Jet Pilot Jumps To Safety As Plane Crashes Near Navajo Lake
First Lt. Carl F. Richards bailed from an F-84 jet moments before it crashed near Cedar Breaks Lodge at Navajo Lake around 2:15 pm. He landed five miles from the lake, walked to Navajo, was treated and released with no injuries. The lead pilot from Luke AFB to Wendover AFB said trouble started during a throttle back maneuver. Witnesses heard an explosion as wreckage scattered, with Sheriff Nelson and deputy Wells supervising the scene until investigators arrived.
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Air Force
Navajo Lake
Cedar Breaks
Carl F. Richards
Deep Creek
Navajo
Eldon Yergensen
Cedar City
Iron County
Lt. Richards
Pasadena California
Luke Air Force Base
Chandler Ariz
Wendover Air Force Base
Utah
Throtte
Helen Hatch
Vallae
Mitchell
LaMar Snyder
Art Nelson
Chuck Wells
CAA
Stevens Family Holds Annual Reunion Here
The descendants of Joseph and John Stevens held their annual reunion on July 13 and 14. A Friday afternoon business meeting occurred in the Old Rock Church followed by a 6 p.m. banquet and program. Saturday gathering on the Mammoth included lunch. next year’s reunion is planned for Cowley, Wyoming.
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Joseph
John Stevens
Old Rock
Mammoth
Cowley
Wyoming
Paragonah News Notes Highlights Local Folks
Paragonah church and social items recap visits and travel. Roy Benson and Howard Topham spent time in Salt Lake. J Lowe Barton and son attended Mrs Eldon Sherwood’s funeral in Nephi. Nora Lund tours the Northwest with SU operations. Marlo Stones and son visited with the D Amasa Stones. Anderson reunion at Duck Creek. Jane Patterson of Cedar City visiting. David P Barton of Berkeley, California, visiting family. Primary Association plans Sunday service August 1 at 8 p.m. Ruth Bordman visiting Riverside, California. Roene Lund in Las Vegas for sister’s surgery and visits Boulder residents. Emma Topham recently hospitalized but improving.
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J. Lowe Barton
Nephi
Eldon Sherwood
Sgt
Sherwood
The
Utah Highway Patrol
Roene Lund
Las Vegas
Clair Miller
Robert Armbrust
Boulder
Nev
Mrs. Mary Robinson and daughter Sandar return home
Mrs. Mary Robinson and her daughter Sandar were reported to have returned home last week after a period away. The notice notes their residence and relation, with no additional details about the trip or circumstances.
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Mary Robinson
Sandar
Pioneer Day Observed in Paragonah Ward
July 24 observance in Paragonah will begin at 10 30 with a ward program. Proceeds from a church lawn dinner support the Ward Building Fund led by the Building Committee.
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Building Committee
Dixie Forest Reports Record Timber Activity in 1956
Dixie National Forest sold and cut a record 221 million board feet of timber in Fiscal Year 1956, with 21.7 million board feet cut. Values reached 189,693 dollars sold and 170,556 dollars cut, up substantially from 1955. Ponderosa pine led by volume and value, Engleman spruce second. 215 timber sales handled 22.1 million board feet valued at 189,693 dollars. Majority of sales were under 300 dollars.
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National Forest
Dixie National Forest
Mark M. Johannesen
Tiber
Dixie Forest
Johannesen
Utah
Intermountain
Local and Personal News From Provo Canyon Reunion and Visits
The Jeremiah Robison family will hold their annual reunion on July 28 and 29 at Aspen Grove in Provo Canyon. Attendees are urged to join. Bert Miller of Salt Lake visits his mother Mrs. Rebecca Miller and relatives. Hugh L. Adams recovers slowly from a heart attack suffered about ten days ago. visitors from Cowley Wyoming include William R. Stevens Sr. and Jr. with daughter Sylvia, and Robert Stevens with Rollin. Guests also include Ralph Wilcock of Salt Lake, and Clarence Stevens. Lowell Romberg and three children of Paramount California visit Mrs. Romberg's grandmother Mrs. Rebecca Miller. Mrs. Romberg is La Rue Williams. Stanford De Mille and family of Orderville spend a few days with the Chester Hyatt family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeremiah Robison
Aspen Grove
Provo Canyon
Cowley
Wyoming
Stevens
William R. Stevens, Sr
William R. Stevens, Jr
Sylvia
George Stevens
Robert Stevens
Rollin
Pearl Russell
Lowell Romberg
Paramount
Calif
Paroway City Enforces Dog Licensing Andsidewalk Rules
City orders enforce dog licensing with a July 31 deadline and renewal yearly. Owners must license dogs two months old or destroy them. Warnings also target parking on sidewalks and staking livestock on streets. Federal Game Warden Harry Lyman visited to work with fish and wildlife.
