Five County Organization To Hold Regular Meeting At Cedar
The Five County Organization will hold its regular monthly meeting Friday night February 1 at Hotel Escalante. Commute meetings start at 6 pm with the general membership at 7 30 pm. Main business includes forming year committees and adopting new by laws. Norman Berndt of Salt Lake City will speak. he heads Keep Utah Beautiful and spoke recently to the Highway 91 Association. County commissioners civic groups city officials and news reps from the region will attend. Chuck Ren ne and wife plan to move to Las Vegas New Mexico.
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Five County Organization
Cedar
Hotel
Escalante
Mr. Berndt
Keep
Utah
Moyle to Visit as Conference Delegate in Parowan
Elder Henry D. Moyle will represent General Church Authorities at the Stake Quarterly Conference in Parowan February 9 and 10. Stake President Howard D. Knight announced. Welfare representative attendance was not yet disclosed. Events include a welfare meeting at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Priesthood meeting at 8:00 p.m. Saturday, general sessions Sunday at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., and MIA sessions at 7:30 p.m. in the Third Ward Chapel.
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Henry D. Moyle
Stake
Howard D. Knight
Parowan First Second Ward
Third Ward Chapte
State Champion Is Award Winner In National Wool Sewing Finals
Miss Pauline Schmidt 20 from Logan Utah won third prize in the senior division of the national Make It Yourself with Wool contest in Las Vegas. Rosemary Haslam 19 of Salt Lake City won the junior title, with both earning all expense trips as Utah’s champions to the event hosted by WoolGrowers and sponsored by Wool Bureau.
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Las Vegas
Nevada
Pauline Schmidt
Logan
Utah
Sahara
Rosemary Haslam
Salt Lake City
Haslam
Olympus High School
Schmidt
Whal Growers Association
F. W. Woolworth Company
Girie
Dinh Wil Crow Anan
Wool Bureau
We Eotext
Thornley Sean
K Auxiliane
Dea Preinin Webster
Coda City
Enateal
Jordan
Rosemary Heslom
Parson A. Webster
Cedar City
Utah Wool Growers Auxiliary
Kindergarten Registration Set For February 8
Parowan and Paragonah parents must register children who will be six by October 31, 1957. Registration happens February 8 at 3:00 PM in room 16 of Parowan Elementary Building. Bring birth certificate and immunization records. Registration aids by Mrs. Faee Benson and Mrs. Alice Barton.
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Parowan
Paragonah
Eementary
Faee, Benson
Alice Barton
S C S Range Specialist States Meeting Here
Waldo Frandsen, range specialist for the Soil Conservation Service covering seven western states Hawaii and Alaska, will discuss forage management related to livestock production in Parowan. The meeting is set for Monday February 11 at 7 30 in the Iron County Courthouse Court Room and all farmers and livestock producers are invited.
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Waldo Frandsen
The
Soil Conservation Service
Hawaii
Alaska
Parowan
Iron County
Tri-H Club Holds Hobo Party
The Tri-H Club hosted a hobo party on January 24 at Mrs. Gretta Wood home. Members wore hobo garb and Mrs. Leona Dalton won best costume prize. Refreshments in tin plates and cups were served at an appropriate hour by the hostess.
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Tri-H Club
Gretta Wood
Leona Dalton
Parowan Stake MIA Gold and Green Ball Set Friday
The annual Parowan Stake MIA Gold and Green Ball will be held Friday night February 8 in the Parowan High School Gym. Features include a floor show with all six wards of the Stake and music by Kent Pendleton and his orchestra.
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Parowan Stake Mia
Parowan High School
Kent Pendleton
Last Rites Held For Victor H. Showalter
Funeral services for Victor H. Showalter were held Thursday January 24 at Parowan Third Ward Chapel. Bishop Howard M. Adams directed with prayer by Randall Adams and Jess Guyman. Musical selections included Jesus Lover of My Soul and Lead Me Gently Home. Performers included Sherrie Day and others. Alice Haycock led piano and Annie Joy Jones played trumpet. Speakers were W. Clair Rowley and William G. Bruen. A grave dedication occurred at Parowan City Cemetery.
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Victor H. Showalter
Parowan Third Ward
Howard M. Adams
Jeasus
Sherrie Day
Alice Mitchell
Alice Haycock
Frankie Lou Bentley
Ivan Johnson
Heber Gurr
Gordon Whitney
Karl Mitchell
Mary Lyman
Parowan Woman Weds Beaver Man in Las Vegas Ceremony
Mary Etta Skougard a Parowan girl and Ronald Ward of Beaver were married in Las Vegas Nevada on Saturday Jan 26. The ceremony was by Bishop A Ronal Solomon with the brides mother and the grooms father present. The bride is a Parowan High School sophomore. the groom is a Beaver High School graduate employed by the Union Pacific Railroad at Caliente Nevada.
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Mary Etta Skougard
Parowan
Ronald Ward
Beaver
Las Vegas
Nev
A. Ronal Solomon
Ward
Betty Lowe
the Parowan High School
Kenneth Ward
Beaver High School
Union Pacific Railroad
Caliente Nev
Mrs Lena Benson Returns Home From Kingman Visit
Mrs Lena Benson, who has been visiting her son Blain and his family in Kingman Arizona for several weeks, has returned home.
