Army Selectees to Enter Induction Ahead of June Quota
A list shows six Parowan and Pest Cedar City men among local volunteers called for induction next Thursday to meet June army quotas. The county board awaits final selection as a Navy call for four additional men and a pre examination group meets Friday. A community social and Legion Auxiliary event Friday night honors service members with plans for a July feature at Parowan Exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
Parowan
Pest
Cedar City
le Watt
Beas
Collins Clark
Boyd
Aon Christensen
Cedar
Sherratthe
Ila Gurr
City
Clark
Claudia Burton
Ee County
Navy
Iy Selective Service Board
Paul Orton
Poowan
Mickelson Family Announces Daughter's Marriage
Mr and Mrs Albert Mickelson of Salt Lake City announce the marriage of Jahter Alberta to Max John, son of Amarilla Texas. The ceremony occurred Friday in Idaho. He is a Navy veteran and Air Corps serviceman, with ties to Weber College and the University of Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Mickelson
Jahter Alberta
Max. Johnnu
Salt Lake City
Atello Idaho
Dixie
St. George
Naval Hospital
Tom
Arig Mand
University of
Activity Day Sponsored by Primary Board
Special to the Times a recreational program sponsored by the Primary Stake Board for children aged six to 17 begins June 22 for eight weeks ending August 10 at 4 pm each Thursday in the West ward recreation hall. The varied program includes music handicraft games and storytelling with prepared teachers and an open house for mothers on August 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Primary Stake Board
Westward Recreation Hall
D U P Officers Complete Camp Reorganization
The Daughters of the Utah Pioneers complete camp reorganization with officers including Captain Huldah M Hulet and vice captains Melita Fenton and Alice Haycock. A meeting in the West ward chapel follows church on Sunday June 1 with a visit to the old rock church and relic hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers
Huldah M. Hulet
Melita Fenton
Alice Haycock
Alice Halterman
Anna P. Stubbs
Verda E Adams
Lizzie W. Adams
Roberta B. Rowley
Mamie D. Orton
Jane A. Mitchell
Mary B. Orton
Gwen M. Gurr
Minnie Lowder
Armanda Benson
Mamie B. Orton
Mabel M. Williams
Leone Lyman
Pearl Davenport
Fae N. Benson
Hazel Pendleton
Minnie Orton
Cora W. Mortensen
Janie B. Richards
Cora W. Or
Prominent Cedar Woman Dies After Short Pneumonia Illness
Mary Janes Bulloch Williams 73, wife of late County Commissioner Evan E. Williams, died in Cedar City after a brief pneumonia illness. lifelong Cedar City resident active in L D S church work. Born Oct 6 1870, she is survived by son Alex and five daughters, with several brothers and sisters. Funeral Saturday at 2 PM in First Ward chapel. Relatives from Camp Kohler and Los Angeles visited. Gerald Mitchell called to army training next Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Janes Bulloch Williams
Evan E. Williams
Cedar City
Lfe
L. D. S. Church
Robert
Maria Fife Bulloch
Williams
Alex Williams
Francelle Neils
Leamington
Utah
Ruth Whitworth
Beverley Hills
Calif
Gwen Allen
Springville
Marybell Cox
Greenville
Alice Williams
First Ward
Parowan City Council Sets Wage Scale and Purchases Plan
Parowan city council met Tuesday with mayor and officers present. They aligned wages with county and state levels, setting 60c for common labor, 75c for grader and truck drivers, and 85c for car and patrol operators. Ida Halterman named city purchasing agent to handle orders and invoices. A July 4 celebration committee was formed and funded. Post office lobby security eyed after damage, with a 10 pm locking rule. Marble railing in the post office lobby to be repaired. Council favors buying a street and sidewalk truck to handle routine work, pending procurement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parowan City
Ida Halterman
Ivan Decker
Mitchell
Adams
Salt Lake City
P. O
Harvey Hedges Dies Longtime U P Special Agent
James Harvey Hedges age 67 died in a Salt Lake hospital last Saturday afternoon. He served as a U P special agent for 32 years and was Milford city marshal from 1904 to 1912. Graveside rites were held Tuesday at Cedar City Cemetery. A native of Fillmore he lived in Salt Lake City Las Vegas Milford and Lynndyl. He married Roger Jones of Enoch in 1894.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Harvey Hedges
Union Pacific Railroad
Salt Lake Hospital
Cedar City
Mr. Hedges
Fillmore
Milford
Salt Lake
Las Vegas
Lynndyl
Roge Jones
Enoch
Parowan music instructor to attend six week summer school
Newer Weight, a music instructor at Parowan high school, leaves at the start of the week to Provo for six weeks of summer classes and a planned Master of Music degree. The summer program will pause for the period and resume around July 24 when he returns to work. Mrs Weight and the family stay to manage the home. Mrs Milton Hyatt recently visited San Diego for two weeks. Milton Hyatt is at Yeoman school aboard the Naval Training Base and doing well.
