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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1953
Page
1
Oil Week showcased a $1 million display as Vernal held a large parade down Main Street with major equipment from Stanolind and McCullough Tool Co. and Lane Wells on view. Officials, including C C Ingercoll and Paul Hanks, noted a booming oil industry with test wells and growing natural gas pipelines across Basin.
Alson and Doward Shinger announce Verbal Theatre will screen 3-D film The Charge of Feather River next Sunday. A special sliver preparation and new projector lenses plus synchronized dual projectors will display the 3-D effect, with polarized glasses and synchronized start cues. Main Theatre plans similar 3-D presentation pending further details.
Readable items show a busy schedule with dates and group names including Fall trapping, Deer hunt, Central School PTA, City Council, Stag Dinner, American Legion, Lions Club, and Junior Chamber events. Exact items list appears fragmented and some entries are uncertain.
The game department warns deer season begins Saturday with a serious fire risk. An estimated 325000 deer hunters, including 10000 nonresidents, are expected across three focal hunts from October 17 to 27, and October 7 to November in Uintah and surrounding counties. Preseason forecasts indicate low hunter success due to drought, warm weather, and late foliage, with stricter regulations to follow in a continued notice.
Roger S. Frazier of Carter Oil Company told Vernal Lions Club that Uintah Basin holds a bright oil future with exploration just beginning and many pools yet undiscovered. He cited eight producing areas in the Uintah Utalah Basin and noted a refinery could come with more reserves, boosting profits as exploration continues.
El Paso Natural Gas Co reported discovery of natural gas in a shallow basal Green River sand at Peter's Point No 9 wildcat near Uintah County Utah. Test showed gas rose in four minutes at 2,807 to 2,879 feet and flowed 1 140 000 cubic feet daily with 480 psi shut in pressure. Proposed depth to 4 900 ft and field development planned with Cities Service, potential connection to new transmission line from Clear Creek field to Provo Canyon.
Uintah County seeks federal drought disaster relief with action promised by President staff. Agriculture Department will evaluate recommendations via Civil Defense Admin to White House. Eisenhower administration to consider major drought declaration as field groups monitor worsening conditions. Local notes include party hunting concerns and a Salt Lake City visit.
A suspect, name and age unknown, was apprehended by St. Joseph police in connection with the October burglary of Hatch Plumbing and Heating in Vernal. Over $1,000 in kuna and sporting goods were stolen, including eight rifles, two pistols, a shotgun, 10 boxes of shells, eight cameras, and six hunting knives.
Doug and High Reminisce On Progress Week report strong gas and oil yields in Uintah Basin. Carter Oil indicates continued reservoir pressure and expansion of pool productive limits near Duchesne, with No 1 Byner Nielson showing favorable stem test results and multiple operators pursuing new drill agreements with common pool arrangements in the western Uintah Basin.
The Bonanza strike at American iGitsonite Company ends as some workers resume duties while others follow as able until the full 100 man force is back. A new contract ratified by the union adds raises and welfare funds with staged wage boosts through April. Union leaders and company officials held talks in Salt Lake City leading to Sunday vote by 65 workers.
Two Ashley Valley residents report sighting four flying saucers overhead on Monday afternoon near the Marser Ward Chapel and Taylor Mountain. Mrs. Vernon and her son-in-law Charley Pale saw silver oblong objects speeds east to west, moving rapidly and unlike anything they had previously witnessed.
Roy McKinnon of Price reported Monday rescuers hauled him from a river after his car crashed through an absent bridge. The vehicle plunged into the stream, remaining partly on the bank as McKinnon and another man were saved. The road to Myton was noted as the likely route missing the bridge.
The Uintah Basin Indians celebrate oil progress with reports showing leases on tribal lands yielding per acre bonuses and annual royalties. Individual Indian receipts range widely, averaging about 23.07 per acre with total bonuses surpassing 439 thousand dollars since activity began. Major bids from Phillips Petroleum and partners exceed 80 dollars per acre, while other firms like Carter, Stone, and Old Gas compete. page continuation noted.
Mrs. Katie Hodgkinson returned to Vernal last Saturday after a week in Salt Lake City and Tooele. She visited a slater named Mea Drute Maxwell in Tooele and, in Salt Lake, met Mr and Mrs Adrian Modg Kingon of Pocatello Idaho who were visiting there. She also spent time with her other children and their families Nye in Balt Lake.
A garbled reminiscence mentions Mr. McKinnon and a bride removed from a hall, with unclear timing and context. The fragment references a Myton lake setting and a event that seems domestic legal or social in nature but lacks concrete details to specify a date or outcome.
Lydia Gurr dies at the local hospital this morning after a short illness. Born March 23, 1870 in Sevier County Utah, she moved to Uintah Basin with husband Enock Gurr, whom she wed April 6, 1883 in the Manil Temple. Survived by six children, eleven grandchildren, and many great and great great grandchildren. funeral Saturday at 2 am in the First Ward Chapel with viewing in Vernal Mortuary Friday evening and at her daughter Mrs. Tom Anderson’s home Saturday morning before services. Burial in Ve Memorial Park Cemetery.
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