Union Cougars Clinch State Basketball Title
Union High School Cougars, coached by Glen Allred, defeated American Fork 59 to 44 to win the state H class title. A large crowd witnessed Union rise from a dark-horse to top team as key players led a second-half surge. The victory caps a four day Rouger celebration with further honors planned for team members and supporters.
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Glen Allred
Union High School Cougars
American Fork
Union
Eres Sports
Wnion
Byrrel Lamb
Richard Fenn
Lar
Ken
Nicksell
Leon Perry
Grate Hunings
Byl Bellow
Gordon Collett
Don Killian
Ae” Gahgat Benson
Eldon Wilan
Spanish Fork
Union High School
Safeway Second Week Essay Contest Winners Named
Winners in Safeway's second week essay contest tied to the store anniversary include Mrs Archie Richardson, Vernal, Mrs Geofe Berfelt Artesia, and Elale Mecham among others. Additional prize recipients were Mrs Denzel Hemphill, Fayenne, and Earl Swain.
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Safeway
c.Law
Od Wash
Amy
Secon Harrison
Apes
Froltwood
Archie Richardson
Vernal
Mra
Geofe Berfelt
Artesia
Elale Mecham
Verbal Safeway
Denzel Hemphill
Oldest Family Circle Magazine
Fayenne
Pas
Oe Musray
Engen
Uipgest Martie
Earl Swain
Cancer Drive Begins April 1 In Uintah County
A Uintah County cancer drive starts April 1 with a goal of raising $1,000. Campaign Chairman Barbara Mohr urges all citizens to give generously, noting cancer research has saved hundreds of thousands of lives and added millions to national health.
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Uintah
Barbara Mohr
Hopkins Named On State Council in Utah interim group
Uintah county was reconquez ed in the naming of Utah's interim Legislature Council between sessions 1983 and 1955. Rep Clair R Hopkins named to the 13 member fact finding panel. Eight will be Republicans with the speaker and president each naming four members plus a non legislator. Governor selects the 13th member. Holdovers include Sen Nabey Thomes Hopkins and Gib son. Carl Gaskill is the non legislator appointee. Continued on page 8.
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Uintah County
Utah
Sen
Paxton
Sens
Rendell N. Nabey
KR. Bountiful
Grant Thomes
Springville
Alonzo F. Hopkin
Croydon
Marl D. Gibson
Price
Carl C. Gaskill
Ogden Republican and Insurance Executive
Sowards Named To Tourist Board By Local Groups
Ken Sowards has been named to the Tourist Promotion board by the Vernal Chamber of Commerce and the Republican county committee. He will be one of seven members and seeks endorsements from Duchesne and Wasatch counties. Senator Stringham and Representative Wopkins outlined legislature activities. Chamber finance chief Siddaway reported a balance of 3315.32 with over 2000 in dues this year. A policy to curb solicitors and peddlers was proposed by the Vernal City committees. The Parent Teachers Association fundraising magazine drives were questioned. Tourist meetings along U S 40 to be held with April 10 Roosevelt, April 11 Heber City, and in Salt Lake City.
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Ken Sowards
Vernal Chamber of Commerce
Republican County
Sowards
Sawyards
Chamber
Sta
Duchesne
Wasatch
B. H. Stringham
Clair FR. Wopkins
L. ¥. Siddaway
Thenancial Committee
Vernal City
Speitations
Ken Richardson
Polley
Parent-Teachers Association
U.S. 40
J. B. Mil Ocam
Roosevelt
Duchesne County
Heber City
Salt
Sheep Shearing Begins In Uintah County
Sheep shearing starts in Uintah County with twenty Mexican crews from Texas to shear about 175000 head on winter grazing. Four crews operate in the county as equipment and trucks cover the work. They estimate cutting about 2400 sheep per day per crew. The wool crop is reported very good though dirtier due to light conditions. Continued on page 8.
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Uintah County
Texas
Wintah County
Carrie Trucks
Exth
Building permits in Vernal total 101600 this year
City Manager Lotoy Taylor reports Vernal building activity since January 1 has reached 101600 with January permits at 11400, February at 44700, and mid March at 45500. The file lists numerous project entries including garages, offices, and residential units across multiple addresses.