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Weight
Parowan
Provo
Milton Hyatt
San Diego
Milton
Yeoman School
Naval Training Base
Fishing Season Opens Thursday With Few Enthusiasts
The 1944 fishing season starts Thursday at 5 a.m. amid limited supplies and gas rationing. High waters are expected across the region, no local streams planted this year, but Panguitch Lake and Washington county lakes have plantings. Open waters include most streams, while Panguitch Lake tributaries remain closed. Daily limit eight pounds or 20 fish, possession limit sixteen pounds, fishing hours 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Mountain War Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gun and Red Club
Panguitch Lake
Washington County
Navajo Lake
Paragonah
Fish and Game Commission
Parowan
Clear Creek
Deer Creek
Bunker Creek
Ipson Creek
County Hospital Nurses Enter Army Nurse Corps
Two long serving nurses at Tron County hospital Mildred Jones and Emma Holyoak left Sunday for Army Nurse Corps training. Jones began at the hospital in 1930 and has served as superintendent of nurses for three years. Holyoak, daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas K Holy Oak, has worked there three years. They took oaths Sunday and report to Camp White Oregon for four weeks training then proceed to Base Hospital Camp Beale California for duty. Both join as second lieutenants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tron County Hospital
Army Nurses Corps
Mildred Jones
Emma Holyoak
Thomas K. Holyoak
Camp White Oregon
Camp Beale
California
Plans Laid for Fifth War Loan Drive in Iron County
County and community bond drives are outlined with state leaders Charles R. Smith and W. H. Moffat directing at Cedar City luncheon. Iron County’s allotment is 309000, Parowan is divvied into nine districts with captains named to launch the drive on Monday June 12, emphasizing sacrifice to fund the invasion effort and victory for France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar City
Charles R. Smith
W.H. Moffat
Salt Lake City
Iron County
Lehi M. Jones
Parowan
Marlo Topham
Rowberry Withdraws From Democratic Race for Representative
John Rowberry, manager of two Cedar City theatres, withdrew from the Democratic ticket for State Representative early this week as he could not accept the nomination. No replacement has been advanced by the party, and the vacancy length is unknown. County clerk W Clair Rowley notes nominees may withdraw by title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rowberry
Cedar City
W. Clair Rowley
Special American Legion Meeting Post No 20
A special meeting for American Legion Post No 20 members is set for Tuesday June 13 at 8 30 p m in the county courthouse courtroom. The agenda includes installing newly elected officers selecting delegates for the District convention at Fillmore on June 22 and other business. T A Topham Post Commander AR Walter Talbet Adjutant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Post No. 20
County Court House
The
American Legion
Fillmore
T. A. Topham
Walter Talbet
Week's Storm Delivers 112 Inches Of Moisture In Valley
A week long storm dropped 1.12 inches of moisture in the valley per M L Skougard at the local weather station. Most fell Friday and Saturday after Memorial Day with 0.14 inch on that holiday. The system affected the western states, heavier in northern Utah, southern Idaho, and northern Nevada. Warm spells followed but a Thursday wind threatened frost and risked alfalfa and garden crops though fruit is not endangered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Skougard
Cedar Man Admits Dynamiting Navajo Dam
Charles Harmon Esplin of Cedar City and his hired man Elie Winder of Springdale were arrested by FBI agents and county sheriffs for blowing up Navajo Lake dam. Esplin admitted dynamiting the dirt dam with a rock face costing an estimated 25 000 to 35 000 dollars. The act aimed to deprive his ranch of water but sparked local hostility to the dam project.
