Indian Party Held at Merkley Park
An Indian party for Ute Indians from Ft. Duchesne and Randlett areas, hosted by the L D S Church Indian mission, drew over 100 attendees at Merkley Park in Dyork on Thursday. Photographer Leo C Thorne recorded petroglyphics, lunch was served, and a program of readings, accordions, and community singing entertained all ages. O R Curry spoke to children with cautionary tales about wise money use and talents, then attendees visited Arthur Curtis’s home for a film, A Boy and His Prayer. Curtis, president of the Ft. Duchesne and Randlett Sisterhood of the Basin Indian Mission, coordinated activities.
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Ft. Duchestie
Randlett
L.D.5. Church Indian Mission
Mr ‘A Park
Dy ‘Ork
Leo C. Thorne
Seroet
Meckiory
Ne al Domgaard Returns From Wyoming Trip And Community News
Neal Domgaard has come home after ten days with relatives at Powell Wyoming and a visit to Yellowstone National Park. He will return to Camp Carson on Sunday June 22 for further orders. A Vocational Bible School closing program with awards was held on the Domgaard ranch lawn with large turnout. Others include Mrs George Arnold returning from California for family reasons and several trips by local residents to Salt Lake City Roosevelt Denver Moses Lake and Casper. A car wreck claim touches Mr and Mrs Dave Clark as their son Dave was killed, prompting a late night departure.
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Stella Underwood
Neal Domgaard
Powell
Wyoming
Yellowstone National Park
Neal
Camp Carson
Domgaard Ranch
George Arnold
California
Della May Arnold
Elmer Giggey
Aoss Perry
Salt Lake City
Oscar Simmons
Carl Ross
Roosevelt
Giggey
Dewey Groove
Denver
Cole
Clyde Alfred
Shirley
Coleene
Moses Lake
Wash
Dave Clark
Dave
Casper
Frank Dotson
American Fork
Albert Semkens
Manford Arnold
Arthur
Loren
Provo
Joseph Arnold
Robina Ferguson
Salt Lake
Lawrence Roper
William
Wyoming City River Running Boom Signals 1952 Start
The Green River run season opens early as Reynolds Canyon Tours and local guides begin hosting river trips from Green River Wyoming through Ashley Falls and Hell’s Half Mile toward Jensen Utah. Hoard of Rock Springs participants join Reynolds party, with Reynolds, Blanchard, and Ross families noted amid a regionwide buzz.
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Green River
Wyo
Jensen
Utah
Ashley Falls
Hell's Half Mile
Reynolds Canyon Tours
Wyoming
Harris & Brennen
Salt Lake City
A. K. Reynolds
Rock Springs
Holmes Ferry
Reynolda
Gerald Larson
Reynolds
Lodore
Red Canyon
Jerry Evans
Wiley Beavers
H.P. Converse
Dick Howe
J. K. Emery
Stroud
Bill Kee
Blanchard
Montwell
Lonnie
Neldon Duvall
Park City
Alex Duvall
Vernal
Earl Hunting
Duvall
Green River river running lore spans a quarter century
The article chronicles Green River’s famed river running history with names like Galloway Stone the Kolb Brothers Norm Nevills and Holmstrom, noting Holmstrom as the greatest boatman who navigated all rapids from Green River to Lake Mead solo. It mentions Major J Wesley Powell and early trips by Gen William Ashley and future plans for Chicago river trips, emphasizing Green River as the head of the canyons.
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Green River
J’ Wesley Powell
Green
Colorado
Expedition Island
J. Wesley Powell
Grand Canyon
Wye
Chicago
Lake Mead J
Red Canyon
William Ashley
Ashley Falls
Firehole
Green River City
Jensen
Flaming Gorge
Echo
Lake Mead
Cataract
Grand Canyons
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Ule Onrenara
Judy Holliday
Ee Oui
Canioon
Aba
Merkley Park
Uintah Brand
LPM Stead Cll
le Lna
John Wayne and
Patricia Neal
Randolph Scott and
David Brian In
Fort Worth
Technicolor
Clifton
Webb
Joanne Dru
Belvedere
Janis Carter
Robert Young
Jock Buetel
Uoon
Wyoming City
Aldo Ray
Columbia
State Farm Insurance Companies
Call
Lwprint
Lepri
WM. A. Jacobe
Vernal, Utah
Sindee
Studebaker
America
Studalocker
Hatch Motor Company
U.S
Jack Buetel
Rite Mani Aan
Maureen O'Hara
Cornel Wilde
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