New Basin Gas Line Aids in Peak Demand
The Uintah Basin gas transmission line boosts Utah supply during peak cold spells. MFS president says 395 million cubic feet daily were sold last week with 40 million coming via the Price gateway and Mesa Line in Grand County. A Fluor contractor snow delay slows a gas treatment facility at San Arroyo, while MFS uses Spryte tracked carriers for field travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uintah Basin
Nateral
Utah
M. M. Fidlar
MFS
Uinlich Basin
Ilne
Mesa Ilne Intal
Grand County
San Arroyo
Cliffs
Fluor Corp. Ltd
Winter Chills Hit Uintah Basin Weather
The Uintah Basin experienced severe cold with Oquay at 23 below and Roosevelt, Vernal, and Craig below zero. Temps gradually rose toward the end of the week, while mountain areas saw higher readings and valley zones stayed dry with very dry winter range conditions.
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Uintsh
Utal
Oquray
Craig
Roosevelt
Church Leaders To Speak at LDS Conference
Two auxiliary leaders from Salt Lake City Elma P Haymond and Eileen R Dunyon will attend Ashley Stake quarterly conference January 12 and 13. GENERAL sessions Sunday at 10:00 a m and 2:00 pm led by Stake President Wm B Wallis. Visitors welcome to attend.
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Salt Lake City
Ashley Stake
Elma P. Haymond
Relief Society
Jicard
Eileen R. Dunyon
Primary Association
Stake
Wm. B. Wallis
Elna P. Haymond
Relief Society General Board
Northern States
Isband
Large Cougar Shot On Diamond Mountain Trail
A large cougar weighing about 170 pounds was shot Tuesday around 3 pm on the north slope of Diamond Mountain. Hunters Dave Rasmussen Joe Murray and Lee Wilkins cornered the big lion in a cave after two days of pursuit and joked about bringing a flashlight next time. Government wapper George Nay called it one of the largest he has seen in the area.
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Diamond Mt
Diamond Mountain
Mr. Rasmussen
George Nay
Government Wapper
Barber Shop Owner Buys Rival on Main Street
Larry Williamz owner of Larrys Barber Shop on South Vernal Avenue has purchased Vernal Barber Shop on West Main Street from Micky Caldwell. Williamz will continue to operate the South Vernal Avenue shop while Perry and Birchell stay at the Main Street location. Caldwell has also acquired an interest in Davis Chevrolet Co.
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Larry Williamz
Larry
South Vernal Avenue
West Main Street
Micky Caldwell
Mr. Wiliams
LDS Seminaries Distribute 107 Gift Packs
Vernal seminaries distributed 107 gift packages to needy children during Christmas. The entire student body from ninth through twelfth grades participated under student officers led by president Randy Morrison. The Vernal Lions Club also distributed 27 Christmas baskets to area families.
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LDS Seminaries
Vernal Lds Seminaries
Reyal
Cntire
Randy Morrison
Vernal Lions Club
Vernal Celebrates Uintah County's New Year Baby
Vernal welcomes the first baby of 1953, Michael Howard Holt, born New Year’s Day at 12 04 a m He weighs 7 5 pounds 1 ounce and is 22 inches long The child’s grandparents are Hatch Holt and Holt local merchants gift for mother and baby include food clothing and baby items totaling multiple offerings from Green Valley Market Style Shop Sprouse February Vernal Rexall and others.
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Uintah County
Michael Howard Tolt
Gary Holt
Jack Hatch
Howard
Olt
Green Valley Market
J Vose
Sprouse
Feeding Spoon
Bank of Vernal
Quality
Barnett’s
Bubble’s
Uintah Rexall
Vernal Drug Co
Johnson & Johnson
Garden Gate Floral
Christensen’s Dept
J. C. Penney Co
A&l Home Furnishings
Visitors Reach All Time High at Dinoscuc Monument
The 1962 visitor count for Dinoscuc National Monument set an all time high at 260 389 visitors, a 58 percent rise from 1961 and 93 264 more than the prior year according to Supt Earl M Semingsen.
