Colorado River Compact Secures California Water
The Colorado River Compact of 1822 divides river waters among seven states, with lower basin California Arizona and Nevada guaranteed annual quotas. Since Hoover Dam and other works, lower California has flourished. upper basin states seek support for dams and power projects to also utilize their share, under the 33 year old law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado River
America
Lee's Ferry
Arizona Utah Line
Californto
Arizona
Nevada
Colorado
New Mexico
Utah
Wyoming
Hoover Dam
Davis
Coachella Canal
Los Angeles
San Diego
California
Colorado Basin
Upperlorado River
Hoovers Dam
Gra Ly
Congress
U. S. Bureau of Reclamation
Upper Colorado River Commission
United States
Lapoint Driver Cited for Hit and Run
An elderly Lapoint driver was cited for leaving the scene after his 1947 sedan struck a rear of a truck on the Jensen bridge causing $350 damage to the car and no truck damage. Edwin C. Meeks of Artesia drove the truck and was not cited. Marion Bodily, 19, Lapoint, faced charges of leaving the scene excessive speed and lacking a driver’s license. A second crash west of Vernal involved a 2 ton gasoline truck driven by Antonio Lemieux, 37, Roosevelt, which slid off a slick road into an embankment, rolled, and skidded along the highway. damage was about $400 and the driver cited for losing vehicle control.
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Lapoint
Tiscome
Jensen Bridge
Edwin C. Meeks
Artesix
Meeks
Art Fey
Marion L. Bodily
Spt
Bamniny
Hateh
Utah State
Lowell Bair
Utah State Highway Patrol
Slick Roads Spur Two Accidents in Frigid Weather
The article reports two separate accidents caused by icy streets and advises drivers to slow down and maintain extra distance. It also notes snow measurements across the region, with Elk Horn registering 11 inches and 1.6 inches of moisture, and mentions forecasted temp drops, including subzero readings and highs near 90s in early January. Official snow data for Ashley National Forest will be collected late January.
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Hullinger
Rison
Pole Creek
Uintah River
Allen's Mill
Elk Horn
Ranger Wolf
Ashley National Forest
Vernal
National Guard Armory Fire Brought Under Control
Firefighters from Vernal City and Uintah County battled a blaze at the old National Guard Armory caused by a defective oil burner on New Year’s night. The fire caused only minor damage as flames licked a wall near the heater. A second small fire at a Naples Service station involved a Pease Brothers oil truck, blamed on welding sparks, also resulting in minor damage.
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Vernal City
Uintah County
National Guard
Freeman
Pease Brothers
Naples
Melvin Burke
Mel Gene Weist
Leo Cutshaw
Doctor Herb Fowler Hospitalized in Salt Lake City
Dr. Herb Fowler was taken to Holy Cross Hospital in Salt Lake Monday for treatment. His condition improved today as doctors located the trouble and said he could probably return home next week. Dr. Jane, who accompanied her husband, will return this weekend.
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Herb Fowler
Holy Cross Hospital
Salt Lake
Jane
Mental Health Expert Speaks To Vernal Jr Chamber Meeting
Arch Thurman Utah Health Department mental health administrator spoke to Vernal Junior Chamber about the mental hygiene movement during a four city visit. He met with Youth Guidance Council and planned a public meeting at the Central School with civic and professional attendees. Reed Hansen chairs the Mental Health Committee with Dr Bruce Christian and others.
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Arch Thurman
Utah State Department of Health
Thurman
Utah
Youth Guidance ™ Council
P.m
Reed Hansen
Bruce Christian
William B. Wallis
A. A. Call
Glen Freeman
H.B. Gordon
Beatrice Stringham
Dale Allred l
Helen Stevens
Dinosaur Room Planned for Hotel Vernal
Hotel Vernal plans a dining expansion to create the Dinosaur Room at the northeast corner after removing a wall between the coffee shop and dining area. The remodel will seat over 200 for banquets, with murals by G. E. Untermann and more planned, under Fran Feltch and committee directors.
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Vernal
A. W Shepherd
Shepherd
Uintah Basin
G. E. Untermann
Ister
Fran Feltch
Hotel Vernal
Henry Schaefer
Meyer
Don Showalter
Louis Freestone
Brig Swain
January Community Calendar of EVENTS and meetings
January events schedule lists stake officers meetings basketball games with Uintah and Altamont teams, Chamber of Commerce, Lions and Jaycees gatherings, school board and city council meetings, typhoid immunizations, dances, concerts, and a March of Dimes variety prayer. Call 285 to list your event to avoid conflicts.
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Uintah
Union
Bay Stake
Lions Club
March of Dimes
Altamont
MIA
Kanife and Fork
PTA
Ulions Club
Tabionast Vinteh
Warmest year in Utah with wet March and dry April
A year overview shows March above normal with wet conditions making it the seventh consecutive above average month. April was the driest since 1929 while May remained uniformly warm and July the warmest since 1934. August cooled, September broke the prior drought trend with high statewide rainfall, and October was warmer and drier with northern counties receiving excess moisture. November stayed very warm with uneven precipitation and light snow, and December featured fog in the Great Salt Lake Basin ahead of year-end processing.
