Schools Plan Education Week events in Uintah County
Education Week activities are planned across Uintah County with back to school events, broadcasts, and parent involvement. Vernal Chamber leaders Joe Haslem and Clark Feltch highlighted agriculture and grazing concerns as the livestock industry faces expansion limits, while new projects aim to resolve city county differences.
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Ulntah
Joe Haslem
Vernal Chamber of Commerce
Haslem
Clark Feltch
Uintah Cattlemen
Wijam F. Farnsworth
Vernaldrea
Ken Sewards
40 Assn
Henry Millecam
Vernal
Weber
Vernal Businesses To Close Monday For Veterans Day
Vernal area merchants and businessmen will close their stores Monday for Veterans Day. The Chamber of Commerce announced the observance early this week. Some drug stores and service stations will stay open at least part of the day, while the three day pheasant hunt coincides with the holiday.
Uintah Community Concerts Assn schedules dinner drive
A dinner at Hotel Vernal Monday evening will kickoff the Uintah Community Concerts Assn membership drive to bring top nationally known groups to the Uintah Basin. About 50 attended last week’s meeting where the drive was organized. Whitney Mammond will chair the dinner and John Schickling of Columbia Artists Management will outline the community music plan. A one week post-dinner drive aims for 800 memberships. tickets will be sold at the door for sponsored concerts, with limited student tickets and reciprocal acceptance with nearby cities. The local committee includes Aaron Hansen president and Glade Bowards first VP, among others.
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Ottilats
Metro
Nangely
Craig
Prove
Cadet
Aaron Hanesen
Glade M. Bowsards
Mrs. 1
Miracle
Presi
Progressive Party Sweeps Vernal and Votes No to Fluoridation
The newly formed Progressive Party won a decisive victory in Vernal with Lester R. Miracle elected mayor and Stew Art Ashton and Alvin Kay seated to four year terms. Voters rejected fluoridation 672 to 449, signaling a shift toward change while snow and sleet kept turnout high at 4,170 votes across North and South Vernal precincts.
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Progressive Party
Therbattle
Vernal
Lester R. Miracle
Stewart Ashton
Alvin Kay
Lapoint
Tidellurn
Progressive
Lester Ft
Rondd' Sullivan
Yatzadn
Mrpey
Loren Ress
Whdel 'Hoard
Blalpe Margitype
Whitereeks
Itys Morrill
Ross
Rene Ee
North Vernal City
South Vernal City
Compa
Anes Wisma
Tridel
Morrill
Rosd
Tae
Pdint
Tross F
Whiterocks
Morsill
Pheasant Hunt Weather Affects Success In Vernal Area
A one week end pheasant hunt in Vernal depends largely on weather, wardens say, with birds possibly hard to flush under poor conditions while dogs struggle. Chukar partridges open November 8 to 17, others season status noted. Separately, San Francisco Chemical plans a summer 1959 shipment of phosphate ore to Wyoming for a full scale plant trial, with continued local cooperation and a study of regional economic potential and power needs.
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San Francisco Chemical Company
Letfe
Wyoming
Vernal Chamber of Commerce
Lentz
Western Phosphates, Inc
East Lake City
Vernal
Electric Fur
Mattindale
Laurence Y. Siddoway
Abe Chamber
Nothrock
Consolidated Chemical Indadieles
Flaming Gorge
Rothrock
Farmers Seek Protection From Pheasant Writers at Ulntah County Meeting
Ulntah County farmers led by Hyrum Slaugh Lynn Richens and Clarence Palmer asked the county commission for farm protection from pheasant hunters. They alleged signs were torn down and fences damaged. The commission planned to urge the sheriff to act and the sheriff’s department agreed to cooperate fully with farmers.
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Ulntah
Hyrum Slaugh
Lynn Richens
Clarence Palmer
Sheriff’s Office
County Commission
Sheriff's Department
Adult Education Planning Meeting Scheduled Friday
Arthur C. Wiscombe Uintah School District announces the start of commercial adult education courses. A general meeting is set for Friday November Bth at Uintah High School at 7:00 pm. Type shorthand and other commercial courses will be planned and registered then. Additional courses are planned but unlikely to begin until the second week of January.
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Arthur C. Wiscombe
Uintah
Uintah High School
Publishers Take Air Tour Over Four Corners Oil Field
Utah weekly newspaper publishers and Intermountain editors flew a bird’s eye view over the Four Corners oil region near Uintah County. The trip showcased Carter Oil Company activities as reporters and executives toured the green river south and east areas while hunters faced snow and mud reducing game.
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Four Corners
Dive Mountain
Green River
Uintah County
McCook Ridge
Tah
Takror Elethus
Tlan
Carter Oil Company
Ulan Fitry
Wblishers
Intermountain
United
Hess Uni Chee Giimolt
Ain
Wintel
Thes Group
Taymond D
Sloan
Cartes Oll
Amouna Fox
Lightning fire damages Colton haystack on ranch attack
Vernal fire crews responded Monday at 1 50 p m to a lightning strike that set a large Colton ranch haystack ablaze. Firefighters battled the flames for hours but could not save the stack, with heavy damage reported to about 4 000 bales.
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Vernal Fire Department
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