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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1945
Page
4
The City Council ordered publication of a call for bids to lay new cement sidewalks in Parowan City. A fire last week damaged streets and property on the south side, ruined crops, and cut power for a day and a half.
Local notices recount multiple visits and travels by residents. Lois Henson Lee traveled to Monterey after staying with the Lucius Benson family, while Anna Adams returns from Salt Lake City to spend vacation locally. Others include Art Lowder's trip to Long Beach and Filmore, Troy Thurman visiting from Las Vegas, and families from Cedar City and Orem gathering for the Fourth. Additional notes cover Mrs Melinga Adams and Mrs Ethel Levi’s travels, and a meeting with Rep Walter Granger who arranged a tour of Washington office buildings including the U.S. Supreme Court. Utah’s July grade one passenger tire quota is 13,070, with tire inflation and recap guidance for drivers.
Wartime actions restrict corn sales to distillers and exporters to protect feed and processing needs. OPA fixes ceiling prices, prohibits recent corn purchases for alcohol, and urges farmers to sell surplus. Milk and butterfat payments are revised with producer-distributor certification rules. Sugar allocations and distribution controls aim to stabilize civilian need, while warnings counter rumors about beverage alcohol use. War Food orders coordinate sugar quotas and farm support amid tight supply.
Edton's Notes recounts the Bingham Canyon copper mine from 1904 onward. It highlights ore to waste ratios, total material moved, and vast production milestones including wartime surges and future-cost challenges.
Grasshoppers damage cultivated crops and pastures in Paragonah Parowan Kanarva and New Castle areas. Farmers may use turkey flocks or poison bran bait as control. County Agent Tueller offers bait components at Parowan and help with mixing and spreading for a six week campaign.
The article notes that new wool and wool tops are mixed with small proportions of reused and processed wood fibers and other shoddy fibers in apparel wool production, highlighting the trend toward blended materials in the industry.
The Utah State Game Refuge Commission will hold a series of eight meetings to discuss the 1945 Big Game program. Officials urged cattlemen sheepmen landowners and sportsmen to attend in their areas to hear the new law and the hearing process. Meetings will be in Richfield Sevier St George Logan and other towns with dates in July.
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