Boxing Benefit Draws Large Crowd at UBS Gymnasium
A crowded UBS gymnasium hosted a boxing bout for Lapoint Ward chapel funds. Fans packed the venue Friday night for the charity event, featuring local fighters and a lively atmosphere.
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Lapoint
Alent
UBS
Lapoint Ward
George Weldon Aileed
J. M. Alfred
Orva
Nellie Jacobsen
C. L. Jacobsen
Verna
Janusie
Byron Good
Local Notes From Vernal and Surroundings
Miss Leona Anderson of Magser accepted a position at the Verna hospital. Miss Louise Jorgensen worked at Roosevelt helping the Ashton boys. Miss Minnie Bigelow of Fourth Ward leads the Orpheus popularity contest. Gasoline prices drop to eighteen cents in Denver with Ver nal price forty to forty five cents. Dr Charles I Wirth is restoring sight after arriving from Denver. John C Bates resigns as director of the Vernal Drilling and Light Company due to ineligibility for city office. Miss Nema McKinney the Orpheus pianist spent time on the reservation. Mrs Olive Reader played in her absence.
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Leona Anderson
Magser
Verna Jospital
Myton
Denver
John C. Hates
Gircetar
Vernal Drilting and Light Company
Ctly
Bates
Ponce
Nema McKinney
Orpheus
Olive Reader
Ex press notes small town growth and mine findings
Uncle Jerry Murray visits with a cheerful smile while Gus Emert returns from Rangely Colorado where he opened a store. Coltharp of L Johnson and Co Vernal adds that Rangely has grown from one to three stores in six weeks. The Express notes almost twice the four mines of fish reported.
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Express
Jerry Murray
Gus Emert
Rengely
Colo
Coltharp
L. Johnson and Co
Emert
Fungely
Rangely
Firsh
Man laments speeders after near collision on Deep Creek highway
Letter writer in Uintah County criticizes drivers for speeding past a cow incident near his home. He notes a couple checked for the cow while vehicles flew by at high speeds with headlights blazing. He urges courtesy and warns autos can become monsters when driven too fast, reflecting on state deaths from cars and the need for safer behavior.
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Utah
Deep Creek
Scruss
Vernalize To Retire From U S Steel After 37 Years
Nelle Westover of Vernal, a 37 year veteran of U S Steel, will retire January 31. Born March 5, 1906, in Yerng], he attended Duchesne Elementary and Provo High, followed by Ricks and BYU. He worked from 1827 in Ironton rising to General Accounting Supervisor and later Assistant General Accounting Supervisor in Geneva. He and wife Jackie have six children and 10 grandchildren, living at 155 East 5th North in Provo.
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Wit
Nelle Westover
Vernal
U.S. Steel
Mr. Westover
Yerng
Duchesne
Provo High
Reighary Young University
Westover
Mutual Coal and Lumber Co
Ironton
Tronton
Tron
Jie
Geneva
Jackie
East 5Th North
Provo
Tridel and Lapoint Residents Threatened Privacy
Residents of Tridel and Lapoint report daily harassment by men passing by their homes in a sequence of unsafe incidents. Local authorites are urged to address persistent trespass and intimidation affecting the community.
Lapoint Lions Work On Project And Community News
Community activity notes from Lapoint and Mt Ne area include the Lions Club pulling up electric light poles for a project in Lapoint. Residents Clyde Rea and family and Keith Hartle visited family in Salt Lake City and Vernal. The Roosevelt Hospital visit and a Friday night Daddy Date banquet at the ward chapel are noted, with several local families mentioned.
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Mons
UpkCup
Mt. Ne
Lapoint
Clyde Rea
Salt Lake City
Ming Mazel Hall
Ray Sprause
Vernal
Blue Sprouse
Afr
Golden Winn
Keith Hartle
Eriday
Max Marie
Kenneth Hartle
Hishop
Floyd Ans
Nyiv Angus
Aliee Angus
Max Har‘le
Salt, Lake
University of Utah
Mearl Jenkins
Ercel Sprouse
Roosevelt Hospital
Gilbert Anderson
Ruby Ross
Roosevelt
Peiraazy “Daddy
Ward Chapel
Jane Wool Jey
Donna Hartle
David Jenkins
Mable Jenkins
Randy Jana
Ricky Jenkins
Eugene Workman
Vernal Visitors and Local Family News
Mr. and Mrs. Trave Nielson visited in Vernal Tuesday. Randy Jenkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rex Jenkins, had his tonsils removed Tuesday morning at Uintah County Hospital. Several families including the Swain, Perry, Jenkins, Taylors, Woolley, Sprouse, and Jarrells visited Vernal through the week. Merth Hartle and Eugene Nielson loaded timber at Price Thursday.
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Myton
Trave Nielson
Vernal Tuesay
Randy Jenkins
Rex Jenkins
Uintah County Hospital
Orville Swainese
Vernal
Floyd Perry
Ed Jenkins
Katherine
Margie
Leland Perry
Ardith Huber
Ella Nielson
Ethel Taylor
Mary Jarrell
Lillian Bigelow
Junior Stubbs
Oren
Matte Jenkins
Denver
Colo
Merth Hartle
Eugene Nielson
Young lover woos with lines as girl quips about eyes
A young suitor reels off compliments to charm a girl. He cites her “soft lovely bands” and “warm lips” while she replies wittily that her eyes came with her head, turning his flattery into a humorous exchange.
Forest Service Eyes Utah Budget for National Forests
Senator Moss says the Forest Service estimates 9.1 million dollars for Utah National Forests for the next fiscal year starting July 1. The plan includes funding for protection and management, insect control, research, roads and trails, brush disposal, and restoration with money earmarked for land acquisition in several counties and rehabilitation programs at Uinta and Wasatch forests.
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Forest Service
Utah
Frank E. Moss
Johnson
National Foresta
Ogden
Cache National Forest
Uinta
How's That Weaker Sex Phrase Reported
A terse editorial line argues that the weaker sex is the stronger sex due to the weakness found in the stronger sex for the weaker sex, presenting a paradoxical view on gender strength.
Upper American Park Watershed and Recreation Funding Urged
Senate discussion outlines 20,000 for mining claims rehabilitation at the Upper American Park Watershed. Additional items include 3,700 for state and private forestry cooperation, 153,000 from the National Forests fund for roads and schools in forest counties. Moss cites 40,000 for Jo's Valley Reservoir site development in Emery County and 55,000 for Flaming Gorge Recreation Area development in Daggett County.
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National Forests Fund
Moss
Jo's Valley Reservoir
Emery County
Onset
Floning Gorge
Daggett County
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Ioho
George W. Bartlett
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Danger
Walter K. Castrup
Leah Allred
Allanah
Canel House
Lester Bingham
Don McConkie
UHS
McCorkie
Cally’ Hamilton
Tenpiece
Stamilton Aces
Vittory Park
West Fourth North
Man Raps
Speeders
Uintah County
United States
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Utah Gas Services Company
Utah Gas Service Company
Martims
Cal. Ugasco
National Gas Service
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Far & Misnsel
England
Neale
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The
Beatles
Golag 40
U.S
Ile
Itar
Tridel
Tlasmussens
ED Mowrey Lepaint
Lapoint Lapoint Lions
Mabel Jenkins
Relph A. Preece
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Showalter Motor Company
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