Marcele Speirs Testimonial Held Sunday
A farewell testimonial for Marcele Speirs daughter of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Speirs was held in the Glines Ward Chapel on Sunday evening. Speirs, a 1955 Bingham High graduate, plans to enter the Salt Lake mission home January 23 before departing for the Great Lakes Mission. Prelude and postlude music featured Mabel Bryant, with remarks from Bishop 8 Woodrow White and other speakers. Speirs has served in ward activities and holds dual church roles, and has worked for Min. States Tel. and Tel. for four years, transferring from Salt Lake City to Vernal in April.
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Marcele Speirs
Kenneth Speirs
Glines Ward
MIA
Bingham Ward
Fidel Marion D. Hanks
Glinet
Alnrea
Sveira
Min. States
Tel
Salt Lake City
Vernal
Savings Bonds Reach 20th Anniversary in 1961
N J Mearher Jr of the Bank of Vernal announced US Savings Bonds marks their 20th anniversary in 1961 with strong local results for December and 1960. Uintah County December sales totaled 3085 dollars and full year sales reached 151,074 dollars, achieving 131 percent of the 1960 goal.
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National Holdings
N. J. Mearher
Marine at SFA signs on with Seventh Fleet unit
Marine Pfc Adlen R Merkley, son of Mr and Mrs Lyman Merkley of 220 West South Vernal, serves with First Battalion Seventh Marine Regiment assigned to the Third Provisional Battalion Landing Team. The landing team operates from Seventh Fleet ships in the Western Pacific and will be at sea about two months off Okinawa.
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SFA
Adlen R. Merkley
Lyman Merkley
West Sth
South Vernal Fn
Seventh Marine Regiment
Seventh Fleet
Western Pacific
Third Marine Division
Okinawa
Highway Patrol 1960 Report Highlights 1980 Drive Miles
Utah Highway Patrol releases 1960 annual report noting District 1 Division Four activity. Five troopers logged 169263 miles, led by district commander Sgt Honard D Powell in Vernal. Leonard Ferguson, Ronald Gale, Roy Jm Tielm, Ray D Herrington, and Keith Ru Hooper investigated 311 accidents, 88 with injuries, seven fatal, six due to Duchesne County incidents. Mr and Mrs Gary Slaughli and daughter Kathy Ann from Forest Grove Oregon visited Wm Slaughs over holidays.
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Utah Highway Patrol
Honard D. Powell
Vernal
Leonard Ferguson
Roosevelt
Ronald T. Gale
Dutch John
Roy JM
Tielm
Ray D Herrington
Keith Ru. Hooper
Duchesne
Duchesne County
Duchesnie
Uintah
Daggett Counties
Daniels Canyon Highway Bids Opened for Uteh District Roadwork
Salt Lake City bid opening for Daniels Canyon US 40 stretch drew Tiago Construction with 786 062 40 as low bid. Engineer's estimate was 739 079 85. Total project 175 working days, weather permitting, with other bids for Magna to Garfield and Cornish to Stephenson in Cache. Relocation of utilities budgeted at 450 000 in the Magna area.
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Uteh State Dept. of Highways
Salt Lake City
Daniels Canyon
Tiago Construction Company
U.S. 40
Heber City
MecQuire Canyon
Wasatch County
Magna
Garfield
Gibbons and Reed Co
Utah
Idaho State Line
Cornish
Stephenson
Cache Cache
LeGrand Johnson Construction Co
Logan
Serving Stew With Rice And Biscuits
A recipe note suggests serving stew over hot fluffy rice and splitting corn bread or biscuits. It offers topping ideas such as par try, biscuit dough or mashed potatoes and invites varying serving methods.
Boxing Tryouts Set Saturday at Randlett Center
The Ute Recreation Dept schedules a boxing tryout event at the Randlett Recreation Center in Vegas to prepare for Golden Gloves battles. Top amateurs from Orem VEW and Rotary Boys' Club Salt Lake will compete, headlining Johnny Cesspooch of Randlett versus Max Gibbs of Orem in the main event. Gibbs, a former all-Canadian champion, faces promising prospects as Ramòn Redcap is also highlighted by trainer Fred Hayashi.
