Basin area notices and social updates from Jensen and surroundings
Community notes list births at Basin hospital and local families including the Merriams and Ainges. Workers like Harry AuMiller and Jiggs McGee plan oil field moves to Rawlins. The Moon Lake Electric Association meets Feb 7 at Altamont high school Mt Emmons. Residents salute birthdays and illnesses with gatherings and hospital stays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleo Paulson
Larry
Basin Hospital
Harry AuMiller
Taylor Grazing Co
Willow Creek
Moon
Margy Marion
Merriam
Newell Snow
Betty Graham
Mom’s
Lucille Taylor
Linda
Leo Matthews
Baby
Frank Hintz
Jiggs McGee
Jake Pittman
Charley Cowan
Rawlins
Wyo
Terry Billings
Callis Billings
Vernal
Ghost cars threaten U S fuel supply with low efficiency
Power Crosley Jr. warns that half efficient ghost cars, 14 million nationwide including 69,000 in Utah, consume about nine miles per gallon though designed for .18. They constitute 37 percent of active motor vehicles and may waste nearly eight billion gallons of gasoline in the coming year.
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America
Power Crosley Jr
Cincinnati
Utah
Crosley
Uintah Youths Feed Lambs For SL Jerket
About 600 fat lambs from Uintah county were taken to Salt Lake Union stockyards last Thursday to be traded and judged. Young Farmers of America Future Farmers of America and 4 H club members fed the lambs as part of a state wide program sponsored by the Producers Livestock Marketing Assn and state agricultural groups. Total 2500 cross bred lambs were placed with 50 feeders across four state areas. Prizes were awarded for best fattening results. Uintah county participants included Jay Jenkins Junior Jenkins Jack Allred Clayton Huber Larry Huber Norman Wooley Buddy Caldwell Shirel Kump Devon Seeley Dale Peterson Colton McKenchnie Myles McCoy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uintah County
Salt Lake Union
Young Farmers of America
Future Farmers of America
4-H Club Group
Producers Livestock Marketing Assn
Salt Lake City
State Vocational Agricultural Department
Uintah Basin
North Salt Lake
Producers Livestock Assn
I. J. Jacob
Mark Nichols
David Sharp
Don Kenney
Salt Lake Union Stockyards
Gale Smith
Uintah High School
Doyle Y. Landon
Jess Hullinger
William C. Whitaker
Jay Jenkins
Junior Jenkins
Jack Allred
Clayton Huber
Larry Huber
Norman Wooley
Buddy Caldwell
Shirel Kump
Devon Seeley
Dale Peterson
Colton McKenchnie
Myles McCoy
Independent Utah refinery near ready to begin operations
Western States Refining Co. headed by W. S. Wagstaff plans a North Salt Lake plant costing over 300000 dollars with a 3000 to 4000 barrel per day capacity. The 95 percent finished facility will receive 14000 barrels monthly of federal royalty crude and aims to start within 30 days weather permitting.
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North Salt Lake
The
Western States Refining Co
W. S. Wagstaff
J. Howard Valentine
I. W. Stevens
Virgil C. Langford
Mountain States
Utah Oil Refining Co
Salt Lake
Scholarships posted for Grand National Juniors expo
Scholarships totaling 8800 dollars led by the 8000 dollar Standard of California sweepstakes are posted for exhibitor competition at the Grand National Junior Livestock exposition to be held at the San Francisco Cow Palace April 9 to 14. Porter Lesnon, chairman, said the event will draw over 1200 Future Farmers of America and 4 H club members and 3000 head of livestock from the west. Funds are split between high school vocational agriculture students and 4 H members, with Bank of America 400 dollars Safeway Stores 200 dollars and South San Francisco and Stockton Union Stockyards 200 dollars also offering awards.
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Porter Lesnon
Farmers of America
West
San Francisco Cow Palace
Bank of America
Safeway Stores, Inc
South San Francisco and Stockton Union
Clu
Cache Valley Farm Family Featured in Country Gentlemen
The February issue spotlights James Thain and family near Logan Utah. Their Holstein dairy herd earns state records and awards, showcasing a well managed farm as a place to live. Also notes Utah Historical Trails Map distribution and historic overland routes along US 89 91 and 30.
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Cache Valley
James ‘Thain
Logan
Sevier River
US 89
Jedediah Smith
California
Santa Fe
Los Angeles
Utah
US 91
Father Escalante
Great Salt Lake
US 30
Salt Lake
Unusual Uses for Plastic Clothesline Prove Durable
Plastic clothesline proves versatile with higher tensile strength low stretch and easy cleaning. The material’s durability enables secure tying and novel applications beyond standard drying.
Personal Property Floaters for Travelers Insurance
Basin Loans Inc advises on insuring belongings for trips and home, comparing a personal effects floater with a personal property floater. The note suggests consulting Basin Loans Inc at E Main St Vernal for guidance on coverage and best protection for possessions during travel and at home.
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Consult Basin Loans Inc
E. Main St
Also Mentioned on This Page
Valentine
Penney's
Chelsea Arts Club
London
Velen
Elbert Meeks
Craig
Thes
Percy Stewart
the Basin Hospital
George Ainge
Bonanza Mires
Shirley Ainge
Grant Ainge
Lester Rose
Cotton Taylor
Hoyle Robinson
Ashley
Peggy
George Gross
Scotty of
Jensen
Marvin Peterson
Fran
Little
Bonanza Mines
Austin Murray
Ann Wankier
Irene Wankier
Tre Main
Dore Schary
Aor
Trliam Holden A Ee
Donald Duck
Rachel iSaranger
Douglas Fairbanks Jr
Maureen O'Hara
Walter Slezakin
Sinbad the Sailor
Tex Granger
Columbia
Dennis Morgan
Dorothy Malone
Don DeFore
Janis Paige
Vernal Express
State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance
W. A. Jacobe Moeser
Fur
J- Vernal
Uintah
Dixie
Cepy
U. S. Naval Observator
Washington, D. C
Mark Gable and
Jeanette McDonald
San Francisco
Gyeigl Cost Jan
Sabo
State Department of Publicity and Industrial Development
West Second South
Pacific National Life Insurance Co
Colorado
Piedmont Fire Insurance Co
Arena Groupe
Frank “Red” Couture
Vernal, Utah
Vernal Theatre
Wy,st
Robert Slodmak
Joe Brown
Cameron Mitchell
Audrey Long
Fuzzy Knight
Adventures of
Gallant Bess
Leon Errol
Rod Cameron
George Montgomery
Wallace Ford
Ruth Roman
Belle Starr
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