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Vernal Express

Location

Vernal, Utah, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1953

Page

15

Oil News Briefs From Uintah County Utah Wells and Tests

Oil activity across Uintah and Duchesne counties includes Gulf Oil Brennan Bottoms No 1 wildcat testing Green River shale, Standard Oil Red Wash units 25 and 26 drilling Wasatch formation, Government Cities Service locations, Sunray and Uteh Oil Co projects, and planned test to Wasatch Mesa Verde south of Willow Creek with a Weber formation evaluation. Strong entities include Gulf Oil Corp Standard Oil Co of California Sunray Oil Co Government Cities Service Oil Co Uinta and Duchesne counties Wasatch Wasatch-Mesa Verde formations and Willow Creek area with multiple drilling directives and road prep.

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Calendar of Events August Youth Activities and Meetings

Calendar entries list events from August including Active Day on the 22nd Youth conference on the 23rd Golt Finns on the 24th American Legion events on the 28th Klwanis officers meeting on the 27th Back to School Days on the 29th Goodrich Return and a Priesthood meeting on the 30th and football practice beginning on the 31st.

Oy Iseline Golt Finns American Legion Lor Klwanis Blake Goodrich Reuntor Sinke Priesthood

Paul Morris Dies In Tanker Crash

Paul Eugene Morris, 36, of North Salt Lake was killed when an oil tanker ran away, left the road, struck a boulder and overturned on a canyon road near Laketown in Rich County. A fellow driver, Herbert Groskrentz, 35, of Tooele County, was injured. authorities could not determine who was driving. They were hauling 8,000 gallons of diesel for Western States Company down a ravine hill on Utah Highway Laketown Canyon.

Pau Eugene Morris Boun- Afps Laketown Rich County Mr. Morris Jay Morris Verspal Salt Lake City Paul Morris Vernal Herbert Groskrentz Stockton Tooele County Utah Highway Laketown Canyon Western States Company of North Salt Lake

Slaugh Brothers Open Self Service Garage

Ivan and Henry Sloughs open a self service garage in Salt Lake City offering rent of the latest tools and equipment for amateur work. A mechanic is on duty to provide advice, with cleaning and elivery services available. The garage is at 134 Herbert Street with Mervin as manager and Vernal links noted in the background.

Ivan Henry Slough Richard Slough Ardent Vernal Salt Lake van Hag Maeser Mervin Paint Ater Company Yan Bickeratatt Brolorompany Snyder Texas Beffore Texan Dallas Slan Vernal

Empire Club and Golf Club Aid Vernal Girl Scouts

The Vernal Girl Scouts receive a $100 donation from the Empire Club and Golf Club to fund equipment and activities for the coming year. The funds will support camping trips and program costs for the small troop not attached to a council.

Empire Club Golf Club Girl Scouts Vernal Empire Club Girl Scouts of Vernal Us & Pleasane Bcou Derren

Uintah County Nurses Submit 1932 Public Health Report

Uintah County public health nurses report 1932 activity including 208 communicable disease cases with Scarlet fever 50 measles 28 whooping cough 28 chicken pox 28 grumps 19 and upper respiratory infection AB. They assisted tuberculosis control by home isolation contact examination and health education. They admitted 379 nursing service patients and conducted 806 field and office visits and 100 x rays. They performed hearing tests for grade school students using a Maico audiometer purchased for Uintah schools, with clinics in Vernal at Central School in December. They supervised expectant mothers upon physician request. Fifty-two crippled children were admitted to nursing service and 1293 visited at home or office. Unclassified service totaled 563 field visits 718 office visits and 25 audiometer tests. Social activities included club classes at the encampment and home nursing classes at Uintah and Union high schools, plus two visits by the Red Cross Mobile Blood Bank.

Uintah County Uintah School Pats Rameo Helen Stevens Alta Rust Uintah Union Hed Cross Mobile Blood Bank

High School Building Begin in Spring Plan Approved

In Vernal Utah the school district moves to bond for construction of a new high school. Voters approved a $1,000,000 issue to cover the build and equipment with special election set to fund the project.

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Civic Chubs Meet Officials to Discuss 1953 Forum

The Associated Civic Chubs plan a meeting at Loa Dan vhosta in 1953 with executives and state officials including Dave Whittenburg Perry Egan J Campbell and A Ponta. Wayne Chub presides as James W Lancaster officiates. A Lions Club hosted National monument event is planned for the next morning at 4:30.

Sauteern Tah Loa Dan Will Leone Ton Thane Dave Whittenburg Rood Comanisalon Perry Egan Perry Egan, Chairdon Jann Fish and Game Coonmissy J Campbell Csuaty Gomrtenientey Ponta U.S. Forest Service Royal Harwood Painees Ee Wayne Chub James W. Lancaster Iento Carr Lions Chub

Cutshaw Family Returns From Vacation Visit

Mr and Mrs Leo Cutshaw returned home from a vacation to Hutchinson Kansas. They visited Cushaw's parents Mr and Nita O Nea l in Wichita and spent a day with Mrs Ella Cutshaw, Leo's mother, in Hutchinson.

Leo Cutshaw Dea Hutchinson Kensagener Cushaw Nita O'Neal Wichita Cutsaw Ella Cutshaw

Desert Magazine to Feature Dinosaur National Monument

Randall Henderson, editor of Desert Magazine, said a feature on Dinosaur National Monument is planned for the November or December issue. Henderson camped at Echo Park and met with Jess Lombard at the monument headquarters, then prepared to move on to Grand Junction. The issue, published in Desert California, aims at travel readers across the five southwestern states and will cover the Colorado Storage Project and boat trips by Bus Hatch and his passengers.

Desert Magazine Dinosaur National Monument Randall Henderson Henderson Echo Park Jess Lombard Grand Junction Desert Magazines Desert California Colorado Hatch Monument

Utah Traffic Survey Shows Encouraging 1953 Trend

A Utah Safety Council report notes half-year 1953 traffic data with 92 fatalities and 82 fatal accidents, indicating improvement over 1952 for the same period. Projections suggest year-end fatalities near 205 to 230 with an economic loss around 9 million dollars for early 1953.

Utah Tase Safety Council Paretin Limis

Sinclair drills shale oil wells in secret action reported

The report describes experiments on shale and bitumen deposits near Vernal and the potential to apply steam-assisted methods to Green River and Wasatch formations. It notes high recovery percentages in some tests, mentions Bureau of Mines research, and lists local residents visiting Vernal over the weekend.

Sinclair Deboalta Vernal Green ‘River Wasatch Sindizir Department of Courage Robert W. Bemicks Tribune Businesty Aviniter

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