Barracks Being moved Here This Week
Work began this week on moving four CCC barracks from the wrendoned camp at Cedar City toward Parowan to house about fifty men who will perform range and water development work near here. One 105 foot building has already been moved and two more are in transit. an 85 foot education building will be relocated here. Camp grounds will be cleared, grass and trees planted, and hundreds of feet of pipeline laid to water trees. The plan may leave the buildings on site after disbanding, aiding future fairs and shows. Range work includes water development at Willow Springs north of Paragon, Chipman Seps, Jack Rabbit spring and other water sources, plus fencing to separate cattle and sheep. A large stock corral with chutes and gates will be built on the northwest outskirts, with piped water for livestock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CCC
Cedar City Tor Parowan
Howse
Fifly
Pitg
Beaver County Jing
Plso
Willow Springs
Paragough
Chipman Seps
Jack Rabbit
WPA Recreation Program suspended for one week
WPA recreation activities paused for a week starting Monday August 5th to August 12th while leaders Louise Morisen and Berta Mitchell attend a Regional Institute of Play school teachers in St George. Activities resume August 12 with singing and dancing classes for ages 6 to 11 and 12 plus, softball on the square at 5 pm, plus story telling games and hikes or swimming announced during softball games. Pat Fenton returns from Monterey officer training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPA
Louise Morrisen
Berta Mitchell
St. George
Paragonah Reservoir 1 Closes To Fishing
Paragonah reservoir will close to fishing on Monday and stay shut for the rest of the 1940 season due to very low water and small muddy fish. Officials say Yankee will not close, but more fish will be planted there soon. The site has drawn more visitors this year, with thousands of fish taken and as many as 100 cars in a day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paragonah
Claude Macfarlane
Pioneer Writes History Of Big Horn Basin Book
Charles A. Welch, pioneer settler in Wyoming's Big Horn Basin, published History of the Big Horn Basin drawn from forty years of notes and lives of early Utah settlers. The illustrated volume recounts Mormon pioneer crossings, colonization, Parowan origins, and basins life sketches with poems and portraits, noting more data for a second volume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Welet
Big Horn Basin
Wyoming
Mary Lyman
Welch
Custains
Plains
Utah
Parowan
Legion Post to Hear Boy's State Reports in Parowan
Parowan Post No 20 of the American Legion schedules a Tuesday 8 pm meeting in the County Courthouse to hear Bryce Adams Donald Carter and Keith Orton report on their Boy's State activities. Officials Exchange Club and Legion Auxiliary members are invited to attend and hear the reports as delegates are chosen to attend the State convention in Ogden in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parowan Post No. 20
American Legion
Ealing
County Court House
Bryce Adams
Donald Carter
Keith Orton
Legion
Parowan
Exchange Club
Legion 1 Auxiliary
Legion Will Honey
Ogden
Lowder announces daughter's marriage to Me Dan Doles
Mr and Mrs Wm J Lowder announce the marriage of their daughter Lucile to Me Dan Doles whose home is Wyoming. The wedding is at noon Wednesday in Billings Montana. Afterward the couple will reside in Powell Wyoming where Mr Bales works for an oil drilling company. Luelle, a well known local, met her fiance three weeks ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. J. Lowder
Lucile
Dan Doles
Wyoming
Billings
Montana
Youke
Powell
Bales
Luelle
Parowan Exchange Club elects new president at July meeting
W Scott Mitchell, owner of the Variety store and manager of the Alladin theatre, elected president to succeed L J Adams who moves to a patrolman post. Adams and Mitchell named to seek Grant Redford to bring play In The Tide of Empire, aimed at Cedar City and Parowan audiences. Annual dairy stockholders meeting set for August 1 to elect three board members and review the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Scott Mitchell
Alladin
Parowan Exchange Club
L. J. Adams
Gnins
Adams
Pepe
Patrotman
State Highway Department
Utah
WL. Adams
Grant Redford
A. C
Empire
Cedar City
Beig
Fuéford
University of Town
Brigham Young
Motmon
W. Clair Rowhey
State Roid Commission
Court House
Te Commission
Arthur Joseph
Pacific Northwest
Barton Prothero Faces Oil of Law Charge Again
Barton Prothero of Paragonah was arrested last week and brought before Justice Ray H. Adams on drunken driving charges. He pled guilty and received a $100 fine with $59 suspended, a stay granted to allow time to raise the money. Earlier in the three weeks prior, he was fined $25 for carrying firearms at a game preserve, with a stay until July 34st. Paragonah residents Cisrence Lamoreaur and Max Edwards were also arrested for drunkenness in public, each fined $20 with no suspensions. A California man was fined $5 for speeding yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barton Prothero
Paragonah
Justice of the Peace
Ray H. Adams
Cisrence Lamoreaur
Max. Edwards
California
Marriage Licenses Issued This Week by County Clerk
Harold Doane Orton 28 and Theresa Ann Legan 22 of Los Angeles. Clarence Pendleton Snow a St George and Shirtee Wilson 20 of Richfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Doane Orton