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Has ‘Vegas
Nevada
Deniver
Ute
Orem Vew
Rotary Boys’ Club
Salt Lake
Randlett Recreation Center
Johnny Cesspooch
Randlett
Max Gibbs
Orem
Cesspooch
Pocatello
Riuha
Jerry Armstrong
Rome
Gibbs
Canada
Chicago
Ramon Redcap
Fred Hayashi
Monument Head Awards To Two Dinosaur National Monument Staff
At a Monday meeting Superintendent Earl M Semingsen announced awards to two employees at Dinosaur National Monument. Roberta M Karren, a Quarry Visitor Center clerk typist, received a 2500 cash Incentive Award for a filing photography method saving time and money. Boon Mac Knight earned the Interior Department 10 year service pin. he began around 16 years ago as a maintenance supervisor and has prior Incentive Awards and a Career Appointment by Civil Service Commission authority.
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Roberta M. Karren
Trpiat
Far Miewerrerte
Dinosaur National Monument
Monument
George W. “Boon” MayKnight
Earl M. Semingsen
Monument Staff Picurs
George W. “Boon MacKnight
Department of the Interior
MacKnight
Inicentive
Civil Service Commission
Oil and Gas Spacing Hearing Held in Salt Lake City
Vernal oil official R Henderson attends the crucial Lisbon field spacing hearing in Salt Lake City. Lisbon in San Juan County features Mississippian Ouray and McCracken producing zones with disputed unit sizes from Pure Oil Pubco Elliott and Standard Oil. Decisions aim to balance state royalties and company claims amid a complex multi formation field.
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R. Henderson
Vernal
State Oil and Gas Commission
Salt, Lake City
Lisbon Oil and Gas
Lisbon
San Juan County
Moab
Rocky Mt
Soemme
Ouray
McCracken
Pure Ol Company
Pubco Petroleum Corporation
Standard Oil
El-iott
Pure Oil
Elliott
Pubco
Gravy Drippings Add Flavor and Nutrition in Pan Gravies
The article extols using roast drippings to flavor pan gravies and cream gravies. It notes the drippings enhance taste and contribute nutrients, promoting their value in daily meals.
Josie Morris Turns 88 Still Rides Horses Occasionally
Ashley Valley resident Josie Morris celebrated her 88th birthday on Tuesday January 1. She lives alone on a ranch ten miles east of Jensen and helps with cooking cleaning and occasional horseback rides. She recalls historic West times and notes visitors from Dinosaur National Monument. She has two sons Crawford MacKnight Jensen and Chick MacKnight Cima California who will return to Vernal in spring. STREP CASES RISING Uintah County reports 18 new strep cases for week ending January 6 along with measles influenza whooping cough and one infectious hepatitis for a total of 25 new portable cases.
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Ashley Valley
Josie Morris
Vernal
Herry Au Miller
Morris
Jensen
Dinosaur National Monument
Brown's Park
Ashley
Crawford MacKnight
Chick” MacKnight
Cima
Calif
Chick
California
Uintah
State of
Martin W. Curtis Named Vernal Lions Club President
Martin W. Curtis, formerly first vice president, was named president of Vernal Lions Club at last week’s regular meeting. He succeeds Clair Rt. Ifop who moved to Salt Lake City to join the state finance commission. Mrs. Clyde Wilkins chaired the Uintah County March of Dimes event and Michael Hall performed vocal selections at the midwinter banquet.
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Martin W. Curtis
Vernal Lions Club
Curtis
Clair Rt. Ifop[kine
Salt Lake City
State Finance Commission
Clyde Wilkins
Uintah County
Bank VP predicts rise in personal income in Utah 1961
First Security Bank newsletter chaired by Harold R. Sergent projects Utah personal income reaching 1.9 billion in 1961, up from about 1.795 billion in 1960. It notes increased employment, wages, and retail trade, with strong mining and utility activity and a projected nonfarm employment gain of about 5,000 in 1961.
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Vieh da
First Security Bank
Harold R. Sergent
Fiat Security Bank St Vernal
EliRoy Nelson
First Security
Utah
Tributes Paid For Two Local Figures In Salt Lake City
In Salt Lake City on January 30 tributes were paid to two recently deceased figures, Ernst Caldwell and Marvin Smith, honoring their lives and contributions amid community remembrance.
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Salt Lake City
Ernest
Caldwell
Marvin Smith
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