L A King Awards Grand Prize At Friday Night Dance
L A King of Rangery won a brand new 1949 Chevrolet sedan as the grand prize of Vernal’s Million Dollar Days shopping spree staged by the Chamber of Commerce. The gala held at Imperial Hall drew a capacity crowd with the Reynolda orchestra from Roosevelt providing music. Ted Monke of Myton received the next prize, a wristwatch, while Irene Dean was awarded a chrome breakfast set and Robert Shiner and Jones Jones received vacuum sweepers. Merchants praised the event as the biggest shopping season in Vernal’s history, noting extra staff and reduced prices boosted local trade.
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Vernal
L. A. King of Rangery
Standing Oil Co
Chamber of Commerce
Imperial Hall
Reynolda
Roosevelt
Chevrolet
Ted Monke
Myton
Outof Townere Oy
Irene Dean
Robert Shiner
Jone Jones
Miss Jones
J. D. Jones
Merchantz Sapundiy
Duchesne Slayer Sentenced to Life in Prison
Hugo E Opsahl, 37, convicted of second degree murder in the hammer killing of his wife Edna L Opsahl, 52, in their Duchesne trailer home on August 20. In Fourth District Court Judge William Stanley Dunford sentenced him to life with hard labor at Sugar House Prison after a request to appeal.
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Hugo E. Opsah
Utah State
Suger House
Fourth District Court
William Stanley Dunford
Opshal
Opsahl
Edna L. Opsahl
Duchesne
USA
Pean
Utah Receives 35500 From Polio Fund Gift
Utah officials announced a $35,500 check from the March of Dimes to the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. The gift funds hospital bills and treatment for polio victims as Utah relies on advances to cover a record year’s costs, with total advances at $125,500 and funds expected to be well above prior drives.
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Utah
National Foundation For
Wright
Amice
Highway 40 project planned between Steamboat and Rabbit Ears
The Colorado highway board budget shows 350000 earmarked for 1950 grading structures surfacing and oiling on Highway 40 east of Steamboat Springs. Improvements are planned from Steamboat to the foot of Rabbit Ears pass as the only major project in the 1950 budget for Highway 40.
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Steamboat Springs
Colorado Highway Board
Steamboat
Rabbit Ears Pass
Colorado
Four Injured in Head-On Crash in Zero Weather
The Friday morning collision at 1st North and 1st West injured four, one seriously. Vehicles backed from a driveway and traveled 75 to 100 feet before colliding in dense exhaust vapor. Driver of the westbound car was Douglas McLean, 17, with passengers Mex Haws, 16, and Larry Mott, 16, all students en route to school. Lawrence Siddoway, 16, suffered multiple injuries.
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Porsche
Srd
Ager
Utah Motor Co
Douglas McLean
Fred McLean
Sammy Hatch
McLean
Mex Haws
Jesse A. Haws
Siddoway
Lawrence Siddoway
Doug McLean
Larry Mott
Vern Mott
Haws
Hatch
Auto License Office Opens Here Jan 4
Uintah county car owners may get 1950 license plates with minimal fuss as a Utah State Tax Commission branch opens in Uintah county court house second floor. J Ferron Hacking of Maeser will manage, handling plates titles and registration plus driver tests. He plans weekly tests in Duchesne Roosevelt and Vernal with specific days.
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Uintah
Utah State Tax Commission
J. Ferron Hacking
Maeser
Prcent
Uintah County Court House
Hacking
Duchesne
Roosevelt
Livestock crisis as snowbound ranchers run out of feed
In the Vernal area heavy snows halt cattle and horse movements. Ranchers report feed for up to eight weeks, with 300 head requiring careful planning. One rancher plans to move or remove livestock when the road reopens, while others improvise by using local cedar and transporting supplies by horse and small cat units.
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Iruah Creek
Lee
Zee
Beaman
Clare
Island! Park
Feltch
Fred
Brush Creek
DeJournetia
Warren Richardson
Vernal Sees Quiet Santa Visit Not
Local notes describe a quiet weekend in Vernal with no Santa sightings despite reports of heavy snows. Sheriffs and highway patrol found no unusual activity or missing persons, while Vernal police reported a calm period and no incidents.
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Vernal
Sheriffs Office
Saint Nick
Nick
Sammy Hatch
Santa
Vernal Police
LeRoy Ta Tor
Challenger Air Lines
Dr Marrs Wins Christmas Decoration Prize
Dr. Marrs wins first place in the outdoor lighting contest decorated as a Santa on the porch roof at his home. The Junior Chamber of Commerce activity committee awarded a $20 electric coffee percolator for the top display. Judges Comprise Dr. Ry Seeger Ellen Barr and Sara Winkle noting tight competition and many outstanding displays.
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Santa
T. Ry’ Seeger
Ellen Barr
Sara Winkle
Easter Rabbits Steal Show At Central School Program
Delighted parents observed a Central Grade School operetta titled The Obliging Clock staged by first to third graders with teachers and student performers. Santa, bluebirds, and seasonal characters moved through scenes as grade groups portrayed holiday customs from Mexico, Germany, and Scandinavia with carols and dances.
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Central School
Stake Center
Ty the Clock
Eaton
Mexico
Germany
Claur Workshop
John
Central’ School
Uintah High School Band and Chorus Christmas Concert Delights
Uintah High School presents a snowy but vibrant Christmas concert featuring the band and chorus in a 90-strong performance. Garth Pisher delivered a cornet solo on Stormy Weather, DelMar Bastion impressed with Castles In The Air trombone, and Gwen Goodrich Therese Hadlock led solos in The Spirit of Music. Harold Rendtesbach coordinated the program with praise due for training the large youth group.
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Uintah High School
T High School
Garth Pisher
Inter Ee A
Morton Gould
DelMar Bastion
Harold L. Rendtesbach
Sch
Gwen Goodrich
Theresa Hadlock
Patsy Johnson
Lou Roberts
Pro
Gram
Jesus
Par Lelating
Geraldine Harrison
Marquita Goodrich
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Island Park
Dern Saar A Ted
Ashby Valley
Dr. Marrs
Henry Mill
B. H. Stringham
Bellogh
Mott
Jack
Blessed Is
Mr. Wendles
Bach
Verdice Nielsen
Ward Davis
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