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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1941
Page
5
President Rowevelt urged unity and sacrifice as the nation faced a unified defense push. He declared an undisclosed emergency and urged all citizens and groups to act selflessly in support of national security and the war effort.
Notice covers Joseph B. Dalton applying to change water diversion from a well in Parowan for irrigation and stock water, with protests due by July 13, 1941. Also includes Interior Department notices on Leroy A. Wilson lease offers for land in Tah, with protests due by July 9, 1941, and Navy war plans on Air Corps schools and cadet examinations with changes to subjects and American training for Britain pilots under lend-lease funds.
A study by Dr. H. R. Crosland from the University of Oregon used a mirror device to flash short lines of print for one eye at a time. Results indicate right eyed readers grasp the start of lines more easily while left eyed readers fix the left side with difficulty, explaining reading differences.
R O Cole of Purdue extension soil conservation specialist told Indiana farmers that rainfall cannot be fully absorbed by soil. To reduce erosion and fertility loss, he urged maintaining soil organic matter and slowing surface runoff with better ground cover, contour cultivation, strip cropping, buffer strips, and terraces.
The Bounty mutiny is recounted with key facts: 46 crew under Capt William Bligh sailed from England in 1787 to transport breadfruit. After Tahiti exploration and harsh discipline, Fletcher Christian led the mutiny on April 28 1789. Bligh and loyal sailors were set adrift, mutineers reached Tahiti and Pitcairn Island where the ship was burned.
Create a small rug from dyed silk stockings by cutting two inch bias strips, sewing end to end, and crocheting. Form a 3 inch diameter rug from the joined strips. Use natural or dyed colors like violet purple blue and ivory. Crochet center and color bands with specified row counts and added stitches.
Hyseia The Health Magazine explains why humans cannot drink sea water. The body fluids contain about 1 percent salt while sea water has about three times that amount. Ingesting highly salted fluid draws water from tissues and blood, worsening dryness in the mouth and throat and increasing thirst.
The piece outlines sweeping presidential powers over commerce, communication, transportation, and wartime controls, including suspending tariffs, prioritizing networks, commandeering radio, and extending National Guard enlistments. It contrasts this with rapid defense gains: planes rise from 5,000 to 8,000, 21 thousand planned this year, 37 mm and AA guns ahead, and ammunition stocks and production surging to support wartime needs.
The report notes monthly production at 300 units, machine guns up to 200 percent, Garand rifles up 400 percent. Year ago there were 35 cruisers and one under construction. now 137 in service and 54 being built. Akerstt reports 237,267 employers, shipbuilding 300,000 and 556,000 Ly steel.
For sale items include a wood and coal range with water jacket. Notices list Mrs Ale Richards and J A Evans from Parowan with wood for sale and trade offers. Addresses and phone numbers provided but some lines garbled. Also a note on building safety and valve awareness. A block on Nassau coast marine gardens mentions colorful fish and coral viewed from boats at Price George's Wharf.
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