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Newspaper

Vernal Express

Location

Vernal, Utah, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1954

Page

12

Two Young Girls Injured in Vernal Sunday Crash

A Sunday intersection crash at Fifth East and Fifth South Vernal injured two girls ages 12 and 2. Dormetty Goodrich, 28, and Lois Brin, 12, suffered facial lacerations and were treated at Uintah County Hospital before release. Damage totaled about 100 dollars to the Goodrich car and 250 dollars to the Brin vehicle. Mrs Goodrich was cited for failure to yield right of way. The front right of the Goodrich car struck the left side of the Brin car, pushing it into a telephone pole. investigator Mack Helnt said the crash is under investigation.

Fifth Fifth South Vernal Goodrich Brin Ooptr Mack Helnt

J Harold Reader Named to Uintah FHA Committee

J Harold Reader of Vernal has been appointed to the Uintah County Farmers Home Administration county committee, effective July 1 1954. The three member panel also includes Ray Lee of Lapoint and LaRue Pickup of Randlett with five year terms.

J. Harold Reader Vernal Uintah County Farmers Home Administration Fe Farmers Home Administration Secretary of Agriculture

Uintah Riders close season at Duchesne Rodeo

The Uintah Riding Club ended the season with a performance at the Duchesne Rodeo. Led by drill master Les Thacker, the group performed a square dance on horseback with caller Ralph Walker. Twenty members took part in their final summer act.

Uintah Uintah Riding Club Duchesne Rodeo Les Thacker Ralph Walker

26 Utah Uranium Claims Bring Four Million Dollars

The Old Texas Mining Co has sold 26 uranium claims in Utah to Chicago Interests for four million dollars. Gerald Gidwitz, a Helm Curtis Industries leader, heads Chicago Interests which already holds other uranium stakes. The sale covers 26 of 30 claims near Rattlesnake Mountain about four miles northeast of the Char les Steel Mi Vida Mine in San Juan County. Utah Mining districts near Moab are run by the Mineral Engineering Co of Grand Junction.

Dallas Tex Old Texas Mining Co Utah Chicago Bratton Burrard Old Texas Floyd Odlum Gerald Gidwitz Helene Curtis Industries Burford Rattlesnake Mountain Charles Steel Mi Vida San Juan County Utah Mining Moab The Mineral Engineering Co Grand Junction

Wyoming joins fight for river projects

Wyoming state leaders propose forming a coordinating committee to win approval for the Upper Colorado reclamation project. Board president J Elmer Brock said the plan seeks multi state cooperation to speed the project’s consideration by Congress. The move follows Utah’s similar effort to counter misinformation about Echo Park Dam and aligns with plans for a four state program at the Upper Colorado River Commission meeting in Grand Junction later this month.

Wyoming Natural Resources Board Upper Colorado J Elmer Brock Kaycee Wyoming Upper Colorado Brock Worlandany Utah Water and Power Board Echo Park Dam Dinosaur National Monument George D Clyde Grand Junction Colo

Safeway Stores Net Profit Increase Reported

Safeway Stores shows higher net profit with management optimistic about long term prospects. Lingaa Warren, president, notes competitive retail food market tightens noncompete devices and trading gives away a volume boost, while focusing on modernization and facility upgrades to stay favorable amid industry competition.

Oakland California Lingaa Warren Safeway Sirs Flockhold Flockholdee Warren

Farming Census Field Office Opens In Salt Lake City

Quayle Cannon Jr reports the 1954 Census of Agriculture field office is established at 1750 South Redwood, Salt Lake City to begin interim work this fall. Utah’s 29 counties are covered by about 17 crew leaders and 177 enumerators. Total Safe Way sales for the first 24 weeks of 1954 reach 821.9 million with net income of 6.62 million.

Quayle Cannon, Jr Redwood Tir Salt Lake City Cannon Utah

Uintah County Reports Two Measles Cases

Uintah County reports two measles cases in the weekly morbidity bulletin from the Utah State Department of Health. The state totals show poliomyelitis cases rising to seven with counts in Carbon, Devi, Grand and Ball Lake counties. The week totals list multiple diseases and the year-to-date totals compare to last year as health officials track outbreaks.

Uintah County Uctteh County Utah Carbon County Devi Grandounty Ball Lake

Fragmentary notes on Vernal Green River road work and local figures

Fragmented OCR text references Vernal Green River Road projects and local names such as Myer, Capigyi, and Wortley. Mentions committees, hearings, and a park agency with unclear details. The scattered items resemble a parliamentary or civic notice page with no coherent narrative.

Duchesne Sets 30.95 Mill County Levy

County officials explain property tax changes for 1983 to Duchesne residents. The levy drops from 40.85 mills to 30.95 mills due to reduced state levies. City and incorporated areas may add city levies, with Altamont 12 plus 3.09 mills, Duchesne 26 plus 2.01, Myton 20 plus 0.9, Roosevelt Well 30 plus 1.08, Tabiona 8 plus 3.00 mills.

Duchesne Coury Andy Lege Clark Porter Merrill Agley Jevy Altamont Ducheane Myton Roose

Funeral Services For Summer Provo In Whiterocks

Funeral services for Summer Provo of Whiterocks were held Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. in St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church. The long illness preceded death at 10:30 p.m. last Saturday at Hoonewell Auspiral. Survived by two sons and two daughters including Henry Provo of Salt Lake City and nine grandchildren. Burial at Ft. Ducher ac Cemetery.

Provo Whiterocks St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church Richard E Lundberg Hoonewell Yio Helen Fis Keen Henry Provo Salt Lake City Mable Arrowgran Richfield Edna Duhane Newla Fwawatha Provo Ft. Ducherac Cemetery

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