Gas Line To Phosphate Plant Spurs County Projects
Uintah and Duchesne counties plan a two county television study and consider adding a Teidell area channel. Moon Lake Electric seeks to buy the county power line on Blue Mountain. Road fixes on Doc's Beach Hill are approved for signs and later construction. A 1200 foot service canal road strip is proposed with Bureau of Reclamation funding. The planning board rewrites the zoning ordinance, to be published soon. Gas line costs for San Francisco Chemical Co mill near Vernal total 125000 with a 400000 mortgage bond plan and 500000 public sale proceeds to retire debts and fund working capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uintah
Duchesne
Uintah County
Teidell
Moon Lake Electric
Blue Mountain
Utah Aghway Patrol
Vernal Rod and Gun Club
Parley Neeley
Altonis Peterson
Bureau of Reclamation
Bureau
County Health Board
San Francisco Chemical Co
Vernal
Utah Gas Service Co
Salt Lake City
Securities and Exchange
Company 58
Rabbit Ears Pass Iliway Opened
A ribbon cutting Saturday marked the opening of Rabbit Ears Pass after three years of highway work. A 15 person delegation from Vernal attended as Lieut Guy Robert L Knows of Colorado and Utah Road Commissioner Francis Feltch joined in the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rabbit Vara Pass
Vernal
Vernel
Guy Robert L Knows
Colorado
Utah
Francis Feltch
Natonal
Henry BD Millecam
National Association
Stephen McNichols
George D Clyde
Mark U Warrows
Ilomer Cash
Colorado Highway Commission
Robert W Griffin
Judd Buys Ashton Service Union 76 Station
Frank Judd former KVEL manager becomes owner of Ashton Service Union 76 at 118 West Main, purchasing from Harold Richardson who ran the business for three years. Richardson has no immediate plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Judd
KVEL
Ashton Service Union 76
West Main
Judd
Harold Richardson
Richardson
LDS Conference Speakers Set for Vernal Stake Meeting
Presiding Bishop Joseph J. Wirthim and Elder Stewart B Eccles from Salt Lake City will headline Uintah Stake quarterly conference events in Vernal with public sessions at 10am and 2pm on September 10 and 11. Stake President Frank T. Walker will conduct the meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph J. Wirthim
Stewart B Eccles
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Salt Lake City
Uintah Stake
Stake
Frank T. Walker
Vernal
Leona Anderson WAC killed in Virginia crash
Leona Marlene Anderson 18 died in a single engine plane crash in a fog bound swamp 40 miles southeast of Newport News while returning from Cape Hatteras with Pvt Elizabeth Molland 19 and two others. Anderson born June 8 1941 lived in Roosevelt Utah joined the WAC September 1959 and served as a laboratory technician. Survivors include her parents two brothers and grandparents. Funeral and burial plans follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leona M. Anderson
Roosevelt
Virginia
Utah
Newport News
Pic Leona Marlene Anderson
al Anderson
Cape Ilatteras
Elizabeth Molland
Buffalo
Robert O Young
Petersburg
Pfc. Revert
Norton
Canton
Ate Anderson
Alandern Anderson Anderton
Altonah
Duchesne County
WAC
Union High School
Roosevelt Miss Anderson
Church of Jesus Christ of Latteraiay Saints
Ronald
Carl A. Roosevelt
Laura Craver
Talo Alto
Calif
Eld
John Anderson
Murray
Highway rites attended by Utah officials and engineer
Director for operations and District Engineer James West of the Utah Department of Highways attended the highway rites, underscoring official support for the event and related infrastructure efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James West
Utah Department of Hiighways
Uintah Grand Counties Meet on Ouray Road
Uintah and Grand County officials met in Moab to discuss a joint project building a road between Quray and Sego Utah. Grand County plans immediate work while Uintah would develop its end, with a proposed jeep and truck capable route from Thompson up Sego Canyon linking to Uintah's road. Commissioner Harold McKee suggested southward extension from the Book Cliffs and noted hunting lands as a key access, urging an engineering study before construction begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quray
Sego
Utah
Uintah and
Grand County Commissioners
Moab
Uintah County
Grand County
Thompson
Sego Canyon
Vernal Chamber of Commerce
McKee
Book Cliffs
SBA Specialist To Visit Monday Crear Problems
J Donald Daynes financial specialist for the US Small Business Administration, will be at the county building Monday from 8 am to noon to discuss small business problems in this area. He will also consider the possibility of loans for business expansion. It was announced at Vernal Chamber of Commerce meeting Tuesday. A Jetter was read from Rangely Area Chamber of Commerce asking for support for an attempt to reroute the Trailways Bus from Craig to Vernal to Craig via Meeker Rangely Artesia and Vernal Thebes. Chamber turned the letter over for committee action. Rex Roylance, chairman of the membership committee said that footwork had started in collecting membership dues. Ken Sowards a member of Utah Publicity Council said that a recent 2000 ad in Coronet magazine on the scenic attractions of Utah had brought 15325 inquiries for a cost of 52 cents an inquiry. Earl Semtingsen, superintendent of Dinosaur National Monument reported that the Dinosaur bill had passed the House and Senate and the controversial Tract 12 had been eliminated and would be administered by Utah Fish and Game Dept as hunting land. He said that the recent storm had produced 16 washouts on Monument roads and seven foot washes in the Island Park area. National Park Service officials will visit the Monument September 8, he said. Supt Semingsen said that he had submitted the 1972 Planning report which estimated that the Monument would have 14.4 million visitors that year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernal
