Oral history interview with Ralph Siddoway by Elizabeth Sowards [Transcript]

Oral history interview by Elizabeth Sowards with Ralph Siddoway. Topics include: His father, William Henry Siddoway; William's appearance; Sheep herding; Activity in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Position on the School Board: Position on the County Commission, Involvement in local businesses such as Ashley Cooperative, Bank of Vernal, Leslie Ashton Hardware, Uintah Abstract, Uintah Creamery, Uintah Telephone, Vernal Amusement, Vernal Drug, Vernal Electric, Vernal Express, Vernal Milling, and promoting the establishment of Uintah State Bank; Ralph's experience growing up in Vernal, Attending school at old central and Uintah Academy; Appearance of Vernal when he was young; Where various business were located; The expert craftsmen that built homes and business in Vernal; Dirt roads; Attending dances at The Orpheus/Imperial Hall and basketball games at Workman Hall; The Indian Reservation and relations with Native Americans; His father's idol, S.R. Benion; His father's prowess at bookkeeping; Parents and siblings; His father's intelligence despite his lack of formal education; William being a great business leader and helping people; William's first car and a switch to Buicks; Membership in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Ralph's memories of World War I and the loss of several Vernal men to the war