Show Uintah County Chronology 1 lk FOR 1962 DECEMBER 14 The grand opening of Davis Chevrolet Co is planned for Saturday announced Wally Davis Dayis Johnnie Johnson is the new owner owner of the station at East Main Hal Ual Anderson manager ot of Vernal telephone exchange has been promoted and trans to Cedar City Mr An dersons derson's place will be taken by byi Don R n Cowley Cowley- of Salt Lake City Budget hearings set next week for Vernal City Uintah County Bank of Vernal lures visit ors ors for open house Saturday Marriages Kathleen Clark Dan Robbins November 9 Births Mr and Mrs Doyle girl Dec 5 Mr and Mrs Gordon B Perry boy Dec 5 Mr and Mrs John Richardson girl Dec 7 Mr and Mrs Chester J Gardiner girl Dec 8 Marriage Licenses Gary GaryLee GaryLee Lee Bascom 18 and Carma LaVon 18 both of Vernal Dec 11 Hugh Elwin Girsberger 22 Wash and Carol Glee Hatch 20 Ver nal Dec 12 December 21 Fierce fire razes new Ver nal Bowling alley Dinah Bowl Vernal's bowl ing center was completely de by fire Tuesday after noon in the most spectacular and expensive blaze ever seen in this area Recent storms have made ski ing excellent both at Claude Banks Skiers Park 12 miles mUes north ot of Vernal and at Lafell Andersons Anderson's ski lift on Grizzly Ridge r New White River bridge near Grove was open to traffic Saturday Marriages Mildred Averett of Ballard and nd Jack Street of Park City December 1 BIrths Mr and Mrs Kilton Wagner boy Dec 12 Mr and Mrs George oN N Murray boy Dec 12 Mr and Mrs Ned Hardman boy Dec 15 Mr and Mrs Roy L Lawson boy Dec 16 Mr and Mrs Owen L Oaks boy Dec 16 December 28 Starting January 1 parking meter times will be changed and will be placed on a year round schedule instead of the current seasonal changes Motor vehicle license plates for 1962 will be on sale at the State Tax Commission office in Uintah County building i Tuesday January 2 Winners in the Christmas I house lighting contest were George Johnstun and Dick ford Engagements Car C a r o l 1 y n Haws and Gary Sawyer plans early spring temple marriage Sheree Jones former resident and J Berryman of Ogden plans temple marriage for February 15 Weddings PatSy Hullinger and Clyde Brock ot of Ballard December 16 10 BIrths Mr and Mrs Lowell Roberts boy Dee Dec 19 Mr and Mrs Ervin Jorgensen boy Dec 26 JANUARY January 4 T h r e e action groups of dinosaurs and the most spectacular exhibit in America are sched- sched scheduled to be added to Utah Field Field- Fieldhouse house ot of Natural History The Ashley Elementary School design draws plaudits form the Trade Magazine A Vernal office of Farmers c Home Administration of the I Dept of Agriculture opened Tuesday in the Hatch Build Build- Building ing at 95 South Vernal Ave I flue nue Kingsbury Church held Its Open House Sunday January 7 1962 Engagements Zetta M Lee and L D Hartman of Alta mont plan late summer wed ding Weddings Patricia Fae Lee and A Paul Webb December 22 Shirley Pickup and D Neilson from Randlett Dec ember 6 i I Births Mr and Mrs Teddy Joe Corless boy Dec 28 Mr and Mrs Richard F Langill girl Dec 28 Mr and Mrs Larry Caldwell girl c 31 Mr and Mrs Hoyle Chew girl January 1 Mr and Mrs Clinton Duncan girl Jan 1 L January 11 Vernal City Council at Us its regular mt meeting Wednesday of last week voted to enforce the ordinance which requires all P persons with a water conn con service to be billed for garbage service Dedication services for the new Kingsbury Church were held Sunday January 14 A record tons of gUson- gUson gilsonite Ite have been mined and ship pod ped from the G S Ziegler mines south ot of My Myton ton in one month Engagements Merle Day and Donald Batty plan a Val entines wedding Kathy Bow lea les and Hell Rell Merkley plan a temple marriage in July Bon Boa ale and Larry Norton Nort n plan an early spring wedding Marriage Licenses Gary Mason Snow 19 Jensen and Daphne Faye Amende 19 of Vernal issued January 10 Weddings Audrey wout M J Dudley married In the Logan Temple on Dec ember 22 Births Mr and Mrs Mark MarkLee