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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1937
Page
4
Warner Mitchell, lessee, is entered in second class mail at the Parcel Post Office. Dated December 27, 1926, the notice records a postal conveyance action and location tied to a formal parcel post filing.
The Senior Class of Parowsa High School presented a novel graduation program last Friday evening. Students demonstrated school subjects with practical displays that engaged parents and townspeople, showcasing teamwork and skill across departments. Faculty support was strong, and the event stood out as a fresh approach compared to other nearby ceremonies.
A May 8 dispatch notes how dictators curb press, free elections, speech, assembly, and trial rights. It cites Italy recalling correspondents, banning most English papers, and argues rulers use darkness to keep people from facts and opinions. It warns of the dangers of unchecked judicial and political power.
The text describes Victoria Falls as the world’s greatest cataract, a mile wide with the Zambezi River plunging 457 feet. The water crashes into a narrow chasm at a right angle, creating a perpetual mist. Locals call it “the place where smoke does sound.”
Poisonous snakes do not discharge all venom in a single bite. They can inflict dangerous wounds three or four times, though each bite carries less poison than the preceding one. The amount depends on the snake's vigor size and venom accumulation time.
The article describes Esperanto as an artificial language conceived by Dr. L. L. Zamenaf, using a pseudonym "Dr. Esperanto" in 1887. It states the vocabulary draws from major European languages, avoids language-specific sounds, uses phonetic spelling, and places the stress on the penultimate syllable.
The text notes sewing in the Stone Age, weaving in the Bronze Age, and the first knitting reference in a 15th century manuscript. It cites the Saxons using the word cnyltan, suggesting knitting has very ancient roots despite later formal terms.
An ordinance from Parowan Utah regulates licensing for sale of light beer in bottles and on draft within city limits. It requires separate licenses per sales location, display of licenses, and adherence to state liquor laws. Definitions cover beer, retailer, sell, wholesaler, and license scope, with fee and qualification details for retailers and wholesalers.
Parowan City Council enacts rules for licensing beer sales, including qualifications, bond, fees, and transfers. It sets Class A B and C annual fees 20 40 60 with one year licenses, health and safety inspections, age restrictions, hours, and penalties up to 300 or three months jail. The ordinance becomes effective upon publication. signed June 1 1937 by Mayor A G Hatchel and City Recorder Edward G Matheson.
The tale of divine aid at Mons in 1914 was created by Arthur Machen in The Bowmen, a Daily News piece that described bowmen of St George aiding British troops. The Detroit News later claimed soldiers treated it as fact, but historians note it was fiction.
Sixty six applications have been received in Iron County for the range conservation program covering about 176000 acres of privately owned lands. County agents urge applicants to contact T Adams T W Roby or J M Palmer to participate. the program could provide about 10000 to private owners for conservation and improvements if livestock men cooperate at 76 to 80 percent. Late applications may be accepted to still participate.
The Cedar City Fish and Game Association sponsors a 4-H pheasant rearing project. Six hundred pheasant eggs were distributed to 21 enrolled clubs by County Agent L. F. Tueller. The boys will hatch and rear the birds to about 12 to 14 weeks, after which the State Fish and Game Department will purchase the healthy pheasants to distribute across Utah.
Dr Ales Hrdlicka curator of anthropology at the Smithsonian Washington challenges the Oceanic Island imprint on American Indians. He says the red tan Indian stems from yellow stock with little Melanesian admixture and that skulls showing mixed origin fit within known indigenous variation.
White asks about luck on a hunting trip. Black replies he shot 17 ducks and mentions a farmer who upped them. The dialogue preserves a rural, informal tone with a brief dramatic exchange.
The article discusses feeding young poultry from hatching to twelve weeks, recommending mash and grain blends. It advises starting mash early, then adding whole wheat and barley as layers reach laying condition, plus plentiful alfalfa greens to promote rapid growth and development.
The text explains that birds maintain a high body temperature about 10 degrees above a certain norm by rapid breathing. Smaller birds breathe 160 to 200 times per minute, while larger ones breathe more regularly. To sustain the fast breathing, their heart rate is also high.
A Collier's Weekly writer notes that unseen steam leaks become water vapor under high heat, causing severe burns before a person can react. Safety tags or signals are used on pipe ends to warn and manage fires when rags ignite.
The piece reflects on how small acts of kindness or words can alter a life’s course. It warns to guard one’s influence, noting crises hinge on even a single inclusive word and urging careful, right-directed conduct.
A historical note outlines three Schnauzer varieties the giant standard and miniature. The giant exceeds Airedale in size while the standard stands about seventeen to eighteen inches at the shoulder. The miniature, called Minnie, reaches about a foot in height.
A truncated note traces the Cairn terrier as the smallest working terrier and progenitor of breeds including Beatty Frew, Scotty and West Highland White. The text mentions Cairn blood in related dogs and hints at evolving lineages.
The text states that narcotics and stimulants share chemical identity and differ only by varying concentrations of the same drug. It emphasizes that the distinction is not chemical but based on how the substance is dosed or perceived in effects.
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