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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1959
Page
10
The article notes Jimmy Boast returning to his Navy base at Point Mugu California after holidays with parents Jim and Betty Boast and sister. It also lists numerous Christmas visits by families from Vernal Rangely Artesia and other locales, plus a Standard Oil party and Santa Claus visit at the camp.
Mr and Mrs Toy Stedman and Mr and Mrs Esco Abshier host relatives in La Walera California as Standard Oil Company of California holds a Christmas party from 2 to 5 p m Sunday at the recreation hall. Guests include Don McFann Bob Locke and C V Chatterton. Elmer Casada and Wes Punches families visit. A C Means and Whittier relatives join Melvin Means family. Betty Lynn Boust Bill McKnight Anita Anderson visit from universities for the holidays.
Local store promotes post Christmas shopping with bargains on Brownie 20 and Kodak Pony 35 mm cameras plus electric eye models. Highlights include a Brownie Starmatic and Brownie Automatic Movie Camera with options like a Kodak Motary Flasholder and a self generating flash unit. Also pitches a projector and Brownie Movie Seven as appealing upgrades for gift money.
A lengthy local note lists residents and relatives visiting and traveling for Christmas. Families from Vernal Roosevelt Bridgeland and nearby towns shared gatherings, bus trips to Salt Lake City and California for the Rose Bowl Parade, and visits to relatives in McGill Nevada and Cortez Colorado.
Larry Luber from Ft Ord California is spending a furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs Noy Ifuber and family. Darris Rasmussen of Mt Campbell Kentucky is home on leave visiting his parents Mr and Mrs Thurmer Rasmussen. Darris is taking a school in engineering. Mrs Ted Colton and children from Maeser visited her parents Mr and Mrs Thurmer Rasmussen and brother Darris. Mr and Mrs Lyle Perry and children of Dragerton visited with Mr and Mrs George Bigelow recently and were overnight guests of Mrs Ferry's parents Mr and Mrs Floyd Perry of Crow Creek. Joseph Horrocks has had the flu for a week. Mr and Mrs Willie Chand.
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