Basin Junior Livestock Show Draws Record Entries
The Uintah Basin Junior Livestock Show runs May 24–26 at the Fairgrounds and draws large entries across fat cattle hogs sheep and horses. Organizers expect heavier participation than last year with 110 fat steers 63 fat hogs 45 fat lambs and prize breeding cattle on display plus a horse pulling contest and junior exhibitor banquet.
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Uintah Basin
Shaw
Duchenne County
Marvin Smith
Baain
Smith
Vernal Lions Plan State Meet Activities and Tour
Vernal hosts the 1951 Lions Convention May 31 to June 12 with a pre event mixer, Kadoodlers Band, and Ou Rav Indian Reservation dancers. Luncheons and programs for visiting Lady Lions include a Necrology Ceremony at Merkley’s Park followed by a fish fry, and a scenic tour of Green River area and oil fields showcasing Utah’s infant industry.
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Utah
TR. Seager
Kadoodlers
Jackass
Dr.Seager
Ou! Rav
Merkley’s Park
Vernal
Green River
Pene Ark Pam Site
Split
Fountain Gorge
Myton Man Kills Self Cleaning Gun
Otto William Nielson Sr of Myton died in a gun cleaning accident at his ranch home in Mt Emmons Monday at about 5 30 am. A coroner's jury headed by James R Hall ruled the death accidental after noting he was last seen by his son Colin around 3 am and the body was found by son in law Donald Mecham. Funeral services were set for Thursday at 2 pm in the Myton Ward chapel with Bishop Glen A Giert officiating. He was born June 8 1909 in Vernal to Joseph S and Nancy J Hamilton Nielson. Continued on page 8.
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Otto William Nielson
Myton
Myton Ward
Glen A. Giert
James R. Hall
Duchesne County
Hall
Colin
Donald Mecham
Emmons
Nielson
Vernal
Joseph S
Nancy Jene Hamilton Nielson
Uintah
Vernal Boatmen State River Run Saturday
A 15 member Green River expedition departs Vernal Saturday for Manila to begin the first leg of a study of proposed dam sites. Four boats with motors will be used led by Bus Hatch with crew including Frank Hatch Bil Slaugh and Sammy Hatch. The party plans to travel to Pats Hole then to Green River Gorge with photographers among the group.
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Manila
Bus Hatch
Frank Hatch
Bil Slaugh
Sammy Hatch
Paris
Pats Hole
Des Pal
Ampa Jain
Par
Green River Gorge
Roosevelt Obituary and Draft Evader Case Lead Local News
Funeral services for Alice M. Lambert 85 held in Roosevelt with burial at Roosevelt Cemetery. Born 1886 in Nephi she lived in Salt Lake City and Hebe before marrying Joseph H Lambert. Also in local notices a Lapoint draft evader, Norman Hackford, 26, refused military service and received five days in federal custody after a WWII related draft case.
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Muita
Hackford
Evelyn Slaugh
National writer to join Vernal River Run as chamber guest
Ted Trueblood, associate editor of Field and Stream, will visit Vernal for a Green River trip from Lodore Canyon head to Jensen, June 14 16. He gathers material for an article on reclamation and sports. Invitations were sent to Readers Digest New York Times Washington Post and Life Magazine. River Run Committee members are Bus Hatch chair Dale Jensen Dr Herbert B Fowler and Erv land Preece. Three boats twelve participants are expected. Starting Lodare Congent the party spends night at Pats Hole with a stop at Jones Hole for fishing then Island Park for night two. The route continues through Schilt Mountain Gorge and ends at Jensen.
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Ted ‘Trueblood
Vernal Chamber of Commerce
Lodore Canyon
Jensen
Trueblood
New York Times
Washington Post
Life Magazine
Bus Hatch
Dale Jensen
Herbert B. Fowler
Ervland Preece
Lodare Congent
Pat's Hole
Jones’ Hole
Island Park
Schilt Mountain Gorge
Tribal Lands Open for Bids on Oil Lease
Sealed bids will be received at the Uintah and Ouray Agency in Uintah stake Duchesne until 3 p m for oil and grazing leases on tribal lands. Bidding is expected to be active as the area lies within the Fruitland Unit of Carter.
