Plans Announced For County Airport With 500000 Budget
Vernal Utah officials announce plans to build a $500000 county municipal airport to serve oil fields and growing population. land acquisition clears space for expansion and permits non interference with navigation. CAA and state funds to support two mile long runways, lighting, and hangar facilities. potential feeder service to Salt Lake City and Denver discussed.
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Vernal
Fletch
Veterans Fight
Civil Aeronautcs Administration
CAA
Aseeragen
Ma Ura
Teleronautics Commission
Feltch
Ena Uteieg
Salt Lake City
Denver
Former Marine MP Joins Vernal Police Force
Malcolm Way a former Marine MP from Wichit1 Kansas has joined the Vernal police force and started work on July 12. The force now totals three, with Art Corless as day marshal and Jerome Goodrich as night marshal. Day served in Europe and has judo wrestling expertise.
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Malcolm
Mack Way
Wichit1
Kansas
BH H Stringham
Mr Day
Art Corless
Jerome Goodrich
United States Marine
Provo
Royal Canadian Air Force
Wichita
Europe
Food Freezing Demonstration Set Here Friday
Miss Finn Miller will host a food freezing demonstration at Uintah High School in the home economics room at 10:30 am to aid homemakers with preservation techniques. The event invites freezer locker owners and others interested in learning the latest methods for freezing fruits and vegetables. Lola Anderson and Ardith Johnson spent the weekend in Salt Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finn Miller
Ny Nutringeast
Melia Vo
Lola Anderson
Ardith Johnson
Salt Lake
Colorado to Bid for Oil Neld Traffic
Colorado plans to shift wholesale and retail trade from Vernal to within the state, focusing on Grand Junction. The Highway Department studies improvements from Rangely to Loma via Highway 139, a cutoff from Highway 40 to the Rangely field, and a link near Artesia and Highway 64. Governor Vivian asked Engineer Watrous to work with the advisory board and Grand Junction officials, aiming to present a Rangely–Loma project for possible 1987 budget inclusion.
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Colorado
Grand Junction
Associated Press Dispatch
Denver
Rangely
Loma
Range
Press Dispatch
Jonn C Vivian
Mark U Watrous
Highway Advisory Board
Oil Center
Vivian
Highway 64
Meeker
Highway 40
Watrous
Roa
Utah
Bonanza
Utah Colorado
Weed Eradication Tour Slated For Tuesday Uintah County
Uintah County weed eradication drive tour next Tuesday in Ashley Valley will be shown to Vernal farmers and homeowners. 182 acres sprayed with 24D and 240 portions to reveal spraying effects while 400 acres remain to be treated. County agent William T Whitaker notes strong summer campaign response and active use of hand and power sprayers. The tour starts 7 pm at the courthouse and includes stops at the county fair grounds Alvin Gardner place Maeser residence and Shawn to view 24D effects and last year spraying. County hand sprayers available at court house for small lots. county power sprayer for large acreages. Committee includes Hullinger and others. county commission represented.
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Uintah County
Ashley Valey
Vernal
William T
Whitaker County Spriculture
Whitaker
Alvin Gardner
Ashley Ward
Canada
Maeser
William Murray
Shawn
Whytaker
Court House
Ja Val
Jess Hullinger
Bill Murray
Sld
Merkley
Cecil Billings
Orval Swain
Roy Taylor
Ercel Johnson
Ray Labrum
County Commission
Story Festival Slated Monday By Uintah Stake
The annual Story Festival sponsored by Uintah Stake MIA, directed by activity counselors, is set for Monday evening July 22 at 030 pm on Uintah High School lawn. The program features five stories, musical numbers by a choir, selections by Dan and Mrs Adams, an accordion solo by Betty Jo Wat King, and a wall-story lineup including Bogus Brigham by Bert Carroll Odyssey of a Battalioneer by LaVell Manwaring Desert Congust by Kathyleen Merkley Grains of Gold by Delores Caldwell True Indian Story by Halle Searle.
