Oil shale plans eyed by firms and officials in Utah fields
Officials from the State Fish and Game Commission and landowners, aided by the Forest Service, discuss building a Brush Creek Bridge to help deer reach winter range after a washed out dam last year. The visit also covered Krause Reservoir where 18 000 rainbow trout were stocked, with plans for September restocking. A separate council survey into private oil shale fuels may decide if Utah and Colorado shale could yield gasoline. the National Petroleum Council study due Oct 1 weighs cost and competition with crude oil. Reunion notes report Alfred A. Hart clan gathering in Bloomington Idaho with 11 children and 32 grandchildren.
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Krause
Uintah County
Golden Sanderson
Fish and Game Commission
J. Allen Browne
J. Perry Egan
Hardane
William Sigler
USAC
Utah
Colorado
National Petroleum Council
Bureau of Mines
Isle
Colo
Union Oil Company of California
General Petroleum Corporation
Con
Bureau
Council
Layne Nelson to headline Vernal boxing card set for Sept 15
Definite date fixed for Saturday September 15 as Uintah High School gym hosts a topnotch fight card. Rex Layne ranked No 6 in the world heavyweight division faces Jack Nelson in a main four round exhibition. Other six round bouts include Ron Whittle versus Bill Haynes Gene Fullmer versus Martin Amador Ernie Huntek versus Irish Kid Dennis. Marvin Jensen signed as fight manager with Jaycees coordinating. Proceeds fund lighting for tennis courts. Tickets available in Vernal.
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Uintah High School
Rex Layne
Jack Nelson
Ralph Preece
Vernal Junior Chamber of Commerce
R. L. Christiansen
Jaycees Sports and Recreation Committee
Jaycees
18-Year-Olds Reminded of Registration Duty
Young men turning 18 are reminded to register for military service under the Selective Service Act of 1948. Registration rules and penalties for noncompliance are outlined, with the local draft board open midweek and for limited weekday hours.
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Iva Cutshaw
Draft Board
Selective Service Act
Selective Services
Ots
Coltharp
Big Barbecue to Climax Friday Hi Neighbor Day
Vernal hosts a free barbecue and program at Merkley Park to celebrate Hi Neighbor Day Friday. The event aims to welcome newcomers from the past three years, with Ken Sewards of the Vernal Chamber of Commerce organizing. Residents are urged to greet everyone at 7 p.m. and enjoy activities for youngsters and oldsters led by Scotty Putman.
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Vernal
Merkley Park
Ken Sewards
Vernal Chamber of Commerce
Oldsters
Scotty Putman
Uintah State Bank Opens With Streamlined Interior
Vernal residents viewed a new interior design at Uintah State Bank after Labor Day, featuring a long row of cages, brick marble window insets, and oak desks with black marble insets. The bank showcases enhanced efficiency with glass-ted tellers and a 2 inch better communication system spanning departments.
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Uintah State Bank
Vernal
E Bank
Funeral Rites Held Thursday For J H Curfew
Funeral services for John Hamilton Curfew 04 a Jensen farmer who died Moriday at his residence were held Thursday at 2 pm in Jensen Ward chapel under Bishop Thayrel Cook. Burial in Jensen Cemetery by Vernal Mortuary. Survived by widow Olive and seven sons and daughters and 14 grandchildren plus four sisters.
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John
Hamilton
Jensen Farmer
Jensen Ward
Thayrel Cook
Jensen Cemetery
Caineville
Wayne ‘County
John Hamilton
Eliza M Carrell
Olive Durfke
Mant Temple
Ife
Leota
Jensen
Curfew
Durango
Cole
Ora Workman
Salt Lake City
Karl Gean
Ehl
June Dee
John Edmond
Fla Moon
Irs
Iola Dudley
Sarah EB. Gifford
Las Vegas
Bea Paulson
California
Alice Artego
Coyote
N. M
Oliver R. Hunt
Hanksville
Utah
County Offers Ouray Bridge For Sale
Uintah County seeks sale of the Green River bridge at Ouray a historic site near reservation country The Indian Agency considers purchase and has asked the Federal government for guidance The bridge was moved from Jensen after state ownership and WPA labor aided relocation The transfer and ownership disputes arose during earlier damage claims seeking compensation from an oil company for bridge damage
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Uintah County
Green River
Ouray
Indian Agency
Jensen
WPA
Vernal Armory Project Moves Forward Near Fairgrounds
Vernal officials and a Chamber of Commerce delegation led by Hugh W. Colton announced plans for a new $154,000 National Guard armory near the fairgrounds at Fifth East and Second South. The state will cover 25 percent, the federal government 75 percent, with initial work including a 52 by 120 foot storage unit and garage for about $36,000. The site purchase was to be deeded to the State Armory Board, with construction expected soon barring delays.