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Uintah
Ouray Agsey
St. Duchesne
Carter
Red Wash 2 Hits Oil and Gas Show Big Gas Discovery
Red Wash area reports two oil zones and two natural gas sands in the offset. Red Wash No. 2 yielded 4093 feet of 28 gravity oil in a drill stem test from 1361 to 1416 feet. Discovery of 10,500,000 cubic feet of gas daily in the offset well was reported. A pilot measurement device tested gas flow between 5310 and 3357 feet in the Green River formation. Full DST details show open 4 hours 5 minutes, shut in 30 minutes, gas smell nonigniting but rich. Further coring to assess oil below 5365 ft. Continued on Page A.
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Red Wash
Red Wash No. 2
California
Green River
Central Utah Plan Urged as Water Unit Heads to Vernal
Former Nebraska governor Cochran, a top official in Preg, plans to study Uintah Basin reclamation economics. He will address a Vernal Chamber dinner at Hotel Vernal Friday with Parley Neeley and Jacob Woot, officials involved in planning and heat formation, as central Utah project budgets arrive for review.
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Cochran
Nebraska
Vernal
Uintah Basin
Vernal Chamber of
Chamber
Parley Neeley
Jacobwoot
Neeley
Central Utah Project
Roosevelt Sales Barn to Close for Show Week
The Roosevelt Sales Barn in Roosevelt will hold Friday May 25 auctions at 11 am to prepare bins and crew for the Uintah Basin Show. After the show, Saturday auctions resume as usual, with checks issued to boys as animals sell. A separate note cites a Colorado River plan urging immediate Phase 1 construction of the Central Utah Project to bring river water into Uintah Basin and meet growing water and power needs.
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Uintah Basin
Roy
Wish
Roosevelt
Todd
Bins
Central Utah
Emery County
Colorado River
Enay
Joseph M. Tracy
B. H. Stringham
Association
B. Frank ‘Ward
Secre TY
Central Valley
Strawberry Reservoir
Utah
Vernal Chamber to Hold Annual Election Meeting
Vernal Chamber of Commerce schedules its annual meeting for June 11 to elect directors and vote on proposed by laws. Secretary manager B Frank Ward announced as outgoing directors Sanores Etugh Call Xe Ay J Meagher Jr and Vera Gifford. A nominating committee chaired by Lee Walker is named with Alvin Howden Dr Ray Endlove Joseph Merkley Slaugh Ballots to be printed ten days before the meeting floor nominations allowed until May 31 midnight. The meeting will review officers secretary activities of the past year.
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Vernal Chamber of Commerce
B. Frank Ward
Sanares
Etugh
Call
Xe Ay
J. Meagher, Jr
Vera ‘Gifford
Pres
J. D. Jones
Elsie Harling to Be Honored in Silver Reception
Elsie Harling, an exchange teacher from Manchester England, is to be honored by the city’s women’s clubs with a Silver Reception Saturday night between 8 and 10 at the Uintah Stake.
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Elsie Harling
Elsie FP. Warling
Manchester
England
USA
Amac Arell Rax'Mas Harlig
Hay Carsried
Maeser
Uintah
Vernal Golf Club to Compete in Provo Open
The Vernal Golf Club will send twelve players from Vernal and Rangely to Provo this weekend to compete in the Provo Open. Matches are planned for Saturday and Sunday at Provo, with 18 holes played each day.
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Vernal Golf Club
Provo
Vernal
Rangely
OPS Director Extends Filing Date Deadline
The deadline for filing pricing charts under OPS regulation No 7 has been extended. Delbert M. Draper, Utah district OPS director, said more than 800 Utah cafes taverns and hotel dining rooms are now in violation of the regulation as revised margins and costs are reviewed.
