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Vernal Express in Vernal, Utah

18 Dec 1958

Page 11

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Vernal Express

Location

Vernal, Utah, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1958

Page

11

Uintah County Chronology and Local Notes Gathered

Uintah County events list marriages births and local developments from September to October. Entries name individuals such as Connie Dudley Virginia Hacking and Gene Burke along with organizations like the American Legion and LDS missions. Highlights include school, church, and civic notices, homecomings, golden anniversaries, and planned infrastructure like the Flaming Gorge bridge project.

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Aton Cooper Heng Ballibb Sona Carter Connie Dudley Utah Marland Stagg Retty J Wilgen deAnne Christensen Morse Kay Smith Loraine Durfee Lary McConkle Virginia Hacking American Legion and Auxiliary Chicago Robert Bradleys Spain Judy Swain le Roy Warburton Wilson Tenney Lyle Hunt Josephine Ann Christensen Merrill C Oaks Hirthe Billy Lyle Wichards Alma 1 Jones Glen C Kouight Dan Rowley John Adlacking Woodrow Snow Charles L Kenney Uintah Basin Archie Johnson Uintah Jensen Ward Chapel Eleanore Hacking Zetta Lee Laura Fox Jeanene Adamson Lynn Anderson Sun Valley Idaho Sarah Ann Haws Peter Erickson Starmond S Sowards JoAnne Christensen Morse Smith Lewis Fay Cook Alvie D Atwood Grant Vest Gayle Pixton Pedro Shewap Harold Turner Kelly Powell Robert Rich Parleys Canyon Roosevelt Ralph Ashton Generadors Hunt Lehi Vernal Kiwanis Mary Tsarknesa UNS Reva Pope Lana Abeggle Clyde Norman Rupp Netherlands John Smith Utah School Employees Association UEA East Lake City Jackie Gardiner James Jenkins Phyllis la Vonne Hart Joe Franklin Tony J McConkie Dwayne Ht Case David A Freemeyer Morgan Lee Clinton Duncan Adam Roloft Aubrey McCarrell Asphalt Ridge TV
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Christmas legends and customs around the world

The text describes Yuletide beliefs from Europe to India and Germany, noting woodpile slicing for marriage luck, torchlit field songs for children, holly in English beehives, deer kneeling in prayer among Canadian Indians, and water turning to wind before Christmas midnight, reflecting early missionary influence.

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Europe England Canada Germany
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Christmas Cards Pioneer Henry Cole Introduced 1848 Greeting

English innovator Henry Cole mailed the first Christmas cards in 1848 bearing the message A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to You. The early ecards featured a Victorian family scene illustrating the season’s spirit.

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Henry Cole
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Christmas Gifts From the Wise Men's Adoration

The first Christmas gifts were the gold frankincense and myrrh the Wise Men bore to Bethlehem. Their offerings symbolized adoration and generosity, with the spirit of giving valued over the gifts themselves.

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Bethlehem Manger
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Tips on Choosing a Christmas Tree That Will Last

Choose a pyramid shaped tree with full branches, favor balsam fir or Norway spruce. Balsam fir lasts longer indoors but is pricier. Check tactile resilience, needles should feel firm and not crumble. If needles shed quickly when tapped, the tree is drying out. An attractive tree that loses beauty within days is not a bargain.

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Origin of Tree Shrouded in Old Legends

The Christmas tree symbol emerges from ancient legends of Druid tree worship before Christianity. Germany is often credited for decorations and gift giving that began in the 16th or 17th centuries and spread to Northern Europe and America. Outdoor displays like the White House lawn and Rockefeller Plaza are noted as famous American symbols of community spirit.

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Germany Europe America White House Rockefeller Plaza New York City
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Christmas Resurrected Yet Faded After Puritan Ban

The Puritan government of England outlawed Christmas in 1643 and during the Restoration the Stuarts revived Christmas customs but the holiday never regained its former prestige in Great Britain.

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England Great Britain
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Make Wreath With Coat Hanger Tips

A wire coat hanger serves as a simple wreath frame with the hanger kept intact at the top and straightened for a circular base. Fasten evergreen greens to the ring with heavy thread and a large needle avoided. hang the completed wreath by the hook in the desired location.

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Saint Nicholas and the origin of Christmas stockings

A retold tale explains how Saint Nicholas, bishop of Myra, secretly gifted the poor. He climbs a roof and drops gifts down a chimney, where a poor man’s daughter finds money in her stocking. From this deed the custom of hanging stockings at Christmas arose, later evolving into Santa Claus with holly and mistletoe as symbols of the season.

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Avery American Phergon Nicholas Myra Adiga Mine Nichollay Santa Claus
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Christmas customs rooted in prehistoric lore evolve with Christian holidays

The origin of many Christmas customs traces back to prehistoric times with pagan practices altered to fit Christian observances. Christmas and New Year’s endured a long struggle to become firmly established as official Christian holidays.

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