Echo Park dam road pledge spurs Vernal action
Vernal officials and Uintah county commissioners pledged immediate work on the road from Vernal to within ten miles of the Echo Park dam site. Mayor Stringham led a delegation urging action to designate Vernal as the dam city and attract workers and tourists through town.
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Echo E Dam Road
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Vernal ‘Club
Uintah County
Vernal
Echo Park
Asher Manwaring
Uintah Basin
Colorado River
Vernal Lions Club
Echo Park Dam
B. H. Stringham
Vernal Express
Stringham
the Express
N. J. Meagher Jr
Presentiamond Mountain
Diamond Road
Island Park Road
Island Park
Christensen
Colorado
Split Mountain
Echo Park Road
J.C. Anderson
Charles. J. Neal
Merrill Goodrich
LeRoy Taylor
A. P. Voorhles
George P. Roth
Meagher
Mr Christensen
Echo Parke Dam
Vernal Rodeo Scheduled At Uintah County Fairgrounds
The Vernal Rodeo Association announced that the annual Vernal Rodeo will be held under lights July 14 15 and 16 at the Uintah County Fairgrounds. Secretary C R Halstead noted stock contracted from Swaney Curbey of Moab. veteran rodeo man. The week brought word of the death of Guy McNerlin a frequent Vernal performer who died in Grand Junction Colorado.
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Italy
National Association of Postmasters
Vernal
Pontha Calder
Washington, D.C
Uintah County Fairgrounds
C. R. Halstead
Vernal Rodeo Assn
Guy McNerlin
Grand Junction
Colo
Better Breakfast Contest Revealed in Uintah County
The Uintah County Nutrition Council announced a composition contest to promote Better Breakfast Week. Open to all Uintah county schools, entries may be stories poems or essays under 500 words. Prizes range from 2 dollars per grade in lower schools to 5 dollars in high schools, with multiple second and third place awards. Contest closes Friday April 22, with prizes donated by various service clubs. Harold M Lundell, superintendent, sent notices to principals urging full cooperation.
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Uintah County Nutrition Council
Harold E. Davis
Uintah County
Harold M. Lundell
Stanolind Looks To Test Weber Sand Thickness In Ashley Valley
Stanolind Oil and Gas Co. field engineer Glenn Lancaster said the company may drill through the Weber sand in the Ashley valley field near Rangely. The No. 1 well stood at 4261 feet with 173 feet of Weber sand cored, and a decision on how deep to drill was not yet made. Local drilling progress and other field notes showed no unusual activity as Vernal area wells and nearby tests continued with no significant changes.
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Glenn Lancaster
Stanolind Oil and Gas Co
Rangely
Ashley Valley
Lancaster
Mert
Baird
Robbins Drilling Co
Slough
Vernal
Naples
Crain &Griffith Thomas Hall
Sheep Shearing Under Way in Uintah County
Uintah county sheep shearing is just starting with Harold E. Davis reporting that at least one crew has arrived from Texas and is ready to begin operations. Peak shearing is expected around April 15.
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Uintah County
Harold E. Davis
Texas
Rose Garden Takes Seventh in National Contest
Vernal Gardens club enters Uintah County Memorial Rose Garden on the courthouse lawn in the Better Homes and Gardens contest, placing seventh in the under 10 000 population division. Mrs Donald Barr club president notes the garden drew earlier acclaim, 600 roses bloomed, and plans for more plantings and improvements are underway.
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Vernal Gardens Club
Better Homes and Gardens
Donald Barr
Uintah County Memorial
Court House Lawn
Vernal Club
Vernal Garden Club
Clean Up Calendar Highlights From April Schedule
A dated or fragmented listing outlines tasks and events across April. Entries include Front and Back Yard cleanup on Thursday April 7, Pickup on Friday April 8, Flowers on Saturday April 9, Church cooperation on Sunday April 10, Vacant Lot on Monday April 12, Paint-Up on Tuesday April 13, Health on Wednesday April 14, Industrial and Business section on Thursday April 15, Inspection on Friday April 16, and Awards and Celebrations on Saturday April 16.
University Educators to Visit in Uintah County
Four University of Utah educators will visit Uintah County on Monday April 11 to meet basin residents and speak at Uintah High School at 7 45 p m. Dr Henry Eyring Dr Walter Cottam Dr C Meredith Wilson and Dr G Homer Durham will also speak at Alterra High School sponsored by PTA members and local clubs. A noon luncheon at Hotel Vernal will honor the visitors with Dr Tyrrell R Seager as chairman.
