Vernal Rodeo Opens With $2500 Prize Money and Parade
The Vernal three day rodeo features a $2500 prize pool for rodeo events and races. Dick Griffith will handle the display horse Benny Bend er and big mule with other acts by Paul ine Pick and Dick Pickard. Cowboys, longhorns, Brahma bulls, and a colorful parade with a color guard headline the event. Judges will pace entrants day by day toward grand prizes, with a Rodeo Dance at the Imperial Open Air Pavilion to close each day. Miss Hetty Karren presides as rodeo queen with attendants Elaine Rich and Vin inte Nola May Weeks. (Continued on page five).
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Uintah High School
Imnel
Dick Griffith
Dick J
Pavo
Benny Bender
Big Mule
Gene
Jack Oskey
Sale
Benney
Benny
Dick Pickard
Pauline Pick
Lloyd Hurst
Howard C Caldwell
Imperia
Timothy
Hetty Karren
Elaine
Rich
Vin' Inte Nola
Big for Deep Test Well Is Shipped to Vernal Area
A 128 foot rotary drilling rig is shipped to the Vernal region for a deep test well. The rig will be set up one mile west of Vernal to begin the exploratory operation.
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Vernal
Vernal to drill first deep test well in Ashley Valley
Readable fragments show a U S Navy veteran Wally Peterson and Dunlap and Graham drill crews shipping from San Bernardino California to Vernal to set up a 126 foot derrick on the Ashley Valley well near the Merkley farm. The project aims to spud a 6500 foot deep test with 20 trucks moving equipment and a 20 inch conductor. The drillers, local residents Shorty Peterson and Clyde Richardson, include a former coastal area crew, with gas and oil prospects tied to the Weber formation and nearby Rangely field. The site is prepared for a five day setup and drilling will proceed to 2800 feet if needed as oil prospects are explored.
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San Bernardino
California
Ashley Valley
Vernal
Tio L Oo
Los Angeles
Asher Merkley
Harry Pailing
Dunlap and
Graham
Wally Peterson
Craig
Fatiling
Salt Lake
W O
Tommy Seal
Equipman Peterson
States
Australia
Navy
Secord
David H Gustaves
Geo
Wally
Tavo
Farragut
Uintah High
Shorty Peterson
Fender
Showalters
Harvey Motor Company
Charles Bledsoe
Jack Winrich
Carl Hussey
Long
Sui Clyde Richardson
Beach
James Richardson
Adibhe
Ani
Douglas Separation Center
David E Jones
Buant
Normandy
France
Rhine
Emsco
Ardennes
Belgium
Lux
Waukesha
Embourg
Mayo
John Watkinsj
Ft Douglas
Utah
Gustaveson
Utah Auto
Don Collier
40 Acres
Pacific
Treasure Island Calf
Corpus Christ, Texas
Logan
Bon
Edwin J Cother
Floods and War News From Brush Creek District
A Saturday cloudburst inundated Brush Creek with heavy floods along the rim of the mountain. Water overflowed the main road and dammed the area creating a large lake. Debris and trees carried by the flood disrupted the landscape as residents reported the damage and described makeshift fishing after waters receded.</s>
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Edward Ted Williams
Wallace
Calder
Cow Gulch
Brush Creek
Elder Grove
Big Spring
Cox
Ratliff
Carriag' Ee
Poridge
Mr Calder and Son
Gladest
Ashley Creek
Vernal Water Crystal Clear Despite Flood Muddy Creeks
Citizens praise Vernal's spring water as it remains crystal clear while creeks and canals are muddied by a cent storm. The city notes ongoing water supply despite disturbance, crediting present and prior officers for a farsighted water system. Reminders of past floods show silt changing the water in other days.
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Reid
More Lamb Seen in Subsidy Bill
A speech reports a $40,000,000 direct subsidy to sheep raisers proposed to boost lamb production and prices. Utah Wool Growers Secretary James A Hooper cites long term benefits and administration plans to reflect subsidies in producer prices. Senator Robertson notes a $2 subsidy for go lambs, likely to be approved. Agriculture Secretary Clinton Anderson says protections for already contracted lambs may be arranged. Sheriff Preece warns rural mail boxes damaged by youths, with investigations ongoing for possible prosecution.
