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Newspaper

Vernal Express

Location

Vernal, Utah, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1962

Page

15

Salt Lake Funeral Held Wednesday For Ray Dillman

Ray Dillman longtime Utah leader dies at 72 in Salt Lake City hospital. Funeral services were held at Parleys Ward Chapel with burial in Wasatch Memorial Gardens. Dillman served in LDS leadership roles and held public offices, leaving a widow, four children, and many grandchildren.

Salt Lake Ray Dillman Vernalite Vernal Fourth Ward Edwin Smith Ute Indian Trading Post Smith Salt Lake City Tey Eugene Dillman Jeader Salt Lake Hospital Par Jeys St Ward Chapel Wasatch Memorial, Gardens

Long Beach Family Visits Preece Relatives in Town

Dr and Mrs Don Willardson and their two children of Long Beach California visit Mrs Willardson's parents Mr and Mrs Karl B Preece. Mrs Willardson is the former Lella Truth Preece. The Willard family plans to return home Sunday via Las Vegas accompanied by Mrs Preece.

Don G. Willardson Long Beach California

Cedar Springs Boat Ramp Work Underway

Ralph Child Construction Company has begun earth moving on the Cedar Springs boat ramp under Ash ley Forest Supervisor A Rt. McConkle. The ramp lies where the current road meets the high water clearing near the swine bridge from the Vernal side. Traffic may be delayed through the construction zone. The project aligns with Flaming Gorge water impoundment timetable to provide ready lake access as water reaches the ramp. A similar ramp and surfacing contract will be advertised after July 1.

Ralph Child Cedar Springs A. Rt. McConkle Ashley Forest Flaming Gorge McConkle U.S. Forest Service

Employment continued committees form at White River bridge

The text lists committee appointments for public affairs agriculture and livestock and industrial development with names such as Dr R Bruce Gary Sprouse Ken Aycock Everett Coon and many others. It notes a contractor at the White River bridge awaiting river level changes and mentions plush Japanese dinosaurs priced around 2 29 for retail.

White River Bridge Don Millecam Japan R. Bruce Christians Gary Sprouse Ken Aycock Hay E. Nash Dan Q. Price Sam Snyder Cal Sorensen Agriculture and Livestock Roland Merkley Lewis Bowman Everett Coon Rulon Hacking Ben Lindsay Curt McCoy Ken McLean Lorin Merkley Sid Merkley Deloss Reynolds Milt Searle Ken Stringham Need Taylor Eugene Weilst Industrial Development Ken Sowards J. R. Armstrong E. J. Ballard Buell Bennett Paul Borden Don Cowley Dave Elias Barclay Gardner Tom Grus C. 8. Hodge Wm. Hayes Wallace Jeannerett Frank Merrill C. J. Neal Robert Northcutt Henry Schaefermeyer Wm. Slaugh Grant Southam Wm. Sweenvy

4H Officers Training Meeting And Club Report

A 4H officers training meeting is set for Friday June 29 at 10 am in the Courthouse with enrollment sheets due to the Extension Service office by June 29. The Little Chefs 4-H club met at 2 20 with Kaye Richens presenting a celery dicing demonstration and a makeup meeting planned Thursday at the home of another leader.

Extension Service Heperte Lorene Johnson Little Chefs Kaye Richens Ashton's

MES Connects 47 Gas Wells in Uintah Basin

Mountain Fuel Supply Co has connected 47 natural gas wells in the Uintah Basin to a 20 inch transmission line. Three more wells are being connected with a six inch gathering system at Rainbow Unit, 85 miles south of Vernal. The system also gathers gas from Reck Mouse and Ute. A dehydration unit is placed at each well to remove liquids from the gas. Most of the gathering system is above ground, except where it crosses roads and streams.

Mountain Fuel Supply Co Uintah Rainbow Vernal MFS

Lions Elect New Officers and Report Yearly Balance

Mr Hammond presented a 100 percent secretary's report. New officers were sworn in: Glen Oldroyd president Leland Rex 1st vice president Lloyd Winward 2nd vice president Larson Caldwell 3rd vice president secretary Keith Adams treasurer Elwood A Gee Hontamer Rev John Doyle tail twister Arthur Schaefermeyer board of directors Frank R Walker chorister Archie Johnson organist Retiring president Cooper reported $2500 spent on projects and about $4000 earned. Twelve new members joined bringing total to 84. Twenty two were fitted with glasses unable to afford them. Alvin Weeks presented new treasurer Gee with $2868.39 profits from convention.

Hammond Grade M. Sowards Sowands Glen Oldroyd Leland G. Rex Lloyd Winward Lar+son Caldwell Keith Adams Elwood A. Gee John Doyle Tamer Arthur Schaefermeyer Buell Bennett Wm. B. Wallis Frank R. Walker Archie Johnson Cooper Ioward Arthur Schactermeyer Ross Warner Geraldine Washburn Alvin Weeks Elywood Gee

Basin TV expands Vernal cable network growth noted

Henderson reports Vernal cable system doubled viewers over the past year. Two new four mile lines extend service to Doc's Beach road area and homes south of Leon Christensen, linking Maeser Vernal and Gilcrest regions under Basin Television. The firm also serves four hotels ten motels and twelve trailer courts with television service.

Basin T.V Tape-A-Thon Co Basin T.V. F.M Peasapabe Bir Henderson Vernal Leon Christensen Maeser Gilnes Basin Television T.V

Bridge projects advance with canyon road work planned

A note from Whiterocks to Yln ta Canyon states roadwork delays due to fund transfers to the White River project are resolved and the canyon road is scheduled to begin in 1985, with the main bridge work anticipated ahead of that schedule.

Whiterocks Ylnta Canyon White River

Stanton Visitors on Vernal trip during art week

Stanton family from Vernal visited the Uintah Mountain area during art week. Elder Stanton, a retired railway conductor, accompanied by parents Mr and Mrs Fleet Stanton of Mureon South Dakota and David Stanton of Mankato Minnesota, toured 140 miles with friends. Fleet Stanton works as a civil engineer with the Ashby National Forest Service.

Stanton Fleet L

Families Journey West for Reunion and Visits

Jack N Anderson and seven children travel from Hethesda Stary land to visit sister Mrs Glade Sownards in California. Anderson's husband Mrs Clarence Walker joins later. Walker is writer for Drew Pearson Parade Magazine and author. They recently returned to West Morland California. Mrs Walker and grandson Michael Ashton toured northwest including the Seattle World’s Fair. Meanwhile Mr and Mrs Ray Mass and family visited Vernal en route to Glenwood Springs for Ball family reunion. Moss family longtime Vernal residents.

Jack N. Anderson Hethesda Staryland Glade Sownards Anderson California Clarence Walker Jack Halph Ashton Westmorland Ray Mass Salt Lake City Vernal Glenwood Springs Colo Ball Moss

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