19 Jan 1956
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Newspaper
Green River Journal
Location
Green River, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1956
Page
1
Readers are invited to submit meeting dates and news for regular publication. Club notices should reach the Journal office by Monday for that week's issue. TV Council meets on the first Wednesday. Planning Board on the second and fourth Thursdays. Civil Air Patrol meets Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m. in the Midland Hotel basement.
Church notices invite weekly service listings from area congregations and report Utah Foundation figures on federal and state budgets for 1957. The piece mixes church schedules from L D S and Catholic groups with analysis of per capita tax burdens and anticipated military and foreign aid expenditures.
The $10,000 ore dumping bridge at Green River is near completion after 22 working days. A 36 by 81% ft maintenance shop will rise near the ramp, with a Butler Steel building to be erected north of the ramp. Ore trucks, about 54 feet long, cost around $30,000 each and will haul 6 tons per load. Sinister House, Green River High School’s second annual all girl play, was cast and slated for mid February, directed by Lee F Gle d hill. The melodrama features Hepzibah Jennie and Ruth in a tense plot with a surprising climax.
Utah basketball's 1955 56 travel season sees the Utes on a 20 004 mile excursion with Jack Gardner guiding the Marco Polos through Denver and Albuquerque. Utah stands 8 3 in the conference and must win two away games to stay atop the standings as Curtis Jonson and Art Bunte pace scoring while Gary Bergan leads rebounding.
The University of Utah plans to ask the federal government for 6 426 000 in loans to finance its largest building program. President A Ray Olpin would apply to the Housing and Home Finance Agency for funds to support three projects including a 5 25 0 000 married housing complex to replace Stadium Village and a Carlson Hall dormitory expansion from 90 to 375 beds costing 1 0 00 0.
Grand County High School notes a 55-49 victory over GRHS last Friday as the five staved off a late surge. Over the weekend Monticello and Blanding defeated both North Emery and South Emery on the San Juan floors, surprising upstate prognosticators.
The Community Presbyterian Church in Green River held its annual meeting on Sunday January 8 with Rev Howard L Manning presiding. Reports highlighted activities, a 20 percent membership rise, and plans for a resident minister as the church marks 50 years since incorporation in 1906.
A reader letter laments changing spending habits with young couples borrowing to buy more. The note cites rising debt from 1252 to 2512 dollars and 45 percent of annual income, urging prudence amid shifting times. University campus plans a $175000 bookstore replacement to elevate facilities, with Dr. Olpin seeking quick HHFA filing to support a modern educational environment.
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