Alterra School Secures $30,000 Grant for New Building
Ground was broken for Alterra School with total cost $307,926. The Uintah School District gains $127,926 increase funded by the district while the federal government provides $180,000 under Public Law 815 for Indian students on per tax land. Turmer Building Supply submits the low bid and begins footings. the building will initially serve elementary use with shop home economics and gym removed due to funds.
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Alterra
United States Office of Education
Uintah
US Office of Education
Turmer Building Supply Company
Vernal Youth Hurt In Two Car Crash Cited Twice
A Vernal youth sustained a fractured pelvis when a Jeep carrying a minor passenger collided with a Packard east of Vernal. The Jeep driven by Boyd K Erickson 15 left turned. Norman R Haslem 20 drove the Packard. Harold Rendles bach was thrown from the jeep and treated at the hospital. Erickson cited for no license and improper left turn. his father cited for permitting an unlicensed minor to drive.
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Vernal
Boyd K Erickson
Packard
Norman R Haslem
Harold Rendlesbach
Hasler
Erickson
Gerald Erickson
Sammy Hatch
Tommy Lee Foster Breaks Leg in Home Tumble
Three year old Tommy Lee Foster son of Mr and Mrs Tommy Foster of 99 East Third Street suffered a broken right leg early this week after stumbling at home. He is hospitalized for treatment. The report also notes connections between Alterra school and a junior high with a planned completion date of January 1 1957.
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Tommy Lee Foster
Fommy Lee Foster
Tommy Foster
99 East Third No
Alterra
Elsie Moffitt R N Leaves Vernal After 16 Years of Service
Elsie Moffitt registered nurse at Uintah County Hospital resigns after 16 years in Vernal and moves to Oakland California with her son Byzrle Ini and family. She left Vernal December 19 and had come to Vernal from Denver in 1940 beginning her career in 1925 after graduating from the Nebraska Sanitarium at Lincoln. Friends say she is happy in California near her son and grandchildren. Address given 4177 Broadway Oakland California. Marriage license listed for Kenneth Rood and Nellie Corless.
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Elsie Moffitt
Uintah County Hospital
Utah
Oakland
California
Byzrle Ini
Vernal
Mrs Moffitt
Denver
Nebraska Sanitarium
Lincoln
Moff Ot
Broadway
Califirnia
Adult Education Classes Open Monday at Uintah High School
Uintah High School will start adult education classes Monday with 7 p m registration. Courses include understanding the adolescent by Supt. Max G Abbott in period one, clothing construction directed by Freda Davies with limited enrollment, interior decorating by Lorraine Hampton, motor care and tuneup by Charles Freeman, clubs and hobbies led by Erwin Day, ladies physical education by Floy Calder, and dancing by Grant and Mildred Hacking. Registration fee of one dollar applies to non state sponsored auto mechanics and crafts courses. additional classes depend on parent survey interest.
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Uintah High School
A. Alwyn Call
Max G. Abbott
Freda Davia
Afra
Lorraine Hampton
Charles Freeman Freeman
Erwin Day
Floy Calder
Grant
Dred Hacking
Call
IRS Plans Monday Tax Help Across Utah Offices
Internal Revenue Service agents in Vernal outline a 1956 plan to assist taxpayers with income tax returns. The Monday Opening Plan will offer in person or telephone guidance and return preparation for those who cannot file themselves, with service days listed for Salt Lake Ogden Provo Vernal offices beginning January 5.
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Utah
LeRoy W. Smith
Internal Revenue
Vernal Internal Revenue Office
Internal Revenue Service
Salt Lake
Ogden
Provo
Coltharp Building
Vernal
Clayton Findlay Promoted to Lt Colonel in AF
Major Clayton Findlay son of Mrs Grace Findlay of Vernal Utah is approved for promotion to lieutenant colonel by the USAF in Washington He is a Uintah High School and University of Utah alumnus who served in the Utah National Guard since 1939 with overseas tours in CBI and AP theatres His decorations include the Distinguished Flying Cross Presidential Unit Citation and Air Medal He is married to Diane Lucille O Leary of Great Falls Montana and studies at the Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell AFB Alabama.
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Clayton Findlay
Mra
Grace Findlay
Vernal
Utah
Ion Hy
Uintah High School
University of Utah
Universally of Alaska
University of Alabama
Findlay
Utah National Guard
Lake Field
Arizona
China-Burma-India
Diane Lucille O'Legar
Great Falls
Montana
Vermal
Usaf Air University
Air Command and Staff College
Maxwell Air Force Base
Montgomery
Alabama
H Walter Woolley Retires After 37 Years at Windy State Bank
Vernal bank cashier H Walter Woolley retires after 37 years of service. He arrived in Vernal in 1896 at age six and plans an extended trip through Arizona and California to visit family including sister Mrs ER Jones and daughter Mrs Yona W Leigh, with his son Evan K Woolley in Yuma and other relatives.