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Ynternal City
Lotoy Taylor
Belcher
Coltharp Mere
Leslie Mackay
Met
Fran Hee
Woolley
West
South
Fran Feltch
Vernal Jaycees Win Travel Trophy In Big Miles Race
Vernal Junior Chamber of Commerce captured the state travel trophy by piling up 21 540 miles aided by 43 members on a chartered bus to Tremonton. Cedar City and Salt Lake City had led early with about 12 000 miles each as Vernal surged to victory at the Tremonton party. Vernal also announced the state convention will be in Vernal May 1 2 and 8 with over 200 reservations. Elections will be held next Wednesday with Darrell Wardle and Lamar Hawking as presidents candidates and a two year board slate including Alvin Bawden Red Ross Jerry Boetteher and John Shimmin.
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Vernal
Aredic
Tremontonn
Cedaroy
Salt Lake
Vernal Club
Tremontén
Atate Jaycee
Vernal Junior Chamber of Commerce
Hom
Darrell Wardle
Lamar Hawking
Li Dunn
Gene Nay Hall
Nick Barovichy
Brent Felteh
Gerald Ashworth
Alvin Bawden
Red Ross
Jerry Boetteher
John Shimmin
Colorado River Project Pushed By Utah 1 Congressional Group
Utah congressman Doug las BR Biring says Upper Colorado River Storage Project including Echo Park looks favorable for authorization this year after meetings in Washington with par ties from Utah and other states. Sen Arthur V Watkins urged Senate to authorize the billion dollar project without delay.
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Ither
B. Frank Ward
Verna Chamber of Commerce
Douglas BR. Biring
Washington, DC
Colorado River
Echo Park
Stungfellow
Ward
Washington
Interior
Douglas McKay
Canucas
Arthur V. Watkins
Senate
Upper Colorado
Utah
Upper Basin
Uteh
Intermountain
New Uintah High School tops district needs
Superintendent Harold M. Lundell told the Citizens Committee at Tuesday’s meeting that a new senior high is the district’s top need due to inadequate laboratories gymnasium auditorium classrooms and showers. He said remodeling cannot make the present facilities sufficient and urged placing information before voters for a 1,000,000 bond vote soon.
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Pendor Bled
Uintah
Harold M. Lundell
Citizens Committee
Conant
the Strict
Me Lundell
Naples
Densen
Lapoint Havng
Salt Lake Man Injured in Auto Accident
A seven year old Salt Lake City driver was injured when his car left the road three miles east of Verpal Saturday around 3 p.m. Renest Taylor Bailey suffered lip and gum lacerations and facial injuries after losing control on a curve. The car struck a bridge and Bailey was taken to Uintah County Hospital. He was cited for careless driving. Investigating officer FR M Helm of the Utah State Highway Patrol said Bailey was alone and driving west at the time.
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Salt Lake City
Verpa
Renest Taylor F Bailey
Bailey
Uintah County Hospital
FR. M. Helm
Utah State Highway, Patrol
Dalley
Uintah Basin Jr Livestock Show Set For May 26 27
Under Don Wall's leadership the sixteenth Uintah Basin Jr Livestock Show will run May 26 and 27 at Vernal fair grounds. The event expects 45 plus breeding beef entries in the Junior division, plus pen show cattle. About twenty calves sired by last year's Champ le Show Bullet R Evident will appear. Fat classes total around 100 cattle, 25 hogs, and 25 lambs, with sale on May 27 offering reduced prices. The Junior Dairy division, along with breeding sheep, breeding swine, and the horse show, will be staged in the evening.
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Don Wall
Uintah Basin Jr
Fair Grounds
Vernal
Usls
Funeral Rites Today for Rev A A LeMay Missionary Priest
Solemn pontifical high mass for Rev A A LeMay 43 Catholic missionary priest to Southern Utah was celebrated today at 10 30 am in the Cathedral of the Madeleine Salt Lake City. He died Saturday in Kanab and had served as missionary priest across southern Utah and northern Arizona since 1938 except for navy service and years in Vernal. Funeral rites included a requiem high mass and prayers for the dead, with services at St Christopher Church Kanab and the Cathedral of the Madeleine, Mt Calvary Cemetery burial planned.
