Barclay Gardner Elected Vernal Chamber Leader
Barclay Gardner was elected president of the Vernal Chamber of Commerce at a Tuesday meeting at Tll Cafe, with Dr. T. R. Seaver as vice president and Harvey Madsen as treasurer. Officers begin July 1. Gardner runs the Vernal Employment Office. Seaver is a physician and surgeon. Madsen is a pharmacist. The group also noted a Moss ceremony for Flaming Gorge Dam and the Utah Public Service Commission approval of Walco Corp’s Uintah Basin pipe project. Additional items included Frontier Airlines service petition and a push to keep Field House admission free, as well as opposition to any entrance fee. Dinosaur National Monument has no entry charge.
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Vernal Chamber of Commerce
Center
Barclay Gardner
T. R. Seager
Harvey Madsen
T. R. Seaver
Tll Cafe
Mr. Gardner
Vernal Employment Office
Br. Seager
Madsen
Vernal Drug Co
M. Sowards
Gardner
Kenneth R. Aycock
Frank E. Moss
Flaming Gorge
Utah Public Service Commission
Walco Corp
Uintah Basin
Frontier Airlines
Don Mulecam
State Park Commission
Vernal
Millecam
Field House
Chamber
Dinosaur National Monument
Bid Awarded For Armory Wing In Vernal
Turner Construction Co. of Vernal won a about $39,000 contract to add to the National Guard Armory. City and county each pay $7,000 with the state covering about $25,000. The east side addition will expand the building to the square, adding a kitchen and larger classroom for banquets and a basement Civil Defense and National Guard communications center with a short wave transmitter. Completion is expected by September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner Construction Co
Vernal
Natonal Guard
Civil Defense Control Center
National Guard
Gary Taylor
1¢ Complaints After Youth Fracas At Roosevelt
County Attorney Whitney signed ten complaints stemming from a late Friday fracas between Vernal and Roosevelt youths. The disturbance began around 11 p m Friday and continued into early Saturday. A Vernal group of five drove to Roosevelt. after taunting and drag racing on Main Street, they left as Roosevelt youths followed. Near three miles east of Gusher the two cars engaged in reckless driving and window smashing. Brent McDonald, 19, of Roosevelt, was the only non minor driver involved. A Roosevelt youth threw two bottles at the Vernal car, shattering a rear door window. The Roosevelt car then blocked and caused the Vernal car to ram the other, disabling the Vernal vehicle, after which Roosevelt youths broke more windows.
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Whitney
D. Hammond
Roosevelt
Vernal
Main Street
Gusher
Brent McDonald
Allio
Court Hears Robbery Case in Ft Duchesne District Court
Hearings were held Tuesday in District Court on two of four men charged with robbing the Art Worlaman store in Ft Duchesne on April 6. MELVIN REED, 27, Neola, was arraigned and the case continued two weeks to obtain counsel. He had been released from the State Penitentiary on parole March 190 and faces parole violation. Robert Tafoya of Ogden pleaded guilty. Ralph Gomez of Ogden, another parolee, is being held in Ogden and likely will be returned to the State Penitentiary. The fourth accused, William Montes of Stuntsville, was bound over to district court after preliminary hearing.
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Ft. Duchesne
Melvin Reed
Neola
State Penitentiary
Robert Tafoya
Ogden
Ralph Gomez
State
William Montes
Stuntsville
First Golf Tourney Slated Sunday May 3
Ver nal Golf Course opens the season on Sunday May 3 with a scotch foursome event. Drawings for partners are due by April 30 to list pairings in the local paper. The format includes a shotgun start, putting and close to the hole contests, and prizes for all. A social hour and buffet follow. Entry contact: professional Chit Tanner, 789-0212.
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Asmus
Volleyball Tilts for Vernal Saturday Regional Tourney
Region 26 volleyball tournament will be at the stake center in Vernal starting 9 am. Teams Crag Uintah Carbon South Summit Ashley North Carbon and San Juan compete with senior division on the north court. Junior division plays on the south court with matches including Carbon vs Summit and Craig vs San Juan.
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Stake Center
Vernal
Shirley Price
Crag
Uintah
Carbon
South Summit
Ashley
North Carbon
San Juan
South High School
Salt Lake City
North Court
Craig
Summit
North Carbon No. 2
Trooper conducts vehicle stop north of Moats at Crescent Junction
In a roadblock near Crescent Junction north of Moats Trooper Ray Herrington of the Utah Highway Patrol checked drivers licenses vehicle registrations and other requirements.
