Jaycees and Kiwanis Polio Drive Boost Vernal Fund
Jaycees outraised the Kiwanis Club in a Saturday polio fund drive on Main Street, totaling 284.18 with the Jaycees collecting 107.00 and Kiwanis 127.04, led by chairmen Jay Cook and Ken Sewards and a team of local volunteers. Four Vernal representatives returned from Washington amid remarks praising Utah’s delegation on the Upper Colorado Storage Project with confidence for initial project phases and bipartisan support.
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Kiwanis Club
Main Street
Assersby
Kiwanis
Kenneth Cross
Jay
LaMar Jankins
Jay Cook
Ken Sewards
Cal Sorenson
Brent Felch
Hawkins
Jerome Boettcher
Glenn Popper
Deb Casada
Cross
Charlie Johnson
Ted Mohr
Dewey Ross
Bob Herman
Bob Johnston
B H_ Woodard
Calvin’ Doingson
Dwight Wetenhamp
Red Roberts
al Tassainer
Ama Teroy Smith
Loraine Durfee and Kenny Ashby Win Seminary Contest
Loraine Durfee and Kenny Ashby won the Vernal Seminary declamation contest with Adoree Preece receiving a special award for her speech. Seven finalists were chosen from eighty two semi finalists. two hundred fifty seven students received a triple scripture combination.
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Vernal Seminary
Loraine Durfes
Kenny Ashby
Adoree Preece
Vernal First Ward
Miss Durto
Mr. Ashi
J Bins
Connie Lundell
John L. Johnson
Clair Batty
Vernal Firemen Praised for Quick Response to Pigs Fire
Vernal City firefighters reached a northeast Vernon pig pen blaze within five minutes. Firemen saved hundreds of pigs and later extinguished a second fire on Eve Ashton property. Owner LaBell Anderson commended their rapid arrival and credited them with saving thousands of dollars in losses.
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Vernal
LaBell Anderson
Eve Ashton
Uintah Basin Stock Show Set May 27 28
The 1854 Uintah Basin Junior Livestock Show will be held at Vernal on May 27 and 28. Ward Merkley chairs the Livestock Show Committee with Glenn Murray as manager and a full slate of officers and committee heads including Dee Curfew secretary, Lloyd Winward treasurer, Marvin Smith advertising, and Henry Schaeiermeyer premium list.
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Uintah Basin
Vernal
Pish
M. E. Staley
Don Wall
Sid Merkley
Ray Udy
Rulon Hacking
J. H. Cotton
Meril Snow
Glen Hemstreet
Aaron Wilkins
Roland Merkley
Mothers March Aids Polio Drive With House to House Push
A Friday 5 to 6 pm Mothers March raises funds for polio relief led by Freda Davis with Lucille Watkins assistance. Donations total 4524.58 with five days left. clubs including Merry Mrs St Paul Guild Kiwanis Ladies Aid and others participate. proceeds fund the Vogue theater fundraiser showing Spoilers of the Range with comedy cartoons Saturday at 1 pm to support the drive.
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Mother’s
Ineal
Freda Davis
Lucille Watkins
Storms Dump Heavy Snow Across Ashley Valley
The second snow storm in two weeks dumped 4.5 inches in Ashley Valley with prior counts reaching 7.5 inches last Tuesday. Other readings include 24 inches at Greendale 20 at Yellowstone Dam 10 at Sheep Creek Canyon and 8 at Manila Temperatures in Vernal over the week were recorded as follows.
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Greendale
Yellowstone Dam
Yellowstone
Echo Park Dam Hearing Prompts Mixed Support and Skepticism
Opponents of the Echo Park and Upper Colorado storage project faced questions as Utah and Colorado witnesses urged dam construction. Dr J Broaddus praised the monument, while Stringham and Penfold challenged the opposition with documentary evidence. The committee cross examined all witnesses seeking a path on river development.
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Tver Commission
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J . Broaddus
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Dr Broaddus
United States
National Park Service
Joseph W. Penfold
Denver
County Officials Endorse Echo Park Project in Utah
Six Uintah officials attended the Utah State Association of County Officers convention in East Lake City. Among them were County Clerk Charles T. Pope County Attorney Whitney D. Hammond County Commissioner Orve Swain County Recorder Lara Anderson County Assessor Charles A Hatch and Sheriff Herbert M Snyder. They supported the Upper Colorado River Storage project adopting a resolution urging future growth of Utah and other Upper Colorado River states.
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Utah State Association of County Officers
East Lake City
Charles T . Pope
Whitney D. Hammond
Orve Swain
Lara Anderson
Charles A Hatch
Herbert M Snyder
Utah
Colorado River
Newspaper Advertising Boosts Beef Sales in 1953
Advertising is credited with lifting beef sales by 50 percent in the first nine months of 1953 versus 1952. The Retailers' Report on America's Beef Problem, published by Safeway Stores, notes newspapers as the primary medium for promoting store prices and services due to proven effectiveness.
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Bafeway Stores, Inc
Bafeway
Automobile Crash on U S Highway 40 Injures Driver
A 1983 sedan driven by Burns Galley, 20, of Vernal, left the road on U S Highway 40 at 10 48 a m Tuesday, rolled once and rested on its side. Damages totaled 600 dollars. no injuries reported to the two occupants. Patrolman Lowell Bair investigated. citations pending.
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Burns Galley
Vernal
Lowell Bair
Utah
Stake Conference Dates Announced by Uintah Stake Leader
Archie Johnson president of the Uintah Stake announces quarterly stake conference set for February 6 and 7. Saturday 7:30 pm at the Stake Center. Sunday sessions at 10 am and 2 pm in the tabernacle. public invited to Sunday sessions. evening meeting at 7:30 pm under stake MSA direction.
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Archie Johnson
Uintah Stake
Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Sanita
Stake Center
Tabernacle
Stoke Msa
Johnson
Realism of the Dinosaur Man Controversy
Fragmented testimony from a Utah official amid a broad, satirical discourse on dinosaurs and proposed dams. The piece references a Dinosaur Nation Monument concept, public protests, and a fictionalized account of travel and opposition within a conflicted, humorous framing.
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Dinosaur Man
Powder River
Wyoming
Bee
Rafael Bers
Supreme Court Affirms Lower Court Decision
The court upholds a lower court ruling concerning a land lease dispute in Meagher County. Equil Co. drilled on leased lands held by stock and Juhan, with the Supreme Court denying review of the original decision and affirming the prior ruling.
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Ashley Ly Ol
Equil Co
Tock
Juhan
Tea Supreme Court
Gardner's Jewelry to Move to New Location
Rex Gardner says Gardner's Jewelry will relocate from its current section to 63 Westates Road near the near future. The move aims to triple size and enable a complete line of jewelry.
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Seoadion
Westates
Accord Rex Gardner
Mr. Gardner
Mystery Farm of Ben Wilson Identified in Last Week's Draw
Last week's mystery farm was the 40 acre Wilson place two miles east of Tridell townsite. Ben Wilson and family operated the farm, which includes alfalfa, a garden, pasture and poultry. Morrill won five gallons of gasoline from Ashley Farmers Union Coop in the Mystery Farms contest.
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Morrill
Ashley Farmer's Union Coop
Mystery Farms
Wilson Farm
Tridell
Elmer Morrill
Wilsons
Jena
Wang
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