Vernal Air Service to Begin July First
Uintah area set for Challenger Airlines service with daily round trips from Salt Lake City and Denver to Vernal. inaugural flight July 1 pending final airport readiness. Fare about 6.50 with 1 hour flight time. postmasters plan state convention June 8 to 10 in Vernal. airport improvement work totaling 153000 underway by Coltharp Construction Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Lindsay
Salt Lake City
Challenger Airlines Co
Uintair Basin
Vergal
Denver
Vernal
Calder
Utah
National Association of Postmasters
Coltharp Construction Co
Rangely
Colo
Junior Livestock Show Promises Best Yet in Utah Basin
Despite winter hardships and feed shortages, nearly 100 youths plan to enter cattle, hogs, sheep and dairy cattle at the Uintah Basin Junior Livestock Show set for Thursday through Saturday in the new Uintah county show barn. A dedication ceremony opens Thursday at 10 a.m. with county leaders present, followed by judging of light horses at 11 a.m. and quick successive contests culminating in a calf scramble and horse pulling. Saturday features the livestock sale, with a banquet by the Vernal Junior Chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uintah Basin
Unita! County
Vernal Express
Sill Beyhosts
Pa Eacy
Ether
Glenn H. Cooper
Jaycee
William
Whitaker
Vernal Rodeo Seeks Queen Contingent For July Dates
Officials O. J. Barnett and Floyd Hall of the queen committee say the rodeo publicity hinges on more attractive western garb and skilled cowgirls. The Vernal Rodeo and Race Assn. extended entry deadlines to broaden participation for July 14 15 and 18 with preregistration and calls for riders and prerodeo parade entrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. J. Barnett
Floyd Hall
Vernal Rodeo and Race Assn
Ted Mohr Named Scoutmaster for Troop 237
Ted Mohr is appointed as the new scoutmaster of Boy Scouts Troop 237 Vernal Utah announced by Kiwanis Club sponsors. He succeeds Dr. H W Marrs who remains on the troop committee while pursuing other civic duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Mohr
Boy Scouts of America
Kiwanis Club of Vernal
H. W. Marrs
Dr. Marrs
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Mohr
Joseph H. Warner, Jr
C. L. Hatch
Marrs
W. L. Nielson
Clyde, S. Johnson
Tenney T. Johnston
N. J. Meagher Jr
Rex J. Striegel
Roger Francke
Kenneth W. Green
Ralph Halstead
Ivan Quist
George H. Sloan
Philip Strlegel
Robert Taylor
Kenneth Feltch
Barney Sloan
Marriage Licenses Issued In Vernal Area May Week
Four marriage licenses were issued in the last week of May by Nadeen Odekirk deputy county clerk Gilbert L. Brough and Norma Lee Hatch. Fr an is Richens 21 and Bernice Mott 18 of Vernal May 26 Elbert Orman Stevens 29 and Dora May Johnson 17 of Vernal May 27 John Vietti 28 and Alpha Davis 18 of Vernal May 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nadeen
Odekirk
Gilbert L. Brough
Ft Duchesne
Norma Lee Hatch
Ouray
Francis Richens
Bernice Mott
Vernal
Elbert Orman Stevens
Dora May Johnson
John Vietti
Alpha Davis
Third Ward Day at Imperial Hall Saturday
Orion R. Jones ward bishop announced Third Ward Day a Saturday event at Imperial Hall from 7 p.m. to midnight with activities for all ages. A free outside carnival and an indoor dance by Rudy Krissman and orchestra are planned along with door prizes rummage auctions and concessions. Ward building fund chairs Elwood A. Gee and Hattle Y. Johnson lead the sponsors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Ward
Imperial Hall
Orion R. Jones
Ward Bishop
Rudy Krissman
Ward
Areelwood A. Gee and
Hattley Y. Johnson
4 H Officers and Leaders Attend Uintah County Confab
4 H leaders and officers gathered at the Utah State Field House of Natural History in Uintah County for the first training school. William C. Whitaker and Miss Ruby Smith led the sessions with Dr. R. Welling Roskelley visiting. Separate classes covered club leadership, secretary duties, and news writing, followed by a safety meeting and a film titled Miracle in Paradise Valley. Plans for a Uintah farm safety campaign were discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah State Field House of Natural History
