Governor Lee Sets December First Special Utah Session
A special Utah Legislature session is called for December 1 by Gov J Bracken Lee to address state school problems and finances. The plan includes merit pay, school funding debates, uniform textbooks, core courses, and mandatory attendance through age 18, with focus on taxation and retirement concerns.
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Gov. J. Bracken Lee
Public Survey Commission
Goveror Lee
Corelerks
City lays sewer and sidewalks on Vernal Avenue
Vernal City replaces a forty year old three inch sewer line on North Vernal Avenue near Uintah State Bank and behind J C Penney. City Manager LeRoy Taylor notes the old line is upgraded to a larger size. A second project adds a new sidewalk curb and gutter on South Vernal Avenue in front of Bowden’s Barber Shop where an old service station site had underground groundwater tanks removed and sidewalks replaced.
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Uintad State Bank
J.C. Penney
LeRoy Taylor
Bowden
Texas Co Lets Contract For Deep Test
The Texas Oil Company awarded a contract to Lottland pir ing for a deep test well in the Rangely field to explore Pennsylvanian formations below the Weber Sand. Drilling should start next week with crews and gear arriving. The site is SE NW of section 2, township 2 north range 4 west, on Union Pacific land. The test aims to reach 6 000 to 8 500 feet to evaluate potential production amid industry interest and previous drilling activity in the region.
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Lottland Piring
Wontraad
Iliz
Union Pacific
Shay
Flandely
Lave
Mary
Saas
Calendar of Events November Highlights
Calendar notes events including Farmers Kiwanis November 19 Maeser Glines PTA October 21 School Play November 20 Girl Scout Ceremony November 20 Inter Harvester Program November 21 Sophomore Swim November 23 Thanksgiving holiday November 25 Lions November 25 Kiwanis November 36 Harvest Ball November 6 Thanksgiving Day November 27 Gold and Green Ball November 28 Teenagers Gold and Green November 28 Service Bureau Dance.
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Service Bureau
Basin Snow Depth Delivers Seven Inches Amid Stormy Alert
A late season Basin storm dropped seven inches of snow across Vernal and the nearby valley. Temperatures rose to the 60s earlier this week before a sharp fall, with forecasted highs and lows varying through the coming days. Frontier Airlines noted unsettled conditions as crews prepared for travel impacts and safety checks.
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Aahrey Valley
Frontier Airlines
Windows Broken At Central School Building
Eighteen small windows in the Central School were smashed by vandals last week. Vernal City police report large 18 inch panes torn out by boulders found inside. Police officer Jack Boren said the incident is under investigation with several youths questioned. About 32 large windows also damaged by gunfire in the prior month were noted.
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Vernal
Fale Iclassyoovne
Jack Boren
Ley
Utahns urged to retain river rights by water head
H. Waite Denyee signed an option to purchase the Jensen refinery owned by the Utah Cooperative Assn. A four month option for about 175000 was signed with First National Oil Corp of Denver. Utah must preserve Colorado River water for municipal agricultural and industrial needs per Utah Water and Power Board president George Clyde. He cited Joseph Jensen of Southern California urging Utah not to mortgage power resources and warned against using water solely for power.
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Denyee
Jensen
Utah Cooperative Assn
WW i
Watte
Pregie
First National Oil Corp
Denver
Payron
Mr. Waite
Colorado River
Utah
George Clyde
Utah Water and Power Board
Clyde
Joseph Jensen
Metropolitan Water District
California
Colorado
Bridge project dropped over funding shortfall in Uintah County
Last Thursday a Uintah County special meeting tabled plans to swing a bridge across the Green River from the mouth of Crouse Can yon into Browns Park. Promoters failed to raise sufficient funds with about 20 000 needed and only 10 800 pledged. Attendees included local officials from Moffat Daggett and Vernal chambers and Bureau of Land Management leaders led by PF DeJullo.