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Lena Benson
Blain
Kingman
Arizona
Help Truth To Defeat Communism Crusade drive support urged
Parowan post of the American Legion Auxiliary prints a note urging funds for the Crusade for Freedom between February 12 and 22. Hal R. Harmon testifies to Radio Free Europe’s impact. Belle S. Spafford calls for wholehearted support amid warnings of Communist propaganda and the threat to national security.
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Parowan Post
American Legion Auxilliary
Crusade For Freedom
Hal R. Harmon
Utah
Crusade
American Legion
Radio Free Europe
FREE
Munich
Germany
Belle S. Spafford
Relief Society
L. D
Two Parowan Students Make CSU Honor Roll
Peggy Dobrusky and Sanford Topham of Parowan earn honor roll status at College of Southern Utah for the fall term. Both met the 2.60 average with at least 15 quarter hours, receiving commendations from Dr. Braithwaite, Eugene Hardy, and Royee Chamberlain. Sanford has been active in dramatics, most recently in the Shakespeare Festival.
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Parowan
CSU
College of Southern Utah
Peggy Dobrusky
Sanford Topham
Royden C. Braithwaite
Eugene Hardy
Royee Chamberlain
Sanford
Parowan Literary Club Valentine Social Recap
The Parowan Literary Club hosted its annual Valentine social at Mrs. Ida King home on Wednesday. Members enjoyed a committee prepared lunch, games, and high score prizes for Mrs. DeEsta Sampson and Mrs. Hazle Pendleton. topics included Mother of the Year, community achievement, and the upcoming District Federated Club convention in Parowan this spring. The next meeting is set for February 20 at Mrs. Edna Brown’s home.
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The
Parowan Literary Club
Ida King
King
Jean Hendrickson
Alice Barton
Golda Guymon
DeEsta Sampson
Hazle Pendleton
Community Achievement
District Federated Club
Parowan
Anna Lyman
Edna Brown
Immunization Clinics Set To Begin Feb 7 At Parowan
The Parowan High School and Elementary School PTA will sponsor immunization clinics at 9:00 a.m. in the Elementary building starting Thursday Feb 7 and continuing weekly for three weeks. On Feb 7 Typhoid vaccines. Feb 14 Typhoid and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Feb 21 Typhoid and Smallpox vaccines. People should have three Typhoid inoculations one week apart and may booster annually. Spotted Fever protection follows the same schedule. Those in tick rich areas may wish to participate.
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Parowan High School
PTA
Clark Resigns Fire Chief Post. Bryce Adams Named Successor
S M Clark resigned as City Fire Chief at the remie monthly meeting due to press of other duties. Bryce D Adams was named as the new chief pending department confirmation. The council heard two delegations on local projects, tabled a publication cost inquiry, and approved lights for the Old Rock Church as requested by DUP members. Mayor Mitchell reported on a state sales tax protest and a meeting with the Public Service Commission about power rates.
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S. M. Clark
Bryce Adams
Remie
Clark
Bryce D. Adams
Fire Department
DUP
Old Rock
W. Scott Mitchell
Spanish Fork
Iron County
Robinson
F. C. van Buren
Public Service Commission
Salt Lake
Weeks Storms Dump 33 Inches of Snow on Towns
The weeklong storm dumped 33 inches of snow in Parowan with 2.54 inches of monthly moisture, nearly matching the first quarter of 1956. Paragonah saw deeper drifts requiring a caterpillar to clear access to the hydro plant upper pumping station. Snow measurements in Parowan canyon ranged from 14 to 20 inches. Cold followed with temperatures down to 10 below, then 2 below, while Paragonah reported 18 below on Monday.
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Parowan
Paragonah
Parowan Canyon
Main Canyon
Six Mile
Clayton Rasmussen
Inoculation Clinic Notices on Small Pox Vaccination
These inoculations advise small pox vaccinations should be repeated every five to seven years. Any person who wishes may attend these clinics.
Parowan Chamber of Commerce Sets Feb 4 General Meeting
The Parowan Chamber of Commerce will hold its first regular general meeting Monday night February 4 at the Iron County Courthouse. Committee reports and discussion of planned activities for the year will take center stage with a road committee report led by W Clair Rowley. Regular monthly meetings are expected to continue for the rest of the year.
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Parowan Chamber of Commerce
Iron County
W. Clair Rowley
Chamber
Calendar of Town Events for Parowan and Nearby
A dense calendar lists weekly town activities from December 1 to 28, including MIA meetings, Stake events, LDS and DUP gatherings, Ward faculty and council meetings, temple days, dances, literary club sessions, and community education sessions. Notable entries feature Parowan and Millard, with County Committees and City Council postings.
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Milford
Parowan
FFA
Stake Sun
Delta
LDS Ward
MIA
Millard
Sun
S.C
Temple Day
Elizabeth Dup
Stake
Legion Aux
Mon
C of C. Bogard
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Norman Berndt
Charles Rennie
Las Vegas New
Chuck
S. C.S
Itha Mortensen
Randall Adams
Jess Guyman
Annie Joy Jones
William G. Bruen
Panguitch
Jay Clitheroe
Vernal Golding
Phoenix Arizona
Jess Mickelson
Merrill Mitchell
Elmer Mitchell
Jim Sargent
Parowan City Cemetery
Russia
Kremlin
Peggy
Luella A. Dalton
Phillip Benson
Dalton
Chamber of Commerce States General Meeting
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