Where Does Chapman Stand on Echo Park Dam Project
Editorial notes Secretary Chapman and assistant Dale E Doty diverge in stance on Echo Park and Split Mountain dams within the monument. It recalls Chapman's 1950 actions approving the Upper Colorado River Basin plan while claiming the monument extension could still allow water project use, signaling shifted position and ongoing debates before Congress.
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Chapman
Echo Park Dam
Colorado
Congress
Oscar Chapsnarr
Interior
National Audubon Society
New York
Split Mountain
Echo Park
Week Chapman
Dale E. Doty
Sierra Club
Los Angeles
Samon
Roosevelt
Washington
Bureau of Reclamation
National Park Service
Sdate
Million Dollar Days Opens With Free Turkeys Saturday
Vernal Chamber of Commerce Retail Merchants Committee launches the third annual Million Dollar Days with a market wide drive from November 23 to December 22. Prizes exceed 5000 dollars and include a Ford car. weekly events feature kids activities and a Main Street display.
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Vernal
Dirat
Harks Strow
Retail Merchants Committee of Vernal Chamber of Commerce
Brother of Vernal Banker Dies in Salt Lake City
A.M. Cheney of Salt Lake City age 71 prominent Utah State Bar member and brother of J A Cheney of Vernal died Sunday in a Salt Lake City hospital. Admitted to the bar in 1909 he practiced land and fool law, helped organize mining companies of the West and served as their legal counsel. For the past 20 years he was general counsel for western operations of the United States Smelting Mining and Mining Co.
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A.M. Cheney
Salt Lake City
Utah
J. A. Cheney
Vernal
Ina
Salt Lake Hospital
Cheney
West
Western
United States Smelting, Mining and Mining Co
Fifth Uintah County School Board election set for Dee
The Uintah County School Board plans to elect a new member from the Ouray Randlett area in December to succeed Russell Todd. The board appointed Lila Meecham as stenographer and Jack MacArthur as Ouray bus driver. Representatives will attend conference sessions at the State Capitol and Carbon College with delegates to the Mita Leads gathering.
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Uintah County
Deesonar Ltd
Ouray-Randlett
Russell Todd
Lila M. Meecham
Jack MacArthur
Ouray
State Capitol
Mita
Carbon College
Epenables
Denver
Robert EB. McKay
San Francisco
Californa
Alan Dele- Co
Car Crashes Into Vernal Paint Shop
A car driven by Jacoba Colr averd aves 8 Be in feo crashed into the Acme Paint Store last Friday. Two plate glass windows shattered and the front wall damaged. The driver was uninjured. no citation issued. Rex Striegel, owner of the store, reported about piano damages to the building and vehicle.
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Acme
Jacoba
Feo
Jacobs
Transmiston
Rex Striegel
Myton Father Killed By Gun Blast
A 29 year old Myton carpenter Max Taft Jenson was found shot in his bed by his wife in the early hours. The coroner ruled the death accidental after he apparently lost balance reaching for a shotgun. Jenson leaves a widow Marjorie and four children. Funeral services were held with burial in Roosevelt City Cemetery.
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Myton
Max Taft Jenson
Jenson
John Tawingaertel
J. W
Hazel Tuttenson
Iowa
Duchenne County
Marjorie Dennis
Las Vegas
Texas
Roosevelt High School
Maxine
Diane
Becky Jenson
Bert Jenson
J. W. Jenson
Wesley
Ralph Jenson
Wilma Bratke
Green Hiver
Wye
Edna Seeley
Salt Lake City
Betty 2Laskell
Redondo Beach
Calif
C. C. Jenson
Olpin Bottuare
Roosevelt City Cemetery
Stake Meeting Postponed for Thanksgiving Week
Uintah Stake officers postponed the regular third Thursday meeting to November 29 due to Thanksgiving. President Archie Johnson announced the change. A stake priesthood meeting will be held at the Stake Center as usual.
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Uintah
Ins
Archie Johnson
Bull Sale and Exchange at Fair Grounds is Success
The first annual Bull Sale and Exchange at the Fair Grounds drew 75 to 80 attendees amid a high success, with 36 bulls sold by auction or private treaty. Prices peaked for McConkle bulls at 500 to 700 dollars each, while yearling bulls averaged 860 to 700 dollars per head and older breeding bulls up to 550 dollars. A corral incident caused a neck injury to a Houston Bros. bull purchased by Speed Wheeler. meat was salvaged. Irvin Couns, Roosevelt, acted as auctioneer.
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Uintah Cattle Growery Association
Baloney
McConkle
Corral
Houston Bros
Speed Wheeler
Uintah Cattle Growers Association
Exchange
Irvin Couns
Roosevelt
Governor Lee targets dam foes over canyon plan
Governor J Bracken Lee defended proposed Split Mountain and Etho Park Dams saying the economy may justify delaying reclamation work. He disputed claims the plan harms natural beauty, arguing the reservoirs will enhance access to inaccessible canyons and open the area to visitors.
