1952 Livestock Show Officers Elected at Vernal Meeting
Uintah County officers for the 1952 Livestock Show were elected at a public meeting in the Courthouse Vernal. Allen Manshield was chosen president with Marvin Smith as manager Duane Johnson as vice president and Clair Acord as secretary. Breeding beef Dean Secsions breeding sheep Rulon Lind fat beef Junior Merkley fat lambs Dee Jenkins and Ray Udy along with Roland Merkley were named as committee chairs. Additional committees will be chosen later.
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Uintah
Vernal
Allen Manshield
Marvin Smith
Duane Johnson
Clair Acord
Dean Secsions
Rulon Lind
Junior Merkley
Dee Jenkins
Darry
Oakley Larsen
Ray Udy
Roland Merkley
Bingham Canyon Wealth Fueled by Imagination and Copper
The Utah Copper story credits Col. C. Jackling and colleagues with turning Bingham Canyon into a vast open cut copper operation. From early mineral finds in 1883 to massive production by 1906, the mines yielded billions of pounds of copper and created thousands of jobs and large-scale industrial activity.
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Jackling
Utah Copper
Utah
Bingham Canyon
Salt Lake City
Tom
Sanford Bingham
George Ogilvie
Patrick E. Connor
Ft.Douglas
Connor
Bingham
Col
BE. A.wall
D. C. Jackling
Robert C. Gemmel
Mercur
Colonel Wall
For Gone
Europe
Switzerland
Oil Driller Injured In Dynamite Blast At Colorado Well
Charles Jameson a drilling contractor for Joe Rader for the Number 1 well at Skull Creek Moffat Pool Colorado suffered a compound arm fracture when a dynamite charge detonated prematurely while he attempted to blow off the bottom of a stuck pipe. Water surged up the casing and he was taken first to Rangely hospital then to Denver.
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Charles Jameson
Joe Rader
Moffat Pool
Colorado
Skull Creek
Mr. Jameson
Rangely Hospital
Denver
Jameson
Vernal Flower Show Displays Picturesque Exhibits
The Vernal Garden Club hosted a large flower show with 600 entries attracting many lovers. A mirror-backed display titled Queen of the Show featured a large vase of Pouce Woges, arranged by Mrs. Don Barr and Mrs. Delora Fisher with assistant Mrs. Milda Palton.
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Mort Thary
Vernad Garden Club
Vernad Sleldheen
Mra Don Barr
Mra Delora Fisher
Utah State Garden Club Association
Milda Palton
Rosella Calder
George John ‘Ston
George Johnston
California to Fight Central Utah Project Warns Wallace
William R. Wallace chairman of the Utah Water and Power Board and president of the Utah Water Users Association warned California would oppose the Central Utah Project. An article titled Colorado River Water appears as a paid ad in many papers. Wallace urged the project to be built as a whole to use at least 600,000 acre feet for Utah.
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California
Utah
Wallace
William R. Wallace
Utah Water and Power Board
Utah Water Users Association
Central Utah
Arizona
Boulder Canyon
25 Mile Running Gunfight In Moffat County Drama
An argument after a Brown's Park dance led to a 25 mile running gunfight in Moffat County. Harold Sheppard and Don Miller pursued Solace and Sheridan as Solace fired a 30.06 rifle and a 45 revolver at the convertible. Sheridan was wounded, Sheppard and Miller seized the guns after a hand to hand struggle. charges included assault to commit a target and assault to do bodily harm.
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Brown's Park
Cole
West Wild
Woolley
Harold Sheppard
Don Miller
Monte Sheridan
Chet Solace
Solace
Sheridan
Georgine Radosovich
Sheppard
Miller
Solace Place
Hot Time Moths Party At Our House
The line jokes about moths and a party held at a residence. It suggests a playful inquiry and mentions moth balls as a pun or misunderstanding. The tone is light and humorous with no specific people, places, or dates given.
Fred G. Bingham Family Reunion Highlights Visitors
Family members gathered for a Sunday dinner to welcome arrivals from Beaver and Ft. Duchesne. Aird G. Merkley and spouse arrived with their daughter and son-in-law. Asahel A. Perry and sons John and Donnie attended from Ft. Duchesne. The Merkleys departed Monday for Beaver, where they edit the Beaver Press.
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Fred G. Bingham
Beaver
Aird G. Merkley
Binghams
Ft. Duchesne
Asahel A. Perry
John
Donnie
J. Ferron Hacking
Shirley R. Richards
Arlyn
Merkleys
Beaver Press
Porter Request and Morning Wakeup Conversation
The exchange involves a request about contacting the porter and a statement that the speaker wakes at seven each morning. The dialogue centers on whether to call the porter and the habit of an early rise.
Stan Anderson Reports for Georgia Radio School
Corporal Stan Anderson of the 134th Engineers Combat Battalion Uintah Basin Utah National Guard left Vernal August 16 for Augusta Georgia to attend Radio Radar School at Camp Gordon. He was chosen after tests to represent the Uintah Basin Division. The six month program ends with his return to Vernal as radio man and repairman for the National Guard unit.
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Stanley Anderson
134Th Engineers Combat Bat
Utah
Nat's
Vernal
Vita Frontier Airlines
Augusta
Georgia
Cpl Anderson
Uintah Basin
Camp Gordon
Anderson
Nat'l
Also Mentioned on This Page
Livestock Show
Brant Morrill
A. W. Shepherd
Hotel Vernal
Glen McConkle
Woodey Searle
Col. C. Jackling
Dixon and Co
Uintah State Bank
Venus
Uish
Feltch
Cochairmen
A. P. Voorhles
Glen Merkley
Moffat CO
Irish Canyon
Fulcolor
Ashton Bros. Co
Stan Anderson
Georgia Radio School
Ashton’s
Portland
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