Lone Ranger to Lead Vernal Legion Parade Open Tourney in Vernal
An open horseshoe pitching tournament will be held in Vernal at the city park this Saturday evening with the Lone Ranger leading the parade as grand marshal. The event is part of a statewide series of seven open tournaments and three state championships, with prize trophies for top finishers and multiple regional stops across Utah. Chellus Caldwell of Vernal leads local planning as the parade and convention activities unfold alongside Air Fair Days featuring displays and flights for delegates and the public.
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Utah State
Morsestioe Pitcher's Association
Vernil
Utah Field House of Natural History
Uintah
Vernal
Payson
Salt Lake City
American Fork
West Jordan
Ogden
Chellus Caldwell
Wormed Wall Bega
Dolates Ti Te
Hin American Legion
Department of Aust
Putuco
Milhona
Ivy Balu Priest
United States
Giar
Lone Ranger
Grand Marshall
Harllee
Uintah Stake
Los Tabernacle
Fifth West
Second East
Utah
National Guard
Echo Park
Frontier Airlines
192Nd
Nevada Air National Guard
Utah Air National Guard
Frontier
Hawaii
Ivy Baker Priest
Robert L. Shelby
National American Legion
American Legion
Americas Legion
Swimming Pool Opens Monday in Vernal
Vernal Swimming Pool will open Monday under manager Louis A. Fife with free lessons from 1 to 2 p.m. then public access from 2 p.m. daily except Sundays when hours are 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Weekday closing time is unclear. Staff include Don Hullinger as lifeguard Relph Olson Letha Sawyer and Marva Oaks assisting. Families are urged to supervise children at all times.
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Vernal
Louis A. Fife
Fite
Don Hullinger
Relph Olson
Letha Sawyer
Marva Oaks
Radio Station Plans Call Letter Change
The Uintah Broadcasting Company will change its call letters to Palo Be g starting June 1. Station manager Lee Walker announced the move after approval from FCC secretary M J Morris on Monday. The new letters are designed to be easier to pronounce and understand for newcomers and tourists.
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Uintah Boardcasting Company
Palo
Lee Walker
M. J. Morris
Federal Communications Commission
Uintah Basin Junior Livestock Show Opens With Record Exhibit
The Uintah Basin Junior Livestock Show opens at Uintah County Fairgrounds with a record 272 consignments. Fat steers reach 123 head versus 98 last year, fat lambs 60 versus 40, and fat swine 30 versus about 25. Breeding cattle and swine also listed, with show events and a Jaycee Banquet Friday night at Hotel Vernal.
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Uintah Basin
Uintah County Fairgrounds
Vernal Junior Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Vernal
Lorin Merkley
Aaron Wilkins
Glen Murray
Dee Curfew
Clair R. Acord
Secre
House urged to press Upper Colorado project in June
The House Irrigation and Reclamation Subcommittee nears final action on the Upper Colorado River Storage Project with expected resistance in the House after Senate passage. Vernal Express readers are urged to contact subcommittee members, especially mountain state and Upper Basin lawmakers, to influence passage through letters and telegrams.
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House Irrigation and Reclamation
Colorado
U. S. Senate
House
Vernal Express
Utah
Mountain States
Subcommittee
Democratsa
Clair Engle
Cal
Rolly Water Greet Fishermen On Opening Day
Warm Uintah County streams rise daily signaling a strong opening of fishing season this Saturday at 5am. No waters closed in Uintah except High Uintas opening June 25. All fishable streams stocked to capacity per Game Warden Fred Reynolds, including Brush Creeks and McKee Draw. Jane's Hole looks good, Reynolds adds.
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Uintah County
Fred Reynolds
Brush
McKee Draw
Jane’s
American Legion Baseball Try-outs Friday Evening
American Legion Baseball try-outs are set for Friday evening starting at 5 pm at the ball park. Read page 16 for eligibility requirements and Uintah Basin game schedule. Also includes new bus schedule updates for Denver, Salt Lake, and Vernal routes with departure times. Texaco plans a new 10,000 gallon storage tank and a two bay station at 199 West Main with a mid July completion and grand opening planned by Harold Richardson.
