FV Evans Dies Tuesday at 73 in Parowan
FV Evans 73 a life long Parowan resident died Tuesday at home after heart illness. He worked in freighting in Nevada and farming, married Sarah Page and had daughters Thelma Clark Helen Seigius Isa Olive Jaenisch Pauline Kennedy Carol Evans and others. Funeral 3:30 pm Saturday at the West Gaol Chapel with intersections of local relatives and 12 children remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gle Vellaz Evans
Parowan
Honer
Eve
Pieral
Aricken
Rtvary
West Gaol
Sarah Ann Gris
Jenken Abram Evans
Nevada
L. Culver
James C. Robup
Sarah Jake Page
Thelma E. Clark
Cedar Oy
Helen Seigius
San Francisco
Isa
Olive E. Jaenisch
North Holyrood
Cal
Pauline E. Kennedy
Thedale
Canyon Road Oiling Schedule In Parowan Canyon
Work to oil Parowan Canyon Road, gravel hauled and edged, with finishing oiling planned after warm weather. Project lead Topham says gravel laid along road edge and will be spread once weather allows. Road by office to the post office corner will be oiled to a width of 22 feet.
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Canyon Road
Parowan Canyon
Mwdtor
Alt Topham
Former resident led Luzon action dies in service
Hyatt Marlo D., a former Salt Lake City area resident, was killed in action on Luzon May 6. He had moved to Los Angeles with his wife before enlisting a year ago. Survived by his father, wife, one child, sister, and four aunts. several relatives in Utah and California.
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Mt Aid
John H. Miller
Hyatt
Mari "Circle
Los Angeles
Siason
Pee
Marlo D. Hyatt
Luzon
Philippine Islands
Miller
la Flo Hyatt
Aie Md
Salt Lake
Rapid
Wi Dorn
Parowan
Salt H Cily
Suld
Meneas
Kaa Sne
Blaine
Mabel Gillis
Proa Va
Bennett Named Assistant Principal at Lincoln High Orem
B N Bennett former principal of Farewan High resigns to join Alpine District Utah, taking the newly created assistant principal post at Lincoln High School in Orem as Cedar City High School principal vacancy looms. The Bennetts purchased a brick home in a growing subdivision near Highway 91 and anticipate departure around June 15.
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Bennett
Lincoln High School
Orem
B. Bennett
Fparewan
Alpine
Utah County
Lincoln
Salt Lake City
Ir. Bennett
Keith Robinson Home After 26 Months Overseas Duty
Keith Robinson, BM2 aboard LST 310, returned home on furlough after 26 months overseas in World War II. He served in four major invasions including North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and Normandy, with his boat among the first to hit the beach. He will report back to Salt Lake City for reassignment after 30 days. His brother is also in the Navy and attending a course in San Diego. Gustave O. Larson named chairman of Iron County Red Cross chapter. Mrs. Alberta Beignand visited relatives in Cedar City after a weekend in Salt Lake City.
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North African
Steily
Italy
Normandy
Europe
Salt Lake City
Robinson
Armed Forces
Navy
Hadar School
San Diego
News From Our Men In The Armed Service
Aboard the USS Swanson seaman first class Reed Marsden Richards, 21, son of D H Richards of Payowan, serves on a destroyer that has escorted over 1,000 ships and fought in nine invasions. Since May 1941 the Swanson has sailed 250,000 to 300,000 miles with no casualties, rescued 40 personnel, and participated in numerous Pacific operations including invasions of Admiralty Islands Hollandia Noemfoor Palau and Leyte. In August 1943 it bagged two Nazi planes off the Malian coast. England VE Day coverage highlights Lt Gen Doolittle praising the Eighth Air Force, which numbered 185,000 personnel and could mass 21,000 airmen in 2,000 bombers and 1,000 fighters over Germany. Since 1942 the force dropped over 709,000 tons of bombs. 5,250 Nazi planes were shot down. 4,250 on the ground. 6,099 interceptors destroyed. the Eighth dropped about a ton of bombs per minute in the last year. (Continued to back page).
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Swanson
Reed Marsden Richards
D. H. Richards
PayoWan
Atlantic
Malian
Liesta
England
Eighth Air Force
James H. Doolittle
Eighth
Daryl KB. Habermany
Leonard Dalton
Germany
Luftwaffe
Two Local Soldiers To Be Released From Service
Two local servicemen, Lt. Errold H. Garr and Sgt. Kent W. Mitchell, are due for discharge. Garr, a former Army Air Service pilot, is en route from Walker Field to Fort Douglas for final papers and home soon after. Mitchell, back from three years in the South Pacific, will reach Fort Douglas for final discharge with a companion, Harold Little, tonight.
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Parowen Wen
Walker Army Air Field
Victoria
Kansas
Fort Douglas
India
Busrma
China
U. S
Mitchell
South Pacific
New Guinea
Hollandia
Harold Little
Morgen
Santa Barbara
Ft. Douglas
Salt Lake City
Soldier Farewell to Be Held Sunday Evening
A farewell social honoring soldiers leaving next Friday for induction in the armed forces will be held Sunday evening June 3 at 9 o clock in the West Ward chapel. The program includes color advance by the color guard, pledge of allegiance led by Buddy Orton, prayers, readings, vocal solo by Mary O Topham, talk by Cllr Hulet, piano duet by Louise Marsden and Marion Decker, retiring of colors, and closing prayer by Marta Topham. All citizens are invited to attend.
