Little Miss 1964 Arrives January 2 at Vernal Stake
A newborn girl named Karlene Hodgkinson arrived January 2 at Vernal with a 3:15 am birth time. Dr. Ray E. Spendlove led ceremonies. Relatives include Karlene’s parents Karl and Mrs. Hodgkinson, a seven-year-old sister Gaye Lynne, and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Harold Martin and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hodgkinson. Gifts from local businesses listed. attendance expected at LDS Stake conference featuring Elder Spencer W. Kimball and leaders Mrs. LaPriel Bunker and Miss Trilba Lindsay with local sessions and musical selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball
LaPriel S. Bunker
Relief Society General Board
Trilba J. Lindsay
Primary Association General Board
Wm. B. Wallis
Tabernacle
Karlene
Karl N. Hodgkinson
Veronal
Ray E. Spendlove
Gaye Lynne
Unn
Harold B. Martin
Rangely, Cole
Albert Hodgkinson
Vernal
W. BE. Weeks
Odessa
Tex
Hh, Jones
Albuquerque
Basin Sheepmen Plan Salt Lake Convention
Uintah Basin sheepmen prepare to attend the Utah Woolgrowers Association 57th annual convention in Salt Lake City at Hotel Utah. A buck session luncheon, topics from Utah State University and National Advisory Board, and featured speakers Hugh Baker George Hislop and Joe Donan are listed. About 500 attendees expected. auxiliary runs Make It Yourself With Wool contest for girls 14 to 21, with winners advancing to state and national events. National prizes include a Caribbean cruise. fashion show to feature contestants Sunday evening at the Prudential Building plaza auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uintah Basin
Utah Woolgrowers Assn
Utah
Salt Lake City
Utah State University
National Advisory Board Council
J. Wallace Wintch
Manti
Hugh Baker
Chico
Calif
National Wooelgrowers
Asen
George K. Hislop
Spokane
Wash
Joe Donan
Casper
Wye
Plaza
Prudential Building
Salt Lake
Utes Eye Union Friday for Hoop Tussle
One of the year’s top high school games sails into Union High School in Roosevelt Friday as Uintah faces its rival. The outcome could influence the Northern Division Region Eight league title and the lone state tournament berth. Uintah’s teams won one league game and one practice game last weekend, with the varsity beating Tabrona for their first league win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union High School
Roosevelt
Uintah
Uintah High
Utes
Tigers
Tabrona
Tabiona
Stamps Here for Fishing at Flaming Gorge
Special use stamps are now available from licenses vendors in Vernal Manila and Greendale to allow properly licensed Utah anglers to fish the Wyoming portion of Flaming Gorge Reservoir. Dealers include Vernal Drug Company Vernal Army Navy store Pioneer Sporting Goods Manila Flaming Gorge Lodge Greendale five miles from the dam. Utah anglers may fish the Utah portion without the stamp but Wyoming fishing requires the stamp or a 1984 Wyoming nonresident license. Flaming Gorge opened to angling January 1 1964. Special use or reciprocity stamps exist for Lake Powell under Utah Arizona agreements. Utah licenses allow fishing the entire reservoir, while Arizona anglers must carry a Utah special use stamp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah
Wyoming
Flaming Gorge
Vernal
Manila
Greendale
Vernal Drug Company
Vernal Amny
Navy
Pioneer Sporting Goods
Flaming Gorge Lodge
Department of Fish and Game
Fshing
Lake Powell
Arizona
Uintah County Building Permits Down 44 Percent in 1963
Uintah County total permit authorized construction through November 1963 was 1.1 million dollars, a 44 percent drop from 1962. Dwelling starts reached 43 units valued at 519,100 dollars, down 63 percent from 1962, while non residential construction totaled 318,100 dollars, up 82 percent from 1962.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uintah County
University of Utah
Bureau of Economics and Business Research
Utshaga
Chamber Hears Report on Basin Roads
Vernal Chamber of Commerce heard progress on Uintah Basin roads with Vernal-Manila Highway grading near Little Elk Creek reported as finished but needing more fill for the floodplain. River road to Red Wash also advances. Sugar beet talk addressed. The group discussed highway signs fees and who pays. Tourist promotion funds, a study on dues, and support from city and county were noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Southam
Vernal Chamber of Commerce
Uintah Basin
Manila
Little Elk Creek
Red Wash
Southam
Ashley Valley
Kit Carson
Louisiana
Bank of Vernal
Chamber
Jean R. Walton
Flaming Gorge
State of
California
Feather River
Ralph A. Preece
Convention Committee
Bureau of Land Management
Champer
National U.S. 40 Assn
Dinosaur Land Advertising, Inc
Patrol Report Shows 1963 Accidents Down
The Vernal Utah Highway Patrol district report for 1963 shows a 214 percent drop in accidents. District J covers Uintah Duchesne and Daggett counties under Sgt Powell and Lt Hatch, with 1737 traffic stops including 96 drunk driving arrests. 64 warrants were served and 288 accidents logged, 10 fatalities and 190 injuries, property damage $169 50, 48 crashes involved stray animals, and 232 439 miles were driven patrolling the highways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard D. Powell
Utah Highway Patrol
Uintah
Duchesne
Daggett
Powell
Sam D. Hatch
