Show local news the L H redd store is busy these days with the annual inventory evan and dale pehrson and donald evans are spending the christmas holidays in california warren bronson who is is work I 1 ing on the US geodetic survey is spending ending vp the holidays in monti cello and Blan blanding clyde and don barton will leave the first s of next year for provo where they will attend the brigham young university misses alta and hortense redd and ray V redd arrived from salt lake city to spend the christmas season with their families swell music musi e and a lot of fun at the new years dance Saw saturday rolay at auditorium 5 piece durango horchem tra stra master bobbie bobb e pehrson entertained his young friends at a birthday party tuesday afternoon at th tle e home of mrs horace pehrson mr and mrs george bloomfield are here f from rom provo to spend the christmas vacation mr bloomfield is attending the brigham young university the alonce club will hold its annual banquet for members and their part partner nei on ner New years eve in the home economics room at the high school building mr and mrs ernest heer and their small daughter of uravan cravan colorado spent christmas in monticello with mrs heers parents mr and mrs clinton bronson A welcome home party was given tuesday in the church by the monticello ward honoring elders alford frost and loile bailey recently returned miss missionaries fonaries ion aries despite the ideal street conditions for sleigh riding we hear no sleigh bells balls in monticello thear I 1 days when the automobile displaced the horse and buggy it also rendered obsolete the sleigh and bells mrs mae pipkin returned monday from salt lake city with her son don who has been in the hospital the past few weeks receiving treatment for an injured eye they were brought I 1 to monticello by lynn hyde I 1 following their marriage in the salt lake temple mr and mrs clyn young were honored at a reception at the home of mrs youngs parents mr and mrs D 1 B perkins the young couple i left wednesday for california en e nj route to hawaii where they will reside lyman hyde a former resident reside ht of monticello and la sal returned here the first of the week bringing don and paul pipkin and then their mother from salt lake city mr chyde hyde now resides at murray and is spending a few days visiting relatives and friends and looking over his old stomping ground the blue mountain civic club is to be commended for its splendid christmas activities colored lights brightened main street and a huge christmas tree is beautifully decorated on the courthouse corner the club sponsored a most enjoyable pro program grani on christmas eve e a and nd candy and nuts were distributed distributed to the children i i come out and see the in fit sa s1 saturday dec 31 C couples oa pl e bec extra ladies 25 cents mrs A S wood is spending the christmas holidays at price with her husband and son who have employment I 1 there A number of people are suffering from colds flu or la grippe these days it is is well to be careful as this is a bad time of the year to contract pneumonia monia mr and mrs C A black and mr and mrs don anderson went to monte vista colo sunday where mrs black will care for her daughter and the new baby the others returned home tuesday the local camp has been abandoned for the winter and the boys have either returned to their hornes homes in the east or have joined the boys at moab they departed after the heavy snowfall during the weekend week end last M monday 0 n d a y was a national holiday because christmas fell on zu sunday nolay and the day follows following ng is is I 1 a legal holiday local stores the post office and other places of business remained closed for th the main part during the day the snow in the eastern district of this county off the state highways is deep enough to present a serious obstacle to travel and a good many cars have been marooned during the past week but farmers are willing to endure all these inconveniences since it means moisture for the maturing of crops next summer since our last issue went to press the record has I 1 been been presented with beautiful calendar 3 by the L H redd mercantile company and the city mercantile company which makes it about unanimous for the local business concerns on the calendar question and we are all equipped to keep tab on old man time dur ing the year 1939 thanks a lot folks when n we hear them telling over ahe radios of temperatures as much las 40 degrees below zero in in different parts of the country we begin to appreciate the fact that san juan county has a delightful antee as well as summer summed climate last winter the w was as six six degrees above zero and so far it has been but little colder this winter no zero weather or below the record is in receipt of a card from our good friends mr and mrs silas D smith instructing us to change the address of their san juan record to kim ball sti st mesa arizona they add this is an ideal winter climate beautiful flowers and green fields felds awid nd n a of oranges and grape fruit A merry christmas and ana a p aus happy new year to you a and our good people and friends J s angress Icon on gress gres will convene again in 4 a few ew says january 3rd ard and from fioril all accounts there will be pl plenty enty of oratory br oratory atory and fireworks we tr trust the session will not be wasted in useless sele ss bickering as there are 4 greaty great number of important in matters tobe decided if all th the Congi congressmen were fair and reasonable and actuated by unselfish ends ands it would be a simple matter i to 0 enact laws for the genera I 1 good but there d are always individuals and lawm lawmakers akers who make it their business to thwart I 1 the will 9 of the majority in the furtherance ofa selfish ends V V av v V w i y ty s vy see or write bill sharp harp used cars phoeb moab ia 11 7 our townsman H E Bl akeis improving from a recent in dispo jy jay wilson is spending the holidays with his mother mry mary jane wilson mr and mrs F B hammond of price were christmas guests at f the abs isabel redd home confetti serpentine noise mak ers run fun producers at the N ne w v years dance saturday night A crew of some fifteen NN W 1 men started to work tuesday on a county road project near devils Ds vils canyon right now about the most essential requisite to comfort is a good supply of wood or coal how is your woodpile the rev W E parks of moab will conduct services at the blake home sunday at 1030 a pi everyone welcome I 1 miss phyllis rogerson daughter of mr and mrs lynn rogerson of provo ia 13 visiting with the family of mr and mrs FY F Y jensen mr and mrs george cornis Corni sl MI montevista Monte vista colorado are the JS ants of a daughter born on christmas eve mrs cornish will be remembered as miss naomi black mr and mrs H E blake sr and mr and mrs M L coleman had as their weekend week end christmas guests mr and mrs elwin blake and family from durango colo miss lucy redd daughter of bishop and mrs L frank redd i has been ill the past few days with ear trouble and a mastoid mashold complication is is feared draus dr austin has her case in charged two excursion boats will carry passengers from treasure island site of the 1939 california worlds fair around alcatraz island during a sightseeing trip on san francisco bay the home of truth colony and some invited friends spent a very pleasant christmas last sunday the impressive ten services were followed by a dinner at 1 the community center conducted by daisy naden in which all participated later in iii the afternoon there was a christmas tree with presents for everybody the yuletide spirit prevailed and seemed to exemplify the motto of peace on earth good will to all men |