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American Legion
America Legion
Uintah Basin
Denver-Salt Lake-Pactite
Texaco
West Main
Harold Richardson
Fire damages Earl Winn's chicken coop and brooder
Defective wiring was blamed for a fire that burned a chicken coop and brooder at the Earl Winn home one-fourth mile west of the MaeSer Store. Fire department responded shortly after midnight. Damage estimate not provided.
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Frank Carroll
West Second South
Verna Volunteer Fire Department
Earl Winn
Maeser
Mid- Bes
Rain Storms Soak Ashley National Forest
Heavy rains drenched most areas of Ashley National Forest last Saturday and Sunday with more storms on Tuesday and Wednesday. Forest Supervisor Bill Hurst notes an inch of snow on the Manila side of the mountain and says the saturated watershed helped lower areas by sustaining stream flow.
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Ashley National Forest
Bill Hurst
Manila
152 Scout Camporee Draws Uintah District size
About 125 campers from 13 of 26 Uintah District units gathered May 1955 at Ashley Creek and Vernal Avenue for the annual Camporee. Troop 230 Vernal Third won demonstrations, Troop 243 Bonanza led inspection, 228 advancement awards were issued at the Court of Honor, and Bonanza Troop 243 served as service unit and color guards.
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Uintah
Ashley Creek
Vernal Avenue
LaBell Anderson
Vernal Third Ward
Carl Dow
Kiwanis Club
Reed Hansen
Bonanza
Kiwanis
Maeser
James Lenartz
Woodrow White
District Court of Honor
Court of Honors
Glines
Kiwan
Davis
Naples
Vernal
A. Alwyn Call
Record Crowd Attends Uintah Stake Quarterly LDS Conference Sessions
A record crowd of 1785 attended the Uintah Stake LDS morning conference with visiting authorities and local leaders presenting basketball and volley ball trophies. President Archie Johnson thanked ward teachers for their messages and urged inviting teachers home, while Mr. Romney encouraged youth to attend seminary and utilize Brigham Young University facilities as the church’s largest supported school.
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Uintah Stake
LDS Quarterly Conference
Carl “W. Béeunnety
Tat
Antoine K. Homney
Brigham Young University
Church
Archie Johnson
Donald Dow
Fae Openshaw
Nolan Hacking
Lewis Case
Phillip Coltan
Naples
Maeser
Johnson
Romney
Poppy Day Declared In Vernal City For Memorial Day
Mayor Ralph Siddowly designates Friday May 27 as Poppy Day in Vernal City to honor veterans. Peggy James, chairman of Poppy sales for the American Legion Auxiliary, says 3,000 poppies will be sold in downtown Vernal and Ashley Valley homes. Proceeds support veterans and their children, with six percent returned to the veterans who made the poppies.
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America
Peggy James
American Legion Auxiliary
Vernal
Ashley Valley
Salt Lake Veterans’ Hospital
American Legion
Ralph Siddowly
Vernal City
African Legion Auxiliary
Bennett Pushes Denver Salt Lake Route as Interstate Link
In Washington on May 25 Senator Wallace F Bennett steered an amendment to add 2,500 miles to the interstate system, enabling a Denver to Salt Lake City highway. He urged approval to make the Denver Salt Lake route part of the federal program, framing the effort as both economic and political. The action follows a broader push to expand the nationwide highway network.
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Washington
Salt Lake City
Denver
U. S Senate
Wallace F. Bennett
Utah
Utehn
Senate
Colorado
Sen. Bennett
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Upper Colorado Project
Wayne W. Aspinall
Leo W. Brien
New York
Walter Rogers
Texas
Gracie Prost
Idaho
James A. Haley
Florida
George A. Shuford
North Carolina
Adam C. Powell, Jr
Neorge H. Christopher
Missouri
B. F. Sisk
California
Stewart JL. Udall
Arizona
Charles C. Driggs, Jr
Michigan
J. T. Rutherford
Edith
Lee Metcalf
Montana
Geoneth
Janes B. Utt
York
Ed Edmondson
Ifon
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C
Boy Scouts
Loy
Ashley Creek Camporese
Boyd Price
Bennett
Denver-Salt Lake
Associated Pipe Engineers, Inc
Houston
Tex
Green River
Wyo
Pacific Northwest Pipeline Corp
Ignacio
Cojo
Pacific Northwest
San Juan Basin
Green Tower
Associated Pipe Line Engineers
Daggett County
Jensen
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