Jury Finds Hunter's Death Accidental
A three man coroner jury ruled Gere Dean Timothy 16 and Bo Wanza died from accidental gunshot wounds after a hunting incident near Vernal. Timothys funeral was held at Uintah Stake Center with burial at Vernal Memorial Park Cemetery. Victims included Bonanza youth and two Vernal residents. Funeral speakers included local bishops and the family attended with Bonanza High School students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gere Dean Timothy
Bo Wanza
Uintah County Hospital
Vernal
Bonanza
Kay
Leon
Hyrum Slaugh
Lamond Tullis
Arthur Timothy
Altonah
Linford Maxfield
Ernest Caldwell
Eva Hatch
Leo Adamson
Bryce Caldwell
Chellis Caldwell
William B. Wallis
Mable Stagg
Joseph Bates
Gayla Timothy
Vernal Memorial Park
Lester Maxfield
Kenneth Alexander
John Clark
Ronald Powell
LaVern Wall
Daniel Clark
Lowell Levitt
Bonanza High School
Byron Thomas
Loran L Reyreids
Kenneth String
Water Outlook Good From Paradise and Mosby
Annual snow survey for February at Paradise Park and Mosby Mountain was conducted for the Soil Conservation Service by Gregory Pearson and Leonard Horrocks. The Paradise Park snow measured 38 inches with 9.5 inches water, Mosby Mountain 32 inches with 6? inches water, and both were more compact than usual. Surveys will continue in March April and May at Paradise Park Mosby Mountain and Kings Cabin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paradise Park
Mosby Mountain Cources
Soil Conservation Service
Gregory Pearson
Leonard Horrocks
Mosby Mountain
Pearson
Mr Horrocks
Kings Cabin
Isobel Batty Heads 1954 Heart Drive
Isobel Batty appointed chairman of the 1954 Heart Fund Drive in Vernal by W. Hugh Brockbank Utah state chairman. She named Helen Wahlquist and Blaine Richardson to her committee. The drive runs through February, sponsored by the Utah Heart Association, with a $30,000 goal. Funds support local programs and national American Heart Association research and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isobel Batty
Vernal
W. Hugh Brockbank
Utah
Brockbank
American Hearts Association
Milt Searle Heads Verna Hoping Roping Club
Members elected Milton Searle as president with Lynn McCarrell as vice president and Ralph Walker as secretary. A barbecued supper at the Community Howe followed, and the Vernal Amateur Rodeo was set for July 16 and 17 as a night show. Outgoing officers were Max B. Rasmussen president, Walt Bowden vice president, and Wayne Wilkins secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Searle
Lynn McCarrell
Ralph Walker
Howe
Max B. Rasmussen
Walt Bowden
Wayne Wilkins
Uintah Basin Faces Fewer Jobs This Winter
Uintah and Duchesne counties see scarce job openings with 330 applications filed in January and 259 unemployment insurance claims. Officials expect a spring employment uptick, driven by construction for a new high school and an armory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uintah
Duchesne
Spencer C. Deiner
Manger
Heiner
Boy Scout Week Honors Adult Leaders Nationwide Observed
Boy Scout Week runs February 7 to 13 with 3,300,000 scouts and adults participating. Sunday is Boy Scout Sunday in churches. district Court of Honor on February 14 at 3 pm. recommitment night in each troop Tuesday. Local displays and celebrations honor 89,000 adult volunteers across 538 councils in the United States and territories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BOY Scout Week
All Fairhs
District Court of Honor
Glines Ward
Court of Honor
Amer
LaRell Anderson
Ri Lotley
Bill Wilson
Uintah i
Boy Scouts of America
Nean
Alaska
Near
Canal Zone
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Guam
Bocaury of America
Congress of the United States
Liberty
Ralph Suddoway
Vernal
Utah
Vernal Geologist to be Honored By Industry
Myron C Munson of Carter Oil and four others in Salt Lake City will be honored February 5 under the Oil Industry Information Committee plan. Awards recognize distinguished public and industry service as OW Progress Week planning and execution noted. Also noted are a Phoenix birth, a Vernal visit by Leo Bolander, and related family news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah
Oil Industry Information Committee
Myron C Munson
Carter Oil Company
Munson
Utah State Oil Industry Informion Committee
Salt Lake
S Paul Aveson
Texas
A T Farfell
Continental Oil Company
Hamilton Standard Oil Company
California
Howard E Keith
Utah Oil Refining Company
Salt Lake City
Owl Industry Information Committee
ONC
American Petroleum Institute
OW Progress Wooksnelal Events
Vernal
OIC
Upper Basin Proponents Prepare For Second Half of Project Battle