MarkLee Lee Batty Datty boy Jan l 1 Mr and Mrs Denis J Campbell girl Jan 3 Mr and Mrs Vern F Robison girl Jan 6 Mr and Mrs Vaughn L Pike boy Jan 7 Mr and Mrs Gaynel J i DeMille boy Jan 9 January 18 Uintah School District Board of Education at its last meeting gave final approval to its architects for the com of tho necessary draw draw- drawings ings of the new proposed west junior high school which will replace the old Jun for lor High School A joint venture by two Cal contractors was the ap parent low bidder Thursday ot of last week for the comple tion contract of Flaming Gorge Dam Dr Paul G who has practiced medicine in Roosevelt came back to his hometown of Vernal where he will assume the office former ly occupied by Dr Vernon C Young who moved to Salt Lake City Open House Patsy Marie Hullinger and Clyde Brock were honer at an open house December 27 Engagements Marcia Clark William D Critton make plans for spring nuptials Weddings Linda King Lor In Allen were wed in Texas Births Mr and Mrs John JohnB JohnB B Giles girl Tan Jan 9 Mr and Mrs Russell F Billings girl Jan 11 Mr and Mrs Frank girl Jan 15 January 25 Six Vernal 4 H youngsters will accompany their four leg god ged friends to San Rafael Calif February 1 where the dogs will be trained as Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc school Winter unloosed its Sun day punch Saturday and dumped a foot of snow in Ash Ash- Ashley ley Valley and up to three feet teet In the mountains Snowfall continued throughout the night until It tapered oft off Sun Sun- Sunday da day noon About 65 hundred hundred- hundredths of an Inch of moisture was recorded It will be a Dogs life for burglars alley prowlers and other assorted ers era in a week or two when a police dog joins Vernal City Police Department Engagements Marie Coop Coop- Cooper er George E Harmon plan February Temple rites Births Mr and Mrs Paul E McGlasson girl Jan 16 Mr and Mrs Frederick L Riding girl Jan 16 Mrs Melva Fack Fackrell rell girl Jan 17 Mr and Mrs Kay C Mecham girl Jan 19 Mr and Mrs Asa R Johnston boy Jan 19 Mr and Mrs C Dwain Hall hail Jan 19 Mr and Mrs Law Law- Lawrence rence D Rich girl Jan 20 Mr and Mrs Ray N Traylor girl Jan 20 Mr and Mrs Edward girl Jan 21 Mr and Mrs Weston Ser Ser- Serrano Sel rano girl Jan 21 21 FEBRUARY February 1 Local groups have donated toward Vernal field field- fieldhouse house in the period from 1942 to 1960 This was reported at Vernal Chamber ot of Commerce ce meeting Tuesday A shortage of range feed this winter has placed a hard hard- hardship hardship ship not only on livestock even the mountain lions are hungry The federal bUdget for the fiscal year 1963 will include for developments In Inthe inthe the Vernal and Flaming Gorge areas A farewell testimonial in honor of Elder Gerald C liar liar- rison son of Mr and Mrs Heber K Harrison was held Sunday prior to tD his departure for the Spanish American Mis Mis- Mission sion Engagements Connie Dud Dud- Dudley ley F II H Abplanalp set April rites Marriage licenses Bob Dob Nor man Forgue 36 and Elaine Vivian Hubbell 32 both of New Castle Colorado Issued w r m r 1 q Lf A r I i 7 iJ J i MIll rr If A I t II EL PASO Natural Gas Gal Company lin line stretches 1920 feet across the Green River about thre three miles mUe upstream from Linwood Bridge Coat of the river span was wal The big project wu was completed recently by Pease Brothers Brothen of Vernal Th The pictures were taken by Thorne Studios from Pease Brothers Brothen helicopter piloted by Chuck Taylor January 17 Sam Clifton Forbes 37 and Veraland rr Reeves 36 bothof both bothof of Dutch John Issued January 19 Gerald R Dvorak 22 of Vernal and Gloria Ann Lott 17 of My Myton ton Issued January 19 Weddings Glee hatch and Hugh E Girsberger trade vows December 15 in the Salt Lake Temple I Judy Vaughn and Nephi At At- Atwood wood wed in the Salt Lake Temple on February 1 February 8 The Bureal of Reclamation is Inviting bIds for construction tion ot of Vernal substation to be located east