Uintah County
William C. Whitaker
Ruby Smith
R. Welling Roskelley
Logan
Utah State Agricultural Extension Service
Roskelley
Doyle Landon
Erland Preece
Grant
W. Heath
Sadie McConkie
Paradise Valley
Uintah Farms
Vernal Pioneer Identity Sought by The Express Readers
The Express will publish the best letter identifying a thin man pictured in an old photograph. Future editions will reproduce more historic images of general interest. Homecoming celebrations are being planned for the July 24 holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Express
Thin Man
Vernal Express
Glenn Paulson Funeral Held Tuesday in Jensen Ward
Obituary notes the death of Glenn Paulson a Jensen man who died of poisoning in Germany on April 24 while on occupational duty. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Jensen ward chapel with Moroni Moon presiding and burial in Vernal Memorial Park. Swain funeral home handled arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Wesley Norton
Lapoint
Panguitch
Garfield County
Albert Wesley
Mary Ann Lamoreaux Norton
Sarah Ann Wilson
Manti Temple
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Whiterocks
LDS Church
George Albert Norton
Wilma Bingham
Ann Rasmussen
Frederick Arthur Norton
Price
Orin‘ Elroy Norton
Mt. Emmons
LaMar Norton
Clearfield
Joseph A. Norton
Ogden
Andrew
Glenn Paulson
Jensen
Germany
Jensen Ward Chapel
Church of Jesus, Christ of Latter-day Saints
Moroni Moon
Cpl
Charles Hess
Boston
Mass
Swain
ValLarie Preece Elected President of Valkyrie at BYU
ValLarie Preece a BYU student has been elected president of the Valkyrie. She will be a senior next year and has taken an active part in unit activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ValLarie Preece
BYU
Valkyrie
Miss Preece
Young Wife Saves Husband After Ranch Rifle Accident
Frank Jenkins Jr. twenty year old from Rio Blanco County suffers a severed arm when a high powered rifle discharges while he cleans it. His wife applies a tourniquet and drives 15 miles to Glenwood Springs hospital by Farmall tractor arriving by 11 p.m. Doctors report extensive bone damage but expect possible recovery if no complications arise. The couple left the Square S Ranch on Piceance Creek west of Rio Blanco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Jenkins Jr
Piceance Creek
Rio Blanco
Colo
Mrs. Jenkins
Airport visitors and new plane on display at Basin Flying Service
Carl Richardson visited Jensen and Paonia where his son works on a construction job. Art Burgess from Craig and Harold Husman from Sheridan called by Basin Flying Service en route to Los Angeles. Hugh Colton Bud Bancroft flew to Provo, A Mills and son Leo arrived from Rangely. A new Cessna 195 was shown at Basin Flying Service as airport renovations continue to impress residents.
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Carl Richardson
Jensen
Richardson
Paonia
Colo
Art Burgess
Craig
Harold Husman
Sheridan
Wyo
Basin Flying Service
Los Angeles
Hugh W. Colton
Bud Bancroft
Provo
A. Mills and Son
Leo
Basin
Secon Vernal
Mrs Irvin Eaton Returns to Vernal After Provo Visit
Mrs. Irvin Eaton traveled back to Vernal following a brief stay in Provo. She attended the graduation exercises of her grandson Glen Davis at Provo High School.
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Irvin Eaton
Vernal
Provo
Oil News From Uintah Basin Wells Near Ft Duchesne
Officials report progress at multiple wells in the Ashley Valley field nine miles east of here with total depths ranging from 1700 to 4300 feet. Drilling continues at Ashley Valley No. 5 and Ute Tribal No. 1 while others await cement and further updates as workers coring and operations proceed.