The quarterly conference of the Catan Stake of the Chul of Justis Christ of Dallaraling Smuts will be held Sunday. A specrs meeting wall te lash Ue the Stake Centon Saturday AI at 70 ppm for the following Inetbers Stake Dis stdches, High Council and alter Hales, partarehs, all hyphens hd counselors, quering presi dents and conselors presidents for a superivenndents of stake auxiliaries and their counselors, or as mutants. Special instruction will be given et thin meets General sessions will be ant iducted Sunday in the Stakie MPabernaae at 10 an aed yh 12 bom The general publicly invited to attend these meetings The Stake MIA will conduct the Sunday evening meting at 730 In the Stake Tabernacle and everyone is invited at this meeting Mustc for the conference will be furnished by the Mel cchizedek priesthood and the Stake Choir under the direc tion of Lawrence Lea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Council
MIA
Stake Tabernacle
Funeral Held in Salt Lake City for Flora Callett
Funeral rites were held Monday at 12 pm in Salt Lake City for Mrs. Flora Callett of 142 Hollywood Ave. She died Thursday morning of old age at her daughter Marie Wheeler’s home in San Francisco. The Edgehill ward chapel hosted the service as seven children joined in mourning. A grandson gave the prayer, and several speakers offered reflections on her years in Floraday ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R S. Callett
Hollywood Ave
Salt Lake City
Marie Wheeler
San Francisco
Edgehill Ward
Collett
Merle Colton
Armory Bid Opens in Vernal as Guard Board Reviews
Sealed bids for the Utah National Guard Armory at Vernal were opened by the State Building Board. Sixteen firms bid. the low bid of 68984 from Ralph E. Child of Springville. The National Guard Bureau must approve before work proceeds. The brick and concrete facility would include offices, storage, boiler room, kitchen, showers, rifle range, classrooms, and a 50 by 90 foot assembly hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah National Guard
Vernal
State Building Board
Ralph E. Child
Springville
Ateast
James A. Ade
State Construction Super- Intenden Yt
National Guam Bu
Conoteetion
1334Th Engineer Battalion
Combat Army
Acid stimulation lifts Utah Basin well performance
H W McCormick, Carter Oil Co supervisor, reports oil well stimulation with hydrochloric and sulfuric acids increased output. The Jim Smith well rose from historical lows to about 100 bbl daily after treatment of two producing zones, with 34 days yielding 1484 bbl plus 47 bbl from the upper zone. A separate Roose-Salette well underwent jet perforation and a 37,000 gallon mud and acid treatment. Public notice follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Smith
Bil
Kobe
McConnick
Brennan Bottoms No. 1 Wildcat Put To Test At Brennan
Gulf Oil Corp announced Brennan Federal No 1 wildcat near Brennan Bottoms in Uintah County was tested at 162 barrels per day of 3 degree gravity oil during 24 hours on January 23 after earlier tests on January 21 and 22 showed low or no production. Officials indicated the well may yield four to five times the 162 barrels daily depending on bottom hole pressure readings and future testing. Market/storage delays paused operations from January 24 until 12:30 am Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf Oil Corp
Brennan Federal
Oll
Brennan Teneral
Chago
Committee Hearing Continues Friday On Upper Colorado Project
The Upper Colorado River storage bill faces further House and Senate hearings as Utah and regional leaders push a national campaign. Key figures urge lobbying to sway Congress, noting unity in Utah but needing broad support across states to overcome opponents and convince lawmakers to act this session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Ime
Subcommittee
Thenterior
Insulee Armirs
Congress
Hugh Colton
Utah Water and Power Board
L Y Siddoway
Vernal Chamber of Commerce
Colorado Development Committee
Washington
Senate
Utah
United States
House Irrigation
Interior and Insular Affairs Committee
Mouse
Siddeway
Mr. Siddown
Colorado ‘River
Tho Park
George B. Fell
Natiture Conservancy
Al‘o
California
George
Water
Californ
Characles
William A. Dawson
Californi
Hice Echo Park
Pam Tee
Wells to Be Drilled in Utah by Oil Companies
Oil and gas industry outlook for Utah in 1954 projects 74 new wells, up from 70 completed in 1953, with 69 producing by year end. Details cite OM and Gas Journal figures, noting past production and daily averages, alongside existing wells and gas discoveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah
OM and Gas Journal
Scorps
Utah Pride
Snes
Abe Ak ‘Yi
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Hunter
Paradise
Mosby
Isobel Batty Heads
Milt Searle
Uintah Basin
Myron C. Munson
Carter On Co
Gil Invustry
Karl B. Preece
Karl R Preece
East
Culver
Phoenix
Arizona
Donnie
Diane
Bruce
Preeces
John MacMechan
Leo Bolander
Leonard Jorgensen
Catan
Chul of
Justis
Christ of
Stake
Lawrence Lea
Flora Callett
Guard Bureau
Eyner Nisseon
Docherns
Joseph Smith Well
Carter Wells
H W. McCormick
Carter Oil Co
Ulutah Basin
Ralph Siddoway
McCormick
Brennan Bottoms
Onnoy Tiliecson
Tocal
Teschallye
Fare- Br
Breas
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