Show News of Your Friends In The MANTI BRIEFS BRIEFS' Sunday visitors at the home of Dir Mr and Mrs 1 Nels were Mr 11 and Mrs 1 Wallace Vallace Ros- Ros Salt Lake City 1 Mr 1 and Mrs 1 William Villiam and family and Mr 11 and Mrs 1 Bryce Ruston Huston and family all of Kearns Friends of the Hustons also accompanied accompanied ac accompanied ac- ac companied the group to Manti 1 for the day I The Mantl Mani South Ward Yard Christmas Christmas Christmas Christ Christ- mas Party will be held Tuesday Dec 20 at in the Ward Yard recreation recreation recreation rec rec- hall A fine program and refreshments are being arranged under the direction of the ward auxiliary organizations Everyone is invited to come out and en enjoy enjoy enjoy en- en joy the Laurels of the he Manti lanti South SouthWard SouthWard Ward Yard combined their Add a Pearl program and Project night for a very lovely meeting Tuesday in MIA HA with the ward I bishop and members of the Mutual Mu Mu- Mutual lu 1 presidency as special guests Following a special program with tributes to the bishop and anda a lovely gift box for the ward refreshments were served by the girls Mrs 1 MoRell loRell Snow is leader of the group Mrs 1 Theresa Garbe who is liv living living liv- liv ing at San Bernardino Ave Fontana Calif wishes to extend Christmas greetings to her many friends in Manti lanti through the Manti 1 Messenger lessenger as she is too weak to write to them person person- ally Mrs 1 Garbe thinks often of the people in Manti lanti and wishes wish wish- es them joy and happiness through the tile new year Mrs 1 L. L M. M Kjar and Mrs 1 Elva accompanied other county DUP officers to Gunnison Gunni- Gunni son Friday where they were guests at the home of Mrs 1 Charles at a holiday chicken dinner The group ex exchanged exchanged exchanged ex- ex changed Christmas gifts and enjoyed en enjoyed enjoyed en- en joyed a pleasant afternoon to to- to gether Little Miss 1155 Daryl Lee Carlile entertained seven guests Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day Dec 3rd on the occasion of her birthday anniversary Games and refreshments pro- pro happy time for the youngsters under the direction of Daryl Lees Lee's mother Mrs 1 Helen Car- Car lile Hie i Mr 11 and Mrs 1 AverIll Larsen Mrs 1 David Earl Christensen and Mrs Airs Cleo Christensen returned to Manti 1 Monday 1 evening after a delightful vacation trip to New Nety York and other scenic spots in the east the past ten days The quartet met David Earl Earlin Earlin Earlin in New York Dec 2nd upon his return from Europe and with friends f r ri i e end n d s of the Christensen's visited the Statue of Liberty Empire State Building Radio City and saw the play My Fair Lady among other interesting highlights Perry Christensen of Grand Junction Colo joined the group for a day before sailing from New York to join his brother Jan Christensen and Mrs 1 Dorothy Dorothy Dorothy Doro Doro- thy Larson in Zurich Switzer Switzer- land A most thrilling part of the thet trip t was the ride from Salt Lake j to New York via United Airlines jet The trip home by automobile automobile automobile automo automo- bile provided opportunity for a n great amount of sightseeing for forthe forthe forthe the group The group enjoyed almost balmy weather during their stay in New York and were fascinated fascinated fascinated fas fas- by the unique Christmas decorations and displays Mrs 1 Mae lae S. S Graham is visiting visiting visiting visit visit- ing this week in Bountiful atthe at atthe atthe the Mac 1 Ray Christensen home where she is getting acquainted with a anew new grandson and helping helping helping help help- ing to care care for the three other young folks One of our subscribers Mrs 1 Loella Wilson writes the following following following follow follow- ing observation on the special Lyceum program held in the Manti lanti High School Auditorium last Thursday Due to previous notice my twin sister was kind enough to accompany me to a special program program program pro pro- gram presented by a touring group from the BYU Program Bureau The group is touring various cities in southern