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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1956
Page
4
Lapoint community events center on Friday with Nyberg hosting Bee Hive girls and a party at Clinton Harrisons. Varying locals attend showers, weddings, and visits from Vernal to Roosevelt, with Junior basketball at Union High, REA meeting at Altamont, and travel of Norman Woolley to the Philippines noted. Families visit relatives, and engagements include the Robert Justice wedding amid receptions.
Complex listings describe oil and gas drilling progress and unit locations across Uintah County Utah. Entries mention Standard Oil California, Phillips Petroleum, Gulf Oil, and Kerr-McGee with depths to test wells near Red Wash and Bonanza Unit areas, plus multiple unit tests around Green River and Wasatch formations. Local social notes record weddings, visits, and Mission plans among area families.
State Farm survey of four million policyholders ranks wholesale establishment proprietors and managers as the safest drivers followed by law enforcement officials doctors barbers and beauticians and other groups. Farmers save fifth place while teachers hold sixth and liquor industry workers cluster near the clergy.
Historical drill report notes no new depth record for Utah as No 2 Fee was returned to Standing and farmed out to Phillips Utle, while Red Wash Unit No 43 in Utah County shows DST results with oil recovery indicators and mixed mud weights. The record depth of 13,766 feet remains unbroken, with measurements and fluid data recorded for the Pacific Western Oil Co. and Standard Oil Co. wells.
Mr and Mrs Ray Cundick returned from California Monday after touring for several days. They attended the JC Penney managers convention in San Francisco for three days and visited Las Vegas Fresno Bakersfield and other points of interest. The couple reported warm sunny weather throughout. Miss Francis Hatch of Salt Lake was a weekend visitor at DeAnn Hawser’s home and Mrs Wallace Gooditch traveled to Salt Lake Sunday, returning Monday. Thalia Club hosted by Mrs Bessie Swain met at her daughter Mrs Paul Batty’s home with 13 members and three guests. The group enjoyed a luncheon and games 500 and bingo with prizes awarded to Maggie Hatch Edna White and Mrs Grace. The next meeting will be at Edna White’s home Feb 16.
A one act play by Vernaldd Ward followed a dinner at the chapel on Wednesday evening drawing a large crowd. Several locals and visitors were noted in attendance including Mrs. Owen Haws and families visiting Salt Lake, and trips to Roosevelt for a funeral.
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