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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1955
Page
14
The Utah Safety Council cautions that posted speed limits may mislead drivers on snow covered or icy roads and urges motorists to adjust speed well below the limit. Traveling at half the legal limit can be safer during winter conditions.
A bridal shower honored Mrs Grace Baumgartle formerly Grace McMullen with a musical program by Carma Pickup and others. Out of town visitors included Mrs Baumgarjle and Mrs Pearl Jenkins. Family and community members attended various gatherings through the weekend with multiple speakers and Relief Society activities noted.
January 1 in Haiti is both New Year and the anniversary of independence. Jean Jacques Dessalines declared the island free from France on January 1, 1804, adopting Haiti as the nation name. Haiti became the second Western hemisphere country to gain independence and the first French speaking republic in the New World.
The text notes Michigan’s 49-0 Rose Bowl win over Stanford on January 1 1902 and that no football supplement followed until 1916. It mentions 1903 chariot races replacing football, their popularity waning until 1916 when Washington State beat Brown, plus a calendar section tracing Roman origins of the calendar and firemen parades the Calends.
English New Year celebrations endured despite Puritan bans on Christmas and survived later calendar reforms. After 1752 switching from March 25 to January 1, the tradition remained a high-spirited nationwide observance.
An old study notes that Egyptians likely created the first exact time-keeping method around 4000 BC and developed a calendar. It discusses dating schemes across civilizations, including Christian, Jewish, and Roman timelines, and mentions the adoption of AD notation in 1879 by Charles II of Germany.
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