Iron County School Board approves budget with no protest
Iron County School Board passed a 2,137,405.50 dollar budget at a special session with a 295 mill levy maintained. No protests were filed. The board authorized building needs, bus purchase, bid calls for fleet insurance and milk, and supported staffing an executive secretary for the State School Board Association. A Washington, D C planner requested details on Cedar City North Elementary School.
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Iron County School Board
State School Board Association
J T. Taylor
Washington D. C
Cedar City
School
Taylor
Department of Health Education and Welfare
State Historian To Address SUP Chapter
The Sons of the Utah Pioneers will meet in the basement of the old Rock Church on Monday evening June 16. AR. Mortensen, Director of the Utah State Historical Society, will speak on local pioneer history. The public is urged to attend per W. Clair Rowley, president of the Little Salt Lake Chapter. Mortenson’s family was from Parowan.
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Sons of the Utah Pioneers
Old Rock
AR. Mortensen
Utah State Historical Society
W. Clair Rowley
Little Salt Lake
The
SUP
Parowan Native Rex Mitchell Tops U of Utah Honors
Rex C Mitchell son of Claude H and Marcella Dalley Mitchell, former Parowan residents now in Ogden Utah, graduated from the University of Utah School of Chemical Engineering at 21 named Outstanding Chemical Engineering Senior by faculty and received the Outstanding Senior Award from the Great Salt Lake section of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. He entered the U at 16 via early admission, attended Weber High School three years, and earned Phi Eta Sigma Tau Beta Pi Phi Kappa Phi memberships, plus Phi Beta Kappa. He served as president of the Chemical Engineers student chapter in 57-58 and is a noted musician. Mitchell will join Standard Oil Company of California in Richmond California in the Engineering Design Division, leaving June 19 for San Francisco.
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Great Salt Lake
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
University of Utah
Weber High School
Ogden
Tau Beta “Pi
Young Mitchell
Phi. Kappa Phi
Phi Beta Kappa
College of Letters
Science
Rex
Ogden City
Standard Oil Company of California
Richmond Calif
San Francisco
Couple To Be Honored On Golden Date
Mr and Mrs W Delbert Smith of Parowan will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house from 4 to 7 pm at their family home. Married at the Salt Lake Temple on Jun 17, 2006, they are active LDS members with four daughters and 15 grandchildren. Relatives and friends are invited.
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W. Delbert Smith
Parowan
Salt Lake Temple
Northwestern University Dentist Graduates Wallace G Lee
Wallace G Lee will receive his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from Northwestern University School of Dentistry in Chicago at commencement this week. He and his wife Joan Adel Adams will spend the summer with families in Parowan and Panguitah as they decide where to practice.
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Wallace G. Lee
Joan Adel Adams
School of Dentistry
Northwestern University
Chicago
Lees
Parowan
Panguiteh
Pictures Missing for This Week’s Paper
The engraver has not returned the photographs by press time and they will be included in next week’s issue.
Local Births and Visits Highlight Parowan News
A baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Gene Bulloch of Cedar City on June 5. Memorial Day visitors included Maude Mickleson of Salt Lake City and Birdie Mickelson of Redondo Beach. Parowan residents welcomed Laura Bressler and family visiting from Victor Idaho, and reported changes as Clair Morris heads to Logan for summer school. Local families of Taylor and Benson clans visited, with Glenn Taylor’s USA graduate and another son’s engineering degree noted before his move to Washington. Announcements include Mrs. Wiley’s funeral at Antimort after an explosion at her store last Friday.
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Gene Bulloch
Cedar City
Mrs. Bart. Mortenson
Birdie Mickelson
Redondo Beach
Calif
Grant Benson
Tooele
Maude Mickleson
Salt Lake City
Albert Bensons
Laura Bressler
Parowan
Victor
Idaho
Flagstaff
Arizona
Bresslers
Wilburn Taylor
Merrill Taylor
Warren Taylor
Warren Taylors
Reno Nev
Pheonix Artz
Phebe Taylor
Glenn Taylor
USA
Wilborns
U. of A
State of Washington
Clara Warner
Maralyn
Maude C. Wiley
Antimort
Parowan Soldier Attends Berchtesgaden Religious Retreat
PFC Claude K. Lister son of Mr and Mrs C R Lister Parowan Utah recently attended a five day religious retreat in Berchtesgaden Germany Lister radio telephone operator in Battery A of the 269th Field Artillery Battalion ordered to the Army July 1955 and arrived in Europe February 1958 The 23 year old soldier is a 1953 graduate of Parowan High School and attended the College of Southern Utah.
