Deep Well Planned in Maeser Area by Major Partners
Plans to drill a deep test well to 8000 feet in the Weber formation near Maeser, centered on Maeser townsite and Glines. The joint venture by Johnson and Bunn with Continental Oil includes over ten sections covering about 6500 acres with roughly 250 lessors. Drilling expected late spring or early summer, drawing wide interest from area landowners and leaseholders.
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Weber
Maeser
Roy John
Johnson and Bunn
Continental Oil Company
Glines
County Court House
Davis
John
Bunn
Continental Oil Ora
Weston Announces Bid For Congress From Utah District
Salt Lake City author and publisher Joseph H. Weston declared his candidacy for the U S House of Representatives from Utah’s Second District, which covers Salt Lake Tooele and Davis counties. A Democrat, Weston has long been active in politics since age 17, has lived in Utah for 12 years, and is known for authoring Those Amazing Mormons. He previously spoke at a Vernal gathering.
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Joseph H. Weston
Salt Lake City
Congress of the United
Weston
Ashley Forest Ranger Retires After 30 Years
District Forest Ranger Clyde Lambert will retire from the U S Forest Service on March 31 after a 30 year career. He joined on May 1 1921 and led the Ashley National Forest Lake Fork district for 27 years. A World War II veteran, he previously worked in lumber and livestock and oversaw timber management producing about 30 million board feet harvested on a sustained yield basis.
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Clyde Lambert
U. S. Forest Service
William D. Ruist
Lambert
Forest Service
Fort Bridger
Ashley National Forest
Hole-in-the- Rock
Lone Tree
Wyoming
Lake Fork
Altonah
Utah
Sevel
Tis
Roosevelt Well Cleanout Complete
The Roosevelt Pool Ph. Leeton No. 1 well in Uintah County Utah has completed cleaning out after two weeks of work. The well, located in NENE Sec 24 15 1W, reaches 10 140 feet total depth. Operations included circulating to remove cuttings and setting 27 8 and 14 inch tubing with an anchor at 10 010 feet. After cleaning, 287 barrels of Roosevelt crude oil and 38 barrels of diesel were produced before preparing to swab.
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Ph.Leeton No
Theo Xt
All Water Users Share in Development Costs
Vernal City council decided to equalize water charges for in city and rural users in a Wednesday session. The plan sets annual costs around 43.40 dollars plus development, with out of town residents facing about 53 dollars per year to fund water system expansion and bonds.
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Readdentz
Vernal Mother Among State Finalists for 1952
Mrs Harmon Sowards of Vernal is named one of six state finalists for Utah Mother of the Year 1952. Finalists come from seven districts and will compete in Salt Lake City on April 12. The American Mothers Committee notes selection reflects her and her children's accomplishments and character.
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Utah
Harmon
da Swenson
E Daughters of Utah Pioneers
Parent-Teacher Association
American Red Cross
Relief Society, Utopia and
Roy Showalter
Kerr to Speak in Salt Lake City at Jefferson-Jackson Dinner
Utah Democrats will host Sen Robert S Kerr of Oklahoma at the Jefferson Jackson Day Dinner in Salt Lake City on March 28. Kerr, a leading senate figure and potential presidential candidate, is noted for his wealth and unique birthplace in Ada Oklahoma. He has indicated plans to actively campaign for the presidency and may announce his candidacy before the Utah appearance.
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Utah
Robert S. Kerr
Washington
Truman
Senator Kerr
United States
Senate
Ada
Okla
Indian Territory
Local Couple With Year-Old Baby Marooned by Snow
Utah spring weather stranded Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Twitchell and their year old baby near Vernal. After leaving for Casper to visit Ernest Norman Snow, a blizzard blocked roads and damaged their car. The group huddled in a nearby building without food while road crews freed them after a day and a half. The Twitchells canceled further travel until conditions improve.
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Utah
Clinton Twitchell
Craig
Utah Power Increases Not To Include Vernal
Utah Power and Light plans an eight percent rate rise only for the Intercon system in Utah. Vernal customers will see little change as Vernal rates stay largely the same. domestic, street lighting, church, and commercial rates will consolidate into one meter based rate.
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Utah
J. Anderson
Anderson
Greece airport engineer visits Vernal on US tour
Charles H. Merlin of Athens Greece, senior district airport engineer, toured Vernal Tuesday and Wednesday with Utah CAA engineer H. T. Bean. He praised Vernal as a future air center, noted Greece has 45 main airfields and Marshall Plan aid aided freedom, and said he would return to Salt Lake City Temple Square before Nevada and the coast.
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Charles H. Merlin
Athens
Greece
H.T. Bean
Salt Lake
Utah
C.A.A
Francis Feltch
Merlin
Europe
Asia
Africa
America
Balkan
Dwight Eisenhower
University of Athens
Temple Square
Nevada
Former Vernal Resident Dies In Arizona
Ann Hodson Murray, born November 14 1873 in Spanish Fork to Allen and Susan Jarvis Hi, was a former Vernal resident. She married John Richard Murray in 1897. he died in 1916 and their two children predeceased her. She moved to Chandler Arizona where she has lived for 29 years. Visitation at Vernal Mortuary Friday and Saturday as arrangements are set.
