Show 1958 Chronology Of Basin Events JANUARY J The new year began with a of activity in the Uintah Basin and the month of January was filled with many beginnings of new Driver training was launched by the Duchesne County School District with an announcement that the program would begin some time during early The 1958 March of Dimes campaign was initiated January 2 and Polio Clinics scheduled for Duchesne The former Miss Valoy Reynolds and Blake were honored at a reception the Douglas McKinlay residence in Four new mayors took oath of office in area They were Kenneth Aycock of Roy Eliason of Alfred D. Morrill of and Leonal Webb of New Year's all born near the beginning of included a boy born to and Dean Roberts of a boy born 28 to and Monroe McDonald of girls bom 29 to and A. W. of Boneta and the Harold Clo wards of On a daughter was born to the Mark of and a daughter was bom to and Wayne Handy of Roosevelt on JANUARY 1958 The Duchesne County sold acres of Blue Bench land to four Duchesne County men at per The first baby for 1958 at the Roosevelt Hospital was the infant son of and Lc-i Grande Gilbert of Arcadia on January It was learned that the water supply for had currently been well above normal for the winter and James H. Cook of Bluebell celebrated 60 years of marriage an open house at the home of their son and and J. O. Births were as a boy born to the LeGrand Gilberts a boy arrived for the John Davies family of and a boy was born to the Elmer Keels of The Davies infant arrived on and the Keel baby was bom and Benton Ridley announced the birth of a daughter and an infant daughter arrived bom to and Wil-bert of Uintah and Union high school teams defeated their opponents in the opening games of the league basketball JANUARY 1958 Former Roosevelt Clarence I. died at the home of his daughter in Beverly His daughter is the celebrated motion picture star and television Miss Laraine Leo Plans completion for the 1958 Rural Life Education Conference scheduled for 23 in Maureen contralto in the Community Concert series at Vernal Francis was selected as a member of the Human Relations training team from the University of which was to conduct the Annual Leadership School of the Utah Theo son of and Gareth Anderson of Myton achieved his Eagle Scout He was the in the district to receive this Births at the Roosevelt Hospital as reported during the week a boy to the LaVor of Altonah a boy to and Farrell Simmons of girls bom to the Carl Johnsons of 12 and to the Don of Duchesne Daughters were presented to and Merlyn Reynolds of Roosevelt and to and Connie of both bom JANUARY 1958 v The Rural Life and Education Conference opened in Duchesne with the conference Tomorrow's Possibilities a Reality Marching wearing signs reading I Am A replaced the ladies in the annual Mother's March on The were members of the American Legion Post A twelve-thousand-dollar fire destroyed the Floral Shop owned by and Jack Miss Eleanor Capson was awarded the title of Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow after the highest score in a written examination administered to senior girls on home-making JANUARY 1958 The sale of county-owned land on Blue Bench and other official acts of the Duchesne County Commissioners was questioned by a citizens' committee demanding investigation of the sale by the Attorney General's Ute Indians won a mil-lin judgment from the Court of Claims in their suit against the United The suit was one of several involving claims dating back to Large crowds attended the Roosevelt Stake Gold and Green Ball held 25 at Victory and Emerson Hurley of Roosevelt announced the forthcoming marriage of their to Kay Brinkerhoff of The Culture and clubs announced that they had entered a national achievement contest jointly in connection with other clubs of the Federated In the sports basketball news was made by two victories as Union defeated and the Uintah Utes won over FEBRUARY 1958 The last survivor of the Meeker Pearl died at the home of her had been thirteen years old at the time of the massacre in which Indians wiped out federal troops and their families at After the killings the White River band was moved to Parika was entrusted with small children at the and helped lead them out of the danger areas of the Lon Logan of Fort Duchesne was announced as the nominee for state president of the Federated Women's according to spokesmen at a meeting held at the Hotel an active community is a member of the Fort Duchesne Woman's and was then the state first Funeral services for Daniel Pace were scheduled to be held at the Roosevelt Stake Pace succumbed after a major operation in Salt Lake A concert was presented by the Roosevelt Junior High band to raise money for band uniforms for the JANUARY 1958 Jensen was selected Culture Club candidate for the of the contest The beautiful new Roosevelt Clinic held an open giving visitors an opportunity to examine the modem building and The clinic will house the offices for R. V. physician and Paul and Donald G. and Calvin optometrist Miss Lynne Wilkins and Elmer Robbins were wed in a double-ring ceremony Births during late January and early February included the daughters born to the Edgar Stoddards of Roosevelt on and the George Murrays of Roosevelt on A boy was bom to the Oscar Nelsons of Upalco and a daughter to and