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Newspaper

Parowan Times

Location

Parowan, Utah, United States of America

Date

Jul 29, 1932

Page

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Locals And Personal News From East Lake City

Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Patterson arrived from Los Angeles to visit relatives, the J. L. Lowder family. Mrs. Albert Stevens and her children rode the bus to Las Vegas to rejoin her husband who sought work there. Clara Thornton and a friend paused in East Lake City before continuing to Las Vegas where Clara and sisters Jean and Harriet have worked for some time.

Emmett Patterson Los Angeles J. L. Lowder Albert Stevens Las Vegas Clara Thornton East Lake City Clara Jean Harriet

Miss Carol Evans Returns Home From Los Angeles

Miss Carol Evans comes home after spending last winter in Los Angeles with her sisters and attending school there.

Carol Evans Los Angeles

Adams Family Heads to Los Angeles for Olympic Games

Mr and Mrs Thomas D Adams left with daughter Grace and Grace’s husband for Los Angeles to attend the Olympic games this week.

Thomas D. Adams Grace Los Angeles

Booths to Move to St George After Short Stay

Mr and Mrs J Kaye Booth plan to leave about August first for St George where they intend to settle. Mr Booth is a piano tuner and has secured contracts with Washington and Iron county school districts for tuning and service. He will visit this county at least twice yearly and be available on short notice.

J. Kaye Booth St. George Booth Washington Iron County

East Ward church grounds refreshed by volunteers

Thanks to James N. Connell Alvin Benson and a number of others who have done mighty good work there without compensation the East Ward church grounds are looking mighty good better in fact than ever before.

James N. Connell Alvin Benson East Ward

Rambouillet Show Races Set For Mid Next Month

Plans mention holding races tied to the Rambouillet event in mid next month and starting work soon on a new race track to support them.

Day baby misidentified as girl. corrected to boy

A notice clarifies that the newborn of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Day, initially reported as a girl, is actually a boy. The parents confirm the corrected gender as public record.

Scott Day

Accountants Install New Bookkeeping System in City Offices

Mr. and Mrs. C. Preston Allen of Allen and Rasmussen, public accountants in Salt Lake City, are this week installing a new bookkeeping system for the city recorder and city treasurer.

C. Preston Allen Allen and Rasmussen, Public Accountants Salt Lake City City Recorder City Treasurer

FFA Camping Trip Pirates Through Mountain Early Week

Mr. Ray Garner leads Future Farmers of America boys on a mountain camping trip this week. The group plans first Panguitch Lake then Mam moth as their route with details on the party yet to be revealed.

Ray Garner

Parcells Family Took Northern Grand Canyon Trip

Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Parcells and their son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Larry Stow drove to the Grand Canyon north rim on Monday, stayed overnight at the U. P. Lodge, and returned Tuesday. They report the trip very enjoyable.

H. C. Parcells Larry Stow Grand Canyon U. P

County Recorder Aide Succeeds While Away at Ranger Station

Myra Dalton oversees the county recorder’s office during the period when Hate Taylor and her husband are spending a week at the Lowder Ranger station aboard the Mammoth area.

County Recorder Sis Lowder Mammoth Myra Dalton

Mrs Koest Visits from Long Beach with Mor tensen Family

Mrs George Koest visits from Long Beach California with the Mor tensen family. Her sister Mrs Jasper Cartwright came in from Livid during the week to see her.

George Koest Long Beach California Mortensen Jasper Cartwright

Dairymen urged to prepare stock for Rambouillet show

W Scott Day of the Chamber of Commerce dairy committee urges dairymen to begin now to fit their stock for the Rambouillet show next month rather than waiting until a few days before.

W. Scott Day Chamber of Commerce Dairy Committee

Marriage License Issued for Hamblin and Adair

A marriage license was issued at the clerk's office last night to John R. Hamblin 23 of Kanab and Norma Adair 18 of Cedar City.

John R. Hamblin Kanab Norma Adair Cedar City

Times Emergency Edition Notes Delays From Broken Type

The Times reports a small issue due to a broken typesetting machine and reliance on Iron County Record office for setup. Some copy from a delayed delivery letter remains missing, risking omissions for readers while they aim to fix the machine for the next issue.

Iron County Record Office

Day Sufferer Sees A Little After Tumor Surgery

The Day and Orton families announce that Arvilla Day Orton in Los Angeles can now see a little after brain surgery for a deeply embedded tumor. She had been blind for over a month with memory loss and eyesight failure, and doctors feared little hope. Her husband Almon H. Orton donated blood for the operation, and she remains hopeful as her wound heals and she communicates with family.

