Fourth of July celebrations and local notes in Vernal area
July Fourth festivities grow with the Legion Circus to headline and local youths like Francie Snow gain recognition. Utah banking loans reach 57 percent above 42,000 during late 1940, while CCC enrollment rises near Vernal. Community updates cover fire protection, defense planning, river explorations, citizenship camps, school conferences, and local preparations for National Defense Week plus patriotic decorations.
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Legion Circus
Francie Snow
Milo Snow
Vernal
Snow Home
Utah
Segai
Kaler Woltow CCC
Ashley National Forest
Burns Beach
Jensen
Henry Big Millecam
8. G. Fraser
Beang
Thomas Jefferson
Bert Loper
Green River
Camp W
Williams
Larry Thorne
Leo C. Thorne
Melvin Hodgkinson
Louis Hodgkinson
Harvey Knight
Maeser
Jeff Monday
United County
National Defense
Vernal butter and cheese rated top in northern Utah
Dairy expert Chris Johnson of the Western Dairy Division rated Vernal’s butter and cheese the highest he had scored in northern Utah. The Uintah Packing Company was robbed of about 400 pounds of cured hams and bacon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Johnson
Western Dairy Division
United States
Vernal
Utah
Uintah Packing Company
Unique stage shipped deer heads thrill local town
Two interlocked antler deer heads, found dead after a fight, were sent out by stage this week. Miss Dora Burton returned from Salt Lake City after attending St Mary's Academy. Dr W C Laughlin appointed city physician. Five bear hides arrived again via Milton Lyon. Boys blocked the spring pipe with moss at the creamery. Berlin High School of Technology reports uranium rays can help distinguish genuine diamonds in the dark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Burton
Salt Lake City
St. Mary's Academy
W. C Laughlin
Milton Lyon
Berlin High School of Technology
Lapoint Golden Winns Guests Gather in Visiting Notes
Local residents hosted and visited family members from Salt Lake City Phoenix Denver and Durango with many extended relatives from Lapoint Altamont and Vernal. Guests included Mr and Mrs Mont McCurdy Nina Jean Woolley and Eliza Nielson among others as kinship ties and moves outline recent travel and households changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mont McCurdy
Nina
Jean Woolley
Salt Lake City
Milton Woolley
Dale Christenson
Ercil Sprouse
Dwain Horrocks
Provo
Rodney Horrocks
Durango
Colo
Lapoint
Lamont Nielson
Brigham City
Eliza Nielson
Ronald Horrocks
Joseph Horrocks
Bennett
Richard Lowe
Gon Dallas
Phoenix
Arizona
T. T. Rasnussens
Ted Colton
Vernal
Curtis Lamb
Tom Burton Place
Upatco
Edna Evans
Connie
Altamont
Harvey Taylor
Della
Woolley
Mable Jenkins
Reva Workman
Myton
Craig and Clark
Frank Jenkins Jr
Dean Preece
Rex Jenkins
Arvin Swain
Great Lake
Joleen Ottosen
LaReé Swabhi
McGill
Nevada
Orville Swain
Fern Anderson
Roosevelt
Gilbert An
Debra Ward
Mrs. Weston Justice
Larry Bigelow
Vonda Bigelow
Mildred Harrison
Cero Jean
Utah Publisher Named Director of Oil Council
R LaVern Cox, longtime Utah publisher, is named Executive Director of the Utah Petroleum Council, replacing John King. He will handle public and political relations for Utahs oil industry and offices are in Salt Lake City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R LaVern Cox
Utah
Utah Petroleum Council
D A Johnson
Phillips Petroleum Company
Cox
John King
Klaz
Kennecott Copper Corporation
Petroleum Couneil
Couneil
Americance
Salt Lake
The
Manti Messenger
Utah, State”. Press Association
American Legion
Liena Club
LDS Church
Manti
High Country Lakes Open For Fishing
Utah angling enters its third week since the June 4 opening with generally good conditions on most lakes and streams. Hot weather and low water threaten some reservoirs later in summer. high country streams report heavy insect hatches and record fly fishing with creel returns improving along primary routes as more anglers explore off road waters in the Uintas Manti and Boulder ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah
Department of Fish and Game
Manti
Uinta
Boulder
Castile
Uintas
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. T. Thompson
Uintah County
Utah State Fish Hatchery
Pikes Peak Ocean
Joseph H. Gardiner
Uintah Basin
Thomas Redmond
State Department of Agriculture
Walter Barnes
Vernal Auto Company
Woraeneneares
Rocky Mountains
Great Salt Lake
Notranal Editorial Association
Brighort Tao
Temple Square
Mormon Temple
Tabernacle
Tabernacle Choir
Xeep EM
Westinghouse
Cota
Golden Winns
Mat Mansfield
Los Angeles
California
Golden Winn
Derson
Della Nyberg
Alan
Logan
Byron Wickham
Colorado Springs, Colo
Roy Tron
Thornton, Colo
Anderson
Weston Justice
Alice
Norman Long
Long
USA
Erell Sprouse
Rex Taylor
Cal
East Main
Oil Council
Fig Omeers
Lavain Cox
Charlie
Che
Lil
Macnn
Utah Industral Centers
Ora
RED Hot
Vernal Hobby
West Main
Fly Frontier
al Airlines
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