Armed Forces Spends Furlough Here and War News
Pvt Provance spent last week here with his mother Mrs S D Provance before being stationed at Greenboro North Carolina. Leland Gillman, on special leave from the European Theater, reports four campaigns and injuries. Several soldiers receive promotions, transfers, and notes on training, with updates on WWII service from Fort Knox to France and Italy.
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Leo
Santa Ana
California
Greenbru, NC
Leland Gillman
Europa Theater of War
Jilman
France
General Patten
Gillman
Fort Knox
Pine Camp N
Tennessee
Camp
England
Central
Husband of Vernal Girl Completes Seven Years in Army
Lt John T Hanegan, husband of Ellen Ray Williams Hanegan, served in Belgium with an infantry division for seven years. He earlier went to Camp Hulen Texas with an aircraft group on June 6 and trained at Fort Benning before joining a cannon company and later transferring to Breckenridge.
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Hanegan
Camp Hulen
Texas
Anaircraft Group
Fe Benning G
Breckenridge
John T Hanegan
Ellen Ray Williams
Belgium
Uintah Basin Soldier Reported Wounded and Missing
Private Creede Parker, 21, son of Mr and Mrs Gordon Parker of Ouray, is reported missing in action in the Pacific theater as of January 1 after service in Guam Leyte and the Philippines. He entered service in August 1943, trained at Fort McClellan and Fort Ord, and was commissioned before duty in Hawaii and Pearl Harbor defense.
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Pvt Creede
Parker
Gordon Parker
Ouray
Pacific Area
Pvt Parker
Field Artillery
Guam
Leyte
Philippines
Ft McClelland
Alabama
Ft Ord
Alterra High School
Roy Endicott Wounded At Luxembourg
Pvt Roy Endicott age 25 was seriously wounded in action at Luxembourg with the Third Army on January 8 as word received this week indicates He was employed by Showalter Matar Co for three years before entering service June 3 1944 Previously he worked at Consolidated Vultee Aircraft at San Diego California He left for overseas duty in November He is awaiting word from the war department His wife Reva Perry Endicott a son and his parents Mr and Mrs Stanley Endicott along with Mrs Endicott who is a daughter of Mr and Mrs Clive Perry reside in San Diego California.
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Ray Eldraige
Salt Lake
Vernal
LBI Dodge
Japan
Eldridge
Mra L- E Dean
Ivan (Roy) Endicott
Luxembourg
Third Army
Endicott
Showalter Matar Co
Ford
War Department
Reva Perry Endicott
Stanley Endicott
Ime
Clive Perry
Glines
San Diego
Son of Randlett Merchant Is Missing in Action
Pfe George L Pickup, son of Mr and Mrs Alton Pickup of Randlett Uintah County, reported missing in action in Belgium since January 3. He enlisted March 1944, served in infantry with Ninth Army, trained in October, and was overseas since October in England before combat duty on the French and Belgian fronts. Lt Hanegan, formerly Provo Safe Way employee, entered service. Mrs Hanegan and their son Theodore II reside in Vernal.
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Pfe
George L Pickup
Alton Picky
Randlett Uintah County
Belgium
Pfe Pickup
Armed Forces
Roberts Calif
England
Ninth Army
Tolland
Hanegan
Safeway
Provo
Provo National Guard
Regular
Califor
Memorial Services Held for Nelson Tonegates
Memorial services for Pvt Nelson Tonegates of Uintah County were held at White Rocks on February 18 under the American Legion post 14. Born December 24, 1922 at Fort Duchesne, he died in a German hospital after being wounded. A long list of attendees and speakers included Curtis Fort Duchesne, Mrs Ray E Dillman Roosevelt, and local Veterans details. Inductions into the armed forces were announced for several local men headed to Ft Douglas.
