Uintah County Road Fund Work For 1959 Listed by Commissioners
Uintah County commissions list proposed road projects to be financed with D road funds. Estimated cost is 70,027.79 dollars. The plan excludes the Vernal reservoir area project funded by the Bureau of Reclamation. The county’s total road fund budget for 1959 is 166,000 dollars, with nearly half available for emergency work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uintah
Era
Vernal
Stanaker
Bureau of Reclamation
Winn
Archie Allen Sowarda
Cecil Billings
West Street
Don Batty
Ben Slaugh
Don Ladler
Don Wall
Creek
Deep Creek
Lapoint
Tridell
Batlard
Todd Dugway
Fourth Judicial District Court Proceedings Uintah County
Court heard multiple cases on April 15. State of Utah v Jenkins pleaded guilty to 2nd degree burglary with sentencing set for April 20 after probation consideration. Richard Faulkner 3rd degree burglary given probation possibility with restitution and 18 months supervision. sentence pending if probation met. Dick Hicks case on forged check granted dismissal. Various civil matters continued or granted including guardianship and estate actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth Judicial District Court
Uintah County
Joseph Bo Nelwon
Chiminal
State of Utah
Oliver Earl Jenkins
Bureglary
TV Club
Adult Probation Board
Richard D Faulkner
Wayne's Mobil Service
State of
Utah
Dick D Hicks
CIV
Lew Join
E McNaughton
Leo C Christensen
Leatha If Christensen
Georgine Kier
E L Kier
Afton
A Wall
Cecil Clyde Wall
Wall
Effie Caldwell
Willis L Johnson
Willis L Johnson & Sons
Sandy Pike
Loren Jasper Pike
Zella Hoopes Pike
LT Peyton
Agriculture Dept Criticizes Gift Stamp Firm
The Agriculture Department told Sperry and Hutchinson Co of New York that it does not endorse trading stamps. A letter to the firm rejects that 1 cent be represented as department endorsement and notes the use of quotes from a recent department report on stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agriculture Department
Sperry and Hutchingon Co
New York
Uintah County road construction and paving costs
The report details multiple gravel road projects across Uintah County including segments on West 14 Mile, Diamond Mountain Road, Brush Creek to Hatch, Hy Slaugh and Blue Mountain roads. Total length 375 miles with costs totaling $13,500.00, plus $22,177.79 for ongoing maintenance and graveling. It lists bridge plank purchases, gravel crushing, and a tandem dump truck purchase as line items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolines
Gurr Place
Diamond Mountain
Brush Creek
Hatch Road
Uintah County
Stamp collection myth and hidden costs faced by collectors
A report critiques the idea that stamp collecting yields easy profits, noting that collectors must account for time and effort spent saving and redeeming stamps, which can negate apparent gains and mislead buyers.
Utah Birth Note Shows Decline and Deaths Climbing
Utah’s birth rate dipped slightly last year while deaths marriages and divorces rose, though marriage and divorce rates remained well below all time records. Preliminary 1958 vital statistics from the state bureau show total events near a new high with 25,384 births and 9,943 more females than males, and 5,698 deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah
Deathstone
State Department of Wealth
Bureau of Records and Statistics
Divorce Trends Revealed in 1958 Abortions and Annulments?
A statistical abstract notes that the 1957 edition had 311 pages of charts while 1958 figures are only partly tabulated. A report on 1,129 divorce and annulment cases shows 56 percent of total. About a quarter divorce in year two or three. Nine of ten divorces cite cruelty. About one in three winners had prior marriage.
Horseshoe Trials Set Here June 6
The 5th annual State Open horseshoe tournament will be held Saturday June 6 in the city park court announced by Chellus M Caldwell regional representative of the state and national horseshoe Pitchers Association. A winning trophy will be awarded and prizes given to all contestants All men may enter by pitching in qualifying rounds before the tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Park Court
Chellus M. Caldwell
Agen
State Road Eyes New Shed at Greendale Jet
State Road plans a new maintenance shed at Greendale Junction in Utah with a $14,000 cost and construction along Vernal Manila road toward Flaming Gorge Dam. A second shed at Duchesne will receive five stalls for $45,000, and a third at Ueber is slated for $45,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greendale
Jet
Utah
Comrainston
Greendale Junction
Duchesne
Vernal Manila Road
Raad
Flaming Gorge
Ueber
Marine Recruiter to Visit Vernal for Airmen School Testing
Marine Recruiter Sgt Stephen L Budney from Salt Lake City will be in Vernal from May 6 to May 8 testing young men for airmen school and other Marine Corps programs. Eligible men aged 17 to 28 are urged to contact Sgt Budney at the Commercial Hotel Vernal or by phone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen L. Budney
Salt Lake City
Vernal
Marine Corps
Sgt Budney
Budney
Army Training for Muneser Boy at Fort Knox
Harley Morrison of Magigt, former Vero nal National Guard clerk, attends U S Army parts supply school at Fort Knox Kentucky. He served since December 6 1956 and is expected to be discharged December 1961. He trained at Fort Riley and will work with Gardenane Technical Service after May 29 graduation. He is Uintah High School 1958 alumnus and ex Ashton Bros. employee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley Morrigon
Magigt
Veronal National Guard
Tani
Ft. Knox
Kentucky
Thaday
Stanley Morrison
Morris
Ft Riley
Kansas
Te Wit
Grdnane
Longevity Works: No Shortcut to a Lifetime
Quote attributed to James Crichton-Browrie emphasizes that longevity is earned through lifelong effort, not quick fixes, reflecting a timeless view on aging and health with a casual archival tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Chrichton-Browrie
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Randlett
Whiterocks
Coltharp Ranch
Titoss Merrell Road
Canner See
Naples
Gamo
Grete Garbo
U.S. Agriculture Dept
First Security
Wiest Security
Ec First Security Bank
Sao
Uteh
Flas Ve
Mander Federol Deport Terwronce Corporowon
Havana
I Mol Cantro
Palaos
Amber
Muneser
Tam
Standard
Himdreda Af West
Standard Oil Company OF California
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