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Griffith and Crain
Uintah Basin No
Ashley Valley
Here
Griffith
Hollandsworth and
Travis
Tom Turner
Equity Ol Co
Ashley Valley No. 5
Stanolind Gas and Old Co
USA
Mo. 1
Ceemnt
California Co
Wyman No. 1
Hollandsworth &Travis
J. Philip A. Williams
Carter Oll ‘Co
Ft. Duchesne
Caldwell No. 1
Sesto
Utah-Vernal Oil Co
Indifference Stalls Vet Services Plan in Uintah County
Uintah County agricultural agent William C. Whitaker reports few signups for a proposed county funded full time veterinarian. The plan would raise $3,000 yearly for two years via $10 annual payments from association members to guarantee a moving, salaried practitioner in the Vernal area amid nationwide vet shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uintah County
William C. Whitaker
Dolara Association
Whitaker
LDS
Ward Agricultural Committee
Mr. Whitaker
Hugh W. Colton
Five Vernalites To Receive USAC Degrees
Five Vernal students from Utah State Agricultural College will receive bachelor of science degrees at the June 3 commencement announced by college president Dr. Franklin S. Harris. The graduates are Garth M. Colton forestry Jack Dexter bacteriology Boyd Christensen civil engineering Howard C. Lewis and Dallas Ray Workman. Dr. John R. Nichols will deliver the commencement address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernal
Utah State Agricultural College
Franklin S. Harris
Garth M. Colton
Jack Dexter
Boyd Christensen
Howard C. Lewis
Dallas Ray Workman
John R. Nichols
Ashington
D. C
Wesley P. Lloyd
Department of Philosophy of Education
Brigham Young University
Garth Colton
E. E. Colton
Jack E. Dexter
L. E. Dexter
June W. Dexter
Leon P. Christensen
Margle S. Christensen
Girls Attend State 4-H Club Camp
Uintah county is represented at a state 4-H club camp for older members at Cedar City. Carolyn Wallis and Carole Calder of Vernal accompany the group with Ruby Smith as chaperone. The Fourth Year Clothing club led by Mrs. Manwaring trains a stunt for a campfire program against other counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uintah County
Cedar City
Carolyn Wallis
Carole ‘Calder
Vernal
Ruby Smith
Mary ‘Manwaring
World War II veteran studies after service at Cornell and USAC
The subject served in the Merchant Marine during World War II for about three years. After the war he attended Cornell University for a year and then continued studies at the USAC. He is now seeking job opportunities and further study. He is married to Gwen Hunsaker of Honeyville, a USAC graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sion
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Marina
Cornell University
USAC
Gwen Hunsaker
Honeyville
Junior Red Cross Work Recounted in Uintah County
Beatrice Stringham reports completion of all Uintah County Junior Red Cross work for the year ending June 1. 113 gift boxes ship to foreign children plus a large clothing box to Alaska. all 12 schools enrolled at 50 cents per classroom and one dollar per 100 students. The county delegates include Ann Patterson and Merlene Davis with a national convention set in Atlantic City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Uintah County
Beatrice Stringham
Deorothea Bargelt
Helsinki
Finland
Alaska
Alterra
Alin High
American Junior Red Cross
Conrens
Vane
Davis
Uintah High School
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Uintah
Vernal Air Service
Vernal Postoffice
Pontha Calder
Darrell Stokes
Wasatch County
Jensen Ward
Albert W. Norton
Dliver Smith
Eugene K. Sundquist
Bishop Moon
There's A Beautiful Land
Jensen Ladies’ Choir
Mary Gardner
John Curfew
Gertrude Turner
Alice Merkley
Josephine Stewart
Veda Hatch
Buddy
Darwin Snow
LaVon Wall
George O. Massey
Ira S. Gardner
Joseph Dudley
Vernal Memorial Park
Keith
Adairs
Kermit Brimhall
Hatch
Kate Sundquist
Julian Massey
George Goodrich
Mr. Haws
Adella Snow
Ralph Snow
Geneva Hottel
Joe Smith
Lewis Nicholas
Pocatello
Ida
Calvin Rasmussen
Vee, Gale and
Clyde
Roosevelt
Bert Hammond
Wanda Smuin
Helper
Austin Smith
Mable Jenkins
Glenwood Springs
Airport News
Hospital
Uintah Basin Hospital
Clarence Jacobs
Lee Dixon
Bob Pope
Mack McConkie
Rose Morris
Artesia
Timothy Carter
Steven Shepherd
Dorr Finscum
Ellis Verdin
de Laine Watkins
Janet Colton
Mary Elfen
Colton
B._ Austin Haws
Jesse A. Haws
Haws
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