Dinosaur Motel Robbed and Bound Owner in Rangely
A staged robbery at the Dinosaur Motor Lodge left owner Royal Henderson bound and gagged as two men demanded cash. Police tracked a suspect to Artesia after a morning break in near Rangely Colorado, with road blocks set and officials alerted. The same day talks begin on a major oil line loop project across Uintah and Duchesne counties, with construction planned in two weeks and weather dictating speed.
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Salt Lake
Red Wash Field
Uintah County
Rangely Field
Salt Lake City
Duchesne Valley
Myton
Hanna
Royal Henderson
Dinosaur Motor Lodge
Artesia
Rangory
Morris Caldwell
Dinosaur Motel
Mr. Henderson
Marion T. Moore
Roosevelt
Mrs. A N Johnson Dies of Heart Attack at 76
Alfred N Johnson, 76, of 43 East Second North, died suddenly of a heart attack today at 3 a m at home in Vernal. Funeral services are tentatively set for Monday at Vernal First Ward chapel. Survived by husband Orlan L Johnson and granddaughter Kay. born Mary DeFriez, she lived much of her life in Vernal.
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Alfred N. Johnson
East Second North
Vernal First Ward
Johnson
Mary DeFriez
Vernal
Orlan L. Johnson
Kay
Colorado Solon Says River Bill Won't Pass House
Colorado congressman Rep. Wayne N. Aspinall bluntly warned the Upper Colorado River Commission in Grand Junction that the Upper Colorado Basin Storage Project will not clear Congress in the next session unless first revised. He said he polled House members and the bill would lack the needed majority. The encounter occurred as attendees from Vernal included Hugh W. Colton L Siddoway and B M H String. Continued on page 8.
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Wayne N. Aspinall
Colo
Upper
Colorado River Commission
Grand Junction
Colorado Basin
Congress
Vernal
Hugh W. Colton
L. ¥. Siddoway
B. M H. Stringmh
Colorado
House
Bil
Aspinall
New Auction Yard Opens Near Varnal Friday
Newly finished auction yard three miles west of Varnal on Highway 40 opens Friday September 30. Built at about 10000 dollars, the 40 by 64 foot cement sales barn seats 390, with a visible scale and offices. Cattle pens include seventy corrals for 800 700 head and a 100 hog pen. Expansion space for 400 more cattle exists. Operators Everett Coon and HM W Coon plan Friday sales starting at noon, with hunts for speedy payments after weighing.
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Varnal
Highway 40
Everette, Coon
HM. W. Coon
Eperslarh
Uintah Basin
Everett
Coon
Raisere
Umetah
U.S. Army
Shyshone
Idaho
Lyear
Te. E
Nagercom
U. S
Funeral Services for Whiterocks Youth Held
Funeral services were conducted Wednesday at 1 p.m. in Tridel Ward chapel for Clark Darum Jr a 19 year old youth found hanged. The services were held at Tridel cemetery with remarks from church officials and family members about the young man’s life.
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Whiterocks
Con Rocks
Birlal
Tridel
Tridel Ward Chapel
Clark “ Darum, Jr
Radar Patrol Nets 137 Offenders In Two Counties
Radar patrol cars in Uintah and Duchesne counties issued 137 traffic citations mainly for speeding last Thursday and Friday. Most tickets were warnings, per Sgt. Hatch. Speeds up to 80 mph were logged with new radar devices. The cars will be used at regular intervals. Mr. Carum, born July 22, 1934 in White Rocks, was found hanging Sunday morning northeast of White Rocks. Autopsy ruled hanging as the cause. the FBI and local officers continued the investigation. Carum was a Union High School graduate, attended BYU last summer, and was a known Roosevelt area vocalist. He was a graduate of LDS seminary in Roosevelt, survived by his father, mother, stepmother, and several siblings and half-siblings, all of Whiterocks.
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Uintah
Duchesne
Sammy Hatch
Highway Patrol
Hatch
Cara
F. B
Carum
Union Highschool
Brigham Young University
Roosevelt Area
LDS Seminary
Roosevelt
Whiterocks
Clark
Lula Redesp
Jana Stepmother
Lula Checora
Walter Oarum
Alice Copperfield
Lydia Wyasket
Angela
Stanford Checora
LDS Seminary Dedicated Sunday by Visiting General Authority
A 4 30 PM Sunday dedication of a new $55 000 LDS Seminary drew a large crowd with Sterling Mac Sill, visiting General Authority, presiding. Hymns by a seminary choir under Shirlene Karren featured How Firm a Foundation and The Spirit of God Like a Fire is Burning. President Archie Johnson noted community labor and cash donations totaling about 27 005, with church matching cash. Local officials praised cooperation in paving and nearby businesses for support. The facility emphasizes spiritual integrity in students, with A Louis Fife giving invocations and Frank R Walker delivering benediction.
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LDS Seminary
Sterling Mac ‘Sill
Ite
Shirlene Karren
Laura Fox
Archie Johnson
Semiter
LDS Church
Johnson
Weshold
Glen Oaks
Lela Batty
Sill
Emer
Kiwanis Kids Day Saturday Offers Races Pets and Prizes
Kiwanis club hosts Kids Day with a 10 am parade from Fourth West and Main to the courthouse lawn. Age groups 5 and under, 5 to 9, 9 to 12 compete in floats prizes pet show races and a pie eating contest. Trained dog exhibition by Axel Holmes adds novelty with free ice cream. Winners of the king and queen contest announced Friday at 9 am and posted in drug stores and Ashton Bros. window.