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University of Utah
Uinta County
A. Alwyn Call
Basin
Henry Eyring
Exact Sciences
Walter P. Cottam
C. Meredith Wilson
G. Homer Durham
Eyring
Cottam
Dr. Wilson
Uintah High School
Durham
Alterra High School
Westside
Loren Ross
New County School Board
Alterra
PTA
Hotel Vernal
Tyrrell R. Seager
Trees Could Speak As Guardians Fall At Court House
A local notice reports that the tall guardians of the courthouse property are being cut down this week. It notes Mr and Mrs Horace Caldwell of Ashley ward returned Sunday from a six month mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Northern States mission. While away they worked at Peru Indiana where Mr Caldwell was branch president there.
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Horace Caldwell
Ashley Ward
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Caldwells
Peru
Ind
Caldwell
Uintah County to Feature in Intermountain Parade of Talent
Uintah county will be spotlighted in the Intermountain Parade of Talent Easter Sunday. The Salt Lake Tribune and local sponsors announce the county display and talent show to be staged the following Tuesday at Utah Theatre. Grant Parry of KJAM leads talent selection. the event will be broadcast on the Intermountain network. The exhibit will also showcase Uintah county industries and resources in the theatre lobby with display prep by G E Untermann and Goodrich.
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Uintah County
Intermountain
Salt Lake Tribune
Merrill Goodrich
Salt Lake City
Memorial services honor two war dead at Maeser
Joint memorial services for Pvt. Paul Timothy Bodily and T-5 Lorenzo Edwin Bodily were held Saturday at 2 p m in Maeser ward chapel. Harvey McKee presided with homily by Chris Bodily. Music featured solos and a duet, with speakers including Ralph Ashby and Ferrin Hawking. Graves were dedicated by Bishop McKee as military honors were rendered.
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Maeser
Pvt
Paul Timothy
Lorenzo Edwin Bodily
Maeser Ward ‘Chapel
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Harvey McKee
Chris Bodily
Gusher
Arza Adams
Lester Bingham
Elbert Simmons
Gayla Hacking
Amber Adams
Evelyn
Virginia Hackle
Ralph Ashby
Hugh W. Colton
Ferrin Hawking
McKee
Penney's Uintah Days Return With Student Managers
Second annual Uintah Days at Penney's will be Friday and Saturday with Brent Feltch as student manager. J. D. Jones, store manager, announced the event and listed Uintah high school student officials and department heads. Cash prizes will go to the top three salespersons, continuing a program begun in 1948 to aid future retail careers.
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Uintah
Penney's
Brent Feltch
J.D. Jones
Ea Merkley
Buddy Jacobson
Phyllis Lueck
Jackie Mann
Woolley
Betty Goodrich
Mr. Jones
James Campbell
Penny’s
Salt Lake City
Utah
Robert Nelson
National DE
Jones
Audio-Visual Class Tours Vernal Under Utah Extension
Under Prof William McSwain from the University of Utah extension a 105 member audiovisual education class toured the Vernal area on a Saturday. The group studied radio motion pictures sound recording script writing and stills as part of a statewide program. They visited Radio Station KJAM the Utah Field House of Natural History the Uintah Refining Co refinery at Jensen and an oil field.
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William McSwain
University of Utah Extension
Duchesne
West Uintah County
Duchesneup
University of Utah
Mc Swain
KJAM
Utah
Vernal Workers to be Honored by Utah Power & Light
UP&L will honor 123 veteran employees at its annual veterans club party in Salt Lake City on April 11. J C Anderson of the Vernal district will receive a diamond studded pin for 25 years of service and Travis Moore, a new member and groundman at Vernal, will be awarded a pin for 20 years of employment. George M. Gadsby, company president, will present the honors.
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J.C. Anderson
Utah Power & Light
Vernal
Travis Moore
Concern
Salt Lake City
George M. Gadsby
Anderson
Mr. Moore
Ballard Boy Dies of Polio
Funeral services for Glen Owen Todd 15 son of Mr and Mrs Russell Todd were held Sunday afternoon in Ballard ward church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He died March 7 at 9 am of poliomyelitis in a Salt Lake hospital after being taken to Lake City by ambulance. His entire life was spent in Ballard ward. He attended Ballard High School.
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Glen Owen Todd
Russell Todd
Salt Lake Hospital
Ballard
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Lake City
Ballard Ward
Aeterra High School
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