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Vernal
Fifth East
Second South
Chamber of Commerce
Pres
Hugh W. Colton
State Armory
Coltan
National Guard
CAS Co op Softball Team Tops Commercial League
After five straight wins, the Gas Co op softball team defeated Trail Cafe to clinch top status in Vernal’s Independent Commercial League. Manager Ken Mortensen says Basin Chevrolet and Vernal Auto tied for second half lead while 11 year old Terry Anderson stands out as a rising talent. Prizes valued over $1000 will be awarded Saturday evening at 6 in the city center as part of Back to School Days, with ticket stubs on back of receipts sufficing for entry.
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Gas Co-op
Terry Anderson
DaMar Duvall
Cetchert Blaine
Bud) Goodrich
Mex Anderson
Mercanaise
Utah
Gas Ci
Vernal
Trail Cafe
Ken Mortensen
Gss
Basin Chevrolet
Vernal Auto
Mortensen
More Teachers Named by Board in Uintah District
The Uintah School District announced new staff additions after a board meeting on Tuesday. June Black, ex auto mechanics instructor at Carbon Junior College Price, joins Uintah High replacing Charles Freeman who resigned to become shop foreman at Basin Chevrolet. Alterra High adds Mr. and Mrs. Phil Smith, formerly of American Fork, and Mr. Hicks from Roosevelt. Avalon school hires Mrs. Yvonne Patines and Mrs. Ellen Rawles.
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Uintah
Board of Education
June Black
Carbon Junior College
Price
Uintah High School
Black
Charles Freeman
Basin Chevrolet Company
Alterra High
Phil Smith
American Fork
Hicks
Roosevelt
Avalon School
Yvonne Patines
Ellen Rawl
Two Car Collision Causes Five Hundred Dollar Damage
A Friday two car crash at the corner of First South and Second West Streets left $500 in damage. Sharon Eskelson of Vernal drove a 1950 Cadillac, while Arthur Daniela of Riverton drove a 1951 Nash. Eskelson was cited for no driver’s license and improper lookout.
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First South
Second West Streets
Cadillac
Sharon Eskelson
Vernal
Nash
Arthur Daniela
Riverton
Wyo
Eskelson
Daniels
Misa Eskelson
Teachers Study Conservation of Natural Resources
About 90 teachers and 15 others participated in a program designed to introduce local natural resources and conservation principles. They toured Diamond Mats in TM and jaw, a field of wheat grass, the Ray Searle farm, and observed a 14 foot combine in action. A dry land and irrigated grain area was shown along with a reservoir used for irrigation and fish propagation. A test plot at Colton Reuger Station, fenced for ten years, showed 95 percent grass coverage versus five percent on regular range, with sagebrush crowded out.
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Colton Reuger Staton, Ny
Kelvinator Contest Lets Winners Take Nash Rambler Prizes
Ken Richardson announces a four week Kelvinator prize contest running September 3 to 28. Nationally sponsored, 67 prizes weekly include two Nash Rambler cars, five Kelvinator refrigerators, five electric ranges, five freezers, and fifty ten dollar cash awards for best completed statement. Entry blanks and rules are available at 83 East Main.
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Ken Richardson
Ken
Kelvinator
Richardson
Vernal Girl Stricken With Dreaded Polio
A Vernal girl aged eight contracted polio while staying in Salt Lake City. She was admitted to LDS Hospital and placed in an iron lung after developing headaches nausea and leg pains. Spinal tests confirmed poliomyelitis as the cause and relatives noted she remains unable to breathe without the iron lung.
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LDS Hospital
Salt Lake City
Ater
Strick
Wallace Johns
Johnston
Hollis A. Hunt
Salt Lake
Jokesey
Buried Basin in North Uintas Reveals Oil Prospects
University of Utah geology team reports a newly identified pre-Tertiary buried basin along the eastern flank of the Uinta Mountains near Oakley Utah. Detailed stratigraphic mapping shows a large bowl like structure with edges exposed by occasional canyons, suggesting potential oil traps and mineral resources. Field work this season focused on the White Basin antesline two miles long and a mile wide, with thrust faults offering prospects for hydrocarbon accumulation. Williams and staff plan publish findings for economic and academic value, while state officials discuss enforcing livestock brand and theft laws and coordinating roadblocks to curb illegal meat shipments.
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Uinta Mountains
Uintah Basin
University of Utah Geology Department
Economie Oe
Dona Stor
Hoever
Rew
Uinta Meangheeah
Witc
Great
Oakley
Utah
Weber River
Texabook
Possibie
Norman C. Williams
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Connie
Dean
Lynette
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Hart
Lundell
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Layne
Nelson
J. H
Dallas Workman
Genieve Lewis
Centerville
Workman
Centervilla School
Fairgrounds
J.wallace’ West
Na- Honsl Guard
N. de Meaghar
Meagher
CAS Co-Op
United County 4-H Fale
Clair Acord
Maude Martin
Elna Miller
Harold Davis
North Uintas
Orthe
Prof
Willams
Williams
Sphal
Ernest Seeley
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