Christmas Notes From Laketown and Surroundings
Local column salutes editor and prints festive anecdotes from Laketown families. Profiles include George and Phebe Earley, Alfred Smith, Don Hemmert, Wenry and Edna Farley, Sterling Cheney, Milton Weston, Joseph Earley, Frank Jrica, Russell Alley, and others visiting or traveling for the holidays. Highlights Christmas travel, gatherings, a water shortage at Parnell Johnson’s home, and a temporary move planned by Sterling Cheney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallis Brothers
James H
John*r
George
Phebe Earley
Alfred Smith
Donna
Morgan
Utah
Don—Hemmert
Liberty
Idaho
Press of Business
Hemmerts
Smiths
Wenry
Edna Farly
Round Valley
Glen
Salt Lake City
Oliver
Lewiston
Sterling Cheney
Ross
Elma
Sterling
Montana
Milton Weston
Blackfoot
John H. Weston
Milton
Jim
Joseph Earley
Balg Lake City
Othr
Frank J’rica
Russell Alley
Parnell Johnson
Parnell’s Hill
Lorin Weston
Logan
Daugh
March of Dimes Launches 1961 Campaign Nationwide
Beginning January 2 millions of Americans join the New March of Dimes effort to prevent crippling diseases. Across thousands of communities kickoff ceremonies mark expanded funding for birth defects arthritis and polio research and patient aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Foundation
U.S
Christmas Family Reunion Draws Widely Scattered Kin
A Lake Town family gathering for Christmas brings relatives from Logan Utah Randolph Utah Lehi Utah and Sheridan Montana together at Ward Hall for a long awaited reunion. Several members travel from distant states and towns to attend the Christmas dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Robinsons
Balt Lake
Clayton
Elgies
Branaton
Airs
Robinson
J. Cheney Willis
Rey Foy
Willis
Elijah
Norma
ReRed
Layton
Utah
Allan Wahlstroms
Stanley
Weston
Gwen Brough Hanney
Randolph
Small Fry
Richard Brough
Logan
Roseann Kennedy
Boas
Elma Cheney
Lehi
Phebe Innes
Russell
Delford Webb
Ogden
Joe
rith_brothers
Allison Kearl
Pocatello
Idaho
Gem State
Power Company
and Light
USU
Elmer Wahlstrom
California
Annis Wahlstrom
Harold
Farrell Jolhnse
Meradenville
Oreti Satterthwaite
Laketown
Leo
Max
Texas
Robert Caldwell
Tucson
Ariz
Fern Hunter
Cedar City
Ward Hall
Ruby Jean Willis
Kay in Holland and Leo's son Boyd in Los Angeles
Fragmentary note mentions Kay in Holland and Leo's son Boyd in Los Angeles with reference to details coming next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay
Holland
Leo
Boyd
Los Angeles
Local News Highlights from Garden City and Nearby Families
Community notices include visits to Grants New Mexico and Salt Lake City, holiday guests from Engle Rock California, Christmas programs at an elementary school supervised by Edna Wamsley and Lili Telford, and local residents attending dentist appointments, funerals in Ogden, and Christmas parties. Activities feature teachers, unions, church groups, and holiday travel with multiple named residents and locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Pugmire
Kenneth
Grants
New Mexico
Sterling Rich
Glenn Rich
Salt Lake City
Tha
Edna ‘Wamsley
Lili Telford
B. O. Ravenscraft
Engle Rock
California
Jack Ryan
Ethel
Kao Cook
Montpelier
Wilford’ Hansen
Ogden
Martha Tunner ‘Erickson
Rows Hodges
Sterling
Linda Sprouse
Leone Loveland
Dorothea Wicker
Alamode
Dmé
Cook
Mary
Paris
Arlo Price
Glayde Booth
Natling Hansen
Also Mentioned on This Page
Laketown News
BILE
Keele
Bear’ Lake Electric
Vaughn Hoffling
Marvin E. Cox
Newanr
Beck
March of Dimes
Batiteto
TAP
Jodi Perry
Perth Amboy
N. J
Ter
Darlene
Kennedy Drug Co
Bryce Bells
Beverly
Lorin
Hazel
Bryce
Herman
Viola
Karen Weston
Bryan
Arlo
Vernettia
Letras
Mary Calder
Richard Oratella-Weston
Ted Davidson
Wamsley
Imoithe
Garden City Ward
Soho
Santa Claus
North Rich High
Fielding High
N.E.H. Gym
Varsity
Junoir
Paris Post
Toany
Montpelier, Idaho
Arvel, Dustin
Garden City, Utah
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