Show Manti Briefs Mrs Bruce Barbara Barton returned home September from the Cottonwood Hospital where she had undergone undergone undergone under under- gone surgery on August She is recuperating slowly now at her home in Manti ManU Mrs Helen Ottosen returned recently from a delightful 2 week vacation with her son son son-in- inlaw inlaw in- in law and md daughter Lanny and Janice Lund in Las Vegas Mr and Mrs Harmon Parry enjoyed a trip in the mountains mountains mountains moun moun- and over into Emery County They enjoyed the scenery on the Skyline Drive then down to Ferron Reservoir Reservoir Reser Reser- voir where they camped all night at Willon Lake From there they went to Ferron Ferran to get p pea peaches e a c ches h e s. s However they found out wouldn't be ready for another week Then they journeyed to Orangeville and spent a few hours visiting with a brother and family The next stop was the Joes Joe's Valley Dam site and then over Ephraim Canyon which they report was still beautiful at that time Ted and Shirley Maylett of North Highlands Calif Sharon Shar Share on and Keith Cole and two children of Murray and Mer Mer- Merril Merrill Merrill rill ril and Janice Maylett Jr of Salt Lake City were in Manti ManU Man Man- ti U last weekend to attend the farewell testimonial for their brother Elder Greg Maylett A family dinner was held Id heldon on Sunday The family took Greg to the Mission Home in Salt Lake City on Monday Miss Polly M. M Grove daughter daughter daugh daugh- ter tel of Mrs Mae N. N Grove of Manti ManU is helping provide essential essential es educational services for children of US U.S. military personnel living overseas Miss Grove Grave recently joined the faculty of the Pacific Air Forces Farces School at Misawa A AB An Japan A graduate of South High School at Salt Lake City Miss Grove received her bachelor of science degree from the University of Utah Mr and Mrs Mrs Lloyd R. R Nielsen Nielsen Niel Niel- sen welcomed their daughter Barbara from Portland Ore at the Salt Lake Airport on Friday night They returned home Saturday Barbara has worked this summer for an insurance firm in Portland She plans to enter Snow College College College Col Col- lege next week Manti ManU residents who wha travel traveled ed to Logan last Wednesday Sept 15 to attend the funeral services for far Donald Cox in the Hall Mortuary were Maude Peterson Peterson Peterson Pe Pe- Pe- Pe terson Frank FrankL M. M Cox Donetta Donetto Donet Donet- ta to Cox and Robert and Maurine Mau- Mau Maurine Maurine rine Johnson Reed Braithwaite visited his father C C. G G. Braithwaite last Friday night He was en route to his home in Los Angeles Angeles Angeles An An- geles from the BYU where his daughter Karen registered register register- ed for her second year there Jane and Wilbur Braithwaite Braithwaite Braithwaite Braith Braith- waite and children joined them for dinner Friday eve eve- ning Mr and Mrs Richard Bessey Bessey Bessey Bes- Bes sey and family of Bountiful were guests at oat the home of Mr 11 and Mrs Major Domgaard Mr and Mrs Perry Eliason took their two small granddaughters granddaughters grand grand- daughters Polly and Jill Dotson Dot Dot- son to Salt Lake last week where they boarded a plane to join their mother in California Califor Califor- nia Their mother Joyce E. E Dotson has joined the acting company at the Pasadena Playhouse The little girls had spent three weeks in Manti Mantl Lynda Johnson Jahnson daughter of Robert and Maurine Johnson left the Salt Lake Airport on Sunday morning by jet for Hawaii She left at am a.m. and arrived in Honolulu at 2 pm p.m. She is going to ta attend the Church College of Hawaii at Laie She will live on cam cam- campus pus In Salt Lake Sunday morning morning morning morn morn- ing to bid her goodbye were Evan Nilson from Emery LaZell LaZell La La- Zell Borg and Julie Peterson of Springville Norma Rasmus- Rasmus sen of Mt Pleasant Eileen Hougaard and Maurine Johnson Johnson John John- son of Manti I Mr and Mrs Carlisle Harmon Har Har- Harmon mon man of New Jersey Jersey Jersey Jer Jer- sey visited for three days at atthe atthe atthe the Andrew Judd home Mr Harmon is a nephew of Mrs Judd He is a son of Frank Harmon WAC Private First Class Barbara A. A Casto Casta whose parents parents par par- Mr and Mrs Ernest J. J Scow live at 94 West Fourth South in Manti ManU was assigned