Moab Well Gushes 390 Barrels, Boosts Utah Oil Outlook
A Big Six Dome well at Moab Utah struck oil Monday producing about 350 to 390 barrels daily with 3 000 000 cubic feet of gas. The 2080 foot depth, 6 15 a m ignition, and a fire that destroyed the rig and engine house are reported. The find signals strong potential for Uintah Basin structures and adjacent areas as drilling expands toward Vernal Cisco and San Juan regions.
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Moab
Utah
Pennsylvania
Colorado River
Thompson
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Vernal
Big Six Dome
Salt Lake
Midwest
George T. Hansen
Utah Southern _eil Company
Midwest Exploration Company
West
Big Six
Hansen
Denver
Toon
C. A. Robertson
Mr. Hansen
San Juan
Utah Oil Refining Company
Cisco
Utah Ol Refining Company
Uintah
Washington County
Tribune
Texas Well at Rangely Explodes in Gas Blowout
The Emerald No well at Texas Production Co Rangely blew in Monday. Gas pressure sent 10 and 12 inch casing 800 to 1000 feet into the air wrecking the derrick. Drillers report 60 000 000 cubic feet daily from a gas sand. Crews set to cap the well and recover tools, with 8 inch casing to be run and drilling planned to reach lower sands for oil prospects.
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Texas Production Company
Rangely
Geologist Sees Rich Oil Prospects Near Vernal
Roswell geologist John W. McGee arrived in Vernal to inspect oil well prospects in Uintah Basin. He says the basin presents better prospects than any field he has visited, noting decades of experience in the oil industry and high production levels.
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John W. McGee
Roswell
New Mexico
Vernal
McGee
Uintah Basin
Business and Professional Women's Club Meets Large Gathering
The Bus iness and Professional Women's club held a Monday evening meeting described as the largest and best yet. New members Lamar Samels, Gus Davis, Anna Smith, and Helen Hemstreet attended. The next luncheon is planned for December 27 at the Commercial hotel.
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Business and Professional Women’s Club
Lamar Samels
Gus Davis
Anna Smith
Helen Hemstreet
Commercial Hotel
Thompson of Lapoint Spends Saturday in Vernal
Co. A Thompson of Lapoint spent Saturday in Vernal for unspecified local events. The sparse note records a brief appearance by an individual identified as Thompson visiting Vernal venues.
Roosevelt and Vernal Gun Clubs Set for Sunday Shoot
The King’s Peak Gun Club of Roosevelt issued a challenge to the Vernal Gun Club for a shoot to be held at Vernal next Sunday. The contest will be held at Lynne Ashton’s home, southwest of the city, using shotguns to decide which club has superior marksmanship.
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King’s Peak
Fire destroys bunk house at Pack-Alian coal mine
Friday night about eight o'clock a fire tore through a bunk house at the Pack-Alian coal mine. Seven miners were asleep inside and all perished. bedding and clothing were destroyed and the cabin was a total loss. The fire origin remains unknown.
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Pack-Alian
Hearings Continue at Vernal Land Office in U S Utah Dispute
The United States and Utah hearings proceed at Vernal Land Office before Judge Christensen. Octagonal cases include asphalt lands in Section 36, Township 5 South, Range 21 East, and lands in Sec 32 Tp 4 S R 21 E L M. State relinquishes about 87 sections. surface rights retained. Utah officials include E H Burdick and J Claiverson Tarr. government team includes John Blumer and J M Kintz. stenographer G F Summers.
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United States Land Office
Vernal
Hegtater Leon P. Christensen
U.S
State of Utah
Township
Range
Salt Lake Meridian
John T. Pope
Sec
Continental Engineering Company
Land Tase
Utah
E. H. Burdick
J. Claiverson Tarr
Salt Lake City
John Blumer
J M. Kintz
Bywater
G F. Summers
Duchesne County Cattle Undergoing Federal Test
Cattle in Duchesne County are being tested for tuberculosis by three squads from the Federal Bureau of Animal Husbandry and the State Department of Agriculture. Dr. C L Jones E PD Lieby and Dr L L Nehbeker lead the effort organized by John W Carlson. The second county test, requested by the county farm bureau, should finish in two weeks.
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Duchesne County
Myttn
Highland
Antelope
C. L. Jones
E PD. Lieby
Federal Bureau of Animal Husbandry
L L. Nehbeker
State Department of Agriculture
John W. Carlson
Ducchesne County
Uintah Basin Inquiries Answered By Padre Reihfels
The Rev P J Reihfels of St Johns church and 32 Catholic missions in Uintah Duchesne and Daggett counties offered to answer Uintah Basin inquiries. His name was sent to the American Legion weekly and for a month he received ten to forty inquiries daily from ex service men seeking Basin information.
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P. J. Reihfels
St. John's
Uintah
Duchesne
Daggett Counties
Uintah Basin
American Legion
Express Christmas Edition to be Printed Next Week
The Express will publish its annual Christmas edition next week with several hundred extra copies and a lithographed cover. The issue will start the holiday season for Uintah county homes as merchants seek shoppers in the Great Uintah Basin.
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Express
The
Vernal
Uintah County
Great
Uintah Basin
Christmas Seal Sale Endorsed by Utah’s Oldest Doctor
Utah’s oldest physician Dr. Harvey Coe Hullinger of Vernal, over 101, endorses the Christmas Seal campaign. He praises health efforts including school nurses, health lectures, and the Modern Health Crusade educating over 160,000 youths and 350,000 health-literature pieces funded by the seal drive.
