kate killian president or of the organization took charge richard W young jr formerly of salt lake and now of berkeley calif has been awarded as attorney fees for legal work done in helping obtain tor for the ute indians of the uintah basin an appropriation for land taken from them according to an associated press dispatch from washington D C max larsen of thayne wyoming reports all former records known here being broken by a i lamb weighing neighing neigh ing 15 pounds at birth price sends first shipment or wool four carload car loada j go east cast in Noc ck bis supply on hand may 14 1931 roosevelt golf course undergoes new improvements one day last lasi week was declared workday work day on the golf course rand and the result is a much improved course may 21 1931 national directors and senator dillman will make trip to diso quarry near Jerr jensen sen plans for developing the dinosaur national monument are arc going forward ten thousand people pay tribute to orson oraon F whitney at rites in silt lake tabernacle sunday afternoon the last banquet of the old year for the B P W club was held at the rambler cafe wednesday evening basin postmasters held first convention at roosevelt saturday A meeting may ath was held for the purpose of organizing a service council senior graduating exercises a of the D C 11 II B S were held last friday two new service stations and the prospects tor for two more as r well ell as two new gas tanks and an auto and garage are to t lie he ce caetti ettI ard and built Roosevel ts building activity atti vity seems to be centered along one line 1931 state chaplain of american legion to be principal memorial lay day speaker here bere poppies sold here on poppy day by auxiliary ladies horace allred markets tins fine truckload of steers reta bates student of duchesne high haa chance to compete for national prize of at mrs bell harmstone Harms tons horns home wednesday evening the losing side of the american legion au auxiliary X entertained the winning side in the poppy sale which was held saturday continued next week |