Roosevelt Highway Route Designation Draws Southern Utah Protest
Southern Utah civic groups oppose the Utah Road Commission plan to route Roosevelt transcontinental highway through Vernal Heber City Provo and Spanish Fork via US 40 arguing it bypasses Grand Junction and Price and could harm Uintah Basin roads They urge a Grand Junction and Price route and defend US 40 as the shortest and most scenic option with regional economic impact noted by local leaders.
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State Road Commission
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Cape Cod
Mass
Pacific Coast
Vernal
Heber City
Provo
Coast
Denver
The
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State
Uintah Basin
Grand Junction
Price
Richfield
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Frank G Martines
Associated Civic Clubs
L A Wynaught
Milford
Organizationg Road Committee
W D Rishel
Utah State Automobile Association
Salt Lake City
Wyoming
Southern
Roosevelt Highway Association
Greeley
Colo
Tonopah
New
Associated Clubs
Amercan Association of State Highway Officials
Colorado Price
Spanish Fork Eureka
Deltano Baker
Nevada
Road Commission
Verna
Spanish Fork
Martines
Wynaught
KGC
Wright
Preston G Peterson
Associated Civic Club
Mt Pleasant
Martinies
Colorado
US 40
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Wanaugh
Werf
Rishel
VHS Student DeNile Williams Dies After Fall From Bug
Tragic death of 15 year old DeNile Williams after falling from a car driven by Dan Price 16 near Maeser Ward Vernal Utah. Williams died minutes after reaching a doctor’s office from head injuries sustained when he tumbled from the vehicle during a play on level road. He was a freshman in Uintah High Ag Club member who had planned to register Monday. Funeral held at Maeser ward chapel with Bishop Lester Bingham presiding.
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Dan Price
Rep Oaks
Maeser Ward
Marsin Smith
Williams
Prica
Smith Home
H EL Seeley
Smith
Vernal
Verenal
Levi
Elizabeth Green Williams
Ted Crane
Delta
Cole
Lois
Melvin
Ag Club
Uintah High
San Diego
Pacific Coast
Crief
Ward
Lester Bingham
Jensen Area Storm Causes Damages and Dam Destruction
A heavy rain Saturday damaged Jensen area property. The Sunshine canal dam at Brush Creek was destroyed leaving the canal dry. Dam cost about 1200 dollars. rebuilding may reach 1500 and work to start Monday at Dinosaur National Monument. Dr A C Boyle Jr reports 503 second feet of water drained the gulch sump. Damages to rock walling, water system, trucks, and labor run into thousands. William Sewell ranch and Burns Beach canal drainage caused crop losses and livestock issues. Elmer Snow reports losses of young chickens and lawn damage.
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Jensen
Sunshine Canal
Brush Creek
Dinosaur National Monument
A C Boyle Jr
William Sewell
Burns Beach
Snow Brothers
Elmer Snow
Vernal Rodeo to Highlight Uintah Fair with Record Purses
More than 25 race horses training at the Fair Grounds for a major show led by Guy Rife. Vernal Rodeo opens at 1:30 with airplane stunts, bucking events, and a packed program through dusk. Officials forecast Utah rodeo history and doubled prize money next year.
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Guy Riffe
Wyoming
Rock Springs
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Vernal
Rise
Oklahoma
Texas
Colorado
Nevada
Utah
Intermountain
West
Jimmy Ind
Price Ag
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V Lewis
Vernal Rodeo
Mr Lewis
B H Stringham
Wilson Murray
John Jorgensen
DeVere Carroll
Carroll
J A. Cheney
Thomas Karren
Martin W Curtis
Alton Hatch
Paul L. Cowan
Alvin Weeks
Tiffany
Don Hacking
Hugh W. Colton
Stringham
P L Cowan
Wallace Siddeway
J Douglass
Otis Weeks
If & Sowarda
J © Anderson
Lamb Week Opens in Utah State Observance
Utah observes Lamb Week with lamb on menus in hotels, restaurants, and dining cars while butchers display cuts. James A Hooper of the Utah State Woolgrowers Association urges residents to favor lamb for health and state revenue, noting Utah exports large quantities of lamb meat and wool, adding substantial wealth to the state.