BL George
Theresa Annn Legan
Los Angeles
Clarence Pendleton Snow
St. George
Shirtee Wilson
Richfield
Library Board Sets Next Year Tax Levy For County
The Ison County Library Board met at the courthouse in Farewall on Saturday evening July 27. Chair man S F Leigh presided with Mayor H H Lunt and A Hatch and W L Adams present. The board fixed next year's library tax levy at four tenths of a mill and arranged to meet the County Commissioners on August 5 to set the overall year taxes. Books to be purchased were approved and several monthly bills were passed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ison County Library Board
Court House
Farewall
S. F. Leigh
Leigh
H. H. Lunt
Cedar City
A. ©. Hatch
W. L. Adams
Bwa
New Civil Suits Filed in County District Court
New suits include R E Winterrose vs Joe Young over 300 dollars and car damage after a June 27 hit at Main and Center Cedar City. Lol Ethel Gillespie Neilson seeks annulment of marriage to Keith Neilson from July 12 1940. Forest guard J Applegate aided Fishlake Mountain fire near Marys Vale, 150 acres burned, CCC crews assisting. Mr and Mrs Charles F Berkley traveled to Salt Lake City to place Charles’ sister Marguerite in a special home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
R. E. Winterrose
Joe Young
Ox Court
Main
Center Streets
Cedar City
Young
Ethel Gillespie Neilson
Keith Neilson
J. ©. Applegate
Vermillion Castle Forest
Psrowan
Canyon
Fishlake National Forest
Fishlake Mountain
Marysvale
Mr. Applegate
CCC
Duck Creek
Forest Service
Programs for Sun Evening Service by M I A Wards
Programs arranged by M I A organizations of both wards for Sunday evening August 4 present themes Nephi the Exempler of Faith and Obedience. West ward service begins at 7 by the chapel lawn with Joseph EB Ward as principal speaker Cyr Pengleton M I A theme Colleen Benson reading and a quartet with regular song service. East ward program in chapel at 8 features scriptural readings Neil Bentley brief M A theme by Walter C Mitesel short talks Gordon Mitchell Carol Wright musical number direction Alice Mitchell short talk Robert Mitchell and six scriptural readings from First Nephi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nephi
West Ward
Joseph EB. Ward
Cyr Pengleton
Colleen Benson
Neil Bentley
M. A
Walter C. Mitehsel
Gordon Mitchell
Carol Wright
Alice Mitchell
Robert Mitchell
Fist Nephi
State To Oil Part Of Cedar Modena Road
Ulsh State Road Commission chairman W D Hammond announced the committee will oil the Cedar Modena road section under construction from Ninweaktte toward Madena as soon as current work finishes this summer. Lower costs allowed funds for oiling to protect the investment, with Iron County officials pressing for the project to connect Highways 93 in Nevada and 91 in Utah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Hammond
Ulsh
Ife
Board of Iron County Commissioners
Cedar City
Bulloch
State Commission
Hammond
Cedar Modena
Nevada
Utah
Iron County Commissioners
Iron County Record
Plans Complete For Parowan's Race Meet
Plans for Parowan’s race meet are nearly complete for Thursday through Saturday, August 8 to 10. A new 500 seat grandstand rises with betting booths and concessions. sheds move to the east end near the track. The starting gate and grounds will be cleaned and watered daily. street work by the State Road Commission starts to clear weeds. Entertainment includes the Underbr and Shows and local bands. races begin at 3 PM on day one and 9 AM on subsequent days. Tickets set at 25 cents children and 50 cents adults, with grandstand pricing 10 and 25 cents. A committee will seek county funding on August 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parowan
Utah
Para-mutual
Rambouillet
State Road Commission
Milford High School
Milford Hilthires
Milford
Cedar City
Nursery School to Close During August in Parowan
The Parowan Nursery School will close for August while staff attends the University of Utah Institute for Nursery School and Adult Education teachers. Those leaving include Mildred Hallerman, Gertrude Barton, Isabel Polk, Ida Malter, Josephine Parsmin, and others. Callers may contact local leaders about surplus produce and foods to be canned for winter. An M L A leadership meeting in Parowan is planned for Tuesday evening August 6 for officers and teachers of the I A. Pasewan Stoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parowan
University of Utah
Mildred Hallerman
Gertrude Barton
Iaabell Polk
Ida Malterwen
Josephine Parsmin
Canning
Tarsmare
Mabel Williams
M. L A
Botlock
Pasewan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pat Fenton
Monterey
Dixie National Forest
Paragonah Reservoir
Pioneer
Lowders
Dairy Co. Stockholders
Southern Utah Datery Co
Iron County Court House
Warren Pendleton
Samuel Abboth
Paraganah
RL. Fenton
Parawan
H. L. Adams
A. Topham
Charles F. Berkley
Salt Lake City
Charles Sister
Maryguerite
Kensis Walter
W. Scott
Mitchell
Hick
Walter
Prince and Nange
Yeadon
Nellier Flat
Cedar Breaks
Salt Lake Dry
Tench
Ray Mitchell
Lee Russell
Karl Mitchell
Thomas Lemmon
Mitchell Benson
Ralph Mitchell
Marlon Halterman
Bernar Stubbs
Mra
Walter Carlton
Beaver
Times
R. M. Benson
Gerrysl
Clair Hulet
W. Clair Rowely
Clair Huylet
Ivan Decker
Shoyt
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