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Vernal Express

Location

Vernal, Utah, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1956

Page

17

Dispersal drive eyed to lure defense plants

A Uintah County plan seeks federal disperal status to attract defense installations amid growing growth signals and a disaster area tag. Critical needs cited include engineers for the Colorado River Storage Project and ongoing state bank and municipal developments in Vernal, Ashley County.

Vernal Uintah County Ashel J) Evans Jensen Uintah County Education Association Richard Merrell Darylene Nobbins Joan Wardle Perry Bingham Connaughton Leora Bowthorpe Joseph Collier Alfred Simper Vern Huff Llayd Dow Marry Dean Lyle E Gibson Grant Teayatt Colorado Uintah State Bank Kiwanis Uintah Joyce Wacking Don Ericksen Myrna LaKee Humphries Ted Hardinger Colleen Davis Glen Tr. Womack Reena Dudley Lynn Licht Gloria Grimmle Ned R Lee Bonnie Jean Holtby Clifford Wanile Eisenhower Newspaper Week Vernal Seminary Ball Park Old Dyer Vermah Louis Freestone May Ruple William J. Gardiner Theresa Hadlock Tonga Islands Leroy C. Moritz James B Mills Aaron Wilkins Dallas Perry Harold Oaks Verdin Manwaring Jack Ruppe George A. Young Willis Southam Perry Slaugh T.M Keele Manila Flaming Gorge Steinaker Salt Lake School Board Ken Ashley Co-op Chellis M. Caldwell ASC Mia Kay Labrum Lois Goodrich Lloyd &. Wetenkamp Milda Slaugh Gabriel Nemes Dorothy Dean Nixon Dale Openshaw Joan Creech Rex Smuin Mary LaReda Ereenbrack Carl Gean Curtew Vicke Ellsworth LaVor Southam Glee Chew Henry T Hank) Peltier Duane Paulson Mes Bruce Ledford A. R. Tasgainer Agirt Claude Nebeker Bureau of Reclamation Aly Greendale Dam Asphalt Ridge

Vernal Pioneer History Showcased For Visitors

Visitors to Vernal hear a colorful early history of the pioneer town. The article notes Vernal's settlement in 1872, the 1907 telephone, 1908 electric lights, 1910 water system, and the claim of having a railroad station with no railroad. It highlights Captain Dodds as first notable settler and Pardon Dodds as builder of the first house and irrigation ditch on the Dodds farm in Ashley.

Vernal Captain Dodds Indian Agency Ft. Duchesne Ashley Pardon Dodds Dodds Robert Snyder Reb Ashley Snyder Co-op J. C. Penney Mary McClelland First West Street First Bank Bank of Vernal Watson John Pope Utah Silk Commission

Savings Bond Christmas Appeal and Vernal Community Notes

Mrs. America advocates giving Savings Bonds for Christmas. The Vernal area lists local birthdays, marriages, births, industry beginnings, and November events from November 22 to 29, including school, bank, hotel origins, drought aid, and community happenings such as concerts, contests, and upcoming stake conferences.

Ald Dry Fork Davis Ainish County Utah University Alates Church Plana Taliston BYU Opera Chorus UHS Make Charlene Polter Dan C. Collier Lynn H. Slough Washington University Thomas Kidd Mary Reed Harris Ft. Duchesne Irwin Winn Lloyd Bourdette Weldon Woolley Kenneth Freestone Henry A. Mansfield Pressler Woodard James A. Billington Flaming Gorge Road Uintah Uintah Water Conservancy Vernal Donna Mar Herbert Gary Tt. Lyman Mary Murray Ronald Duncan Carol Ann Olsen Doyle Johnson T. Ry Cloward Austin Smuth Keith Brady Cow-Belles Gary R. Lyman T. R. Clovard Austin Smuin Darrel Cools Maurice Kidd Wm. A. Wort

Fruit cake recipe and Utah history vignette in old notes

A mixed page item presents a fruit cake recipe with steps and measurements, plus a brief historical note about Mulberry trees and Vernal’s early identity as Ft Jericho or Hatch Town. It references Nancy Haven and the Western Beet Sugar Producers in Salt Lake City and includes names like George Adams and Kate, noting local entertainment and Meeker Massacre-era caution.

Nancy Haven Western Beet Philips Petroleum Building Salt Lake City Adams Cornet Band Vernal Ft. Jericho Hatch Town Jerry Hatch Meeker

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