Show wc wc wt t c Manti Briefs C C C L P NC w. w w. w w. w Mae l Grove was at her Manti Man Man- ti home for Christmas eve and day She is presently teaching special education in Salt Lake schools Her daughter Polly who is teaching in Japan spent Christmas in Thailand and Now Years Day in Hong Kong ong Mr and Mrs l Percy Anderson Ander Ander- son and Mr r. land Mrs 1 Orley of and Mr and Mrs l Maurice Nielsen of Ephraim m and t Mr I and Mrs Glen Nielson of New York visited at the Nels Christian Christian- sen home during the past week Mr and Mrs R R. K Madsen of Sandy Mrs Caroline Mills of Midvale Mr l and Mrs Erbin Erbin Er- Er bin Olsen and Mrs Eleanor Faatz of Sterling spent last Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mr and Mrs 1 Will Wall Munk lunk in Manti to celebrate the birthdays of Mrs Olsen and Mrs Munk Other guests were two nieces Mrs 1 Merritt Jesse Bradley of Ephraim and Mrs Carl Orvella Braithwaite of Manti 1 MantiOn On Sunday Dec Mr 1 and Mrs L L. M. M Kjar held a dinner at which 32 family members gathered Out of town guests were Dr and Mrs 1 Clark Gubler and sons David and Ronald and daughter Ann fall all of Orem Mr 1 and Mrs 1 Nyle Hansen Salt Lake City Mr l and Mrs Leslie L. L Il Madsen Mrs l I Glenn Bailey and two sons and Mr r and Mrs il Kenneth Bailey all tall of Eph Eph- raim Mr and Mrs Kjar accompanied accompanied the Gubler family toOr to Or Orem em where they attended the Bird Christmas Party held atthe at atthe atthe the home of Mrs 1 Kjar's sister sister sister sis sis- ter Mrs 1 BI Blanche Harrison This was held on n Dec Their travels took them to Salt Lake City next where they visited with a son and daughter daugh daugh- ter law ter-in-law in Evan and Donna Kjar and family flamily On New Years Year's Day they were vere among the thc guests at a dinner held at the home of a grandson and family Mr 1 land Mrs Bruce Kj Kjar arOn are ar On their return trip home Sunday they attended another er dinner which was prepared by their daughter Maurine l Gubler seven Forty family members were pres present en t on Christmas day for a turkey dinner with all the trimmings at the Jay Cox home town Out guests for the occasion were Mr 1 and Mrs Wallace Vallace Tuttle and family of Midvale land and Mr and Mrs Bruce Irons and family of Moroni l i Mr 1 sand land Mrs 1 Hal Manwill 1 and son Clair of Idaho Falls Idaho were Christmas week guests at the thc home of Mr and Mrs 1 Orson Manwill l During the New Years Year's week the 1 were favored favored favored ored by visits by Mr 1 and Mrs 1 Bud Jorgensen and family of f Gunnison and Mr 1 and Mrs Mis Charles Oharles Manwill lanwill and family of Sandy J J G C C Jc Dennis and Rebecca Funk former fonner Manti l residents sent along a greeting along with their subscription renewal for forthe forthe forthe the Messenger The Funks state that they enjoy receiving receiving receiving ing the Messenger They said that they also have many fond memories of Manti l and are looking forward ward to another visit to Manti ManU next summer Two other former Manti residents also wrote expressing expressing expressing express express- ing their thanks for the Messenger Messenger Mes Mes- and sending their best wishes One of these came from mm Bert and Barbara Wan- Wan lass who live at Streefkerk Streefkerk Street Street- kerk in Warren Michigan Another message was sent by Zada M. M Rudeen in which she said that they had a wondel wonderful won won- del ul time in Utah last summer summer summer sum sum- mer merand and come spring will be bel l jack Wack ack Mrs Rudeen also noted that in Riverside Calif where they li live e they they- are experienc experienc- e experiencing ing some cold weather with snow falling in the mountains She sends her best wishes to all aU of her Manti Man friends During the holiday week Mr and Mrs William Villiam A A. Pope had the 1 pleasure leasure of having their son David G. G Pope his W wife e and five children from Ignacio Colorado visit them Also their son son son-in son law law and daughter Mr and Mrs