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Uintah Stake
MIA
Make
Uintah High School
Pri Ae
Lucille H Calder
Dan Adams
Betty Jo Wat King
Bert Carroll
Uy LaVell
Kathyleen Merkley
Delores Caldwell
Halle Searle
Shortage of Teachers Acute West Reports
West county superintendent H Grant West says the teacher shortage in Uintah County may be worse than wartime, with rural areas hardest hit. He cites housing as a key barrier, noting several qualified candidates would teach if homes were available. The district needs 10 secondary and 10 elementary teachers for 1946-47 and appeals to residents for interview appointments.
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United County
H Grant West
Supt West
N Blaine Winters
State Certification Commission
Uintah County
Office
County School Board
Uintah High FFA Trip to Yellowstone Returns Home
Uintah High School FFA members, thirty six strong, returned from an extended tour to Yellowstone Park. The group rode a large semi trailer through Vernal and shared camping gear, traveling July 8 via Manila highway to Jackson Hole, Old Faithful, and Salt Lake City. Transportation funded by boxing match proceeds and other school year fundraisers.
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Uintah High School
FFA Club
Yellowstone Park
Vernat
Lawrence Allen
Doyle Landon
Vernal
Manila Highway
Jackson Hole Fishing Bridge
Manmoth Hot Springs
Old Faithful
Idaho Falls
Salt Lake City
Richard Hullinger
Bill Workman
Nolen Mackay
Frank Haddon
Marion McMickell
Thomas Pearson
Mark Hunting
Ray Hunting
Dean Johnson
Jack Pace
Harold Cloward
Jack Samuels
Ted Workmoun
Dan Workman
Lori Hacking
Edward Colton
Lyle McKeachnie
Dan Erickson
Fenton DeMille
Mark Allen v
Pre Rodeo Plans Slated for Vernal Rodeo Queens
Candidates for Vernal Rodeo queen face a busy pre rodeo week arranged by Alvin Jay. They visit Greens Lake Sunday as guests of Dr Eskelson for fishing boating and a trout dinner and will ride in the Days of 47 Salt Lake City parade Tuesday. The Pioneer Days parade in Opden Wednesday leads to Friday's Imperial Hall dance where one candidate will be crowned Queen of the rodeo and others named Miss Vernal Uintah and Utah. The four finalists are Glenna Willis Barbara Hatch Adoree Belcher and Leora Roper. Lloyd Eaton assists on the queens committee.
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Kay
F G Eskeleon
Greens Lake
Salt Lake City
Opden
Imperial Hall
Uintah
Utah
Glenna Willis
John Willis
Barbara Hatch
Abel Hatch
Willow Creek
Belcher
Warren Belcher
Leora Roper
Wile! Mackay
Verna
Green Lake
Eskelson
Eskelsons
Lloyd Eaton
Queens
Local list names in unreadable OCR fragment
A partial OCR list includes Markel Caldwell Don Slaugh Calvin Murray Sterling Don Telton Lee Taylor Tommy dacking Larry Caldwell Dale Galley Kay Mechum Myles McCoy Glade Anderson Wayne Hall Lorin Merkley Norman Massey Charles Preece and Tam Samuels.
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Markel Caldwell
Don Slaugh
Calvin Murray Sterling
Don Telton Lee Taylor
Tommy Dacking
Larry Caldwell
Dale Galley
Kay Mechum
Myles McCoy
Glade Anderson
Wayne] Hall
Lorin Merkley
Norman Massey
Charles Preece
Tam Samuels
Vernal Considers Natural Gas Franchise Talks
At a Wednesday city council meeting in Vernal engineers from C R Johnson associates discussed a potential natural gas utility for Vernal and possibly Roosevelt. The council sought a pre-franchise framework while weighing investment costs and higher rates if resource development is nearby. They proposed a sewage disposal plan and an Imhoff tank at about $35 000 for 10 000 residents.
