Circle road link eyed to boost Golden Circle tourism
Vernal Utah fieldhouse expansion ceremony set for May 4 with Governor Clyde to attend. Donation honors and museum staff will be recognized. Plans announced at Vernal Chamber meeting as Canyonlands Highway Association promotes a Ouray to Thompson route linking Grand Canyon and Yellowstone. Senator Moss backs a regional survey for tourism development.
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Utah Fieldhouse
Ralph A. Preece
T. ¥. Siddoway
National Park Service
Bureau of Reclamation
Grant Southam
Siddoway
Ouray
Thompson
Golden Circle
Four Corners
Utah
Colorado
Arizona
New Mexico
Canyonslands Highway Association
Grand Canyon
Yellowstone National Park
Washington
Frank ¥. Moss
Senate
Uintah Basin
U.S
U.S. 54
Moss
Little Gallery Opens Monday for Vernal Exhibit
The Little Gallery in Utah Field Mouse of Natural History opens its second show Monday featuring two local artists. Mrs. Robert Patterson of Vernal and Mrs. S. A. Sunter of Glines display modern, contemporary and abstract works. Patterson favors watercolors while Sunter leans toward oils. preview Sunday 2 to 5 p.m. The exhibition runs through April.
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Utah
Robert
Mary) Patterson
Vernal
S. A
Mary) Dulany Hunter
Glines
Patterson
Waltrod Oliver Green
Emily Griffith Opportunity School
Denver
George Dibble
University of Utah
Sunter
George Harris
Stanford University
Oskar Kokoschka
Salzburg
Austria
Corcoran School of Art
American University
Washington, D. C
Dibble
Pattersson
Hunter
Rangely Nurse Killed in Colo Car Crash near Duchesne
A 21 year old Rangely nurse Janice Emma Shaheen died Tuesday when her westbound car drifted on U S 40, struck a bridge abutment one mile east of Duchesne, skidded 370 feet, and the force folded the vehicle. She worked at Rangely hospital and died on arrival at Roosevelt hospital. Her parents live in Winner, S D, and the body will be taken there for burial.
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Rangely
Colo
Duschesne
U.S. 40
Utah Highway Patrol
Keith Hooper
Ronald Wilson
Yiefim
Janice Emma Shaheen
Rangely Hospital
Roosevelt Hospital
F. J. Shaheen
Winner
5. D
Jack Seiddell
Mr. Liddell
Highway Patrol
LDS Leader Outlines New Indian Plan at Stake Conference
Elder Boyd K. Packer outlined a plan to aid Indian youth at the Ashley Stake quarterly conference. He cited the Book of Mormon as addressing Lamanites Jews and Gentiles, promising blessings to supporters. Music featured Dale Caldwell and the Stake Melchizedek Priesthood chorus with Donnel Wardle conducting.
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Boyd K. Parker
Council of
Stake Melchizedek
Donnel E. Wardle
Dale Caldnoll
Hugh W. Cotton Named Chairman of Public Lands Group
Hugh W. Cotton, Vernal attorney and former Utah Cattlemen’s Association president, was named chairman of the newly formed National Public Lands Coordinating Committee at a Hotel Utah meeting in Salt Lake City. About 50 leaders from livestock, timber, wildlife, mining, oil and gas attended.
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Hugh W. Cotton
Vernal
Utah Cattlemen's Association
Friday
National Public Lands Coordinating
Hotel Utah
Salt Lake City
Joe Donlin
Casper
Wye
Nation
Ashe
Marcellus Palmer
Salt
Congress
Drought Year Seen Despite Recent Snows
Snow surveys from Paradise Julius Park and Mosby Mountain show March precipitation meets expectations but drought conditions persist. Officials Lorin Hunt and LaMar Wilson note Beush Creek and Ashley Creek areas vary from 1960s drought years, with Beush Creek snowpack near past levels while Ashley Creek lags.
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Lorin Hunt
LaMar Wilson
Soil Conservation Service
Paradise
Julius Park
Mosby Monctain
Kings Cabin
Beush Creek
Ashley Creek
King's Cabin
Mosby Mountain Surevey
Officers Named For County Fair
Clark Oviatt was named general chairman of Uintah County Fair to be held August 20 to 24. Other officers include Ora Fay Oviatt as vice chairman Dorothy Wach secretary Morrin R Cook treasurer. Committee chairs named include Danna Levy publicity Dave Bilis industrial exhibits Henry A Mansfield premium list Mary Freeman home arts Donna Pickup and Jo Peterson 4 T1 Ethan Neason Maurice Neary crafts Ruth Haslem fine work.
