Uintah School District negotiates fire damage settlement
Uintah School District board met with the insurance adjuster and architect to settle the fire loss on the south wing of Uintah High School. A building settlement figure was agreed and sent to San Francisco for approval. Reconstruction and later contents settlement are planned as inventories finalize.
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Uintah School
Board of Education
Uintah High School
San Francisco
Ashel, Manwaring
Leland Sowards
Chukar Hunt Continues Through Dec 31 in 1964 Season
Outdoor activities abound for December as the 1964 chukar season runs through December 31. Chukars move into lower areas, offering top shotgun opportunities in Uintah County at Bitter Creek and Willow Creek. Bag and possession limits are five and ten. Bear Lake whitefish angling peaks as trout fishing remains strong on the lake. Few anglers fish the Logan, Blacksmarth and Weber rivers under the whitefish season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bear Lake
Logan
Blacksmarth
Weber
Fish and Game Dept
Babson Forecast Dated for December 24 Publication
The Vernal Express will publish Babson's Business and Financial Forecast for 1963 on December 24. It notes that 1965 will bring many changes and previews topics from business to inflation versus deflation along with a performance score history of Babson's past forecasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernal Express
Babson
Britain
China
U. S
New Discovery Gas Well in Uintah County
Pacific Natural Gas Exploration Company reports a new Uintah County gas well tested at 723 000 cubic feet per day from Dakota and Cedar Mountain formations at 8059 to 8208 feet, total depth 1300 feet. Located ten miles from Rock Mouse Rainbow Ol Springs Units, eight miles from pipelines. The firm filed the report with USGS for commercial classification. first in the Dakota producing zone.
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Uintah County
Pacific Natural Gas Exploration Company
Evacuation Creek
Dakota
Cedar Mountain
Rock Mouse
Rainbow
Ol Springs
USGS
Commissioner Named to Weed Control Committee
Uintah County Commissioner Har old McKee, longtime chairman of the county weed program, was asked to serve on the state executive committee for weed control. He met recently with state officials and university representatives to plan the State Weed Conference next February.
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Harold McKee
McKee
Uintah County
Hale Holgate
Utah Department of Agriculture
Ariel Jorgensen
Louise Jensen
Utah State University
Cliff Collins
State A.5.c
Frank Reader
Jim West
Vernal Welcomes New Residents As Forest Road Repairs face Criticism
Vernal schools report bulging classrooms due to arriving families. A federal report to Congress criticizes Utah BPR engineers for using non spec material on a Daggett County forest road section. Reconditioning costs total 87 664 dollars over three years, with blamed factors including severe winter and heavy truck use during Flaming Gorge construction.
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U.S. Comptroller General
Congress
Utah
Bureau of Public Roads
Federal
BPR
Daggett County ‘Forest Highway
Vernal Ban‘fla
Vernal
Flaming Gorge Dan
Flaming Gorge Daim
County ASC Meet Set For Dec 22 In Uintah County
Uintah County ASC committee elections will be held December 22 at 10 a.m. at the ASCS office on West Main Street. Former delegates may vote by secret ballot. observers may attend. Delegates to select ASC county committee members and future farm-program oversight.
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Uintah County Agricultural Stabilizaton and Conservation
ASC
Uintah Ascs
West
Male St
Karl Shisler
ASCS
Shisler
Influx of 24 New Students to Vernal Area
About 24 new students moved into Vernal with 19 arriving last week and five more on Monday. The reason for the surge is unclear though it may involve employees of Hates Company and local oil firms.
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Vernal
Post Office Sees Record High Christmas Mail Volume
Vernal postmaster Orlo Goodrich notes the Post Office Department expects a record Christmas mail volume, rising about three percent yearly. He cites 22 workers at Vernal and widespread public cooperation as key to handling over 12 billion pieces nationwide in December, with about ten percent of the year’s mail moving in under three weeks.
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Orlo Goodrich
Post Office
Vernal Post Office
Vernal
Peo
Henderson Sabs for Clyde on Commission
C R Henderson of Vernal, chairman of Utah Oil and Gas Commission and the State Land Board, sails to Biloxi to attend the Interstate Compact Commission meeting. The commission includes 92 oil producing states with governors as members. Governor George Clyde will not attend and Henderson will represent him.