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Parviwati City Councyl
City Ordinantes
Paroway
Doug
Federal
Harry Lyman
Fish and Wildlife
Holyoak Family Holds Reunion at Parowan
Holyoak family reunion held in Parowan over the weekend drew members from Nevada Idaho Colorado California Arizona and Utah. Registration began Saturday at 2 pm in the First Second Ward Recreation Hall followed by program and business meeting Luncheon and visiting time preceded officer elections Albert Evans Halterman and Orland Halterman noted travel plans and family updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holyoak
Parowan
Nevada
Idaho
Colorado
Calfornia
Arizona
Utah
First Second Ward
Alma Holvoak
Berley Idaho
Rus Holvoak
Moab
Cie
Thomas Ve
Five Big Game Special Season Hunt Dates In Utah
Utah residents eye five early big game hunts with antelope in Daggett, Southwest Desert, and West Desert areas and elk in Mt Dutton and Rich County. Antelope dates run August 11 to 20 with July 23–30 applications and August 4 drawings. Elk permits run September 8–16 with July 23–30 applications and August 3 drawings, Rich County offering 50 either sex permits. Proclamations with full regulations to be available by July 27.
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Utah Board of Big Game Control
Daggett County
Bucks
Southwest Desert
West Desert Area
Elk - Mt. Dutton
Rich County
Department of Fish and Game
Utah
Bep
Stevens Family Reunion Guests in Wyoming Homes
Mrs La Rue Stevens and Mr and Mrs John Stevens of Cowley Wyoming visited Wallace Hulet’s home during the Stevens reunion. Mr and Mrs Wallace Stevens of Byron Wyoming were guests at Clarence Stevens home.
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Stvens
la Rue Stevens
John Stevens
Cowley
Wyoming
Wallace Hulet
Wallace Stevens
Byron
Clarence Stevens
Vernal Visit Highlights Family Time in Utah
A brief note notes two weeks spent in Vernal Utah visiting relatives. The trip focused on reunion moments and local scenery, with plans to return for future gatherings.
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Vernal
Utah
Warren announce birth of granddaughter in McGill Nevada
Mr and Mrs Eugene Warren report the birth of a 6lb 7oz granddaughter born July 6 to Mr and Mrs Frank Warren of McGill Nevada. Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Andrew Haslem of McGill and great grandmother is Mrs Etta Averill. Nearby visitors include Mr and Mrs Thomas La Fevre and family of Provo.
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Eugene Warren
Frank Warren
McGill
Nevada
Andrew Haslem
Etta Averill
Stones Family Visit in Colorado with Robinsons
Mrs. Sadie Stones travels with her daughter Helen and Mrs. Lula Bastian to Colorado where they are joined by brothers John R. and Joe Robinson for an extended family visit.
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Sadie Stones
Helen
Lula Bastian
Colorado
John R
Joe Robinson
Couple United In Temple Ceremony
De Anne Grimshaw and Clarence Stubbs wed July 13 in the St. George Temple with Harold S. Snow presiding. Immediate family attended, followed by a Parowan buffet at the groom’s parents home. The bride, daughter of George D. Grimshaw of Mid Valley, wore nylon lace over satin with pearl accents, and carried pink roses. Howard Stubbs was best man.
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de Anne Grimshaw
Clarence Stubbs
St. George Temple
Harold S. Snow
Parowan
Chester Stubbs
George D. Grimshaw
Mid Valley
Frech Ward Chapel
Howard Stubbs
Annual Escalante Valley Tour Remembers Newcastle Dam
The Escalante Valley tour in western Iron County will be Friday July 20 starting 12 30 pm at the Escalante Valley School. The Women’s Association serves a chicken dinner and the event ends at the Newcastle Dam dedication, a $310 000 project with 34000 acre feet capacity funded via Utah Power and Water Board loan. Stops include Elmo Farnsworth Farm and irrigation, Valley Lookout, Escalante Farms with Hereford cattle, Bud Randall and Cleo Crawford Farm potatoes, and T W Jones and Sons high yielding irrigation system.
