Henry W Lunt Roadside Park Dedicated Today
The Henry W Lunt Roadside Park near Parowan was officially opened with dedication ceremonies as part of the state and federal road beautification program. Local officials and speakers praised Lunt for promoting roads and progress, with remarks from Warren H. Bulloch, W. D. Hammond, and others, followed by songs and a dedicatory prayer.
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Henry W. Lunt
State Road Commission
Buckhorn Flat
Parowan
State
Federal Road Commission
Henry W. Lurt
Utah State Boar Commission
Warren H. Bulloch
Vern Jones
Roy L. Halverson
K. C. Miles
Wm. Manning
Lorenzo Luke
Nay Lunt
Lehi M. Jones
Halversen
Samuel F. Leigh
Bulloch
W. D. Hammond
Preston G. Peterson
Road Commission
Mr. Lut
Southern Diah
H. T. Lune
Cedar City
Lunt
Wm. R. Palmer
Vandals ruin Pax ton hotel Christmas decorations
A Christmas Eve vandalism damaged the Pax ton hotel display by tearing apart a Santa figure and ripping lights from a tree. Police urged apprehension as such acts recur each season. Locals Ernest Dalton, Leonard Benson, Jim Haycock, Tat Fenton, and Connie Whildacy are home for the holidays.
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Paxton Hotel
Paxton
Tme
Jim Haycock
Tat Fenton
Connie Whildacy
University of Utah
Harrell Dalton Resigns As Parowan City Marshal
Harrell Dalton resigns after eleven years as Parowan City marshal. He notified Mayor Arthur Joseph on Thursday, effective January 1, 1941, to take a California position on the Shasta-Red lands dam project in Redlands. A successor will likely be chosen at the next city council session.
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Harrell Dalton
Parowan City
Arthur Joseph
Dalton
California
Redlands
Shasta-Redlands
Service Dependency Classification Widens
National Headquarters for Selective Service cautions local boards to weigh dependence factors beyond financial support in classifying married men. Colonel Draper argues military training must prepare draftees for modern war, with emphasis on learning military science and keeping pace with evolving combat techniques.
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National
Selective Service
Haseen
William H. Draper, Jr
General Staff
Col. Draper
United States
France
Missionary Panewell Party Announced
Bishop T Wendell Bayles announces a farewell party for Homer Adams who departs around January 20 for a mission to the Northern States The event will be in the West Ward chapel and recreation hall on Thursday evening An account of the evening's program will be published as soon as available
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T. Wendell Bayles
Homer Adams
West Ward
Ward Sacrament Meetings Set for Sunday Evening
The bishoprics of two local wards announce Sacrament meetings will start at 7 30 p m Sunday due to Union Meeting in the afternoon. Programs will be by members home from school for the holidays and all ward members are invited. Mr and Mrs James Haycott report their son Abe of Circleville visiting today with Mr and Mrs Bruce Adams.
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James Haycott
Abe
Circleville
Bruce Adams
State Engineer Reports Christmas Lighting Prize Winners in Beryl Area
The State Engineer outlines a major land and water survey in the Beryl Enterprises area of Western Iron County. Oscar F. Bartholmeow reports soil, alkali, drainage, and topography studies on 580 square miles with 5,000 alkaline tests, part of a broader state inventory of resources. Parowan announces prize winners for best outside Christmas lighting with top honors going to Mrs. W. J. Gurr and second to Georgia EB Mitchell, third to John T. Hastoussen, with decor kept up through New Year’s Day and many local contributors praised.
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Beryl Enterprises
Iron County
Oscar F. Bartholmew
Berkeley
U.S. Department of Agriculture
T. H. Numpnerys
D. S. Jennings
Soil Department
The
Utah Agricultural Experiment Station
Bartholme
Department of Agriculture
Stste
WPA
William Peterson
Extension Division
U.S. A.C
George D. Clyde
Utah Experiment Station
W. N. White
U.S. Geological Survey
Bartholmew
New Castle
Enterprise
W. J. Gurr
Parowan City
Exchange Club
Georgia EB. Mitchell
John ‘S T. Hastoussen
Parowan Loses Close Game To Panguitch In Cager Clash
Parowan High School basketball dropped a tight 1 point decision to Panguitch High last Saturday night in a hard fought practice game. The teams stayed close throughout with Panguitch holding a one point lead at halftime and at the end. Parowan prepares for January league opener against Hurricane after December break. team plans road games to Milford and Beaver. Alberta Mickelson’s illness prompted a Salt Lake City trip by her parents on Christmas morning, with Ernest Mickelson and Blane Benson accompanying them.
