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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1936
Page
1
The city council announced PWA approval for upgrading the electric distribution system. Plans include 14 to 15 new transformers, heavier wiring, and additional transmission lines to reduce service gaps. Work may start in August with materials bid and on force labor, while engineers finalize specifications.
On Friday July 17 Richard Benson celebrated his 87th birthday with all his living children present for the first time. The following day the family and sister Madora Halterman enjoyed time at Hivesmile Camp despite showers. Attendees included numerous relatives from Utah, Wyoming, and elsewhere, with several staying on after the gathering.
Miss Dalton and Mr Jos Dalton announce the marriage of their daughter Clara to Mr Dan S Gray of Lakeview Oregon. The marriage will take place on August 9 at Lakeview. Clara Dalton is a Parowan High School graduate and has been residing in the Oregon city for about a year. The couple plan to stay in Oregon City after marriage.
Between 15 and 36 boys from the local Future Farmers of America chapter, led by Ray D Garner, rode in Joann Evans’s truck toward Yellowstone National Park. The caravan traveled via Salt Lake City to Idaho and plans a return around August 4 or 5, visiting relatives in Idaho City along the way.
Summer music classes announced by Mr. Peterean and continued by Mr. Ocnen RB start next Monday morning in the High Seminal building. Free AM sessions run from 8 am with groups for beginning clarinets, trumpets, drums, saxophones, and violins. Afternoon and evening lessons cover intermediate strings, cello, bass, violas, and advanced violins with multiple weekly slots for different instruments.
Stake Primary Board sponsors a baby show at the Alladin Theatre on Sunday at 4 pm for children ages one month to four years. Entry fee is 10 cents per child. registrations required. Judging by Dr. Snow and two county health nurses. prizes donated by Cedar City merchants. Awards announced Monday night. parents must attend to receive prizes. Amateur night follows. no admission fee for the baby show. invites all to attend.
The CCC reports transfer of twenty five workers from Duck Creek to Vermilion Castle camp near Panguitch. About thirty workers now at Five Mile camp are building a wading pool, preparing tennis courts, and making improvements. Forest Supervisor Standing notes Five Mile is a popular, underused site, surpassing Duck Creek in activity and spending. He cites beetle control in Black Hills pine forests around Panguitch with over seven hundred trees treated, and cricket outbreaks on Mammoth Head being managed through forest and park cooperation.
A flood caused by a storm named Jack Rabbit and Long Hull demolished the concrete bridge on Parowany Road last Sunday afternoon. The region recorded record rainfall, washing dirt into the torrent and weakening several bridges. Travel resumed Monday after repair as Cedar City and nearby towns reported unprecedented rain and damage.
Mr. Weight and his family, new music teacher for Parowan High School, arrived from Hurricane after teaching there the past year. A Springville native, he has been at summer school in Logan and will implement the musical program previously planned by Mr. Peterson. They are staying at Oscar Mt. Lyman Konia, where Mr. Peterson lived.
The Southern Dairy Cowally holds its annual meeting Monday August 3 at 8:30 PM in the county courthouse to present the annual report, elect three board members, and consider amending Article IV Section 4 on stock and dividends. The proposal seeks tax benefits. current officers Sam Abbott Joan W. Bentley and Peter H. Gurr may be reelected or replaced, with holdovers John A. Pendleton and T. A. Topham.
A July county board meeting granted tax redemption for several properties previously held by the county. Individuals including Herbert W. Webster Sherman Lamb CG W Macfarlane Daniel Starris and Wm J McConnell will pay sums ranging from 45.77 to 458. CG W Macfarlane and others involved Cedar City Parowan and Midvale properties. An order allowed A R McGarry to buy land sold for taxes and the county to issue deeds. Mrs Amy V Caldwell may purchase 320 acres in Sea 13 Twp 33 South R16 West if former owners fail to repurchase. Mrs Nelo M Clare and daughter Karl Aittenell in Salt Lake City for hospital visit. Mrs Clare recovering from growth removal and expected home soon.
A party was held Tuesday evening at the home of Councilor Arthur Jones of the Parowatl Stake presidency to honor Gustave O Larson, a Cedar City primary teacher, who has accepted a call to head the Swedish Mission and will depart around August 8. Attendees included members from stake auxiliary boards and several local and visiting friends.
The city completed a new water system linking springs in the canyon to a head storage tank, allowing the canyon pump to be shut down. Water now comes from Three Springs and Five and Six Mile Springs, with a pipeline laid by local workers delivering 350 to 490 gallons per minute to the tank. The system will require minor meter work and pipe adjustments, and the city may buy government equipment for emergencies. Sand has previously clogged meters and hydrants. some flushing and repairs are needed. Mrs. Alice Adams Ballenger is visiting temporarily.
Rambouillet Assn named committees to run this year’s sheep show set for August 20 and 21 reversing an earlier date. American Legion tentatively to handle fights, with John B Dalton aiding. Gus and Red Club may take race duties with BR. Fenton to assist. Advertising and entertainment crews listed. barbec ue group led by George A. Lowe. Classes include aged ram, ram lamb, ewe categories, grand champion ram, and outstanding individual. Prizes likely in Boy Scouts bucket though details pending.
A group of elderly residents were hosted at the George A Lowe home in Lone Last Monday July 20th. Lunch was served at noon and the afternoon featured storytelling and social time. David Matheson performed songs including Down Among the Caste and When You and Severe Young Maggs. Attendees included Mr and Mrs David Matheson Mrs Madora Haltersman Mrs Mary Alice Benson and Mrs Amalia D Lywan.
Friends announce the marriage of Lynn B. Lyman’s mare Tago to Miss Giadys Olsen of Salt Lake City on July 16 in Manti Utah, conducted by Reverend Peterson. Lynn, son of Mrs. Dean Br. Tinks ter totenerty, now resides in California. the bride is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claey of Fayette Utah. The couple visited Fayette after the ceremony and plan to live in Salt Lake City.
EB Ray Lyman, returning from Boston by boat from Texas, says the middle west drought damage is overstated. He reports wheat nearly harvested in those states, corn mostly waist high and lookin green, with only a few tracts proving severe. He traveled through drought regions but claims the reports were alarmist and exaggerated.
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