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Show HIGHWAY 40 CLUB Charles R. Henderson, auto court operator, was elected president of the Vernal Highway 40 Association Chapter at a reorganization re-organization meeting held at the Main Theatre Monday afternoon. He succeeds Henry Schaefer-meyer. Schaefer-meyer. Other officers also elected were Briant H. Stringham, vice-president; vice-president; Clair Hopkins, secretary secre-tary - treasurer; Lawrence Y. Sidoway and Dr. F. G. Eskelson, directors. Immediate objective of the reorganized re-organized unit, according to Mr. Henderson, will be to contact all towns on Highway 40 between be-tween Salt Salt City and Denver Den-ver and endeavor to revive the moribound Highway 40 Association. Associa-tion. Principal aim of the Association Associa-tion is to advertise Highway 40 in the interest of increasing thp travel over the "Main Line" route. The group will also join in the movement initiated by the Steamboat Springs Chamber of Commerce to persuade the Federal Fed-eral Public Roads Administration Administra-tion to reconsider their action in July which omitted Hihgway 40 from the national system of interstate highwavs. Vernal Express |