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Utah
Harvey Coe Hullinger
Vernal
Robert Witmer
Farm Bureau Meeting Discusses Agricultural Improvements
A Uinton county forum bureau meeting was held Friday December 4 with good representation. Attendees reviewed steps to improve local agriculture and a full report will appear in the Christmas edition next week.
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Uinton County Forum Bureau
Notice To Correspondents For Christmas Edition
All correspondence must reach by Tuesday night for printing in the Christmas Edition. Submit special articles or news as soon as possible and no later than Tuesday.
Landscape Gardening Committee Meeting Planned
A landscape gardening committee will meet Friday at 4 30 PM December 15 at the courthouse. Plans will be laid for continuing the beautification program and community landscaping efforts.
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Court House
Oil firms merge to drill structures near Vernal
Border Oil of Denver and Amlaud-Ellen Oil of Pocatello and Blackfoot Idaho consolidate in Vernal to drill the Neal dome seven miles northwest of the city and the eight miles west dome. F J Sur and geologists confirm two of the country’s most promising oil structures with inspections by Joseph Sloan and John McGee.
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Border Oil Company
Denver
Colo
Amlaud-Ellen Oil Company
Pocatello
Blackfoot
Idaho
Vernal
Neal Dome
F. J. 8. Sur
Neal
Joseph Sloan
Wyoming
John McGee
Tulsa
Okla
New Mexico
Mr. Sur
Moab
Pioneer Mother Clarissa Taylor Dies After Long Suffering
Mrs Clarissa Jane Taylor a Utah pioneer died November 29 1925 after weeks of suffering. Born July 4 1845 in Nauvoo Illinois she migrated with her parents to Utah in 1850. She had 14 children 27 grandchildren 39 great grandchildren and 3 great great grandchildren. Funeral services were held December 1. Her family settled in Vernal Ashley Valley and multiple homes across the region.
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Clarissa Jane Taylor
Taylor
Nauvoo
Hantock County
Ill
Utah
Kaysville
Ogden
Teacum Taylor
Brigham Young
Eden Valley
Lavinia
Taylors
Vernal
Tesacum Taylor
Ashley Valley
Mra Taylor
Deep Creek
Dry Fork
Annie
Mrs Taylor
Packing Firm Buys Carload of Uintah Basin Turkeys
Armour & Co. representatives from Chicago visited Vernal and Uintah Basin this week to purchase turkeys for the Christmas market. They paid top prices for the Basin birds noted for their choice varieties and indicated plans to return next year.
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Uintah Basin
Armour & Co
Chicago, Ill
Vernal
Ashley Valley
Alohe
Illustrated Lectures at Randlett Begin December 13
The Rev W J Howea will open a winter series of illustrated lectures at the Church of the Holy Spirit in Randlett on Sunday at 3 oclock. The December 13 talk covers the Life of Christ with the 20th to follow. January topics to be announced. A cordial invitation is extended to all.
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W. J. Howea
Church of the Holy Spirit
Randlett
Christ
Everybbdy
Quarterly Conference at Vernal Stake Tabernacle
The Utah stake of the L D S church will hold its quarterly conference at Vernal stake tabernacle on Saturday and Sunday in December. Area members anticipate talks reports and spiritual instruction during the two day gathering.
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Uintah
Vernal
Grandmother Charlotta Corless Pioneer Dies in Vernal
Charlotta Patton Corless a Utah early settler born 1845 in Yorkshire England died after a long life of pioneer travel from England to New York then across plains to Utah. She walked most of the journey, helped by Latter Day Saint comrades, and lived in Salt Lake City before settling Ashley Valley. She leaves four sons and two daughters. Funeral services were held in Vernal with Bishop Hyrum Calder officiating.
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Charlotts Patton Corles
Corlesg
Arthur Corless
Aghby
Vernal First Ward
Hyrum DG. Calder
Ware U
CO Langston
William Preece
Nephi Preece
George E. Adams
John K Bullock
David Timothy
A. Cramer
Earl Preece
Ashley Ward
Ernst Eaton
H. P. Calder
Wallace Calder
J. H. Prows
Harold Davis
J. E. Fowler
Mrs. Corless
England
Yorkshire
Henry Patton
Liverpool
Charlotta
New York
Utah
America
Oliver Bliss
Tider Percols
Salt Lake
John Taylor
Brigham Young
Youngs
Henry Corless
Salt Lake City
Pintah Baatn
Ashley Valley
John
Edward
Walt
Arthur
Daghters
Mra. O. B. Hendrickson
East Lake City
Mra
Charlie Welst
Vernal
Ute Indian Secures 214 Red Cross Subscrib ers at Fort Duchesne
John Vitor, a full-blood Ute and Fort Duchesne chief of police, reports 214 Red Cross subscribers in this year’s drive at the fort.
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Fort Duchesne
John Vitor
Red Cross
John
Fort
Public Meetings Set for Two Days in November
Public meetings will be held at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on both days. Officials invite residents to attend and participate in discussions and decisions scheduled for the events.
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Ember
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Rr & PL
Roosevelt
U. S
Vernal Centinarian
Farm Bureau Meeting
Grandma Corless
Charlotta Patton Corless
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