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Charles Harmon Esplin
Cedar City
North Fork
Navajo Lake
Elie] Winder
Springdale
FBI
Lamb
This County
Prince
Washington County
CCC
Thas Caté
Esplin
Winder
Espiin
Service Mens Wives Outing Planned at Five Mile Camp
The Service Mens Wives group agreed at Thursday’s meeting to hold an outing at the Five Mile recreation camp next Thursday afternoon instead of the regular weekly gathering. They will meet on the Library lawn and depart at 5 30 with transportation provided. Reservations must be made by Tuesday night June 13 with Kay Benson Rose Connie W Halterman or Iris Cartwright. The group, formed recently, includes wives of all local service men and meets weekly for Red Cross work and visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Service Mens' Wives
Five Mile
Kay Benson Rose
Connie W. Halterman
Iris Cartwright
Five Dollar Auto Stamps On Sale At Post Office
The new five dollar Automobile use Stamps are now available at the Post Office and must be displayed on all vehicle windshields by July 1. Only five dollar stamps will be sold here as time passes. The stamp authorizes car use until July 1, 1949. Almon H. Orton and John Page travelled to Salt Lake City earlier this week to attend personal business matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Almon H. Orton
John Page
Salt Lake City
Doctor Wilkerson Plans July Move to Open Local Practice
Doctor Wilkerson of Bishop California will move here in early July to establish an office and practice medicine in this community. He has visited recently with Mr Fenton and others to select office space and residence, renting rooms over the Alladin theatre lobby and the Oscar Wiltsey home for his family. The Wiltsey family will relocate to Salt Lake City as Mr Wiltsey becomes assistant branch manager for Grand Union Tea Company. The local rooms over the Alladin are being remodeled for his offices and the move is set for July 6. The doctor has two sons, one who has accompanied him on his trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkerson
Bishop
California
Fenton
Alladin Theatre
Oscar Wiltsey
Salt Lake City
Wiltsey
Grand Union Tea Company
Dr. Wilkerson
Alladin
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Ponwerws
F Ward Decker
Tae Jn Gan Diego
Gerald Moore al
Norman L. Mickelson
Robif Parker
Cerl T. Evans
Dalton
This City
King Sherratt
Ross Lee
Ano
Cyril Knight
Claude , Daly
Elmo
William Dutffin
Pollock
Calvin J. Shipp
West Thapel and Recreation Hall
American Legion Auxiliary Fl
Tre
John S. Mitchell
Dean Bon
Legion
Auxfury
Frona Ht E
Hellon
Legion Chaplain
Jess
Kong
Social American Legion Auxiliary Fi
Parowan Exchange
Fea
Air Corps
Ralph Bayles
Army Air Corps
Amarilla
Texas
Tman E. Bayles
D.U.P
Cpl
Elmo Orton
Camp Kohler
Elburn Orton
Mass Retta Orton
Los Angeles
Silas T. Orton
Gerald Mitchell
Provo Sonce
Gerald
Council
Lollin D. Orton
Emily Humphrys
Pearl Russell
Mary Lyman
Morris Rowley
Harvey Hedges
U. P
Army Nurse's Corps
David A. Matheson
Helimeas
Georgia B. Mitchell
LaMont Thornock
Main St
Evan Wood
Bettridges
Clarice Morris
Main Street
David H. Richards
Klea Benson
Rulon Dalton
Orton
Butella Halterman
Amil
Rowberry
Cedar Man
Navajo
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