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J. Bracken Lee
Split Mountain
Etho Park
Lee
United States
Oil News From Roosevelt Ute Site Amid Circulation Losses
Oil field notes describe Roosevelt Ute Tribal location B Carter area with drill pipe on site and 6000 feet of 944 inch pipe. Core No 16 yields 46 inches shale with fractures and a 700 water cushion while lost mud circulation and heel issues hinder operations at multiple Carter locations including Duchesne and Willis Moon Well No 11. Continuous on-site details point to preparatory core work and ongoing tool operations amid hazardous nitroglycerin handling and equipment counts.
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Noosevelt
Rosemary Lio
Axa
Carter
Roosevelt
Ie SW
T. D
Tool & Times
Senw
G.l.td
Duchesne WC
Willis Moon
Sese
Nesw iHiSafe
Neem
Echo Park Dam fight sparks Chamber of Commerce action
Vernal Chamber of Commerce warns Echo Park Dam legislation threatens livelihoods of thousands of Western water users. Following Interior Secretary Oscar Chapman’s New York statement opposing the dams, Chamber leaders mobilize protests and plan statewide talks with the Greater Utah Valley Incorporation to decide future actions.
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Vernal Chamber of
Bronday
PI Echo Park Dam
Echo‘Park-4
Oscar Chapman
National
Audobor Society
New York
Mountain
Echo Park
Monument
Chamber
Frank Ward
H. Stringham
Echo Park Dam
Chamber of Commerce
21 County
Upper
Colorado Basin
Stringham
Ward
Provo
Greater
Utah Valley
Utah Water Users
Rep
Vernal Christmas lighting planned with Santa visit
Vernal streets will be decorated for the Christmas season with plastic light strings, wreaths, a red bell at each end, and loudspeakers broadcasting holiday music during shopping hours. About 30 six foot spruce trees will stand in parking meter stands along two blocks. Santa arrives Dec 6 around 2 pm with a token gift for children.
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Jeycees Halida
Main Street
Santa Claus
Rules Adopted To Govern B & C Roads
Utah officials draft rules to tighten use of funds for B and C road projects in Uintah County and state road taxes. Verbal assurances from Vernal Mayor C R Henderson note Uintah County historically diverts license tax money for non road needs. New provisions will allow withholding future allocations if units fail to follow contracts and limit fund withdrawals to contracted purposes.
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Utah
Salt Lake City
Uintah County
Vernal
C. R. Henderson
Henderson
State Road Commission
Tom McCoy
UML
Road Commission
Trio Bound Over On Car Theft Charge in Utah Case
Gene Sloan William Partler and Vincente Gasines of Redwood City California are bound for District Court on December 14 after waiving preliminary hearing. They allegedly stole a 1946 Mercury owned by Ernie Burk of Vernal on November 5 and abandoned it on the Vernal Manila highway. Sheriff Sayer arrested them in Duchesne days later.
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Tetebony
Grand Larceny
Gene Sloan
William Partler
Vincente Gasines
Redwood City
California
Ernie Burk
School Board Reform Rumors Refer to New Governance Plan
In a fragmentary report, local school board members discuss proposed changes and potential chairperson roles. Mentions include Grant Pickup and notes on education reforms and funding. Ambiguity limits specifics on dates or outcomes.
50 New Oil Wells Slated for Uintah Basin in 1952
Houston reports plans to drill about 50 wells across the Uintah Basin spanning Utah and western Colorado. Geologists note the region could become a prolific oil field as they examine fractured zones and thick reservoirs that may yield billions of barrels of crude.
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Uintah Basin
Houston
Utah
Colorado
Tah
Milonay Et al
Enthusiastic Crowd Enjoys Master Singers Concert
An estimated 500 gathered at the Tabernacle in Cedar City to hear the Cedar City Master Singers. The program featured 30 singers flown to Vernal by private car and plane, performing a varied repertoire with soloists and a choral medley. The group, directed by Olson, with Reed Bennett as chairman and Mrs. Virginia Larsen on piano, presented works from Schubert to Grieg and Handel, ending with multiple hymn and choral pieces. The event was part of National Music Week observances and included student art displays along Vernal's Main Street.
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Cedar City
Tabernacle
Baldwin
Schubert
Faust
Gunoud
I. Neeley
Brahm
Discoverey
Grieg
Wallace Adama
John
Buck
Quartette
Handel
Rigaletta
de Rosey
Agere
Republic
Berg
Roberts
Mra
Virginia Larsen
Tiershel Neeley
Reed Roberta
Howard Wood
Eugene Palmer
Manshnap
Uintah Stake
Mary Manwaring Ae
E Penn
Wellest Wine
Wes
Lawrence Cooper
Dwayne Case
Vernal
Mieser
Jensen
Lapoint
Central School
Court House to Get Modern Heating System
Uintsk County Court House workers greet news of a full building heating upgrade. A new furnace and 20 gallon hot water tank will replace old coal ranges in jail and offices. Eleven portable heaters from Morton Humphries and Oakland types plus a large Payne unit will be installed with thermostatic controls, behind the courthouse yard gas gear, by Ving Center at an estimated cost.
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Uintsk County Court House
Morton, Humphries
Court House
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Chriatmes
Salt Lake
Vatengl
Riléfor Schoo Board
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Cioss Achopl
Grant
Randlett Cotta
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