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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1936
Page
4
Wy Warner Mitchell enters as second lessee in a mall matter reported in Parowan Utah. Notice posted October 27 1916 at the Parowan post office under the Parowan Times publication.
A reported plan in Parowan describes borrowing items and climbing to the library roof to raise a flag during a public holiday. The scheme involves hijinks with clothing, rope, and help from local groups, then repeating the process and a town’s forgetfulness about future holidays.
The Deseret News editorial surveys reactions to President Roosevelt facing criticism from diverse figures. It cites Coughlin as inflationist disputing currency policy, Townsend opposing a $200 monthly aged pension funded by a transaction tax, and Norman Thomas of the Left Wing Socialists arguing policy favors capitalism over socialism. It notes Republicans’ view of Democratic reforms as not destructive, while opposing methods of reform.
The piece argues the Republican platform merges with Democratic aims on relief social security and monopoly. It notes Republican candidates pledge to push these imperatives as a private honor and public faith. A study of the President's policies aims to rebalance heated accusations and ground national campaign discourse in constructive terms.
The Ukiah Dispatch Democrat argues that independent stores in the United States are benefiting from the spread of the chain store idea. It contends that strong independents, organized into groups, provide public prices and services equal to chains, creating competitive pressure that improves goods and lowers costs for consumers.
From the Mark Hopkins Hotel overlook, San Francisco’s harbor appears transformed by two vast traffic bridges spanning the bay. The article notes that the harbor now hosts battleship fleets with ease and compares the change to a world city shift, highlighting dramatic urban growth in a few years and the impact beyond any single New York landmark.
A nibbling of maritime lore covers naval pennants, mast discipline, and the origins of phrases. The piece notes that long homeward pennants honor crews, the practice of attaching balloons, and cites a 15 foot pennant on the USS Houston. It recounts shifts in the Yellow River, explains mast duty and meritorious mast, and recalls a 1872 Congress act about navy wallets with coffee. It also defines the nautical mile as 6080 feet, tied to one minute of arc on the equator.
The Iron County Utah sheriff announces a sale of Combined Plaza Parowan City property. The sale event is set for August 1936 at noon at the Parowan Court House front door. The property is Lot 2 in Black Tree Plat A Parowan City Survey measuring 12 by 14 rods. Purchase price payable in U S dollars.
This week reports Mr PB F Bruha leasing the Orton Motel for a year, continuing his bakery across the street. Letters arrive from Mr and Mrs L N Marsden visiting their son in Boston and Elder Silas Ward on a church mission in Tennessee. Nathan Benson dies at 90. funeral speakers listed. Weather notes say July was extremely warm with Parowan receiving 4 inches of rain. Precinct Republicans name delegates S A Halterman Morgan Richards Silas Ward Wilford Pay BE L Clark John H Gurr Wm H Lyman Jas L Adams to county convention. Mrs Chas D Adams returns from Milford visiting Mrs Minute Burton. Mrs Ella Slaughter and two children visit with the Mettie Rasmussen family. John Benson and John P Orton report Peerless Lumber Co mill running at full capacity and lumber sold by Equitable Coop Assn. F C Van Buren to instructor Dixie Academy this winter. spending time in mountains at Hoosier Leake after summer school.
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