State Irrigation Subcommittee Calls For Water Conservation
The Utah Water Conservation Committee released a five point plan urging canal companies and water users to conserve water. Led by Jay R. Bingham, the recommendations stress storage prospects, loss prevention, combining streams, delivery schedules, and applying practices to meet immediate and long term needs with county agents and Soil Conservation Service support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde
Water Conservation Committee
Jay R. Bingham
Utah Water and Power Board
Leo P. Harvey
Pleasant Grove
Readers seek hospital news in county publication
A letter questions why patients at the county hospital are not listed and urges publishing hospital news so locals can visit friends and support merchants. The reply notes the hospital declined to provide patient lists due to privacy concerns and ante birth notices, and invites public request to restore the practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernal
John Haslem Roosevelt
Utah
Haslem
Lions and Yankees Spark Busy May Schedule
Western Boys Baseball standings for May show Lions defeating Yankees 8 1 with Mark Colerick four for four. Lions also beat Red Sox 12 8 as John Boren starred at short. Tigers 24 Yankees 17 featured Bill Johnston and Greg Hawkins on defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions
Yankees
Mark Colerick
John Boren
Red Sox
Mike Colerick
Tigers
Bill Johnston
Greg Hawkins
Mike Waters
Dou' Ers
Miles P Romney Discusses Basin Mining Impact at Vernal Lions
Vernal Lions Club heard Miles P. Romney of Salt Lake City, Utah Mining Association, and W. A. Banks recount mining’s role in Uintah County’s economy. Romney cited valuations from 1946 to 1962 showing mining contributing up to about half of total value, while Banks recalled early Uintah Railroad construction and Gilsonite industry history with anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernal Lions Club
Uintah Basin
Miles P. Romney
Salt Lake City
Utah Mining Association
W. A. Banks
Uintah Railway
Mr. Romney
Uintah
Romney
Utah
Banks
Uintah County
Oregon Short Line Railroad
Idaho
Mack
Colorado
Dragon
Cliff Mountains
Lomo
Baxter Pass
Dragon and
Watson
Ures
Ualer
Vernal
Japan
Mr. Banks
Paul Borden
American Asphalt Company
Bonanza
Harold E
Davis
Lions
Dan Q. Price
Glenn
Cooper
Maeser
Rock Point
Roland Merkley
Stona Club
Glen Oldroyd
Bennett protests name for Flaming Gorge Lake area
Utah Senator Wallace Bennett urges withdrawal of a resolution to name the Flaming Gorge Lake and Recreation Area for late Senator Joseph O'Mahoney. He argues the dam and most of the reservoir lie in Utah and cites Utah opposition to the change while noting Wyoming ties. He says Utah would support such a naming if it were a Wyoming project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace F. Bennett
Utah
Sens Ute Interior Committee
Gale W. McGee
Wyoming
Flen
Flaming Gorge
Joseph €. O'Mahoney
Ulah
Sen
Bennett
Henry K. Jackson
Washington
Iate
O'Mooney
Rotary Heat Outline of Water Project
Vernal Rotary Club heard Palvis DeLong, Central Utah Project manager, map lecture on the plan with emphasis on Bonneville site. Cost of initial and ultimate phases could exceed one billion dollars as reservoirs, diversions, and water exchanges were outlined. Harold Duke noted the study group formation to address misunderstandings and objective problems. Other guests included Bob Oliver, Dee Anderson, DeMarr Dudley, and Royal B. Wenderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parley Neeley
Oscar Bartholomew
Delong
Harold Duke
Rotary
Duke
Chamber of Commerce
Bob Oliver
The
Bureau
Dee Anderson
DeMarr Dudley
County Farm Bureau
Royal B. Wenderson
Vernal Chamber of
Dam debate briefing floods Utah water talks and editorials
Senator Bennett circulated editorials and letters from multiple Utah and Daggett County groups including the Utah State Historical Society and the Utah Water Users Association. Communications from Vernal chamber, Green River town council, Daggett County Lions Club, and Daggett County citizens emphasize water dam concerns and regional development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen. Bennett
Salt Lake Tribune
Deseret News-Telegram
Ogden Standard Examiner
Gay
George D. Clyde
Utah State Historical Society
Utah Water Users Association
Utah Water and Power Board
Daggett County
Vernat
Utah
Chamber of Commerce
Utahns, Inc. & Private Tourist Promotion Agency
Green River
Wyoming
Daggett County Lions Club
Four Japanese Students Visit Area Attractions
Four Japanese college students touring Vernal last weekend as part of a 3200 mile trek across the United States visited Flaming Gorge Dam and Steinaker Reservoir with local hosts from the Vernal Chamber of Commerce. They aim to study American living conditions and promote goodwill while walking from San Francisco to New York, starting March 18, 1963.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernal
U.S
Shichiro Onishi
Mitsuo Shida
Takashi
Vogl
Katsuyuki Takahashi
Noboru Tajima
Rex Roylance
Join 'C. Beaslin
The
Vernal Express
Americas
Japan
San Francisco
New York
Waseda University
Tokyo
America
Vernal Express omits names of two seniors in graduation list
The Vernal Express notes that Kathleen Jenkins and Lewis Jensen were omitted from the Ist senior graduating class list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen Jenkins
Lewis Jensen
Ist
Senor
Dinner and program planned for May 25 in Dinaland Country Lab
Ralph Ashton announced a dinner and program set for Saturday May 25 at the new Dinaland Country lab. Featuring guests from the Uintah Water Conservancy District and Central Utah Project study group, with Bob Williams and Larson Caldwell in attendance. Nelson Marshal presented Steve Aycock with a 4 Way Test plaque as Jr Rotarian for May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menzies Benson
Mt. States Telephone District
Glenn H. Cooper
Virginia coach surveys Uintah High School in Vernal
Virginia coach Robert Stoddard of Snow College Ephraim Utah visited Uintah High School in Vernal on a Friday to conduct personal interviews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Stoddard
Snow College
Ephraim
Utah
Uintah High School
Con
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Mesease Nolin
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Veena Golf Course
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Piers
Isits
U.5s
Shichiro Ohnishi
Takashi Yagi
Alvin Green
Rulon Hocking Lane
Diamond Mountain
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Stringham Sheep CO
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