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Nelson
Ute Inee
Carter Land
Edith
Whiterocks
Uintabe County
Ac Luen
Germany
Tonegates
Fort Duchesne
American Legion Post No 14
Hoosevelt
Ain
Martin
Curtis Fort Duchesne
Jday
Douglas
Ray E Dillman Roosevelt
Gleaton Roosevelt
D ' Lewis
John Ballard Ear
Alonzo Winn Boyd LaVon
Mooseman
Verlempsa George
Witgard
Dean Dudley Weldon
jBurson
Archie Edward Richens Niles Southam
Vern LeRoy
Warburton
Ronald Jay Corless
Vaughn Stanley Roper
Earl Gurr
Frank Alonzo Kendall
Keith Levt Bodily
Wm Lester
Hullinger
Clarence Earl Moore
Lawrence John Edmond
Roland Merkley Wallace Albert Tabbee Lewes
Rasmus Sen Dellis
Ivan Moore Vernon Joseph Hurst
James Stevens Ray Dean Gardiner
Ortan Dale Harrison
Drill Crew Moves From Steinaker To Tyzack Ranch
The Bureau of Reclamation drilling crew has completed tests at the Steinaker Draw dam site and will move this week to test the Tyzack Tarich site five miles below the Vernal Manila Highway bridge. Marlon Warnock, in charge of the local USBR loftice, reports the transition.
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Bureau of Reclamation
Steinaker Draw Dam
Tyzack Tarich
Vernal Manila Highway Bridge
Marlon Warnock
Usbr Loftice
Rangely Oil Field Promises To Be Largest In The West
Rangely field near Rangely and Wellington shows potential as the biggest oil discovery in Colorado. Early 1945 production reports place Rangely among leading wells with daily output around six hundred barrels, strengthening claims of vast reserves in the deep sand horizon spanning about 6000 acres and potentially adding 90 to 1100 million barrels.
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Rangely
West
Colline
Wellington
Hiawatha
Pace Gramps
Tow Creek
Wilsor
Devel Breek
Wil
Saw Creek Fields
Rio Blanco County
Fort Collins and
Wes
Preslington
Colorado
Tider
Wilson Creek
Wlson Creek
Florence
Fort Collins
California
Standard of California
Wyoming
Joe Postma Wounded in Belgium Again in January
Pfc Joe Postma, paratrooper, was slightly wounded in action in early January in Belgium. His mother, Nelleth Postma of Salt Lake City, reports he has been wounded three times in the European Theater during his overseas service. He entered service in 1642 and trained at Fort Benning, Georgia.
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Joe Postma
Begium
Nelleth Postm
Salt Lake
Postma
Ft Benning Ga
Uintah Men Called For Pre-Induction Physical Exams
Uintah County men reported at Fort Douglas reception center on Monday for pre induction physical examinations before entering the armed forces. Names include Orland Johnson Ashel John Evans Thomas Merle Campbell, Cart Fink Jr, Willard Harvey Rasmussen, Laselle Neilson, Ivan Orson Jacobson, Harold William Green, John McConnell Murray, Charles A Delbert Hullinger, Delbert Lee Ex Fritz Varian, Charles Hodgkinson Bud Markey, Hugh Jenks, Chester John Gardiner, Gordon Ray Merkley, Everett Ramon Merkley, Wayne Hyrum Smuin, Lowell Keith Walker, Eugene Seith Farnsworth, and Darrell Charles Stauther. Mrs Elifritz and son request immediate induction. Bud Markey transferred to another board.
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Ulintah County
Ft Dougins
Armed Forces
Orland Johnson
Ashel John, Evans Thomas Merle Campbell
Cart Fink Jr
Willard ‘Harvey Rasmussen
Laselle ’ Neilson Ivan Orson Jacobson
Harold Wm Green
John McConnell Murray Charles A del
Bert Hullinger
Delbert Lee EX
Fritz Varian
Charles Hodgkinson
Bud Markey
Hugh Jenks
Chester
John Gardiner
Gordon
Ray Merkley
Everett Ramon Merkley Wayne Hyrum Smuin
Lowell Keith Walker
Eugene Tseith
Farnsworth Doughten
Darrell Charles Stauther
Marren
Elifritz
Bud
Stake Conference Schedule Across Vernal Ward and Tabernacle
The stake conference will be held Saturday and Sunday with sessions in the Seminary building and Vernal First Ward chapel. Welfare workers meet Saturday night at 7 with priesthood traders at 8. Sunday sessions begin at 9 for priesthood members and 10 30 am for general sessions in the tabernacle with all mothers and daughters invited. Elden area attends all sessions.