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James A Hooper
Utah
E . Robertson
Wyoming
Pioneer Day Celebration Held at Vernal
A large crowd gathered at Vernal for Pioneer Day activities on Tuesday starting with a miniature parade and concluding with an evening dance and patriotic program at the court, featuring awards for floats, pioneers, and characters, plus community singing, musical numbers, and various races and contests under the east courthouse program led by Harvey Hultinger and Archie Johnson.
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Seal Gull
Shirl Jones
Maeser
Elaine Jenk
Court House
Harvey Hultinger
Archie Johnson
Mr Johnson
Velma Norton
Chellus Caldwell
Marily Robbins
Eula Hullinger
Willam Siddeway
Janet Ruppe
Erma
Taylor
Revee Hullinger
Nancy Colton
Gloria Wallis
Lila Ashby
Velma Norton Altai
Gardiner
Saints
Uintah High Band
Clyde Johnson
Dilworth Rust
Connie Lundell
Bobbie Francke
Ann West
Dennis Lee
Shirley Luck
Roger Francke
Pat Massey
Don Barr
Marquita Goodrich
Marylin Price II
Vera Glines
Lovita Kidd
Karl Murray
Elaine Turner
Barbara Buist
Jay Alexander
Lynn Siddeway
Murial Murray
Keri Murray
Annn Phillips
George Fruizen
Dale Slaugh
Donald Hatch
Joe Ic
Iverson Family Returns to Clearfield Naval Base
Lt Ivan Iverson USN and his wife with two children returned Thursday to Clearfield Naval Base after time abroad. Parents Mr Dad Ba and Mr Leonard P Perry were listed among welcoming attendees.
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Ivan Iverson
USN
Clearfield Naval
Dad Ba
Leonard P Perry
OPA Sees Point Gut In Lamb Beef and Veal
OPA lowers red point values for lamb beef and veal for the August ration period which began Sunday while pork values stay the same due to hog marketings. Officials cite crackdown on black market and government slaughter controls as factors increasing legal supply and expanding shipments across states. Improved civilian supply expected in September and October as grass fattened cattle hit markets. Mrs AceI Walker and son Steven of Salt Lake City visited George F Walker.
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OPA
House Fly Warned as Deadlier Than Rattler at Lions Meeting
Vernal Lions heard H B Milecam warn that the common house fly is a bigger polio risk than rattlesnakes, urging a nationwide fly control campaign with peak activity in August and improved sanitation. CR Hulsteid outlined park improvements including a new goat fence and other needs while Lawrence Siddoway touted record Rodeo ticket sales and anticipated large crowds.
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Vernal Lions Club
Vernal Central
H B Milecam
Lionsealth and Safety Committee
Mulecam
Mi Jecam
CR Hulsteid
Merkley Park
Lawrence Y Siddoway
Lions
1-H Club Outing At Big Park Canyon
The 411 club members and teachers plan an annual outing at Big Park Canyon 30 s north of Roosevelt on August 6 and 7. Activities include hiking handicraft contests and a bonfire program. All parents are invited to attend.
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Big Park Canyon
Roosevelt
Ver nal Rodeo Homecoming Days Proclaimed by Mayor
Vernal city officials announce Rodeo Homecoming Days from Saturday July 28 to Saturday August 4 inviting residents and nearby communities to join in a Western atmosphere. Citizens are urged to wear western attire and decorate businesses to mark the event and support the Vernal Rodeo Association.
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Vernal
Vernal Rodeo Association
Erefore
J. B H Stringham
Escaped Convict Confesses to Vernal Burglary
Harold W Whiteley, captured near Saratoga Wyoming, confessed to officers a July 6 burglary in Vernal and theft of a slot machine among other crimes. He is held at the Wyoming penitentiary near Rawlins after escaping June 30 by climbing a wall during a hail of shots.
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Harold W Whiteley
Saratoga
Wyo
Vernal
Whiteley
Wyoming Penitentiary
Rawlins
Marshall Arthur Corless
Craig Empire Courier
White
Creek
Pen
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