Local Buyers Spur Stock Sale Prices United Basin show boosts bids and prize animals
Local buyers kept prices high at the Uintah Basin Junior Livestock Show and Sale. A record 71 fat beef, 72 fat hogs, and 118 fat lambs passed through the auction. Grand champion fat steer, 1090 pounds, sold for 71 cents a pound to Ashton Bros. Grand champion fat lamb, 102 pounds, shown by Marvin Pace, sold for Green Valley Market at 295 per pound. Reserve champion fat steer, Steven Snow, sold to Egan's Cafe for 1.78 per pound. Continued details on page 8.
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Uintah Basin
Billie B. Rhiner
Altamont
Ashton Bros
Marvin
Pace
Coalville
Hampshire Ife
Larry Colabella
Rhett Searle
Green Valley
Yorkshire
Uintah Ffa
Boyd Snow
Searle Gas Co
Diamond Ifills Motel
Steven J. Snow
Ferron
Utah
Egan's Cafe of
Kingsbury Lets Contract for New Sanctuary
Harold Reader announces Kingsbury Church has let a base bid of 525,568 to H Construction for a new sanctuary at 1st North and 1st East. The bid allows four alternates up to 56,240. Construction to start June 26, with demolition of the 1903 building to begin June 24, to convert the site from Community House to a sanctuary.
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Harold Reader
Kingsbury Church
1St North
1St East St
Royal Henderson
Senderson
Hays
Byrtch
Sons Flay
Henderson
Wilcox Academy
Kingsbury
Intermountain
Leo Thorne
New Uintah County Library Announces New Hours
Mrs Leora Jacobe reports Uintah County Library will open at 1 pm and stay open until 8 pm daily. Previously hours were 1 to 6 pm and 7 to 9 pm.
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Leora Jacobe
Jan
Uintah County
Jensen Couple Donate Land for Scenic Blue Mt Highway
Doug and Mrs. Chew donated a 100 foot right of way across four parcels for a new road to Blue Mountain from Dinosaur National Monument headquarters. The easement supports a project valued around 3.39 million dollars and was presented at a Vernal Chamber luncheon by officials including Earl Semingsen. Semingsen listed future monument projects such as comfort stations at Split Mountain, sewer and water upgrades, Visitors Center plaza remodeling, water wells, boundary fencing, signs, power lines, and an entrance road from Artesia. The chamber’s annual outing is set for June 26 at the Vernal Gun Club Lodge, with word of Berthoud Pass nightly closures during construction.
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Blue Mountain
Dino‘saur
Douglas Chew
National Park Service
Madeo Earl Mt. Semingsen
Dinosaur National Monument
Mar. Semingsen
Monument
Split Mountain Camp Ground
Visitors Center
Artesia
Vernal Gun Club Lodge
L. ¥. Siddoway
Siddoway
Berthoud Pars
Three Men Struck by Lightning on Taylor Mountain
Three Ashley National Forest Service workers building a livestock trough at Paint Springs were struck by lightning at 1:45 pm on Taylor Mountain. The shielded trough saved their lives as Virtus McConkle Orval Sewards and Oliver Trujillo suffered shoulder and back burns. they are resting at home after the incident.
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Taylor Mountain
Ashley National Forest Service
Paint Springs
Virtus McConkle
Orval Sewards
Oliver Trujillo
Sister Rescues Tot From Septic Tank
Elynn Kidd a 14 year old sister rescued three year old Tamaran Kidd from a septic tank after the child fell through an uncovered hole at a neighbor’s home in Ashley. The teen lifted the cover and pulled Tamaran free before she could drown, as repairs were planned on the system.
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Tamaran Kidd
Arnold Kidd
Ashley
Elynn
Tamaran
Ime
Gas Line Contract Awards 103 Mile Utah Project
A 103 mile gas line from Clear Creek to Uintah County was awarded to Pease Brothers Co of Vernal. The project will hire 171 workers, start immediately, and run eight miles east of Ouray to near Price with yards at Ouray and later Price. Completion is planned in four months, with J. O. Red Willett of Shreveport handling the stringing.
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Clear Creek
Uintah County
W. T. Nightingale
Mountain Fuel Supply
Pease Brothers Co
Vernal
Ouray
Price
Clear
Myton
J. O
Red Willett
Shreveport
Green River Crossing
Pease Brothers
la Barge
Wyo
Consolidated” Western’ Steel Division
United States Steel’ Corp
Provo
Minnie Meade Canyon
Vernal Race Meet Promises Fast Weekend Action
The Vernal Race Meet draws more than 150 top horses for a three day event at the fairgrounds starting Friday at 2 p.m. Key races include the Diamond Wis Futurity at 220 yards on Friday and the Uintah Basin Derby at 444 longs on Saturday. Owners Cecil Murray Leo Hansen Woodty Searle Lee Goodrich Charley Sands Orvel Hullinger Keith Davis Karl Dugan Jack Brewer Clark Spencer of Phoenix are listed among space limited entries.
