Uintah County Fair adds music and queen contest
Top variety and talents planned for Uintah County Fair August 10 to 15 at Uintah High School. Events include a queen contest and a bride’s room exhibit with fields of entry such as crops, gardens, clothing, crafts, music, needlework, home canning, baking, and flowers. Officers listed include commissioner Rulon S Hacking and chairman Clark H Oviatt.
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Kpresseay
Uintah County
Uintah High School
Doyle
London
Lynn Siddoway
Gary Harrison
Sandra Mer
Edgar Calder
Calder
J. Ferron Hacking
Floyd Wilkins
William Richens
Ethan Nealson
Dan Oaks
Frank Wright
Rulon S. Hacking
Clark H. Oviatt
Ted White
Wm. Karren
Morris R. Cook
Lowell Wardle
Recreation Director Announces New Schedule for Din tah
Din tah Recreation Association director Louis Mele released a new weekly schedule. Adult tennis runs weekdays 6 to 7 90 a.m. Beginning tennis 7 30 to 9 a.m. and children's tennis 9 to 11 a.m. Ages six through 12. Diving lessons Monday Wednesday Friday 10 a.m. to noon. Advanced tennis 12 to 1 p.m. Tennis continues next Monday with a small fee. Golf lessons on Tuesdays and Thursdays 1 to 3 p.m. Horse shoe pits moving from city park to baseball diamond. For questions call 789 62p3.
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Louis Mele
Dintah Recreation Association
Vernal Firm Awarded 26308 Park Contract
Vernal firm MASSEY & WRIGHT won a contract from the National Park Service for park improvements at Dinosaur National Monument. The $28,308 project covers building burgary fencing as announced by Senator Frank E. Moss in a telegram to The Vernal Express.
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Vernal Firm
National Park Serviee
Dinosaur National ‘Monument
Massey & Wright of
Vernal
Frank E. Moss
The
Vernal Express
Entries Open For County Fair Queen Contest
On August 12 at the Uintah High School a county fair queen will be crowned. Contestants are judged in bathing suits and formal dress. Half the score comes from a 3 minute talent display with a trophy for the winner. Single girls aged 17 to 27 may enter by obtaining entry blanks at four Vernal drug stores.
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Uintahigh
Vernal
Car Runs Over Vernal Baby at Trailer Court
A 13 month old Vernal girl, Terri Joan Noble, was reported in fair condition with a skull fracture after being run over by a car at 10 30 a m Tuesday at Warren Trailer Court. Driver Ccle Ray Bradshaw 24 Vernal heard the scream and moved the car off the child. Harold Warren owner of the trailer court and Bradshaw took the child to United County hospital. Investigating officer City Police Claudius A Banks assisted by Deputy Sheriff Carl Schoenberger. No citations issued.
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United County Hospital
Terri Joan Noble
Janie Noble
Warren Trailer Court
Ccle Ray Bradshaw
Vernal
Harold Warren
Bradshaw
Claudius A. Banks
Carl Schoenberger
Bargain Days planned by Vernal Chamber for August
Vernal Chamber of Commerce schedules a two week Bargain Days event August 18 to 29 to aid back to school shoppers. Stores will issue purchase tickets with prizes a boy’s bicycle and a girl’s bicycle financed by the chamber. merchants handle their own ads. The group also reports a membership drive raising 8300 this year with 2700 more needed to reach 11000. An Egyptian visitor group will tour local irrigation and conservation projects September 4 for two days.
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Vernal Chamber of Commerce
Harvey Madsen
Chamber of Commerce
Skillet
Madsen
Ralph A. Preece
Preece
Milt Searle
Uintah County Fair premium rules printed in booklets
Mrs. Don Morrell urges turning the item into a drug store or calling 789-3658 to arrange pickup at home. Contest rules are printed in the Uintah County Fair premium booklets distributed throughout town and available at the county courthouse.
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Don Morrell
Uintah County
Young Homemakers and Farmers Plan State Tour in Vernal
About 130 Young Homemakers and Young Farmers will hold their annual state tour in Vernal Friday and Saturday. Registration is 8 to 9:45 a.m. at the county building. The groups visit Colton mink farm, Jenkins alfalfa test, Merrill's Arabian horses, and homes of local residents. They reunite for lunch, visit Standard Saddle Tree plant, Ashley Oil Field, and Dinosaur National Monument, then evening program. Saturday features breakfast, tours of a phosphate plant, reseeding at Rush Creek, lunch at Springs picnic area, Flaming Gorge Dam tour, and a watermelon bust before returning home.
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George D.morkley
Finish
The
Young Farmers
Colton Mink
Jenkins Alfalfa
Merrill
Dup Museum
Ashley Oil Field
Dinosaur National Monument
Rush Creek
Ted Springs
Flaming Gorge
Cedar Springs
Primary Tuesday Only Registration Notice Summary
Registration for the primary election is limited to Tuesday, August 4, while general election registrations run on August 18, August 22, October 10, October 13, October 27, and October 28. The general election is on Tuesday, November 3. A full list of precincts and registration agents for Utah County is on page 3.
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Uintah County
Pioneer Day Fete Draws Thousands in Vernal Parade
Thousands thronged downtown Vernal and the Stake Center grounds for the Pioneer Day celebration. A sunrise guard salute opened the day, floats dazzled spectators, and the Ashley Valley Junior High Band provided music. Winners included Vernal Ward on two themes, Roosevelt Culture Club and Vernal Jaycees. An evening Dinosaur Roundup rodeo capped the program alongside games and dances.
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Vernal
Stake Center
Ashley Valley Junior Wic
Vernal Ard Ward
Roosevelt Culture Club
Jaycees
Darlene Helco
Lorraine Frazier
Ray Sprouse
Ashley
Uintah
Work Begins on TV Buildings on Mountain and Duchesne
Two buildings rise to house television translators to boost reception. Tabby Mountain site costs about $3000 and sits near 10 000 feet. Duchesne structure is estimated at $850.
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Tabby Mountain
Duchesne
Journal Sees Shale Oil Output in 1968
The Oil a1.4 Cas Journal forecasts large scale shale oil production from western roll shales starting in 1988. Colony Development Company, linked to Sohie Petroleum and Cleveland-Cliffs, will invest 100 million dollars to build a plant producing 58,000 barrels daily. A 1,000 barrel per day pilot plant is planned between 1964 and 1965 in Colorado’s Parachute Creek area to inform the full plant design.
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Cas Journal
Colony Development Company
Sohie Petroleum Co
Cleveland-Cliffs Iron and OH Shale Corps
Parachute Creek
Piceance Creek
Colorado
Rangely
Colo
Colorful Uintah Basin pageant set for August 8 Roosevelt
Archery permits for Units 20 and 238 available at Vernal office. Albert Heggen said 1000 permits per unit, with statewide option for hunting anywhere in the state. Uintah Basin Industrial Convention will feature a pageant August 8 in Roosevelt titled Uintah tracing basin history. The All Indian Pageant, Hiawatha, is not being produced this year due to tribal budget cuts. Written by Mildred Dillman, the production covers from Fulton Man to modern times.
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Vernal Regional Fish and Game Dept
Albert Heggen
Ficens
Uintah Basin
Roosevelt
UBIC
Uintah
Fulton
Ray E
Mildred) Dilman
Salt,Lake Ty
Mra. Dillman
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