Pioneer day celebration under way in Parowan and surrounding towns
July 24 festivities in Parowan Paragonah and Summit feature entertainment by West and East Ward casts led by W L Adams Louise C Adams and Clayton Dalton. A Relief Society banquet for seniors precedes three baseball games and a children’s dance. Boxing bouts headline the evening event ending with another open air dance.
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Utah
Recreation Hall
W. L. Adams
West Ward
Louise C. Adams
East
Clayton Dalton
Harley W. Dalton
Taylor Miller
Lawrence Miller
Karl Adams
Paul M. Adams
Della Smith
Jean Matheson
Mablei A. Matheson
Howard Adams
Charles Durton
Wm. M. Dalton
Grace Adams
Walter Clark
Ireberta Rowley
Clair Hulet
Parowan
Paragonah
Summit
City Hires Monitor for Water Use Compliance
The city employs a man to check on water use and prevent wasteful sprinkling to protect the water supply and aid fire safety. The mayor withheld the agent’s name but warned violators could be prosecuted. He notes the storage tank has little water and the canal stream is downstream, making firefighting unlikely without public cooperation.
Pumpers Expect Large Refund on Irrigation Power Bills
Farmers in Parowan and Cedar Valley districts report ample water for crops while many fields burn up in the canyon areas. A state law refunds a portion of power taxes to irrigation pumpers, with figures indicating about one third of this year’s power bills. Gardner of Dixie Power Co. estimates refunds around a third for pumpers.
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Parowan
Cedar Valleys
Gardner
Dixie Power Co
Another Suit Filed Over Survey Conflict In South Land
Georges A Lowe Jr led suit with Dalton Pendleton Bayles and others to quiet title in Section 32 Township 35 South Range 9 West. It is the third suit from two conflicting surveys by government surveyors. The Federal Land Bank of Berkeley also filed suit against Georgia H Forsyth and successors over a mortgaged property originally 7900 with under 1009 paid.
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Georges A. Lowe Jr
Jas
Dalton
Clarence Pendleton
H. D. Bayles
Township 35
Range
Federal Land Bank of Berkeley
Georgia H. Forsyth
Iron County float represents Cedar City iron plant in parade
Iron County's entry in the Covered Wagon Days parade in Salt Lake City is a float depicting Utah's first iron manufacturing plant started in Cedar City in the early fifties. Built on a Cedar City truck and driven by A. Ashton Jones, the float appeared in a Cedar Main Street procession and is listed as No. 12 with the band another No. No. An Indian group joined the city celebration for the event.
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Iron County
Salt Lake City
Utah
Cedar City
Saltake City
A. Ashton Jones
Cedar Main Street
Vand
A G Matheson Buried With Impressive Rites
Alexander G. Matheson patriarch of the Parowan Stake died last Thursday in Cedan sity and was buried with impressive rites on Sunday. Bishop E M Gerry conducted the service at Cedar second ward from the tabernacle. Speakers included W K Palmer A Matheson F Leigh E J Palmer and Scott M Matheson. The choir sang Though Deepning Trials O My Father and Where Jesus Lives. M L Done offered a musical number. Prayers were by Jethro Palmer Cedar City and David Matheson Parowan. Two speakers eulogized him as an honest upright devout man.
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Alexander G. Matheson
Parowan
Cedan Sity
E. M. Gerry
Cedar Second Ward
Tabernacle
W. Kk. Palmer
A. Matheson
F. Leigh
E. J. Palmer
Scott M. Matheson
My Father
Jesus
M. L. Done
Jethro Palmer
Cedar City
David Matheson
Parowarn
One
Two Wards to Meet Conjointly Sunday
Parowan West Ward chapel will host a joint Sacrament service next Sunday evening with Pioneer Day programs. East Ward chorus performs two numbers, President Wm. R. Palmer gives a Pioneer History talk, and music is arranged by Mrs. M. Dalton.
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West Ward
Utah
East Ward
Wm. R. Palmer
Wmn. M. Dalton
Southern Utah Dairy Company Stockholders Meeting
The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Southern Utah Dairy Company will be held at 8 30 p m on Monday August 1 at the courthouse. The notice states the officers will report, three directors will be elected, and other business may be transacted.
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Southern Utah Dairy Company
Court House
Elecr
Woolgrowers Meet Over Cedar Breaks Park Plan
Cedar Breaks park proposal would seize grazing lands now used by woolgrowers. Iron Mountain Woolgrowers Association called a 8 o’clock meeting at the courthouse on Monday evening July 27th to discuss next steps and urge all sheepmen to attend.
