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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1945
Page
8
Ashley Mrs Alvia Preece and other members report on a primary convention for stake and ward officers and priesthood representatives held Saturday at the First Ward chapel starting at 1:30 pm. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Glen Walker and visiting members from Salt Lake, with plans outlined for the coming year's primary program.
Mr and Mrs Howald Preece left Monday for Logan. According to Laren Ross of Jimmie Bills, Uintah Salt Lake Saturday spent time in Tridell. A closing date in the past week with nus for buying winter wheat insur. Grandmother Lydia E Bills auce is September 1.
Tuesday depths report many rigs and well numbers including Emerald No 2 6462 and Emerald No 3. Gentry and McLaughlin units show rigging and swabbing activity with Wasatch-Sharpless-McLaughlin No 3 shot hole cleaning and raw tubing washing. Oil field crews progress includes cementing 5609 ft of 7 inch casing and setting conductor pipe at Fee No 5 642. Production activity noted at Phillips Petroleum Levison No 1 and Stanolin Ol & Gas Associated No 1 with Derrick on location at Haygood No 2 and UP units moving in and shutting down for repairs.
Rural Electrification Administration activity moves through Meeker with S W McLaughlin and Fred Nichols named to a temporary board. Plans for a power plant or external generation are studied as engineers review options for Rangely and the White River valley. Local residents and officials push for improved service and infrastructure.
Mrs Thomas Bingham and two daughters of Coulee Dam Washington spent last week here with Mr and Mrs Fred G Bingham returning home Sunday. Jack R Douglas and family of Greybull Wyoming spent the store week here. Mr Douglas will be remembered as manager of the Uintah Gas Co. They returned Wednesday.
Leota Mrs Calvin J Corres Mrs Morris Durfee spent Sunday at Ralph Durfee home in Vernal visiting Glenna Driggs of Salt Lake City. Leora Stevens was a Vernal visitor. Lt Kent Jorgensen arrived home after two years in England and enjoyed a fishing trip at Green Lakes. Nina Jorgensen returned from Vernal after visiting her aunt Mrs George Pond. Mrs Bert Stoddard and Ralph Durfee were Roosevelt visitors. The Roosevelt stake temple excursion to the Salt Lake temple was attended by Mrs Bert Stoddard W B Stoddard William Wilson Oliver Jorgensen Mr and Mrs Ray Barney Mr and Mrs I Eklund and Lester KE Eklund.
Uintah High School will start registration on Wednesday September 5 in the main building with one grade registering per evening through the week. Principal Ho M Lundell says the staggered schedule gives more guidance as students outline their courses with seniors Wednesday evening, juniors Thursday, sophomores Friday, and freshmen Saturday plus seventh and eighth graders completing the week.
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