Vernal Praised For Echo Project Work
John Geoffrey Will secretary and general counsel for the Colorado River Corporation praised Vernal groups for the Echo Park project work. He noted the moving pictures and slides of Green and Yampa river areas helped influential groups support the project and offset opposition from various forces. He highlighted Ernest Untermann’s material for Echo Park Dam Fact and Fiction and commended the Chamber of Commerce and Uintah County participants for their efforts.
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John Geoffrey Will
Upir
Colorado River
Hotel Vernal
Echo Park
Secretary of the Interior
Congress
Yampa
Ernest Untermann
Teaflet
Colorado Hiver Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Uintah Coommunty
Colorado River Water Storage Committee
Joseph Tracy
Salt Lake
Tom Jengen
Richfield
B. O. Colton
Roosevelt
HH. Steingham
Utah Twenty - One
Colorado
Will
Prominent Young Lawyer Elected Jaycee President
Local Junior Chamber of Commerce members elected a prominent young lawyer as Jaycee president for the coming year. Ralph Pree was outgoing president. New officers include Dr. Herb Fowler, Warren Mott, and Bill Dunn. The Vernal Jaycee unit was named outstanding in 1950, with spring projects and a city-wide effort planned. Stephen Haynes and Harvey Lattner spent the weekend in Salt Lake City.
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Saenhert Commerce
Whit
Hammond
Ralph Pree
Herb Fowler
Warren 2 Mott
Bill Dunnis
Jaycee
Attarta
Aprian
Cre
Stephen Haynes
Harvey Lattner
Salt Lake City
University of Utah Band Vernal Concert Tour
The University of Utah concert band under Ronald D. Gregory will perform in Vernal on Friday with two programs. The first concert at Uintah High School at 2 pm, the second at the LDS Tabernacle at 6:15 pm. Sponsors are Vernal Lions Club members. The group departs for Salt Lake City by two charter buses early Saturday morning. Repertoire opens with Le Journal du Printemps Suite II by J C F Fischer, then Haydn and Strauss pieces, Handel Water Music, Wagner Lohengrin, Chicago Tribune March, Carnival Days in New Orleans, Give Tail Fly, and Aguero Paso-Doble.
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University of Utah
Southern Utah
Ronald D. Gregory
Uintah High School
LDS Tabernacle
Frnal Lions Club
Salt Lake City
le Journal du Printemps
J. C. F. Fischer
Haydn
Leapets
Richard Strauss
Handel
Wagner
Chicago Tribune
New Orleans
Vernal Telegraph Office Closed By Union Strike
Vernal telegraph office halted since noon last Thursday due to Western Electric Union strike. The Craig Colorado relay line is locked open, hindering telegrams for tourists and service members on furlough. Local businesses relying on telegraphic orders face serious inconvenience.
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Vernal
Louesa Hacking
Western Electric Union
Craig
Colorado
Release promised for Colorado River report to Granger
Interior Secretary Oscar Chapman indicated the Colorado River Horns report would be released this week. Walter K. Frances and Rank Ward relayed a message to Congressional staff that the report would be sent to Congress and the agencies for instruction after a Tuesday afternoon meeting.
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Granger T
Secretary of Interior
Oscar Chapman
Walter K. Frances
Rank Ward
Verne
Comrmetta
Congressmary
Gréssman
Granger
Pengile Citferenees
Nat
Mired Roads in the County Halt Much Normal Traffic
County road crews work daily to prevent further damage to rural roads many already soggy from thaw. Two Lapoint roads remain blocked and Whiterocks area traffic relies on tractors to move cars. Bus service is costly as frost swells affect nearly every road, while Indian reservation and Red Wash Bonanza routes used by heavy oil tankers are in worst condition.
