Utah Delegation Pleads for More Upper Colorado Funds
Utah officials led by Governor Clyde urged the House Public Works Appropriations Subcommittee to boost funding for the Upper Colorado storage project. They argued for 86 million dollars to advance Glen Canyon Flaming Gorge and Navajo dams, plus allocations for Vernal Unit and Colorado components, to accelerate orderly construction.
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Washington
Utah
Georga D. Clyde
House Public Works Appropriations
Colorado
Henry A. Dawson
Jay Tt. Hingham
Utah Water & Power Board
LY. Siddoway
Uintah Water Conservancy District
Wayne Criddle
Wyoming
New Mexico
Dwight D Fisenhower
Clyde
Upper
Glen Canyon
Flaming Gorge
Navajo
Central Utah
Naples Teams Win M Men and Junior Volley Ball Games
Naples teams swept both M Men and Junior division playoffs held Saturday at Almont High School gym. Naples remained undefeated across junior and senior tournaments, earning top team standings and advancing Naples seniors to the all church volleyball tournament in Salt Lake City.
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Altemont
Naples
Maeser
Bluebell
Talmage
Maeser Ist
von Talmage
Naples Bluebell
Motser Ist
Teatm
Mieser Ist
Mt Emmons
Mt. Emmons
Maest
Mt. Examong
Allchurch
Dalgeret
Salt Lake City
Las Vegas
Grd Ward
East Stratford Ward
Jenior
Salt Lake Cit
Jr. High School
All Church
Deseret
Fast Stratford
S&l
Altamont
Blvekdell
J. Ross Merrell
Shirley Price
Recent Storms Bring Moisture to Basin Farmland
The large rainfall across the Uiniah Basin over the past two months revived the range and aided irrigation. Higher elevations gained snow providing water for early summer. In the southern county moisture reached 36 inches in places like Randlett and Abe Hatch ranch on Willow Creek, while Watson section stockmen note heavy rainfall. Diamond Mountain and Blue Mountain also show moisture gains.
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Uiniah
Randlett
Abe Hatch
Willow Creek
Ouray
Watson
Diamond Mountain
Bhue Mountain
Vernal Express Mail Delivery Set Earlier
A number of requests have been received at the Vernal Express office from subscribers on rural routes that they may receive their papers on Thursdays. To accommodate these requests all copies of the Vernal Express due for making city rural and out of town will be in the Post Office Wednesday evening. Copies will be available to distributing stores and news boys as usual on Thursday.
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Vernal Express
Cain Gee Em
Design for New County Building Meets Uintah County
Uintah County Commissioners held a meeting in which Salt Lake architect Lorenzo Young was chosen to develop plans for a new county building to be built near the old courthouse. The plan echoes local structures like the Field House and Vernal Hotel and follows a previously rejected city county building concept. Delegation members pressed for a road on Diamond Mountain and discussed Merkley Park sprinkling system maintenance. County offices will gain a 10 percent pay raise and revert to Saturday closures, with weekday hours 8:20 am to 5 pm. Chairman Orville Swain presided. other commissioners were C. D. Dudley and Grit Southam. Clerk Charles T. Pope attended.
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Uintah County Commissioners
Lorenzo Young
Salt Lake
Young
Loren Hatch
Clift McCoy
Tralph Siddoway
Deward Shiner
Henry Schiefermeyer
Ralph Siddoway
Merkley Park
Orville Swain
C.D. Dudley
Grit Southam
Charles T. Pope
Dale W Slaugh Elected Sunday To State JC Post
Dale W Slaugh was elected state vice president of the Jaycees for the coming year at the Inaugural Banquet held Sunday at the White City Ballroom in Ogden. Vernal Jaycees president Clifton Perry and other local members attended the convention May 17 18 19 with several couples listed. Vernal officials were lauded for the effort that earned the honor for Vernal.
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Ogden
Dale Slaugh
Jayccee
Slaugh
Vernol Jaycees
White City
Vernal
Clifton Perry
al Higgins
Lorin Merkley
Slve McKeachnie
John Shimmin
Bert Carroll
Paul Rasmussen
Rex Roylance
John Stone
Sam Snyder
Perry Is
Vernal Jaycees
al Higgits
Firs
Lyte McKea¢hnie Ds
Lncal Club
Vernal PoolRenovation Three Guards Return For Season
The Vernal swimming pool completes renovations and plans a Memorial Day opening. Leo Conk will operate the pool with Larry Burke and Jim Baxendale as lifeguards and Carolyn Banks serving as cashier. A swimming lessons program will be announced later by Mr. Conk.
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Progift la
Vernal
Leo Conk
Larry Burke
Jim Baxendale
Flaming Gorge-Dinosaur Contracts to Bring Payroll to Area
Contractors prepare for multiple Flaming Gorge projects with 200 to 300 workers expected. Bids open today for eightmile extension funds at Flaming Gorge camp and a June bid for camp construction. Plans include dam components, power house, and a 120 foot tunnel with a sustained crew of 24 to 30 per shift.
