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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1945
Page
5
Claude Orion Lessoe leaves previous post to join the statewide press association, signaling a move to a broader journalism leadership role. The transfer positions him among key editors and policy advocates shaping state media standards.
A harsh wartime message condemns holiday traffic crashes as a deadly foe. It urges drivers to consider returning soldiers and grieving families, warning that reckless road deaths rival the fighting in distant lands. The piece frames driving as a declared war on innocent bystanders and calls for safer behavior during the season.
A wartime message urges restraint and humanity as civilians face war’s toll. It laments indiscriminate destruction and calls for peace on earth and goodwill toward men, urging people to walk and drive with restraint rather than wage war.
The article outlines UNRRA's 2200 calorie daily target for global relief amid a winter hunger crisis. It notes wide gaps: United States 3500, Denmark 3000, England 2700, France 2000, Russia 1600, with Eastern Europe worst and Western Europe nearer adequacy. It warns millions may starve, be unable to work, or fall ill without energy maintenance. The piece emphasizes UNRRA as the global hope for relief and rehabilitation.
Government guarantees farmers a national average return of not less than 13.50 per ton for beets and expands incentive payments to push 1946 sugar beet and cane output. A high production goal of 1,025,000 acres is proposed, with near four dollars more per ton including Sugar Act payments. Despite boosted domestic goals, estimated 1946 demand would require sizable imports from Cuba Puerto Rico Hawaii and the Philippines, while stock levels are tight and recovery depends on international production and reserves.
Since August 5 payments for lambs 65 to 90 pounds were 1.50 and 2.15 for heavier weights, rising to 2.00 and 2.65 on December 2, with a further 11 cent jump on February 1 and then seasonal reduction to December January levels for May and June. Other lambs and all sheep paid 1.00 per cwt. The subsidy aimed to raise weights, smooth marketing, divert lambs to slaughter channels, and help producers cover rising costs without hit to consumer prices. Sheep and lamb numbers on farms have declined sharply since early 1940s, down about 22 percent since 1942.
A June Sunday radio sermon from Salt Lake City condemns casual profanity especially the profanation of deity names. The speaker notes the habit has spread beyond its old associations and now appears in ordinary settings and among all ages.
The text argues that frequent use of profanity signals weak conviction and dulls a speaker's force. It contends that swearing erodes language, spoils emphasis, and reduces moral impact. It cites religious commands from Deuteronomy and Matthew to condemn taking the Lord's name in vain and urges reverent speech.
John W. Bentley reports his son and daughter-in-law yy and Mrs. Shelby Bentley have moved to Boyo following a return from San Antonio. Shelby Bentley has joined the Junior high school in the mathematics and English departments under J. A. Taylor, a native of the city.
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