to the US U.S. Army Islands Islands Islands Is Is- lands on Okinawa Aug 31 Casto Casio a medical laboratory laboratory labor labor- atory technician was last station station sta sta- sta tion at Fitzsimmons General Hospital Denver Colo Cola She received received received re re- re- re basic training at Fort McClellan Ala Casto is a 1963 graduate graduate ate of the Manti High School Karl and Stella Axelson and his mother Mrs Hattie Axelson Axelson Axelson Axel- Axel son of or Salt Lake City came to Manti ManU last Wednesday Sept Wednesday evening Mr and Mrs Melroy Kjar returned return return- ed with them to ta Salt Lake where they spent until Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day evening with their son Evan and Donna Kjar and family A surprise birthday party was held on Sunday Sept 12 in honor of R. R Dee Hughes A birthday dinner was served Guests in attendance were Mr 11 and Mrs Leslie Madsen and Michael Kjar of Ephraim Mrs Vena Hughes and Phyllis of Mt Pleasant Mr and Mrs Richard Kjar Kiar and children of Gunnison Mr and Mrs Pete and children of Mt Pleasant and Mr and Mrs Timothy Hughes of Mt Pleasant Pleas Pleas- ant Jackson H H. Judd of Roswell Raswell New Mexico spent the past week weck visiting at the home hame of his parents Mr and Mrs Andrew Andrew An An- drew J. J Judd He went to Bountiful Bountiful Bountiful Boun Boun- on Monday to visit with witha a law brother and sister Mr and Mrs Charles Rasmus Rasmus- sen Mr and Mrs Paul Miller and four children of Bountiful Bound ful were weekend visitors at atthe atthe atthe the home hame of his parents Mr and Mrs Clement Miller Last Friday was an especially especially espe espe- dally unlucky day for Bill McFarlane McFarlane McFarlane Mc- Mc Farlane of Manti ManU The heavy snows of that day caused limbs to ta snap off the trees And the broken limbs also caused BUI Bill to join the casualty list with a broken limb Reports note that Mr McFarlane McFarlane Mc- Mc Farlane was out Friday afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- noon trimming up his trees when the ladder on which he was standing gave way and Mr McFarlane grabbed for a branch to which he supported himself for a short period of time But help was unable to arrive in time and Bill could not hold his grip on the tree branch He fell to ta the ground fracturing his right ankle Bill is now at the Utah Valle Valley Val Val- le ley lex Hospital in Provo On Sunday Sept Mr and Mrs 1 Henry A. A en entertained at a dinner in honor honorof of a grandson Elder Fred S. S Carpenter prior to his leaving leaving leaving leav leav- ing for the South Australian Mission of the Church Those do attendance besides the guest of honor were Linda Hansen Spring City Fred and Phyllis Carpenter and son Phillip Manti ManU Chesley and Mary Marie and children children children chil chil- dren Claudia Camille Douglas Doug las as and Amy Marie Sandy Arden and two daughters daughters daughters daugh daugh- Lori and Corinne Clair and Joyce and children Deborah Susan and Douglas Richard and Sandie Schmidt all of Salt Lake City Annetta Harris Hams and her mother Mrs I I. I S. S Eksund left Sept 14 to attend the funeral service of Matthew Biddlecome Biddlecome Biddlecome Biddle- Biddle come a law brother and son- son law in-law at Coronado Calif It was held on the and they returned home on ithe the Several other members of the family from Salt Salt Lake drove down with them Dr and Mrs Clark Gubler and two sons of Orem were in Manti ManU Sunday where they visited with the Melroy and attended the homecoming Sunday night in the South SouthWard SouthWard SouthWard Ward for Elder Louis Kjar Mr and Mrs Harmon Parry spent a week at Fish Lake They visited with Eunice and Gordon Harris and family of North Hollywood California who were spending two weeks there Then on Saturday Sept 11 it the Harris family came to Manti A reunion and dinner were held at the Parry home in honor of David Harris who will leave for a mission in Brazil In October Harmons Harmon's daughter Elaine and four faur children children children chil chil- dren from Orem Bernard and family from Granger joined in the festivities A very enjoyable enjoyable enjoyable en en- time was had by all present Verda Barton spent last week in Salt Lake visiting her children Mr and Mrs Robert Barton Mr and Mrs O. O V V. Knibbe and Mr and Mrs B. B E E. Tew |