David Fourcloud on i On and Joe Ortega of Talmage became the parents of a and the Jesse Townes of Fort Duchesne had a baby boy on On the same day and Charles Bird became parents of a J. Harold Eldredge retired as administrator of the Roosevelt and E. J. Nixon announced that the Board will take over Eld-redge's administration Nixon is chairman of the FEBRUARY 1958 Uintah Basin Standard won the title of the outstanding newspaper in the Utah weekly weekly field among papers with a circulation over thereby winning the General Excellence The award was announced during the annual Convention of the Utah Press Union and who were currently holding down second and third places in the Uintah were victors in basketball games with Duchesne and The Region 8 casaba play-off was set for 26 and A fifteen-year-old Dar-rell won the Golden Gloves flyweight championship In Denver in the novice Vernal businessmen organized to form a promotion group interested in pushing attractions of their city The to bc called Adver-I choosing a dinosaur named Dianh as their Some pledged by 38 persons to finance the Three daughters were bom to proud parents during thc and Anthony and Jackie Randlett and and Sherman Roosevelt 1958 March was proclaimed Cross Campaign and Calvin fund-rais-Sec page 6 1958 BASIN CHRONOLOGY J from page ing announced that the drive would begin in Ruth Jensen of an active church and community was chosen the Uintah Basin's Mother of the and it was learned that she would compete in Salt Lake City for the state Miss Loye Harris and Gary 1957 graduates of Union were wed in a Valentine's Day ceremony at the home ot me s On February and Glade Richardson became parents of a and on the a daughter was born to and Karl Trade were observed 27 through March with businessmen of Roosevelt urging the citizenry to trade at so that spent at home will remain home to help the Safeway J. C. Penney the Sullivan Cash Meat Bump's Western Wear and Sprouse-Reitz were stores MARCH 1958 In the world of two items were of importance during the The Union Cougars defeated the Pleasant Grove entry in the state Class B Tournament at and it was learned that Roosevelt would host the annual MIA Division subdivision C. I New arrivals included sons born to and Landor Santie of and El win of March and and Glade Greenhalgh of March Several couples became parents of They were and Charlie Cuch of and Ralph Dorrity of Duchesne and and Lynn Timothy of also on Growth of was located in the Duchesne and it was found that sheep and cattle had been ill after eating the or as it is less commonly MARCH 1958 and Nell pop ular local were seriously injured in a car-truck crash March and both were The who are part owners of the IGA Store and who run the LenEl Gift were to Salt Lake City when they were involved in the collision with a. milk The quarterly conference of the Stake was scheduled for March 15 and with Mark E. Peterson to preside over the The achievement of the local Kiwanis club was died in state wide winning first place in its membership The award given for the activities and service of the The library board announced that the library would remain open each day during the summer of 1958 to provide expanded service to library patrons in the Roosevelt Now a member of the United States Chamber of the Roosevelt business promotion group made public the fact that it had joined the national commerce Floyd president of the local pointed out that the Roosevelt members are now affiliated with other chambers of commerce throughout the United MARCH 1958 Governor of Utah George D. Clyde proclaimed March as State Library Week In with National Library Area residents were strongly urged to seek knowledge and wholesome entertainment through books in order to help In the development of better-informed The death of Scott was the first fatal in Uintah County during the year thus Jack had been walking in the highway when struck down by an automobile March A timely event took place as the county commissioners and school board signed an agreement relating to an expenditure of by the county and by the school board for the purpose of repairing and supplementing the library system of the March 16 was the first Jay of National Library Ned former resident of died suddenly In Salt Lake City where the Bellons had been making their The funeral was scheduled for March Approximately guests admired the latest styles for the Easter season at the annual fashion parade sponsored by the Altar Society of St. Helen's Catholic Church in The fashion which took place at the elementary school featured fashions and models from J. C. Grace's Dress Shirley's Small Frye and Bump's Western Two births wre recorded at the Roosevelt Hospital for March and Arthur Lion of became the parents of a and the George of Alta-mont had a baby On March 14 a Fort Duchesne and Paul gave birth to a on March 15 the George of Myton became parents of a On March 17 a boy was born to the Marlin Harveys of Fort and on March and Merrill Millett became parents of a MARCH 1958 M Men won the consolation title in an All-Church tournament in The Duchesne County Chamber of-Commerce underwent extensive study in its organizational News from Washington indicated that bids would be expected at an early date on the Flaming Gorge Dam A card party benefit was well-attended as the