Safeway Opens In Utah With Grand Prizes And Bargains
Safeway stores unveil a 73000 dollar, 7500 square foot supermarket at 166 West Main with an opening featuring a grand prize drawing of a 1681 home freezer and 25 grocery baskets. New facilities include air conditioning, fluorescent lighting, 50-car parking, and a self service meat counter. Wes Cochran named manager with a 15 year Safeway background.
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Bus Hatch Construction
Glen Knight
Modern Heating
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Milton Racking
W. &. Mann
Oil News Center OU Co. drills deep in Cyrreenriver formation
Oil news reports OU Co. reaches 9000 feet in depth in the Cyrreenriver formation. Kerry Carters A Burnett No 1 at CSW OH s 48 SE in Strawberry Valley coring at 8592 Hillsbent Carter Co Hoebell at CSW NEÇ1S 2W coring at 10929 feet. A test Tuesday with interval from 10828 feet opened for one hour and recovered 510 feet of drilling mud. Bonanza Ray M. Johnson Watson Of Fee No 1 four miles east of Bonanza on Whiteriver SW SW SW 219S 25E drills at 1625 feet. Another location in Hell's Hole canyon C SE 12 23 104W drilled to 506 feet. mates moving in. well to reach 7500 feet.
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Kerry Carter
A. Burnett No
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Strawberry Valley
Hillsbent Carter Co
Bonanza
Ray M. Johnson Watson
Fee No. 1
Whiteriver
Hell's Hole Canyon
Bee Keepers Of Utah Convene in Salt Lake City
Local beekeepers plan to attend the Utah State Bee Keepers Association Annual Convention in Salt Lake City on Friday and Saturday. Sessions occur in the Capitol building southeast corner with Otto Stewart presiding and Walter Wright directing proceedings.
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Utah State Bee Keepers Association
Salt Lake City
Capitol Building
Otto Stewart
Walter Wright
Latenday
Richardson Named to Vernal City Council
Don E F Richardson longtime distributor for Fisher and Wondertread selected to fill the vacancy created by C R Hopkins resignation. He will be sworn in at the next regular council meeting and assume duties as finance chairman overseeing investments budgeting and expenditures. Richardson attended Brigham Young University and worked at a Salt Lake bakery. He is a charter member of the Chamber of Commerce and the Junior Chamber.
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Vernal
Don EF. Richardson
Fisher and Wondertread
Cc. R. Henderson
Richardson
C.R. Hopkins
Henderson
Mr. Richardson
Masons Elect Officers at Ashley Lodge Meeting
Ashley Lodge No. 28 F and M held its annual meeting in Vernal on December 11 electing A. D. Woothies as worshipful master Tenney T. Johnston senior warden Wm Hi Karren junior warden C J Neal treasurer and Verne M McCarrell 3 year trustee Installation will be at the Ashley Lodge hall Monday at 6 pm followed by a banquet at Gateway Cafe for Masons wives and guests.
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Tenney T. Johnston
Karren, Jr
C. J. Neal
Won. Press
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Cera
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Gateway Cafe
Uintah Drug Co
Ground Cleared For Rink Awaiting Winter Ice
A 99 by 150 foot plot at First West and First North will be flooded when temperatures drop to form a skating rink. The Youth Center committee leads the plan to boost recreation with city help from Mayor C. R. Henderson and Fran Feltch handling clearance and supervision by civic clubs. The Fire Department will maintain the rink. eventually the area will become a permanent park with annual winter flooding to remake the rink.
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First North
Youth Center Committee
A. W.marts
C. R. Henderson
Fran Feltch
Fire Dept
C. R. Jeffries
Decorated Homes Judging Slated For Dec 23
Vernal residents will see a Christmas lights judging event on December 23 hosted by the Jaycee Christmas activity committee chaired by Larson Caldwell. A 25 war bond will go to the top home in the Christmas Card Lane theme and another prize for the best decorated home outside Wasatch Avenue. Judges will be travel critics unaffiliated with the Junior Chamber.
