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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1950
Page
3
The piece recalls Homer Croy's boyhood scenes and friendships with city and rural figures. He reflects on early courage, family ties, and communal efforts that helped improve roads and land access, linking farmers to urban residents and hinting at shared prosperity.
The narrative recalls Harvest Pumpkin Show and Corn Carnival rituals, with streets roped off, band concerts, and Midway attractions. Prize ears rise in social standing, luck and planting methods affect yields, while roads and insurance pressures reshape the community. Community pride grows around notable harvest events.
Newt worries about a county fair prize as Corwins plans a suit of clothes for the best ear. Farmers store ears in sacks to compare, secrets kept until prize time. Carnival posters go up, a band plays, churches host floats, and tagging day nears. Newt feels hopeful yet anxious.
In a rural community a corn festival reveals changes among neighbors. Delinsky proudly enters his own ear as a symbol of adaptation while Newt mentors him and Ida, Lucy, and Grandpa observe. The event sparks shifts from old medicine habits to doctors marketing entertainments.
Household memo outlines economical dishes with high nutrition and appeal. Recipes include Kraut and Frankfurter Dinner, Chicken Shortcakes, Macaroni Medley, Quick Baked Bean Casserole, Spanish Rice with Tongue, and more, using sauerkraut, franks, chicken, corn bread, and inexpensive pantry items. The guidance promotes skipping meat, boosting vegetables, and fortifying casseroles with cheese to stretch calories and value.
Pattern No. 1938 shows a sew-rite greer pattern for sizes 11 12 3 14 6 and 1 Size 12 with three quarter sleeve requires four yards of 33 or 3 inch fabric. Features include spring and summer wear and printed tech details from the era.
An elderly woman asks what a lawyer does for a living in a humorous exchange. Her grandson explains lawyers induce two men to strip for a fight and then charge them for holding their clothes, illustrating a folk joke about legal work.
A recipe set outlines molding cling peach slices in lemon gelatin with pimiento-stuffed olives and almond slivers. It suggests mixing pear or apricot nectar with orange juice for a morning drink, and making dried fruit strips rolled in sugar as candy for children. These strips can also flavor bread.
A young oyster recounts a debut with a lobster, describing a secluded rock and a romantic moment. She collapses in mortified embarrassment, exclaiming about her pearls. The scene blends flirtation with comic nautical misfortune.
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