Utah Publicity Council
Utah
Earl Semtingsen
Dinosaur National Monument
House
Senate
Utah Fish and Game Dept
Monument
Island Park Area
National Park Service
Supt Semingsen
Back-to-School Trek Set Monday for Uintah District
Uintah School District readies for Monday opening with about 3700 students across Central Ashley Valley Junior High and Uintah High. Enrollment rises 100 to 150 over last year amid new staff from several states. one sixth grade may shift to Ashley Valley or high school. Central School first grade levels may expand to five classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uintah
Central
Ashley Valley
Ashley Valley Jr .High School
Bosd
Uintah High School
Supt Haws
Utah
North Dakota
Idaho
Colorado
Massachusetts
Montana
Winteb
J. C. Haws
Ashel J. Evans
Central School
Hondo Harmon
Ashley Valley Jr
Beaisd
Frances Lenox
Leland G. Hex
Uliah High
Glen Oldroyd
Lola Christensen
Orvel Hullinger
Moeser
Ashton's Buys Wing's Store in Expansion Plan
Ashton Bros Cobain pur chased Wing's Dept Store to enlarge the present Ashton establishment. The package includes Wing's building, merchandise, and future plans call for tearing out the adjoining wall, remodeling, enlarging Ashton’s, and creating 72 new parking spaces. Wing's will operate under Charles Eline during the transition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashton Bros Cobain
Wing's Dept
Ashton’s
Ashton
Wing's
Charles Eline
Bids Requested for Clearing on Reservoir Site in Vernal
Bids will be received until 11 59 pm September 22 for clearing the Stanaker Dam Reservoir Site Vernal Utah. Work includes removing trees and brush between the 5441 and 557 foot levels, about 11.7 miles of fencing, demolishing or removing structures from three farm sites, and clearing trees below 5441 feet. Standard forms and specs are available from the Regional Director Salt Lake City Provo Project Manager Vernal Construction Engineer Street addresses provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanaker Dam
Vernal
Exchange Place
Salt Lake City
West North
Provo
East Main St
Vernai
Phosphate Plant Growth Foreseen Near Vernal
D S King, president of a phosphate firm, forecast at the State Economic Conference in Salt Lake City that additional plants near Vernal could add five units delivering 200000 tons each. A fertilizer plant may follow as 15000 acres of Brush Creek land with 703 million tons of medium grade phosphate is developed. The firm noted elimination of energy, highway, and metallurgical gaps and expects sales to exceed tri state production by 1961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco Chemical Plan
DS King
Salt Lake City
Vernal
Whitney D Hammond
Vernal Chamber of Commerce
L . Siddeway
Ken Sewards
Dustrial Development Committee
King
Brush Creek
United States
Fourth Herald
Tri-State
New Red Wash Gasoline Plant Foundations Now Being Laid
Foundations for a new gasoline plant at Red Wash Field in Uintah County are under construction. The facility will process 30 to 40 million cubic feet of natural gas daily and yield up to 400 barrels of gasoline per day. C V Chatterton of Standard Oil Company said equipment for low temperature gasoline preparation is being built by Diack Sivntls and Bryson of Kansas City and installed by Standard engineers. The plant will strip gasoline and oil Hauls from natural gas produced with oil at Red Wash field and some gas will be reintroduced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Wash
Uintah County
Natral Gas
C V_ Chatterton
Standard Oil Company of California
Western Opera On Inc
Diack
Sivntls
Bryson
Kansas City
Fewer Jobless In Vernal Area
The Vernal area posted the lowest unemployment ratio in Utah last week at 11 percent, per Vernal Employment Office manager Garclay Gard ner, compared with a 23 percent state rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernal
Utah
Garclay Gardner
Vernal Employment Office
Also Mentioned on This Page
Vogue Theater
Vernal Drug Co
Glenn Cooper
Malin Street
Siaf
Rabbit Ears Pass
Iliway
F. Judd
Ashton Service
S. L. Authority
Joseph L. Wirthlin
Doc’s Beach
Doc
Teach Hill
Lodge
Robert Oberhansley
Whiterocks
Stoward Harriston, Jr
Chase Baldwin
Tleward Powell
Utah Highway Patrol
Uintah, Grand Counties
Ouray Road
Uintah County Commission
Harold McKee
Orville Swaln
SBA
Crear
Donald Daynes
US Small Business Administration
Ot Central School
Unntah
Chamber
Chamber and
Unitzh Education Assa
Supt Hawa
PLAS
Sctual
Floyd E. Workman
Harold Merrell
Wing
Chemical Firm
Executive
J. C. Penney’s
Tors
Vernal Express
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!