Utah and stopped at Manti lanti last Thurs Thurs- day dayAll All the numbers were outstanding outstanding outstanding out out- standing naturally we were impressed im impressed impressed im- im pressed with the glowing introduction introduction introduction intro intro- by the announcer of my granddaughter J Janet a n net e t Cutrer Janet has studied the accordion almost 12 years and exhibits special special special cial talent She was selected 1959 Queen of the Western States ac accordion accordion accordion ac- ac festival which was held in Beach in August Her Long 0 first tour was to Chicago in 1955 T h e performance Thursday morning was spectacular and atthe at atthe atthe the conclusion after an enthusiastic enthusiastic enthusiastic enthus enthus- applause I was asked as Janet's grandmother to make a bow Mrs 1 Ada enjoyed the tile visit and good wishes of relatives last Tuesday Dec 7 and received birthday greetings on the occasion occasion occasion occa occa- sion of her anniversary All the members of the Robert Davis family were in Manti lanti last weekend coming to see their father who is convalescing at home following a heart attack several weeks ago Mr 11 Davis is reported b by family members tobe tobe to tobe be somewhat improved Coming from Salt Lake City for several days were Mr 11 and Sirs Mrs Robert Jones and family Sirs Mrs Von Larsen and two children children chil chil- dren iren and Halbert Davis Mr 11 and Mrs 1 Ralph Tatton who have been at the home of a daughter laughter and son-in-law son Dir Mr and Mrs 1 Benny Heath in Salina for several months left last Friday for or Orem where they will visit II at the home of Mr 11 and Mrs 1 Frank rank Joan Grey Mr 11 Tatton is s reported to be improving fol following ol- ol i lowing owing his recent illness I Members 1 of the Manti lanti Male lale Chorus were in Richfield Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- I day lay evening where they presented present- present i ed d two programs in Sacrament services Ellis E. E Johnson directed direct- direct j ed 1 d the chorus in six selections i They Chey were accompanied on the j piano iano by Mrs Maud Reid Mrs 1 i Reid and her daughter Carolyn Reid played played a piano duet in each session Speakers for the I IJ J services were Marcell 1 and Maurice Barnett Mrs 1 Vang Madsen ladsen ed cd d her son Dale Madsen l to Salt Lake City last Saturday where she plans to spend the coming holidays with her family in Salt Lake City and Tooele Army Lars R. R V. V Jensen 28 whose wife Lewana lives at S. S Main lain Manti lanti Utah re recently recently recently re- re participated with other personnel from the Signal Battalion in Operation Snow Tiger an I Corps command post exercise in Korea Snow Tiger was planned to test the doctrines and procedures which would be used in the employment employment em em- II of nuclear weapons inthe in inthe inthe the field The exercise features an offensive drive against a heavily entrenched simulated ag aggressor aggressor ag- ag ressor force Jensen the supply sergeant sergeant ser ser- geant of the battalions battalion's Headquarters Headquarters Head Head- I quarters Company entered the Army in September 1949 and ar arrived arrived arrived ar- ar rived overseas on this tour of duty in November 1959 The sergeant son of Mr 11 and Mrs 1 Peter M. M Jensen N N. Main 1 Manti is a 1949 graduate of Manti 1 High School Mr 11 and Mrs 1 Rulon Olsen were in Salt Lake City Wednesday Dec 6 G to meet a son Lee who flew in that day from New New York after completing four years of service training Lee spent three years overseas overseas overseas over over- seas two in England and one in Spain Last June he was recommended recommended rec rec- for Airman of the Month 1 Mrs 1 Ida returned 1 last Saturday night from the hospital hosI hospital hos hos- I pital after a 13 day stay Shed She'd like to thank all the people who have lave been so thoughtful with cards ards and visits during her ill ill- ill ness Mr 11 and Mrs 1 Marvin 1 Johnson of f Salt Lake City visited with h her ter r parents Mr 11 and Mrs 1 Rulon Olsen over the weekend |