Fort Duchesne Club and its guests enjoyed a variety of card games and a dessert Members and guests of the Mia Maids held a festive social to My Heart with and musical Five sets of parents had baby daughters at Roosevelt Hospital during the They were the Lawrence Fort March the Glen Mc-chams of March and Tom Nunley of March and Jack March and the Carl Walkers of March One boys was born during the week at the Roosevelt He was the son of and Lorin and was their tenth APRIL 1958 A five-thousand dollar expenditure was approved by Duchesne County for the new jail to be built a A. Hale Duchesne Scout District was selected chairman of the 1958 Uintah Scout scheduled for June The marriage of Miss Josephine Hurley to John King was announced by the bride's the Emerson The wedding took place in Carson March Marilyn a high school sophomore at and Marilyn of Roosevelt Junior High were the winners in the essay contest on Americanism sponsored by the American Legion The colorful All-Indian basketball Invitational Tournament began at the Randlett gym games will be played New arrivals at the local hospital included a daughter born to the Jefferson Matthews of and a son to the Ray Lamberts of both born March On March and John Wills of Salt Lake City became the parents of a a boy was born to the Richard Currys of Gusher April and a daughter arrived for the Earl of Talmage April The new Roosevelt post-office was dedicated March with Postmaster Arvin Bellon giving the welcoming address and George E. Stewart as master of APRIL 1958 Mayor Kenneth Aycock proclaimed April Fix-up in Members of the Roosevelt Baptist Church welcomed a new pastor and his and James S. who assumed the pastorate of the local church March The former Ferris had been forced to resign because of ill Reed Hancock won the contest to choose a slogan promoting local Her slogan like to shop in Roosevelt because Loyalty Demands It Progress Depends on and Robert were honored at a wedding reception at the Duchesne Stake The population in Duchesne County was estimated at persons according to a recent 1 study in the Utah Economic J and Business 1 Infants born at the Roosevelt Hospital included a son born to and Thomas of Fort Duchesne a son to the Burr of and a daughter to the Jess of Talmage a son born to the Tom of Duchesne Roosevelt Merchants launched a week of Old-Fashioned Bargain with many special bargains on hand for customers and APRIL 1958 American announced the schedule for its annual Spring meeting to be held April at William A. National Vice Commander of the American will address the spring Roosevelt Baptists began a spring revival with Hollis Nix of Phoenix as guest Franklin Spencer and Beverly Anderson were married in Salt Lake City during the The Duchesne Stake set its conference for April The Junior High School newspaper received the rating from the National Scholastic Press At the same time it was learned that the High band I ong awaited by the young I had I See page 7 BASIN CHRONOLOGY r from page Babies born during the week that had passed were sons born to and Jack Allied and Oliver and and David and Gerald Martinez of Myton and and Edward Walker of became parents of new The Martinez baby was born April 10 and the Walker April APRIL A four-year old girl from Al-tonah became the first polio victim of A traffic investigation school sponsored by the State Highway Patrol was held in with officers from throughout the area Alma Wills reported the following births for the and Wilbur Black of a boy and Jesse a born April The Albert Larges of a the Reed Hancocks a the Albert Johns of a and the George of a all born April On Aprill 22 a boy was born to and Glen All-red of The Fort Washakie Indian Basketball team retained its championship title in the All-Indian tourney held at and Culture Clubs held their with Johnny Cook chosen to preside over the Culture Club for the club and Don Mantyla elected president of the St Helen's Catholic Church for the annual observance of the Forty Hours of It was learned that Edward would be the guest MAY 1958 Arthur V. assured constituents that the awarding of the main contracts Flaming Gorge would be in Don H. Davis signed a contract to serve as the principal for Duchesne High School for the The Roosevelt Chamber of Commerce began a project designed to improve the highway leading into Uintah and Wayne Pickup of Randlett announced the forthcoming marriage of their to Melton Dick E. Bastian was chosen president of the Uintah Basin District Federation of Women's Clubs and will preside-over the seven women's clubs in that Wimmer of Duchesne announced as the valedictorian I to speak at the Duchesne High School graduation May The following infants arrived at the Roosevelt Hospital during the A daughter was born to the Ronalds of Roosevelt and a son to the Rufford Hills of both on April a son born to the Evan Petersons of Myton on April a daughter to the Frank Fergusons of Gusher on April and on April a son was born to the Floyd of and a daughter to Mr Mrs Kenneth of 1958 Water problems underwent study by the Duchesne County users to determine the consumption of water in different areas and various crops along the Duchesne and Strawberry Lynn son of Merle Ross of was elected student body president for the year at Union Themis Roosevelt businessman and resident of the |