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al Tassainer
Kiwanis Club
Ashton Bros
Fourth West
Main Streets
Courthouse Lawn
Axel Holmes
Heber
George Mil. Jecam
Searle Electric
Friday Services Planned for C. J. Twitchell
Funeral services for Clinton J. Twitchell will be held Friday at 1 p.m. in the Ashley Ward chapel. Friends may call at the mortuary Thursday evening and at the family home in Ashley from 10 a.m. until service time. He died in a local hospital Tuesday morning after a major operation. Born July 21, 1924 in Manila Utah, he was a son of Frances Marion and Mary Alice Sidwell Twitchell. Survivors include his wife Loris Fae Kidd Twitchell, two daughters Sandra Lee and Gloris Jean, three brothers Frank Twitchell Vernal Harold Twitchell Worland.
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Clinton J. Twitchell
Ashley Ward
Ashley
Mr. Twitchell
Manila
Utah
Frances Marion
Mary Alice Sidwall Twitchell
Loris Fae Kidd Twitchell
Sandra Lee
Gloris Jean
Frank Twitchell
Vernal
Harold
Twitchell
Worland
Washington BLM Officials Visit Vernal Office
Washington heads of the Bureau of Land Management visited Vernal as part of Eisenhower era agency reforms. Edward Carroll and G M Kerr led a team with C P Seeley and Kelso Newman, touring Utah state offices to boost efficiency and public service. Area No. 2 covers Utah, Idaho, Nevada, and Arizona.
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Washington
Bureau of Land Management
Eisenhower
Edward Carroll
G.M. Kerr
C. P. Seeley
Kelso Newman
Utah
Kerr
Idaho
Nevada
Arizona
Replacing Glasses Wrecks Car and Draws Citation
Virginia B. Smith, 38, of Salt Lake City, driving south on Highway 40 near Vernal, tried to replace sun glasses, lost control, and rolled a 1951 Hudson for 213 feet. The crash caused 700 dollars in damage. she received a citation for failure to keep her car under control. The driver was unhurt.
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Salt Lake
Virginia B. Smith
Salt Lake City
Vernal
Mack Heim
Clearing Ditching Pipeline Seen Completed in One Week
Critics of the natural gas pipeline report that the entire right of way would be cleared and the ditching completed in one week. Welders work half a mile ahead of crews laying and backfilling the pipe. Already 48 miles of pipe welded with 474 miles said. Despite snow and sleet on Diamond Mountain Tuesday the crew doped and buttressed one and a half miles of pipe. Heavy rain Monday aided the crew for most of the day.
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Diamond Mountain
Episcopal Church Appoints Pastor To Ute Indian Mission at Whiterocks
Howard B. Allen named pastor of St Elizabeth Mission to the Ute Indians at Whiterocks. A Denver native, he has 22 years in Denver with wife to join him next spring. Former insurer and auditor, he led multiple Denver missions and civic groups, and taught at the University of Colorado Extension Center. Continues on page 8.
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Episcopal Church
St. Elizabeth
Whiterocks
Howard B. Allen
Mr. Allen
Utah
Colorado
Denver
Allen
Mountainwest
St. Thomas
St. Elizabeth's
City Club of
Denver Improvement Association
American Society of Safety Engineers
PTA
White House
Colorado Prison Society
Marine Corps
Hawaii
University of Colorado
Boston
St. Louis
Ear
The
Greatest Day Message From Sterling Sill At Stake Conference
Sterling W. Silk, assistant to the LDS Council of the Twelve, told Saints that today is the greatest day in world history, citing spiritual, medical, and educational advances. He spoke to 1587 church members and friends at Bint Stake Tabernacle as part of the regular stake conference, noting that worries fade when faith prevails.
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Sterling W. Silk
Council of the Twelve
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Bint Stake
Two Men Held For Investigation Of Duvall Robbery
Uintah County deputies hold Merritt Geer of San Francisco and Harold Gabriel of Pueblo over loot from Bishop DeMar Duvall’s Naples home on Sept. 5. They face questioning on a separate break-in at the Solace ranch near Maybell and another theft linked to church items.
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Uintah County
DeMar Duvall
Naples
Merritt. Geer
San Francisco
Harold Gabriel
Pueblo
Moffat County
Colo
Maybell
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. N. Johnson
Solon
River Bill
Chamber of Commerce
Paul Gehring
Provo Chamber
O. L. Johnson
Vernal Chamber
Arthur ¥. Watkins
Aura Hatch
Provo
Ralph Siddoway
Arthur V. Watkins
General Authority
A. Louis Fife
Frank R. Walker
Richard Magleby
Kiwanis
BYU Deltones
Prove Chambs
C. Lii Johnson
Low Pergolissi
Elaine Benttrom
Coraline Callister
Kay Calvert
Pabletar
Sath Woolley
Sweethear
Dolth
C. J. Twitchell
BLM
Sterling Sill
Sil
Duvall
Solace
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