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Parowan Times

Location

Parowan, Utah, United States of America

Date

Jul 02, 1948

Page

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Stake Union Meeting Set for Sunday in West Ward

Stake President W Rowley announces a Sunday Union Meeting in the West Ward with the Regular High Council convening at 1 PM. At 2:30 PM a Leadership Meeting will precede a joint Relief Society session, followed by further work. Attendance requested from Stake presidency, High Council, ward bishops, ward clerks, officers, instructors, Melch Priesthood Quorums, and Relief Society executives, choristers, organists, and visiting group leaders.

W. Rowley West Ward Relief Society Union Stake Ate High Council Bish Relief Society

Veterans Eligible for Oregon Homesteads Near Clamath Falls

U S Reclamation service invites World War II veterans to apply for homesteads under an irrigation project near Clamath Falls Oregon. Applicants will be drawn from those who return filled blanks to the Clamath Falls District Office. Details on availability and deadline to apply are not fully clear in the fragment.

U. S. Reclamation Service Clamath Falls Department of Reclama- Chath Tion

Decker Weds City Miss In Noon Cedar City Ceremony

Adele Levy daughter of Mr and Mrs Heber Levy and Ivan Decker son of Mr Ivan Decker of Parowan wed in a noon ceremony at Cedar City Institute on Sunday June 20 The wedding was conducted by Stake President L Sargent with immediate family and close friends present The bride wore white and carried red land gardenias Bridesmaids included Marian Ter and others. best man was Henry Janson. ushers included Levy and Thorley Violin music by Roy L Halversen and Mrs Stanley Bradshaw led the wedding march Adele Levy graduated from Cedar City High School and was active in Phi Alpha Beta sorority and various university organizations

Adele Levy Heber Levy Decker Ivan Decker Cedar City Institute L Sargent Friends of Carl Mtved Marian Ter Tcher Hitney Parowan Levy Jay Thorley Janson Roy L. Halversen Carpenter Stanley Bradshaw Dride Theity High School Phi Alpha Beta Sorority Sirelig Union Utes Orority Uni Orchesis U. of U. Group Oomin Jos. E. Ward Carrie Ward Cullen Perkins Cedar City Pres. Clair Rowley Bishop Evans Auartette Karl Mitchell Orna Cason Colleen Perkins Ivy Ward Mary Carrol Lemmon Anneette Veater Laban Burt Beaver Roy Veater Spry George Fox Circleville Ralph Perkins Donald Neeley Paul Cason Keith Russell Page Knell George Halterman

Dalton Son Takes Pharmacist Post in Nashville

John Paul Dalton, son of Mr and Mrs Harley W Dalton, recently moved to Nashville Tennessee after earning a pharmacy degree with highest honors from the University of Southern Idaho Pocatello He served as a lieutenant in the Army Air Corps Reconnaissance Division and trained as a WAC wife accompanied him and their two small children to the new posting.

John Paul Dalton Harley W. Dalton University of Southern Idaho At Pocatello Dalon School of Pharmacy Dalton WAC Paul Army Air Corps Nashville Tennessee

Personal News Notes Show Friends From Service Days

Lynn Mortensen had as his overnight guest Walter Bybee of Smithfield Utah. The two were buddies in the service. Mr and Mrs Frank Lyman of Los Angeles are spending their ... Continued on back page.

Lynn Mortensen Walter Bybee Smithfield Utah Frank Lyman Los Angeles

Successful Club Conclave Held Here

The Southern District of Women's Clubs held its annual convention in Parowan on June 26 with about 70 delegates from Iron Washington and Garfield Counties. State officers were invited to plan the 1949 State Convention while reports from club presidents highlighted year's activities and officer elections.

Southern District of Women's Clubs Parowan Iron Washington Garfield E. Ray Lyman O. Kay Kingston Aldhel Utah Mra. I. R. Morrison

Groups Plan 4th of July Events In Parowan

Local groups led by Councilman R Taylor Miller organize a full Independence Day program in Parowan with a morning meeting at East Ward Chapel featuring singing readings and speeches. Afternoon events include Gun and Rod Club sports, children's races on the library lawn, a fish scramble at Heap's pool around 3 p.m. and a children's dance.

R. Taylor Miller East Ward Jk. A Chaplin Wm. Marsden Yankee Singers Beverly Matheson E. Ray Lyman Ladies’ Trio Alton Merrill The Gun and Rod Club Heap

Samuel T. Orton 85 Dies in Cedar City Home

Samuel T. Orton aged 85 died early this morning at his daughter Beatrice Thorley’s Cedar City home at 6 a m He is survived by four sons Oscar Lorin Claude Arnold and a daughter Beatrice Thorley Funeral services will be held at the West Ward Chapel with time to be announced.