Wilford Day Esther EF. Orton Arvilla Day Orton Los Angeles Orton Utah Almon H. Orton Mrs. Day

Fish Dying In Yankee Reservoir

Several hundred pounds of fine fish have died in the Yankee Reservoir over the last week due to gas rising from the bottom, a recurrence of a three year old problem. The Gun and Red Club with deputy state fish and game commissioner Parry seined out many fish to save them, but losses are heavy. Smaller fish and some very young fish placed in the creek above the reservoir last week may survive for future fishing prospects.

Yankee Gun and Red Club State Fish and Fame Parry

Man in Utah Jailed for Issuing Bad Checks

Brig Carter of Springville Utah, about 53, is serving ten days in the county jail as an alternative for paying a $10 fine from Cedar precinct for writing checks without funds. Offense alleged earlier, he was arrested after officers stopped him for fleeing with a car believed to be Gin’s, which turned out to be his wife’s.

Carter Springville Utah Justice of the Cedar

Cedar Lady's Sight Restored After Cataract Operation

Mrs Liza Middleton regained sight after Dr J W Bergstrom removed a cataract last week. The affected eye had a cataract covering the pupil and vision was lost. The other eye remains partly cataract covered but sight is improving.

Liza Middleton J. W. Bergstrom

Local Twenty Fourth Celebration Marks Utah Pioneer Anniversary

Parowan observed the eighty fifth anniversary of Mormon pioneers arrival with a Sunday West Ward chapel meeting and a Monday parade led by the Primary association. Sports featured West Ward girls beating East 19 to 17 in playground baseball and East ward defeating older men, as part of a well attended community celebration.

Utah Parowan West Ward East Ward Times

Do You Want Some Table Beets

Mr. 5 A Halterman announces a half acre of choice table beets on his farm. People who wish to bottle or pickle can take as many as they need by coming for them. The seed was planted in error for mangles, creating a large patch. Halterman is eager to give them to those who need them.

5. A. Halterman

Union Meeting To Be Held Here Sunday

Announcement states the monthly Para wan Stake union meeting will be held Sunday afternoon in the West Ward chapel. Quorums of priests and officers of auxiliary organizations are urged to attend.

Parawan West Ward

District Court To Convene Monday For County Term

The regular district court term for the county will convene Monday afternoon. There are no criminal cases or civil suits of public nature on the calendar, though several private suits between individuals are set and may take several days if not settled or continued.

Death comes to James Benson

James Benson 74 a Parowan farmer and notable community member died after several weeks illness marked by heart trouble and a likely stroke. Funeral set for Saturday at West Ward church. Born in England December 27 1857 he emigrated to America at age ten and lived in Parowan his whole life. Survived by widow Melissa Hyatt two children James Monroe Benson Parowan and Mrs Edwin Williamson Paragonah. Daughter LH passed away in Los Angeles recently.

James Benson West Werd England James Ben Southworth Benson L. D. & Church America Parowan Melissa Hyatt St. George Temple James Monroe Benson Edwin Willamson Paragonah Levern RB. Duham Rhavine Los Angeles William Torrow

Cedar City Sues for License Fees in District Court

Cedar City files a suit through Cedar City Cors poration against Z M I and related firms doing business as Cedar Distributing Co to collect annual license fees of 100 dollars. Mayor Granger signs the complaint stating the wholesale grocery firm operated without licenses for 1930 31 and 32 and seeks 100 dollars on each count plus interest and costs.

Cedar City

Local Births Registered Through Month’s First Half

Births recorded by the Registrar of Vital Statistics list new arrivals to nine couples from late June to mid July. Names include Jones Pace Smith Judd Memmett Hamblin Akin Macfarlane Warren Williams Adstos Arns with a mix of boys and girls.

T. G. Jones LeGrande T. Pace George A. Smith Clement Judd Roy Memmett Edwin Hamblin Robert Akin John £. Warren Richard Williams, Jr Ray H. Adstos Howard L. Arns

Live at Home Program for Iron County Aug 19

The Extension Service of the Agricultural College will host a Live at Home demonstration in cooperation with the Southern Utah Rambouillet show in Parowan. Exhibits include food for one month, icebox, cured meats, milk utensils, poultry pens, eggs in water glass, a farm bookshelf, models of a pit silo, land storage for vegetables, plus fresh county produce and canning and poultry demonstrations. Extension staff will give talks on the Live at Home project urging countywide attendance.

The Agricultural College Iron County Parowan Icelesa

Nutrition Specialists Meet Club Women in Southern Utah

Miss Miriam Birdseye, nutrition specialist for the Department of Agriculture, spoke to Cedar City and Summit club women and to 4-H Senior girls on Tuesday and Wednesday. She discussed the economic and practical aspects of a balanced family diet and praised Southern Utah’s people and resources.