Alden R. R and six children were holiday visitors They all enjoyed the three days they were together The have been in Duluth Minn the past pst year but are now making their home in Albuquerque Albuquerque Albuquerque Albu Albu- querque New Mexico Mr l and Mrs 1 Ross Hoss Cox spent the holidays in Bountiful ful at the home of their daughter daugh daugh- ter tel and son law Pauline and Grant Elliott On Sunday December the Gaylen Cox family of Bountiful land the Lynn Coxes of Manti joined Joined joined Join join- ed the group for a Yule din din- ner On New Years Year's Eve Mi ll land and Mrs 1 Ross Cox entertained entertain entertain- ed a group of close friends in their home following an early dinner at the Manti Cafe DaVar LaVar and Jean Hill left on Dec 24 to spend Christmas Eve and day with with their son and law in Dick and Virginia Hill and three children children children chil chil- dren in Las Vegas On Dec they went to Lancaster Calif where they spent Dec which was their wedding wedding wedding wed wed- ding anniversary with another son and family Bob and Sylvia Sylvia Sylvia Syl Syl- via Hill and two daughters They went to Las Das Angeles for foran foran an anniversary dinner and celebration They returned to toLas toLas toLas Las Vegas on the and came to Manti anti on the Bob Sylvia and Dick all sent a happy New Year greeting greeting greeting greet greet- ing to their friends and family family fam fam- ily fly in Manti l William Williiam and Sherry Funk visited at the home of her parents parents parents par par- Mr 1 and Mrs 1 Lee Mellor 1 over Christmas The 1 returned to Salt Lake with the Funks Punks to visit with them and ia fa a son and in daughter-in- law Mr l and Mrs 1 Rodney L. L Mellor of Salt Lake City over the holidays Ruth Brox returned from the Utah Valley Hospital on Dec She has been confined confined confined con con- fined in lin both the Mt 1 Pleasant and Provo hospitals since Thanksgiving where she has been undergoing tests to determine determine determine de de- de- de termine the thc nature of ther ill ill- ness She is now recuperating slowly at her home Mr and Mrs l W W. Lee Hall just returned home after a stay in Denver for three weeks with their son land daughter law daughter in law Elliott and Edith Hall While in Denver Mr l Hall had the honor of naming and blessing their great grandchild The baby haby was wlas the son of Mr and Mrs Barry Mrs s. is the daughter of Elliott and Edith Elliott took the on ona a tour of the flooded area roused by the heavy rains and the swelling of the Ithe South Platte River which runs through Denver Large highway highway highway high high- way bridges were swept away large box cars in the freight yard were tipped on their sides the damage going into millions of dollars On their way home borne they spent a week in Salt Lake with their daughter Elma tElma Que and family and in Nephi with Mr land Mrs Albert C. C Starr They also visited with Mr and Mrs Phil Marstello 1 and Richard Lee Hall of Salt Lake Ted home thome for Christmas where he visited with his this parents Mr lr and Mrs l Fred of Manti and Mr rr and Mrs Dan Campbell of Gunnison Teds Ted's address is Ted NG E. E 3rd FA Fort Sill Oklahoma tl Mr and Mrs John D. D Rogers Rogers Rogers Rog Rog- ers expressed their thanks to the many persons who attended attended at at- tended their Dec open house which was held in honor honor hon hon- or of their golden wedding an an- They report that close to persons attended the fete Their son and daughter and their mates and families were guests at the Rogers home for ifor several days Mr Ir and Mrs Milton 1 D. D Rogers of Kansas City Missouri arrived in hi fun l ti on Dec and stayed until until until un un- un- un til the wl when len they returned return return- ed cd home Mr 1 and Mrs U Kermit Kermit Kermit Ker- Ker mit Redd of Paradox Colorado Colorado Colorado Colo Colo- rado arrived Christmas Day and stayed until Tuesday Close relatives in both Mr l and Mrs l Rogers family made the trip to Manti ManU for the oc oc- casion |