Glenn N Cooper honored in May by College of Pharmacy
Tributes in the spring Pharmic Ute honor Glenn E Cooper owner of Vernal Drug Company. He trained at University of Colorado and later served in the US Navy before returning to Vernal. A three year old Maeser girl was found unharmed after an 18 hour search by 500 volunteers and police following her disappearance near Vernal.
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Owen Hardy
Sandra
Vernal
Wigh
Glenn E. Cooper
Vernal Drug Company
Pharmic Ute
College of Pharmacy
University of Utah
University of Colorado
Glenn IL
Cooper
Phi Delta Chi
Pharmacy School Students’ Organization
Ate
United States Navy Reserve
Maeser
Dery
Steve) Hardy
Central Park
Hardy
Bjorn Rye
Bridge Work Near Merkley Park Advances
County commissioners report the bridge over Dry Fork Creek into Merkley Park is nearly finished and will allow driving into the park tonight. The nearby ditch bridge is complete and in use. A creek crossing with two culverts and a new bridge is expected to be under construction soon.
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Dry Fork Creek
Merkley Park
Eastern Utah Health Center Named by Basin Organization
The Basin Area forms a new health center to advance mental health services in Vernal and surrounding counties. The third meeting heard commitments from Duchesne county residents, with planned funds from county, school district, and city totaling about 420 dollars, while officials discuss a constitution and bylaws.
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Eastern Utah Health Center
Basin Organization
Eastern Utah
Duchesne County
M Herb Fowler
Jimi Taylor
Salt Lake City
State Department of Heath
LaPrele Hasmtuyety
Salt Lake Glin Nursing Buervisor
Vernal Unit Funding Seen by Senators Watkins and Bennett
Senators Len Watkins and Len Bennett forecast federal support of one million dollars to initiate Vernal Unit construction as part of the Upper Colorado River Storage Project. They expect the funds to be included in the Public Works Appropriations Bill, marking a historic step for Utah by placing water development on land. The Vernal unit, paired with the Colorado project, aims to advance reclamation near Linwood Utah and trigger related dam and infrastructure work.
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Dutch John
Flaming Gorge Dam
Bureau of Reclamationa
Denver
Linwood
Utah
Mit
Bens
Arthur V. Watking
Wallace F. Bennett
Vwiah
Len Bennett
Colorado
County Health Report for Vintah County, Week Ending June 20
The Utah State Department of Health reports Vintah County had a mixed set of reportable diseases for the week ending June 20. Measles appeared twice, influenza once, with one case each of cancer and gonorrhea.
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Vintah County
Utah State Department of Wealth
City County Fund New Park With $4500 For Recreation Center
City and county allocate 4500 toward sewer and water for a new recreation center at 6th West and 4th North. Paul M Armstrong, director of the Little League, says the district will oversee the park project with Tom Downard in charge and ground breaking soon expected.
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6Th West
4Th North
Paul M Armstrong
Little League ‘Baseball
Little League
Tom Downard
Vernal Amateur Rodeo Starts Friday at Fairgrounds
Annual event brings tickets at 7:30 p m Friday and Saturday. Vernal Roping Club hosts with 50 top entries from Uintah Basin and Western Colorado. Events include saddle bronc bareback riding team roping calf roping bull riding and bull dogging. Entrance fees due by 5 pm daily with prizes ranging from 5 to 10 dollars.
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Uintah County
Utah
Fairgrounds
Colorado
Vernal Roping Club
Don Holmer
Morris Carter
Lynn McCarrell
National Guard to aid bulldozer work at new center
Mr. Armstrong said the National Guard will volunteer a bulldozer for preliminary earthwork. After that phase, construction progress depends largely on donations, officials said. A total of four ball parks are planned at the new center.
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National Guard
Armstrong
Miss Stringham Named Queen Of Dinosaur Rodeo
Sharee Stringham was chosen queen of the 1853 Dinosaur Roundup at Vernal Vernal Trace Meet with attendants Marne Jensen Uiniah and Carma Rae Mackay. Nominees included Caral Chew Rita Wilkins and others. judges were Jon Hickey and Vern Young.
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ODEO
Shares Stringham
Center
Carma Nae Mackay
Vernal
Elaine Jensen
Uintah
Sharee Stringham
National Guard Armory
Marne Jensen
Uiniah
Carma Rae Mackay
Vernal Sharee
Kenneth Stringham Belsine
Owen Bodily
Carma Rae
Wyle Mackay
Caral Chew
Rita Wilkins
Car Hta Dumas
Connie Dudley Carol Rowley
Naomi Oaks
Billy Labrum
Jon Hickey
Wyoming
Vern Young
Tremonton
Ulah
Utah Press Assn. river trip yields scenery report
Utah Press Association members and spouses canoed down Green River from Pat’s Hole to Split Mountain during a one day trip. They praised the scenery aboard a Wan Watts Vernal visit featured with tours of the Utah Field House of Natural History. The expedition, publicized in weekly papers, involved 23 officials and was led by Tinteli River Expeditions from Roosevelt to Vernal areas.
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Earattt
Utah State Press Association
Utah
Green River
Star
Jones Hole
Win Watts
Vernal
Citt
Pat's Hole
Split Mountain
Association
S Publishers of
Ashley Stake Weekend Conference Set With LDS Leaders
Elder LiRay L Christian sen of the Council of Twelve Apostles and Elder Stewart DB Eccles of the Welfare Committee address Ashley Stake quarterly conference in Vernal First Ward chapel on Saturday. Meetings include welfare committees ward leaders and stake leadership with stake presidency clerks high council stake patriarch.
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LiRay L Christiansen
Council of Twelve Apostles
Stewart DB
Eccles
LDS Church Welfare Committee
Ashley Stake
Sunda
Christiansen Ig
Salt Lake Temple
Ile
Vernal First Ward
Big Game Meet Set Wednesday In Duchesne
The Utah Board of Fish and Game Control schedules its annual big game meeting for Wednesday at the Duchesne County courthouse. The event, one per district, invites public observation and input on fall hunts and harvest plans, with readings from the Interagency Committee followed by floor recommendations, then an executive session.
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Utah Board of Dig Game Control
At & Em
Duchesne County
Ataes Sty A Fish and Game Commissioner
Harold S. Crane
Interagency Committee
Chamber of Commerce Installation Meeting Monday in Merkley Park
Five more filings for the November election were reported by Morris Cook, County clerk, all Republicans. No Democratic filings yet. Vernal Chamber of Commerce will hold its installations meeting Monday at 7:30 pm in Merkley Park with new officers Dwight Li Welenkamp president and Harold Duke vice president. The meal is to be provided by the golf tournament committee. precincts will be tandendated for the Vernal project July 6. Voters must be registered.
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Morris Cook
Wintah
Grant
Southant
Alvin, Weeks
Syear
Morris Ock
Whit Tey
Inetattattors
Vernal Chamber of Commerce
Merkley Park
Dwight Li Welenkamp
Ilarold Duke
T RK Seager
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Stuart Wilds Birch
Helen Stevens
Vernal City
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Reed Hansen
Fay Pope
Duchesne
Taylor Anid
Watkins
Bennett
City & County
New Corporation
Uintah Freightways, Inc
Kingsley Truck Linea
Roosevelt
Tieber
All Basin Points
Daggett County
Tom Graa
Paul Smith
Kingsley
Ulatah Freight
Utah Public Service Commission
Grua
Ueber
Utah Weekly
Steff
Miss Stringham
Utah Press Assn
Elray L. Christiansen
Chamber of Commerce
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