Wildcat Well Progress Report From Early Thursday
The Wildcat Well No 1 at NE NE NE 267S 23K has drilled to 1527 feet and will resume operations early Thursday morning. The operation includes converting job settings for an hour. Water is hauled from Green Tver, powered by three Wauke na engines, with a 9 mph capability and a 15,000 foot depth. The stand ay derrick rises 137 feet. Bluebell CSW NE 6.15 2W is being cored at 10,585 feet. The well is being drilled by CSW Sw 4148 8 i strawberry gale, at $080.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Wash
Lofflan Bros
Green Tver
Bluebell
Ciaia and Afan
Livestock Show Officers for 1951 To be Elected
The Uintah Basin Junior Livestock Show plans to elect new officers for 1951 during a meeting Monday November 27 at 7 30 p m in the Court House at Vernal. President Roland Merkley notes the show has proven its worth with $26000 in fat beef hogs and lambs sold in spring 1950 and calls for community support to continue the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uintah Basin
Roland Merkley
Verital
Merkley
Margarette Ross Tridell Pioneer Succumbs Sunday
Margarette Laeritia Wardle Ross 76 of Tridel dies Sunday at her daughter Lacey Nebeker’s home in Maeser cerebral hemorrhage. Born June 1 1869 in Midway Utah to Heber G and Amanda Fanncett Ware. Survived by seven children and many grandchildren. Funeral Friday at 11 a.m. in the Tridel chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tridell
Margarette Laeritia Wardle Ross
Lacey Nebeker
Ross
Midway
Utah
Heber George
Amanda Fanncett Ware
Ali
Tridel
Stephen L. Ross
Record Elk Shot After Five Day Trek by Local Warden
Local game warden Jack Bor felled a 625 pound elk on Dowds Mountain north of Vernal after a five day trek through blizzards. The shot came at 250 yards as the elk attempted to escape into timber. the hunt was part of a 40 permit season in the Daggett area. The animal boasted a 57 inch spread and was hung on the main highway after being dragged from the timber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bor
Patley Daggett
Levi Reed
Mr. Boren
Dowds Mountain
Vernal
Carter Creek
Warden
Local stockmen purchase winners at Ogden show
Six Uintah County livestock men purchased outstanding Columbia ewes at the Columbia Ewe Sale during the Ogden Livestock Show. The sale averaged $150 per ewe. Hereford cattle also drew purchases as Wall of Jensen bought two Hereford heifers sired by Baca OJR Royal 1st, a sire recently sold for $48,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uintah County
Ogden
Clair R. Acord
Hugh W. Colton
Henry A. Manafield
Rulon Lind
Columbia
Marvin Smith
Royal
Clair Hopkins Resigns City Council Seat
Clair R. Hopkins resigns from the city council as he moves to the Utah legislature. He notes five terms of service, praise for the experience gained, and offers future help to council members as a state representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clair Hopkins
Utah
Clair R. Hopkins
Dormal
Hopkins
Tinae
Funeral Rites For Mrs Zufelt Slated Friday
Funeral services for Minnie Pearl Stevens Zufelt 55 of Ft Duchesne Utah who died in a Vernal hospital after a long illness will be held Friday at 2 pm in Ballard Ward chapel under Bishop Golden Collins. She was born May 3 1895 in Mountain View Wyoming and married Eric Richard Zufelt in Ogden on March 14 1914. Survivors include her husband and sons David Tony Clarence and Larry Zufelt all of Ft Duchesne and daughters Mrs Lilla Current and Mrs Olive Current of Loma California and six grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft Duchesne
Minnie Pearl Stevens Zufelt
Ft. Duchesne
Ballard Ward
Golden Collins
Zufelt
Mountain View
Wyo
Walter H
Olive E. Strong Stevens
Eric Richard Zufelt
Ogden
Uintah Basin
David
Tony
Clarence
Larry Zufelt
Lilla Current
Bot
Olive Current
Loma
Calif
Indian Woman Celebrates 1st Birthday Anniversary
Whiterocks Indian school hosts 350 guests for Mrs. Mary Reed Harris birthday celebration. Brigham Young blessed her mother Maggie Young. Harris, 1st birthday marks family heritage with a grand waltz and 80 Indian children singing Happy Birthday. Harris, born November 10, 1559, in Whiterocks, educated at Whiterocks Indian school and Grand Junction high, married Henry Harris in 1878. seven of eight children survive with 34 grandchildren and 74 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whiterocks
Mary Reed
Harris
Brigham Young
Maggie Young
Henry
St Fort Duchesne
Advisory Board Will Discuss Grazing Fees in Vernal Meeting
The Advisory Board of Utah Grazing District No will meet Tuesday Nov 28 at 10 a m at the district office of the Bureau of Land Management Vernal under the authority of the director of grazing Dept of the Interior announced Dale C Nay lor range manager The meeting called for considering a possible adjustment of grazing fees and recommendations in connection with the grazing fee problem said Mr Naylor
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Advisory Board
