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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1936
Page
4
The Parowan Times, weekly edition, published by Parowan Run and 1 Printing Co, is entered as second class mail at Parowan Utah on October 27, 1916.
Community letters criticize Cedar City mail service for late incoming and outbound deliveries. Residents report incoming mail arriving up to three hours late and outgoing trips not aligning with westbound connections. They urge contractor relocation and active business support to improve timing and reliability. Local editorials praise fiscal restraint under Governor Blow, citing a state surplus and lower property tax expectations amid cautious budgeting.
The article lauds Governor Henry H. Blood for running Utah with businesslike efficiency during hard economic times. It praises his alliance with the federal government to deliver emergency relief and criticizes critics who demand instant wealth from public funds. It notes a state surplus exceeding two million dollars as evidence of sound fiscal management.
Two Cedar City men seek Democratic nominations this week at state conventions. John M. Foster enters the District Judge race at Nephi with Iron County support and a good shot at the nomination. Walter Granger runs for Secretary of the State, backing Blood in the governor race, which could hurt his prospects if Blood wins the nomination.
Fragmentary note discusses early textile machinery in England and concerns over industrial secrecy. Mentions travel distances from Savannah to Boston and from London to Rome, suggesting broad European context and fret over shifting plans and demonstrations.
A mag observer watches a strong truck driver and a helper struggle for minutes across a doorway as they try to move a heavy box. After repeated efforts they admit the object cannot be moved, one quipping that he is actually trying to get it in rather than out.
A short bizarre vignette from Londos Tit-Bita about a hostess showing guests her home library. A visitor asks quizzically about her husband and a biblemaniac, while the hostess replies with sharp humor about drinking at meals and the household’s quirks.
Quote notes that college athletes are not yet training, citing waterlogged and muddy ground as the reason. They plan regular training to start next week, reflecting a cautious start to the season amid poor field conditions.
The narrator describes an odd scene as a man with an overgrown ear arrives at the office on a Sunday morning. A friend comments on the event, while Brown recalls following a doctor’s unusual instruction to tramp daily. He notes improvement until an ex-pugilist joined the excursions yesterday.
Dae Advantage Be, proud of his one sons he possessed, faced costly schooling and financial troubles. In a heated moment he berated a farmer or family member, shouting Keep them! Be thankful you haven’t to educate them as he contends with the burden of raising children amid poverty and anger.
The fragment discusses a conversation between a father and daughter about marriage, perfection, and money. It appears to question arranging a marriage to obtain money, with phrases implying bargaining or coercion.
The young village constable faces a hypothetical in which a charming young lady claims a stranger has kissed her. Prompted by the examiner, the constable replies he would strive to reconstruct the crime with the lady's help.
Fragmentary quotation appears to reference a debate or dispute involving a person named Henry and a phrase about curiae and a dentist. The readable portion hints at discussion of conflict or strategy, with at least two identifiable figures and a legal or formal tone. Further context is needed to clarify participants and outcome.
A historical passage describes Farragut's bold Mobile Bay passage on August 5–6, 1864. It notes the defense, the tearing torpedoes, the Hartford leading the fleet through minefields, and Farragut’s shouted line Damn the torpedoes. It covers Farragut’s rise, pay scales, and Navy expansion plans with references to Relief and nursing corps.
A fragment describes a poor man in Maingtay Bedaule with no Lia camel. He seeks a wife or home, while a feet charger is depicted as a symbol of war. X1 is flesh roasted for a meal and a figure named snget is offered as a sacrifice to altol.
Piute county 4-H leader Mr Bagley announces about ten bred sheep from his club will compete at the Rambouillet Show in Patowan on August 20 and 21, challenging Iron county entrants. Tommy Abbott of Paragonah reports a pork production project with an eight pig litter, four months old, averaging 149 pounds, fed skim milk and self-fed grain alongside free range.
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