Graveling of US 40 Cut-off To Start Friday
Construction crews prepare to gravel the US 40 Cut-off beginning Friday with heavy equipment and 50000 yards of dirt hauled to raise the road bed. A 3 inch gravel base will be laid to a foot thick, soaked and rolled, followed by 1 inch gravel for a 6 inch surface, with oiling planned about two months after grading.
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US 40
Ume
High Line Canal
J J Biller
Main Street
Main
Fifth
Ashley Creek
Bir Miller
Nev ill River Expedition Heads Toward Jensen This Weekend
The Nevill river party which left Green River Wy last Thursday is expected to reach Jensen by Friday or Saturday, according to Bus Hatch who hosted them in Vernal Tuesday night. Bert Loper of Salt Lake and associates left Green River on Tuesday aiming to intercept the Nevill expedition near Jensen, planning a Riverrunnera Fiesta as both groups converge in Jensen and Vernal.
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Green River
Jersery Pridsy
Bus Hatch
Vernal
Red Canyon
Green Lakes
Jensen
Petty
Hatch
Bert Loper
Salt Lake
Green River Wye
Nevill
Robbers' Roost Roundup Seeks Queen Candidates
Uintah event seeks a queen and two attendants to perform during the 1960 Robbers Roost Roundup set for July 11 to 13 in Price. Eligible bidders include comely young women from Eastern Utah and Uintah County. Applications are due soon to the rodeo association secretary. Jessie L. Shelton of Grants Pass, Ore, is visiting Vernal for ten days.
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Uintah
Price Sre
Utah
Uintah County
the Rodeo Asocialion
Jessie L. Shelton
Grants Pam Ore
Vernal Lions Win Convention Prize For Attendance
The 1941 Utah Idaho district Lions convention in Pocatello honored Vernal Lions Club for travel, awarding a seven foot silk flag to the member with the greatest mileage. S D Jones earned a special award for perfect deportment to district officers, as Utahns backed river irrigation plans and debated politics avoidance. Necrology services honored long-time Vernal Lions BP Kely Glen Miller and Wm D Newton. Attendees from Vernal included multiple local families and club officers.
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Aural Hatch
Provo
Jeape . Hiatt
Heber
Utah Lions
Ogdenhagen
Convention City
Utah-Idaho
Pocatello
Vermat
Silkinh
S D Jones
Verani Club
Club Activites
Mooseheart to host world Moose convention opening
International Moose Supreme Lodge convention opens at Mooseheart with Senator James S Davis of Pennsylvania in charge for the Des Moines flighted sessions from June 3 to July 4. The event features the opening exercises and governs the international gathering of Moose members.
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Mooseheart I
Moose Supreme Lodge of
World
Des Moines
James S Davis
Pennsylvania
Radio salutes Uintah Basin growth on progress program
The Salt Lake Tribune and Telegram joined with a radio station and the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce to honor Uintah Basin communities Vernal Roosevelt Hober and Duchesne in a broadcast. Don B Colton spoke of agricultural development tourist attractions and mineral resources. The program traced early settlement figures Ashley Creek fort construction Heber valley Duchesne history and Indian relations, noting Vernal’s current prominence with a regional population around 5000 and heightened tourist traffic via Highway 40.
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Uintah Basin
Intermountain Empire
William Ashley
Fremonts
Deniel Halstrom
Ashley
Ashley Creek
Pardon Dodds
Vernal
Tos Cade
Lou Talbot
Audler
John Galem
Apoaseman
George W Beam
Aaron Daniela
Provo Canyon
Heber
William Davidson
Robert Broadhead
James Davis
Heber Valley
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Ward D Locke
Edward F Harmston
Duchesne
Dors
Theodors
Bait Lake
Colton
Hocky Mountain
Ulntah
Maeser Road Oiling Set To Begin Monday
D F Larsen district road engineer announced that oiling of the 2.5 mile Maeser Road between Vernal and Maeser will start Monday. Mulch will be spread to a width of 20 feet and seal coats used. project cost near 5000 dollars. Several sections on Highway 40 between Myton and Duchesne are also being reconditioned with two foot subbase improvements.
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Vernal
Maeser
D F Larsen
Aid
Seal Post
Myton
Duchesne
State to Intervene In Suit for Water Company
State engineers seek jurisdiction over water rights involving Whiterocks Water Company of Uintah County after Indian Service interference delayed delivery of 10 second feet to settler property. Whiterocks intends injunction to restrain Indian Service and agents from blocking lawful appropriation under state approval, arguing river waters arise on Indian lands.
