Colorado College choir and soloists plan Monday program
The Colorado A and M College choir under Edward D Anderson performs a varied program Monday at Uintah High School auditorium. Sacred a cappella pieces include Bach motet and Lassus Prayer to Jesus, with secular selections and Brahms Waltzes. Instrumental soloists Beverly Shores and Phyllis Feucht, vocal solos Joan Harris and Kenneth Sellars, with Ron Whittemore at piano. The 65 voice choir tours annually since World War II. Tickets available at Quality Drug store.
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Colorado A and M_ College
Edward D Anderson
Uintah High School Auditorum
Beverly Shores
Phyllis Feucht
Joan Harris
Kenneth Sellars
Ron Whittemore
Annual County Wool Pool Meet Slated Saturday
Uintah County wool pool officials announce a Saturday meeting in the Fieldhouse to elect officers and settle the 1955 pool. President Jay Searle notes plan to distribute checks. Earl Mecham is secretary and Dan Batty is committee man. Buyers will discuss wool market as the pool, four years old, continues to unite small growers for better prices. Last year’s sales reached 70 000 pounds, exceeding any individual grower.
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Uintah County
Jay Searle
Searle
Earl Mecham
Dan Batty
Uintah Service Association Elects New Officers
The Uintah Service Association annual meeting at Uintah State Bank accepted officer resignations and approved new officers for the coming year. Georgia Couture becomes chairman with Adelyn Logan as cochairman, and Marguerite Colton as finance leader. The staff includes Pearl Shaffer as secretary, Iva Cutshaw as editor, Rhoda Robinson as coeditor, June Stewart as stencil chairman, and Thelma Wright on the special activity committee with Edith Shimmin and Margaret Witbeck on the social committee.
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Uintah Service Association
Uintah State Bank
Hugh W. Colton
Whitney Hammond
Alvin Bowden
Arden Jolley
Armed Services
Uintah County
Georgia Couture
Adelyn Logan
Cochairman
Marguerite Colton
Pearl Shaffer
Iva Cutshaw
Rhoda Robinson
June Stewart
Thelma Wright
Edith Shimmin
Margaret Witbeck
Gas Price Hikes Mark Fourth Increase This Year
VERNAL Utah retailers report wholesale gasoline prices rose again last week driving higher consumer costs. Utah Association of Petroleum Retailers director Grok Richardson said regional price wars left low margins and prompted pass through to customers. He warned the tourist season could worsen the squeeze as last year’s price wars cost Vernal dealers over $20,000 and caused several closures and debt.
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Grok Richardson
Vernal
Utah Association of Petroleum Retailers
Richardson
Uie
Fast Driver Nels Fined for Car Damage and Injury
Forest Nell Scheutler, 22, of Kansas, employed as an oil worker in Vernal, was fined 50 dollars for neckless driving after a Friday incident on Dry Fork Canyon. His 1955 Ford skidded 48 feet, left the road, and struck away, causing 300 dollars in damage. nine stitches were needed for a lower mouth injury. Patrolman Mack Helm investigated.
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Justice’ Court
Forest Nell Scheutler
Kansas
Vernal
Scheutler
Scheitler
Mack Helm
Uintah County Farm Sales Reach 3.53 Million in 1954 Census
The 1954 Census of Agriculture preliminary report shows Uintah County farmers operating 567 farms with total sales of 3,533,064 dollars. Crops and livestock values are broken down into field crops 543,593 dollars and 2,664,473 dollars respectively, with minor totals for vegetables fruits nuts horticultural specialties dairy poultry and forest products.
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Uintah
Bureau of the Census
US Department of Commerce
Forest Service Discuss Fire and Fiscal Problems
Forest Supervisor Gil Doll led Ashley National Forest staff and district rangers in a two day meeting to review large fires over the past year, discuss fire control improvements, and address fiscal and road plans. Participants included Forester Boyd Rasmussen, Wayland Mattsson, Ward Evans, Claude Bruce, and several assistant rangers.
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Ashley National Forest
Alan
Forest
Gil Doll
Ernest C Mirsch
Glenn Lambert
Bill Wolf
Jesse Palm
Merlin Bishop
Claude Bruce
Ward Evans
Allen Dahl-sgreen
Gene Kuhn
Boyd Rasmussen
Forester
Ogden
Wayland Mattsson
Oyden
Ashley Forest
Doll
Clydé Bruce
Palm
Bishop
USDA
Provo
Forest Service
Grass Fires Drive Firemen Through Busy Afternoon
Grass fires kept the fire department hopping Friday afternoon with a new season’s pace. Calls came hourly for three hours starting at 2:30 pm including a blaze at Clinton Twitchell’s Ashen home, a grass and brush fire at Ross Trailer Court, and a trash fire at 494 East First North that caused about 200 dollars in coal shed damage before control.
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Vernal Fire Department
Mra
Clinton Twitchell
Ashley
Ross Trailer Court
Town
Grant Leay
East First North
First-Time Utah Hunters Must File Safety Questionnaires
First time buyers of Utah hunting licenses in 1956 must complete two firearm safety questionnaires before license issuance. Targeted at resident juveniles and first-time buyers of all ages, the forms aim to reduce hunting accidents. The program, drafted by the Utah Wildlife Federation and approved by state authorities, will be available via agents in early April.
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Utah
Fish and Game Offici
Utah Wildlife Federation
State
Utah Board of Big Game Control
Fish and Game Commission
Department of Fish and Game
Babson Talks Ike Run Decision At Park Mass
Babson reviews the likely outcome of President Eisenhower seeking another term, reflecting on a series of forecasts. He notes expected competition, higher wages, continued liberal credits, and strong spending on research and new plants, with autos and housing dips offset by roads and schools.
Babson predicts 1956 politics and economy shift
Babson notes 36 apartment owners face squeezed profits while 17 commercial farms escape, and small farms may subdivide into shopping centers. He predicts ongoing cold war, possible minor wars, hydrogen bomb threats, modest inflation, selective price shifts, and higher teacher pay with 1956 marked by more leisure time.
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Gellinst
Russia
Trussia
United States
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Quality Drug Store
Colorado Arm
Edward D. Anderson
Weovenly Shores
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Peace of Mind
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Uintah Packing Co
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