Uintah School Prize Contest Announced
The Uintah Basin Soil Conservation District opens an essay story and poster contest for all Uintah Basin students. Prizes range from 2.50 to 20 dollars across grades 1 through 12 for posters stories and essays. Closing dates are February 24 in Duchesne County and April 30 in Uintah County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uintah Basin
Uintah County
Soi
Duchesne County
Ulntah County
Louis A. Jensen
Howard M. Ivory
Soil Conservation Service
Ivory
Clair R. Acord
SCC
White
Utah Roads Need Study Urges County Officials
Expert Van A James told the Utah State Association of County Officials convention in Salt Lake City that Utah counties should catalog roads on a land use basis to target limited funds. He cited a survey showing 10 817 miles of unimproved roads and warned that funds must be spent where most people benefit, noting federal aid for secondary roads and the vast cost challenges faced by Utah counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah
van A. James
Craig
Cole
Utah State Associaton
Salt Lake City
Itah
Asher Manwaring
Don Batty
Forest Goodrich
James
Colorado
F. W. Smith
Ogden
US Bureau of Public Roads
Vernal Mayor Urges March of Dimes Drive Support
Vernal Utah mayor Joseph Hansen issued a proclamation appealing to residents to back the 1950 March of Dimes National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. He cited 1949 polio tolls near 40,000 cases and an estimated $31 million in care costs, noting foundation funds are depleted.
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Vernal
Joseph
Hansen
National Foundation For
United States
National Foundation
Profitable Land: Oil From Sand Near Vernal In Tests
Experiments near Vernal show oil extraction from halitic sands reaching a stage where recoverable amounts appear commercially viable. A pilot plant operates two years, with strip mining for full-scale plans. Sands yield 34 to 67 gallons per ton, 17 to 18 percent oil, API gravity 10, sulfur-free. Gums, mainly polynuclear resins, form 46 percent of oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernal
Magaine
Oil and Gas Journal
Uintah Basin Accounting Service Opens In Bank Building
Erland Preece and Ellis Foote open Uintah Basin Accounting Service in the Uintah State Bank Building. Preece, hospital administrator and Vernal resident, aims for evening work. Foote, formerly a Salt Lake public accountant since 1945, moved from Salt Lake to Vernal and both plan to become Certified Public Accountants soon.
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Uintah State Bank
Purlie
Erland Preecel
Ellis Foote
Uintah Basin Accounting Service
Preece
Uintah County Hospital
Coltharp
Vernal
LDS Business College
LaSalle Extension Univ
Foote
Salt Lake
Henager’s School of Business
LaSalle Extension University
Certified Public Accountants
Wits
Waffle Supper Honors Mrs. Effie Winn
Waffle supper held at Mrs. Effie Winn’s Alterra home on New Year’s Eve honored her longtime presence in the community. Seventy years noted as a matriarch, with thirty-one descendants in attendance including sons Morris Frank Boyd and Ferris Winn and daughters Mrs. Earl Winn Mrs. Jessie Dean of Roosevelt and Mrs. Albert Brower of Idaho.
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Ballard
Effie Winn
Alterra
Winn
Morris
Frank
Boyd
Ferris Winn
Daugters
Earl Winn
Jessie Dean
Roosevelt
Albert Brower
Idaho
Wolf hunting among ancient Britons admired pursuit
The article notes that wolf hunting was a favored pastime of ancient Britons, reflecting cultural practices and hunting traditions. It highlights the historical popularity and possible reasons behind this tribal sport.
Bosone Calls for Indian Freedom and Grants
Representative Reva Beck Bosone, Utah Democrat, urged freedom for American Indian individuals and support for their inclusion in modern society. She cited a Arizona settlements tour, praising education, adaptability, artistic ability, and calmness, while proposing a time limit on releases from federal restrictions.
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Reva Beck Hosone
Utah
Arrington
Arizona
Ube
House and Public Trnds
Fragmentary Notice on Legislation and Maple Sugar Record
Fragments discuss a 25 year restriction and possible extensions by Congress. Mentions maple sugar production in Lodi as the record on file. Text is incomplete and contains garbled phrases about emancipation and scientific knowledge.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Uintah School
Burney
America
Martin W. Curtis
Verzal, Utah
Utah Chemical & Oil Co
West Coast
Rocky Mountain
Owen M. Collett
Collett Tanklines
T. FP. Remy
Hollywood
Cal
The
Texas Co
U.S.G.S
Rep. Bosone
Lelf
Benji Henle
Walter J. Labyy
Penney
Hayon Crepe
Lemens
Slace
Childrens Cottons
Evan A
Thriffy
Boverlty
MENS
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