of Vernal near HIghway 40 It was a milestone from both the viewpoints of music and history when Utah Sym Sym- Symphony phony orchestra presented a program Saturday evening in ina ina a packed jam stake tabernacle In Vernal A Gambles Gamble's chain store will willbe willbe be opened at the site of the Main Theater in Vernal in the near future Elder Farron R Harrison son ot of Arthur and Ruth G Harrison is serving his mis mis- mission slon sion in the Western Spanish American Mission A farewell testimonial in hon or of at Elder Harry DeLane Kidd son of Mr and Mrs Thomas E Kidd was held Sun Sun- Sunday day prior to hIs departure for forthe forthe the Southern States Mission Engagements Mary Murray will become the bride of Vard Butch Shiner in June rites Births Mr and Mrs James JamesR R Robinson boy Jan 31 Mr and Mrs Doyle M Lisonbee girl Feb 1 Mr and Mrs James boy Feb l 1 Mr and Mrs Wm D Hanks girl Feb l 1 Mr and Mrs Lar Lar- Lar Larry ry Searle boy Feb 3 Mr and Mrs Dean A Sessions girl Feb 3 February 15 A sharp rise in tempera lures tures following heavy snow falls and a record cold wave plus warm heavy rains were the ingredients that produced the worst flooding seen in this area in a lifetime The sheep business is on the upswing was the confident Continued on page 4 L Uintah County CHRONOLOGY FOR 1962 Continued from page age 1 I comment of Wallace j I of ManU Mantl president of Utah Ulah Mr Win Win Win-I I commented that the sheep business Is the oldest business I I In the world and stilt stUl will be years from now Elaine Walker daughter of President and Mrs Frank RI R I Walker will be honored at a farewell testimonial Sunday prior to her departure for the California Mission A farewell testimonial in honor of Elder Paul Milton Searle son of Mr and Mrs Carl E Searle will be held S Sunday prior to his departure for the Eastern Atlantic States Mission I I I I I Open House A double open house was held In the Glines Ward chapel January 20 for two newly married couples Mr and Mrs George Searle and Mr and Mrs Miles Searle Weddings A church wed ding in Cody Wyoming united Iding Miss Sally Speer and Jack Mott both of Cody on Feb 1 Mr Molt Mott Is the son of Mr and andI Mrs Vern Mott Vernal BIrths Mr and Mrs W Daniels boy I Feb 6 Mr and Mrs Larry A Bristol boy Feb 7 Mr and Mrs Da vid L Walraven girl Feb 8 Mr and Mrs Martin MarUn K Camp bell boy Feb 8 Mr and Mrs Duane W Holmes boy Feb 7 Mr and Mrs Allan J boy Feb 9 Mr and Mrs Lind boy Feb Feh 9 Mr and Mrs Floyd L I I Tullis boy Feb 9 Mr and Mrs Gareth M Spencer boy Feb 9 Mr And Mrs Ted boy Feb 10 Mr and andI I Mrs Carl Rosa Rou boy Feb 11 February 22 2 J I I Uintah Basin residents resident have balls b en been reporting ot of tire fire In the skies recently ThIs is not unusual as al the Ila a sin Is known to experts 8 as one ot of the best areas in which to find meteorites which Is actu ally what the fireballs are Repairs of the Linwood bridge over Green River be tween Manila and Dutch John was completed night and traffic was resumed d ThurSday February 22 1962 Vernal Chamber of Com Com- Commerce merc merce retail merchants com coin committee In a committee meet meet- meetIng meeting Ing Friday noon vo voted d to urge Uintah County to exercise Its option for an additional ei sales tax Engagements Patricia Lipp hardt and Gary B Sutton n are making plans for a wedding In inJune June Junc Miss Dana Smith of Manila and Alfred Jereb of Browns Brown's Park are planning an early fall wedding Marriage Licenses Leo Francis Fisher 21 Vernal and Cordia Jane Watson 21 Vernal Issued February 15 George Edward Harmon 25 Provo and Marie Raenelle Cooper 23 Vernal Issued F February 19 Births Mr and Mrs Alan Martin girl February 13 Mr and Mrs Ralph O 0 Cole boy J February 13 Mr and Mrs Ralph M Hamlin boy Feb Feb- February February 14 Mr and Mrs Ike Carmickle girl February 15 Mr and Mrs Bruce Parry gil February 15 MARCH March 1 Snowfalls Saturday through Monday dumped about six In in- in inches ches In the valley up to five