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Tey Alphonse A. LeMay
Utah
Cathedral of the Madeleine
Salt Lake City
LeMay
Kenab
St. Christopher Catholic Church
Arizona
Mase
St. James Catholic
St. Critopher's Catholic Church
Kanab
Cedar City
Salt Lake
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Vernal Chamber of Commerce Set for Annual Meet Monday
Members will gather Monday night at the Hotel Vernal at 7 30 for the annual meeting including board and secretary reports the financial statement and elections. The board plans to incorporate the Vernal Chamber and introduce a new secretary manager. Nominees include A Rex Gardner Lanell Anderson J O Anderson Paul Batty T R Seager Don Barr Tharlie Johnson Wiley Baucum Blan fina Lee Walker Dod Showalter Ralph Ashton and Glenn H Cooper. Frank Ward resigns as secretary and manager to take a position in Canvan City Colorado.
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Vernal Chamber of Commerce
Verhal
Mangers
Vernal Chamber
Rex Gardner
Mot
Lanell Anderson
J. O. Anderson
Paul Batty
T. R. Seager
Don Barr
Tharlie Johnson
Wiley Baucum
Blan Fina
Lee Walker
Dod Showalter
Ralph Ashton
Glenn H. Cooper
Frank Ward
Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
Canvan City
Colorado
Milton Hocking Family Welcomes Sgt Hocking Home
Mr and Mrs Milton Hocking meet their son Sgt Mitten C Hocking in Salt Lake City to bring him home after his army discharge on March 19. He served two years as a mechanic in the ordnance department, with the last 16 months in Karna.
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Mes
Milton Hocking
Sgt
Mitten C. Hocking
Salt Lake City
Sgt. Hocking
Army
Ordnance Department
Karna
Vernal Firemen Put Out Two More Grass Fires
Vernal City firemen were called twice Monday afternoon to quell grass fires. The first blaze began near 4th East and 2nd North around 2 p.m. at Charlie Johnson’s home when trash ignited dry grass. Before it was fully extinguished, crews responded to 230 South 4th West, Alvin Bowden’s residence, where another grass fire burned.
Veteran Indian Employee Chooses Vernal for Home
Kimball G. Slaugh, an Indian Service veteran of 22 years, joins Slaugh Motor as assistant manager. Brother of Wm. H. Slaugh, he previously lived in Window Rock, Arizona, and Vernal native Slaugh left 31 years ago for Login to attend USAC, then taught, led Clarkston Utah schools, and served at six agencies including Ft. Peck Montana and Caldwell Wash.
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Kimball G. Slaugh
Indian Service
Slaugh Motor Company
Essistant
Mr. Slaugh
Wm. H. Slaugh
Wye
Window Rock
Arizona
Vernal
Slough
USAC
Clarkston, Utah
Ft.Peck
Mont. Caldwell Wash
Ballot Battalion Campaign Wins Kiwanis National Awards
The Ballot Battalion drive led by the Kimanta Club of Vernal won the Freedoms Foundation George Washington Winner Medal and a major prize from the American Heritage Foundation. Kiwanis International emphasized a nationwide non-partisan get out the vote effort, coordinated with civic and fraternal groups across the United States. Hassel Holley, club president, credited local citizens and media support as key to the recognition.
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Kimanta Club
Vernal
Freedome Foundation
George Washington
Armerican Heritage Foundation
Hassel
Holley
Kiwanis International
Com
Freedom Foundation
Valley Forge
Kiwanis
United States
Slab
Kiwanis Club of Vernal
Ffictala
Eligije Voist
Congress Seeks Unified Colorado River Project Authorization
Senator Arthur V. Watkins introduces a joint resolution for the Colorado River Storage Project in the Upper Basin Utah context. He argues the full, consolidated authorization is needed, noting years of planning and the Bureau of Reclamation report and interbasin agreements support moving forward without delay.
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Wi Fe
Utah
Inter- Basin
Commountain
Pact Commission
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