Roosevelt Doctor Named Head of State Board
Dr. R. V. Larson of Roosevelt was elected chairman of the State Board of Education at the board’s organizational meeting in the Capitol Salt Lake City. He serves a one year term succeeding Rulon Hincksey of Salt Lake City. Mrs. Madeline Wirthlin of Murray was named vice chairman for one year.
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R. V. Larson
State Board of Education
Board
Capitol
Salt Lake
Larson
Rulon 7
Hincksey
Salt Lake City
Wee
Madeline 3. Wirthlin
Murray
E. Allen Bateman
State
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Avard Rigby Promoted to Utes Professorship in Utah
Dr Avard Rigby longtime Uintah High School leader Vernal and former Stewart School principal at the University of Utah earns assistant professor rank from the Board of Regents after joining U of U staff in 1953. He holds a BS from BYU 1938 and an EdD from Utah 1954. He and wife Virginia have two children.
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Avard Rigby
Uintah High School
Vernal
Stewart ‘Training School
University of Utah
U Board of Regents
Rigby
U of U
Stewart School
Brigham Young University
Rugby Kearje
Uofu
Uintah
Duchesne County
Duchesne
Altamont High School
Altamont High
Roosevent High
Calder Named Professor at University of Utah
Dr Grant H Calder a Vernal native was promoted to professor in the University of Utah Department of Management by the Board of Regents at its March meeting He earned a BS from Utah State Agricultural College in 1935 an MBA from Harvard in 1937 an DS from Indian University in 1953 and a DBA in 1954 He joined the faculty in 1939 served as secretary to the university president in 41 42 and rejoined after naval service He was associate professor from 1953 and taught management 1949-59 and 1952 and is married to Roo Eyring with three children.
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Grant H. Calder
Vernal
University of Utah Department of Management
Board of Regents
Dy, Calder
Utah State Agricultural College
Harvard University
Indiang Uni Rversity
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U. Faciulty
U. S Navy
Calder
College of Business
U. of
Roo Eyring
Census Farm Changes Reflect a Nation on Wheels
The 1955 Census on agriculture shows dramatic shifts over 50 years. More machinery, electricity, and automobiles, with fewer farms and larger average size. Farm population declines while part time work rises and birth rates exceed deaths among farm women.
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Uintah High Grads Now Attending Brigham Young University
Fifty six Uintah High School graduates are enrolled at Brigham Young University for the winter quarter according to official school figures. The list includes Gary Ashby Beth Bryson Ralph Bryson Errol Burns Carrie Cald er Lowell Caldwell Dennis Campbell Lyman Campbell Wendell Collier Sybil Conrad Leah Davis George Durfee Roger Fisher Gene Fox Glen Goodrich Eleanore Hacking Neldon Hacking Calvin Mall Edwin Mall John Haws Jean Hodgkinson Floyd Hullinger Merlin Johnson Jean Johnston Jay B Karren James Knight Richard Knight Kay Lathrum Patricia Lee Connie Lundell Manwaring Clair Murdock Blaine Palmer Karl Pope Valda Pope Bruce Preece Lorn Richens Karl Roberts Wilford Roberts Wilbur Rodeback Richard Rust Miriam Smith Patricia Sutton Alton Vernon Carolyn Wallis Connie Warren Joseph Weyermann Max Winward and others.
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Gary Ashby
Beth
Ralph Bryson
Errol Burns
Carrie
Fred
Joseph
Kenneth Calder
Lowell Caldwell
Dennis
Lyman Campbell
Wendell Collier
Sybil Conrad
Leah Rae Davis
George Durfee
Roger Fisher
Gene Fox
Glen Goodrich
Eleanore C
Neldon Hacking
Calvin
Edwin Mall
John Haws
Jean
Larry Hodgkinson
Floyd Hullinger
Merlin Johnson
Johnston Jay B
Naoma Karren
Michigan Leads in Industrial Hood Production
The article notes Michigan's prominent role in hood manufacture, with 81 percent of hood production centered there. It contrasts aluminum as a young metal yet consumed in greater volume than copper, lead, and zinc combined among non-ferrous metals.
College Choir From Colo A M To Visit Vernal
The Colorado A&M College Choir of 65 voices directed by Edward D. Anderson will perform at Uintah High School auditorium in Vernal on March 19. The tour includes Salt Lake City and Evanston Wyoming with future stops in Craig Meeker Palisade and Grand Junction. Local hosts arrange lodging and meals for the visitors. Tickets are available at Quality Drug Store.
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Colorado A&b College
Athpm
Uintah High School
Edward D. Anderson
Salt Lake City
Evanston
Wyomin
Craig
Meeker
Palisade
Grand Junction
Colorado
Freda Davis
Uintah High ‘School
Florence Powell
Uintah Pta
A&m
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Utah Education Assn
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Virginia
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Firestone Paints & Varnish
Kem
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Jack Gardner
Univesity of Utah
Utah Dairy Industry
Welby W. Young
Jeff
Eugene Pace
Gardner
Washington
Bikini Bathing Gulf
Clinton Davidson
Uintah High
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Michigan
Colo. A&m
Anderson
Rocky Mountain
Colorado A&m College
Colorado A&m College Wall
Bank of Vernal
Uintah Basin
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