Light Aircraft Crashes Into Blue Mountain Near Vernal
A single engine Luscum two seater crashed on Blue Mountain near Round Top about 45 miles northeast of Vernal killing a 32 year old Vernal man and a 25 year old Jensen man. The plane owned by Dan Statke of Vernal was seen by a Jensen resident's father. Investigators from the Federal Air Association and Civil Air Association arrived from Denver to probe the cause as families mourn the victims.
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Blue Mountain
Vernal
Jensen
Teddy Rae Cloward
Myles Murray
Round Top
Cloward
Dan, Statke
Murray
Raymond Stewart
Jebsen
Boral Jeep Posse
Norman Tietcher
Bill Mott
Carl Schoenberger
MR. Cloward
Mr. Murray
Ted Cloward
Maeser
Wallace Siddoway
Albert Murs
Ray
Bodias
Areal
Veronal
Federal Air Association
Civil Air Association
Denver
Oil Drilling Crews Fly to Remote Work Site in Luxury
At Naples Bay a seven year old, Floyd Duane Richens, underwent surgery after a shotgun primer exploded and fragments entered his abdomen. His brother Charles, 12, sparked the explosion with a piece of pipe. Doctors say a primer fragment pierced the liver. Floyd remains hospitalized for several days. Drilling crews at the No.1 Segundo Canyon Unit near Vernal travel in two planes from Vernal at 5 am, reach the site in 35 minutes, work 12 hour shifts, then return for 24 hours off. A return car trip would be 123 miles and three and a half hours. The rig sits near the crest of the Book Cliffs, a rugged barrier to the region. Continued on page 8.
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Floyd Duane Rich
Melvin Richens
Naples
Sam Hatch
Highway Patrol
Charles
Mrz
Richens
Floyd
Satlon
Vernal
No.1
Segundo Canyon
Book Cliff Mountains
Uintah County approves modest salary boosts for officials
Permissive raises granted by the last State Legislature set a maximum of 6000 for elected Uintah County officials. Commissioners vote to stay well under that cap. Regular salaries rise from 33520 to 4680 dollars and now to 3950 to 5100. Other county staff receive about a 10 percent increase, excluding merit-based or recently raised roles. Effective July 1, reflected in the July paycheck.
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Uintah County
Amateur Rodeo Night Show Set This Weekend
Vernal hosts a two night rodeo at 7:30 PM featuring saddle bronc bareback bull riding calf roping team roping and ribbon roping A horse parade is planned each night with public participation The event is sponsored by Vernal Roping Club with officers Jay Searle president Aaron Wilkins vice president Lynn Siddowly secretary treasurer Wayne Wilkins parade committee chair Ken Stringham Milt Searle advertising Ashley Ward selling tickets for ward building fund Concession stand Rodeo headquarters at Vernal Army and Navy Roping Club limited to 25 members and trains top calf ropers in the country.
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Vernal
Utah
Vernal Roping Club
Jay Searle
Aaron Wilkins
Lynn Siddowly
Wayne Wilkins
Ken Stringham
Milt Searle
Ashley Ward
Ward Building Fund
Ward
Vernal Army Ae Ema
Uintah County Library to host summer story hour
Uintah County Library will begin a summer story hour on Thursday June 29 from 3 to 4 p.m. for children four years and older. The program runs for about six weeks each Thursday, announced librarian Leora Jacobs this week.
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Uintah County
Leora Jacobs
Lbrarian
U S Indian Dept Pledges Funds for Ouray Bridge
Funds and prompt building of the White River bridge at Ouray were promised after its collapse. Uintah County commissioners Vernal Chamber of Commerce and local oil firms pressed for rapid action. A pontoon bridge from Houston was to serve about a month until a new structure is built. Delays would have cost operators thousands.
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US Indian Dept
White River
Ouray
Uintah County Commissioners
Vernal Chamber of Commerce
L Y. Siddoway
Vernal Chamber
Washington
Chamber
Pease Brog
Houston
Texas
Rabbit Mountain
Pease Gros
Grant Southam
White River Bridge
Indian Dept
Ft. Duchesne
Southam
Siddoway
Uintah
Vernal: Chamber ‘Ot Commerce
Floating Bridge Across White River Delays Pipeline Work
A 90 foot floating bridge named Flexifloat opened to span the White River, halting a Pease Bros oil pipeline project near Ouray. The bridge replaced a collapsed span and diverted road traffic while a foot bridge carried food to about 400 Ute youth campers stranded 200 miles south at Mill Creek. The bridge, built by Nobishaw Engineering of Houston, uses modular sections to form a flexible structure.
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White River
Ouray
Pease Bros. Co
Vernal
Mill Creek
Ft. Vichesne
Thi Ute
Nobishaw Engineering, Inc
Bf Houston
Texas
Pease Brox
Mt Fuel Co Seeks Aid For New White River Bridge
Mountain Fuel Supply proposes a $70,000 bridge across the White River to connect Uintah Basin communities Ouray and Bonanza. MTFS offers $10,000 toward construction and asks oil firms to contribute, with county ownership and funding plans discussed at Vernal Chamber meeting noting oil taxes fund the county.
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Mt. Fuel Supply Co
Mountain Fuel Supply Company
Uintah
White River
Ouray
Vernal Chamber Installs Officers at Rod and Gun Club
The Vernal Chamber of Commerce will install new officers Monday at 8 p.m. at the Rod and Gun Club lodge. Newly installed officers are Paul Armstrong, president Royal B. Henderson, vice president and Roland Merkley, treasurer. Present officers are Whitney D. Hammond, president, Armstrong, vice president, and Glade M. Sowards, treasurer. A steak fry will highlight the social evening.
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Vernal Chamber of Commerce
Rod and Gun Club
Paul M. Armstrong
Royal B. Henderson
Roland Merkley
Whiteney D. Hammond
Mr. Armstrong
preai+ dent
Glade M. Sowards
Forest Readies Fire Training at Yellowstone Guard Station
District Ranger Gene Ly Kuhnsig leads a fire training school at the Yellowstone Guard Station for Ashley National Forest personnel. Beginning at 9 am, topics include fire fighting, map reading, compass use, and proper care of tools and equipment.
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Yellowstone Guard Station
Ashley National
Forest
Gene
Ly Kuhnsig
Ning At & Am
Kuhns
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