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Vernal Express

Location

Vernal, Utah, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1958

Page

12

Uintah County Chronology Local marriages births and political notes

Uintah County chronology lists numerous marriages births and engagements with dates in Oct through Dec. It notes Halloween through December events including political campaigning, school plans, civil defense roles, road projects, and local appointments. Prominent entries include births of twins and multiple boys and girls, marriages of individuals such as Dawn Manacy Huck Fillinger Loretta Clark Larry Ay Ton Dirlba and Jack Dexter, plus civic items like Flaming Gorge access road progress and a new city clerk appointment.

Toad Daggett County Talon Raes Sondra Snecking Mary Lilen Giles Kent Hrighton Dawn Manacy Huck Fillinger Loretta Clark Larry Ay Ton Dirlba Donnia Lee Jack Dexter Vorle IK Wilding Wilson J Freestone Myrlin Tenn Mra Merrill Larry Richardson Ruben Atwood LaVar Clark Europe John D Bredehoefft Laura Larson Arthur L Taylor Blaine Atwood von J Crowther Leroy Thomay Am F Farnsworth Flaming Gorge Stelnaker Utah Chamber of Commerce Ashtons Merle Day Ronald Gale Utah Highway Patrol Vernal Deb £ Bryson Gerald W. Lindsey Lela Licht Cla Batty Chree Brough Duane Karren J C McCarley Oliver Trujillo George Piering Samuel Beeler

Christmas Good Time Forgiving Time

Christmas according to Charles Wickens describes a good time as a holiday spirit. A homey gathering enhances relaxation over elaborate parties. Children play key roles in preparing and decorating, gaining more joy from participation than from viewing the finished tree.

Charles Wickens

Disputed Christmas Dates Across Christian Traditions

The text notes Christmas date debates from antiquity with early Fathers proposing dates like January 6 March 25 and May 20. It states January 7 is observed by Greek Russian and Ukrainian Orthodox Churches as Christmas.

Mince Pie Recalls Old Superstitions

Writers dispute the pie s origin with claims of German roots and English history. The Yuletide staple carried a superstition that refusing it brought bad luck for the year, while sharing a pie at multiple houses promised as many happy months as houses visited.

Germany England

Goodwill Guidance on Children Gift Giving

Suggestions to foster goodwill through giving include allowing children to make their own Christmas gifts, examining parental attitudes toward generosity, guiding children in choosing presents, accepting gifts from children sincerely, and avoiding attempts to change or improve their offerings.

Twelfth Night Tree Burning Tradition Notes

A description of Twelfth Night celebrations in towns including a communal burning of Christmas trees. The custom traces to early Christians observing the Nativity feast for 12 days and emphasizes the final day, with the burning said to memorialize the Star of Bethlehem’s light.

Bethlehem Church Nativity Ceremony Draws Pilgrims

Pilgrims of rich and poor worship at Bethlehem’s fourth century Church of the Nativity on Christmas Day. A High Mass features the Christ Child image carried through a series of underground chapels. The ceremonies center on Nativity shrines of the Wise Men and the manger.

Bethlehem Church Bethlehem Bill Vaughan

Discarded Trees Find Many Post Christmas Uses

After Christmas many discard trees can serve wildlife by becoming yard windbreaks and bird suet holders. Do not burn them at home. dry trees can ignite dangerously. In open fields they create wildlife shelter, and teepee-style shrub protection helps prevent snow damage. Nazareth mention not relevant to the old Testament note. Nazareth later became a holiest Christendom site.

Nazareth Christendom

Eggnog and Punch Rise as Popular Yule Drinks in America

A historical note traces eggnog and punches as early colonial favorites, with English and regional roots shaping American taste. The piece describes how English traditions faded and American eggnog evolved, including a copper bell serving tradition and a four to five cent charge for the drink.

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Uintah Comunty Land Boys Steinaker Uintah High School Tv, High Jack Ruppe Frank D Allen Theodore White J C Hawa Uintah Basin Brent Jackson Everett Southam Tim Slaugh Charles Walker Kirti Richens Roland Bingham Uintah County Alma Jeffries Nellie Mullinger Alex Barney Diane Pierce Dennis Simper Clyde Burns William .J Wood Charles Pusser Henry B Millecam Citizens Advisory Committee University of Scouting George Millecam Assa James Knight Dean QO Butcher Franklin D Beard Earl Merrell Fred Hardman Ariel Olsen Harold Pope Devon McKee Earl E Kendall Dutch John Town Rhoda Robinson Jerry Murray Sally Swain Carma Stewart Trancine Allen Tita Ayala Mexico Jeanne Siddoway Harvest Call Sandra Hecking Chicago Shirley June Barnes Gary Slaugh Nila Jean Hardy LaRue Maaz Val Labrum George D Merkley Biel Chester Gardiner Glen Merkley Bryce Mackay Dale Staugh Green Valley Market SAM, Detty and Employees Bobbie’s Dress Shop Warren and Barbara Mott Noel Vernal City Bakery Karl, Opal Kay and Nola Eaotat Dwayne and Helen Anderson U. S YULE Denzel and Arvid Ashley Valley Market Ltd St. Nick
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