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Vernal
Tabernacle
All Mothers Land Daughters
Tabernacle Elden
Engineer Tells U S A for Colorado River
Denver on February 3 a government engineer outlined a bold central Arizona water project. He described diverting Colorado River water to agricultural lands along Salt and Gila rivers, with a long tunnel or pump plan across Arizona and a massive Boulder Dam sized power plant inside a dam body for defense.
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Ofeeniness Bay
Coldrado
Uni
I Green
Imperial
Mexican Boundry
Central Arizona
Colorado River
Salt and
Gila
Ark Uzona
Brn Canyon
Boulder Dam
Alterra Spartans Defeat Uintah Friday Night Showdown
Alterra and Uintah battled in a tense Friday game at the local gym. Alterra won the hard fought contest as the score climbed, with key early baskets from Calder and Duvall sparking the Spartans. The final quarter closed with a 20 25 score as fans witnessed one of the season’s toughest games.
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Alterra
Tablons
Altamont
Alterra Spartans
Fighting Utes
Vernal
Hans Calder
Walker J
Sovder
Utes
Wiscombe Duvall
Bet
Vernal Area Rent Control Debate At City Meeting
A Vernal area council hearing discussed rent adjustments and the 1942 base level for increases. Mayor praised landlords and residents, while the rent committee planned investigations and recommendations to balance improvements against rising costs.
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Jose
Sowards
96000 Fish Planted In Local Streams In Three Days
In three days 96000 German Brown trout fry were planted in Ashley Creek and Brush Creek. Henry Slaugh, game warden and state supervisor, announced the effort with Delbert Lehanno Alain Slough Glen Lambert Russell Montgomery assisting. Streams were widely seeded to boost next summer’s fishing. local family returned to Salt Lake Sunday.
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Ashley Creek
Brush Creek
Henry Slaugh
Slaugh
Delbert Lehanno
Alain Slough
Glen Lambert
Russell Montgomery
Legislative toil under the capitol dome in Utah notes
The Utah legislature's fourth week of the twenty sixth session shows only about one percent of 300 bills enacted after long preparation. committee work, lobbying, and floor debate absorb roughly 100 hours per bill. Key debates include Workmens' Compensation increases, taxation, and state budgeting.
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Utah
Jefit Committee of Labor and Industry
W.C Jensen
Ogden
Clyde L. Thamer Sits at Rest in California Funeral Rites
Clyde L Thamer died in California after a long illness. He lived in Galiforn e for years and was employed by Dane Algerate. He married Beth J Vernal on October 25, 2081, who survives him.
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Clyde L
Calif
Cipreumontn
Hansd
Piot Seid Bnsen
Lake Dite
Galiforne
New Red Cross Committee Chosen for Drive
Vern B Thorp of Salt Lake Red Cross representative for the Pacific area organized new committees this week. Mrs Dan Price serves as service chairman with Roy Showalter as chairman of the service committee. Tenney Johnston will meet Saturday at Duchenne with George Mason of San Francisco to discuss veterans benefits. The drive runs March 1 to 31 with a county quota of 3200. local chapter retains 900 and 1200 goes to the national quota of 146000000.
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Vern B. Thorp
Salt Lake
Red Cross
Pacific M1
BPP
Rea
Dan Price
Eee
Roy Showalter
Aioe Maeletans
Bre
Tenney Johnston
Duchenne
George Mason
San Fran
Pacific Area
Ration Stamp Details and Proposed Legislative Notice
A fragmented item outlines ration stamps and expirations for Blue and Sugar stamps with various denominations and dates. It also mentions a bill introduced in the legislature by Dave Madison of Rhode Island legislators to address the vertical aspects of a Sunday issue.
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Dave A Madson
Duthesne
Pis Iilemmons
Rozditrom
Neotos
LS Bens Ieee
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