Oil firms lease large Carbon County area for hoped oil boom
Three major companies Frontier Oil and Refining Co Pacific Western Oil and Gas Co and Kerlyn Oil Co lease township 24 south range 8 east and nearby lands in Gordon Creek. They plan a 28000 road build to haul gear and expect drilling to 6000 7000 feet with work to begin before year end. An earlier Utah Fuel Co lease of 4520 acres was recorded. Local ecologists remain optimistic about prospects linking this basin to Rangely.
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Carbon County
Township 24
South Range
Township 13
Frontier Oil and Refining Co
Cheyenne
Pacific Western Oil and Gas Co
Cesper Wye
Los Angeles
Kerlyn Oil Co
Oklahoma City
Okla
Gordon Creek
Utah Fuel Co
Glenn Smith
Tulsa Okla
Lena Bartlett
Jim Morgan
Salt Lake
District Court actions in Uintah County court Monday verdicts
Judge Joseph E Nelson presided as cases moved through the Fourth District on Monday September 10. Keith Wallace's criminal case saw a one year judgment postponement with conditions including no leaving Uintah County and abstaining from intoxicants, plus parole agreement. Probate matters included distributions for Jerry B Murray Minnie J Davis estates Alma G Anders to d tate and other filings. Civil dockets featured continued actions such as N J Meager versus Ashley Valley Oil Co and several quiet title actions with decrees granted or deferrals set, including Hyrum Bardi versus J A McConkite and Rhodes Robinson versus Harold Ward. Caldwell divorce proceedings granted custody arrangements and related child matters.
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Joseph E Nelson
State of
Utah
Keith Wallace
Uintah County
Department of Parole
Jerry B Murray
Minnie J Davis
Alma G Anders
Tate
Chirks Morrison
Jane B Morrisyte
Wm Sewell
John Hacking
Fd Clements
N J Meager
Ashley Valley Oil Co Et
E Womack
Charles B
Hornet
Durce
Dorothy MecChklland
James Albert Winnet
H_E Womack
Wm Greer
al WE Womack
George Dudley
Thomas E Hall
M T Donovan
H F Womack
Whitney Joimvnt
Hyrum Bardi
J A McConkite
Hebert D Nelson
Virginia Nelson
Rhodt Robinson
Harold Ward
Sow Robinson
Caldwell
Tan Terre Cray Caldwell
Wool Raisers Reassured on Wool Policy Rumor
J Melvon Jom secretary of the National Woolgrowers Association says a rumor of a price cut on domestic wool is untrue. He notes no CCC board decision or submission to Agriculture Secretary Chioton P Anderson, attributing the chatter to changes in military stockpiles. Representatives of the sheep industry are told not to panic.
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J Melvon
Nitiensl
Woolgrowers
CCC Board of Directors
Chioton P Anderson
Ashley Farmers Solve Problem Of Water Losses
Two farmers north of Vernal overcome long standing leaks in a leaky flume with district help. Leon P Christensen advised applying for Soil Conservation District aid to design fixes. On 180 acre Fraksen farm plans include 27 acres revegetation 1000 feet of new irrigation four headgates 200 feet of dikes and one acre irrigated pasture. Robinson farm undertakes 5000 feet of new ditch three headgates 1200 feet of dike and a crop rotation plan with fertilization.
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Vernal
Gerald Erickson
Jim Robinson
Finnally
Leon P Christensen
Mr Christensen
Board of Supervisors
Uintah Basin
Robinson
Colorado Campfire Girls Visit Yampa Canyon in 1943
The Mabegs Campfire Girls completed a five day outing in the Yampa Canyon area during spring 1943. They toured historic spots from the canyon rim and viewed Tiger Canyon and an old outflow cabin near the river while addressing water supply and labor relief on two Vernal farms aided by Mr H Rollinson.
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Colorado
Yampa Canyon
Pat’s Hole
Mabegs
H Rollinson
Moffat
Bern
Robinson
Tiger Canyon
Spbts
Hells Canyon
Paul Morrow Plans Opening Local Electric Repair Shop
Paul Morrow intends to open an electric repair shop in the near future. He currently performs repair work from his residence and has spent the last year in Denver doing wiring and electrical work. He was previously employed at Bonanza Land Farmed the E Peterson inlace before moving to Colorado.
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Paul Morrow
Mr Morrow
Denver
Bonanza
E Peterson
Colorado
Correction: Obituary Acknowledges Wrong Age for William J Thomas
In the August Express obituary for William J Thomas the age was printed as 77 but he was actually 51 at death. The notice corrects the age discrepancy in the record.
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the Express
Wm J .Thomas
Mr Thomas
Campfire girls recount canyon trip and oppose dam plan
The Craig Empire Courier describes a Campfire Girls caravan through Rock Canyon and Sand Canyon visiting Indian relics caves and Canyon walls across the Green and Yampa rivers. They warn of a proposed dam below Patsdole that would flood historic scenic spots and urge local residents to oppose it.
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Charlie Mantle Ranch Home Board
Mantle
Pat's Hole
Rock Canyon
Sand Canyon
Steamboat Rock
Pool Canyon
Jensen, Utah
Blue Mountai
United States
Craig
Moffat County
Craig Empire Courier
Deer Slaughter protest hits Utah Big Game Board plan
The Utah Big Game Board faces strong pushback as the Sportsmen’s Association letter to Ross Leondward objects to the deer reduction program for the fall. It urges sportsmen to buy every permit and turn them in to the USA to prevent deer slaughter, calling the plan beyond proper game management. Signed by association officers and directors including Wee A Winward and Jack W Scott.
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Utahs Board of Big Game Control
Utah ‘Greetsmens Assa
Ross Leonward
Fish and Game
Big Game Board
Utah
USA
SPB Stops Allocation of Trucks to Farmers
The Surplus Property Board halted allocations of surplus trucks to farmers and farm cooperatives and will release eight regular disposal trucks recently allocated to farmers but not yet sold, an official announced.
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SPB
Surplus Property Board
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Lewis M. Evans
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Ahna
Irereford
Mountain Ranch
Salina
Richfield
Price,Utah
Ford
Coca Cola Bottling Company
Vernal, Utah
Coca Cola
Tts
Coca-Cola Company
Tetepong
Gma
The
Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co
Baird
South
Vernal Ave
Hyrum Baird
Chevrolet
Contact Sales Department
George McCurdy
Mgr. Vernal
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