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Walter Woolley
Windy State Bank
Woolley
Arizona
California
Mesa
ER Jones
Mra Yona W. Leigh
Evan K Woolley
Yuma
T P. Woolley
Dowhey
Clayton Woolley
Redwood
Enid Cook
Rialto
Mild Weather Spurs Vernal Building Boom and Jobs
Vernal's mild winter fuels planned highway and school work and a new industry site near Vernal. The Chamber of Commerce notes Indian Bureau 27 percent mixed blood registrations and a Todian self-help program while Colorado State Road Commission approves a 16 million dollar highway tunnel project. A seven mile county road upgrade toward Red Wash aims to draw California Coal and other workers to Vernal.
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Vernal Chamber of Commerce
Salt Lake Group
Chamber
Vernal
O L. Johnson
Lle
Siddoway
Woodey Searle
Fran Feltch
Ken Sewards
Whitney Hammond
Charles Johnson
N Liscomb
Glenn Cooper
The
Indian Bureau
John Crow
Lon Logan
Rex Curry
Crow
Mr. Crow
Siddeway
Colorado State Road Commission
Bighway
Rockies
Red Wash
California Co
Artesia
Funeral Held for Sylvia C Merkley in Maeser
A Maeser chapel service honored Sylvia Caldwell Merkley 60 who died Friday at her home. Born September 16 186 in Vernal she married John Henry Merkley in 1916 who died in 1954. Survivors include a stepmother two sons two daughters and six grandchildren.
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Maeser
Sylvia Caldwell Merkley
Maeser Ward Chapel
Merkley
Vernal
Francis Marion
Amanda Taylor Caldwell
John Henry Merkley
Mia
Effie Caldwell
Reed Merkley
San Bruno
Calif
Harold Merkley
Mel Ba Holfeltz
Salt Lake City
Mabel Bryant
Fort Morgan
Cole
Police Plan Road Blocks to Enforce Highway Rules
Utah Highway Patrol and Vernal City police announce road blockages to enforce lighting and juvenile driver laws. Sgt Sammy Hatch cites 24 inch to 14 foot vehicle size thresholds for signaling devices, and commercial vehicles must display worst laden weight on both sides. Construction along Highway 40 to Vernal prompts pole relocations and sign moves, with state and utility crews clearing rights of way and relocating buildings like the Lopez home to accommodate work.
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Utah Highway Patrol
Vernal
Sammy Hatch
The
Highway Patrol
Jensen Bridge
Tts
Utah Power and Light Company
Moon Lake Electric
Hoss A. Slye
Lopez
Aser Johnson
Colon
Woolmen Tackle Industry Shifts and River Project Debate
Labor leaders in Miami and Los Angeles weigh a broad water resources policy including the Upper Colorado River Storage Project. AFLCIO leaders signal a decisive stance at the executive council meeting next month amid interstate tensions.
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Colorado
Miami
al Zack
Aflcio
Inten
Arbna
Los Angeles
Rocky Mountain States
Zack
New York
Vernal Chamber survey on 1956 budget prompts mayor letter
A Vernal Utah piece outlines a Chamber of Commerce budget study and a reply from Mayor Ralph Siddoway detailing council plans. The article notes a March of Dimes variety show at Vernal High School and a formal item by item budget response, including city manager prospects and salary considerations.
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Siddeway
Vernal Express
Vernal Chamber’ of Commerce
Express
Ralph Siddoway
Chamber of Commerce
Orlan Johnson
Vernal Chamber of Commerce
Vernal
Utah
Johnson
Ger
Yy Council
Bloodmobile to Visit Stake Center January 31
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be at the Blake Center Tuesday January 31 from 2 to 7 pm. Officials stressed an urgent need for blood supplies for all hospitals and the Armed Services, noting the Red Cross as a main source of supply for Vernal hospital.
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Red Cross
Blake Center
Armed Services
The
Vernal Hospital
Ancient Ute Squaw Mystery Solved At Funeral
Funeral services for Ernest Untermann Sr. 91 were held at St Pauls Episcopal Church with Father Richard Lundberg officiating. The Roosevelt mortuary revealed the aged Ute, long registered as Apbo Go-Witch and known as a woman, was actually a man buried in women’s clothing. age estimates vary near 100.
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Ernest Untermann
St Paul’s Episcopal Church
Richard &, Lundberg
YB. H. Biringham
Seth Perry
Fran Feltch
Alvin Weeks
Jacke Turner
Wiley Stewart
Apbo Go-Witch
Roosevelt Mortuary
Appar Go-Witeh
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U.S
R.N
Kenneth Rood
Roosevelt
Nellie Corless
MHS
Clayton Finplay
Uintah High
H. Walter Woolley
County
Chamber Meet
Sylvie C. Terkley
Sylvia C. Merkley
Uintih
Ingin
Alleria Selinol
Miesten
Chaine
Aki
Uintah County
Atqaiiut
U. S
Don Clyde
Hebler
Hotel Utah
Clyde
Uiniah Uies
Hewley
Waley Eaton
Gary Slaugh
Wayne Gardiner
Thalr Allen
Gary Lyman
Jarry Cutshaw
Tribune
Paul Armstrong
Jaycees
Liona
Lady Lions
Ron King Lee Walker
Ken Sowards
Mar Hawking
Gene Hall
Tridel
Frank Morrill
Stake Center
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