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Crouse Canyon
Browns Park
Uintah County
Claud Myera
Moffat County Commission
Dale Naylor
BLM
Garth M. Colton
Max Macefarland
HLM
Iron Craig
Cola Ahepnews
Toad
Moffat County
William Allen
Daggett County
Fran Feltch
Vernal Chamber of Commerce
Alvin Kay
Vernal Gun Club
Lue C. Watson
Brown's Park
Craig
Calo
PF. DeJullo
Bureau of Land Management
Salt Lake City
Utah Approves Vernal Armory Project Funding Plan
Utah's State Board of Examiners Wednesday approved 23000 of state funds for a 100000 Utah Nay Iona Guard Armory to rise in Vernal. The US National Guard Bureau will supply 75000. The state money was shifted from a military fund to the State Building Board. Preliminary Vernal armory plans were approved in Washington and final bureau approval remains. The building at Second South and 5th East will house Company A 1334th Engineer Battalion Combat Army with guardsmen from Uintah Basin. Other armories are planned for Provo Murray American Fork Springville. The program spreads costs: 25 percent by the state, national guards, and federal funds.
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State Board of Examiners Wendesday
Iona
Vernal
National Guard Bureau
Washington
Ger. Rich
Pioneer Honored on 80th Birthdate
Tridel] Pioneer Mrs Hilzabeth Jane Moose man Lyman Roosevelt area kin gathered to surprise her on her birthday. Born November 8 1673 in Grass Valley Washington County she was a daughter of Christian and Mary. She spent many days in Escalante and was later associated with the Manti Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
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Hilzabeth
Jane Mooseman Lyman
Roosevelt
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Ie Sotne
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Manti Temple
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Three District 1 Men File For School Election
Three residents filed for the District 1 seat on the Uintah School District Board of Education for the December 2 election. Candidates listed include Paul E Boren from Bonanza, Mortis Cook from Naptes, and A De Mar Dudley from Jensen, currently held by Bishop Hyrum Slav. Filing occurred with district clerk Ernest Johnson, with ballots to be cast at LDS chapels in Naples Davis and Jensen and at the Bonanza community house. Election hours are 7 pm to 8 pm.
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Uintah
Board of Education
Naples
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Jenson
Bonanza
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Donanza
Mortis Cook
Naptes
A. de Mar Dudley
Jensen
Bishop Hyrum Slav
Qing
Janine
Davis Mid Jensen
Com ‘Munity ‘House
Eight Gilsonite Miners Declared Officially Dead
The eight gilsonite miners killed in the Bananza mine blast are officially declared dead by the Utah Industrial Commission. The record lists survivors for each man, including relatives and origin, with details of birth dates and family ties, though some lines are fragmented.
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Banacza
The
Utah Industrial Commission
Beslow
Pioneer Zina Wilkins Laid to Rest
Funeral services for Zina Wilkins, 95, were held in Second Ward Chapel with invocation by Joseph Winder and speakers Harmon Bowe and Edgar Miles. Varies melodies and solos were performed as family and Salt Lake City friends attended, following with interment at home.
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Zing Estella
Miles Wiokins
Het Pone
Ay Wullloyer
Segond Ward
Mead Stevesia
Rawlins
George ©. Davis
Joseph Winder
Lions Club Minstrel Set for December 9 and 10
The Lions Club will present a minstrel show at Winter High School on December 9 and 10 featuring a 104 member cast led by Lawrence Lee and Kia. Dr Ray Sprnieye leads the end men Don Hacking heads the Kadoddlers orchestra. The program includes novelty dances, Can-Can canes, Pecans Ballet dances, a 36 member chorus, Lions quartet and ladies numbers. Proceeds aid community projects the club plans for the coming year.
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Lions Club
Wintah
Lawrence Lee
Kia
Ismirs
Lions Ieta
Ray Sprnieye
Don Hacking
Lions Quartet
Lady Glens
Am of Communnity
Armistice Day program at Uintah High School honors veterans
A community Armistice program sponsored by the American Legion and Auxiliary was held at Uintah High School auditorium starting at 7 45 p m. The event featured color guards from local posts, flowers by Garden Gate Floral, a 30 second silence for war dead, invocation by Dus Johnson, a welcome speech by Commander Spencer Telmer, and Col Hugh W Colton’s address on Armistice Day history. He urged world peace and noted war’s cost, emphasizing faith aiding national strength.
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Uintah High School
Legion
Rosevelt
Fu Duchesne
Jensen
Vernal
Nog
Tag Ashton
Garden Gate
Adelle
Dus Johnson
Spencer Telner
Hugh W. Colton
Ward
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