Jaycees prize home decorations amid Christmas displays
A Jaycees contest awarded 25 dollars for best decorated home and 10 dollars for the best religious theme. Dr and Mrs T Z Seager at 62 No 2nd West won the overall prize with a star on the roof Santa and sleigh on the chimney and evergreen windows. The Oaks at 331 East 2nd So earned the religious prize with pine boughs and lights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Z. Seager
No 2Nd
West
Bveil Oaks
East 2Nd
Seager
Santa Caus
Vernal Businesses Seek Federal Procurement Aid
Vernal firms seek federal procurement aid as SBA and Utah officials disclose registration growth. In Utah the number of small firms registered with the Denver regional SBA office rose to 452 in 58 cities, from 231 in December 1954, aided by a cooperation program with the Department of Employment Security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Small Business Administration
Arthur V. Watkins
Utah
SBA
Denver
SHA
Wendell B. Barnes
Len Watkins
Dept. of Employment Security
Bat's
Doctor H B Fowler awarded three year medical grant
Dr Herbert Fowler, Vernal physician, was awarded a three year grant by the University of Utah Medical School Department of Psychiatry with Neurology. The award makes him co ordinator of Utah Mental Health and initiates the Intermountain west’s first such university grant. He will begin after the year starts and return to practice later, with plans to move his family to Salt Lake City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Utaht
Salt, Lake City
Herbert 5. Fowler
University of Utah Medical School
Department of Psychiatry
Intermountain West
Fowler
Utah
University of Michigan Medical School
Detroit
Michigan
Mwe
Father of teen killed in Duchesne blast sues Ute Tribe
W. L. Robbins, father of Vernon Robbins, files 300000 damages in U S District Court Salt Lake City alleging the Uintah and Ouray Ute Tribe caused an explosion in an abandoned cabin near Duchesne August 30, 1954. The tribe named as defendant with government initially listed. case notes say Duchesne County site on tribal property. A brother and another man were injured in the blast while boys fired sites into junk can piles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uintah and Ouray Reservation
Duchesne
Salt Lake City
W. L. Robbins
Vernon Robbins
Vic
Willis Attter
Duchesne County
Rex O. Curry
Ramnse
Uto
Curry
Unites and Ouray Indian Agency
Robert Cuch
Cugh
Preston
Wayne Brown
Loan Approved For $100,000 Project At Cliff Whiterocks Lake
At a Vernal Chamber of Commerce meeting, Hugh W. Collop reported Utah Water and Power Board approved a loan for a water project at Cliff Whiterocks Lake to benefit Ouray Valley. The Joan will cover 78 percent of the $100,000 cost, delivering 2,000 acre feet of water at $60 per acre foot. The meeting highlighted Christmas candy distributions and National Guard outreach plans with fundraisers for Guard activities. Marriage licenses issued include Richart Feterson and Neola fadatepts, and James A Robbins Jr. and Toni Atwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernal Chamber of Commerce
Hugh W. Collop
Utah Water and Power Board
CIE
Whiterocks Lake
Ouray Valley
Woodey B. Searle
Richart Feterson
Neola
Marlene
Huntington
James A. Robbins, Jr
Toni Atwood
Vernal
Vernal approves 1957 budget at public hearing
Vernal city council approved a 1957 budget of 363 815 dollars with a mill levy held at 10.75. A carryover from 1956 of 197 137.12 reduces new revenue needed to 166 878.75 plus 150 000 dollars in general obligation bonds. Unused sewer carryover funds earmark 134 000 for a new plant and developments. The budget assumes an assessed valuation of 2,793,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernal City Council
Edianettdnet
Fetz
Flaming Gorge Access Road Project Starts Soon
The Linwood to Dutch John access road and seven miles of Green River lower section reconstruction will begin in coming weeks. Wangsgaard Construction Company of Logan won the bid to build a bridge over the Green River and connect the dam site to Highway 530.43. Contracts for town utilities at Dutch John Flat and related preparations are expected shortly with further road work planned in the near future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seeess Road
Green Riv Jer
Linwood
Green River
Dutch John
Wangsgaard Construction Company
Logan
Damagte
Bureau of Reclamation
Dutch John Flat
Flaming Corge
Masonic Services Honor Clyde S. Johnson Saturday
Saturday morning at 11 the Congregations Community House hosted Masonic services for Clyde S. Bug Johnson who died Wednesday night from a sudden heart attack. Ashley Lodge No 28 F&AM conducted the funeral with Bjorn Ryn as Worshipful Master, assisted by Senior Warden Ross Slye, Chaplain Don Geiger, Marshall Larry Phillips and lodge officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde S
Bug) Johnson
Ashley Lodge No. 28
Bjorn Ryn
Ross Slye
Don Geiger
Larry Phillips
Ures
Max G. Abbott
Frontier Airlines Gains Certificate For Safe Flying
Frontier Airlines receives an Award of Honor at Vernal Airport from the National Safety Council for nine years of operation and 286,785,000 passenger miles as of December 31, 1955, without a passenger or crew fatality in scheduled flights. Ned J. Dearborn signs the commendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernal Airport
Frontier ‘Air- Tides
Karl Bincroft
National Safety Council
Frontier Alrlinca, Inc
Ned J. Dearborn
Prast
National Safety Count Touts 1 Point Pledge
Fragmentary OCR mentions safety, count, and pledges involving named individuals, with unclear organization. Summary preserves core nouns while noting a safety emphasis and a call to action amid fragmented text.
Upper Basin States Express Harmony on Colorado River Plan
Governers of Utah Colorado Wyoming New Mexico report complete harmony on early implementation of the Upper Colorado River Storage Project. Clyde returns from Cheyenne with pledges to support a full staff and rapid funding for storage and power facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Basin
Colorado River
George Dewey
Clyde
Upper
Colorado
Itr
Colonado
Utah
Cheyenne
Wyo
Nilward Simpson
Wyoming
Stephen” McNichols
Edwin Mecham
New Mexico
Colorado’ River
Clyde Saldies
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Local Government Survey Commission
Tessen
H. B. Fowler
Grant
Utes
Ouray
Andy
Sean
Intlal
Yight
Exland
Preece
Fran Felich
Karl Bancroft
Jacki Tugner
Safety Council
Frontier Ulin
Bancroft
Msembars
Voisin
Port Fomnaitiee
Becal
Flaming Gorge
Masonic
C.5
Johnson
Frontier Airlines
National’’ Safety
Pelteh
Jack
Uintah
Standard Oil Company of Ohio
Asphalt Ridge
Yeglment
Los Angeles
Einerhe
Indus
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Vegnal
Brush Creek
J. JH. Ratlitt
Humphreys Phosphate
San Francisco Chemical Company
Brush Crotk
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