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Larson Caldwell
Jaycee
Wasatch Avenue
Caldwell
Park Service Not Against Dams Says Director to Bosonie
Park Service director assures Rep. Bosonie the agency is not opposing the dam project. He notes the service has drawn its opposition and emphasizes that the decision on construction and reclamation rests with federal authorities, while confirming no interference in timing.
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Legion Protests Mail Campaign for Communist Propaganda
Activist Mrs Ashton in Indianapolis charges a New York office sends Soviet literature and a book on Soviet people with orders over five dollars. She urges a ban on the mail use for propaganda and warns profits fund Communist activities amid a surge of card sales to 250000 families.
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New York City
Russia
Soviet City
Declamation Final Set for Sunday at Glines Ward
Finalists in the annual declamation contest will perform Sunday December 17 at 7 30 p m in Glines ward chapel. Six contestants appear in public finals with two winners a boy and a girl receiving religious texts as prizes.
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Glines Ward
Bennett
Inla Jenkins
Janis Rodeback
Gary Haws
Henry Mortis
Gary Taylor
Iuis
Howard Clements
Karl Hatch
Francis Gardiner
Don Walker
Eryone
Ver nal City Adopts 1951 Budget of 104000
The Ver nal City Council approved a 1951 budget totaling 104000 dollars. The current year allocation is set at 135000 with 33000 to fund concrete and steel water works improvements including 10600 feet of line and the Merkley Bridge to the division box in Sessions Field. Hearings on the budget are scheduled for December 27 at 8 30 p.m. in the City Office.
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Vernal
LeRoy Tayor
Shaehudert
Merkley
Sessions Field
Utah oil and gas conservation bill aims to prevent waste
A proposed Utah oil and gas conservation statute seeks to prevent waste and ensure maximal recovery. The plan calls for a three member conservation commission with the state land board, plus the director of the geological survey as ex officio, with appeals to the supreme court. If enacted, discoveries after March 1, 1951 would fall under the act.
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Jenford
Utah Geological and Mineralogical Survey
Crawford
Bijon
Utah Oil and Gas Conservation Diamlasios
Mate Land Board
Utah Geological and
Sam Etal Survey
Oil and Gas Conservation
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Red Wash Yields Big Daily Oil by California Company
A field 13 air miles southeast of Jensen and 23 miles from Vernal yielded a Saturn gas deposit with production over four million feet daily. Present drilling depth around 4430 feet, with measurements between 4261 and 4208 feet. No pipeline outlet. company plans drilling to search for oil.
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Saturn
California
Co. Ly
Compea
Jensen
Vernal
Yell
Christmas Goods Buy Ticket to Vernal Movies
Vernal children can help promote the Christmas spirit by attending charity matinees at Vogue Vera and Main theaters. Admission purchases will aid local families with canned meats toys and other foods. The event is organized by Kiwanis Club chairs Debere Sania and Mr Casada.
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Tony
Carey
Casada
Warrent Officer Harold on Wednesday Jubilee Day
Warrent Officer Harold on Wednesday joined a observance at a Pennenday event. Local officials organized the day with community turnout and brief ceremonies.
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Harold
Pennenday
Million Dollar Days Brings Free Dinners and Cash Prizes in Vernal
Vernal launches a four line jingle contest on 443 or Buy at Home themes with a grand prize at a gala dance on December 23. Entries go to the Chamber of Commerce Box 191. Local spending funds roads, schools and community improvements, says Lin Tate.
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Uderway
Chamber of Commerce
Vernal
Lin Tate
Garage Built for City Equipment in Progress
A large 380 by 33 foot cinder block garage is under construction behind the city yard. The contract was awarded to Woodley Searle for 4 costs at $1,535. The project aims to house firehouse yard tools and city trucks and machinery with a second storage depot planned on the same site. LeRoy notes anticipate completion and continued equipment storage.
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Sald LeRoy
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