March of Dimes Launches Appeal in Uintah County
Uintah County readies a threefold drive as the March of Dimes appeals for five thousand dollars amid a rise in museum visitor figures. Vernal officials report 1951 attendance at the Uteh Field House of National History reached 5,523 with a 1940s- era polio crisis noted and local debts outstanding for infantile paralysis care. The drive targets funds for patient care, travel services, and ongoing treatments, with J Wallace Johnson named March of Dimes chairman and Uintah County committee chairs listed.
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E. Untermann
Uteh Field House of National History, Vernal
Pertlanie
National
March of Dimes
Utah
March of Dimes Sampalea
Aery Emmals
Dimes
J. Wallace Johnson Hag Yey
Uintah
Gusher
Bud Markey
Jensen
Shirley James
Sprouse
Maeser
Ealickupsel
Whiterocks
Robert Eraa
Hash Port Bantchiesne
Ashel Perry
Bollard
W. Hussell Todd
Alvin Kay Elected President of Vernol Gun Club
Alvin Kay was chosen as president at the Vernol Gun and ?ftee Club annual election meeting held at the County Court House. Ann Poat will serve as secretary with Dr Herbert J Fowler as vice president, while Uneli Barnett becomes secretary. Directors include Lorin Reyt Swain Sammy Hatch and Dee Two. Two directors plan to attend the State Wildlife Federation Convention in Salt Lake City January 12 13. The club holds a regular meeting each month on the first Sunday.
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Vernol Gun
Ffte
County Court House
Ann Poat
Herbert J. Fowler
Uneli Barnett
Whee la
Lorin Reyt Swain
Sammy Hatch
Dee
State Wildlife Federation
Saltike City
Mayor and City Council Appoint 1952 Committees
Vernal city officials sworn in at noon appoint 1952 committees. Councilmen Laurences Fox Lee Walker and Don Richardson plus Mayor Millecam lead committees on streets alleys sidewalks and lights. Public safety water parks and public relations also assigned with Banks Fox Walker and Slaugh named to key posts.
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Vernal
Pew
Inter aMrat
Jon
Laurences Fox
Lee Walker
Don Richardson
Millecam
Whitney D. Hammond
Claudius Banks
William H. Slaugh
Ear J. Freeman
Millecom
Ham Foundey
Dean Ostitu At
Dr. C
All Y Health Ith
Ees
Ughts
Lee ‘Walker
Public Safety
Ineae
Fire Department
Justice Oj the Peace
Garba
Ge ‘Don Richardson
William H. Staugh
Ini
Reginn
Dee Wedser
Laurence Fox
Lrdort
Fiinance
Hrensing
Jenee Fox
Ten Inductees To Report for Armed Services
A list of ten inductees released this month by the Selective Service Office in Vernal shows their orders to report for induction at Fort Douglas near Salt Lake City on January 14. Inductees come from Gusher, Vernal, Tridell, and Paladuro Texas, including Marion Arthur Hackford, Wade Curry, DeLoy Morrill, Leonard Carlton, Ayrum Workmar, Duane Holmes, Harold Auer Warren, Glenn Clyde John, and John I.
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Selective Service Office
Vernal
Ft. Douglas
Salt Lake City
Gusher
Tridell
Paladuro
Texas
Marion Arthur
Hackford
Wade Curry
DeLoy Morrill
Leonard Carlton
Ayrum Edwin
Fed
Workmar Duane
Wm. Holmes
Harold Auer Warren
Glenn Clyde
John i
Oye Cerve
Legion Auxiliary Officer Heads East for Confab
Rae Ashton national rehabilitation chairman of the American Legion Auxiliary travels east from Vernal for several national meetings lasting about a month. She will attend a Blair House tea in Washington and a January 24 27 National Security Conference with 35 women delegates, then return west via the southern states stopping in Charleston West Virginia for rehabilitation and child welfare sessions.
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Rae Ashton
American Legion Auxiliary
Eft
East
Blair House
Washington
Asston
Indianapolis
Indiana
Asis
Hans
Ashton
Charleston
West Virginia
Ase
Granger Seeks Democratic Nomination for U.S. Senate
Walter K. Granger, longtime Utah congressman and former Utah House speaker, announces his bid for the Democratic nomination to the U.S. Senate. A World War I Marine Corps veteran, he also led as mayor of Secar City and served three terms in the state legislature. He is a member of the L D S church.
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Walter K. Granger
Utah
Utah House of Representatives
United States Senate
Granger
France
United States Marine Corps
Congress
Secar City
Utah Public Service Comrision
Sree
L.D.S. Church
Fighting Utes Triumph 67-34 Over Altamont in Opener
Uintah Highs, nicknamed Fighting Utes, opened the season with a 67 to 34 win over Altamont Longhorns at home. Coach Marcus Garrett relied on height and full lineup rotation as Don Sarr, 6'3" senior guard, led with 20 points and Lee Wilkins started strong with six early points.