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Egtinell
Belt Lake
Verna
Roosevelt
Thomas C Adams
C R Johnson
Salt Lake City
Y Worrest
Vernal
Belyfield
Pretesnehiss
T Ce R Joltinson
Adams
Ce Oechitect
Sinton Fieie
Orkaj
Iito
Kay
City Justice Courts Handle Busy Week Here
Alson Shiner of Verna pleaded guilty in Judge W S Hendersons justice court to two petty larceny charges from July 16 and June 18 30 at Ashley Valley Market. Meat valued at 22 dollars, fines total 300 dollars. Cecil Toungate paid 750 for running a stop sign. Bud Casey paid 750 for leaving the scene of a car accident. Hubert Gross paid 100 for DUI. Don Adams paid 40 for drunkenness with 5 day jail term and 10 suspended. John D Hughes fined 1060 for DUI with stay of execution. Williamson forfeited 3 bond for failure to appear.
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Alson Shiner
Verna
Justice Court
W S Henderson
Don Batty
Shiner
Ashley Valley Market
Cecil Toungate
Peared
Do ‘Er
Bud Casey
Richard Jensen Hubert Gross
Vlea
al Pon Williamson
John D Hughes
Jensen
Don Adams Bald
Carter On company marks oil drilling site near Vernal LaPoint road
Geologists from Carter O company, a Standard Subsidiary, marked a drilling site about 30 miles northwest of Vernal near Vernal LaPoint road. The operation, begun after a year of filings with the Department of Interior, aims to develop the valley's oil resources, with previous deep well testing near Vernal.
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Carter Oil Co
Vernal
Standard Subsidiary
Vernal-Lapoint Road
Carter O Company
Selon
Tely
Carter On Company
Ptandard OW Company
New Jersey
ART Oudeseiere
Vernpl
A1 Mayo Company
Aghér Werkley
Etnal
Itah-Mayo Company
Alt Lake
Nes
Teen Age Canteen Opens in Vernal City Hall Gala
Teen agers will gather Friday from 7 30 to 10 pm at the Scout House for the city county recreation department Teen Age Canteen opening. A snack bar music dancing games and a program are planned under Mrs Paul ttys direction. officers will be elected during the evening. The canteen will run Mondays and Fridays 1 30 to 10 pm through the summer with Don Hackings as committee chair and Frank Wright as recreation director.
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Scout House
Paul Atty
Don Hackings
Frank Wright
City County
Scouts Plan Inter-District Moon Lake Camp
Scout troops from Uintah Roosevelt and Duchesne districts schedule a Moon Lake camp July 2 to August 4 with 10 Uintah troops and air patrols attending. Transportation and medical exams arranged. registration 50 cents per scout. Event includes knot tying fire building signaling swimming hikes and daily campfire programs. An inter-district court of honor and talks by Utah National Park Council executives are planned.
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Uintah Distein Boy Scouts
Moon Lake J
Harrison
Othe
Uintah
Air Patrol
Cam
Roosevelt and Duchesne
Jensen
Court of Honor
Utah National Park Council
Navy discharge for Edwin J Davis at Shoemaker center
Edwin J Davis SK 3¢ received his navy discharge on July 12 at the Shoemaker Navy Separation Center in California. He is a son of Mr and Mrs Alfred J Davis and has been on occupation duty in Japan for several months. Mr and Mrs A E McGonigle and two sons of Hutchinson Kansas are guests at the 2 R Jeffries home, with Mrs Jeffries and Mr McGonigle noted as brother and sister.
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ED Davis
Edwin J Davis
Navy
Navy Separation Center
Shoemaker
California
Davis
Alfred J Davis
Japan
A E_ McGonigle
Hutchinson Kansas
Jeffries
Mra Jeffries
Mr McGonigle
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Ity
Salt Lake Municipal
Federal Works
Federal Works Agency
Federal Agency
B H Stringham
Francis Feltch
Clair Hopkins
C R Henderson
Board of County Commissioners
Alma Preece
J Ferron Hacking
First Ward
Pondin
Coinl
Stringham
West
Uintah High Ffa
Yellowstone
Omarges
L. 11 Campbell Jr
Ordnance
Shatehead
Andrew Jackson May
D. Ky
Ulinois
Srm
Alvin Jay
Rodeo Queens Committee
Geneva
United States Steel Corporation
Salte
Moon Lake
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