Samuel T. Orton Beatrice Thorley Cedar City Oscar T. Orton Lorin Orton Claude Orton Parowani Arnold Orton Provo Utah West Ward Chapel

Reception Honors Mr. and Mrs. Kent Ward

A reception in Parowan West Ward Relief Society rooms honored newlyweds Mr and Mrs Kent R Ward married June 24 in the Salt Lake Temple. They visited home of Kent’s father Clair S Ward and relatives after a brief Southern Utah honeymoon before continuing to Salt Lake City.

Parowan

Utah Jaycees Regional Meet Held in Parowan Theatre

Parowan hosts Utah Junior Chamber regional gathering at Alladin Theatre with 9:00 A M Sunday June 27. Programs cover duties of local presidents secretaries and treasures, Jaycee ideals, and community project efficiency led by Dr. Keith Stratford and state officers.

Parowan “Jaycees Alladin Theatre Jaycees Keith Stratford Ogden al Hart Kay Mills Ray Klank Jaycee Allen Strong Stratford Cedar City Parowan Club Elmer Lowe Floyd Evans Bryce Adams Kenyon Robinson Whitney Orton LaMar Jensen Jaycee” Club Bank

Freeman Pendleton Passes West Point Entrance Test

A telegram to Mr and Mrs John H Pendleton from Freeman Pendleton says he has passed the entrance examinations and is accepted to the U S Military Academy at West Point New York He will enter July 1 He left Salt Lake June 11 by plane and reached New York the next day reporting to West Point June 14 to take exams He notes many candidates were rejected but he made the grade and praises West Point as beautiful planning a pleasant time there.

John H. Pendleton Freeman U.S. Military Academy West Point N. Y Salt Lake New York West Point

Yankee Singers Present Program At Zion Park

At Zion's National Park Canyon Lodge the Yankee Singers and the Ladies' Trio of Parowan performed for a large audience. Directed by Ivan Decker the male chorus of about 20 voices was joined by Ramona Mitchell Shirley Evans Elna Stubbs with June Decker at the piano. The crowd filled the Lodge Recreation Hall and overflowed outside, with many from Parowan accompanying the chorus.

Zion's National Park Yankee Singers Parowan Canyon Lodge Ivan Decker Trip Ramona Mitchell Shirley Evans Elna Stubbs June Decker Lodge Recreation Hall

Newcomer Day Debuts With Notable Family Ties

Norman H. Day and wife welcome their son Scott Eugene born Monday June 28 weighing nearly 8 pounds. He is the first child for the couple and the first grandchild for both sets of grandparents, plus the first great grandchild for Cedar City resident Mrs. E. J. Higbee and several great grandparents.

Norman H. Day Scott Eugene Frank Taylor Arvilla H. Day W. Scott Day E. J. Higbee Cedar City Higbee Elizabeth Day Lyman Adelinda Thornton Maria Taylor Wm. A. Thornton

Parowan D U P to Install Pioneer Markers Here

Luella A. Dalton announces plans to place two pioneer plaques during Iron County Fair week with more monuments planned before Parowan’s centennial in 1951. Local D U P camps, city groups, and civic organizations will assist. markers will mark the old mill site and main street near the Old Rock Church, with inscriptions to preserve history.

Mra Luella A. Dalton Parowan Iron County Daughters of Utah Pioneers Cntral D. U. P. Camps, the City Council Chamber of Commerce Jaycees, Boy Scouts Ward Bishoprics American Legion and Auxiliary The Gun and Red Club Old Rock W. Clair Bowlpyy John Page

Iron County Fair plans outlined for Parowan event

Ivan Decker, chairman of the Iron County Fair Committee, says preparations are underway for the Iron County Fair in Parowan on September 2 and 3. Committees have met and nearly completed exhibitor and prize lists. The detailed premium list will be published in July for exhibitors to prepare. Watch these columns for updates.

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Benefit Party and Dance Promises Community Support

West Ward Adult Aaronic Priesthood members sponsor a benefit party and dance tonight at the Ward Chapel and Recreation Hall starting at 8 30 p m. Led by Hugh L Adams the group aims to raise funds for ill member Lowell Evans facing substantial medical debts, requesting strong community cooperation and assistance.

Pew West Ward Ward Hugh L. Adams Lowell Evans

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