Prices Down at Uintah Basin Junior Livestock Show
Fat beet and hog sales opened with lower prices amid plentiful supply. Grand champion fat steer 1029 lbs sold for 52.50 per 100 lbs. reserve 37.50. Grand champion fat lamb 105 lbs sold for 310. Last year’s top lamb sold for 335. Names include Dorothy Lewis Duchesne Eddie Oaks Maeser Arlen Peterson Jensen and Ashton Bros IGA and Foodliner noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uintah Basin
Dorothy, Lewis
Duchesne
Diamond Mills Cafe
Dorothy
Ashton Bros
Eddie Oaks
Maeser
IGA
Foodliner
West Main Street
Arlen Peterson
Jensen
Lamb
Ashton’s
LDS Authority to Speak at Ashley Stake Conference
Elder Sterling W. Sill will preside and speak at Ashley Stake conference with J. Elliott Cameron Wallace F. Toronto and Laura H. Drexel as accompanying leaders. General sessions are scheduled Sunday at 1:62 p.m. and 2 p.m. in the stake tabernacle, with MIA Sunday School and ward sessions on Saturday and at Vernal Ist Ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashley Stake
Sterling W. Sill
Council of the Twelve
Win
B. Wallis
Sill
LDS Church
J. Elliott Cameron
Sunday School Board
Wallace F. Toronto
Ymmia Board
Laura HH. Drexel
Ywmita Board
Stake Tabernacle
Stake Center
Sunsday
Vernal Ist
Stake
MTA
Two Men Sentenced in Petty Larceny Case
In justice court two men, John Win Ward law of Paonia and Jerry Lewis Nemnich of Longmont, were sentenced to ten days in county jail for petty larceny and now face second degree burglary charges. The larceny stemmed from a Mobil Service Station theft where gas was charged but not paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Court
John Win
Wardlaw
Paonia
Cole
Jerry Lewis Nemnich
Longmont
Harold Jones
Mobil
Vernal
Roosevelt
Sheriff's Office
Don Walker
804
East 4Th South
Halliburton Company
Transient Gets Prison Term For Forgery
Arthur Hayes, 37, was sentenced to one to 20 years at Utah State Prison on a forgery charge in Vernal Fourth Judicial District Court. He forged Edgar C. Jones's name to a credit card and bought tires worth 178.71 dollars from Lloyd's Motor Service. Hayes pleaded guilty May 19 after waiving preliminary hearing. case sent to Adult Probation and Parole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Hayes
Utah
R. L. Tuckett
Fourth Judicial District Court
Texas
New York
Edgar C. Jones
Lloyd's Motor Service
Norman R. Fletcher
Hayes
Department of Adult Probation and Parole
Bids Advertised for Sheep Creek Canyon Road Reconstruction
Andrew R. McConkie Forest Supervisor Ashley National Forest announced bids for reconstructing 6.7 miles of Sheep Creek Canyon Road from Bennetts Ranch to Summit Springs Ranger Stay Hon Junction. Project calls for 180 calendar days, 73000 cubic yards excavation, 36000 tons crushed gravel, 76300 square yards road mix, 1778 nat of culvert pipe, and 825 tons bituminous material.
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Andrew R. McConkie
Ashley Naional
Forest
Sheep Creek Canyon
Bennett's Ranch
Summit Springs
Hon Junction
Vernal businessmen win Flaming Gorge marina contract
A. R. McConkie announces Cedar Springs Marina Incorporated has been awarded a permit to build and operate a marina off the west side of the Cedar Springs Boat Ramp on Flaming Gorge Lake. The facility will include a floating dock, boat mooring, gasoline and oil services, repairs, rentals, a store, and excursion cruises. Officers include Mayor Alvin Kay as president, Glenn H. Cooper as vice president, and John Blazzard as secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. McCankle
Ashley National Forest
Cedar Springs Marina, Incorporated
Alvin Kay
Glenn H. Cooper
John Blazzard
Cedar Springs
Flaming Gorge
McConkie
Local Guard Prepares for Two Week Summer Camp
Vernal National Guard members gear up for a two week summer camp. They depart Sunday for Last Fork of the Bear River via Evanston Wy, with road work continuing until Friday June 12.equipment will be cleaned Saturday then fly from Salt Lake City to Fort Lewis Wa for bridge training until June 21.
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Vernal National Guard
Bear River
Evanston
Wyo
Salt Lake City
Utah Air National Guard
Fort Lewis
Wash
Bitter Cold Opens Steinaker Fishing Season
Steinaker Reservoir opened in cold wet conditions with scattered catches as anglers battled wind, snow and rain. Biologist Dob Nielsen labeled fishing fair overall, noting slow streams at low elevations and limited stocking while higher areas remained inaccessible due to late snows.
