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Show DECEMBER 28, 1950 THE AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN PAGE FIV! Um Humphries al Iverson JCU .4 Mrs. Owen O. Hum- ,1, announcing the mar-their mar-their daughter Marlam , Lloyd Bay Iverson, son C ind Mrs. Verne Iverson. Li recited marriage vows tt of the couple, accom- 1 j them to Logan and others the ceremony were Ours. Duane Durrant and ,ni Mrs. Humphries wjll tti it an open house Friday (jn seven w veu-uuri,y i in compliment to their ft and new son-in-law. Uds and relatives are in- to call ana mere wui De buttons issued. i croom arrived home Ws day from Fort Ben-108, Ben-108, on furlough. He tot word that a February yd been cancelled sso wea- were quicKiy cnaigea lAMEO CAS FORK. TJTAH tt ranr.niM laon Pictures are Your fsest Entertainment W Friday and Saturday Jwtmber 28, 29 and 30 IN REAUWL )Cood Short Subjects Wren's Matinee !arjay, 3 P. M. 31X8 STARRETT in DCAS DYNAMO" IRIAL CARTOONS Sanday and Monday Nnber 31 and January 1 &0 BATES UTTOI 1 the Latest News and Good Short Subjects 1 iTINEE Monday New Year's Day 3:00 P. M. - freday and Wednesday January 2 and J . fc-FEATURES-S "fUmar . John Hodiak In' Ny without PASSPORT" j :''"''' .. ALSO-- -V --'--' T&fllOLT in' " RIDERS FROM ... TUCSON" - Miss Lola Terry Is Bride of Heinz Leonhardt Now making a home at 222 West First South are recently weds Mr. and Mrs. Heinz Leonhardt Leon-hardt who were married in the Salt Lake temple Dec. 15,; with President Robert I. Burton performing per-forming the ceremony. The bride Is the former Lola Terry, daughter daugh-ter of Mr. and Mrs. George Terry. Going to the temple with the couple were Mr. and Mrs. Walter Leonhardt, parents of the groom, Mrs. Ella Leonhardt, Salt Lake City, his grandmother, and Mrs. Eva Skinner, Two days before the wedding Mrs. Leonhardt entertained at her home at a miscellaneous shower for the bride elect. Decorations Deco-rations were in keeping with the Christmas season and refreshments refresh-ments were served to 25 relatives and friends. The honored guest was the recipient of many lovely gifts. to meet the situation. He has been in training since Oct. 2. The vivacious brunette bride is a graduate of the Utah State Agricultural college with a degree de-gree in elementary education from the Home Economics divi sion. She was affiliated with Lamba Delta Sigma and the Home Economics club. At present pres-ent she is teaching 4n the Lindon school. - The New CORAL Friday and Saturday December 29 and 30 Also Good Short' Subjects Sunday t.ni Monday . --I . December 31 and January 1 V Gallant stand the last of th red man I I Robert lAiLUK Jt IOUIS 'MIA fi V jCALHERN RAYMOND 5 WtorWl hmtt Uoar j l Thompson Mitchell Buchwm J Also Selected Short Subjects Matinee Sunday 3 P. M. Biq Midnight Show NEW YEAR'S EVE 12 P. M. SPECIAL PROGRAM ALL SEATS 50c Tuesday and Wednesday January 2 and 3 iiiirmlirihiU ti Also, Good Short Subjects - JL, Engagement Announced Of Miss Shirley Sykes,, Mr. and Mrs. George R. Sykes, who have been residents of American Fork for the past two years, are announcing the engagement en-gagement of their daughter Shirley Shir-ley lae and Charles L. Maughan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Maughan,. Lay ton, The couple has set Jan. 11. as the date for their marriage which will take place within the majestic ma-jestic Salt Lake temple. The same evening Mr. and Mrs. Sykes will be hosts at a reception In the Third ward recreation hall. Both Miss. Sykes. and her fiance are graduates cf the Davis high school. She has been employed em-ployed at Sprouse-Reltz since coming to American Fork. Mr. Maughan has recently returned from filling .a. mission for the LDS church lruthe Northwestern states. He Is currently employed employ-ed at the Alpine Builders in Pleasant Grove. Jittery Europeans Near Panic Wien Sun Turns Bke LONDON, Eng. The qm erest sk display since the haze of Hitllcy't comet turned the tun and moon odd colon in 1010 look place in the skies over the North Sea recently. "While baffled British star gazeri traded notes on the phenomenon, colleagues in Denmark watched the sun which came up a strange blue. Jittery old folks queued up at some Danish banks, demanding their money for a hurried Cight fiom doomsday. Thousands of other Europeans tome fearful, some merely interestedstrained inter-estedstrained for a glimpse of the heavens through clouds which covered cov-ered much of the continent A superstitious few feared the end of the world. Others guessed there had been a terrific atom blast somewhere on the globe. Astronomers Astrono-mers were divided into three main schools of thought on the cause: 1. The filtering effect of a far flung smoke from vast forest tires raging in Canada which tpread a pall over northeastern United States earlier. 