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Show Charles Sanford Honored On 86th Birthday Charles Sanford, for many years a resident of this city, has reason to celebrate during the holiday3 as his birthday comes the day following Christmas. This year he was honored with a party given by Mrs. Alta Huff of Salt Lake City, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sanford and Mr. and Mrs. Claude A. Smith at the home of the latter on Thursday. He was 86 years old and enjoyed the evening eve-ning visiting with some 30 relatives rela-tives and friends bidden to his birthday party. Lunch was served serv-ed during the evening by the host and hostesses. Younger in appearance than his years number, Mr. Sanford is an enthusiastic traveler, making most of his trips lately by plane to visit his sons and daughters in California and the Northwest. He was born in Wellsville, Iowa, and came to Utah in 1862, with his parents, Ira and Susan Clark Sanford, early Utah settlers. His wife, Mrs. Jane Mendenhall Sanford, San-ford, whom he married in January, Janu-ary, 1891, died about nine years ago. He makes his home with his children and is now spending the winter with his daughter and husband, hus-band, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Smith, who recently moved here from Salt Lake. J His other sons and daughters, in addition to Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Huff of Salt Lake, and Fred Sanford San-ford of Springville, are Mack Sanford of Hyland, Calif.; Mrs. Blanch Holland of San Diego, Calif.; Mrs. Florence Holley of Arlington, Wash., and Mrs. Iris Jenkins of East Stanwood, Wash. He also has 19 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. |