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Loecat
Cedar Breaks
Dretermine Theroper Cours
Iron Moumly Woolgrowery Association
Ngye
County Valuations Show Big Reduction in Iron County
Iron County’s total assessed value drops to 9,181,135 with a 446,427 decrease from last year. Real estate, improvements and livestock total 5,475,805 while public utilities contribute 738,044. new assessments include Pickwick Stages 11,031 and Interstate Transit Co 25,228. Bank stock removals explain major declines in personal property.
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Iron County
County Auditor'a Office
State Tax Commission
Tron County
Pickwick Stages
Interstate Transit Co
Utah Parks Co
Tax Commission
National Park Meeting on Cedar Breaks Plans
A call is issued for all interested in the Cedar Breaks National Park question to meet at the Court House on Saturday evening July 25 at 8 o'clock. The gathering aims to gauge community sentiment, with emphasis on Chamber of Commerce members. The article notes extreme heat in Utah with daily highs around 99 to 101 and similar conditions at Provo over the previous weekend.
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Cedar Breaks
Chamber of Commerce
Union Meeting To Be Held Here Sunday
The Stake Clerk's office bulletIn announces a Sunday 2:30 PM union meeting at Parowan West Ward Meeting House with the Bishops and High Council gathering at 2:00 PM An accompanying letter says economic problems facing our people require leaders in business and industry to share best guidance The men's section will focus on temporal affairs Ray D Garner and spouse are visiting relatives in Idaho for two weeks.
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Parowan West Ward
Bishops and High Council
National Park Proposal Near Cedar Breaks Aims at 83 Square Miles
The Forest Service proposes a Cedar Breaks National Park covering sixty nine square miles inside the Dixie National Forest and fourteen miles outside it. The plan would reserve grazing and timber resources, possibly purchase privately owned land, and affect Cedar Canyon cattle districts and Parowan Cedar City permittees. A director’s letter to Washington outlines the move with a map and winter Congress discussion planned.
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Cedar Breaks
Farka Service
Forest
Cedar
Brien Head
Hancock Peak
Sage Valley
Three Creeks
Cedar Canyon
Six Lakes
Breaks
Dixie National Forest
Cedar City
Parks Service
National Parks Service
Horace M. Albright
Office of
the Forester
Washington, D. C
Congress
Brien Head Point
Forest Service
Cedar-Long Valley
Farowan Canyon
Tax Board Ignores Farm Value Cut Proposal
The State Tax Commission discourages a 20 percent reduction in assessed values for improved farm lands in Iron County. It urges against blanket cuts, noting timing issues and suggesting either selective, land-specific adjustments this year or postponement to next year with possible reclassification help.
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State Tax Commission
Tax Commission
Condiona
Iron County
The Vale of Aragon serial opens in New Orleans
A new Times serial, The Vale of Aragon by Fred McLaughlin, introduces a dashing cavalier recently released from Andrew Jackson's army. The tale moves from New Orleans to Venezuela amid the Bolivar era, promising romance, high adventure, and historical color as successive installments follow.
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Fred McLaughlin
The
Vale of Aragon
New Orleans
Andrew Jackson
Jove
Venezuela
Simon Bolivar
Spain
Golivar
the Liberator
Washington
South America
Legion Good Will Outing Held Here Friday
Representatives from Beaver St George and Cedar City attended a good will gathering with the Utah department of the American Legion. The group met at the Five Mile camp with a camp fire donkey served by the local post and Auxiliary, while Park City and departmental roads sent word they could not attend. Cedar City led a strong delegation as guests of the focal post at the evening dance in the pavilion.
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American Legion
Utah
Distret
Beaver
St. George
Cedar City
Parowan
Five Mile Camp
Park City
Cedar
Buckhorn Flat Car Wreck Injures Palmer Family
Mr and Mrs Frederick Palmer and his mother of Los Angeles suffered bruises and fractures when their car rolled over twice on Buckhorn Flat Tuesday They were not fatally injured and after three days under a doctors care they were improving The 72 year old mother escaped with luck praising survival and noting their Canada visit.
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Frederick Palmer
Canada
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Arnold Orton
A. G. Matheson
Sedak Breaks
Iial
Public Utilities
G. D. Hyatt
Clare Rowley
Ppt
PT Union
Ray D. Garner
Idaho
Quel
Ethel Gurr
Nevada
Orel
Ethel
Times
Legion
Buckhorn Flat
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