Utah Grazing District No
Bureau of Land Management, Vernal
Director of Grazing
Dept. of the
Intesla
Dale C. Nay
Naylor
Military Funeral Set for Irvin Stringham
A mill funeral will be held for Irvin Ray Stringham, air corps pilot, killed in action in World War II. Services are at Berg Mortuary in Provo on November 29, with the body arriving November 28. Lela Bauium and LaWanns Blackburn spent the weekend in Salt Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin Ray Stringham
Air Corps
Berg
Provo
Lela Bauium
LaWanns Blackburn
Salt Lake
Fire Prevention Ordinance Takes Effect Citywide
City council approved a model fire prevention ordinance to regulate installation and storage of heavier than air flammable gases. The measure requires permits for new installations and compliance for existing tanks within the city limits to protect public safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ormed LeRoy Taylor
Taylor
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Pla
Uintah Council PTA holds first meeting at Vernal Central
More than 50 members of the Uintah Council of Parents and Teachers gathered at Vernal Central School to plan PTA activities. The council, representing 12 county schools, links local units with State PTA work and promotes PTA policies and goals. Officers were installed at Roosevelt on Sept. 30 by Mrs. B L Flanagat from Lake City. The next council meeting is set for the Central School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uliah Council of Posnis
Perna
PTA
Vernal Central School
Derell King
Uintah Council
Roosevelt
B. L. Flanagat
Lake City
Utah Congress of Pta
Central School
Lapooint Girl Wins County Essay Contest
Joleen Swain of Alterra High School won the county I Speak For Democracy contest held in Vernal. The winner received a $28 bond and will represent Uintah area at a Salt Lake CityHaile contest with the Utah winner earning an expense paid trip to Washington DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernal Junior Chamber Oforce
Joleen
Swain
Alterra High School
United
Itera High
Utah
Washington, D.C
Ellen’ Rawlings
Uintah
Marian Jensen
Joleen Swain
Gréeh Ri ér May Viek Vast Oil Reserves
A fragmentary report discusses vast shale oil reserves in the United States involving Alaska Florida and Wyoming. It notes 65 percent of oil from shale and mentions Guthrie and Green Tree Ridgehead in connection with the new methods and gas use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May
Viek
Alorida
Wyoming
Mode
U. S
Guthrie
Sia Irons
Greentree Pidhea
Limited Elk Hunt Postponed and Duck Shoot Looks Favorable
Postponed elk hunt originally set for November 25 to December 3 on Vernal Brush Creek. Duck season calendar shift to December 15 with better prospects than first half. Mr. Boran notes many birds observed but rainy Saturdays hindered harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elk Hunt
Brush Creek
Mr. Boran
Utah
Boren
Harvest Ball and Holiday Events Calendar
November events include UHS Harvest Ball and Thankegiving Dance. Thanksgiving recess on 23–24. Stake Officers dance and Lions knife and fork event listed. December features county show, gun and rifle club book fair, and Kiwanis activities. School play noted with Mrs. Carle Hansen. Mount Pleasants in Vernal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis
U—Steake
Carle Hansen Grom
Mount Pleasants
Vernal
Per Gaughtar
Mr. x L
Typ Pardt
English Actor to Attend K and E L Dinner Event
English actor will appear at the Knife and Fork club dinner with Jane. He will portray Shakespearean roles and selected studies from a script by Mr. Hepworth. Admission limited to club members and authorized guests by advance paid dinner reservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane
Shakespear
Mr. Hepworth
Knife and Fork
Rclub
Poly
Bembfornia
Dressa Reg
Temperatures and travel notes from local news recap
fragmentary report notes April weather in Naverster and a record of temperatures from November. It records 43 inches of precipitation and mentions individuals Lucille Liphardt and Patricia returning from Baltimore Lake after a few days in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Liphardt
Anuter
Patricia
Balt Lake Saturay
Ater
City
Santa Claus to Visit Vernal For Million Dollar Days
Vernal prepares for Christmas events as Santa Claus arrives by air on December two and sixteen. The Junior Chamber of Commerce leads decorations and Buy at Home efforts with merchants' contests and prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Vernal
Chamber of Commerce
Larson Caldwell
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Margarette Ross Tridell
Laren
Ivan
Devear
Sandy
Sylvan
Orem
Harold
Wirley Bethers
Weber
Lucy Ann Nebeker
Maeter
Tridel Chapel
Leroy Morrill
Rae Ashton
Irvin Stringham
Uintah Pta Council
Deen
Lapoint
Hooper
Temperatores
Janus
Naverster
Fronier Nings
Vernal Bank
Turkey
Ciicer
Frontier Airine
Vernal Pret
Fet Imperial
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