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Clark Oviatt
Uintah County
Ora Fay Oviatt
Dorothy Wach
Morrin R. Cook
Danna Levy
Dave Bilis
Henry A. Mansfield
Mary Freeman
Donna Pickup
Jlo Peterson
Ethan Neason
Maurice Neary
Ruth Haslem
Uintah Basin science fair draws 3000 attendees
About 3000 people viewed over 100 exhibits at the Uintah Basin Science Fair held in the high school gym. The three day event concluded with an awards assembly Friday night where winners in biological and physical science were honored, with prizes and medals awarded to elementary, junior high, and high school entrants.
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Uintah Basin
Wintah Basin
Uintah High School Science Club
Rotary Club
Rodney Ross
L. Br, Miracle
Allen H. Peterson
Harold Duke
Don Barr
Hi. Staugh
George Galek
Henry Millecam, Jr
A. Dean Voorhles
Alvin Green
Ken Sowards
Aron Thedell
Paula Stringham
Central
Ann Larson
Roosevelt
Lene Pope
David Schwabe
Ashley Valley
DeVon Smuin
Biological
Richard Harmston
Union
Morty Jenkins
Raymond Pitt
Maeser
Scaled Aquarium
Tarebara Morrison
Ashley
Alan Walker
Jack Hashford
Alterra
Physical
Greg Wiélten
Oveewett
Physley
Sound
Neola rancher buys Vernal hotel and cafe complex
Clair R. Hopkins and John Kalter sold the Commercial Hotel Motel and Cafe in Vernal to Yheran Horrocks. Both Hopkins and Kalter families now reside in Salt Lake City. Interior remodeling starts next week after exterior modernization was completed.
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Neola
Vernal Hotel
Clair R. Hopkins
John Kalter
Vernal
Yheran Horrocks
Hopkins
Kalter
Salt Lake City
Fairs and Shows Assn Meet This Weekend
The Utah Association of Fairs and Shows holds its first 1963 convention in Vernal this Friday and Saturday chaired by Roland Merkley. Events include general and departmental meetings, a business session with speaker Prof. Leon C. Michaelson, officer elections, and a public general meeting with Mayor Alvin Kay and others. Saturday tours visit Dinosaur National Monument and local sites, ending with a banquet at 11 Cafe.
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Utah Association of Fairs and Shows
Roland Merkley
Vernal
Utah Extension Service Specialists
Leon C. Michaelson
Alvin_ Kay
B. IT. Stringham
C. W. (Buck) Brady
Salt Lake County
Dinosaur National Monument
Steinaker Reservoir
Ashley Valley
Oll Field
Gas Explosion Burns 3 Men in Southeast Utah
Three men Max Warnsworth once of Vernal George Pollock and Bob Sawal employees of Humble Oland Refining Co all from Cortez Colorado were burned in a gas explosion last Thursday in the McAlmo Leage in the Ancth ON Field area of Southeastern Utah while they were changing an office safety diaphragm on a treater causing gas to escape. They were hospitalized but not in critical condition at Cortez County Hospital.
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Max Warnsworth
Vernal
George Pollock
Bob Sawal
Humble Oland Refining Co
Cortez
Colo
McAlmo Leage
Ancth ON
Utah
Iil
Cortez County Hospital
Gun Club Plans Saturday Trip On Game Survey
Vernal Rod and Gun Club plans a Saturday trip open to all sportsmen. The tour starts at the county building at 9 a.m. with talks from Utah Fish and Game Department, the Bureau of Land Management and the US Forest Service on big game management. The group travels to Point Springs for lunch served by the Gun Club. Lunch and transport are free for those without a vehicle. After lunch, technicians explain how hunting recommendations are formed and groups survey deer numbers in the unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah Fish & Game Dept
Bureau of Land Management
Forest Service
Point Springs
Elle
Bob Williams
Pam
Madsen Children's Fund Meeting Planned Today
A meeting of the Madsen Children's Trust Fund is scheduled for today at 5.15 pm in the county building auditorium. Whitney D. Hammon will present a report on the legal aspects related to the fund.
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Madsen Children's Fund
Madsen Children's Trust Fund
Whitney D. Hammon
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Duchesne
LeRoy Carroll
Mauser
C. Laurence Fox
Stake Presidency
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Tal J. Hatch
Mr. Johnson
Mr. Hatch
Public Land Committee
Foa
Hugh We “Colton
Post
Interpal
Ken Sawards
Alvin Kay
Sewards
Leland G. Rex
Rex
John Mlozzard
Flr
Wells MccInelly
Bart Nelgon
Vernal Rotary Club
Vernal City
Ri, M. Helm
Nelson Marshall
Ione Pope
David Schwobe
Ann Larsen
Devon Smith
Marty Jenkins
SuNjoRie H
Ilene Pope
Ashley Valley Junior High
Union High
Marilyn Rhoades
Tabiena High
Lorraine Bolts
Nancy Workman
Uniden
Gun Club
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