Carter Oil Vernal Employees Win National Safety Award
Vernal employees of the Carter Oil Co. shared a national safety award from the National Safety Council for outstanding safety records in the year ending July 4. Carter’s exploration department led with no lost-time accidents among 181 groups in the petroleum section, covering 543 million man-hours. The award recognized Carter’s exploration, marketing, and natural gasoline divisions, with additional honors for producing and manufacturing departments.
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Vernal
Carter Oil Co
National Safety Council
Carter
Exploration Department
Geological and
Geophysical Groups
P. A. Willams
E. J. Laurent
Northwest
Rocky Mountain
Hunters to Report Banded Pheasants This Season
About 4000 pheasants have been banded with aluminum tags and released across the state. State game officials urge hunters to report band numbers to the Fish and Game Department in Salt Lake City or to local wardens to assess transplant success and stocking methods.
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Fish and Game Department
Atlas Building
Salt Lake City
Hunters Sought In Farmington Moose Killing
A $50 reward is offered for information leading to the killer of a large moose spotted in Parley’s Canyon. The animal’s shooting prompted state authorities to request help from sportsmen in Farmington.
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Farmington
Parley’s Canyon
Moose Shot During Hunting Season Reported in Farmington Canyon
Fish and game officials reported a moose shot in Farmington Canyon on the first day of deer hunting by an unknown hunter. An anonymous sportsman posted the prize money. The moose was one of three in the state.
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Farmington Canyon
Fish and Game
Water Delegates Urge Okey of Colorado Pact
Utah officials back the Upper Colorado river compact after signing at Santa Fe. State Engineer E H Watson and Attorney General Grover A Giles say the plan fairly allocates river water among upper basin states and urge Utahns to support approval by the Utah legislature and Congress for central Utah development.
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Okey
Colorado
Utah
E. H. Watson
Grover A. Giles
Mr. Watson
Mr. Giles
Commission
Colorado River
Congress
Runaway Auto Kills Atlanta Woman
An Atlanta matron, Loyce J. Threlkeld, was killed when her car ran over her after she left a taxi and entered the vehicle to retrieve a glove compartment item. Police say as the taxi driver opened a door, she stepped on the accelerator, driving the car into the street and over her. The vehicle stopped against a curb after the fatal sequence.
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Atlanta
Loyce J. Threlkeld
Mark Corley
California Lifts Salmon Over Dry Stretch In Dry Season
California assigns five trucks to ferry salmon across a 30 mile San Joaquin river stretch blocked by sandbars during drought. Steelhead spawning grounds near Monterey have new access after wardens blasted a rock. Rainbow trout minnows are raised from Mount Shasta to six inches in a valley hatchery to shorten growth time and enable earlier stocking.
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California
San Francisco
San Joaquin
Monterey
Big Sur
Mount Shasta Uplands
Falcons Chase Birds To Guard British Airfields In Iceland
In Reykjavik Iceland the Icelandic falcon is repurposed to deter birds harassing pilots at takeoff and landing. The British air ministry has produced five trained Icelandic falcons for airfield protection and two flights carrying falcons reached Prestwick aboard a British aircraft.
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Iceland
Reykjavik
British Air Ministry
Prestwick
Oil Industry Seen for Utah State Forecast
Claude E. Peavy, oil executive for Philips Petroleum and Wasatch Oil, told 100 Salt Lake Optimists that a big Utah oil industry is ahead, noting that poor roads and transportation have held back Utah’s oil resources compared with neighboring states.
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State of Utah
Utah
Claude E. Peavy
Philips Petroleum
Wasatch Oil
Salt Lake
Footwear Industry Growth Cited by Patt in Utah
The speaker notes Utah lagged in foot industry development but points to recent events and signs of growth. He mentions Patt’s observations about the shift and suggests progress is starting to surface after a period of inactivity.
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Utah
Patt
Nevada and New York Top Per Capita Income Payments
Nevada led with 1842 and New York followed at 1781 in per capita income payments to individuals by state for last year, per the Commerce Department. North Dakota rose to third with 1678, its first top-third showing in two decades amid bumper crops and high prices.
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Nevada
New York
U.S. Department of Commerce
North Dakota
Brack Skeptic Questions Cost-Cutting Proposals
The speaker questions Governor Lee on which services would be cut to save money, criticizing claims to save state funds. He asks if roads would be reduced, federal grants lost, aid to the needy cut, or teacher salaries reduced, arguing state admin costs already amount to a small share.
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Brack
Liquor Control Commission
Mr. Lee
Lee
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