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Uintah County School Board of Free
Lapoint
Whiterocks
Red Wash
Bonanza
Harold M. Lundell
Nigerian crocodile wallets offered vernal pen pals
A fragmented letter from Lagos Nigeria seeks pen pals in America. The writer Mr Hurricane Nurawi asks to publish his name and address in a world wide newspaper, offering African goods like crocodile wallets and ebony items in exchange for United States correspondence. He asks for American friends and promises to reply to all letters.
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America
Lagos
Nigeria
Hurricane Nurawi
Abu-Balshin
Alot Street
Niketia
Mayor Glade of Salt Lake to address Uintah teachers
Uintah County educators gather for the annual mid year meeting of the Uintah County Education Association at the LDS Center. Keynote speaker Blager Earl J. Glade of Salt Lake City will discuss Public Relations and the Schools. Doyle Landon, association president, notes leadership reports will feature ten brief skits.
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Uintah County
Uintah County Education Association
Uintah Lds. 5
Blager Earl J. Glade
Salt Lake City
Carl H
Sony
Utah speech students shine at region meet clues
Fourteen Uintah high school speech students placed high at the Brice regional meet held Monday April 7. Students earned top honors in dramatic readings retold stories and the contest play Highness with standout performances by Carrillon Searle Phillip Jenkins Carole Calder Connie Oaks Renee Henderson Ora Faye Wardle Gene Weeks Marilyn Robbins Loreen Johnson Dale Rosa and makeup by Calder and King. The group advances to the state meet in Salt Lake City April 11 and 12 under instructor Jarrett Jarvis. Balloting for presidential candidates in eight Utah newspapers shows Eisenhower leading in most towns taft close behind with Kerr polling gains after a Utah speech. Final results will be published later.
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Utntah High School
Brice
Salt Lake City
Jarrett Jarvis
Carrillon Searle
Hillip Jenkins
Bukor
Carole Calder
Loreen Johnson
Dale Rosa
Elinor King
Erecta Caldwell
Soil Conservation and Soil Erosion Risks Worldwide
A historic public notice warns that soil is the nation’s lifeblood and soil erosion threatens future crop yields. It stresses topsoil protection, watershed health, and responsible land management to prevent poverty, hunger, and environmental damage across regions. It urges citizens from all professions to learn to detect erosion and take action.
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Asia
Europe
America
Jani
Ida Sowards Nominated Local Mother of Year
Ida Sowards is named Utah Basin’s nominee for America’s Mother of the Year by the Federated Women’s Club of Utah. Attendees at the April 12 banquet will include Mrs Harmon Sowards and presiding club leaders as they announce the award.
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Ida Sowards
Federated Women's Club of Utah
LDS Institute
Harmon Sowards
Unttah Basin
America
Les Hatch
Roy Showalter
Ninth
Basin Erated Women’s Clubs
Sowards
Freien
Amerca
Mr. Sowards
Snakes Return to Maeser Home Amid Snow Delay
Mrs. Clair Hacking finds a family of water snakes near her Maeser home signaling spring. The snakes, typically appearing in February, emerged after an unusually snowy season. Mrs. Hacking had just returned from Salt Lake City by plane after a conference when she discovered the reptiles.
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Clair Hacking
Maeser
Parity Boost for Utah Honey Markets Amid Price Floor
Amid Utah bee industry talks, a 10 cent boost is proposed for honey floor prices. Senate negotiators compare current prices to prior levels, noting a drop from 12.4 cents to around 0.89 cents per unit. A national cooperative loan program may back the producers at the behest of Utah beekeepers associations seeking price stability.
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Washington
Utah
Beckoeners
Modern Feed Store Opens at Ashley Farmers Coop
Announcement by Ken Mortensen that the farmer coop in Vernal will open a modern feed store. The new facility will house a commercial feed dealer and treater with extensive hand labor planned. Local members will contribute their own investment and support for installation of equipment and related services.
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Ashley Farmers
Ent Vernal
Ken Mortensen
Waraie Colec
Thitt
Ron
Efity Wr
Chinesaid
Fesd
Ariel Seaving
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