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Mesa
Arizona
Ann Hodson Murray
Mrs. Murray
Spanish Fork
Allen
Susan Jarvis
John Richard Murray
Vernal
Murray
Hoe
Jeneon Spanace
Chandler
Gunshot Wounds Vernal Shoe Maker
Willard E. Smith proprietor of Bills Shoe Clinic in Vernal is in good condition at Uintah County Hospital after a chest wound from a 22 caliber rifle last Saturday. Ralph Richardson heard the shot and found Smith asleep. Vernal City Police officer Jack L. Boren investigated. Smith’s mother Mary Smith of Linneus Missouri was notified. The bullet narrowly missed the heart.
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Willard E. Smith
Bill
Uintah County
Ralph Richardson
Mr. Smith
Jack L. Boren
Vernal
Mary, Smith
Linneus
Missouri
Scientists Stress Minor Elements in Fertilizers
Scientists increasingly emphasize the importance of secondary and trace elements in fertilizers such as calcium magnesium sulfur boron manganese copper zinc and iron to boost crop nutrition and yields.
Uintah Basin Faces Critical Emergency for Livestock
Uintah Basin is declared in a critical emergency as about 88 000 head of livestock are stranded on packed ranges. A five man committee led by County Agent Chase R Acord and including Joseph Merkley Don Batty County Clerk Charles Ty Pope and Frank Ward was formed to organize relief. Ten carloads of baled hay were contracted from Netask to arrive in Craig Colorado by March 28 with another ten carloads planned for the coming week to aid feed shortages and save livestock. Crews will work on road access and relief efforts amid scarce resources.
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Uinta
Chase R. Acord
Joseph Merkley
Don Batty
Netask
Craig
Colo
Merkley
Los Ioc
Gaulnment Ylnely
Ani Sanat
Vailey Farms Faces Flood Risk From Thaw Waters
The Ashley Creek valley, with over 1000 acres of fertile farmland, faces flood danger as rapid snowmelt threatens bank lands. County officials warn funds for flood control are insufficient, forcing farmers to act on their own and delaying road-clearing projects until a special levy is arranged.
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Ashley Valley
Ashley Creek
Joseph E. Merkley
Bridges and Treadst
Merktey
Grant Parrish
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Merkley
Illinois Senator To Speak in S L May 22
Illinois Senator S L May 22 will headline the Republican statewide fund drive ending May 22 at Rainbow Rendezvous Salt Lake City. U S Senator Dirksen Hilnels will be principal speaker with other national and state Republican leaders. The eight week drive uses a 100 000 unit plan and apportions contributions by county via the State Finance Committee.
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United States
Everett M. Dirksen
Salt Lake City
Utah Repulian Finance Committee
Jeorge T. Hansen
Rainbow Randevie
U. S
Lverent ‘M. Dirksen
Hilnels
Tate
Vernal Real Estate Co Forms At Basin Loans Office
Way made this week of the formation of the Vernal Real Estate Co. The new firm will operate at 79 East Main St and deal in homes farms property and management services. Owners are William Bit Wilson and Orlan Spot Johnson.
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Vernal Real Estate Co
Basin Loans
East Main St
Bulli-Rite Homes
William “Bit” Wilson
Orlan Spot’? Johnson
Eisenhower Leading in Vernal Grass Roots Poll
The first week of a Vernal State Press Association grass roots presidential poll shows General Eisenhower leading with 33 votes. Other candidates include Ro swanell and Ossen with 22, Warren with 3, totaling 91 votes. Salt Lake City dailies will publish local results as papers conduct polls. readers are urged to vote once and submit ballots to the Vernal office.
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Grass Roots
Vernal $3
State Press Asociation
Eisenhower
Te Sel Er i
Pcan An
Salt Lake City
Utah
Salt Lake
Vernal
Duchicane Well Depths and Test Results Reported
A historical notice describes Duchicane Wildcat well tests with initial inaccurate flow estimates later revised to 3 barrels per hour and 20 barrels per day on swab. It cites crew measurements, depths, and geological challenges including wax formation, plugging, and ongoing swabbing to deepen the hole.
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Dear -Wens
VES
Tambert Nodan
Dasher County
Ean
Wat
Vernal Chamber Acts on Rent Increases and Zoning
The Vernal Chamber of Commerce met to address rent increases by local landlords amid housing shortages. A public affairs plan aims to place rents on a reasonable scale to avoid future government controls. The committee also urged urgent zoning actions with county commissioners, Maeser, and Vernal City to regulate new commercial and industrial structures and to streamline emergency zoning measures.
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Vernal Chamber of Commerce
Chamber Public Affairs Committee
Ray E. Spendlove
Roosevelt
Artesia
Chamber Public Affairs
Maeser
Vernal City Zoning Committee
Bouvanii Com
Local Group to Attend F A Convention
A local group led by FFA advisor Doyle Y. Landon departs for Salt Lake City to attend the State Convention and participate in activities. Three delegates Bilis tition Baty and Larry Searle,” among others, are named as candidates for State Farmer Degrees, with honors in parliamentary procedure anticipated.
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FFA
Doyle Y. Landon
Salt Lake
Act Ies
Son Iis
Weys
Bilis
Tition Baty
Larry’ Searle
Thags
Tom Tee Tor
Marilyn
Michal
Pati
Byboise Hotel Saarday
Tripe
Doyle Johnson
Lolead Preece
Brera Amara
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Congress
Ashley Forest Ranger
Vernal Express
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Kefauver
Kerr
Staessen
Russell
Warren
S. L
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Uintah Basin
Fort Campbell
Kentucky
Ridger Gaitheright
Lich Airborneivision
Earl. Woolley
Woolley of
Vailey
Illinois
Taft
Stassen
Duchicane
Mittee
Relph Rolfe
Whateman
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