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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1944
Page
4
The Parowan Pub and Frinting Co publishes weekly notices by Claude Orton as lessee. The notice indicates ongoing publication activities and ownership rights under the lessee agreement.
The Sixth War Loan Drive urges $39,000 in bonds from the community to support the war effort, arguing strong local purchase speeds veterans home. It compares quotas with Panguitch and neighboring counties, emphasizing a collective duty and holiday timing while condemning strikes like Detroit’s as treasonous to wartime production.
The speaker notes people in the Philippines and other South Seas islands, Italy, India, and Burma face hardship as they think of Christmas and home. They question if buying another bond could ease the burdens of war, implying the ongoing sacrifice before the next month.
Woolmen debate a 46 cent offer for next spring with 47 cents sought by Cedar City committee led by Won H Lyman Clark Orton and Charles D Adams. Obituary notes Willard Wood and William Eyre buried at Minersville. Local boxing draw Frank Ward vs Marlo Spilsbury. several Thanksgiving visitors and community updates across Parowan Orderville and St George. Elder Scott Day to sail from England December 15.
A fragment reflects on postwar hopes that millions of American soldiers will come home from the seas and that the United States may resist withdrawing from international responsibilities, warning of a danger of endless peace.
A wartime-era call urges quick work on building a lasting peace and open trade barriers while warning of renewed dangers after conflict. Voices argue world powers must unite to define goals and prevent cynical outcomes, stressing shared sacrifice and cooperation among Britons Canadians Russians Chinese Americans and allies. The message pairs with shopping tips noting glove quality and prices and farming advice claiming soybean grazing boosts protein efficiency.
The Consumers' Guide reports 125,000 passenger cars would have used 750,000 tires over three years in 1942 1943 and 144 but shortages limited to 245,061 tires. OPA allocated 9,948 truck tires. despite shortages trucks kept running and drivers conserved. Inflation fears persist as shoppers are urged to compare prices with CFA ceilings and pay no more than listed tops.
In Maine’s Kittery Point the Mansion stands as a monument to sturdy New Englanders and a widow who refused to cede her title after the Revolution. The text notes Down East thrift, building homes along a rockbound coast, and a population that backs war efforts with bonds and insurance for the future as Americans seek victory, freedom, and world peace.
WPA representatives and State AAA chairmen met to set 1945 farm goals through December 18. Food production remains critical for armed forces civilians allies and allies. Suggested 1945 crop acres total about 364 million, with 1944 levels maintained for key crops and slight livestock increases.
The OPA announces no additional gasoline rations for those traveling by auto to visit family over the holidays. Citizens are urged to stay home to save fuel for later wartime use, as the gasoline supply is treated as essential military support.
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