Duchesne Oil Discoveries Expand Utah Prospecting Reach
A state oil discovery near Duchesne marks the basin s fourth commercial find and sixth in Utah since 1948. The Ute Duchesne unit produced 383.92 barrels of 42 gravity oil in a 40 hour test, with acidization planned to boost output. Significance rests on western basin location and Wasatch formation production.
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Uintah
Carter
Giscaverys Uintah
Rangely
Duchenne
Wasstch
Utah
Ulotsh Bas
Tennis and Swimming Lessons Planned At City Park
City plans offer tennis and swimming lessons at City Park with courts and multiple age groups. Tennis sessions will run two to three times weekly under Bob Lundell and Kay, starting with beginner and advanced levels. Adult swim slots are set for Wednesday and Friday evenings, while beginner tennis is scheduled for Tuesday Thursday and Saturday mornings.
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Seyceet Te Yiet
Sield
Alvin
Kay
Piery
Bob Lundell
Aronelsy
Governor Lee to Speak at Vernal Chamber Dinner
J Bracken Lee will be the main speaker at an unscheduled Vernal Chamber event at the Hotel Vernal. The gathering on July 20 at 4:30 includes members and their wives with reservations due by Wednesday July 18 at the Chamber office.
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Gaveroe
J. Bracken Lee
Daly
Chamber
Arm Wrenching Farm Accident At Hay Bailer
MT EMMONS farmer Grant Hansen, 32, suffered a severe arm injury in a hay baler accident. While adjusting a feed, his glove caught, wrenching his arm off near the shoulder. He was hospitalized in Salt Lake City and expects to return home soon. Officials discuss Echo Park Dam survey by Pat's Hole with base camp plans and ongoing construction oversight by state and federal agencies.
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MT. Emmons
Pat's Hole
Echo Park
Dan
C. Jacobson
Salt Lake City
Redamwins Office
Rer Sg
Jorado
Hale
Yampa
Jacobson
Cutrera
Stone
Colorado Water Board
Gaece
Grant Hansen
Emmons
Tostas Aera
Salt Lake
Hansen
Haates
Thirty Men Jeeps and Planes Battle McCook Ridge Blaze
A large wildfire roared across McCook Ridge between Tom Patterson Canyon and Bitter Creek about 100 miles north of Vernal. Thirty men, jeeps, and planes were deployed in observation and firefighting efforts. No injuries reported. origin undetermined as firefighting workers assess federal and private land involvement.
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Mccook Ridge
Rhein
Tom Patterson Canyon
Bitter Creek
Ec. Nagler
Vernal Chamber Reviews Two Hour Parking Hardship
At a Wednesday board meeting Vernal Chamber of Commerce authorized twenty committees. Vernon Gifford chair of the Retail Merchants Committee said a group found no critical parking problem yet merchants report hardship from the two hour parking ordinance. The board approved the report and sent the issue to Public Affairs for full investigation. The committee also announced closing days for the cone, with details continued on page 8.
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Vernal Chamber of Commerce
Vern Gifford
Gilford
Utah Plates Licenses Must Warn Vernal Residents
Trooper Sammy Hatch warned that all residents living in and around Vernal must have Utah license plates and driver licenses. Warning tickets will be issued this week and citations sent to justice court next week. Licenses and plates may be obtained at the Courthouse on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday until noon.
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Vernal
Utah
Sammy Hatch
Justice Court
Hatch
Vernal Amateur Rodeo Opens Friday at Fairgrounds
Vernal hosts its fifth Amateur Rodeo at the fairgrounds Friday and Saturday at 7:30 pm with local riders competing for up to 1000 dollars in prizes. Officials note past rodeos showcased rides and second prizes at top events. proceeds benefit the Vernal Roping Club, led by Aaron Wilkins, Victor Bingham, and Loren Merklay, with local cowboys serving on committees. An all Western parade accompanies the events each evening, featuring bull riding, steer roping with ribbons, and a wild horse race, among other amateur contests. only Amateurs may enter each event.
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Vernal
Fairgrounds
Clair, Burton
Vernal Raping
Orga
Aaron Wilkins
Victor Bingham
Loren Merklay
Inter
Ertosaing
Anaus
Final Rites For Charles Johnson Held In Davis
Charles Albin Johnson 65 early farmer died after lingering illness in local hospital. Funeral service Friday in Davis Ward was led by Judge Jackson. Born July 3 1882 in Mone Juab County he moved to Vernal at age nine. Survivors include half sister and siblings from Idaho and Utah communities. Continued on page
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Charles Albin Johnson
Davis Ward
Pel
Johnson
Jillge Jackson
Davis Wi Prie
Mone
Juab County
Besjamin Franklin
Maria Eliza William Johnson
Vernal
Tributes Paid Elizabeth York At Funeral Rites
Elizabeth York born April 29 1869 in Mons Juab County daughter of John and Mary Yates died age 78. Survivors include four sons and two daughters with burial at Vernal Memorial Park beside her husband under Swain’s Home direction.
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Ropric
Vernal Memorial Park
Swain
Mrs. York
Mons
Juab County
John
Mary Yates
Bith Elias M. York
Mona
Aggressive Trout Slaps Angler in Nose at Paradise Lake
On Paradise Lake a peaceful fishing day turned chaotic when Arthur Lundy and Ed Lewis hooked the same fish. The trout struck Arthur in the nose, burying a treble hook tip through, as friends wrestled the fish. After a tense rescue, Arthur rode out the ordeal with a smaller trout and tears in his eyes.