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Teif
Delbert M. Draper
Utah
OPS
Viola
Funeral Held for Gusher Lad Victim of Automobile Mishap
A funeral was held for a young boy named Gusher who died in an automobile accident. The article notes local weather data and river basin conditions, mentioning Elmer Ip and Betty Grove Giggey as relatives and Ron Had as a port office investigator, with brief details on the incident and investigation.
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Gusher
Ward
Gaal
Elmer Ip
Betty Grove
Ing
Pevise
Ronald
Stee
SunOil Announces New Drill Test at Ouray Site
SunOil Heasien Wildcat at Sout Ouray announces a plan to drill a 6000 foot test near Ouray. The project involves Ouray fin Hi 822, 9S 22K and contracts with Loffiana Bros. Five workers and contractors are moving equipment for the drill. Officials state the test aims to push the limits of exploration in South Ouray with a projected test blast and output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Um Oil Company
Ouray
Loffiana Bros
Ig Contractors
Pis Ieee Eee
Has & Godnerey Tesereuaed
South Ouray
Uintah and Roosevelt Sunday Schools Meet Sunday
Uintah and Roosevelt stakes plan annual Sunday school convention in Roosevelt with General Board members in attendance. The morning session at 10 am at Roosevelt High School includes superintendents counselors and stake board members. The 2 pm session at Roosevelt Stake Center brings in ward officers and teachers plus General Board members Beary Eyring Willam Miler Addie L. Swapp.
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Schook i
Uintah and
Roosevelt Stakes
Roosevelt
Stake
Dfs
Roosevelt High
Roosevelt Stake Center
Beary Eyring
Willam ‘P. Miler
Addie L. Swapp
Swimming Pool Opens Next Week in Vernal
Alvin Kay reports Vernal’s new swimming pool may open next week after heating delays. The pool has blue paint, landscaping by garden club volunteers, and lighting for night use. Depth ranges from three to ten feet with heated water and showers once the plant is installed. A new outdoor swimming court is planned nearby this summer on the Jaycees site.
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Vernal
Alvin Kay
Kay
Innig Court
Jaycees
Mr. Ray
Utah Governor calls special session on vetoed items
Gov. J Bracken Lee convened the 29th Legislature in a special session beginning June 4 to revisit vetoed items from the general appropriations bill. The panel will consider higher education funding, vocational training, the Utah Safety Council, criminal identification, adult blind services, and construction funds, plus potential changes to state income tax and public records of taxpayers. The outcome on the minimum school program remains unresolved.
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J. Bracken Lee
Eae Ee
Utah Safety ‘Council
Bureau of Criminal Identification
Utah Water End Power Board
Gay
Lee
Heyway
Utah
Rmit
Genuternmenta Ie
Tom
Governeor
Utah’ Legisla
Aive Fone
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M. Southighlight
Vernal Junge ‘Chamber of Commerce
Lvestock
Ralph Preece
Jaycee
Fbitort
Aimee
Allen Mansfield
Marvith
Noma Merkley
Ne Ho McConkle
Doyle Lanatahimals
Broeke
ESA
Woodey
Searlet Andeorge O'Davin
Vernal Lions
Vernal Boatmen
Lapoint
Alice M. Lambert
Roosevelt Stake House
RK. V. Larson
Roosevelt First Ward
Roosevelt Cemetery
Nephi
Lambert
Robert M
Frances Cox Mitchie
Salt Lake City
Heber
Joseph H. Lambert
Kamas
San 7
Logan Temple
Will Make
Max Current
Max Baker
Au Palion
Salt Lake
H. B. Taylis
Vermal Chamber
Mr. Jacobson
Atchig Co
Vernal Chamber
Utah River
Norma
Green River Basin
Wyoming
Colorado
Uintah, Roosevelt
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