Legion's Boys State Camp To Start July 7
The American Legion run Utah Boys State plans a July 7 start at Camp W G Williams, with 480 youths expected and applications open until June 17. Directors emphasize sponsor approval, $15 fee, and leadership from 1939 officers, coaches, and Red Cross mentors guiding civic and athletic activities.
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Utah
W G Williams
Q A Wiesley
B.A Littlefield
East Lake City
American Legion
Wesley
Boys
Mude
Vadal Peterson University of Utah
Armstrong Utahs
Sherman R Couch
Metaht
Peterson
Carl F Belliston
Utah State Agricultural College
American National Red Cross
Lestie J Paul
United States Veterans Faculty
E G@ Daley
Veterans Hospital
Jaycees Promote Fourth July Patriotic Revival Meeting
The Utah Jaycees outline a patriotic revival plan for Independence Day. Speakers include Dr Arun S Bennion of Salt Lake City. Captain Hugh W Stem and Bart Fragar note National Guard readiness. Clair Brown presides as Jaycees emphasize sincere patriotism in the community.
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Geneernal Junior Chamber of Commerce
Vernaz
Arun S Bennion
Salt Lake Es Ile
Hugh W Stem
National Guard
Bart Frgar
Ulntah
Basid
Tig Clair Brown
Jocal Jaycees
Jaycees
Water Returns To High Line Canal From Oaks Park Reservoir
Water from the Oaks Park reservoir reaches the High Line Canal serving Ashley Valley farms with about 300 acre feet for mid season irrigation. Silt from the canal into Ashley Gorge benefits fields but adds city drainage concerns in Vernal. Officials expect full delivery by Friday before the canal is turned off, with plans to raise the dam ten feet and enlarge the canal after final approval.
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High Line Canal Company
Oaks Park
Ashley Gorge
Robert Hunting
Ashley Valley Company
Mr Hunting
Patappe
Hunting
Salt Lake
Barges Launched for Echo Canyon Project by USAS Crew
Oregon three inch timber craft built near Green River at Pats Hole under riverman S L Kreager and Buzz Holmstrom will form two 30 foot barges with a 14 by 20 deck for a diamond drill. They will be towed two miles to a rapid and test holes drilled in river bed and canyon walls as part of a planned dam site exploration near Echo Canyon and Yampa region.
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Oregon
Green River
Pats Hole
Green
Camps
S. L. Kreager
Buzz Holmstrom
Solo River
Atr 'Holmstrom
Proceed
Heho Canyon
Colorado
Yampa Canon Vernal
Island Park
Blue Mountain
Yampa
State Democratic Leaders to Hold Meeting in Vernal
Parnell Black rharman of the Utah State Democratic committee and other state staff executives will attend a meeting of the Uintah County Democrats at the courthouse in Vernal. The event marks a continuing series chaired by Black since his election as state chairman, with reports from other counties noting similar sessions.
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Vernal
Parnell Black Rharman
Utah State Democratic Committee
Lotah County
Moridas
J Wallace Johnson
Dintat County
Black
Colonel Humpherys Recreational Park Opens June Fourteen
A Uintah Basin project to create Colonel Humpherys Recreational Park at Brushcreek honors Colonel Humpherystate of Denver who founded the Humphery Foundation aiding schools including the local high school. The park will feature an amphitheatre carved into the mountain, two stages, and capacity for 500 performers and 5000 spectators. Plans include open air concerts, athletic events, nature tours, camping, and eventual landscaping with native trees and wildlife habitats. Development spans years with roads, sanitary facilities, and broadcasting-ready meadow seating as major objectives.
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Uinlan
Colonel Humpherys
Brushcreek
Colonel Humpherystate
Denver
Humpherys Foundation
Sheep Gorge Crags
Gtrl
Uinta Mountains
Uintah Stake
Higrin
Calder seeks seat in Congress in Utah race
David H Calder announced Tuesday that he would seek the nomination for Congress with K Granger of Cedar City and Francis Fowles of Ogden as state public service commission members. Calder, formerly a state legislator, is now vice president and general manager of the Calder Brothers Creamery. Born in Vernal 34 years ago, he was educated in Vernal public schools. Brig continues on page five.
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David H. Calder
K. Granger
Cedar City
State Public Service Commission
Francis Fowles
Ogden
Calder
State Legisletiee
Calder Brothers Creemery Company
Vernal
Water Group Opposes Utah Park Withdrawals
The Utah Water Storage Commission adopts a unanimous resolution opposing withdrawals for a proposed Encantade national monument spanning 250 to 300 miles along the Colorado and Green rivers and about 3,000,000 acres in Utah. It also opposes a Congress bill granting presidential proclamation power to create national recreation areas with scenic features, citing irrigation and power project sites within national parks and monuments that require state and federal investigation.
