Amateur Uintah and Duchesne County Rodeo Dates Announced
The Uintah county rodeo grounds host an amateur rodeo on Sept 16 and 17 with stock supplied by Clair Burton of Lapoint and Chalmers Wash of Ft Duchesne. Woodey B. Searle, president of the Vernal Rodeo Assn., invites local riders to participate as committees promote broad local involvement.
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Uintah and Duchesne County
Uintah County
Woodey B. Searle
Vernal Rodeo Assn
Clair Burton
Lapoint and Chalmers Wash
Ft. Duchesne
Ocal
Searle
Oil finds and drilling activity near Naples and Ashley Valley
Equity of Co reports Weber sand at 4921 feet in Kendall No 1 near Naples with 20 feet in place and plans to plug back to the Phosphoria lime. Stanolind Oil notes USA No 5 and USA No 7 wells in Ashley Valley field underway, with Jimmy Stewart well drilling and prep to bring USA No 7 in.
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Kendall No
Naples
Equity of Co
Tom E. Turner
Equity
Stanolind Spuds Stanolind Oil & Gas Co. USA
Ashley Valley
Ashley Valley No. 5
Ashley Field
Plan for Uintah Junior Livestock Show Assets and Leaders
Virtus McConkie of the Better Uintah Beef 4-H club urged youth stockmen to start planning for the Uintah Basin Junior Livestock Show at the county fairgrounds in early June next year. He advised breeders to prepare lambs and for pigs to have sows bred, noting cattle are in the Uintah mountains and suggesting coordination with livestock men. McConkie offered assistance, and the club plans to split its 35 members into new and sectionalized groups.
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Uintah Basin
County Fairgrounds
Virtus McConkie
Uintah Beef
Alto Uintah Basin
McConkle
Better Uintah Beef_club
Utah
Daniels Canyon Fire Contained After Wind-Driven Spread
A wildfire in Daniels Canyon near Heber destroyed 600 to 1000 acres of mountain mahogany and deer forage. The blaze started by a cigarette or match Friday and was controlled Sunday, but high winds forced a rekindling Monday. About 100 men helped regain control as six small fires burned in Ashley National Forest with favorable winds and rain aiding suppression.
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Daniels Canyon
Heber
Ashley National Forest
Ona A. Harrison
Vernal Merchant Carnival Nets $90,000 in Three Days
The Vernal Chamber of Commerce hosted a three day carnival of values that drew Vernal residents and nearby shoppers. Merchants reported about 50 percent more business than the prior year as free matinees and value offers attracted crowds. Rae Ashton praised buyers and noted the event aims to boost local spending and sustain regional commerce.
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Ashton
Carnival of Values
Vernal
New Vernal Chamber of Commerce
Mail Delivery Planned for Oct 1 by PM
Verna Ely plans delivery service to begin by Oct 1 pending solid plans. Postmaster Pontha Calder says the Ver nal post office awaits sorting cases and more mailboxes at convenient spots. Residents should post house numbers and boxes. delivery will cover most of the city once sidewalks and boxes are in place. Carriers deliver mail to establishments but cannot pick up due to workload.
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Verna Ely
Pontha Calder
Vernal Post Office
Calder
Post Office
Bert Hodgkinson Services Conducted Here
Funeral services for Albert Edward Hodgkinson 64 of Vernal and former Calder Bros Creamery employee who died after a lingering illness were held Wednesday at 1 pm in the Second Ward chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was born Feb 14 1885 in Vernal the son of William and Hepzibah Hodgkinson and married Katie Nye in Vernal Nov 28 1907 who survives. He was an LDS high priest and survived by nine children eleven including Harland Aubra Carl Hodgkinson Ruth Winn Elva Richards Varian Hodgkinson Adrian Hodgkinson Valene Doyle Donna Tidwell and others. twenty three grandchildren. three brothers and four sisters. Burial was in Vernal Memorial Park.
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Albert Edward Hodgkinson
Vernal
Calder Bros. Creamery
Second Ward
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Phil Watkins
William and
Hepzibah Hodgkinson
Lieutenant Woolley Returns on Furlough After Training
Lt. Earl Woolley, son of H. Walter Woolley, is spending a furlough here after completing officers candidate school at Fort Riley Kansas, where he received his commission. He will report for duty at Fort Benning Georgia, a paratroop base.
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Earl Woolley
H. Walter Woolley
Ft Riley
Kans
U.S. Army
Ft. Benning
Honeymoon Duo Held in Oklahoma for Kidnapping and Robbery
Otis Woodring and Velma Waddring, a newlywed Oklahoma couple, are jailed on charges of second degree kidnapping and armed robbery. Woodring, 24, Snyder, and his wife, 20, were brought to Fourteenth District Court after a preliminary hearing winding through Green River Wyoming arrests. In Senate details, a $10,000 bond was set for Woodring. Authorities continue investigations into related crimes and a separate homicide case in Vernal.
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Otis Woodring
Snyder
Okla
Packday
Justice-of-the-Peace
Henry Millecam
Fourth District Court
Velma Waddring
Green ‘River
Wyo
Alden
Merrell
Atlwaty
Vernal
Manila
Harold Calder
Byron. Goodrich
Woodring
Justice Millecam
Ivan Hullinger
Jaycees Plan Construction of New Tennis Court
Vernal Junior Chamber of Commerce officials announced a concrete tennis court will be built at the city park with funds raised by the Jaycees. The court will serve as both tennis court and skating rink and should be ready for use next week on the site of the old court.