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Ince
Ander
Flaming Gorge
Dinosaur National Monument
Thig
Linwood
Tens Sativa
Cart Creek
Alpen R Walton
Watton
Walton
Uintah Basin Jr. Livestock Show Opens Tuesday
Uintah Basin Jr. Livestock Show opens Tuesday with over 100 exhibitors. The event features beef sheep dairy and hog shows, a large horse division with 37 entries, and special acts by George Pitts Uncle Roscoe Grover and other entertainers. The Vernal Lions Club and Jr Chamber sponsor an exhibitors and buyers banquet Wednesday night.
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Uintah Basin Jr. Livestock Show
Uintah asin‘Jr
Atock
Dee
Tyntah County
Utah
Floyd Itartman
Altamont
Ivan Merril
Vernal Lion's Club
T He Jr. Chamber of Commerce
Ken Stringham
Dee Curfew
Lorin Merkley
Doyle Landon
Wm. F. Farnsworth
Sidney Nobles
Orvel Hullinger
Henry A. Mans
Unance
Jack Turner
Warren Belcher
Lions Club
Pale
Awards Assembly Climaxed Uintah High Year
Uintah High School closed an other year with an awards assembly honoring students for outstanding school and community service and personal achievement. Coleen Pulley and Clair Batty won Gardner Watgnes and Reader's Digest Awards as top scholars. Coleen also earned the University of Utah Honor Scholarship and Clair a Utah State University 4 .¢ scholarship. Additional Utah scholarships were awarded to Michael Borden, Bill Caldwell, Wayle Davis, LaRena Mansey, John McCoy, Jimmy Abegglen, Francis Allen, and Meri Snow.
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Uintah High School
Mast
Gardner Watgnes
Reader's Digest
Coleen ,Pulley
Clair Batty
Coleen
University of Utah
Clair
Utah State University
Utah
Michael Borden
U. of U
Bill Caldwell
Wayle Davis
LaRena Mansey
John McCoy
USA
Jimmy Abegglen
Francia Allen
Meri: Snow
Rodeo Queen Contest Opens For Local Girls
Local girls ten years and older may audition for Rodeo Queen. Applicants contact Frank Heckler at Fashion Cleaners. Deadline June 1, queen selected June 9 the first day of the race meet. The queen and two attendants receive an all expenses gala trip to Las Vegas July 13.
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Frank Heckler
Fashion Cleaners
Vegas
Flaming Gorge Power as Phosphate Boom Hope
The Tribune reports San Francisco Chemical Co of Idaho solved beneficiation issues for elemental phosphorus and eyes Flaming Gorge dam energy to drive large phosphate deposits. Talks with Humphries Phosphate Co and Stauffer hinge on a low cost power supply and long distance transmission, with potential prices near a mill per kilowatt and regional delivery by truck or chemical carriers.
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Gorge
USA
the Tribune
San Francisco Chemical Co
Montpelier
Idaho
United States
Francisco Chemical
Humphries Phosphate Co
Colorado
Aphes Basin i
Statster
San Francisco Chemical
Federal Bureau
Flaming Gorge
Aa Dam
Colorado River Basin
San Francisco Chemical and Stauffer
Dance Festival Planned May 2 At Altamont High
District 14C Dance Festival to be hosted by Moon Lake High May 29 at 8 pm with participants Ashley Moon Lake Duchesne Roosevelt Uintah. Moon Lake to host festival. dance directors listed for each stake and multiple committees named. Program includes songs and invocations by designated stake members and local officials.
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Altamont’ High School
Ashley
Moon Lake
Du‘chesne
Roosevelt
Uintah
Moon’Lake
Louise Beaneon
Duchesne
Carma Smith
Leon Horton
Moon Laka
Moxfield
Moot
Lake
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Congress
Glenn H. Cooper
Utah Pharmacists
Vernal Drug Company
Utah Pharmaceutical Association
Cooper
M. A. Cowley
Cedar City
Coop
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Uintah! Rexall Drug x Vernal
Murray
Wm. Dunn
Denalé T
Meredith
Kalamazoo
Mich
Pharmaciats
Aldo
UPA
Dale W. Slaugh
JC Post
Elaing
Cody Jenkins
Dee Jenkeine
Mupsar
Elaine
Cody
Virtus McCookle
Dry Fork
Better Beetmakera
VHS
Iota
Tin
Ald
George Pitts
Roscoe" Grover
Pitts
Tino Rossani
Berlin Opera Company
Ralph Hulbrich
Champton
Roscoe
Pied Piper
The
TV Weekly
Irene
Anela
Vintah High Auditorium
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