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Escalante Valley
Wesern
Iron County
Jon
Escalante Valley School
Women's Association of the Valley
Newcastle Dam
Cleo Crawford
T. W. Jones and Sons
Miss Iron County Contest Finals Set For August Thirty First
The Miss Iron County contest finals will be held August 31 with finalists chosen by August 25. Winners will crown Iron County’s beauty, become Utah Dairy Princess candidate, receive a $100 scholarship, and attend events through 1957. Eligibility spans ages 16 to 25, health proof, parental consent, residency, and consent to publicity photos. Judging covers poise, charm, beauty, and talent with impartial judges. Community semi finals precede the finals. sponsors encouraged but not required.
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Iron County
Ir County
Enserery Permon
Utah
Loge
Southern Ullah
Cou
Ohio
Ampsa Stones
Stones
David Dalton
Paragonah
Jim Barton
Parowan
Boyd Mitchell
Summut
Enoch
Robert Linford
Cedar City
Mitchell Lunt
Kanarra
Fern Johnson
Newcastle
Escalante Valley
Filing deadlines loom for county offices in Iron County
With voting near, filing closes 20 days before party conventions on July 21 for Republicans and July 23 for Democrats. Republicans show Morgan Slayk, Myron F. Higbee, and Jess Goymion seeking last and two year terms. Democrat F. C. Van Buren has filed for two year commissioner. State races show Hunter and Fenton filing, with other districts lightly represented. Local family notices conclude the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Clair Rowley
Morgan Slayk
Myron F. Higbee
Cedar City
Jess Guymion
Parowan
F. C. van Buren
Charles 2. Hunter
Patrick H. Fenton
Milton Melville
Fillmore
Iron County Party
Heber Levey
Richard Leigh
Warren Bullock
Parowan couple wed with pastel gowns and nosegaurs
The ceremony joined Clara Hatch of Fillmore as Matron of Honor and bridesmaids Mary Etta Orton Barbara Grimshaw Mavis Munson Janice Webster and Betty Perkins. They wore ballerina-length gowns of pastel shades and carried nosegaurs of gramillion. After a brief honeymoon the couple will settle in Parowan.
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Clara Hatch
Fillmore
Mary Etta Orton
Barbara Grimshaw
Mavis Munson
Janice Webster
Betty Perkins
Parowan
Roy Orton to Represent PHS at National Meet
Roy Orton son of Oscar Orton Parowan Utah selected as a delegate from Utah to attend the National Institute of Cooperatives Conference in Raleigh North Carolina He will represent Parowan High School F F A which placed second in the Utah Council of Farm Cooperatives contest recently judged in Logan The meeting is a national summer affair for students from schools winning state contests North Sevier won first place in Utah Box Elder third Bear River fourth Delegates travel by rail July 25 returning August 8
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Roy Orton
Oscar Orton
Parowan
Utah
National Institute of Cooperatives
Raleigh
North Carolina
Utah Council of Farm Cooperatives
Logan
North Sevier
Box Elder
Bear River
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Paragonah News
Melva Barton
Roy Benson
Salt Lake
Mrs
Howard Topham
Nora Lund
Sat
SU. P
Northwest
Mrs. Marlo Stones
D. Amasa
Wilson Lund
Maxwell
Anderson
Duck Creek
Jane Patterson
Eda Thorntonton
David P Barton
Berkley, Calif
Wm. H. Barton
Joan Davenport
Ward Chapel
Ruth Bordman
Riverside
Emma Topham
Clara Warner
Bert Miller
Rebecca Miller
Hugh L. Adams
Ralph Wilcock
Stanford de Mille
Orderville
Chester Hyatt
Holyoak Family
FR I. Halterman
Con Orland
Southern California
Orland
Fast
Los Angeles
Halterman
Lois Fowler
Thomas la Fevre
Provo
Jed A. Riding
D. L. Riding
Dean Benson
Springville
Ben
Fair Committee
Lois B. Lee
Watsonville, Calif
Mrs. Lee
L. M. Bensons
Spencer Lemmon
Iron County Hospital
PHS
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