2. A peculiar high cloud formation. forma-tion. 3. Dust blown high into the air in a storm ox volcanic eruption far to 'the west , A royal air force pilot who .went up to investigate reported he found a layer or fine brownish dust, s.ooo feet thick, beginning at 38,000 feet Curious or frightened Britons swamped telephone lines to observatories observa-tories and weather experts. In Denmark, the sun stayed blue for more than an hour. The royal observatory and Danish newspapers were swamped with telephone calls. Manj persons insisted an atomic bomb must have gone off in or near Denmark. In Rome, Paris and Bruisels the sun was its usual color. In Oslo, Frankfurt, Stockholm and Helsinki It was hidden by heavy clouds. Amvits to Mail Eviry U.S. Citiun Afomlc-Aji Dot Ta WASHINGTON Harold A. Keats, national administration of the Amvets service foundation, reports the organization is getting get-ting ready to give aft, citizens an atomic-age dog tag. He reported the mailing will begin within ninety days and within 18 months the job of passing pass-ing out the. tags to 161 million Americans should be finished " The tag is a plastic identification identifica-tion card carrying the name and address of the owner and a space for his blood type. Each will have a plastic neckband, but it will fit into a wallet or pocketbook, AmveU won't type bluod but they will tell where to get it LlydL - PLEASANT as it is to dream of a "White Christmas". with its carols car-ols and gifts, , feasting and merrymaking, merry-making, the sparkling eyes of children chil-dren delighting in Santa Claus and the wonderful Christmas trees, these things never, can symbolize the tremendous significance of the day. ' The. birth of the Saviour was the greatest event in the history of. the world. In spite of all the back-slidings, back-slidings, Christian peoples bavt pressed forward steadily. However vicious and corrupt, the world today Is far better .than the world of pagan times; familiarity fa-miliarity with the cross-and crucifixion cruci-fixion has abolished legal tortures and much cruelty and. if given a chance." might ahame w Into banishing ban-ishing the - curse of international viciousness" for tho lake of Him who became the Saviour of Mankind. Man-kind. . -. .;;..:,r'.' i r.r- r r EYE-OPENER . . . Whea the eleck strike snldnight est December De-cember 31, It's time to anmaak and greet the New Tear with eyea wide epem, advlsea actress Jeaa GUleapU, suiting her actions ac-tions to the words. In a few days millions ef persons will be pointing point-ing to 13 'eleck. Beore Revolution Russians Welcomed New Year Heartily Pre revolutionary Russia welcomed wel-comed the New Year with booming cannon a hundred shots fired at midnight. The observance of the New Year on January 1. according to the Gregorian calendar, was instituted by Peter the Great in 1700. The evening of December 31. known as St. Sylvester's Eve. was the time for great fun and enjoyment In PetrogradUater St Petersburg, Peters-burg, and now Leningrad) the streets were gayly decorated with flags and lanterns, and thronged with merry-makers. After the booming cannon ushered in the New Year, the Czar formally received re-ceived the good wishes of his subjects. sub-jects. On New Year's Day the Winter Palace was opened to society. Festivity Fes-tivity reigned throughout the city, hospitality and charity were the watchwords from palace to cottage, cot-tage, at least. ..-at New Year's time. The mythical Ovsen was supposed sup-posed to be around about this time. He was usually depicted- astride a boar, . symbolically associated with the pork served for New Year dinner and the symbolism of Aryan descent ' ' Ovsen's name (so like the French words for ots)' suggests hi In fluence over matters pertaining to the harvest Sine earliest timet, Russian boys were accustomed to go from house to house, encourag ing everyone 'across the gulf between be-tween the Past and Future Year, while scattering oats and other grains In petition for a bountiful harvest NEW VEAH mows NEW YEAR'S DAY always has been a red letter day in Japan. Japanese bells ring out 108 times at midnight or New Year's Eve, ushering in the New Year and reminding re-minding the people of the 108 commandments com-mandments of Buddha. . . . Among the ancient customs . stOl observed, there is the practice of scattering parched beans about the house, supposedly driving away evil influences and inviting good luck to enter. ' k Firemen always have been popular pop-ular heroes because the flimsy construction con-struction of Japanese homes Involve tremendous fire hazards. So another an-other