19 Dec 1947
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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1947
Page
1
The Parowan Junior Chamber of Commerce hosted a magic show at the high school auditorium featuring Wilford & Co. The evening impressed a large audience with the lighting trunk escape and Doll House Illusion while raising 65 dollars to help cover Christmas lighting and fireworks projects in Parowan this year.
Parowan Chamber of Commerce completes plans for a major fireworks show on Christmas Eve at the southwest corner near the city tree. The Junior Chamber revived materials costing 160 plus freight from Dunbar to mount the display scheduled for about 8 10 p.m. on December 4th.
Pat Fenton, son of Mr and Mrs R L Fenton, has passed the Utah State Bar Examination on his first attempt. He earned a BS and LLB from the University of Utah last spring and was among 22 successful applicants out of 47 in November. He will be sworn in by the Supreme Court in Salt Lake City on January 15.
A capacity crowd filled Parowan East Ward Chapel to hear the Messiah performed by Cedar City choral groups B A C Mixed Chorus and B A C orchestra under Prof. Halverson and Prof. Manning. Soloists and orchestra drew praise as the Hallelujah Chorus and Worthy in the Lamb moved the audience, with 10 or 12 local youths featured in the production.
Elmo Lowder a local service station operator sustained a double leg fracture when he slipped on ice in front of the Avery building in Cedar City last Saturday night. He fell while reentering the building after attending fights with his brother Art Lowder. Doctors at County Hospital set the leg on Tuesday and he expects to be moved home soon for recovery.
Paragonah Ward Relief Society held a large bazaar and dance on December 10 with a big crowd. A variety of items were for sale and prizes went to lucky-number holders. Corsages went to the oldest and youngest mothers, Mrs. Julia Griffiths of Greenville and Mrs. Scott Barton, as a decorated Christmas tree added festive spirit.
Former Paragonah resident Mrs. Zola Robinson, 47, died instantly in a car wreck near Rio Blanco, Colorado. Her husband Joseph was seriously injured, with multiple broken ribs, but attended the funeral. Surviving are a daughter, two sons, a nephew raised by the couple, five grandchildren, a sister in Salt Lake City, and several brothers in Utah. Funeral services were held Saturday in Rifle, Colorado, directed by Latter-day Saint missionaries, with pallbearers and relatives from Paragonah and nearby towns in attendance.
Santa Claus will visit the Parowan East and West Wards on Christmas Eve as arranged by the Sun Day School superintendents. East Ward programs begin at 6 40 PM at the Chanel with a brief recitation and a gift. West Ward follows at 7 30 PM in the Reeser Hall with a short entertainment.
A new post office building is planned on Main Street adjoining Parowan Mercantile. The structure will form a 20 feet front on the street with adjacent brick frontage. Construction features include cut stone and iron components.
The Spirit Of Christmas will be presented at the Hick Auditorium at 7:30 PM Saturday under Mr John Mennne. Proceeds fund a recording machine for the school and the program serves as a valuable reference for departments. Continued on page five.
Parowan Gun & Red Club hosts annual Membership Dance with a 1948 fee of $1.00. Howard Ward leads decorations for an Outdoor theme. East Ward Chapel will feature a Christmas pageant by Parowan choirs, with Iwan Decher and Jean Meads in key roles and local residents as performers. Admission is free to the public with support requested.
Mrs Lowise Palmer and Mes Hildreth Patten entertained their year old son and daughter whose birthdays came in December. Mrs Florence Benson will leave tonight for California to spend Christmas with her sister and visit in Santa Barbara and San Francisco. Mrs Jean Harrie of Beaver visited Parowan with her daughter and son in law. County officials studied state tax conditions with the State Tax Commission. S A Halterman brought Mrs Halterman home from Logan after a visit with relatives. Attorney Scott M Matheson and family stopped in Parowan on the way to Salt Lake City after a Southern California vacation. Gaylord Whitney moved to Cedar City after purchasing a home. Virginia Wood underwent appendectomy. Getta Orton, recently operated on, returned to hospital for tests and treatment but shows improvement. Frature Mitchell returned to Veterans Hospital after a visit with his brother Gerald. Principal A C Hatch returned to work at the local High School following back surgery. R Wallace Hulet remained laid up. Continued on back page.
Program notes list a prologue and several choral pieces including O Come All Ye Faithful, O Little Town of Bethlehem, and The Last Melody. Soloist Rey Lyaian and tenor June Dacker are named with choir accompaniment and a Benediction.
Past C of C president commends the Parowan Jaycees for Christmas lights on main street and for financing transportation for BLALC students to bring The Messiah to Parowan last Monday. He urges citizens to recognize service clubs for community betterment and emergency aid.
Lieut Adrienne Mickelson daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Mickelson will serve 18 months with the army nursing corps in American occupied Germany after two years at the government post hospital Fort Ord California She and her mother recently returned from Salt Lake City with Alberta Brignant and will spend holidays in Flagstaff Arizona before driving there in her own car Continued on page four
Pfc Gordon L Halterman of Fort Ord visits Parowan with parents and expects to be home for New Year. Pfc Gordon Whitney in the Caribbean area was selected for a goodwill trip to Peru. Corpl Howard L Stubbs of Parswan serves with the 1st Cavalry Division on occupation duty in Honshu Japan, overseas since December 9, 1940, at Headquarters Troop 2nd Squadron 7th Cavalry.
E Burton and Howard M Adams owners traveled to Salt Lake City for a Massey Harris dealers convention. Parowan Service Co becomes exclusive dealer for Ilrow and Beaver counties. They returned with a new tractor and plow now on display at their garage inviting public inspection.
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