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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1954
Page
3
Mabie Jenkins reports Mrs. Alice Angus journeyed to Blythe California for winter after summer in Maeser. The Maeser Ward notes a lively church supper raising funds, a bazaar, and a fish pond for children with 150 plates sold. A variety of parish events, baptisms, firesides, songs, and travels of local families are listed, including visits to Fontana, Salt Lake City, and Europe.
In the north the reindeer population once plentiful dwindled sharply over years due to predators and harsh climate. Experts estimate wolves destroyed hundreds of thousands in the past 15 years, leaving only a fraction of historic totals and forcing reliance on standins for Santa’s sled.
The MIA group held a Tuesday evening gathering at Joe Gruel's home with families including the Floyd Perrys Jess Labrum family Giggs John sons Lyle Taylors and the nice Johnsons. A pot luck lunch followed and guests spent the evening playing checkers. Mr and Mrs Gruel plan a trip to Colorado soon. Ray Rary returned to Salt Lake City for college. Marvin Perry and son from Dragorton visited the Flood Perrya of Crow Creel while Bishop and Mrs Wallis of Vernal visited here Saturday. The Boy Scouts and leader Firey Walker collected Christmas trees to sell on a mountain trip.
The piece notes Christmas as the central date in Western Christendom since the eighth century, but lists other events that occurred on December 25. It cites Washington crossing the Delaware, battles, conquests, and constitutional milestones, and mentions notable towns and people linked to Christmas Day.
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