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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1929
Page
8
Cedar City prepares a three day rodeo and race meet from August 29 to 31 under American Legion auspices. Plans promise top outlaw charges, famed daredevil riders, and Utah wrestling headliner Ira Dernal, with further advertisements to follow.
R Oakes fined 100 dollars on liquor charge after change of venue to Parowan. Judge Knox presided. Jury found him guilty. 50 dollars remitted on good behavior for a year. Brother L E Oakes case dropped as evidence deemed insufficient.
Locals report visits and trips among Cedar visitors and families. Ralph Wilcock and others from Cedar were here for a week with relatives. Winston Orton may buy his mother’s home and spend part of winter in St George. Dr and Mrs Clark visited Zion Park and their daughter Mas LaRue. Clark Orton and Scott Orton returned to Salt Lake City for days of travel and business. Harold Mitchell and his wife came back from Castledale. Wes Ward Relief Society to meet next Tuesday for work and business. Niels Decker left last week for California after a month here. Samuel T Orton family and friends gathered Tuesday for wedding anniversary and Orton birthday with late refreshments for about forty guests. Lucila A Dalton’s garden flowers drew editor’s family bouquets this week.
Cedar City News notes Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company took a sixty day option on the Palmer corner just north of Iron County Record. If purchased, a new telephone building will be constructed there. Other items include local visits, flood damage, business moves, school district audits, health updates, and distributor appointments.
Mrs Oscar W Hulet underwent polio goiter surgery at County hospital on Tuesday and is recovering well. Mrs Imogene Cowdelly plans to return to California after an extended visit. Mrs Barbara Smith remains critically ill with family visiting from Enterprise. Mrs Luella Adair has been seriously ill and hospitalized. Mrs John Farrow learned this morning of her mother Mrs Samuel Bradshaw passing away in Mineraville and traveled to assist with funeral arrangements. Read the advertisement in this issue.
An old trunk yields the diary of a polar expedition soldier one of the two living survivors whose journey became a famed adventure. The Times features an illustrated article about the story and the book The Outpost of the Lost by Elmo Scott Watson. Also warned against fake bargains from peddlers who offer gold bricks for fifty cents.
In London, conditions vary by borough with opposite street sides in different districts. One pavement lit by gas while the opposite side uses electric light. Odd and even house numbers show divergent routines with children attending nearby schools across the road and public houses shaping crossing habits.
Notice to customers explains ceasing credit sales due to cash pricing and competition. Market emphasizes cash purchases keep prices low and invites continued patronage. Also mentions confusion over maize and corn terminology and a Kansas daily journal note about a corn stalks paper invention.
Fragmentary OCR yields a garbled line about a person named Sra. Nestlove and a referenced husband, then a note that as long as the daughter has singing lessons, someone will do something. The snippet ends with a Times price of $2 yearly.
Fragmentary report notes an approximate water amount connected to a person identified as Zeit Skougard. The source lacks clear details on event, date, and context, preventing a definite summary.
A man named Rea Hyatt Tell seeks employment in the Pickwick TM area of Califordia. He owns a red-faced shorthorn bull and asks anyone with information on his whereabouts to inquire at the Times office.
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