Local Farmers Useing Farmers Home Loans in Iro County
Farm families in Iro County received Farmers Home Administration loans totaling 567 185 in the year ended June 30. Borrowers repaid 483 606. Loans for farm operations including feed seed fertilizer livestock equipment and other items totaled 364 590. Credit to buy improve or enlarge farms or refinance existing debts accounted for 65 690. Loans to build or repair farm houses and other construction reached 72 490. Soil and water conservation loans were 64 475. Repayments came mainly from income from livestock and crops.
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Iro Co
Farmers Home Administration
Royden V. Carter
Carter
Dean Brown Attends National Confab At Penn State University
Dean Brown son of Mrs Thales Brown attends a three day national conference at Penn State on farm business problems and cooperatives. He participated in Section 29 on August 26 discussing solving agricultural problems through cooperatives with a youth session themed Cooperatives Youths Future in the Space Age. He will return August 30.
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Dean Brown
Thales Brown Hasing
Penn State University
American Institute of Cooperation
Dean Wil
Birth of a baby girl to Pvt and Mrs Rasmussen
A baby girl was born August 5 in Colorado Springs to Pvt and Mrs Marion Rasmussen. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Aaron Rasmus sen of Parowan and Mrs Emily Wood of Cedar City. John S Dalton is the maternal great grandfather.
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Marion Rasmussen
Colorado Springs
Aaron Rasmussen
Parowan
Emily Wood
Cedar City
John S. Dalton
Births and visits in San Diego and nearby towns
Local and personal news reports the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Ward Taylor on August 27 with Linda as her sister to welcome her. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Joe Kresser of San Diego and Mr and Mrs Clifton Taylor of Parowan.
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San Diego
Calif
Ward Taylor
Linda
Joe Kresser
Clifton Taylor
Parowan
Mrs Alice Robinson Stevens and Family Visit Soledad
Mrs Alice Robinson Stevens and family from Soledad California visited here recently with Mrs Metta Robinson and other relatives and friends.
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Alice Robinson Stevens
Soledad Calif
Metta Robinson
Palmer Family Returns Home to California
Dr and Mrs Rodney I Palmer and family return to Castro Valley California after visiting Mrs Georgia B Mitchell in Cedar City and Dr W R Palmer as Mrs Palmer’s mother.
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Rodney I. Palmer
Castro Valley
Calif
Palmer
Georgia B. Mitchell
Cedar City
Wm R. Palmer
Long Beach Couple Mr and Mrs Elmo Lowder Visit Fillmore
Mr and Mrs Elmo Lowder and family of Long Beach California visited here and in Fillmore for several days recently.
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Horrace Carter
Edwards Calif
Frank Decker
Minersville
Mrs. Burnie Specht
Low Beach
Calif
W. J. Lowder
Elmo Lowder
Long Beach Calif
Fillmore
Richards Family Arrives in Dallas for Visit
D Carl Richards and family of Dallas Texas arrived Saturday for a visit with relatives and friends.
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D. Carl Richards
Dallas
Texas
Baby Boy Born to Mr and Mrs Kent Mitch ell
A baby boy was born on August 26 at Irgn County Hospital to Mr and Mrs Kent Mitchell.
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LeRoy Adams
Iron County Hospital
Mrs
Kent W. Mitchell
Irgn County Hospital
Guymon son serves with U S troops in Lebanon
Pfe. Bob Guymon, son of Mr and Mrs Ross Guymon, is with U S troops stationed in Lebanon according to his father. Prior to shipment he has been stationed in Augsburg Germany since January.
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Pfe
Bob Guymon
Ross Guymon
U. S
Lebanon
Ausburg
Germany
Whitneys to Spend Winter in Provo
Mr and Mrs B E Whitney will leave later this week for Provo to spend the winter. Their home here has been rented to a school teacher.
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B. E. Whitney
Provo
Granddaughters Visit Cedar Woman with Grandmother
Visiting with their grandmother Mrs. Jane Richards are Donna Sue Shopman and Susan Mitchell of Cedar.
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Jane Richards
Donna Sue Shopman
Susan Mitchell
Cedar
For Sale Tractor grain bin der 8ft cut
Classified notice advertising a tractor for sale with a grain bin and eight foot cut mentioning contact Sam Pritchard for details.