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Ray Herrington
Vernal Office
Utah Highway Patrol
Crescent Junction
Moats
Back Hoe Rebels Wrecks Line at Vernal Armory Site
A back hoe at the Vernal National Guard Armory addition damaged a two inch water line last Thursday morning causing flooding until city water workers and plumbers arrived. In the afternoon the machine’s clutch stuck while swinging, breaking the boom and wrecking the cab. No injuries reported and about $3,000 in damage to the back hoe.
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Vernal National Guard
City Water Department
City Water
Mine Explosion Dampens Castle Part Shaft Recovery
Damage from a dynamite charge blast at 440 feet depth in No 5 shaft of the Castle Part gasoline mine 18 miles south of Myton was light according to Mine Superintendent Iven G. Hoss. Work resumed Tuesday afternoon after fire and smoke raced through the shaft with three miners not injured.
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Castle Pari Gassoline
Myton
Iven G. Hoss
Ross
Helm Promoted to Sergeant and Transferred to Provo
Trooper R. M. Helm of the Vernal office of Utah Highway Patrol has been promoted to sergeant and moved to Provo effective May 1. A farewell party for Trooper Helm was held Wednesday at 7 11 Cafe with attendees from the Highway Patrol, sheriff's office, city police, and their wives.
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R. M. Helm
Vernat Office of
Utah Highway Patrol
Provo
Helm
7-11 Cafe
Highway Patrol
Sheriff's Office
Flaming Gorge Highway Construction Schedule Outlined
The Forest Service outlines a $5 million Flaming Gorge Highway project to improve access to Ashley National Forest. The plans cover interim routing via Greendale Junction to Manila with a final 284 mile route. construction costs include 1.4 million for Dowds Hole to Sheep Creek and additional funds for Manila to Sheep Creek. Iverson notes public patience during the phased build.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
Intermountain Region
Flaming Gorge
Floyd Ivenson
Ashley National Forest
Sheep Creek Canyon
Greendale Junction
Manila
Greendale
Dowds Hole
Sheep Creek Crossing
Dowds Vale
Sak
Afanila
Iverson
DeKalb Plans To Plug Seven Gas Wells In Ute Trail Unit
DeKalb Agricultural Association announced it would plug and abandon seven producing natural gas wells in the Ute Trail Unit in United County citing insufficient output for commercial viability. The firm also sought authority from the U S Geological Survey to abandon the 48 447 acre unit as some wells lack pressure to compete with Mountain Fuel lines.
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DeKalb Agricultural Association, Inc
Big Ute Trail
United County
U.S. Geological Survey
County Officers School Slated
The annual County Officers School will be held tonight at 7 p.m. at 7-11 Cafe. Sponsored by Utah Association of Counties, the program will explore updated methods for performing duties related to county government.
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Utah Association of Counties
Sherman Lloyd Talks Private Enterprise and Government
Rep Sherman P Lloyd of Utah spoke at a Vernal luncheon attended by about 80 people. He urged vigorous private enterprise and honest government, praised the two party system, and said chairmen should be the most qualified, not chosen by seniority. He recalled meeting President Johnson and LDS Church leader McKay at the White House and expressed optimism for private enterprise and the right to work.
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Stern
Sherman P
Lloyd
Utah
Vernal
Rep. Lloyd
Senate
Ernest L. Wilkinson
Lyndon 8. Johnson
White House
Rep
Congress
Congress of the
United States
Churchill
Ernest L. Wilkin
Utah PSC Authorizes Pipeline and Precinct Meetings
Utah PSC approved a $625,000 pipeline project by Walco to deliver natural gas from Uintah Basin to Mountain Fuel Supply Co. service areas. Precinct mass meetings in Uintah County will elect officers and delegates Monday at 6 pm across 21 precincts, with chairmen announcing locations. Dallas Resources, Inc. is ready to fund the construction under PSC terms to avoid price deltas.
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Utah Public Service Commission
Walen Corporation of
Utah
Mountain Fuel Supply Co
Uintah Basin
Walker Hollow
Bend
Red Wash
Walco
PSC
Dallas Resources, Inc
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Foundation
S.A. Dulany Hunter
Hunter Foundation
Vernal Golf Course
Corne Asmus
Trooper Helm
Issualtaa
Sherman P. Lloyd
Jet
U.S. Senate
Lierd
Hep. Lloyd
J. A. Seager
DeKalb
County Officers School
Sherman Lloyd
Staff Phate
S.A. Dulsny Hunter
Uintah County
Democratic Party
Grant Southam
Republican Party
Pam
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