Manwaring Travelogue From Fiji to Tonga Adventure
Mr and Mrs LaVell Manwarings describe their voyage from Suva Fiji aboard the MV Tofua to Tonga. They recount native hospitality at a Tonga feast, palm leaf table service, grilled pigs, corned beef and bananas, and a groundbreaking ceremony for a chapel. They note language barriers, barefoot children, and local customs as they settle into island life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaVell Manwaring
Mee LaVell Manwarmut
Naples
Tonga
Tneir
Suva
Figi
Murray
Relief Society
Local People Worthy of Note in Tennessee Area
Lt Louis Swensen and wife Kay visit his parents in Tennessee on leave from the Maine Corps. Lt Swensen to report to Camp Proditon in California in April. Caitch Tygerton and fifteen Junior High students attend a wrestling tournament at Uayden. Several locals, including Laurel Massey and the Martin Evans party, spend time with relatives. BYU student Connie Warren visits family. ward Primary reorganized with new officers Wilma Merkley and Florence Johnson among leaders. Archery club forms course. Charter members named. Albert Scotts in Vernal. Bill Workman and family return from Salt Lake eye checkups. William Warby family visits Talmage home. Mrs. Warby is his daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ty Josephine Stewart
Louis Swensen
US Maine Corps
Kay
Louis
Lowes Swenson
Les
Swatson
Kodiak
Alaska
Camp Prodieton
Ocean Site
Cali
Caitch Tygerton
Trangely
Uayden
Cole Earl Schmeidl
Verms Coltharpy
Grand Junction
Laurel Massey
Bishop Anderson
Laurel
Salt Lake
Martin Evans
Ed. Lewis
Jensen
Lean Parrish
Connie Warren
Vernal
Gene Stewart
Connie
Stewart
BYU
Wilma Merkley
Florence Johnson
Calma Woodard
Harry Hullinger
High Council
Glade Sowards
Clyde Anderson
Bill Marmon
Harold A Warren
Newell Warren
Dale Stewart
Leon Parrish
Alalne Nyberg
Albert Scotts
Bill Workmans
William Warby
Dim Talmage
Talmage
Warby
Cherry Pie Recipe with Ingredients and Crust Notes
Fragments of a cherry pie recipe with measurements for crust and filling, mentions of almond extract colorings and butter, plus rough baking steps and a dated quotation about a college girl and yarns. The text combines recipe steps with partial ingredient lists and a famous quote.
Whiterooks Celebrate Duane Allen Birthday Party
A group of children gathered at Duane Allen’s home last week to fete his birthday with games cake and punch. Local families including Tall Twitchells of Vernal James Plants of Idaho and many others visited relatives and attended Sunday School and ward events in Roosevelt Lehi and Lapoint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duane Allen
Tall Twitchell
iVernal
James Plant
Wallace Twitchell
Linda
Elsie Twitehell
Grant Johnson
Doris Cloward
Elsie Simmons
Merlin of
Orem
Don
Gallon
Ohio
Pike
Roosevelt
Stanley Hoops
Betty Oberhansley
Mildred Moosman
Marln Harvey
Baggs
Wyo
Bill
Hoops Familly
Bishop
Ellingford
Elbert Smith
Terrell
Verd Smith
Lehi
Esther Harvey
Tridell
Smiths
Gene Nyberg
Lapoint
Feather in Your Cap Frontier Feathers Phrase Origin
The saying A feather in your cap stems from Indian war bonnets where each feather signified a coup. Notched or decorated feathers marked deeds and more feathers signified greater achievements. The metaphor entered American language during frontier days and remains a compliment today.
Indian mission program features local speakers at Sunday meeting
The Indian mission presented programs during a Sunday meeting with speakers Ruth Merrill Marilyn Anderson Wanda All red and Lionel Jensen. Jewell Duchesne performed a piano solo. Wendell Johnson was also present. Mr and Mrs Eldon Anderton Sr of Tooele visited their son Eldon Anderton and family this weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Mission
Ruth Merrill
Marilyn Anderson
Wanda Allred
Lionel Jensen
Jewell Duchesne
Wendell Johnson
Eldon Anderton Sr
Tooele
Eldon Anderton
Naples Birthday of Dale Bowden Feted by Family
Mrs. Wesley Bowden entertained 15 guests Friday afternoon honoring her son Dale on his eighth birthday. Games and refreshments followed. The Wendell Johnson family of Roosevelt visited Sunday. Sunday program included Wendell Jahnson principal of the LDS Seminary at Union High School and talks by Dean Merkley and Kay Morrill of Tridel. A piano solo by Charlotte Henry and vocal solos by La Zell Henry with daughter Charlotte accompanied. Mr Johnson spoke closing. Clyde Morkley family of Tridell were Naples visitors Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Opans
Wesley Bowden
Dale
Wendell Johnson
Roosevelt
Josephine Burk
Orem
Sterling Bascom
Owen Timothy
Wendell Jahnson
LDS Seminary
Union High School
Dean Merkley
Kay Morrill
Tridel
Charlotte Henry la Zell Henry
Charlotte Henry
Johnson
Clyde Morkley
Tridell
Naples
Fragmentary notes on markets and currency in Tonga
The text describes that thatched houses stand on stilts to cope with heavy rain, mentions a large open market, and notes money shifting across currencies. It also lists an American $100 equivalent to 0.84, and gives the Manwaring address in Box 58 Nukulalofs Tongatobu Tonga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiji
Manwarings
Nukulalofs
Tongatobu
Tonga
No Man Is Wise Enough by Timself Plautus
A brief note presents the Latin title No Man Is Wise Enough by Timself Plautus, reflecting on wisdom and human limits in classical wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timself —Plautus
Also Mentioned on This Page
LaVell Manwarings
Pacific
Abraham
Fiji Island
Annette Hunt
Indianapoli
Ind
Red Cherry Institute
Annette
Canada
Hawaii
Chicago
Sheraton Hotel
General Electric Rage
Washington, DC
Sarah Vaughan
Joe Marsh
Whiterooks
By Madeana Smith
Begonias Mn
America
Elmer Degoiler
Brocton
Dale Bowden
Oldsmobile
Mehl
Rone
Utah
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