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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1931
Page
4
The Parowan Times weekly edition advertises display rates per inch legal notices per line and reading notices per line along with classified cards and payment terms. Rates are listed for cash with order and separate pricing for one year, six months and three months subscriptions.
A local column discusses Mayor W E Granger of Cedar City proposing to remove politics from city government and notes concerns about using local labor on road projects. It urges prioritizing local work, mentions upcoming elections deadlines, lawn planting tips, water prospects, Ford sightings, and Utah Agricultural College messages on costly social functions.
The film star’s friend praises a publicity agent while noting a string of misfortunes including two robberies a house fire car wrecks and threats to the star's life since hiring him. The quote underscores the chaotic fallout of the publicity arrangement.
A humorous remark attributes higher rates to American extravagance as crowds tear up telephone books to make confetti during demonstrations. The quip pivots on public behavior to explain charges, reflecting a lighthearted take on utility costs.
A theater usher tells a large woman to remove her hat and hold it in her lap to clear space. Returning shortly later, the usher asks what to do as the woman retorts she has no lap.
An elderly man speaks about his wife's illness. he says the doctor offers no hope either way, reflecting a mournful outlook.
A cartoon style dialogue imagines a buzzer enabling unlimited food and drink. One speaker wishes for a single press to obtain endless meals while another lacks someone to press the button for them.
A verse describes a comic illustration that makes viewers smile with its quaint contortions while hinting at how anyone may feel if they looked that way. The lines mix humor with a note of empathy toward unusual appearances.
Dialogue shows a boss laments punctuality while the clerk deflects by recalling a directive not to watch the clock, highlighting workplace time discipline tensions. The exchange underscores misaligned expectations about arrival and departure.
Fragmentary dialogue mentions a ticket agent and confusion about schedules for a future trip to Denver. Names and clear events are unclear, but the exchange centers on timing and understanding of travel plans.
Dialogue reflects a cautious view of marriage. A girl must reveal faults to a prospective husband, and her partner doubts her honesty, prompting a wary exchange about trust and risk in an arranged plan.
Fragmentary quotation discusses youth and wealth with altered phrases about changing one’s path to riches and the difficulty of achieving wealth.
A puzzling pitcher prompts a playful exchange about a teammate who throws so well that opponents mis-hit the ball. The exchange highlights confidence in the pitcher’s accuracy and teammates’ reactions within a light sports moment.
A lone climber scales steep ridges as crowds cheer, then react with a wild pile up in a turbulent scene. The incident unfolds with cheers turning into a chaotic rumble as the climber presses on.
A clipped excerpt argues that gender bias appears in humor and expression, noting a man’s lack of self awareness until he speaks. The tone is observational and satirical, reflecting social commentary on gender and wit.
Notice lists two sheriff sale actions in Iron County Utah. The 1931 sale by Sheriff Lewis R. Fife targets Federal Land Bank of Berkeley and several defendants over a property of 84.50 acres with irrigation rights and shares in Red Creek Reservoir and Canal Company. The 1941 sale by Sheriff Lewis R. Fife involves Consolidated Wagon and Machine Co and others with a second parcel of land and 614 shares of Parowan reclamation stock.
Lands described in a sheriff sale for September 19 in Iron County Utah plus an estate claim in Parowan and Cedar City actions. Includes parcel descriptions 1 2 3 totaling 82.12 acres with water rights and a separate Utah court action to quiet title in Iron County.
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