Vernal Boy joins rare Wise Owl club after accident
Randy Sessions of Vernal became the state’s second Jr Wise Owl, saved sight by impact resistant glasses after a fall while playing. His eyebrow and cheek were scraped, the lenses cracked but prevented eye injury. Utah Society for Prevention of Blindness officials presented him with a membership pin. Also notes on Great Decisions 1964 meetings in Uintah High School and statewide education efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asem Randy
Barney Sessions
J. Fred Whitney
Utah Society For Prevention of Blindness
Randy Sessions
Vernal
Utah
Boun I Ut
Jr. Wise Owl Club
Ula
Randy
USA
Relief Society
Jy Fred Whitney
Mr. Whitney
Jr. Wise Owl
New Adult Education Schedule Announced
A new non credit schedule for adult education starts Monday under Uintah School District. Courses include Guide to Investing with Charles Freeman in Uintah High School Room 2, Tuesday Physical Fitness for Men in UHS Gym directed by Coach Louis Mele, Typewriting with John Hacking on Tuesdays and Thursdays in Ashley Valley Junior High Room 35, Anthropology meeting in high school room 2 with Dr. Jesse Jennings, Square Dancing by Wayne Swett in the junior high lunchroom, Bookkeeping by Electa Caldwell in Uintah High School Room 10, Painting by Lorraine Frazier in Uintah High School Room 12, Slim Trim for Ladies by Lants Dastrup in UHS gym, and Sewing for the Family by Lu Anne Searle in Ashley Valley Room 7. registration is at first two meetings. 15 is required to run. classes meet 7:30 to 9:20. Uintah High School is 161 North Tenth West. Ashley Valley Junior High is 199 South Sixth West. For more information call Mrs. Robinson at 789-0020 or 789-3382.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiroda T. Robinson
Uintah
Charles T. Freeman
Uintah High School
UHS
Louis Mele
John Hacking
Ashley Valley Junior High
Jesse D. Jennings
University of ‘Ah
Wayne Swett
Electa Caldwell
Lorraine Frazier
Lants Dastrup
Lu Anne Searle
Robinson
North Tenth West
Ashley Valley
South Sixth West
Funeral Slated Friday for Traffic Victim
Funeral services for Mrs. Everett W. Myrtle Coon 71 of Vernal will be Friday at 2 PM at Mingsbury Congregational Church. She was fatally injured Tuesday morning in a bike crash on U S 40 west of Currant Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett W
Myrtle) Coon
Vernal
Mingsbury
U. S. 40
Currant Creek
Mr. Coon
Strawberry Valley
Joe Giles
Utah Highway Patrol
Capt Hunter to Head Uintah County Democrats
The Uintah County Democratic Committee elected Captain S. A. Dulany Hunter as county chairman at a Friday meeting with broad representation. Mrs Ann King was re elected as county chairwoman, with Glen A. Lambert as treasurer and Pearl Shaffer as secretary. Hunter recently moved from Washington DC to Vernal bringing a collection of rocks and artifacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uintah
Democratic Committee
S. A. Dulany Hunter
Hunter
Don B. Showalter
Ann King
Glen A. Lambert
Pearl Shaffer
Thunter
Washington, D. C
Vernal
King
Lambert
Miss Shaffer
Indian Skill School Opens in Ft Duchesne
Twenty students began Monday at the new Indian Manpower Training School in Ft Duchesne organized by Union High School under Principal Max Gollaher. The Ute Tribe furnished the building and installed machinery. Trainees were selected by Vernal Employment Office from aptitude tests and will train until May 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian ‘Manpower Training School
Ft. Duchesne
Union High School
Max Gollaher
Lavon Day Io
Vernal Employment Office
Unti
LDS Educator Resigns Post For Senate Race
Dr Ernest L Wilkinson resigns as Brigham Young University president and as Chancellor of the Unified Church School System of the LDS Church. He plans to run for the U S Senate. replacements will be named after arrangements. Wilkinson, a prominent civic and political figure, recently spoke at the American Industry Congress in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest L. Wilkinson
Brigham Young University
Salt Lake City
Wilkinson
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
U. S
Senate
Hong
U.S. Court of Claims
United States
Congress of American Industry
New York City
Tetanus Clinic Held By County Health Dept
The second adult tetanus clinic will be held Monday from 7 to 8 pm in the county building’s Andi Sali area. Announcement of the clinic was made Monday by the County Health Dept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pam
Andisali
County Health Dept
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Kanlewe Hodgkinson
Wintak County
Ashley Stake Lds
Ashley
LDS
Spencer W. Kimball
The
Council of Twelve Appalles
Relief Society Singing Mothers of the Stake
Stake
Bunker
Miss Lindsay
High Council
Green Valley
Quality
Garden Gate Floral
Christensen's
Melody Gardens
Bobbie's Dress Shop
J. C. Penney
Verpal Drug
Poard
Ad Ward
Stake Center
Stake Relief Society
Salt Lake Convention
Utes Eye Union
Corey Grua
State Council
Somrounity
U.S
Ntheda T. Robinson
France
West
Egypt
Middle East
Castro
Cuba
Americas
Indonesia
Foreign Policy Association
State Council On Continuing Education
Kennecott -Copper
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Kermecott Copper Corporation
Deseret News
Coon
Capt. Hunter
Fanest L. Wilkinson
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