Eight Businesses Change Hands in County in 1954
In 1954 Eight other businesses changed owners and two have new managers. New ventures include five service stations Phillips 68 and a Sinclair Phillips station at Second East and Main opened June 4 under Dallas C. Nickell. Atpclair station opened Second West and Main with manager Clinton Fate Cerl Ottaker. Echo Park Gas Company began August delivery and is in Naples. Navy Store opened May 23 by Ken Stringham at 530 West Main. Drive In Cafe opened by Don L Millecam at 850 West Main. PolarsKing ice cream stand started by B L Leathers at West Main. Building to house four of six new businesses cost about 50,000 dollars. The first eight changes included Mellon Cab Company sold to J L Paxton in February then to Edwin Davis who renamed it Basin Tax. Major changes also included Dinosaur Motor Lodge sale to Royal Henderson in April, Utah Motor Company sale to Henry Millecam Jr. in May/September, and Piedmont Dairy sold to Arden Dairy in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ulotah Cocely
Phillips
Sinclair
Second East
Main
Dallas C. Nickell
Atpclair
Second West
Che Aelak
Clinton
Fate Cerl Ottaker
Echo Park Gag Company
Naples
Ken Stringham
Navy
530 West Main
Don L. Millecam
850
West
B.L. Leathers
Te West Main
Mellon Cab Company
J. L. Paxton
Edwin Davis
Basin Tax! Sex
Basin Federated Women's Clubs Have Active Year
Basin Federated Women s Clubs maintain a busy year with civic and educational work. Since December 7 1941 they sent 500 signatures to Utah lawmakers supporting Split Mountain and Echo Park Dam. The seven district clubs pursue projects from silk and nylon stockings for Japan to aid war widows to restore Independence Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Split Mountain
Echo Park
Utah
Uintah Basin
Stanley King
Culture Club
Roosevelt
Ft. Duchesne
Independence Hall
Philadelphia
Vernal Seminary Build Leads Uintah Stake Activities
Uintah Stake reports major efforts around building the Vernal Seminary east of Vernal High School site with groundbreaking July 25 and August 3. Funds from a July 23 Chuck Wagon Dinner netted about 4000, while numerous wards meet quarterly conferences and genealogical events. A stake softball field, temple excursions, and fund drives accompany religious education and community projects across Vernal Artesia and Naples areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uintah
Vernal Seminary
Uintah County High School
Glen Oaks
Local business changes and closings in Vernal area
The report notes Toul Aberglen at Gateway Cafe relocating from Colther Battding to 77 East Main in June to expand facilities. Wing's Department Store installs a new manager in March, Jepperson of Salt Lake City. Ashley Farmer assigns a new manager in June. Curt's Cash Store in Jensen closes after five years under Curt Dudley. Lucia Huntington of Vernal dies. she ran a long established furniture business in Vernal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toul
Jensen
Curt Dudley
Vernal’s
Clear Puinessrong
Lucia Huntington
Soil Conservation Practices Aid Uintah Basin Farms
Grant Parrish reports soil conservation has aided Uintah Basin farmers and ranchers. The district, led by Desire Sika and supervisors including Dudley and Marvin Smith, pursued irrigation improvements, range management, and pond construction. Sixty conservation agreements were signed, with projects spanning ditches, gates, uniform grading, and water retention efforts across multiple farms and ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uintah Basin
Dudley
Marvin Smith
Ney Brown
Forest Hancock
Willisia Foy
Uintah Basin Soil Conservation District
Soil Conservation Service
Also Mentioned on This Page
Begin
Dinosaur For Lodge
Royal Henderson
Provo
Charles C. Henderson
Utah Motor Company
Henry Millecam
Sir
Millecam
Awe Yvonne
Desoto Plymouth
Basin Federated Women’s Clubs
Isla King
Uintah Stake
Ers
Pollo Porch
Uktah Basin
Senate
Peter ‘Anderton
Golda Carroll
Ben Turner
Rex Jardiner
Elmer Denver
Ft. Duchesne Womens Stubs
Licey Martin
Current Topica Club
Max Salgwell Merry
Brian O'Neil
Alma Sonne
Oscar A. Kirkham
Bruce R. McConkle
Archie Johnson
Archibald F. Bennett
HI Council
Manti ‘Temre
Stake Mission
Vernal Junior Chamber of Commerce
MLA
Stake
Ie Mla
Relief Society
Artesia
Rangely
Sunday School
The
Colorado
Ward
Children’s Hospital
Salt Lake
Ashley
Maeser
Vernal
Kar B. Preece
Stoke High Council
Warren D. Richardson
Jommson
Prrsons
United States
Merry Christmas
Harold Hullinger
Ralph Siddeway
Glenn Oaks
Alice Murray
F G. Bingham
Lynn N. Murdock
By Grant Parrish
Willis Stevens
Woodey Searle
Thomas McKeachnie
Zelph Calder
Wayne Goodrich
Ray Searle
Jay Searle
Ashley Upper Canal Company
High Line Canal Company
Ashley Valley
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Garth Bat Ry Ray Searle
I Clifton McCoy
Morgan Hall
Leon P. Christensen
Lynn Richens
Dan Adams
Carl Searle
Harry Ratliff
James Freestone
A.C Wilkerson
LaVell Simmons
Ken
Pyee i Packing
Vata
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!