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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1961
Page
6
A reader column compiles letters debating bullfighting and animal welfare with side notes on other topics. Contributors reference traditions across Spanish speaking regions, questions about ethics, and a reader’s curiosity about a proposed visit to a bullfight.
Dear Amy addresses rights to view the newspaper and asks for a personal reply enclosed by a self addressed stamped envelope and a check. The note requests Amy Adame to respond with contact details and payment.
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation reports Glen Canyon Dam at 38 percent and Flaming Gorge at 34 percent complete under the Upper Colorado River Storage Project. Prime contracts total 108 million and 29.6 million, with substantial concrete placement and related work ongoing despite winter slowdowns.
A Utah Education Association study shows 1,044 teachers left classrooms in 1960, about 12 percent of the force. Home responsibilities, teaching elsewhere, retirement, and switching professions top the reasons. California attracted the most migrating Utah teachers.
Arch Dam Constructors outline excavation completion for the spillway tunnel and the control cable tunnel. Boring of shale-seam rock proceeds into the abutments. Stripping of the borrow area continues in the Henrys Fork region as plans advance.
Ashley Wm Powell and son Steven returned home Wednesday from Visaya California after visiting their daughter’s family over the holidays. Various locals were noted visiting relatives in Salt Lake City and nearby towns during the New Year period, and the Merkley family announced the birth of a granddaughter December 29 to Mrs Keith Merkley.
Families visited relatives in Centerville and Salt Lake City. Vivian Merkley joined Dellis Morrill to Salt Lake for college. Stake Presidency reorganized ward groups. new officers named for Relief Society Primary YMLA Sunday School and other organizations. Men and boys went to the sawmill for project work.
About 95 members and guests attended the Vernal Rotary Club Christmas party at the Hotel Vernal. A smorgasbord preceded a program in which Dani Huber sang vocal solos with George Coonradt on guitar, Aaron Hansen played Dizzy Fingers, and John Evan Jones served as master of ceremonies.
Sock sawdust Monday on the ward project. Mr. and Mrs Kenneth Goodrich of Orem and Mr. and Mrs HL Lisonbee were dinner guests at the Ernest Winkler home December 26. Mrs. Warren Bplanalp returned Monday from Lehi after visiting with her sister Mrs. John Sullivan. Mr. and Mrs Lee Sowards spent Thursday and Friday in Salt Lake City visiting their daughters Ruth and Mr. and Mrs John Halverson. Mr. Sowards also attended the legislative meeting. Norris Morrison is spending the holidays in Concord California with his children.
The Fort Duchesne Women’s Club votes to seek safety measures at the Highway 40 and 88 junction after six major crashes left five dead in the past year. Led by Mrs Rex Cook, members send letters to highway officials and law enforcement to urge improvements. Fort Duchesne Patrolman Ray Herrington praises the club’s commendable effort to boost traffic safety.
The event featured two decks of Danish playing cards presented to the ladies. The evening ended with dancing to the Burchinal orchestra. On Thursday, December 22, Allen TL Peterson, project construction engineer for the show, was noted.
The Vernal Project presents novie Key to the Future detailing Glen Canyon unit development in the Colorado Joy er Project.
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