Miriam Birdseye Rena B. Maycock Myrtle Davidson Elna Miller Cedar City Parowan Enoch Summit Birdseye Department of Agriculture Washington D. C Utah

John R Adams Leads Sevier County Future Farmers Trip

The Richfield Reaper reports John R Adams in charge of Smith-Hughes work in Sevier County and sixty three Future Farmers of America members toured Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks from the 12th to the 18th of this month. The trip cost about five dollars per boy under Adams supervision.

Richfield Reaper John R. Adams Smith-Hughes Sevier County Farmers of America Yellowstone Grand Teton National Parks John

Commissioners Set Monday Session to Fix Tax Levy

County commissioners will meet in a special session Monday to fix this year s tax levy. Counties may see higher levies for county and state purposes while Cedar City and Parowan lean toward smaller totals. Salaries for commissioners and the attorney may be reviewed amid election timing concerns.

Board of County Commissioners Cedar City Paragonah Town Parowan

West Ward hosts genealogical pageant for Sunday sacrament

The West Ward presents a genealogical pageant as part of the Sunday sacrament meeting. The East Ward bishopric has accepted an invitation to attend. The event is scheduled for Sunday evening due to a union meeting in the afternoon, so the East Ward will not hold a separate service.

West Ward East Ward

Monument to Mountain Meadow Massacre Planned in Utah

The Utah Trade and Landmarks Association and local citizens plan a monument at Mountain Meadow in Washington County. A rock wall will surround graves and a tablet will narrate the massacre including key figures. inscription wording is to be decided. The tentative tablet date is August 22.

Utah Trade and Landmarks Association Utah Mountain Meadow Mountaine Washington County

Cedar City opens Credit Rating Bureau for local firms

Darrel W. Corry established a Cedar City credit rating bureau and collection agency last week with office in Gordon Jewelry. Most local businesses joined, monthly overdue accounts are compiled into a list for each member, showing total indebtedness. Corry will also handle collections with a fee structure tied to the bureau.

Car overturns on Buckhorn flat road injures family

A California couple riding with a daughter rolled their car on loose gravel near Buckhorn flat road yesterday. The woman suffered a scalp wound, the husband a leg injury, and another injury to a second passenger. The child escaped harm. Dr. Burton gave first aid before they were taken to Cedar City Hospital. Names were not released.

Buckhorn Flat California Burton Cedar City

County Fair Dates Set for Cedar City

At a chamber of commerce meeting the board fixed Cedar City county fair for September 15 and 16. Thursday and Friday were chosen to leave Saturday for potential feature events. Plans include farm and home exhibits plus racing, stunts, boxing and wrestling with committees to be appointed soon.

Chamber of Commerce Cedar City Wee

State-wide Flower Show Planned at Utah Capitol

Grant F R Bowen chairs Salt Lake Flower Garden Club committee announcing a state-wide show under club auspices to be held September 17 and 18 in the Utah State Capitol Building. Garden clubs and home improvement groups are invited to display and individuals may compete. entry forms available from Bowen at the Capitol.

Grant FR. Bowen Salt Lake

Large Decrease In Utah Lamb Crop

The Utah lamb crop this year is estimate d at 1 141 000, down from 1 654 000 in 1931 and 1 779 000 in 1930. At year start Utah had 2 755 000 head of sheep with 2 182 000 breeding ewes, compared with 2 906 000 sheep and 2 205 000 breeding ewes last year. The bureau attributes the drop to feed shortages and heavy snows. Nationwide, the U S lamb crop is about 29 717 008 versus 32 372 000 last year. western states total about 18 955 008 versus 21 690 000.

Utah Bureau of Agricultural Statistics Salt Lake Bureau United States

Wasatch H. S. Band Wins at Los Angeles

The Wasatch county high school band of Heber City won first place at the International Lions Convention in Los Angeles last week. The 90 piece group earned 500 dollars and also placed second for the stunt contest earning 100 dollars. The band performed for Utah Idaho district Lions' delegation during three evenings of contests.

Wasatch County Heber City Cedar Los Angeles Lions

Rotarians Hear Mrs Wetherill On Indian Customs

Mrs Richard Wetherill of Arizona and New Mexico spoke to the Rotary Club Tuesday at noon about Indian history and customs. She described tribal feelings toward whites as often resentful and joined a general discussion with members on current Indian problems. A new Rotary quartet, consisting of Joe MacArthur Homer Jones B J Barlow and Clair Macfarlane, entertained the men during the meeting.

Richard Wetherill Arizona New Mexico Ceder City Rotary Club Henry Bergstrom Wetherill Club Rotary Quartet Joe MacArthur Homer Jones B J. Barlow Clair Macfarlane Saher

Prozo visit marks halt on Orland Ward route to Olympics

Orland Ward visited town this week en route to Phony Bozeman Montana for his Olympic games bid. The stop underscores preparation for the upcoming event with Ward described as a key figure in the athletic circuit.

Orland Ward Prozo Phony Bozeman Montana

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