Vernal Rodeo Promises Western Showmanship in Sixth Year
Vernal Rodeo enters its sixth consecutive year as Utah’s premier frontier celebration. A new non-profit community project run by Vernal business and professional leaders, it seeks regional prominence, boosts local trade, and draws thousands for recreation and events. The committee praises volunteers and notes plans are in place to continue the tradition and raise Vernal’s profile.
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Town News Charles 8 Carter Heads to Salt Lake City
Charles 8 Carter and his daughter Afton departed Thursday for Salt Lake City for a few days, seeking a brief change of scene and rest.
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Carter
Afton
Sal Lake City
Uintah county Fann Debt Adjustment meet Sept 10
The September meeting of Uintah county Fann Debt Adjustment committee is set for Sept 10 at 7 30 p m Willam J Siddoway chairman and WL Oaks of Portland Ore are noted in the report Also mentions recent funerals moves and visits around Heber Green River and Uintah County with various locals and visitors attending events and family occasions
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Uintah County Fann
Willam J. Siddoway
Uintah County Amit
Local Visitors and Social Roundup in Vernal Area
Mr and Mrs Keith Ross and son visit Lapoint kin. Ed Hoeft and Joe Markle thresh nearby. Ganzer and Davis visit Tom McKeachnie home. Mrs Druffard heads to California for Taft and Bakersfield relatives. Wheeler arrives via Trailways bus, visits uncles, then Mt. Dell. Carol Bills visits from Provo, staying with Bill’s parents. Las Vegas visitors Mr and Mrs Wd Sorensen join Margaret Harrison kin. 4-H Club girls swim party led by Lele Bigelow. W L Paul of Elko, Nevada visits GC Rete and family. Carl Pope of California visits Kenneth Hartle. Vernal visitors Clyde and Will Johnson with Mrs. Paul. Wm C Marshall to Vernal for medical visit. Merrill Coltan from Roosevelt works on service erection. Stay Lee seeks medical help in Vernal. Bert Swain and Maeser visitors. Two county bridges completed and in use. Perry and Robert Dean of Fort Duchesne visit Burton ranch Deep Creek. Mary Sessions and daughter Jackie of Salt Lake return home after two weeks with relatives.
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Inez
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Ray Birkup
California
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Rock Springs
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Paul Marshall
Lipoint News Roundup of Local Visits and School Plans
Local residents and visitors frequent Lapoint and nearby towns with business trips, school moves, and family gatherings. Notables include Russell Harrison and Exma Caldwell traveling to and from Salt Lake, Clare Titches signing for Granite district teaching, and A G Anderson’s move toward Payson with Shelley Idaho relatives. Several families and clubs hold meetings and attend funerals in Salt Lake and Vernal.
Hospital News Brief Highlights Newborns and Surgeries
Mrs. Reed Godly announces the birth of a baby girl on August 31. Temsilectomy operations were performed on Dale Openshaw son of Mr and Mrs Glen Openshaw and on Andith and Travere Harrison children of Mr and Mrs Arthur Harrison. Miss Mary Collier, Miss Afton Freestone and the daughter of Mr and Mrs Jed Tateh are also listed. Mr and Mrs James Holfette announce a baby boy born August 28. Mrs Jed tuck is seriously ill at home in Giles. Mr and Mrs W E Bodily announce a baby girl born August 29.
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Jed Tuck
Giles
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Senator King reviews Vernal post office addition plans
Senator William H. King, freshly back from Congress, visited Vernal on Wednesday to inspect the local post office building and listen to a Vernal committee describe the need and feasibility of adding space for government offices and staff.
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Wiliam H. King
Congress
Rodeo Planned at Vernal Fair Grounds Three Day Meet
Vernal Lions club and Basin interests push a three day rodeo at the fair grounds. Events include a three-eighths mile saddle race and a half mile free-for-all, with a parade featuring the Rodeo Queen. Officials report progress and expect final arrangements for prizes and a dance Saturday night.
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Nils
Infant Dies On U S Highway Near Maybell
A month old baby boy, David John Plank, died around 4 p.m. near Maybell while traveling with his mother and relatives toward Kansas City. The dilapidated car broke down, tow brought to Craig, burial at Fairview Cemetery. Malnutrition listed as the cause. Plank family from Los Angeles, born July 25, 1937 in Provo, Utah.
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Los Angeles
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St Fairview Cemetery
M. C. Mortis
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Pire-Courier
Lions club committee tied to mayor with named members
The Lions club committee is formed under Mayor R C Cooper and includes Glen Miller and J A Cheney. The party that entertained Senator King lists B J Stringham H W Cullen Pantha Calver John W Weaver among others.
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J. A. Cheney
King
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H. W. Cullen
Pantha Calver
John W. Weaver
Sather Jewelry Moves to Main Street Headquarters
Open for business in a new improved headquarters at 87 West Main. S. L. Sather brings 25 years in jewelry and displays Bulova watches, Parker pens, pencils, and a fine gift selection. He also operates a similar shop in Craig Colorado and moved to Vernal recently.
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S. L. Sather
West Main
Craig
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Watson Station Agent Honored at Party
Watson station agent W. Ar. Barr, in service over 11 weeks, was honored at a surprise hotel party by Uintah Railway employees. O. I. Ames of Grand Junction presented a traveling bag. B. W. Earp of Mackelso attended. The gathering served as a farewell as Barr and his family leave Watson. his brother J. M. Barr of Vernal will take the station duties.
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Mack Elso
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J. M. Barr
Vernal
Irregular News Snippets From A Turbulent Era
A patchwork of brief items mentions riot talk in Washington and a capital front. It cites Italian soldiers complaining of landing setbacks in Spain en route to Ethiopia, plus a Boston courthouse code violation tied to an alleged unconstitutional blueprint.
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Vernal Social Roundup Notes Transfers and Visits
Reminiscence twenty years ago column records Vernal residents leaving for schools in Salt Lake City and Berkeley California, marriages, visitors from Salt Lake City, a health recovery in Glennwood Springs, a baby born to Reuben Fuller, local weddings including Miss Lucey Bell and Miss Sodgkinson, and a social gathering at G E Adams with speeches and music.
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Glennwood Springs
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M. A. Workman
Altomah
Roosevelt
Nay Nebeker
Misa Lucey Bell
Ing. ‘Ronte Smith
Ashton-Kelly Mercantile Co
Isle Hodakinson
Balt Lake
Sodgkinson
Minar
Vernel
Vernal Garage Attendant Wins Trip to Detroit
Everett Manwaring, parts and accessories manager at Showalter Motor, won Ford merit club contest honors in the Salt Lake district. He will travel by rail and ship to Detroit for Rouge plant tours and a Great Lakes cruise, returning around Sept. 16, after amassing 6350 of 10000 possible points for sales, efficiency, and department management. The prize recognizes Intermountain representatives and includes travel through Denver and Chicago to Detroit.
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Oil surfacing work laid on US 40 west of Jensen
The first oil spread by Meissrs Strong and Grant, contractors for the oil surfacing of US 40 from Vernal to the Colorado State line, was laid west from the Dinosaur National Monument road at Jensen. Each truck load of off miss.
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Colorado Atate
Dinosaur National Monument Road
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