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West
Fairgrounds
Cecil Murray
Leo Hansen
Woodty Searle
Lee Goodrich
Charley Sands
Orvel Hullinger
Keith Davis
Karl Dugan
Jack Brewer
Clark
Spencer
Phoenix
Quarter Horse Show Attracts Large Crowd at Fairgrounds
The Uintah Basin Junior Livestock Show featured a thorough display of horse judging and performances at the Fair Grounds. Norris Stenquist and Maurice Laycock judged the Thoroughbreds Arabians Shetlands and Morgans with J N Merkley as chairman and Leland McNeill as assistant. Exhibitors from Lehi Roosevelt Neola and Lapoint participated as the American Quarter Horse Association and Intermountain Quarter Horse Association sanctioned the event.
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Fair Grounds
Uintah Basin
Norris Stenquist
Roosevelt
Utah State University Extension Service
Maurice Laycock
Cheyenne
Wye
J. N. Merkley
Leland McNeill
Wasatch County
Simmone Wiberg
Kaysville
Davis County
J. P. Haller
Grand Junction
Colo
Woodey Searle
Vernat
Mr. Haller
Udarbara Browning
Ogden
Best of
Tisss
al Heaps and Sons
Salt Lake City
Morgan
Frandsen
Salt Lake
Valley Ripple
Porsythe
Provo
Ivan Merrell
Lorraine Frazier
Aloma Richardson
Toyt Brothers
Kamas
Summit County
Burglars Rob Two Telephone Booths in Utah and Colorado
Early on May 31 suspects broke into two telephone booths, one in Gusher and one in Myron, and robbed them. Sheriff Norman R Fletcher said the men were later arrested in Georgetown, Colorado. Uintah County deputies then extradited the suspects to Vernal for processing.
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Proenix
Arizona
Denver
Gusher
Myron
Norman R Fletcher
Georgetown
Colorado
Uintah County
Vernal
Vernal area fishing opener yields many limits early
Reports to The Vernal Express indicate a good fishing opener with early risers pushing limits. Boating is permitted on specified reservoirs and the Green River while snow and wind affected higher areas. Notable spots include North Fork of Ashley Creek near Trout Creek Ranger Station, McKee Draw, Brush Creek, Cart Creek, Fast Park Reservoir Steinaker and Paradise Park reservoirs.
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Vernal Express
Ashley Creek
Trout Creek
McKee Draw
Brush Creek
Cart Creek
Fast Park
Steinaker
Green River
Montez Creek
Oakes Park
Paradise Park
Volunteers Install New Golf Course Sprinkler System
At Vernal Golf Course volunteers are installing a watering system for greens No 7 8 and D fed by the Soderquist spring. With heavy equipment loaned for the project the system includes 1050 feet of 8 inch pipe and 2000 feet of 6 inch pipe welded and laid by local firms. The Men’s Golf association plans two greens sprinkler each year under leaders Jim Anderson and Ed Thweatt with Gene Tuttle guiding tournaments.
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Vernal Golf Course
Soderquist Spring
Men's Golf Association
Jim Anderson
L. M. Anderson
Corne Asmus
Cecil C. Wall
Ed Thweatt
Gene Tuttle
Measles Cases Rise in Two Counties Highlight State Highs
Twenty five measles cases were reported in Uintah County last week, with Duchesnee County accounting for twenty. The two counties led the state totals, indicating a concentrated outbreak in the region.
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Meadlea
Uintah
State Department of Health
Ducheane
Legion Slates First League Game at Local Ball Park
The American Legion baseball team sponsored by Witbeck Post No. 11 will play its first league game of the season at the local ball park. The game time is 3 p.m. on Sunday.
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American Légion Baseball Tesum
Witbeck Post No. 11
Russell's Sets Grand Opening This Weekend
Russell's Men's Wear plans a grand opening this weekend at 24 South Vernal Avenue in the former spa at 11 West. Owner Sam Snyder, who bought the business from Russell Wolley, is married to Bonnie Adams of Roosevelt. The store offers gifts for men and women, free balloons for children, and extended Friday hours until pm with sales on socks shoes shirts suits and sport coats.
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Russell
South Vernal Avenue
Sam Snyder
Spa
West
Snyder
Russell Wolley
Bonnie Adams
Roosevelt
Jon
Karen
Pony League Announces 1961 Schedule and Officers
The Pony League released its 1961 schedule and named officers led by Jim Reese as president Adrian Traines as vice president Henry Millecam Jr secretary treasurer Ken Hadlock player manager Everett Coodrich umpire and Erma Goode tich scorekeeper The league expands to five teams for the season with Red Bombers Cubs Colte Maeser Roosevelt among managers listed The early schedule includes a June 6 Cubs at Red Bombers and a June 7 Colte match continued in the Bee publication.
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Henry Millecam, Jr
Jim Reese
Adrian Traines
Ken Hadlock
Everett Coodrich
Erma Goode Tich
Ic Murray
Cubs
Mike
Gary Sutton
Colte
Russell Cramer
Maeser
Theron Abplanalp
Roosevelt
Ken Benson
Red Bombers
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FAI
Ai Uintah Basin
Jensen
Blue Mt. Highway
Sister
Ashley Contra Canal
Merrit
Robert L. Jensen
Max North
Whiterocks Fish Hatchery
Ashley Central Canal
Marland Stagg
Allyach
Lishing Opening
East Park
Stelnaker
Oaky Park
Flemont
Asa Johnston
Legion Slates
Pony League
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