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Henry II. Blood
Utah
Utah Water
United States
National Parks and Monuments
State Water Storage Commission
US Bureau
City Ponders Plan to Pipe Spring Water
City Council discussed extending water mains to Ashley gorge to take water from the big spring and reduce contamination. They consider extending the line or building a series of settling tanks while chlorinating current mains and exploring a $4000 bond for the extension.
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Ashley Gorge
J Onks Park
Ashley Creek
Joseph P Hacking
Ashley Canyon
Uteh
Vernal Express
Roosevelt Standard
Wasatch
Highway 46
U S Route 40 Good Will Caravan To Utah Trip
A Lions club good will caravan along Highway 40 will start June 19 from Vernal and travel via Steamboat Springs Craig and Roosevelt to Salt Lake City, then to Pocatello. O Kenneth Ficken, chairman, expects 50 to 60 travelers from Colorado and Utah and notes highway patrol will escort to the state capitol.
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Utah
Colorado
Salt Lake, Pocatello
Lions Club
Renmally
Colu Jns
Focslelio Idaho
Lions
O. Kenneth Ficken
Krommiing
Tigt Towns
Steamboat Springs
Craig Cole
Ver~nal
Roosevelt Duches
Bult Lake
Galleys Canyon
Atete
Wi Goutine
Henry Hioe
Salt Lake
Pocatetto
Utah Tourism Revenue Seen At 34.5 Million This Year
Joe H Thompson director of Continental Oil travel bureau estimates Utah tourist income will reach at least 34.5 million dollars in 1940 with about 2.175 million out of state visitors. Expenditures for meals lodgings clothing entertainment gasoline and incidentals are expected to rise about ten percent from last year as travel increases nationwide amid fairs and foreign travel restrictions. Thompson bases figures on redester travel services and reports from 570 organizations including chambers of commerce state highway departments and the National Park Service.
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United States
South America
New York
San Francisco
Canada Travel Bureau
America
Thompson
Continental Oil Company
Chambers of Commerce State Highway Departments
National Park Service
Beout Campores Held at Pace's Meadow
A Uintah District Beout Campores at Pace's Meadow was attended by A A Anderson of the Utah National Parks Council. The event, an annual district affair, was directed by local Beout leaders with L G Noble as chairman HL M Lunded scout commissioner and H Hullinger Explorer commissioner. Troops conducted outdoor games from early afternoon, with a 6 to 745 pm supper and a 745 program for parents. Each patrol presented an original stunt and a short court of honor honored merit badges and advancement, with Chief Anderson as the main speaker.
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A A Anderson
Utah National Parks Council
Uintah
Campores
Paces Meadow
Bseout
L. G Noble
HL M Lunded
H £ Hullinger
Anderson
Mein
Record of a Vernal trip to Pat's Hole and back
A Vernal party completed a long day trip to Pat's Hole returning in under 12 hours. They toured canyon scenery from Bluemountain to Green and Yampa river junction, viewed Whispering Cave petroglyphs, and admired Steamboat Rock. Road repairs are sought to improve the route for all cars. County officials Clyde Jotinaga, William Whitlis, and Nile Smith joined the expedition.
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Vernal
Bluemountain
Green
Yampa Rivera
CCO
Clyde
Jotinaga
Whwltls
Nile Smith
Stock Show Final Day at Uintah County Fair
Attendance and events wrap up on the final day with stock show judging at the Uintah fairgrounds. Crews prepare ringside seating as students march by, while bands perform under the direction of Herl J Engar. Continues on page five.
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Uintah
Bos
Herl J Engar
Townsend Group Meeting Faces Court Friday Night
A Townsend group meeting led by James a Copenn and national representative Gil Codautt encountered issues of alleged fraud. Court proceedings are expected Friday night amid questions about the meeting’s guidance and conduct.
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James A Copenn
National
Wil Gil Codautt
Basin Livestock Men to Tour Colorado
Basin livestock men from Bintah plan an annual Colorado tour. The group aims to visit ranches and markets to observe operations and exchange industry ideas. Leaders emphasize networking and practical insights for local herds and sales.
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Basin Livestock
Colorado
Bintah
Opening Dance at Doc's Beach This Saturday
A public open air dance event will be held at Doc's Beach this Saturday. The venue will host a private party in the pavilion while the main dance proceeds outdoors, inviting attendees to enjoy the seaside evening.
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Doc's Beach
Evening Softball Games At Far Grounds
Recreation supervisor Frank Wright reports the softball field at Far Grounds now has completed Sunray 12 foot poles set in concrete for removal, a new lighting system with 1600 wall globes, and night games will be played under the Hecht system. Eight teams enter the league this year as a definite schedule is awaited.
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Frank Wright
Fairoeaere
Hecht
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Congress
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Gorge
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Jean ‘Thames
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Mayo Trail
Ashland
Kentucky
U. S
Cincinnati
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Hollywood
Hollywood All Stems
Dodgers
Pittsburgh
Lerry McPhail
Pace's Meadow
Pat
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