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Sam Pritchard
Visitors from Holtville Stop by Benson Home
Mr and Mrs Guy E Miller and their son Gene from Holtville California visited last week at the home of Mr and Mrs Roy Benson. The Millers are former area residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Benson
Guy E. Miller
Gene
Holtville
Calif
Millers
For Sale Items Include Water Heater and Mattresses
Classified note lists an 80 gallon G E hot water heater for 45 dollars and used mattresses in good condition. Call Ace Motel Parowan Utah for details.
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Call Ace Motel
Parowan
Utah
County ASC Office Warns Farmers Of Signup Deadline
The Iron County ASC Office informs farmers of changes to the 1959 Conservation Reserve including new rates and farm indexes incentives for whole farm participation higher rates for good cropland and lower rates for poorer cropland. Farmers should contact the Cedar City ASC office by September 10 1958 to be considered for the 1959 program.
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Iron County
ASC
Cedar City
Electrical Repair Shop Closes Doors
The Town and Country Appliance Center, opened three months ago by Mr and Mrs Charles Price, has closed this week as Mr Price accepts employment with the Atomic Energy Commission in Las Vegas New. The couple began winding down operations in the latter part of the week.
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Charles Price
Price
Atomic Energy Commision
Las Vegas
CSU Adds Vernal Native to Science Teaching Staff
The College of Southern Utah appointed Lawrence Cooper as assistant professor in chemistry and physical science. A Vernal Utah native, he has lived in Provo Blanding and San Diego and worked as a chemist at Geneva Steel after a Northern States LDS mission. He earned a BYU education degree in 1949 and a Master of Science in Education from the University of Utah in August, and has taught science at Uintah High School for ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College of Southern Utah
Lawrence Cooper
Cooper
Vernal
Utah
Provo
Blanding
San Diego Calif
Geneva Steel
BYU
Uintah High School
University of Utah
Cattlemen Field Day Set for September 6 in Roy Utah
The Utah Hereford and Utah Cattlemen’s associations co sponsor a field day September 6 at Peterson Bros Ranch Roy. The event draws Hereford cattlemen with a strong commercial turnout. Paul Swaffar of the American Hereford Assn will keynote, joined by M H McDonald of Stockton California among speakers.
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Utah Herford Assn
Utah Cattlemen’s Assn
Winnerton Bros. Ranch
Summit Co
Peterson Bros
Roy
Paul Swaffar
American Hereford Assn
M H McDonald
Stockton Calif
Utah
Vacation Ends as Iron County Students Return to Class
More than 2500 Iron County students begin the new school year Tuesday at 9 00 in ten district schools. Parowan High keeps enrollment steady around 215 with slight rises in elementary. Registration and start dates vary by grade with fees unchanged from last year and a five cent lunch price increase for high school students.
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Iron County
Parowan
Miss Utah State Fair Contest Rules Announced
Ann Parsons, Logan contest director, announced rules for the Miss Utah State Fair pageant open to county fair winners. Entrants must file by Sept 8 with photos in formal dress and swimsuit, register at Hotel Utah by Sept 18, and be single, 18 to 25, high school graduates, residents of hosting counties for six months. Prizes include $200 for the queen and $50 for each attendant plus tuition waivers at state universities if scholastic results qualify.
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Ann Parson
Logan
State Fair Association
Hotel Utah
Salt Lake City
The
Fair Association
Ben son family vacationing in Roy Benson home
Mr and Mrs Lynn Benson and family of San Diego California are visiting and staying at the Roy Benson residence during their vacation.
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Hillman R. Adams
Denver
Colp
Hillman
Luella R. Adams
Lynn Benson
San Diego Calif
Roy Benson
Rasmussen Visitation From Los Angeles Visits His Father
Frank Rasmussen of Los Angeles California has been visiting his father John T Rasmussen here for the past week.
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Frank Rasmussen
Los Angeles
Calif
John T. Rasmussen
Mary Louise Robinson Wins Disneyland Trip In Bicycle Road-e-o
Mary Louise Robinson aged 10, county winner of the bicycle Road-e-O by KSUB and Southern Utah merchants, wins a three day all expenses paid Disneyland trip for her and her parents. Prize includes a helicopter ride over Los Angeles area and a Las Vegas to Los Angeles travel route. First place in local contest went to J Lowe Barton Jr of Paragonah who received a new bicycle.