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Uintah “Fighting Utes
Altamont “Longhorns
Tha Jrmprewave
Marcus Garrett
Uintah Boys
Altamont Boys
Barr
Garrett
McCarrell
Hacking
Don Sarr
Ute Quint
Rear Admiral Decker to Speak at K and F Club
Rear Admiral Benton W. Decker, a World War II veteran and former Japanese base commander, will be guest speaker for the Knife and Fork Club at Hotel Vernal on Saturday January 19. The event promises a first hand account of the occupation of Japan by General MacArthur's forces and has drawn keen interest from members and press alike.
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Knife and Fork Club
Aeris al Benton W. Decker
Japanes Naval Base
Yokonika Yee
Son. H. W. Marrs
Admiral Decker
Hotel Vernal
Japan
MacArthur
CBS
State Woolgrowers to Hold Annual Meet
State Woolgrowers prepare for their annual gathering in Vernal on January 22 and 23 drawing ranchers from across Utah. The meeting will focus on Rambouillet sheep breeding and the state wool industry with about 1000 attendees expected, including officials James A. Hooper and leaders from Utah State Agricultural College in Logan.
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James A. Hooper
Ulahn
Sheen
Hooper
Funeral Services Held Tuesday for James Holfeltz
Funeral services were held Tuesday at Glines for James Holfeltz 71 who died in Salt Lake City January 3 after a long illness. Conducted under Glines L D S Ward with Stephen Perry in charge, the service featured a male quartet including Thacker Duane Soderquist Ralph Walker Aubra Hodgkinson. Speakers included Bishop John B Eaton and Lamond Puis.
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Glines
James Holfeltz
Salt Lake City
Glines L.D.3 Ward
Stephen Perry
Gentry ‘Thacker
Duane Soderqast
Ralph Walker
Aubra Hodgkinson
Arthur Manwaring
Milk Stored In Bathtub When Roads Block
DUCHESNE Special Snowbound family on a grade A dairy farm uses a bathtub to store milk as roads are blocked by heavy snow. Brumley couple fear fuel and food run low while milk supplies remain usable if rescue arrives.
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Ducane
Munity
Hiehandt Milk Co. Ee
Fis Brumleys
Vernal Housing Seeks Rooms and Apartments
Urgent housing appeal in Vernal urges residents with extra rooms apartments or houses to notify the Vernal Chamber of Commerce or the Express. John J McKinney former Denverite now with Nelson Tank Lines seeks two bedroom quarters for his family and asks the public to offer or contact with lodging options.
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Chamber of Commerce
John J. McKinney
Nelson Tank Lines
Eng shore notes capture Mrs Lewis and family scene
Fragmentary shoreline note mentions Mrs C P and daughter-in-law Mrs Charles Howard Lewis. A lead captain Ey and others are described near a pod and force, with scattered references to forays, rooks, and fate. The readable text hints at a family event by the coast and a local report.
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Eng
C. P
Charles Howard Lewis
Lewis
Winter roads spark six crashes in Vara area
Snow and slick highways on US 40 and nearby routes caused six traffic accidents around Vara. Drivers urged extreme caution as vehicles collided at intersections and on head-on sections. Damages ranged from 20 to 300 dollars, with injuries not mentioned.
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Dantes Canes
Heber
Patra
Benlid
Vara
Highway Patrol
Ivers
Zinc
Stake Officers Named To Fill Vacancies Name confusion in text
Three new stake officers were chosen at a recent stake meeting. C Brian O Nell was named assistant stake starting Curtis was assigned as clerk. Other appointments included first and ten serjor of the First Quorum of Peters.
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Nike Stakene
Noort Bi
Aes Inh Wag C
Brian O'Nell
O'Nell Iy Ees
Curtis
Psahaw
Peters
Ac Corti
Chosen
Dale ‘Thacker
Vernal Paratrooper Earns Gallantry Award in Korea
1st Lt. Earl Kil Woolley of Vernal receives the Distinguished Service Cross for leading a 12 man assault near Parun in March. He was wounded by shrapnel but continued the fight and secured a hillside line, later relieved. Woolley, a Utah veteran, returned to the United States and now serves at Fort Campbell as a paratrooper training officer.
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Utah
United States
Gill
Fom
Fromier
Fromier Airlines
Korea
Earl Ki
Woolley
Vernal
Parun
Army
Shrapne
Fig
Billy
Ite Woolley
Ani Importan
Dermal
Rifeline
Shwfooliey
Kores
Ate
Fort Teae
Amphellr Bentuckye
Inyparatooner i Training
Oper
Ae Bisrtater
Tinh. Woolley
Seierepen Ee
Good-Wool Prices Seen This Spring at Uintah Basin Meet
A Utah extension meeting at Motone 13 House featured experts on spring wool prices and sheep feeding. Speakers discussed concentrates, protein and phosphorus in sheep diets, wood price trends, futures and hedging, and crossbreeding options. The session highlighted Colland Ram polliet crossed with Lincoln as favorable for range lambing and feeding economics in the Uintah Basin.
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Uintah Basin
Michelson
Lincoln
Uintah
Sebue
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Amey ‘Valley
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R. King
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Myron Janson
Don Langston
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Vernal Housing
Charles F. Richardson
E.um
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William W. Mott
Grant Mace
Mott
McConkle
Moteore 13
Keeetan Iy
Rey
Breda Davis
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