Utah lawmakers fund emergency feed aid for Uintah cattle and sheep
Spring Utah legislators approved a 250000 emergency bill to aid cattle and sheep men weather losses. W A Bergeser oversees the revolving fund with Utah State Farm Bureau to buy alfalfa and ship it to Utah with state paying half the shipping to the rail terminal. Cost set at 40 dollars per ton delivered. Uintah county agents report early alfalfa purchases and high feed costs threaten about 105000 sheep, with many ranchers facing weeks of shortages and rising feed prices.
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Utah
Uintah County
W. A. Bergeser
Utah State Farm Bureau
William C. Whitaker
Uintah
Tees
B.H. Stringham
Uintah Cetty
Stringham
Oil Interests Track Carter Progress Near Vernal
Oil drillers in the Vernal area push ahead despite weather with Carter Oil Co holdings gaining momentum. Ruth Nelson No 1 at Dog Valley, six miles southwest of Vernal, sits 40 to 50 feet from a depth that yielded 5 million cubic feet of gas and some oil last summer as tests resumed. Kerr McGee crews test deeper structures after earlier difficulties, while a liner is due to be run. A separate showing occurred at Carter Oil Co’s Ute Tribal No 1 seven miles north of Ft Duchesne, with a drill stem test yielding drilling fluid but no oil.
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Vernal
Carter Ol Co
Ruth Nelson
Dog Valley
Kerr-McGee
Verne E. Farmer Jr
Ruth Nelsons
Carter Oil Co, and Associates
Ft. Duchesne
Farmer
Green River Jeep Crash Claims Duchesne Man
Ray B. Allred 28 of Duchesne is believed dead after a snowplow jeep plunged through ice six miles southwest of Ouray. Passenger Pinch Smith 50 of Myton escaped. A search party was formed to recover the body as investigators described a weak river bank and a nose‑first fall into swift water.
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Green River
Ouray
Ray B. Allred
Duchesne
Pinch Smith
Myron
Iury
Jerry Beatty
Uintah County
C. R. Hopkins
Vernal
Duchesne Motor Co
Allred
Clive Sprouse
Mr. Smith
Hank Stewart
Jerry Rich
Charles, Rich
Oil Field Tax Committee Appointed in Utah
Eugene K Sundquist Uintah county assessor named chairman of Utah oil tax committee to study taxation. A plan will be presented to the state legislature before adjournment after meetings with the attorney general oil firm representatives and county officials.
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Eugene K. Sundquist
Uintah
Utah
Sundquist
Salt Lake City
Utah Association of County Officials
San Juan, Juan
Andi
Uintah Stake Conference Set for Weekend Sessions
The Uintah stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will hold a Saturday 7 30 p m opening in the First Ward chapel with Archie Johnson as stake president and Thorpe B Issaacson from the presiding bishopric. General sessions for all stake members are Sunday at 10 a m and 2 p m in the stake tabernacle with a special invitation to stake youth.
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Uintah
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
First Ward
Archie Johnson
Annount
Thorpe B. Issaacson
Stake
Stake Tabernacle
Issaacson
Scout Week Planned in Uintah County
Uintah district Boy Scouts chair Orlo Goodrich announces a house to house finance drive to raise 2000 for 1949 Scout work and district Scouts will present programs in churches and sponsoring groups during Boy Scout Week February 6 to 12. Mayor Stringham proclaims the week and urges civic recognition of Scout service.
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Orlo Goodrich
Uintah
Tee
Boy Scouts of America
Uintah County
Robert Kazmayer to Speak at Uintah Knife and Work Club
Robert Kazmayer, noted American platform commentator on world events, will speak at the Uintah Knife and Work Club in Hotel Vernal on Thursday February 11. The talk covers opportunities duties and problems facing the United States in the postwar period and draws on his global travels and broadcasting career. He has published Out of the Clouds and edits Things to Watch for business readers.
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United States
Robert Kazmayer
America
Uintah Knife and Work Club
Hotel Vernal
Kazmayer
Upstate
New York
South America
Australia
India
Japan
China
Egypt
Europe
Amo: Automobile
Moscow
University of Rochester
Rochester
New Yorkn
Groundhog Shadow Forecast Sparks Social Banter
Local talk centers on the groundhog legend as residents joke about six weeks of winter and a slow thaw. Skeptics dismiss the ritual while some hope for warmer days, even as talk turns to extended snow and late spring.
Dates of Junior Livestock Show to Be Set
The Uintah Basin Junior Livestock show dates for 1949 will be determined at a Friday 8 p.m. meeting in the Uintah State Bank building. William C. Whitaker announced the gathering to elect officers and set committee chairs for breed and event groups. Rulon Hacking will lead the show as president with broad public invitation.
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Uintah Basin
Uintah State Bank
William C. Whitaker
Rulon Hacking
Injuries Noted In Traffic Mishap Series
A series of vehicle crashes over ten days in Uintah County injured four people and caused substantial damage. Wayne Halstead 18 Francis Palmer 17 and Bruce Preece ? all treated for cuts and bruises after a 1:45 am collision on Vernal avenue in front of the Preece home. Halstead cited for improper left turn. Damage listed at 350 on island 600 on the Palmer vehicle. Kermit Brimhall 25 of Vernal received head and wrist cuts after losing control of his car 150 east of Jensen bridge. Brimhall cited for no Utah license. A passenger Lawrence Allred not injured. A second wreck at 3:20 pm near Curt's Cash in Jensen between Robert Hatch 21 Vernal and Robert Wardell 17 caused considerable damage with no injuries.
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Wayne Halstead
Francis, Palmer
Bruce Preece
Uintah High ‘School
Vernal Avenue
Halstead
Palmer
Karl, B. Preece
Sammy Hatch
Palmer Vecle
Kermit Brimhall
Vernal
Jensen Bridge
Hatch
Lawrence Allred
Brimhall
Utah
Robert
Robert’ Wardell
Curt
Jensen
University of Utah Geology Prof to Speak at Uintah Alumni Banquet
Prof Ray E Marsell head geology at the University of Utah will be principal speaker at the Uintah county U of U Alumni banquet February 26 at 8 pm in Hotel Vernal. He will discuss Uintah Basin Land of Plenty. Invitations with reservations have been mailed to alumni on the committee list. The banquet aims to boost March of Dimes fundraising in Uintah County.
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Ray. E. Marsell
University of Utah
Uintah County
U of U
Heath
Anes
Hugh W. Cohen
Tyrrell R. Seager
Ralph Siddoway
Kenneth Sowards
Hea
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Boys of America
Arm of Liberty
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