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Utah
James A Hooper
Cream Receiving Station Under Construction in Vernal Utah
Ray Gosselin field superintendent of Nelson-Ricks Creamery oversees the building of a Vernal cream receiving station west of the Lexis Motor building. The facility is described as one of the state’s most modern by Gosselin and aims to boost Uintah County dairy operations.
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Ray Gosselin
Nelson-Ricks Creamery
Balp Lake
Vernal
Lexis Motor
Gosselin
Mr and Mrs Thomas Karren Vacationing in California
Mr and Mrs Thomas Karren left last weekend for a vacation trip to California. The couple traveled together and planned to visit multiple scenic sites along the coast.
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Thomas Karren
California
Spriggs Sentenced to Penitentiary in Incest Case
Judge Abel Turner and Judge Den Sparks confer on guardianship of Spriggs two minor daughters. Joseph Spriggs found guilty of incest by jury on August 28, sentence set between three and fifteen years of hard labor in the state penitentiary. He was taken to Salt Lake City by Sheriff J Emery Johnson.
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Abel Turner
Fourth Judicial District
den C Sparks
Duchesne
Uintah
Joseph Spriggs
Turner
Spriggs
Ealt Lake
J. Emery Johnson
Scouters to Meet at Vernal Monday Evening
Uintah District BSA's Timpanogos Council holds a scout meeting Monday evening in the Vernal First Ward chapel.
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Bscouters
Uintah
Timpanogos Council
BSA
Mon Pom
Vernal
Lynn Pack Opens Drive-In Refreshment Station
The drive-in refreshment station by Lynn Pack between the Ashton Service Station and the Red Front Garage recently opened. The building is attractively built and artistically designed.
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Lynn Pack
Ashton
Red Front
Pack Hag
Enid Johnson Elected Vernal Rodeo Queen
Enid Johnson daughter of County Commissioner Wills L Johnson was chosen queen of the Vernal Rodeo after a spirited contest at the Imperial hall. Miriam Young, daughter of District Attorney Dallas F H Young, took a close second with ward representatives named for Maeser, Vernal First, Vernal Second, and Naples wards.
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Imperial Hall
Enid Johnson
Wills L Johnson
Miriam Young
Dallas FH Young
Miss Johnson
Maeser Ward
Young
Jonda Speirs
Mialda
Uintah Basin Road to Be Contracted
Utah Highway U8 through the Uintah Basin will be improved from Salt Lake to Vernal next year. The Utah State Road Commission will set oiling contracts and surface other parts with rock asphalt, creating direct labor jobs. Motorists are urged to carry permits to avoid inspection delays at state borders.
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Uintah Basin
Salt Lake
Colorado Line
CB Hawley
Highway Committee
Deseret News
Vernal visitors arrive to conduct the Vernal Roto
Guy Rife, Mr and Mrs Robert Scofield, Jay Block, Mickle Hicks, Max Kite, Jay Trevinto and Joe Revirra, all of Coyote Creek ranch in Wyoming, arrived in Vernal on Tuesday to conduct the Vernal Roto.
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Guy Rife
Robert Scofield
Jay Block
Mickle Hicks
Max Kite
Jay Trevinto
Joe Revirra
Coyote Creek Ranch
Wyoming
Vernal
Jamb Prices Rise to 960 At Ogden Market
Ogden livestock market prices climbed Monday reaching a season high of 960 dollars per hundredweight an increase of 25 cents from Saturdays peak.
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Ogden
Rooms for Rodeo Visitors
Help needed to house extra attendees for the Vernal Rodeo. Contact Jim Douglass, chairman of the housing committee, to offer accommodations.
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Jim
Douglass
Nash son of Naples residents undergoes appendix operation
Ray FE Nash the son of Mr George A Nash and Mrs Nash of Naples underwent an appendectomy at Valley Hospital on Sunday and is reported to be improving nicely.
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Ray FE Nash
George A. Nash
Naples
the Valley Hospital
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