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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1920
Page
1
Citizens of Farowan enjoy a robust Fourth of July celebration with cannon salutes and a long parade. Main Street featured floats from the Farowan Times and Bee Hive Girls, plus decorated autos and a hunt-themed procession, two blocks long.
Fannie Gould and WA Club members held a surprise party for Mrs Flossie Hutchins at the Orten Hotel. The gathering featured punch and cake, with gifts and games, honoring her Lord Birthday. Attendees included Alma Benson, Don Orton, Monroe Benson, Lyman Dean, and others.
After the parade citizens gathered at the tabernacle for a Belistic style program featuring an invocation by Walter C. Mitchell and songs by Nelson Maraden and Lillian Orton. A beauty of the day included egg and sack races, a baseball game, boxing matches, educational contests, and a grand ball to end the festivities.
Clark Rasmussen and Miss Florence Rasmussen wed Tuesday night in Parowan with groom identified as a local resident who served in France and participated in major battles. The bride, Florence Rasmussen, is the second daughter of Mr and Mrs Enoch Rasmussen, a respected Parowan family. The couple received hearty wishes from friends and acquaintances around Parowan.
Mitchell Clark wed Roy Kiitehell and Della Clark in a local ceremony officiated by H 2 Mertengen. The groom Bly and Hira James Mitchell, both residents of Farewao, are noted as well known locals with strong community ties.
Advertisement for Farawal Valley Bee and Honey Company urging orders for honey at 2 dollars per gallon with a promise of quality and timely delivery. The notice invites potential public office candidates to reveal themselves and says everyone wants to know who the aspirants are.
After decades city officials and valley landowners agreed to fund the Yankee Meadow reservoir in the Coop Valley basin. Farewell City and the fields vote levies and assessments to cover part of this year’s work. Once done the reservoir will irrigate thousands of acres and support local population growth.
The Motor Transport Corps plans a cross country truck tour from Washington to Los Angeles via Chicago and the Lincoln Highway. Stops include Verminias Carolinas Georges Alabama Mogassippa Arkaneis Texas diozena and California with public receptions, Dodge Brothers dealers organizing demonstrations, and women providing refreshments along the way. The trip aims to showcase road conditions and motor travel progress with an expected September 1 finish.
The Cedar Letter reports a vibrant Fourth celebration at Cedar with morning speeches by G Himter Lunt and a strong Choir led by Otto Fife. Fireworks dazzled the crowd at the Fair grounds while evening ball games and a ward hall gathering capped the festival. The Commercial Club plans a larger event later in the month as Kane County road work continues and alfalfa yields rise.
Lance Hyatt and his wife visited Para won and spoke at the Times office about favorable conditions this year. He noted crops appear promising and discussed chocolate candy sales as a local treat.
The market reports a strong supply of cabbage green corn and potatoes this week including desiring customers to visit early for best selections. Local vendors emphasize fresh arrivals and reasonable prices.
Randall Jones of Seder City visited Parowan Joly and joined by Jean Mitchell. Now in Salt Lake City with her daughter, ill fature home Auypual 195.
At a Commercial Club meeting last night Wilford Daz announced Iron County construction firm plans toilet contracts for the Land Cedar pass road and will hire men and teams by the day. Foreman rate 38 per day single team and 1200 per day man with double team. work aimed at Iron County men only with immediate contracts and a rush of work across the farms.
The fourth was celebrated with a large turnout and a festive meal. Young residents traveled out of town while those remaining enjoyed activities. The Bell Telephone company installed a home line for itt Lang for public use. Local agents Willie Keith Albert Deney Barton Stapley and Wm Lang reported at Paragonah and Parowan. Miss Beane Keith spent weeks in Fillmore with friends and relatives Allen Gosdeon and Lerretce Skinner were in Parowanik Pass last week.
The piece notes Republican governor candidates like Geo T Odell and Wilford Day with uncertain activity from Day. It mocks convention crowds in Lake City, laments hot air and politics, and urges road work on the Cedar highway. It mentions farming, local births, and odd social vignettes amid broader 1870s political banter.
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