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of Utan
Whiterocks Iion Company
Uintah County
T Humph
Atate
Torrance
Inaian
State Pver
Irrigation Company
Indian Service
HL L Morrill
Whiterocks Company
Indian Agents
Humpheryy
Tadian
Salt Lake Group Welcomes Good Will Cars in Utah Tour
Forty to fifty boosters for Highway 40 and Uintah Basin caravanned into Salt Lake City led by sirens and a police escort. They arrived at the state capitol where Governor Blood greeted the visitors and praised cooperation on the all weather highway 40 project linking Denver and Salt Lake City. Utah officials and local leaders, including Lowe Ashton and Kenneth Hicken, announced events and a possible return goodwill tour by the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce.
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Way 40
Uintah Basin
Salt Lake
State Capitol
Henry H. Brood
East Lake Ctty
Uinton Basin
Blood
Capitols Gold Room
Colorados
Denver
Salt Lake City
Lowe Ashton
Heber
Utah
California
Colorado
Gus
Backman
Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce
Gus P Backman
Weston Hamilton
Saltair
KGL
Salt Lake Tribune
Asphalt Road Bed Tests Could Transform Rail Maintenance
New York Central tests asphalt mixed ballast on several hundred feet of track in Ohio to cut costs and improve drainage. The study compares stone and gravel ballast prices, notes water as a key enemy, and envisions rock asphalt as a potential rail bed material for a vast U S network, with Utah rich in rock asphalt resources.
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New York Central Railroad
Utah
New York Central
Misin
Ohio
United States
Alaska
Canada
Alabama
California
Kansas
Kentucky
Missouri
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Express
Gun Accident on Blue Mountain Sends Sheep Camp Helper to Vernal
A man at a Blue Mountain sheep camp accidentally discharged a 300-230 rifle, shooting his right foot. First aid was given and he traveled 55 miles to Vernal with help from George Ainge and others. He was transported by car to Vernal after 10:30 pm, with the surgeon optimistic about a quick recovery barring complications.
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Vernal
Blue Mountain
Boon
Moons Henting
Owen Caldwell
Bob Cat
George Ainge
Meeker
fSensen
Caldwell
Vernal If
Tel
Priesthood Outing Draws 800 at Uintah Stake
More than eight hundred people gathered at Humphreys Park on Brush Creek for a priesthood outing. Crowds arrived by bus and car from Tridell Lapoint Jensen Naples Glines Muncier Ashley and Vernsley. The event featured the pageant The Romance of Ashley Valley with costumes from the Trading Post Vernal. Music by the Evan Timothy family and Isabeth Walker with Frenk J Kennard provided twilight entertainment. Attendees asked when the next outing would be held and who would sponsor it.
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Humphreys Park
Brush Creek
Uintah Stake
Tridell Lapoint
J Jensen
Naples Glines Muncier
Ashley
Vernsley
Poeta
Evan ‘Timothy
Salt Lake
Ashy Valley
Hecalante
Mary Preece
L. G. Noble
Ashley Valley
Vernal
Roy Les
Isabeth Walker
Frenk J Kennard
Extreme Heat Recorded Over Jensen Por Days
Weather recorder Wo M Turner notes three hot days June 17 to 19 at Jensen Port with temperatures in the 100s. On the 17 the thermometer hit 100 while lows were 62 and 55. On Tuesday June 19 the high reached 102 with a low of 51.
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Por
Jensen
Wo M Turner U & Weather Recorder
Ardith Cook Working at the J Penney Store
Ardith Cook is employed at J Penney Store according to the provided text. The note confirms her association with the retailer.
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Ardith Cook
J . Penney
Planned Vernal Independence Day Rousing Big Time
A bustling July 4 program in Vernal begins with a sunrise parade and a Junior Chamber of Commerce lineup. Local bands and scouts lead a Main Street march to the Park, followed by contests, cash prizes, and a band concert by the VHS unit. Afternoon events include a baseball game, tennis finals, theatre matinees, and activities at the Fair Grounds, with George Woesteis chairing theJunior Chamber celebrations and alumni optimistic about repeat wins. Continued on page four.
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Chamber of Commerce
Sunior
Dows
Uintah High Book
Boy Scouts of America Ae
Prom
Fae” Hasness
Tausea
Ene
Sparta
Svorta
Eat 5
Fair Grounds
George Woesteis
Jaguors 3
Teor Timis
Pemanetiaonist
Ast Comer
Lee Workmen
Hornor Workman
James Abplanalp
Larjite Day Vacations At Green Lakes And Red Canyon Resorts
A Friday event involving Larjite Day Vacations at Green Lakes and Red Canyon Resorts with a quoted cost of 17,000,000 to achieve near zero branding impact. The fragment suggests a travel or promotional note tied to two named resort locations and a large price figure.
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Green Lakes
Red Canyon
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Utah Commission
Colorado River Water Users Association
OC Nash
BP Kely Glen Miller
Wm D Newton
HL Stringham
John Fi Clare
Clark
Hicken
Johnson
Balt. Lake
Maeser Road
Russell Grey
Salt Lake Group
Ted Stoies
Guige
Imperial Pavilion
Écdias Il Sivaac
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