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Newspaper

Vernal Express

Location

Vernal, Utah, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 1946

Page

4

Gateway to The Oil Field

Mrs Travis Loper and two children and her sister Mary Thorning left Monday for two months at Barlowsvile Oklahoma with Mrs A Tolper. Miss Thorning will return to her home in New York City. Industrial Motor Works Rodney Wilsons cafe and Mrs A K Sellars beauty shop are new business ventures in Artesia.

Travis Loper Mary Thorning Barlowsville Okla A Tol New York City Industrial Motor Works Rodney Wilsons Cafe A K_ Sellars Artesia

Artesia Opens Plans For New $12 000 School

Construction starts on Artesia’s fireproof four room school on a five acre hilltop donated by Mrs Arthur Baxter. The building, set for September, will house 140 students with four teachers and basement facilities for lunch program. Local officials and business leaders support rapid completion along Highway 64.

Artesia Thousas Arthur Baxter Manhalton Canon City Cole Wall Us Ng Rob

Antelia Streets Will Be Oiled by Chamber Plan

The Chamber of Commerce led by W C Eaton sponsors a street oiling program affecting Baxter Street and nearby areas including the Kiva Theatre and a weather office. The project aims to repair rough surfaces and improve roadway conditions from curl to curtain week.

Curl Baxter Street Kiva

Continental Oil to Test Structure Near Artesian

A deep test well on government land near Artesian about 0.5 miles off US 40 will be drilled by the Fred Manning Company. The site at Piceance Creek is graded and materials moved, about 500 feet north of the 1926 test at roughly 6500 feet, targeting Weber sands.

Artesian Fred Manning Piceance Creek

Garbage disposal pickups start this week here

Initiated this week in Artesia is the towns garbage disposal system pickups will be made Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays and waste will be hauled to the dump area about three quarters of a mile south and one quarter mile east of Artesia The dump area was donated by Mrs Arthur Baxter The chamber of commerce sponsored project is being headed by Larry and Clint Cobb of

Artesia Sum Arthur Baxter Chamber of Commerce Larry and Clint Cobb The Industrial Motor Works

Conserving Coal: John L Lewis Praised as Resource Friend

Many realize conservation of natural resources hinges on John L Lewis who argues coal should remain in the ground to protect it from destruction. The piece notes five New Yorker Americans paid $119 348 228 000 in taxes during Wait War T

John L Lewis

Shooting Affray Victim Missing in Monett Jail

Leo Monett of Artesia is held in Moffat county jail after a Well cafe shooting. Wea ver, injured in Vernal hospital, was treated and later disappeared, making testimony impossible. Monett, from Houston, says he shot the wrong man and has memory loss. Authorities note drinking before arrest.

Leo Monett Artiesta Moffat County Well Cafe Weaver Uintah Basin Vernal Warner Mr Wet Ver

New Repair Shop Opens in Artesia

Clinton and Cobb open a new repair shop in Artesia near US doab, boasting experience in auto air diesel engine repairs. The plant sits north of the US doab road, one quarter mile east of Rangely highway, offering service for large and small repair orders in the Rangely Artesia area.

Artesia Bu Linton Ict Alunvy Califeroy Sim Dugot Clinton Cobb Rangely US Doab

Roads Committee Plans Denver Meeting With Gov Vivian

The Artesia chamber reports a roads committee will meet Governor John Vivian and Colorado State road commission members in Denver this week. The group plans to present a petition to the Governor and road officials, outlining their aims and requesting support. The text notes a pending final presentation and signatures.

Artesia Chamber of Commerc Denver John Vivian Colorado State Road Commission Ran

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