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Mary Louise Robinson
Leon Robinson
KSUB
Utah
Disneyland
Hobinsons
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Spon Ses
J. Lowe Barton Jr
Paragonah
Utah National Parks Show Visitor Increase
Utah parks and monuments drew far more visitors in the first half of 1958 than in 1957, per Utah tourist director D James Cannon. Zion led national gains after Mount Rainier, with 219443 visitors vs 153151 last year. Dinosaur Monument rose over 80 percent. Cedar Breaks up sharply. Arches Capitol Reef Hovenweep Timpanogos also up.
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Utah
National Parks and Monuments
D. James Cannon
National Park Service
Utah Tourist and Publicity Council
Council
Bryce Canyon
Bryce
Zion
Mount Rainier
Dinosaur National Monument
Flaming Gorge
Dinggaur
Cedar Breaks
Arches Capitol Reef
Hovenweep
Timpanogos Cave
CSU Names Women's Residence Hall Supervisor
Director Roy den C Braithwaite announces CSU has appointed Mrs Thomas Christensen as the new Women s Residence Hall supervisor. She is CSU alumni 1955 active in campus affairs and BYU 1958 secondary education major history sociology geography. Christensen active in LDS church organizations and a member of Phi Kappa Phi.
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Royden C. Braithwaite
CSU
Thomas Christensen
BYU
White Keys
Inter-Organization Council
Phi Kappa Phi
Christensen
LDS
Chistensen
Cedar 8Th Lds Ward
Woodrow Decker Leases Parowan Conoco Station
Woodrow Decker took over the management of the Parowan Conoco Service station earlier this week. He replaces Dale Robinson who had operated it for several months. Decker has long served Day Farms and led operations as foreman and manager, with active involvement in civic and church groups.
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Woodrow Decker
Conoco
Parowan
Secretary Opens Military Reservations to Sportsmen
Secretary of Defense Neil H. McElroy orders all military installations to open to civilian hunters fishers and trappers except in cases involving security. The move follows a Dawson backed bill aligning base access with state hunting and fishing laws and requires bases to issue licenses and cooperate on wildlife management.
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Sec. of Defense
Neil H. McElroy
William A. Dawson
Congress
Dawson
Sec. McElroy
Sec
McElroy
Forest crews repair second left hand road in Parowan canyon
Forest Service crews repair the second Left Hand Canyon road near Parowan to reopen the lower canyon which had been nearly closed for over a year. Officials had planned abandoning the lower stretch but changed course due to public demand and will maintain the route from Yankee Reservoir to the canyon ledge.
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Parowan
Forest Service
Yankee Reservoir
Forest Difficils
New Federal Rules Aimed at Conserving Fish and Game
Rep Dawson says new regulations for renewable natural resources management will become effective no later than Sept. 16, 1958. Commanders are ordered to work with state Governors to set up cooperative programs for conservation and harvesting of fish and game, with Utah noting benefits due to military lands.
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Dawson
Utah
Punishment Fits Crime Seen In Tire Prank Case
City Marshall Elmer Trueman records a tire pranking incident where several youths under his watch had their pastime backfire. After an all night spree the teenagers were detained, each receiving a tie pump as a lesson in responsibility from the marshal.
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Elmer Trueman
Schools Return Boosts Times Office News Flair
The Times office welcomes the new school year, valuing schools as a key news source missed during summer. A lighthearted note reflects newsroom reliance on schools for timely reporting and community coverage.
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Times
Remembering Laura Benson’s Picture Yard and Painted House
Looking back over the years we recall handing bouquets to well kept yards. Laura Benson’s place stands out as a constant beyond memory, a painted house and picture book yard that deserves note for its enduring curb appeal.
Noteworthy Gardener Bill Packs Fun Into Years
The piece whimsically notes Bill Loader Bill’s graceful aging and active lifestyle. It praises his garden, driving his own car, and frequent fishing days all summer. It also bets he will fish and hunt deer without missing days, joking that he is no spring chicken yet avoids revealing his age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
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Earl Bunn
Gary
Paris Tenn
Mr. Bunns
Isaac Bunn
Weber County
Utah State Fair
Utah National Parks
Laura
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