Uintah High School Vault Burglary Strikes Again
Burglars smashed a wall to access Uintah High School safe early Friday morning, stealing about 363.37 in cash plus checks and leaving 35 in rocks and 70 in the safe wall damage. The break-in mirrored a four year old pattern with entry through the boys rest room window and a key taken from the vault keyboard. Police and sheriff officials led the investigation continuing through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uintah High School
Arnold Perry
le Jang G. Rex
Rex
John Blazzard
Fathers Sons Outing Planned by LDS Stakes
Asurey and Uintah LDS Stakes sponsor the annual Aaron Priesthood fathers and sons outing Saturday at Merkley Park starting at 1 p.m. A short program begins at 2 p.m. and lunch is at 3.30 p.m. Benlor Aaronic Priesthood members are invited. After lunch, games and outdoor activities follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asurey and
Uintah Lds Stakes
Merkley Park
Benlor
Bennett Chapel Destroyed by Fire in Bennett
A Sunday early morning fire destroyed the Uintah Basin Indian Mission Branch Bennett Chapel. Branch president Ivan Ross and his wife escaped after Ross burned his hand while trying to save belongings. Fire caused about $65,000 in losses. cause undetermined though faulty wiring suspected. The wooden building had served as a school, then chapel after merging with White Rocks and was remodeled and rededicated last September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wnterylns
Uintah Basin
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Sanita
Bennett
Ivan Ross
Ross
Roosevelt Hospital
Mr. Ross
Roosevelt Fire Department
Whiterocks
Milton R Hunter
Indian Mission
Vernal Chosen For 1962 Utah Lions Convention
Utah Lions pick Vernal as site for the 1962 convention, announced at the 1961 St George gathering with about 1200 attendees. Vernal delegates included ten couples. new state officers John Hoyt, Francis Mortensen, Ray Merrill, and Don Applegate. Event notes unfinished with late details and insurance coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernal
Utah Lions
St George
Kamas Valley
Hea
Lions Club
Mortensen
Bookmobile Six Month Trial in Uintah County
Utah State Library’s bookmobile travels Uintah County communities starting May 15 on a two week cycle. The mobile library, carrying about 2,400 books, aims to encourage reading with free six month trial operation under Uintah County Commissioners and County Library Board. Volunteers will assist with checkouts, and schedules run May 15 to August 28 with minor date shifts for holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell L. Davis
Utah State Library
Janet Nielson
Lapoint
Georgia Thompson
Uintah County
Echols
County Library Board
Ries
Pipeline Seen In Operation By November
Mountain Fuel Supply Co plans a 103 mile pipeline from Uintah Basin to Clear Creek in Carbon County with Utah Natural Gas Co sharing costs and ownership. The project, announced at a Vernal luncheon, aims to open shut in wells and spur drilling, with Eastern Utah’s gas feeding Wasatch Front. Local officials and executives attended, noting a need for a bridge across White River to access construction areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Nightingale
Mountain Fuel Supply Co
Iflotel Vernal
Uintah Basin
Utah Natural Gas Company
Clear Creek
Carbon County
Mountain Fuel Supply
Nightingale
Utah
Akely
Wasatch
M.M. Fidlar
J. C. Donnell IT
Ohio Oil Co J, N. Simpson
Pittsburg
Penn
J.W. Simon
L. A. Hales
E. M. Fox
B.,. W. Croft
Rock Springs
Bill Thomas
Dick Yoakam
Myron Megeath
Wyo
MIS
J. M. Hummel
Dave Ellas
T. James
Simon
White River
Marci
McKee
Uintah County
Stewart Ashton
Bennie Schiner
Duchesne
Leland Sewards
Vernal
Levi J. Anderton
Maeser Voters Back $60,000 Water Bond Issue
Maeser voters approved a $60,000 bond as part of the Ashley Valley Water System. The tally was 152 to 1 with one abstention, from about 330 electors of whom 253 voted. Vernal City plans bids in July as engineers proceed with a valleywide system expected to serve about 15,000 people.
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Maeser
Ashley Valley
Vernal City
Steinaker Spelling Adopted for Vernal Topography and Project
Uintah stakes announce Steinaker is the official spelling for Vernal topographic features and the Vernal Unit facilities after Board on Geographic Names review. The conference features Elder Marlon D. Hanks speaking, with sessions Saturday and Sunday in Vernal, plus musical programs by local wards and a fathers and mothers session.
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Marlon D. Hanks
First Council of Seventy
Uintah Stake
Stanaker
Bureau of Reclamation
Board On Geographic Names of
Dept of the Interior
F. M. Clinton
Salt Lake City Region 4
Steinaker
Steinaker Draw
Joseph Steinaker
Steinaker Dam
Board On Geographic Names
Clinton
Stelnaker Dam
Newly Formed Utah Pipelines Corp Seeks $15 Million Gas Line
The Utah Pipelines Corp asked the Utah Public Service Commission for authority to build a 200 mile natural gas line through the Uinta Basin to Kennecott Copper's Salt Lake properties. A May 19 hearing is set. Mountain Fuel opposed, warning higher residential rates if Kennecott is supplied by another company. The route would serve Ouray Myton Duchesne Tabiona Kamas and Park City near the Salt Lake line from Rangely and Red Wash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah Pipelines Corp
Utah Public Service Commission
Uintahe Basin
Kennecott Copper Corporation
Salt Lake
Mountain Fuel Supply Co
Utah Pipelines
W.T. Nightingale
MFS
Nightingale
Kennecotts
Kennecott
Utah
Utah Gas Pipelines Corp
Ouray
Myton
Duchesne
Tabiona
Kamas
Park City
Salt Lake Pipeline
Rangély
Red Wash
Salt Lake City
Naples Ward volleyball teams sweep AU Church tournament
Naples Ward junior and senior teams returned home with multiple trophies after the AU Church tournament in East Lake City. The senior squad beat Inglewood, Cole, Holladay, Verda Utah and BYU 23rd to win the consolation trophy and earned the sportsmanship award. Norman Merrell made the All-Star team. The juniors won rounds of two out of three games and captured two early rounds in the All Church championship, defeating Capitol Hill and Arbor Wards before a final loss.
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Naples Ward
East Lake City
Boise
Orvil Merrell
Inglewood
Cole
Holladay
Val Verda
Utah
BYU
Norman Merrell
Naples
Capitol Hill
Arbor
Jocal
Seno
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Burglard
Wana Ait
Bauer
Uintah
Verne
Claudius A. Banks
Pete Moore
Norman R. Fletcher
Ellis Morrill
Uintah Basin Indian Mission
Mt. Fuel Chief
Mt. Fuel Supply Co
Vernal Airport
C. Donnell 11
Ohio Oil Co
Mt. Fuel Supply
Wn. T. Nightingale
BM. M. Fidlar
J.C. Donnell II
Dave Elias
C. T. James
LDS
Or Hanka
Tabernacle
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