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Dinoscuc National Monument
Earl M. Sem- Ingsen
State Forbids Restrictions on Married Pupils
Utah Attorney General A Pratt Kesler ruled that school districts may not bar married students from classes or extracurricular acts. He said districts cannot forbid attendance beyond evening classes or exclude students who become pregnant. Pregnant students may be referred to Juvenile court. most districts consider cases on individual merit.
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Utah
A. Pratt Kesler
Meeting on Winter Range Feed for Sheep and Cattle
Stockmen are warned about winter range feed quality and type. A meeting on the subject for both sheep and cattlemen will be held Tuesday at 7 30 pm in the county building. All livestockmen are invited to attend. A specialist from Utah State University will present information.
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State Tax Commission
Lorin Merk-'ley
Ducheene County
Roosevelt Ery
Allvestockmen
Utah State University
Anders Family Visit in Vernal
Mr and Mrs Floyd Workman host Blaine Workman and Kim Anders along with their daughter Debbie and Janise Anderson from Moorhead Minnesota. The group arrived early in Vernal to spend a week visiting the Workman home.
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Vernal
Floyd Workman
Kim Andersson
Debbie
Mr. Anderson
Janise Anderson
Alof Moorhead
Minnesota
Mra. Andersson
Workmans
Blaine Workman
Firm schedules natural gas test near Bonanza
Nalonal Gas Exploration Co will drill an Upper Mesaverde natural gas test in the Bonanza area. The well, Bonanza Unit No. 1 wildcat, is a farmout from Mid-America Miners Co to Caldwell and Covington and has an old total depth of 1360 feet. Operations began last weekend at location 1980 feet from the south line and 1080 feet from the east line, Sea ton 27, Township 0 South, Range 24 East.
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Wackle Nalonal Gas Expidration Co
Bonanza
Wildcat
Fom Caldwell and Covington
Vernal
Mid-America Miners Ms Co
Tulsa
Oklo
Seaton
Township
Range
Uintah Manila Get Assignments To Model U N
Uintah High representing El Salvador and Mauritania and Manila High representing Mexico were assigned to committees for the ninth annual Model United Nations Assembly at the University of Utah. Committee 6 will address World Health Organization issues while Committee 9 discusses the Berlin crisis and possible German reunification.
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Jintah Iifgh
Vernal
Manila High
Daggett County
Model United Nations’ Assembly
University of ‘Utah
J. D. Williams
Uintah High
el Salvador
Mauritana
Mexico
World Health Organization
Berlin
Germany
Valda Massey
Jack Burton
Manlaigh
Salt Lake
Elk Killing Report Reveals 107 Legally Killed Elk
Utah Fish and Game figures show 107 elk were legally killed during the 1982 deer season. Spokesmen note this illegal loss equals about 10 percent of the average annual legal elk harvest over six years and that verified cases may understate true losses. Only a few of the 107 animals were salvageable.
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Dhore
Utah
Car injures pedestrian in Vernal intersection
Brighory McConkie of Vernal suffered a bruised knee cap and left shoulder after being struck by a car Wednesday at 9 20 am at Vernal main Street intersection. The driver Mrs Stella Karren of Vernal was heading east. No damage to the car reported. Investigation continues by City Police Chief Claudiiy Banks.
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Brighory McConkie
Vernal
Vernal’s
Main
McConkie
Main Street
Stella Karren
Claudiiy A. Banks
Christmas Holidays in Bountiful to Salt Lake City
Mr and Mrs George John enjoyed the Christmas holidays at their home in Bountiful then visited relatives and friends in Salt Lake City and nearby towns.