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Paradise Lake
Ed Lewis
Billy Lewis
Arthur Lundy
Arthur
Orery
Seven Persons Ride White Water On Green River
A seven person party completed a 128 mile run through Desolation and Gray Canyons of the Green River after a one day stopover at Greenriver city. The group included Mr and Mrs Otis Marston and daughter Mardel of Berkley California Moulton Fulmer of Muncie Indiana Set A K Reynolds of Ft Campbell Kentucky and Green River and his parents Mr and ae Adrian Reynolds of Green Ver. They left Ouray on June 28 spending seven days in the isolated river area navigating the two canyons in three boats designed for water safety.
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Desolation
Gray
Green River
Greenriver City
Patureey
Otis Marston
Mardel
Berkley
Calif
Moulton Fulmer
Muncie
Ind
Set. A. K. Reynolds
Ft. Campbell
Kentucky
Ae Adrian Reynolds
Green Ver
Ouray
Vernal Scouts Head to World Jamboree in Austria
Five Utah Boy Scouts including two from Vernal visited Washington on their way to Europe for the World Jamboree. Dilly Roberts age 14, Clair Hopkins Jr. 14, and Gary Joe Redd 14 were joined by Salt Lake City escorts and hosted by staff of Senators Watkins and Bennett. They sail Friday from New York aboard the Argentina.
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Rees Hopkins
Billy Robshe
Mika
Austria
New York City
Salt Lake Tribune
Isiters
V. Watkins
Wallace FF
Bennett
Wahington
Europe
Argentina
Vallejo Delinquency Charge Leads to Hard Labor Term
Vallejo resident George Sell avails plea and is bound over to district court on a delinquency charge. The case, heard Wednesday, resulted in six months hard labor with a $180 fine. The defendant’s name appears in connection with a longstanding crime narrative. A Denver trip and a Northwest Pacific coast vacation were noted for Mr. and Mrs. Manwaring who accompanied the couple.
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George
Sell Avenile
Vellejo
Wells
Gregory Bie
Vallejo
Denver
Mr. and
Mnwaring
Fora
Saunier
Bill Sherman Ae Manwaring
Manwal
Northwest
Pacific Coast Area
Fragmentary Memorandum on Farm Training for Veterans
A garbled note discusses a farm training program for veterans, mentioning Ray Udy and L. L. Cook, referencing Salt, and an approved course to be offered with unspecified teaching staff. It urges immediate investigation into the program.
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Migrrap
Gary
Ray Udy
L. L. Cook
Pioneer Day events feature tennis swimming and dancing
The University of Louisiana Baton Rouge plans Pioneer Day activities in Vernal this week with tennis swimming and dancing. Geologists Dr. Grover Murray and associates search for a Summer Geology Field Camp site while Roosevelt and Vernal residents participate in tennis doubles and dance events.
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Grover Murray
University
Baton Rouge
Louisa Vernal
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Vernal
A. M. Current
Carter
Lenin Tan
Varhal
Tuesda Sesday Sly
Dema Snt
Ralph Aston Sais Walte
George Miler
Paul Neegham
Roosevelt
al Pens
Roosevelt Bank Merger Prompts New Duchesne Branch and Drug Store
Following the merger of Commercial Bank of Utah and Roosevelt State Bank, a new bank building will be constructed at Main and Lagoon in Roosevelt, housing a Vernal Quality Drug Co. store. The Duchesne branch is planned near future, with Thomas as executive president stating the drug store will serve Roosevelt area clients.
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Commercial Bank of Utah
Roosevelt State Bank
Commercial Bank
Duchesne
Thomas
Presi
Roosevelt
Ae Quality Drug :Co
Vernal
Limt
Roosevelt Ates
Clive
Duchesne Pee
Dilimans
Dage
Refining Plant Breaks Records With Run of Rangery Crude Oil
Refining plant in Salt Lake City area reports record throughput with 3,000 barrels of crude oil daily via Salt Lake Tefining Company North Balt facility. Standard California reports improved output and growing demand, while Salt Lake pipelines and investments push storage to about 1.5 million barrels. Dozens of miles of pipeline and tankage expanded with multi‑million dollar investments.
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Rangery Field Petroleum
Salt Lake
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Echo Park Dam
Bureau of Reclamation
Dinosaur National Monument
Bus Hatch
Jessa Lombard
Parley Needley
J. Gordon Anderson
Bureau of Rec
Jamaiion
J. Clark Elmer
I. Dale Despain
Ster Ung Price
Greater Utah Valley, Inc
B. Hi. Stringham
Gov. Lee
Vernal Chamber
Pat’s Hole
Hoard
Sam
Charles Johnson
Davis
Half Prather
Donald Kolb
Emter
Lucy Jane
Jerreton
Idaho
Elis Such
Elizabeth York
Golden York
Chyt Lee
Rez ‘York
Lawndale
Pittsburgh
Cart Creek
Jones Hole
Washington
Louisiana U
Californi
Oline
Salt Lake Bethpany
Salt Lake Davis County
Bat Lake Pipeline Company
Anylant
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