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Agust
Sanpete
Duchesne
Uintari
Great Salt Lake Basin
Carter Readies Wildcat On 23850 Acre Coyote Basin
The wildcat, located on the 23 850 acre Coyote Basin, Carter holds 68 percent as unit operator. Other working interests are Standard of California with 26 percent and Texas Company with a small share. Mr and Mrs George Wall and sons Dusyne and Douglas returned Dec 29 from a visit with daughter Colleen in Salt Lake. Jean is employed at the Paris o.
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Carter
Page Ut
Coyote Basin
Standard of California
Texas Company
George Wall
Dusyne and
Douglas
Colleen
Salt Lake
Jean
The
Paris O
Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming chiefs clash over river storage plan
Officials from Utah Wyoming and New Mexico gather in Cheyenne to push or block the Upper Colorado Storage project. Key figures include Gov. J Bracken Lee and Rep William A Dawson, who seek six storage sites Echo Park Flaming Gorge Glen Canyon Cross Mountain Curecanti Navajo with strong bipartisan backing amid weather notes predicting below normal precipitation and near normal temperatures.
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Eisenhower
Johnson
Glen Canyon
Lees Ferry
Milward Simpson
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Utah
J. Bracken Lee
New Mexico
John Erickson
Atite
Lee
Colorado
Mexico
United States
William A. Dawson
Upper
Colorado River Commission
Wayne N. Aspinall
D. Colo
House
Senate
Dawson
Wayna Aspinall
Echo Park
Flaming Gorge
Gien Canyon
Cross Mountain
Curecanti
Navajo
Emery County
Gooseberry
A. L. Miller
Clair Engle
Echo Park Dam
Upper Basin
California
Rep
Engle
House Interloan
House Rules Committee
Utah Health Dept aims to expand services for Indians
Dr George A Spendlove, Utah state health commissioner, outlined four projects to improve Indian health. Planned moves include a proposal for Utah to take over Indian public health work with federal aid, expanded bovine tuberculosis testing on the Ute Ouray Reservation, public health care for 120 Navajo youths in Richfield, and seeking federal funds to support these efforts.
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Department
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Utah Health Department
Spendlove
Joseph Dean
Washington, DC
U.S
Wealth Service
Indian Service
Ute-Ouray Reservation
J. S. Palmer
State Health Department
Ishrtanea
Utah Department
Richfield
Medical Society
Dental Society
Utah
Night curfew seeks to curb juvenile delinquency in Hatch
Hatch officials read a first time curfew ordinance to control youth under 18 left on city streets after midnight without supervision. The measure targets prevention of delinquency and empowers police to pick up unaccompanied youths or those not required to be out by employment or guardians. A separate Burns Beach Canal Company loan request for 20000 from Cemetery Trust Fund was rejected.
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Burns Beach Canal Company
Cemetery Trust Fund
Lica
Columbia Basin farming land open to veterans
Washington residents and veterans are invited to apply for twenty one parcels of irrigated land in the Columbia Basin. Parcels range from 62.7 to 116.1 acres and will be allocated by a public drawing announced December 17. Applications must be filed by January 31, 1955 at 2 p.m. Only if qualified applicants remain uncured will later filings be considered. Detailed information is available through Uintah County Courthouse county agents office.
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Columbia Basin
Washington
Uintah “County
Brigham City Indian School urged to join new plant plan
Authorities pressed the Intermountain Indian School at Brigham City to abandon its inadequate sewage treatment system and participate in the proposed regional plant. Officials argued the shared facility would improve sanitation and align with regional commitments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ehable
Intermountain Indian School
Brigham City
Highway 40 Seeks Interstate Designation for Four Lane Route
An urgent bulletin from the National U S Highway 40 Association urges Congress to insert Highway 40 into the federal interstate system, proposing a four lane Denver to Salt Lake corridor. Members are asked to press congressmen and local officials to support U S 40 and related routes, arguing the highway serves most communities lacking rail service and supports the region’s growth.
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U.S. 40
10. S. 40
County Appoints Deputy Assessors and Officials
Uintah County Commission approved ten deputy assessors at its first meeting of the year naming Blaine Lee for Ashley tea and others including Clarence Palmer Naples Davis N. C. Jaray eran D. Blaine Morttti Tridel William Chandler Randlett Hyrum Burgess Lapoint Joseph Merkley Mieser Colines Albert Crumbo and Mrs N J Edwards Roosevelt Freda Caldwell will work in the assessor office Orville Swain reappointed chairman with agriculture weeds livestock and recreation committees Curtis Duddy to oversee Colorado River development fair grounds and library New communications officer Agatham hospital welfare race and grounds and city county planning board assignments Ray E Spendlove reappointed county physician.
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Uintah County Commission
Blaine Lee
Ashley
Clarence Palmer
Naples
Davis
N. C. Jaray
Eran
D. Blaine Morttti
Tridel
William Chandler
Randlett
Hyrum Burgess
Lapoint
Joseph Merkley
Mieser
Colines
Albert Crumbo
N. J. Edwards
Roosevelt
Freda Caldwell
Orville Swain
Swain
Curtis Duddy
Colorado River
Ray E. Spendlove
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Jfan
Dot Memerssanians
Iit
Alpha Public Health Department
Christma
George A. Spendlove
His Bros
Fruits & Vegetables
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P'nt
Sunny Jim
Swift
Carrots Cello
Borden
Froexer J. Si
Ham Hocks
Franks
Cliff
Mienniee
O.P
Skaggs
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