Local Surveyor Ends 40 Years of Service
Leon P. Christensen of Maeser, Uintah County surveyor for 40 years, retired July 1 after a long career in land surveys and irrigation planning. He served in multiple Uintah County terms, directed water proofs and filings, and oversaw dam and irrigation projects including Oaks Park Dam storing about 8 000 acre feet. He was also court Water commissioner on Ashley Creek for 32 years.
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Leon P. Christensen
Maeser
Uintah
Vernal
Salt Lake
Christensen
Hermetiendera
Christengen
Oaks’ Park
Ashley Creek
Price Meeting On Oi Shale Plan In Eastern Utah
Ralph Lemaster invites all political candidates to Price as part of a discussions on an Eastern Utah rich bituminous sand and shale project near Price. The plan contemplates a $250.9 million investment over 20 years with expected tax revenue and employment impacts.
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Utah
Price Municipal
Ralph Lemaster
Price
Carbon County
Proutah
Lemaster
Pioneer Day Fete Opens With Big Bang in Alatah County
Alatah County to host Pioneer Day celebration starting at sunrise Friday July 24 with explosive dawn detonations at ten spots by Verna National Guardsmen. Activities include chuckwagon breakfast, Main Street parade, children's games, bake sale, baseball game between stake leadership, Dinosaur Roundup rodeo at fairgrounds, and a late dance.
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Alatah
Verna National Guardsmen
Stake Center
Main Street
Tabernacle Grounds
Fairgrounds
Lowell Wardle
Alvin T
Purdie Uintah Stake
Wayne K. Bullock
Ashley
Cochairman
Utah Sets 1944 Big Game Hunts Seasons and Rules
The Utah Board of Big Game Control announced 1944 hunting seasons and regulations. The general deer season runs October 17 to 27 for either sex, with varied lengths across 25 of 62 deer herd areas and a statewide archery deer hunt August 22 to September 7.
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Utah Board of Big Game Control
Shale Oil Deposits Seen Key to U S Energy Future
The Humble Way notes oil shale fields in Utah, Colorado and Wyoming cover 15 600 square miles with hydrocarbons far exceeding known reserves. New tech could make shale compete with oil and gas despite past high costs. Humble Oil and Socony-Mobile Oil lease Colorado School of Mines plant near Rifle for research. Government owns about 100 percent of the reserves.
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Utah-Colorado-Wyoming
United States
Artcle
Humble Way
Humble Oil & Refining Co
U.S
Humble Olt
Socony-Mobile Ol! Ca
Colorado School of Mines
Rifle
Two-Car Crash Causes Damages in Vernal Intersection
A Tuesday crash at First North and North Vernal Avenue caused about 3900 in damages. Lana Poatechets Walker 17 of Vernal drove a 1964 Plymouth injuring a knee and lip with her infant passenger unhurt. Jerry Macks Murray 34 of Vernal drove a 1959 Pontiac. Walker pulled into the intersection from a stop sign and struck Murray’s car.
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1St North
Vernal Avenue
Lana Poatechets Walker
Vernal
Mya
Walker
Page Senger
Jerry Macks Murray
Alao
Invest
Lent
Mra
Chamber Plans Installation Meet Monday at Dinalang Country Club
The Chamber of Commerce announces its annual installation meeting for Monday at 4 pm at Dinalang Country Club. Officers to be installed include Barclay Gardner as president Dr T R Seager as vice president and Tiarvey Madsen as treasurer. Visitation data and local conservation news are also noted with June totals and year to date figures.
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Chamber of Commerce
Ing
Apm
Dinalang Country Club
Chamber
Barclay Gardner
T. R. Seager
Tiarvey Madsen
Utah
Siddoway
Central Utah Conservaton District
Two Vernal Men to Aid Utah Industry Group
Stewart Ashton and L. Y. Siddeway were named to Pro-Utah Inc. boards to recruit new industries for Utah. The organization aims to create 10,000 jobs annually and plans a 100 member board, a 2 pm Friday meeting at Utah Power and Light auditorium, Salt Lake City, with goals to raise 100000 for development and seek 160000 from the state legislature.
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Utah
Pro-Utah, Inc
Stewart Ashton
L. Y. Siddeway
Ashton
Chamber of ComMerce
Siddoway
Post
Pro-Utsh, Inc
United States
Vernal Chamber of Commerce
Skillet
Siddeway
Pro-Utah
Siddowly
Waratch
Indian Commissioner Hears Ute Grievances
Fhileo Nash and Wade Head visited the Uintah and Ouray Reservation meeting with the Bureau of Indian Affairs staff and the Tribal Business Committee. They toured the reservation including the nursery school Opportunity Center Todd Elementary School youth camp and cattle enterprise. A key issue was the Ute Tribe operating without an approved budget and funds handling causing dissatisfaction as reserves fund enterprises and members seek control over personal funds. The matter surfaced during the Utes annual general council held in late May.
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Fhileo Nash
Washington, D. C
Indian Affairs
Wade
Phoenix, Ariz
Uintah. Duray Reservation
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Tribal Business Committee
Opportunity Center
New Todd
Phoenix Regienal Office
River Adventure Memoir Near Flaming Gorge Dam
Ned Stringham recounts a spring trip with explorers down the Green River below Flaming Gorge Dam. Tom Baird and crew tested a rubber raft from Flaming Gorge to Little Hole, encountering a two foot rainbow trout, scouting equipment, and shared meals as they planned youth outings.
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Craig Calder
Craig i
Vernalist Ward
Green Hiver
Flaming Gorge Dem
Little Hole
Flaming Gorge
Tom Baird
Forrst
Little,Hole
Warren Levy
John Millecam
Tony Penders
George Chambilis
Terry Stage
Vernal
Tom
Greeny
Flaming Gorge Dam
Tony Ponder
City Manager Urges Economy In Water Use
City officials warn of falling reservoir levels in Vernal and Mieser due to high current usage. They urge residents to conserve water to avoid rationing, with continuation noted on page 8.
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Vernal
Mieser
Uintah Water District Sets 1964 Shares
Uintah Water Conservancy District and the Bureau of Reclamation set the 1964 irrigation allotment from the Vernal Project. Delivery from Steinaker Reservoir is 80 percent of contract amount with a mid season review around August 1 to adjust needs. Construction on the service canal begins September 1, drying the canal and reducing deliveries. Livestock water will go through Maeser Town system.
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Uintah Water Conservancy District Board of Directors
Bureau of Reclamation
L. ¥. Siddeway
Stelnaker
Bureau
Usera
Une
Maeser Town
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Morris
Loth
Uintah County
Cire
Nelson Marshall
Marshall
Teow
P. Christenzen
Potires
Big Bang
John Milecam
Gand
Jack HL Lent
Vince Em
Vernal City Lot
City Oficer
Jack Borente
Ned Stringham
Ashley National Forest
Uintah Water District
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