West Ward Relief Society Sets Quilting Day Date
Mrs Phoebe Taylor president of the Westward Relief Society announces quilting day next Tuesday afternoon June 5. All members invited to join at the Relief Society rooms at 2 p.m. Renee Skougard visiting Huntington Park California with her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Howard Dehm.
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Phoebe Taylor
Westward Relief Society
Helief Society
Pia
Misa Renee Skougard
Huntington Park
California
Mr. and
Bir
Howard Dehm
Violet Stevens Marriage Noted by Parents in Salt Lake City
Mr and Mrs Joseph Stevens announce the marriage of their daughter Violet to Clifford R Cummings of 2821 South 12th East Salt Lake City Utah. The ceremony occurred at noon Wednesday May 23 at the LIDS temple with Elder Nicholas G Smith officiating. A white satin gown with net overskirt and satin bows featured the bride. Dinner followed at the Empire dining room Hotel Utah with numerous relatives and friends in attendance. The bride, a Parowan High School and University of Utah graduate, has taught in Jordan and Salt Lake districts.
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Joseph Stevens
Violet
Clifford R. Cummings
12Th East
Salt Lake City
Utah
Temple
Nicholas G. Smith
Council of the Twelve
Empire Dining Room
Hotel
Mia
Doyle S. Topham
Etta Nagel
Clifford Cummings, Jr
Friend
W. Cummings
L. Cummings
Mary Lou
Bishop
Karren
Wanda Kirkham
Parowan High School
University of Utah
Jordan
Salt Lake
Pressure Cooker Testing Called In Parowan
Miss Julia Finkinson of the U S A C and the U S Department of Agriculture with Iron County will lead pressure cooker cleaning and testing in Parowan to prevent canning season failures. West ward and East ward coordinators Verena Decker Mabel Williams Della Gurr Cora Ward will handle by appointment only on Tuesday June 12 at the West ward Relief Society rooms. Owners must bring their cookers for inspection and receive cooker specific repairs or replacements before canning begins. Appointments with Verena Decker at 2413 or in person.
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Julia Finkinson
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Iron County
Parowan
Verena Decker
Mabel Williams
West Ward
Della Gurr
Cora Ward
East
Relief Society
Service Wives Plan Party at Five Mile Recreation Camp
At a regular semi monthly session the Service Men's wives club decided to hold a party next Wednesday evening at the Five Mile recreation camp. Members are urged to attend and meet at the Library to arrange rides. They are also urged to attend baseball practices Mondays and Thursdays at 5 p.m. near the library.
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Service Men's Wives Club
Hell
Maude Dalley
Five Mile
June Inductees To Report Next Friday
Twelve men are scheduled to report next Friday to fill the June draft quota for Iron County. Six come from Cedar City, five from here, and one from Enoch. Inductees include Jay Dee Mickelson, Hubert B. Mitchell, Norman M. Adams, Kenyon Durham Robinson, Karl Skougard Dalton, Touls W. Webster, Walter Henry Muir, Floyd Craig, Floyd E. Fender, Holand Esplin, James Joseph Hickman, and John Henry Grimshaw. Newell B. Weight’s induction as music instructor at Parowan High School is postponed for a month to allow a deferment appeal. others face changes due to age and board action.
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Selective Service
von County
Icon County
Cedar City
Enoch
Jay Dee Mickelson
Hubert B. Mitchell
Norman M. Adams
Kenyon Durham Robinson
Karl Skougard Dalton
Cedar
Touls W. Webster
Walter Henry Muir
Floyd
Craig
Floyd E. Fender
Holand Esplin
James Joseph Hickman
John Henry Grimshaw
Newell B. Weight
Parowan High School
Iron County School Board
Weight
Holbrook
Arizona
Jocal School Board
Arizona Board
B. Dalley
Selective Service Board
G. Morris Rowley
Tron
Billings
Montana
Lst
Woodrow Watson
Floyd Slater
Wasatch High School
Heber City
Parowan
Cedar High
Tegaris
Frank Ashdown
Austin Merryweather
California
W. Ross Williams
Clair M. Beatty
Kanarra
Richard Williams Thorley
Long Beach
Draf Lst
Iron County
East Ward Primary Hike Day Planned by Association
East Ward Primary Association announces Hike Day for next Tuesday June 3. Alice M. Haycock reports children bring lunch and meet at the church at 7 40 p m except Trail Builders who meet at Anna Rawson’s home at 2 00 p m. Bishops announce no baptismal service this weekend, to be held last Sunday in June after the Sacrament meeting.
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East Ward
Alice M. Haycock
Anna Rawson
Jean “Ryans
Parowon
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FV Evans
Esi H. Berton
Iron Goun
Salt City
Lnaauad Statins
Peo
Wwighis Eae
U.S. A
Ange
Cedar City High School
Keith Robinson
Bmz E
U. S. Navy
C. L. Robinson
Keith
SEAL
Larson
County Red Cross
Gustave O. Larson
Alberta Beignand
Albert Mickelson
Salt Lakse City
Reed Richard
Depttile
West Ward Relief Society
Violet Stevens
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