feature of New Year's Day is th Fr annual 'ueTcrmeShiklparade ""of ' the fire brigades. V j t , The people of Japan still observe many-tge-old customs, with regard to the New Year. ' New Year Observed March 25 in England Before Calendar Change Prior to England's adoption of the Gregorian calendar in. 1752, New Year's Day was observed on March 25, and of . course,' New Year's eve was'March 24. The English always had a big time on New Year's Eve. snd after the Puritan government abolished Christmas and absolutely absolute-ly forbade any solemnization or celebration thereof, the people vented all their holiday , spirit on the New Year. ,-. .Xf ",. -v , Even, after the 'restoration of the Stuarts brought' about a re-vivl re-vivl of Christmas, custom -and traditions, Christmas never reat-taincd reat-taincd Its former eminence; but New . Year went right along, surviving sur-viving Puritanism and -later, in 1752, the switch In calendar -and the date of its observance, . Adams-Hunt Vows - Recited irvS. L. Temple Friday night in a ceremony marked by simplicity Miss Lela Mae Adams became the bride of J. Frank Hunt, son of Mr. and Mrs. .Ira B. Hunt, Springvllle. Marriage vows were pledged be fore Bishop Leo T. Hansen, uncle of the bride, In the presence of the Immediate families and close friends. , For the Informal recentlon which followed the newly wedded couple stood before a Christmas setting of silver and blue worked ut with a tree and candles. About 125 friends and relatives called to offer, their congratulations and good wishes. For her wedding the bride chose an afternoon dress of brocaded bro-caded satin In winter white with black velvet trim. A single lovely orchid was pinned to her should er. Mrs. R. K. Jones, only attend ant, enhansed her black crepe afternoon dress with a corsage of gardenias and tallsmen roses. Barney Oogarty, Springvllle, performed best man duties. Mrs. Pearl A. Wofflnden, moth er of the bride, wore navy and Mrs. Hunt, mother of the groom was attired In forrest .green. Their corsages were gardenias with split carnations. Quests were welcomed by Mrs. Leo T. Hansen. Mrs. Wayne Hansen, Copperton, had charge of the gifts which were received by Karen and Card Ann Mills. Mrs. Fred Nesbit, Salt Lake City, and Mrs. William Mills, presided over the refreshments. The new Mr. and Mrs. Hunt are now at home to their friends In Springvllle. New Mrs. Harris Meets Friends at Open House Now making a home in Ameri can Fork are Just weds Mr. and Mrs. Warren J. Harris who recit ed nuptial promises In the sol-omenlty sol-omenlty of the Mantl temple Dpc. 21. ' Apmmnanvins them to the temple were Mr. and Mrs.j parents of the bride, the former Betty Pope; Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Stradling, brother and sister-in- law, Miss Diana Pope, sister of the bride, and Mr. and Mrs. J. George Harris, parents of the groom. Friday evening the groom's parents were hosts at an open house complimenting their son and his bride. DON'T PUT OFF GETTING YOUR AMERICAN . FORK HISTORY BOOK 1 Alrjme - l m m rTm . 3 The radiant blond bride greet ed guests in a floor length model of slipper satin, wlth-lace over-skirt, over-skirt, beaded lace yoke and long pointlce sleeves. A seed pearl crown held In place her finger Up veil of net and she -carried a bouquet of baby orchids. . . Only attendant was her sister1, Mrs. Stradling, who wore A white ballerina dress with a corsage cor-sage of pink carnations. Lynn Harris performed best man duties du-ties for his brother. Diana Pope cared for the guest book, Mrs. Glen Miller, a cousin of the groonv was in charge of the gifts and was assisted by the groom's small sisters, Louise and -'W v 1 T I X. ' iV"t sV ' i ; ) COSBY ' Now one of the countiy's leading brands, Corby's was made famous by millions who; wanted good whiskey at a sensible price.' A (rand old name since 1859 Rl FNnFn YVHKKFY-86 PROOF-6M GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS .PLtWUtU WnlSntJ JAS BARCLAY a CO. LIMITED. PEORIA, ILL ; ar.'IiS-J e ONLY $2.50 Publishing - Gompany American Fork v s " i v fTr x ! rr? ;.j 3 X H2; Karen Harris. Mrs. Earl Mathews, another cousin, and Mrs. Merrill N. Warnlck presided over refreshments re-freshments and were assisted in serving by Arlene Harris, Jane Iverson, Nancy, Warnlck, Joan Huntsman, and Marilyn Monson. L, C. L. Slilpmeat Any shipment of freight which is too small to move on a carload rate li called an L. C. L. shipment the initials meaning literally "less than carload." 'Such shipments, usuafly ' consisting of crates, cartons, boxes, barrels, etc., are handled! In package pack-age cars with other L. CL. ship moots. ... -. . fhJ ' 1! M I3S X SSI X X X "7 X "i 1 in x 1 III i i 1 II ii il |
