Uintah High appoints Mele as football coach and uniform rules
Louis Mele, newly named Uintah High School football coach, described required steps for players to receive uniforms including a written fitness form and athletic insurance. Insurance costs case shared by the school, with 150 regular and 450 double coverage. Students must obtain clearance before uniforms issued as rainstorm damages Valley with trees uprooted and windows broken.
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Louis Mele
Uintah High
Mele
Big Uintah district school buses move 1330 miles daily
Uintah School District operates 25 buses to transport elementary and secondary pupils, logging 1,330 miles per day and 2,590,460 miles yearly. Supervisor Floyd Workman and assistant Harold Merrell oversee maintenance and routes, with 264 interschool trips last year. Rules aim to curb misbehavior and ensure safe driving.
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Uintah
Bugen
Floyd Workman
Harold Merrell
Dusea
Early Hunters Bag Antelope in Bonanza Area
Hunters in the IMonanza region report strong success on the first portion of the three day antelope weekend. Jerry Hult of Vernal DelLynn Heaps of Orem and Leon Frazier assistant district attorney each bagged sizable bucks west of Bonanza. Charles and Melba Allred also claimed pronghorns near Bonanza in the White River area, with both taking antelope just before sunup and again an hour later. Only 30 permits were issued for Bonanza, with 317 applications filed for 140 permits.
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Imonanza
Jerry Hult
Vernal
DelLynn Heaps
Orem Insurance
Leon Frazier
Bonanza
Charles
Melba Allred
White River
Allred
Sunup
Forest workers dispatched to fight California fires
Five Ashley National Forest employees Henry Cheatham Uarry Kidd Allen Shippee Harold Stevens and Norman Rasmussen were sent this week to combat fires along the Nevada California border. They flew from Salt Lake City to Reno aboard an Air Force plane as three fires near the border expanded to threaten four small communities and burned 35 000 acres and 176 people affected.
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Ashley National Forest
Tolyabe Forest
California
Henry Cheatham
Uarry Kidd
Allen Shippee
Harold Stevens
Norman Rasmussen
Salt Lake City
Gib Bennett
Air Force
Reno
Nevada
Old Tithing House Fully Moved to New Site
The 1887 Mule House known as the Little Rock House was moved from its Ashley Valley site to a new location after preservation work by Uintah County Chapter of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers. Walter Moritzky led the risky operation, using steel rails, heavy beams, jacks, and bracing to relocate the structure without creating a replica. The project required sourcing materials from Bonanza and Midvale and continued with careful, staged lifting and stabilization.
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Little Rock House
Ashley Valley
Vernal’ Avenue
Uintah County
Daughters of Utah Pioneers
Walter Moritzky
Bonanza
Midvale
Little Rock
Tebernacle
Business Image Not Good Says Chamber Chief
HooS Doellinger regional manager for the US Chamber of Commerce told Vernal directors and committee members that public opinion views business poorly. He cited polls on profits, warned against socialist leanings, urged study of political policies, and noted Vernal had not joined a weekly eight week course on modern politics.
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Hoos
Doellinger
US Chamber of Commerce
Vernal
Verna Chamber of Commerce
Tie
Ife
Dollinger
Iarold Duke
Chamber of Commerce
H. J. Dollinger
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Vernal Chamber
Shall Choice
L. ¥. Siddoway
Whitney D. Mammond
Glenn Cooper
Glade HM. Bowarda
Phoin
Uintah County Assessed Valuation Hits 23 Million
Uintah County shows 1960 assessed valuation of 23,296,567 with mining and oil utilities contributing over half. Major players include Standard Oil of California Red Wash, El Paso Natural Gas, Salt Lake Pipeline and American Gilsonite. Population grows: Uintah 11 percent, Vernal 21 percent, Maeser 29 percent. county totals and levies detailed across funds.
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Uintah
Gag
Standard Oil Company of California
el Paso Natural Gaz
Salt Lake Pipeline
American Gilsonite
Patrolman Nabs Stickup Suspects
An alert Utah Highway Patrol trooper from Vernal arrested two men two hours after the armed robbery of a Duchesne cafe Friday. Fred Larose Burson, 25, of Duchesne, was arraigned Saturday before Duchesne Justice of the Peace Fred Pope on robbery charges. Cash bond set at 2,500 dollars. Burson could not post, returned to county jail. A 17-year-old companion appeared before Third District Juvenile Judge Monroe Paxman in Provo. The suspects were arrested by Trooper St. Helm of the Utah Highway Patrol.
