Utah Legislature Delivers Reapportionment and Fiscal Review
The 1055 Utah Legislature passed a reapportionment plan redefining senatorial and House districts to balance rural and urban representation. It also held spending near record levels while raising taxes to fund schools, warning that future financing remains a challenge.
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Utah
Salt Lake
Weber
Senate
Iron
Washingston
Sevier
Wasatchi
Duchesne
Daggett
Uintah Couny
Wayne
Kane
Garfield
Piute
Davis
Sanpete
Davis County
Utah’s 31st Legislature Faces Spending and Tax Labels
The 31st Utah Legislature is noted for a history making regular session spending bill and potential tax increases under Governor J Bracken Lee. Critics label it record spending and tax raising, yet the true record of the 1955 lawmakers remains nuanced.
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Utah
J. Bracken Lee
Chapita Wells Unit in Uintah County Yields Wasatch Gas Discovery
The Continental Oil Chapita Wells No 2 in Uintah County completes with initial potential 46818 MCFG-D after Wasatch formation drilling. Lower Mesaverde extension failed, producing zone at 5063 5095 feet by electric log. well shut in. Historic Wasatch gas completion marks a state milestone.
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Red Wash No
Standard Oil Co
Calif
Jojcation
Uintah County
Red Wash
Standard Oil Company of Cal
Chapita Wells Continental Oil Co
Chapita Wells
Wasatch
Phillips
Phillips Petroleum Co
Roy M. Johnson
Petroleum Co
Hell's Hole
Continental Oil Company
Chapita
Uintah Co
Mesaverde
Maeser 2nd Ward Campbells Host Overnight Guests
The Maeser 2nd Ward community notes numerous visitors and travel. Families from Missouri California Utah and Idaho attended or planned travel for funerals and family events. Local residents welcomed guests and reported moves and hospital recoveries.
Richardson visit to Salt Lake man to stay with Mrs Moore
Mr Ray Richardson and Mrs Ray Richardson travel from Salt Lake to escort James W Richardson to stay with Mrs Leafy Moore at her home for the spring season.
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Zelph Rogers
Missouri
Mrs. Lamond Caldwell
Salt Lake
Alvin Stewart
Craig
Mrs. Stewart
Denzel Adams
Vernon Richards
Bobby
Lloyd Richards
Ben Sinfield
Ely
New
Eleanor Fall
George Walkup
Georgia
Farm Creek
Archie
Delores Merkley
Marian Howard
Mark Allen
Nellie Allen
George Bills
Provo
Mark Hall
Morgan Merkleys
Bill
Ray Pickup
Ray Richardson
James W. Richardson
Leafy Moore
Court News From Vernal Fourth Judicial District March 1
Proceedings list several cases including a suspended 60 day sentence for Daryl McConkle upon paying a $100 fine, probate admitted for Grant Cooper estate with Ada May Cooper appointed executrix, and multiple motions resolved or continued. Other actions include bench warrant for Emily J Atwood Licht, hearings set for March 26 and April 12, and dismissals in Sather versus Kier and Eldredge matters.
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Judicial Dinnet Court Vernal
Wiliam Stanley Dur
Utah
Daryl McConkle
Grant Cooper
Ada May Cooper
Emily Jane Atwood Licht
Silver Licht
Elmer Huber
Ray Huber
Deep Creek Irrigation Company
Robert Sather
Dbn Sather
Faye Kier
Priintiff
Motron
Roy Buss Eldredge
Zelda Eldredge
Jesse A. Magruder
Lula M. Thompson
Ted Thompson
Photochrome Club Joins National Society in Vernal
The Vernal Photochrome Club voted March 7 to join the Photographic Society of America to access member services. A contest on one subject will be held, with slides due to chairman Laurence Cooper by April 4 and shown publicly June 6.
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The
Vernal Photochrome Club
Medtiat
Photographic Society of America
Ae Vernal Club
Laurence Cooper
Small Hearing Device Hidden In Hat Or Hair
A compact listening device about the size of a matchbook runs on a battery smaller than a dime. It can be worn as a wristwatch or concealed in a hat or hair, enabling discreet use.
Calder Versus Siddoway Court Denies Dismissal
In the Calder versus Ralph Siddoway case the court denied the motion to dismiss and reserved all other motions. The matter was set for trial on April 12, with an interlocutory decree of divorce from the defendant Zelph.
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Zelph
Calder
Ralph Siddoway
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Harry Marlowe
Bostitch
Vernal Express
Purou As
Douglas McKay
Henry Jackson
Alaska
Wawall
New World
New World Oil, Ltd
Uktah
Powder Springs
P.T. D
Rosalyn A. Leonard Carter
Ohvo
Coyote Basin
Standard Oil Co. of
California
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Preece Equity Oil Co
East
Ashley Valley
Ashley Oil
Morrison
Donna W. Collet
Dee Hall
Eleanor Hall
Court News
Arnold Machinery Company
Howard Calder
Anderson
Vera
National Society
Erland Reece
Janet Johnson
Photographic Society
Tatas Fa Fanenm
Dane Nya
Ford
Showalter Motor Company
Eaat Main Vernal
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