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Parowan High
Panguitch High
Panguitch
Milford
Beaver
Hurricane
Albert Mickelson
Salt Lake City
Alberta
Ernest Mickelson
Blane Benson
West Ward Pre-Dedication Party Funds Chapel Renovation
A Thursday night event in the Relief and banquet rooms and recreation hall raised 108.75 to aid the West ward chapel's renovation before its February sixth dedication. The building, begun in 1923 and now nearly paid for, will receive repainting, plaster repairs, new drapes, and cleaning ahead of the dedicatory service and quarterly conference. General authorities invited but not yet confirmed will attend.
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West Ward
Union Meeting Set For Sunday In Parowan
The Parowan Stake Union meeting will be held Sunday afternoon December 29 at 2 oclock. Likely both ward chapels used with auxiliary organizations split between buildings. The gathering targets Priesthood, Relief Society, General Religious Society, and Sunday School with departmental sessions planned by Melchezedek and Ancient Priesthood quorums meeting with ward bishops.
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Parowan Stake
Range Cattle Valuation Upgraded for 1941 Tax Assessments
Salt Lake City meeting of State tax commission and county assessors approved higher values for range cattle in 1941. Gweeners rise to 8.50 per head, cows 15, yearlings 14, two year-olds 19. Dairy cows stay 25, sheep 3, pure bred ewes and rams 6, poultry 5c, turkeys 1. Grazing land increase proposal discussed but postponed.
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State Tax Commission
Salt Lake City
Tax Commission
County January Draft Quota Set At Six Men
The Tron County draft board sets a six man quota for the second draft call. A total of 356 statewide inductees will be sent between January 20 and 24. Of Iran County, 73 men are in class A 1 and will be called, led by Elmer Verle Couch and Homer Whit ney Adams among many others. The final six will be called unless blocked by physicals or other determinations.
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Tron County
Iran County
Elmer Verle Couch
Homer Whitney Adams
H. Grant Seaman
J. Hillman Stevens
Oliver Monroe ‘Lingensmith
Edmond Grant Condie
Rex K. Holland
Louis A. Johnson
Deward Bladen McConnell
Durward Stanley Ballard
Benjamin Batty
Carter B. Willams
Earl
William Corry
Angell Gust George
Homer Cason Parcells
Ralph Francis Hulet
Clifford Lewis Mortensen
Anthony Woodward Pace
John Kenneth Hopkins
Neils
Arthur Mickelson
Kent Whitney Mitchell
Thomas Lawrence Jr
John Raymond Erickson
Arnold Olip
Esther Orton celebrated on 73rd birthday by many friends
Nearly a hundred callers visited Mrs Esther Orton on her 73rd birthday, enjoying refreshments and musical numbers by Pat Orton, Kula D Orton, and Mary B Orton. Her eight children gathered that evening at her home for the first time since 1917, with relatives Maggie Page and Rebecca Smith among attendees.
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Esther Orton
Pat
Orton
Kula D. Orton
Rand
Mary B. Orton
Ernest
Ellis
Don. Wm
Jed
Almon Orton
Maggie Page
Rebecca Smith
Summit
Thor
County Budget Hearing Set For Next Tuesday
Iron County plans a public hearing on its proposed budget of 108,606 dollars for next year at the county courthouse at 10 am Tuesday. The tentative budget shows reductions and increases across several funds and departments, with copies available for inspection at the county clerk’s office.
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Iron County
Public Safety
Law Library
Sister Annia Roberts 97 Dies in Prescott Arizona
J. M. Ward and Isa Mortensen received word Thursday of the death of their oldest sister Mrs. Annia Roberts at Prescott Arizona where she had lived for many years. Survived by two daughters Ora Nolan and Vernie Solomon a brother and three sisters and a half brother Silas J. Ware all residents of this city or nearby towns.
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J. M. Ward
Isa Suortensen Fee Peived
Annia. Roberts
Prescott
Arizona
Roberts
Ora Nolan
Vernie Solomon
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Ernest Dalton
Leonard Benson
Bighorn Basin
Wyoming
Mr. Benson
Parowah City
Mahshag
Missionary Panewell Party
Gien
Joseph
Parowan Mercantile
Deerve
W. C. Pendleton
John P. Orton
HL 8
Hyatt
Claude Marcis
Amelia, Topham
Marlo
A.C. Hatch
C. F. Bentley
Anthony Paxton
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