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George John
Maws
Salt Lake City
Teber City
Uintah Basin Economic Future Conference Set in Vernal
The Uintah Basin economic forecasting conference will be held Monday at 7 20 p m at Hotel Vernal sponsored by the Vernal Chamber of Commerce and its Industrial Development Committee chaired by Ken Sowards Reservations should be made by Saturday No meals are planned The program covers local industry Flaming Gorge recreation and the Central Utah Project with speakers from Vernal Employment Office Bureau of Reclama tion Mountain Fuel Supply Co and Dinosaur Land Inc The session ends with a Q A and a summary by Mr Sowards The conference aims to explain the basin economy amid post construction shifts and rising tourism potential Involved sites include Jones Hole fish hatchery Ouray Wildlife Refuge and Flaming Gorge Dam The event underscores anticipated economic changes and tourist boosts for Vernal and the basin
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Barclay Gardner
Vernal Employment Office
Palmer B. DeLong
Bureau of Reclamation
Flaming Gorge Dam
Central Utah Project
J.T. Simon
Mountain Fuel Supply Co
Sawsords
Jones Holefish Hatchery
Ouray Wildlife Refuge
Flaming Gorge
U.S
Hunter's Tall
Daggett County Election Question Leads to AG Guidance
Daggett County's election of Jack Routh by write in in precinct 1 prompts Utah attorney general guidance. The canvassers lack judicial power to judge qualifications. objections must come from electors. Uintah Water Conservancy District makes first repayment of 23900 dollars for culinary water charges under the Colorado River Storage Project with 4030 other installments to follow.
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Daggett County
Utah
Colton
Wammond
Jack Routh
Dutch John
Nouth
Preeinet 1
Thert
Preeinet 2
Daggett County Commissioners
Board of
Routh
Uintah Water Conservancy District
Colorado River
Salt Lake
Bureau of Reclamation
U.S
Employees Xmas Party Held at 7-11 Cafe
Slough Neal Estate and Stanley Robing Co hosted a Christmas dinner for employees and families on Sunday evening December 23 at the 7-11 Cafe. Nine couples attended. Special guests were Mr and Mrs Enos Benyon of Brigham City and Mr and Mrs Gary Slaugh of Portland, visiting relatives.
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Slough Neal Estate & Stand. Robing Co
Tne
Enos Beny Non
Brigham City
Gary Slaugh
Portland
Oregon
Fire Destroys Second Tahiona Home In Freezing Weather
Fire destroyed a second Tahiona home, leaving only one house standing. Volunteers battled the blaze on a frigid night, with water lines frozen and no local fire department. Faulty wiring is blamed for the outbreak. residents saved some furniture and valuables from the first floor.
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Tahiona
Storage project diverts Ashley Creek to Stelnaker Reservoir
A diversion through Ashley Creek feeds Stelnaker Reservoir to provide supplemental irrigation for 15,000 acres of farmland in addition to culinary water supplies.
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Stelnaker Reservoir
Ashley Creek
Ine
Slaughs Win Lighting Contest in Craig
Stanley and wife Stanley Slaugh, former Vernal residents, won first place in the Christmas lighting contest in Craig. The Slaughs claimed top honors in the religions division.
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Stanley Slaughs
Craig
Cole
Stanley Slaugh
Vernal
Iy the Religions Divistor
Jehovah's Witnesses Schedule Major Convention in Satake City
Ted Draper of the Vernal congregation announced that Satake City will host the sem iannual circuit convention of Jehovah's Witnesses. The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society will sponsor the three day event at the Utah State Fairgrounds Coliseum with dates set for February 10 1963.
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Satake
Jehovah's Witnesses
Ted Draper
Vernal Congregation
Watchtower Ible and Tract Society of
Brooklyn
New York
Utah State Fairgrounds Coliseum
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Eilden FR. Dunyen
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Joe Murray
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Llegal
Uintan Basin
Vernal Chamber of Commerce
Ken Sowards
Sowards
Royal B. Henderson
Vernal Chamber
Kay W. Richens
Tichens Adverising Agency
Verenals Own Dinosaur Land, Inc
BR Stringham
Loft
L. Y. Siddeway
F. M. Clinton
WU. S
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Ist
Okays Daggett School Board
A. Pratt Kester
Ronald N. Bogge
Stringham
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Conservation District
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Xmas Party
Peter W. Ivie
Date Gines
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