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Jaycees
Vernal
4 H Fair to Be Held at Vernal Utah
Uintah County 4 H Club announces the fair at the Utah Field House of Natural History in Vernal on August 30 and 31. Mrs Sadie McConkle serves as general chairman with exhibits in clothing foods forestry gardens and home improvements due by 10 p m August 30. Judging begins the same day and the public can view from 3 to 5 p m. August 31 features demonstrations and a style dress revue at 2 p m with winners advancing to the Utah State Fair September 16 24.
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Uintah County
Utah
Field House of Natural History
Vernal
Sadie McConkle
Hunting Services Set for Thursday
Funeral services for Nathan Henry Hunting 27 of Vernal will be Thursday at 1 p.m. in the Naples ward chapel LDS Church with Ross Merrell officiating. Born June 9 1922 in Vernal he was a son of Earl and Phyllis Williams Hunting. A Uintah high graduate he served two years in World War II then worked for Hi Way Service and as a farmer. He leaves his parents six brothers Earl B Max Oran Dell Allen and Mrs Minnie H Welborn all of Vernal and burial is in Vernal Memorial Park under Sunset Lawn mortuary Salt Lake City.
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Bongaya Salt Lake
Ne Itis
Naples
Ward Chapel
Church of Jesus, Christ of Latterday Saints
Ross Merrell
Vernal
Earl
Phyliss Williams Hunting
Uintah High School
Army
Pacific Theatre
LDS Church
Earl B
Max
Oran
Dell
Allen
Minnie H. Wel Orn
Vernal Memorial Park
Sunset Lawn Mortuary
Salt Lake City
Four LDS Stake Convention Noted
Annual Relief Society convention for the Uintah Basin stakes of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be held Friday at the Roosevelt stake tabernacle. Stake Relief Society executive officers and other stake board members, ward Relief society executives and other officers and class leaders, stake presidents and high councilmen will attend.
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Relief Society
Uintah Basin
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Roosevelt Stake Tabernacle
Stake Relief Society
Ward Relief Society
Stake Board Meetings Planned Across Several Areas
Bishops of Wintsh Roosevelt Moon Lake and Duchesne stakes are scheduled to attend. The first stake board meeting will be held from 10 to 10 55 am. Additional meetings will follow throughout the day.
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Wintsh
Roosevelt
Moon Lake
Duchesne
Elder Young Addresses Stake Quarterly Conference
Elder Clifford E. Young and Pres Delbert Chipman spoke at Uintah stake quarterly conference in the stake tabernacle. Nearly 3000 attended the 10 am and 2 pm sessions conducted by Archie Johnson. Choirs from First and Third wards rendered music. Several leaders were released or advanced within the Seventies and YWMIA. An 8 pm MIA meeting honored 25 Win stake missionaries.
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Clifford’ E. Young
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Delbert Chipman
Uintah Stake
Stake Tabernacle
Archie Johnson
Vernal First Ward
Third Ward
William C. Whitaker
C. R. Hi
Lucile
Don Collier
Melvin Bodily
Bruce Hall
Linford Kitchen
J.arden Jolley
Mr. Hopkins
Dorothy P. O'Neill
YWMIA
MIA
Winstake
Dairy Co op Takes Over Calder Creamery in Uintah Basin
Uintah Central Dairymen's Cooperative Association, with about 200 farmers, has assumed management of Calder Creamery Co. Edward Aycock named manager. Biden Billings says purchase funded by local dairymen. Calder plant at 68 North Vernal Ave will use Calder cartons first, then Home Dairy cartons. Powell to head ice cream and butter department. most employees retained. Calder Creamery founded over 38 years ago in Uintah basin.
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Uintah Central Dairymen's Cooperative Assn
Game 200
Calder Creamery Co
Biden Billings
Wiay
Osiene
North Vernal Ave
Edward Aycock
Uintah Basin
Toop
Aycock
Billings
Calder
Co-Op
Salt Lake City
Arden
Quidmille
Mt. View
Wyo
Weber Central Dairymen
Uintah
Duchesne
Mt. Emmons
Altonah
Bruce Hartman
Emmons
William S. Powell
Vernal
Powell
Calder Creamery
MIA Convention Set for Aug 30 in Uintah Stake
Fall convention of the Uintah stake Mutual Improvement Association will be held Tuesday, August 30 at 3 p.m. at the stake center. Alvin E Weeks, superintendent, asks all stake and ward MIA officers to attend for instructions for the coming season.
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Uintah Stake Mutual Improvement Assn
Stake
Alvin E. Weeks
Homemakers School Convenes in Vernal Area
Homemakers attend from Vernal and surrounding areas as a two day school opens at 2 p.m. Wednesday at a home freezer under the sponsorship of Utah Power and Light Co and 13 local appliance dealers. Miss Evelyn Harsen of Salt Lake City conducts the sessions with H Gilbert Barto of UP&L arranging the program.
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Vernal
Ares
Iverlal
Utah Power and Light Co
Evelyn “Harsen
Sri Lake City
H. Gilbert Barto Sales
Up&i14
Twin Boys Win Gifts for Dad at Uintah Hospital
Mrs. Gary Wall presented her husband with twin boys born at Uintah Hospital marking the hospital's first birth in its Stork Derby promotion. The couple, new residents of Vernal, welcomed their first children who each received gifts from the Uintah Capitol Drug Co including cigars and smelling salts.
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Gary Wall
Uintah Compital
Uin' Drug Co
Hompitels
Mrs Ethel MM Hosts Guests From Salt Lake City
Mrs Ethel MM entertained guests including her sister Mrs Smith of Salt Lake City and Mrs Smith's sons Bob Smith Milo Smith Jr and a baby Siueiie kiero during a social visit.
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Ethel MM
Tin
Smith
Salt Lake
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