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Uintah
Vernal City
Macser Town
Uintah County
Vernal
Fred Larose Burson
Duchesne
Justice of the Peace
Fred. Pope
Third District
Monroe Paxman
Provo
St . Helm
Utah Highway Patrol
Flaming Gorge Dam Bid Invitations for Clearing 35000 Acres
The UK Bureau of Reclamation invites four bids for Flaming Gorge Dam site work near Green River. Schedule 3 covers about 6000 acres below elevation 6040, Schedule 4 about 20000 acres, with completion times 540 and 70 days respectively. Bids due September 8 for clearing. other bids due September 19 2 pm for gate valves and September 20 2 pm for bulkhead gate frame. shipments within 360, 120, and 180 days.
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UK& Bureau of Reclamation
Flaming Gorge Dam
Flaming Gorge Reservoir
Bureau of Reclamation
Dutch John
Green River
Henrys Fork Valley
Linwood Bridge
Utah
Wyoming State Line
Wyoming
Beaver Federal Center
Denver
Colo
Bureau
Residents Flee as Reno Faces Outages and Fire
As fires blot Reno, residents flee their homes while power is out and traffic halts on Highway 40. Local authorities report ongoing danger and urge cautious evacuation as crews combat the blaze.
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Reno
Kiwanis Kids Day set with pool fun and pet show
Ver nal Kiwanis Club hosts Kid's Day this Saturday with a free pool opening at 10 am for all children. Lifeguards supervise as kids enjoy games races and refreshments on the east side of the county building. Prizes awarded in age groups from 3 to 12, plus a pet show with many categories. General chair Glade Nielsen and co chair Al Tascainer lead committees including concessions, prizes, pet show, and advertising with Kiwanis members assisting through the day.
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Kiwanis
Glade Nielson
Kiwanis Boys and Girls
Cochairman al 'Tascainer
Dean Rowland
Delbert Casada
Kiwanionna
Isank Cheatham
Durray Dalley
Jim Lube
Lamar Hawking
Jack Pierce
Aubrey Baker
Paul Armstrong
Ernest Datlard
Tom Levy
Gilbert Bennett
Dewey Ross
Earl Semingsen
Nk K Murri
Russell Halley
Don Showalter
Measles and cough cases reported in Uintah County
Uintah County health update for the week ending August 19 lists three measles cases, two whooping cough infections, and one strep infection. Public health authorities note monitoring continues and encourage vaccination where appropriate.
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Uintah
Cowboy Contests Set For Vernal Diamond Jillia Days
Cowboys and cowgirls travel from Colorado Wyoming and beyond to Vernal for the Diamond Jillia Days roping and barrel racing two day event at Ainish County Fair grounds. Purse money tops 20000 in steer roping 10000 in calf roping 5000 in men s barrel race and 2500 in ladies barrel race. Breakfast served at Woodey Searles home Sunday morning.
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Cowboysa
Wootley B Searle
Ainish County Fairgrounds
Cowboyz
Seprle
Colorado
Wyoming
Tah Ul
Woodey Searles
Fire Destroys W Massey Home In Moon Lake blaze
The Van Massey residence at 314 Hastist North was destroyed by a fire reported early Wednesday at 3 am. The two bedroom frame home was a total loss with no one inside as Mr Massey was away buying in Colorado. Tourists misreported the blaze near Moon Lake and dense smoke hampered firefighters until the roof flare up was spotted. Fire crews fought the flames for about an hour before controlling the fire.
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van Massey
Hastist North
Massey
Colorado
Moon Lake
Shriners Set Big Barbecue Here Sunday
Uintah Basin Shrine Club schedules its fourth annual barbecue at Vernal Golf Course on Sunday August 28 from 2 to 6 pm Tickets cost 25 cents per person with free admission for children Proceeds benefit the Shriner Hospital for Crippled Children Roy M Helm president reports Jack Richards Potontale and his Divan from continued on page 6
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Uintah Basin Shrine Club
Vernal Golf Course
Roy M Ielm
United Basin Shrine Club
Jack Richards
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Taga
Maeser Town
Nealtit Report
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