Uintah High Homecoming Friday Scheduled with Events
Uintah High plans a homecoming schedule Friday including an alumni assembly at 10 am, crowning of the homecoming queen, a parade downtown ending at Vernal Ave and Main Street, a 2 pm finish, a 6 pm Brigham Young High School league game, and a 8 30 pm dance in the school gym. Queens candidates include Margene Hall Connie Thomas Rosanie Senderson Anna Lou White Betty Jane Salazar Aloma Hatch Gloria Wardell. Alumni body cards grant dance admission with prizes for longest married, oldest married and youngest married couples. Vernal Chamber of Commerce calls for merchant cooperation.
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Main Street
2Nd South
Vernal Avenue
Brigham Young High School
Margene Hall
Commercial Club
Connie Thomas
U’eites
Rosanie Senderson
Anna Lou White
Betty Jane Salazar
Aloma Hatch
Gloria Wardell
FPA
UNS
Vernal Chamber of Commerce
Dinosaurland Project Plans Major Utah Attraction
Dinosaurland Inc directors say a vast dinosaur theme park will begin in the near future at Half Lake Utah and Duchesne. University of Utah staff and Elbert Porter lead construction of life size dinosaur models after meetings at Vernal and Vinita Dam. Continental Oil Co has a contract for publicity through Conoco Touraide and a national advertising push to promote the trails and park development.
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Deward Rhiner
Grant Pickup
Elbert Porter
University of Utah
Gordon Merrill
Dob Cook
Dinosaurland
Vernal
Sislf
Aite
Half Lake
Utah
Duches
Dinosaurland, Inc
Vinta Sates Dam
Elbert Jr
Cttteints
Salt Lake hearing on TV boosters set for Oct 29
A Salt Lake City hearing on legislation covering television boosters community antenna systems and related problems will be held Oct 29 at 2 p.m. announced Monday by Senator Frank C Moss. The hearing will be conducted by Senator John O Pastrone Rhode Island chairman of the Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Communication as part of a western swing through Montana Idaho Utah and Colorado.
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Salt Lake City
Frank C Moss
Utah
John O Pastore
Rhode Island
Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Montana
Idaho
Colorado
Last Rites Held For Bob Stewart Killed By Auto
Funeral services for George Robert Stewart 23 Rangely were held Wednesday after he was struck by a pickup near Naples Wardcha pel. The Uintah County youth, son of Mr and Mrs Guy Stewart, died instantly Friday at 650 pm. Investigating officer Sgt Howard Powell said Stewart crossed the highway and ran into the path of How ard Worrocks 25 Vernal. Burial followed in Jensen Cemetery. Survivors include parents two brothers Gary in Brigham DeVaux in Navy and a stepsister Mrs Dean Littlfield Sandy. Wade Glen preceded him in death eight years ago.
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George Robert
Boby) Stewart
Rangely
Naples
Wardchapel
Uintah
Guy Stewart
Howard Worrocks
Vernal
Stewart
Uinta Oil
Tangery
Snow Brothers
End
Blue Mountain
Howard Powell
Highway Patrol
Jensen
Winta Ol
Western Oil
Consolidated
Gary Stewart
Brigham
DeVaux Stewart
U. S. Navy
Dean Littlfield
Sandy
Wade Glen
Jensen Cemetery
Deer Hunter, 24, Shot Thru Legs at Diamond Mountain Camp
An Ogden man was injured Saturday at a hunting camp on Diamond Mountain when a revolver discharged. Boyd Jensen, 24, was treated at Ullah County hospital and transferred to an Ogden hospital for removal of a bullet that passed through his left leg and lodged in his right leg.
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Ogden
Diamond Mountain
Boyd Jensen
Ullah County Hospital
Ogden Hospital
New Vernal Maeser Grade School Construction Planned
The Uintah School District board approves spring start for a new 16 classroom elementary school in the Vernal Maeser area to relieve crowding at Central and Maeser. Construction funding will begin one year early due to increased valuations and mill levy increases. The project targets fall 1961 completion and will include two kindergarten rooms and on site, previously owned property north of Uintah High.
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Willard II
Freemussenay
Crgil Morrell
Arvin Swain
Paul Roby
Baslat
Mayd Workman
Utah T Highway Patrol
Ischool
Vernal Chamber of Commerce
Voters Eye Spirited Campaigns For Vernal City Council
Vernal citizens show strong interest in the November election for three city council seats. Five candidates were nominated on the Citizens ticket, with J. C. Haws, Uintah County School District superintendent, among the prominent nominees. Haws, a five year Vernal resident and former Ashley Valley Junior High principal, brings decades of teaching experience from Cedar City and Trove schools. He earned a master’s and bachelor’s in education from Brigham Young University and holds several state education posts and local civic memberships
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Piieane
Progressive Pares
Citizens
J. C. Hawa
West First North
Uintah County
Haws
Ashley Valley Junio High School
Cedar City
Trove
Ilaws
Escalante
Utah
Brigham Young University
Vernal Lions Club
Vernal Chamber of Commerce
Pretty Good Hunting Weekend Reports Warden
Early statewide reports show hunter numbers up in popular zones while overall deer sightings improve. Warden notes some unsuccessful hunters in higher areas but expects ample deer for those who scout and hunt well. The Ashley Vatley Sport Show cites Sid Merkley of Mocvser as having the largest buck at 33 inches, taken in the Slough ranch area by the Green flyer. Weather and brush conditions affect hunting. season runs through October 27 with Avintaquin and other herd units remaining open until November 1.
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Dob Jensen
Jensem Énid
Ashley Vatley
Sid Merkley
Mocvser
Slough Ranch
Green Flyer
Mra Bibley
Medgkinson
Dyer Tildge
Avintaquin
Visitors rise at Dinosaur National Monument on September
Dinosaur National Monument reports 9 740 visitors in September and 104 706 for the first nine months of the travel year. Superintendent Lombard notes the Quarry Center will run winter hours from 6 am to 6 pm daily with uniformed staff on duty. Split Mountain Gorge Campground also open daily, weather permitting, for public use.
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Dinosaur National Monument
Jesu Lombard
Lombard
Wistler Center
Split Mountain Gorge Camp
Bam
Hunters hail excellent condition of ant mald bow in book curts
Book Curts and Elesh describe the ant mald as in excellent condition, according to hunters. The report notes strong preservation and favorable assessment from field observers.
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Elesh
Flaming Gorge Yannel to Open in November
Water from the Greek Tver is expected to pour into the Flaming Gorge Dam diversion tunnel in November, about a month behind schedule. The tunnel is 23 feet high and 1,100 feet long, with rock work in the dam keyway causing delays. Cleanup and dike removal remain in progress as the project nears completion.
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Flaming Gorge
Flaming
Ists
Arch ‘Pam Constructor
Green River
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Frank Wright
Rodney Noss
Dan G. Price
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