Show IN THE NEWS DURING 1958 12 Top News Stories Briefed By Months JANUARY Duchesne County acres of Bench land for an acre to Moon and William H. Van S. Jack Bleazard and Mark Contract sale records of County shows the purchase made In the name of J. of Duchesne to he at 1445 acres to H. Van Tassell of for acres to S. Jack Bleazard and Marie Bleazard ut for Story announced in 9 issue of Uintah Basin Standard although sale was made during- FEBRUARY Cast chosen for the Stake Leading roles to be played by Rulon Ray D. Kermit Poulson Robert Mc Dave Lee Myrna NaDeane Leslie with and Joseph M. MARCH Agreement for Duchesne County Public Library System signed by Duchesne County Commissioners and Duchesne County Board of A expenditure approved for this purpose for remainder of year by School board will spend more than for new books for library Signing of agreement stipulates that joint school and public libraries will be established in th Duchesne High Altamont High School and the Roosevelt Junior High APRIL in Sowers-Antelope Canyon sent Lo Utah State University Experiment Station for Tin's specie of weed believed to have poisoned over head of sheep during the fall of 1957 and spring of 1958 in Duchesne Ten sheep herds affected by this Losses reported from two herds of cattle as a result of consumption of the x Duchesne City turn in greater culinary water Pumping water at rate of gallons each 21 hours into Duchesne City's culinary water system was commenced May Mayor Roy Eliason and ex-mayor Chester an ir-dent booster of the well-supply pulled the switch on the pump of- the well on former Duchesne Ward welfare farm site in Utahn JUNE The Duchesne County School District adopts a SO 11 budget for the school year Two-mill increase in levy Adopted budget differs from proposed budget insofar as was cut from the instruction and was added to the general Advertised proposed budget was JULY Local sportsmen await decision from state attorney on Lake Canyon Controversy started when owner of adjacent land fenced state fishing enforcement officers ask Troy Bailey of Duchesne complaint charging caretaker of property near lake with Impersonating an AUGUST Two historic structures in Duchesne give way to The old courthouse and the historic North Duchesne River This steel super-structured bridge built in 1911 to be replaced by a reinforced concrete Many of Duchesne's residents recall the big event of the dedication of the in The courthouse vacant since June except for the county was built in by James Grant for a Since the early it has been occupied by Duchesne County offices until dedication of the adjacent new edifice in SEPTEMBER Duchesne County sets mill Lax levy for current Levy represents a one-half mill raise over the 1957 full levy of addition to the county Iho local school district levy was hiked from mills to mills and the state levy wis retained at a lax levy of mills to the Duchesne County taxpayer in OCTOBER Official dedication services lild 1 for the addition to the Duchesne S Remodeling and addition project cost was financed by State School Building The new facilities house new administration a general science boys and girls dressing noma and counselling NOVEMBER Duchesne County places Indian Canyon Road on high Priority changed from Home-Alta- cor Ing Eleven-year al program in Duchesne CouT showing Utah StatZ Commission expenditure in the county as Date set for the annual Du chesne County Rural ence February by the Duchesne on page 12 TOP STORIES from School with cooperation from various the conference will be held at the Roosevelt Elementary Five major categories to be used in conference program Industrial Home and Youth and |