feet in the mountains and brought the water content in some place to the best in ten tenor tenor or more years Domestic dogs on the loose cause more damage to sheep In utah than coyotes Vernal Empire Club will construct a new Disneyland Golf and Country Club at the golf course adjacent to the old building which will eventual ly be torn down announced Dr R Bruce Druce Christian president dent of the Empire Club Marriage Licenses Edgar Clark Jones Vernal and Am- Am Amanda Amanda anda Hatch Prince Jensen February 26 Weddings Temple ceremony unites Marie Coop Coop- r er and George Harmon Feb Feb Feb- February 23 Judy Vaughn Nephi Duane Atwood wed In Temple ceremony on February 1 1 March 8 The possibility that utah State Slate Park and Recreation Commission may foot the en- en en tire Ure cost of a cinder block addition to Vernal mus- mus museum museum eum was voiced March 6 at Vernal Chamber of Com Com- Commerce merce The Utes beat Brigham Young high 41 March 7 to win the first round of the state tournament Mr and Mrs Lewis Abc Abc- glen recently purchased Holi Holi- Holi Holiday day Laundromat in Vernal Holiday Laundromat Is rated the largest of Its kind In the State of Utah Engagements Engagements Announce Announce- Announcement ment Is being made of the en- en engagement engagement of Jeanne and Kenneth G Anderton Linda and Jim Mc Mc- McNaughton Naughton announce plans for spring wedding Weddings The Logan Temple unites Merle Day and Donald Batty Datty on February 14 Aaron Campbell ot of Maeser 2nd Ward hu has received a mis- mis mission misSion sion call to the Scotch Irish Irish Mission March 15 The US Air Force plans to construct a seismological In strument laboratory near Ver Ver- Vernal nal at an approximate cost of For lovers of the outdoors a special dream Is rapidly nearing ful the fulfilment com com- completion completion of Flaming Gorge Dam with all its attendant recreational developments Elder Douglas Lee the son of Mr and Mrs Blaine Lee will serve in the West Central States Slates on a two year mission Engagements Mary Bartel and Harley Morrison plan June wedding Weddings Maurine Pease became the bride of Lonnie Roberts March 3 In Shawnee Oklahoma Births Mr and Mrs Win Win- Winston ston girl Feb 20 Mr and Mrs Allen Harrison boy Feb 23 Mr and Mrs A Cur Cur- Curtis Lamb boy Feb 26 Mr and Mrs Jessie C Gale bo boy Feb 28 Mr and Mrs John Ka Kay Kar r boy March I 1 Mr and Mrs Claryn Gardner girl March I 1 Mr and Mrs Darius Burke boy March 3 Mr and Mrs Dean A Ekker girl March 3 Mr and Mrs Law Law- r nce M Mathie boy March 3 Mr and Mrs Sherron Jack son girl March 5 Mr and Mrs W L Bynum boy March 9 Mr and Mrs Vernon VernonD D Boren boy March 11 March 22 As the Flaming Gorge Pro Pro- Project Project enters Into the final stages of construction this summer more than workers are ex- ex expected petted to be employed A total of science stud stud- students drew about 1500 to the Uintah Basin Science Fair held Wednesday through Friday of last week In Uintah School for the most successful suc- suc successful fair ever held The farewell testimonial in honor of Elder Dennis Qing- Qing ham Hacking was held March 25 lie Ill will serve In the Danish Mission field Engagements Bonnie Alex Alex- Alexander ander and Gerald G Clements are making plans for a spring wedding Wedding A double ring ceremony ceremony emony In the Logan Tern Tem Temple pie February 15 united in marriage Miss Misa Sheree Jones and John E Berryman Betty Boast formerly of Vernal Is flying as a steward steward- stewardess stewardess ess with United Air Lines March 29 Uintah County voted to adopt Ih sales tax it goes into effect April 1 This will wUl raise the sales tax from the current state levy of to toa toa a total of 3 The city Issue issues two licenses for businesses One was issued to Basin Auto Sales for a aused aused used car lot at 3 West Main The other was Issued to Maur Maur- MaurIce Ice Henry to operate n a rock shop 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