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C. R. Henderson
Vernal
Utah Oi and Gas Commission
State Land Board
Biloxi
Miss
Interstate Compact Commission
Compact Commission
Jack M. Campbell
New Mexico
George D. Clyde
Mr. Henderson
Come
Henderson
Questionnaire On Recreation Will be Mailed
About 1800 Utah residents across the state will receive a survey on outdoor recreational pursuits. This second survey follows an earlier 2500 person effort whose results will guide a statewide recreation plan needed to attract federal funds. The plan is a joint project of the Department of Fish and Game, Park and Recreation Commission, and the Tourist and Publicity Council, with the University of Utah’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research handling mailing and tabulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah
Department of Fish and Game, Park and Recreation Commission
Tourist and Publicity Council
Bureau of Business and Economic Research
University of Utah
Disrupted Telephone Service in Jen sen Area
Jen sen area suffers intermittent phone service due to fog and icy weather. Vernal telephony manager Alvin G. Green explains frost on lines disrupts electrical impulses, causing temporary outages and restoration delays.
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Jensen
Ogain
Alvin G. Green
Vernal Telephony
Reapportionment Hurts Uintah County Warns Chamber
State Senator Leland Sowards and State Representative Asher Manwaring warned at a Chamber of Commerce meeting that reapportionment based on population will hurt Uintah County and shift legislative power to urban areas. They urged merging Uintah with Duchesne and Wasatch for representation, noted Supreme Court influence, and discussed tax, education funding, and road project concerns impacting Uintah Basin.
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Uintah County
Leland Sowards
Asher Manwaring
Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Vernal
Sowarda
Supreme Court
Uintah
Sowards
Duchesne
Wasatch
Frome
Uintah Basin
Sewards
Colorado
Utah Fish and Game Dept
U. S
Frank §. Moss
Book Cliffs Road
State Road Department
Indian Canyon Road
Vernal Express Christmas Edition Due Next Week
The Vernal Express will publish its Christmas edition on Thursday December 19. The issue promises the year's biggest paper with stories for farmers ranchers businessmen sportsmen and outdoor enthusiasts and outlines Uintah Basin potential and future developments.
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Vernal Express
Uintah Basin
The
Stolen Items Reported Across Vernal Area
Sheriff Norman Fletcher reported thefts including a used motorcycle valued at 150 dollars, a damaged kickstand and frame, a spare tire and wheel, tow chain, and tire chains with total value over 50 dollars. Items were taken from a shop east of U.S. 40 and from a Davis vehicle. Residents are urged to report sightings.
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Norman FR. Fletcher
Leon Thomas
Vernal
Ob U.S
Merlin Riders
Davis
Fletcher
Vernal Express
Meagher Sheep Co
Sunshine Deach
Bids Awarded For Vernal Post Office Remodeling
The General Services Administration Friday awarded a 220,368 contract to Neilson Constructors of South Salt Lake for remodeling and extending the Vernal post office building. The plan includes a four by 40 foot extension and air conditioning. Senator Frank E. Moss announced the award.
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General Services Administration
Vernal
Neilson Constructors of
South Salt Lake
Frank E. Moss
Sad Story It's and bat true
A fragmentary notice evokes a boy growing toward appreciation for his parents as a girl arrives, altering dynamics and shifting attention to affection and obligation in a brief, reflective scene.
Grand County Pushes For Book Cliffs Road
Grand County Commissioners join Uintah and San Juan counties urging the Utah State Road Commission to study a north south highway over the Book Cliffs. The proposal would connect routes between Ouray and P Springs, linking to a road to the Book Cliffs, aiding travel from Yellowstone Park to Canyonlands and Glen Canyon. They urge favorable action and say no funds should be diverted from other projects like Price and Indian country.
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Grand County
Uintah County
San Juan County
Utah State Road Commission
Book Cliff Mountains
Commissioners of
Bla
Yellowstown Park
Dinosaur Natonal Monument
Canyonlands Country
Glen Canyon
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Roger Babson
New Discovery
Ben Lindsay
Forest Road
Craig Kennington
ASG County
Clyde
Warn Chamber
Santa
Senta
Sante
Vernal Jaye
Book Cliffs
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