Pioneer Valley resident Alice Billings marked at 90
Alice Orser Billings, a longtime Ashley Valley resident born in Provo on December 25 1875, was celebrated at a 90th birthday supper. Surrounded by five children and daughters and sons in law, she has taught in Jensen and served in Relief Society leadership, temple work, and church activities across Jensen Glines and Vernal.
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Alice Orser Billings
Piayer
Ashley Valley
Billings
Wiley Coutt
Driver F Smith
George Taylor
Roosevelt
Cecil Gittings
Glines
Eldon Billings Ashley
Smith Home
Mrs Gillings
Provo
Amenean Mecham
Evert Orser
Ced Creek
White Pine Count
Nevada
Utah
LDS Church
BYU
Orser
Jensen
Alice Orser
Alfred N. Billings
MTA
Billings Famings Famiy
Relef Society
The
Relief Society
Glines Ward
Salt Lake
Manti
St George
Third Ward Relief Society
Vernal
Tax Director Advises In Filling Out Returns
Tax director Charles Fox urges complete page one entries on both individual and corporate returns to aid sorting, refunds, pre payments, and tax assessment. Ensure name and address are legible and use separate checks per return to avoid processing errors or miscredited accounts. Mrs Billings of Vernal recalls pioneer hardships, mother of eight, with five living, 24 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren, living with daughter Mrs Wiley Collett and in good health.
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Charles Fox
Fox
Vernal
Billings
Billngs
Wiley Collett
Dixon Urges Airport Aid for Bonanza Manila
Congressman Henry A Dixon urges Bonanza and Manila officials to join a unified effort to secure more federal money for rural airports. He cites Utah’s 1955 distribution showing Salt Lake City gain and outlying areas lagging, notes changes removing field location eligibility, and supports 23 new secondary fields with federal funds covering most construction costs.
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Mania
Bonanza
Henry Aldous Dixon
Utah
Salt Lake City
Dixon
Secretary of Commerce
Utah Aeronautics Commission
Harlan W Brement
Elates Aeronautics
Lorn Richens Discharged From Navy in Virginia
Lorn Richens boiler tender second class USN, son of Mr and Mrs Lynn Richens husband of Estella J Richens of Naples, honorably discharged at U S Naval Receiving Station Norfolk Virginia. Station commanded by Captain J C G Wilson USN processes about 8000 men monthly on their way to and from naval activities worldwide.
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Lorn Richens
USN
Lynn Richens
Estella J Richens
Naples
US Navy
U.S Naval
Norfolk
Virginia
Norfolk Naval
J C G Wilson
Duchesne County Fire Destroys Courthouse Records
In a Wednesday night blaze the Duchesne County courthouse burned to the ground, with records believed to be safe in the vault. Vernal property offered for sale at 1200 dollars and local weather notes report eight inches of snow in the valley, twelve in the foothills.
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Duchesne City
Salt Lake
John Siddoway
Friedman
Marshall Carpenter
Roosevelt
Claud Curtis
N. E Neilson
Louis Franks
Rhodesian Ridgeback Added to AKC As Wheat-Colored Breed
The Rhodesian ridgeback, the latest breed admitted to the American Kennel Club, resembles the Welmaraner. It is wheat colored and features a pronounced cowlick from shoulders to hips.
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American Kennel Club
Local notices mark anniversaries births and moves
Twenty years ago Alma Anderson and wife celebrated their 50th anniversary at Lapoint. Jane Johnston hosted a New Year’s party at her home. Henry Wall and family welcomed a baby girl born December 28. Will Thomas announced a son born Christmas Eve. A O Cloward plans to build a Vernal home. BYU Leadership Week runs January 27 with the theme Promoting Spirituality Today. Camp Vernal DUP met at Mary Eaton’s home. Four Vernal graduates from YU teaching certificates secured positions. The proposed Clear Creek canyon road on US 40 draws East Coast publicity. Thomas Karren, injured in a recent plane crash, is recovering at home. Warren D Richardson named manager of a Conoco station in west town.
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Jane Johnston
Henry Wall
Dee
Will Thomas
O Cloward
Vernal
BYU
Camp Vernal
DUP
Mary Eaton
Helen Calder
Ruby Hansen
Wm A Merrell
Ashel A Perry
Clear Creek Canyon
Thomas Karren
Warren D Richardson
Continental Oil Company
Conoco
Woolgrowers Rally for Foreign Trade Support in Utah
Eleven Uintah County sheep men and their wives returned from the Utah Wood Growers Association conference in Salt Lake praising the meeting as very helpful. Howard Williams, Uintah County Woolgrowers president, and others attended with new director Stoward Williams elected to replace George Davis who moved to Sacramento. The Utah woolgrowers backed Gov Bracken Lee against foreign aid and urged expansion of foreign trade without harming domestic markets. Don Clyde of Heber City was elected president for the 18th year. Allan N. Adams of Laketown became vice president. James A Hooper reelected secretary treasurer. new directors include Heber Bennion Daggett, Alvin Hatch Pavilion, T W Jones Iron, T Knight Salt Lake City, and Mrs Parson A. Webster.
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Uintah County
Utah Wood Growers Association
Salt Lake
Howard Williams
Uintah County Woolgrowers
Willams
W. A Ganks
Hal Banks
Rulon Hacking
Rulon Lind
Ralph Siddoway
Roy Showalter
Victor Karten
Harold K. Davis
B. WH. Stungham
N J Meagher Stoward Williams
Utah Group
George Davis
Sacramento
Calif
Utah Woolmen
Gov . Bracken Lee
Daggett County
Alvin Hatch
Pavia County
T. W Jones
Iron County
T. ¥. Knight
Salt Lake City
Parson A. Webster
Cedar City
Ladies Auxiary of Utah Wool Growers Association
Pvt Lewis Cesspooch Leaves for Germany
Pvt Lewis Cesspooch aged 22 son of Mr and Mrs Juan Cesspooch of Biarsett Utah is slated to depart for Germany this month under Operation Gyroscope. His unit the 11th Airborne Division now at Fort Campbell Kentucky will rotate with the 5th Infantry Division in Europe. He served as a cannoneer in Battery Boot A A Battery of the division’s Anti Aircraft Artillery Battalion and joined the Army last June after attending Alterra Meh i school in Roosevelt.
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Lewis Cesspooch
Juan Cesspooch
Biarsett
Utah
U. S
Germany
Cesspooch
1Th Airborne Division
Fort Campbell
Sth
Europe
Despeoch
Alterra Mehi
Roosevelt
Public Forest Lands Open To Public Use
Forest lands hold vast streams and lakes and most big game animals are present for public use. A few wildlife refuges are excluded from access.
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National Forest
Uintah Cowbells Hold Regular Meeting At Home
The Uintah Cowbells held their regular quarterly meeting at Mrs Louis Freestone Sr home with 11 members present welcoming Mrs Elmer Swett as new member. A luncheon followed hosted by Mrs Louis Freestone Jr and Mrs Albert Freestone. The next meeting is set for April 2 at Mrs Nile Ainge Jengen s home.
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Uintah
Louis Freestone
Elmer Swett
Louis Freestone, Jr
Albert Freestone
Mra
Nile Ainge
Jengen
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Alice C. Billings
Valley
Rep
Manila
Navy
Golden Anninirsvtey
Helen Mayes
Kluses
Janie
Charley MacArthur
Alma G Anderson
Lapoint
Carter Oil Co
Carter Oil Company
John W. Brice
Vernal Express
Brice
Carter
Montana
Bby Carter
Chevrolet
Fisher
Bel Air Nomad
Bel Air Beauville
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