The Truth About Saint Nicholas From Ancient to Modern Belief
A history of Saint Nicholas tracing his origins in Avia Minor to his fame as Santa Claus. The tale recounts his holy life, secret gifts to the poor, and how the myth spread from Greece and Russia to northern Europe, shaping modern Christmas benevolence.
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Nicholas
Pld
Vladimir
Russia
Constantinople
Saint Nicholas
North Pole
St Nicholas
Santa Claus
Western Newspaper Union
Nature Provides Things That Make Nice Presents
The birch sheds bark as it grows, wind yields white to brown streamers, and from these are made Christ mas boxes and baskets. Place cards for gatherings and napkin flags for campers emerge. Locust thorn, sharp in the Middle West, serves as a sten knife. add a silver band with engraved initials for a decorative touch.
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Asaya Nature Magazine
Middle West
Christmas in the Woods A Family Holiday Scene
A 1930 Western Newspaper piece describes Frances and Floyd gathering Christmas greens and decorating a house with wreaths and a central tree. The story centers on Frances and Floyd as they join a warm, bustling family Christmas filled with music, gifts, and a proposal of belonging.
Vernal Lions Club Organizes and Aims for Regional Progress
The Vernal Lions Club organized on September 30 1927 with 23 members and broad civic goals. Members pursue highway and rail improvements from Vernal to East Lake City and Craig Colorado, mail service gains, air travel development, and support for a county hospital and Flaming Gorge dam project. Officers include J A Cheney president and Wm B Wallis treasurer. directors include Jas H Wallis and Hyrum B Calder.
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Vernal Lions Club
Charier Olkers
James H Wallis
Henderton
L Fi Allan
I Sander
Leo CO Thorne J Cheney
Gordon Fowler
D E Beyid
Lewis Chas A Tlatch
Robert L Pixton
Jas GO Anderson Tray Duke
Inter County
Inter Yalley
Vernal
East Lake City
Craig
Colorado
Federal Highway Bureaus
Utah
Vernal Lions
Benator Smoot
Flaming Gorge
Horseshow Canyon
Green River
Vernal Lious Club
J A Cheney
K. C Coopir
J St Douglas
Thorn Hatch
J C, Anderson
Wm B Wallis
Bus Hatch
Tamer
Lloyd Winn
Jas H Wallis
Hyrum B Calder
B H Stringham
L. He Allan
Electricity a National Factor in Rural Development
Dr E A White of Chicago told the American Country Life Conference that electricity’s spread to farms marks a vast progress in rural development. He cited NA L A figures showing farms with service rising from 165000 in 1924 to over 625000 in 1936, indicating farm coverage grew from 6 to about 26 percent in five years. He called electrification an epic human venture with an ultimate impact beyond measure.
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E A White
Chicago
American Country Life Conference
White
Ams of America
National Electric Light Association
United States
Mrs Edger Taylor Suffering Ills Amid Local News
DRY FORE Mrs Edger Taylor has not been quite 80 well the last few days. There was a good turnout at MI A meeting Sunday night. The boys love lots of fun skating lately after their school hours. Mrs McCreary came up Sunday and took Mr and Mrs Chell Hall to town to visit with their daughters and other relatives. They are quite well now. They spent Saturday with Mr and Mrs Dirt Caldwell and family. Duller wrapper prices are listed and orders mailed to THE VERNAL EXPRESS in Vernal Utah.
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Santa Claus
John Smith
General Grant
George Washington
Saint Nicholas
Avia Minor
Nicholas
Latara
As'n
Christ
Nicholas of
Patera
Ander
Nicholaz
Chiren
Aichalas
Jenra
Floyd
Frances
Frances— Prances
Edger Taylor
McCreary
Local News Briefs From Vernal And Nearby Visits
Mrs Birt Caldwell returned home Friday from Vernal where she helped nurse a sick baby at the Hatch home and reports the child is better. Mrs Ike Nelson aided with housework while Mrs Caldwell was away. Mrs Josh Wall’s mother in California reported Nettie Jenny had died and the body was shipped to Salt Lake City for burial. Dan Adam notes little snow at the sawmill. George Caldwell and son Virgil of Bingham visited relatives, arriving Sunday.
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Birt Caldwell
Vernal
Salt Lake City
Dan Adam
George Caldwell
Virgil
Bingham
History of Electrical Service Expands into Other Fields
A historical overview notes how electrical service extended into fields beyond its original scope, detailing the spread of electrical systems into varied sectors and their lasting impact on industry and daily life.
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By A. W. Callisen
Hargibaham Gonner
J Floyd
BUICK
F. E. B. Flint
Michigan
Roduct
Genenhal
Motop
C. S. Carter
Vernal, Utah
Fountain Peny
SelacYer
Ferncils
Fountain Pen
Deak
Wrasun
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