City Council Receives Street Lighting Requests
Vernal City Council heard requests for additional street lighting mainly in Bennion and Ashton subdivisions and north on 5th West. County Supt Buell Bennett was authorized to work with Utah Power and Light on the proposed lighting and to purchase street name signs for game areas. Public Mobility was tabled for further study. Cement repair on the 1959 improvement project and a cement drainage structure at 13th West and Main Street were approved. A joint city and county meeting will plan financing of recreation facilities and abandoned cars on public roads will be impounded.
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Bennion
Ashton
5Th West
Main Street
Grant Durfee Makes 180 Mile Bicycle Trek
Grant Durfee son of Mr and Mrs Mark Pope left Salt Lake City on September 1 riding a bicycle toward Vernal. He paused for an hour in Heber then rested near Daniela Canyon before camping the night beyond Currant Creek. The next day in Ducheane he had breakfast and continued, arriving in Vernal at 130 PM. Durfee said he could have gone faster. He has been employed.
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Salt Lake City
Grant Durfee
Mark Pope
Grant
Sam
Heber
Daniela Canyon
Currant Creek
Ducheane
Vernal
Utah Power and Light Co
Parley’s Canyon
Uintah High School
Rain Shortfall Hits Uintah County Agriculture
Uintah County agents warn more rain is needed as drought persists since spring. Tabiona area floods damaged baled hay and wheat fields while livestock losses mount. Spring grain frost damage lowers yields. sheep and barley harvests show delays. Livestock in fair to good condition but range feed remains poor to fair. Purported gains in machinery sales offset by lower baler demand.
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Uintah County
Tabiona
Iuy
Utah
Kenney Family Relocates to Provo for Utah Power and Light Job
Mr and Mrs Charles Kenney and daughter Kaye moved to Provo on September 2. Kenney will work as an operator at the Utah Power and Light Co Olmsted plant. Kaye will continue her studies. Discouraging crop and livestock prospects deter farmers from buying new machinery due to low normal conditions. Hatchets return to Vernal from San Diego after Mr Hatch’s Navy discharge. He plans to settle in Vernal. Hatch is the son of Dee and Mrs Hatch. An unnamed relative dies at Brigham Young University where she begins her third year.
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Charles Kenney
Kaye
Provo
Sept 2
Kenney
Utah Power and Light Co
Garry D Hatch
Larry Lee
Vernal
San Diego
California
Hatches
US Navy
Mr Hatch
Dee Hatch
Brigham Young University
Simple Shed Protects Farm Machinery in Uintah County
Clarence Palmer, a progressive Uintah County farmer, built a 24 by 36 foot metal roof storage shed for about 400 dollars to shield his machinery from weather. The shed keeps rust and paint damage low, saves repair time in winter, and supports upkeep of equipment stored ready for spring. He also built a 200 ton capacity concrete bunker silo with plans from the Extension Service and works with neighbor Lawrence Lee on painting and maintenance.
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Clarence Palmer
Uintah County
Palmer
Paris
Clarence
Lawrence Lee
Lee
Extension Service Office
Old Utah town names tease map scholars in brief notes
Historical readers ponder why Utah has duplicate town names such as Dragon in Uintah and Dragon in Juab while Avon appears in Cache and Iron counties. The musings touch on mail routing quirks and settle the puzzle with references to Bert, Central, Cove, Crescent, Crystal, and Enter.
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Dragon
Utah
Juab County
Uintah
Avon
Cache County
Iron County
Aim
Fay
Bert
Box Elder County
Cache
Davia
Juab
Utah Town Names Echo a Nation of Places
A Tribune survey lists Utah towns and county names that resemble other U.S. locations. It notes many towns share familiar names like Bristol Brooklyn Colorado Eden and Moscow while pondering a Bacchua in Salt Lake County. The piece playfully surveys a map for geometric terms and dream towns such as Busyville in Wasatch County and Cozydale in Davis County.
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Bacchua
Salt Lake County
Utah
Busyville
Wasatch County
Cozydale
Davis County
Tribune
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Lapao
Prue Det Rane
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Sys
Rock Products
Utai State
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Nealy
Ben Lindsay
Sevier County
Washington County
Mass General Electric Dishwasher
Ashley Valley
Ashley Valley Appliance
General Electric
Ashley Valley Appli. & Sport Shop
West Main
OS Pioncers
George Dr. Clyda
Ashley Wall
J. L. Dougan
Hot Springs
Manilas
Pioneer
Pleasant View
Redmond
Summit
Upton and
Wasatch
Bristol
Brooklyn
Colorado
Eden, el
Sinore
Idlewid
Kingston
Leeds
Moscow
Naples
Sidney
Washington
Yale
Begoodrich
Superior Tire
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