Miss Minnie Bigelow Wins Orpheus Popular Contest Prize
Miss Minnie Bigelow of Faith Ward won first prize with 4,025 votes in the Orpheus popular contest closed last night. Miss Cuby Dayton took second with 3,270 votes. The item notes other local club meetings, school assignments, a fire at John N. Davis’s farm, and community notices including telephone line plans and a local counterfeit coin warning.
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General Committee
New York
Deb Jetson
John C. Bates
Vernal Commercial Club
Misa Jane Howes
Wilvox Academy
Uintari Ym
John N. Davis
Vernal
David Mannating
Social Security Visitor to Meet Vernal Residents
A representative from the Salt Lake City Social Security office will be at the Field House in Vernal on Thursday February 20 from 8 a.m. to noon to answer questions on Social Security matters.
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Salt Ualee City
Freeport in Utah topic discussed by Vernal Rotary
Rovirt E. Halliday of the Utah Manufacturers Association spoke at Vernal Rotary on Freeport in Utah. He described cross state rail barriers, a proposed constitutional amendment on warehousing tax breaks for one year, and projected revenue losses to Uintah County and the state if the amendment fails. Halliday noted 34 states have adopted Freeport laws and warned 50 companies may leave Utah without passage.
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Utsh
St. George
Uintah
Halliday
Vernal
Mar
Los Angeles
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Arizona
Limited Funds No Excuse for Poor Dress
Home agent Granay Oviatt urges budget conscious dressing with affordable garments. She notes dress patterns and fabrics offer many styles and sizes to flatter diverse figures, from junior to tall sizes, stressing planning to achieve best quality.
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Granay Oviatt County
Dutch John Figures on Transfers and Travel Activity
Ada Openshaw reports on personnel moves and travel within Montrose and surrounding towns. George LeCleer transfers to the Bureau of Reclamation, with prior moves to Salt Lake City. Several residents, including Bart Goodslek, Jean Archuleta, Dorothy Wire, and Sue Caldwell, take trips to Salt Lake City and Rangely for business or recreation. Multiple families relocate for employment, vacations, or visits, with scattered weekend and weekly commuting among Montrose, Rifle, Provo, and nearby Utah locales.
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Jean Archuleta
Dorothy Wire
Sue Caldwell
Salt Lake City
Bil Woods
John Ganovo
Ir Idaho
Paul Speidel
Montrose
Colo
Speidel
Franks. Dallon
Denevero Bureau
Glenn Opensshaw
Salt Late City
Norman Basle
Fry Provo
Date Openshaw
George Wensley
Moxitruse
BT Purcell
Hensley
Gordon Hollywey
Pleasant
Ephraim
Dorothy Graf
Chee Beafast
Next Summer's Water Supply Below Normal
Uintah Basin and Daggett County streams show below normal water availability next summer. Strawberry Creek is forecast at 44 percent, while Whiterocks to Duchesne streams are projected at about two thirds to three fourths of the 1949-57 average. Salt Conserva.
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Uintah Basin
Daggett County
Whiterocks
Weet
Duchesne
Salt Conserva
McXinnen and visitors noted in Wyoming community
McXinnen, Wyo, for the past two arnt one-half months. Mrs. Earl Goodrich spent last week in Salt Lake City visiting her daughters, Mrs. Graham Wellingsworth and Mrs. Eldon Winterton, and their families. Visiting at the Gilbert M. McFiride home over the weekend were Mrs. McBride's mother, Mrs. Lucy Ellis, her brother Clair Ells, and her sister, Mrs. Wayne Erickson, all of Logan. Mrs. Harph Peters spent last week in Salt Lake City.
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McXinnen
Wyo
Earl Goodrich
Salt Lake City
Graham Wellingsworth
Eldon Winterton
Gilbert M. McFiride
Mrs. McBride
Lucy Ellis
Clair Ells
Wayne Erickson
Logan
Harph Peters
Utah water outlook shows varied basin forecasts across streams
The report warns weaker prospects for streams, with Ashley and Brush Creeks near 60 percent, southern streams at 40 to 50 percent, and overall Utah water supply outlook ranging from good in the north to poor in the south. January snow raised northern forecasts while southern and eastern basins underperformed, with Sevier Virgin and Denver rivers as low as 27 to 57 percent of average.
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Ashley
Utah
Fale
Horthuen
Geblins
Sevier
Virgin
Denver
Prayer and humor amid jungle journey
A missionary traveling through the jungle fears for his life but kneels in prayer. Moments later he is comforted to see the son on his knees beside him. The surprised missionary hears the man object that he is still praying, saying geaeo, in a comic mishearing.
Vernal Rotary notes District Conference tease and honors
L. Siddoway, secretary manager of Vernal Chamber of Commerce, introduced the speaker. President Day J. Webb announced Ken Aycock taking charge of encouraging Vernal Rotary members to attend the District Conference in Twin Falls Idaho April 12 through 14. Alvin Green reported on Wantum basketball progress. Yiandy Morrizon, Watuh Meir School student body vice president, named Junior Rotarian for February. Visiting Rotarians included Les Leo Fullerton California and Edwin Pearson of Murray Utah. Other guests were Roy Nelson Salt Lake City president of American Gilsonlte Co and Jack Kier of Vernal, Utah-Colorado Gas official.
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Freeport
L. ¥. Siddoway
Vernal Chamber of Commercy
J. Webb
Ken Aycock
Fn Chargo
Vernal Rotary
Twin Falls
Ida
Alvin Green
Wantum
Yiandy Morrizon
Watuh Meir School
Les Leo
Fullerton
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Edwin §. Pearson
Murray
Utah
Roy Nelson
Salt Ta&e City
Anérican Gilsonlte Ca
Jack Kier
Vernal
Utah-Colorado Gas
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American Dairy Association OF Utah
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Grand Central Parkway
John George McClere
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George LeCleer
Montrose, Corp
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Euvese Dla Loca
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FR Reed
Showalter Motor Company
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