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Steinaker Reservoir
Salt Lake
Steinaker
Vernal Avenue
Dob Nielsen
State Fish and Game Dept
Stelnaker
Upper Worth
South Fork
Ashley Creek
Osks Park
Nielsen
Flaming Gorge
Rampton Promises Tourism Aid If Elected Governor
Democratic candidate Cal Rampton told about 55 attendees at the United County Democratic Primary Convention in the county building that Utah must attract more tourists. He faulted Vernal and St George for poor performance and pledged to raise tourist development funds from 350000 to 2 million per biennium, projecting 28 million in state revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cal Rampton
United County
Vernal
St. George
Utah
Rampton
Monument Building Bids Sought at Dinosaur National Monument Artesia Colo
The National Park Service invites bids for construction of the administration and public contact building for Dinosaur National Monument headquarters at Artesia Colorado. Earl J Semingsen announces bids to be received by the Midwest Region office in Omaha until 2 pm June 25.
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National Park Service
Artesia
Colo
Midwest Region
Jackson Street
Omaha
Neb
Supt
Semingsen
Ani
Seven Teenagers Hurt in Utah Car Crash
Seven Vernal area teenagers were injured when a station wagon plunged off an embankment east of Jensen on Tuesday. The driver George Wayne Pierce 17 and several others suffered facial cuts, broken leg, skull fracture, and bruises. Some were treated and released while others remained hospitalized with good reports. The car’s speed reportedly caused it to go over the 12 foot embankment, crashing into Red Wash road and demolishing the vehicle. Trooper Ronald Wilson led the investigation with Deputy Sheriff Wm Matt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernal Area
Jensen
George Wayne Pierce
Maeser
David Reynolds
Mary Denver
Kenna Don Scott
Elaine Atwood
Fred Philips
Warren Meacham
Phillips
Meacham
Reynolds
Pierce
U.S. 40
Red Wash
Ronald Wilson
The
Highway Patrol
Wm. V. Matt
Flaming Gorge Visitor Center Now Completed at Dam
The Bureau of Reclamation finished a permanent Visitor Center at Flaming Gorge Dam. An interagency meeting in Vernal reported temporary photo exhibits will open this year and tours of the powerplant may start later this year. Permanent exhibits are planned to enrich the center for tourists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Supervisor's Office
Federal
Vernal
McConxie
Utah Department of Mighways
Bureau of Public Roads
Manila
New Forest Highway
Sheep Creek Canyon
McConkin
Samerterar
Flaming Gorge Dam
Floyd Iverson
U.S. Forest Service
Lemuel A. Gerrison
National Park Service
Flaming Gorge Recreation Area
Bureau of Reclamation
Vernal Kiwanis Scout Lodge
Flaming Gorge
Vistory
Bureau Awards Refuge Work Contract Near Vernal
Senator Frank E Moss announced the Bureau of Fisheries and Wildlife awarded a contract to Sterling Construction Co for construction of water impoundment facilities at the Ouray National Wildlife Refuge near Vernal Utah. The project, funded by a 133000 appropriation earlier, will take about four more years and exceed one million dollars in cost. The refuge will span 74 miles along the Green River providing nesting habitat for waterfowl and recreation facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank E. Moss
Dutah
Bureau of Fisheries and Wildlife
Ouray National Wildlife Refuge
Vernal
Sterling Construction Co
Farmington
N. M
Congress
Green River
Moss
Jaycees Name Winners in Big Fish Derby
Jaycee officials announced the winners of the Vernal Fish Derby held Saturday and Sunday. In the adult division Gary Case took first, Verl Haslem second, Leah Haslem third, Rosa Case fourth, Allen Harlan fifth. In the children's division Allen Haslem topped Dan Haslem with Ronnie Zeller, Dallas Deans, and Jett Preston following. Officials plan to make the Fleh Derby an annual event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Case
Verl Haslem
Leah Haslem
Rosa Case
Allen Harlan
Allen Haslem
Dan Haslem
Ronnie Zeller
Dallas Deans
Jett Preston
Jaycee
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Jeffioright
Kay R. Bendixsen
Roy Todd
Uinta
Hoovewell
Glen Murray
Roland Merkley
Henry Schaefermeyer
Dee Curfew
Ben Lindsay
Dorothy Lewis
Duchesne High
Ite Lewis
IGA Food- Fates
LDS
School Board
Harold Twitchell
Duane Paulson
Inlaw
Uintah School Board
Ashel J. Evans
UEA
Ray E. Nash
Uintah Education Association
Lindsay
Board of Education
Bureau
Gary Taylor
Richard Merrill
Nasional Guard
Jaycees
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