Chamber Names R Henderson New President
Royal Benderson elected president of Vernal Chamber of Commerce for the year starting July 1, with Glade M Sowards as vice president and Rex Roy Lance as treasurer. Retiring officers include Paul Armstrong, Henderson, and Roland Merkley. The annual agriculture and restock tour proceeded with stops at Oura National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, Cursy pump project, Indian Subjugation farm, LDS regional farm, Great Lake Timber Co plant at Lapoint, Goran MekKee farm, and White Rocks fish hatchery. The tour was led by Roland Merkley with county agent Ben Lindsay and featured Francis Feltch of the Utah State Road Commission outlining road plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Benderson
Vernal Chamber of Commerce
Henderson Wit Be Glade
M. Sowards
Rex Roy+ lance
Paul MM. Armstrong
Mr. Henderson
Roland Merkley
Austin Wardle
Bob Murdock
LDS
Male Wolgate
Roosevelt
Great Lake Timber Co
Lapoint
Wm. Sweenty
Goran MekKee
Whiterocks
Ben Lindsay
Francis Feltch
Utah State Road Commmission
Pinne
Ned
Basin Man’s Attacker Sentenced Five Years To Life
Elden Brady Bridgeland postmaster, 64, died in Salt Lake hospital after a February 20 robbery. Dennta Kazda, 20, of Oakdale, Utah, was sentenced by Judge R. L. Tuckett to five years to life for attempted robbery and assault with intent to murder. Brady’s death was attributed to illness, not gunshot wounds during the crime. Norma Rae Barker, 10, of Salmon, Idaho, had case continued. brother Donald Kazda, 27, detained in Utah for same charges. Dennis Kazda surrendered in Nebraska. all connected to a Kimball County robbery. Funeral services for Brady held in Bridgeland. Three Hot Springs, Ark., men were sentenced to not less than five years for a March 21 armed robbery in Roosevelt. Clinton McCoy, Elmer Vowton, and Gracey Lawson, all 18-20, were convicted. three women charged were dismissed.
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Trn
Elden Brady
Bridgeland
Utah State
Dennta Kazda
Oakdale
New
Fourth District
R. L. Tuckett
Duchesne
Brady
Salt Lake
Koeda
Norma Rae Barker
Salmon
Idaho
Donald Kazda
Bridgeland Ward Chapel
Roosevelt City Cemetery
Young Hot Springs
Ark
State Penitentiary
Roosevelt
Vernal
Clinton Samuel icCoy
Elmer Alfred Vowton
Gracey Lawson
High gear for Flaming Gorge Dam pour and mine fire
Reported mine blaze near Maeser coal mine basin seeks action from two state inspectors after vandals started a fire that burned a week. In Vernal on Wednesday, mine owners Roper surveyed damage with masks and oxygen tanks as firemen aided Friday evening. Meanwhile Flaming Gorge Dam shows rapid concrete pours daily, with 2000 to 3500 cubic yards placed. highest block now several feet above foundation while Green River water flow dips. Forest Service bids for Cedar Springs boat ramp due, with new campgrounds and recreation facilities under construction near the dam.
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Vernal
Maeser
Mmine
Bryant Roper
Roper
Lloyd
Miaming Gorge
Founda
Green River
Bureau of Reclamation
Henry's Fork
Linwood Junction
Forest Service
Cedar Springs
Forest Servico
Gilsonite Co Denies Charges In Trust Suit
K E Nelson president of American Gilsonite Company calls a New York firm's $3 million antitrust suit in U S District Court San Francisco false and unfounded. He says AGC will vigorously contest the case and that mining operations in the Amish Basin will continue normally.
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K. E. Nelson
Salt Lake City
American Gilsonite Company
Ziegler Chemical and Mineral Corporation of
New York
U.S. District Court
San Francisco
Ziegler
American Gilsonite
AGC
Vernal Express
Nelson
Steinaker Reservoir Emerges as Top Opening fishing Spot
Utah officials forecast Steinaker Reservoir to become a premier opening season fishing site after a 25,000 fingerling plant last September produced excellent growth. A 16 rainbow trout net catch near the reservoir showedhealthy pink flesh and weights near one third of a pound on average, with larger fish reaching 12 inches. The fishery team, including Bob Jensen and Glenn Davis, noted the reservoir's depth and nutrient-rich waters boost early growth, though future stockings may shift to bass if heat limits trout.
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Steinaker
Utah Fish and Game Dept
Bob Jensen
Glenn Davis
Price
Gary M. Peterson
Peace Corps
Colombia
South America
Fish and Game Dept
Davis
Jensen
Tle
Vital County Roads Plan Endorsed For Ouray Area
Vernal Chamber of Commerce board approves a road committee report urging Unital County to create a permanent Ouray maintenance program with a nine man crew and mobile camp. It calls Seep Ridge Road as the main artery and the No 1 project and seeks seven miles linking Seep Ridge to Mountain Fuel Supply Bridge Road for heavy duty use.
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Vernal Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Unital County
Ouray
Keene
Marold ‘Duke
Seep Ridge
Seop Ridge
Municipal Meet Set Here Friday For 5 Counties
Uintah Duchesne Daggett Wasatch and Summit counties will be represented in Vernal Friday at a regional officers and employees school luncheon with discussion topics including fiscal procedures law public employees retirement workers compensation federal aid programs bonds uniform traffic code public health power and water taxation and other municipal issues, continued on page 8.
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Uintah
Duchesne
Daggett
Wasatch
Summit
Munichal
Vernal
Utah
Gas Boom Looms in Uintah Basin Drill Plan
L W Folsom of Mountain Fuel Supply outlined a plan to drill 76 to 100 wells in the Uintah Basin in 1902, predicting one of the era’s largest gas booms. He cited reserves over one trillion cubic feet, with Wasatch and Green River formations as main sources and a $10 million transmission line recently completed to transport 109 million cubic feet daily.
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Uintah Basin
Wasatch
Green River
Mesaverds
Folsom
Utah
MFS
Utah Natural Gas Co
el Paso Natural Gas Co
Vandals Smash MFS Windows in Vernon Area
Vandalism at Mountain Fuel Supply warehouse east of Vernon damaged 12 windows. A nearby worker heard a noise and assumed it was work in progress. The sheriff's department continued the investigation this week.
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Mountain Fuel Supply
Vernon Monday
Pam
MFS
Sheriff's Department
Man Breaks Leg In Pipe Mishap
Tames Thacker of Alytonah was hospitalized Monday after a pipe lay accident at the Valley Water Scheme project. Two pipe sections trapped his leg causing a fracture in the small bone of the right leg. He remains in hospital for swelling to subside and a cast to be applied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tames Thacker
Alytonah
New Valley Water
Sueham
Water Problem Probe Contract Set for 6500
Senator Bennett announced a $6500 contract to Nielsen and Maxwell Consulting Engineers of Bountiful for a water supply probe on the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation. The study tests feasibility of underground piping from Uulah Heap Springs to serve about 175 families south of Ouray, reducing long water hauls and aiding both tribal and nontribal homes.
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Uintah and Ouray Indian
Department of Wealth, Education
Wolfsro
Wallace F. Bennett
Utah
Nielson
County Creases Two New Precincts in Vernal Area
Uintah County Commission on Monday approved creating two new voting precincts in the Vernal area along Vernal Avenue. Current precincts listed include City No. 3 Ey City No. 4 S. W. City No. 20 and N. W. City No. 21 final zoning ordinance draft approved Showalter Motor the low bidder on the new sheriff's car. County grants a conditional deed to the state for land on Mall Street to be part of the Dot Hunter Dinosaur Memorial Garden with use restricted to that purpose.
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Uintah County Commission
Erg
Vernal
City No
S. W
N. W
Showalter Motor
State
Mall Street
Indian Sanitation Facilities Act funding pledged
Funds will be provided under the Indian Sanitation Facilities Act to support improved sanitation infrastructure on tribal lands. The move aims to increase access to clean facilities, create jobs, and bolster public health for Native communities.
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F. B. Slote
Chamber
R. Henderson
ROYAL
Henderson
Chambor
Basin Man
Kimball County
Neb
Dennis Krzde
Lincoln
Dodge City
Kane
Flaming Gorge
Gilsonite Co
Steinaker Reservoir
Nae Se Jensen
Stelnaker Reservoir
Gill
Bob Jonson
Vital County Roads Program Advised
L. W. Folsom
Mountain Fuel Supply Company
Intermountain Association of Petroleum Geologists
Sen
Bennett
Vernal Avenue
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