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Claude K. Lister
C. R. Lister
Parowan
Utah
Berchtesgaden
Germany
Lister
269Th Field Artillery
Europe
Parowat High School
College of Southern Utah
Merkley Golden Wedding Anniversary Observance
Mr and Mrs Arid G Merkley and family left Thursday for Salt Lake City to join in the observance of the Golden Wedding Anniversary of Mr Merkley’s parents Mr and Mrs Ellis Merkley.
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Arid G. Merkley
Salt Lake City
Mr.Merkley
Ellis Merkley
Mr Ard and Family Visit Utah for Two-Week Stay
Mr Ard Mrs Glade 3B Merttey and two children are spending two weeks in Utah during a vacation trip.
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Ard
Glade
Merttey
Utah
Funeral Services For Paul Parker Held Here Thursday
Funeral services for Paul Parker a former Parowan resident are held at the Parowan Thief Ward LDS Chapel. Parker was electrocuted while working on a Niagara Falls New York construction project. Born January 29 1924 in Parowan he was survived by seven siblings in Seattle Washington New York City Connersville Indiana Salt Lake City Cedar City and Connersville Indiana. Burial will be in Parowan City Cemetery under Jensen Mortuary direction.
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Paul Parker
Parowan Thief Ward
LDS
Mr. Parker
Niagra Falls
New York
Parowan
Daniel F
Nan McMullin Parker
Parker
Max
Seattle
Washington
David Vivian
Frank Roscow
New York City
Robert M
Parowan City
Jensen Mortuary
Parowan businessman Fenton seeks county commissioner post
R L Fenton a Parowan business man and civic leader and president of the Bank of Iron County announces he will seek the Republican nomination for a two year county commissioner post in the fall elections. He joins incumbent Jess Guyman and Joh Roeburry in the race, with primary decisions to select two runners. Fenton recently sold the Parowan Drug Store and is active in the Chamber of Commerce and other civic groups while pursuing farming livestock and mining ventures.
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R L. Fenton
Parowan
Fenton
Bank of
Iron County
Jess Guyman
Paroincumbent
Joh Roeburry
Cedar City
Republican Party
Chamber of Commerce
Fishing Reports Vary Across Utah Lakes This Season
Local anglers report a mixed opening of the general season in Utah with Panguitch Lake described as hot and Paragonah delivering many limit catches. Yankee Lake is noted as cold, high waters hinder most, and no reports came from Enterprise or New Castle Reservoirs. Parowan May Canyon posted strong catches while overall fishing should improve as waters recede. Mr and Mrs Troy Thornton and their son from Portland Oregon visited with relatives last week.
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Utah
Panguitch Lake
Paragonah
Enterprise
New Castle
Parowan Ma‘y Canyon
Troy Thornton
Portland Oregon
County Grants Funds For YZ Trail Promotion
The County Commission approved 6500 from the advertising fund to the YZ Trail Association on Monday. Cedar Chamber of Commerce representatives requested funds to publicize southern Utah along the new route. The Cedar Chamber road committee discussed the Hurricane Pipe Springs road and urged support for construction to aid Glen Canyon Dam supplies. The commission also granted a three week leave of absence for County Agent Wallace Sjoblom to attend school and requested a restatement of average county union rate values on fire insurance tied to blanket coverage.
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Iran County
County Commission
YZ Trail Association
The
Cedar Chamber of Commerce
Utah
Nevada
Cedar Chamber
Pipe Springs
Glen Canyon
Wallace Sjoblom
Counties Urged to Plan Federal Road Funds Use
Gunderson urged Five County Organization to prepare adequately engineered road plans to spend their own share of Federal Scandary Road Funds. He noted counties often left funds with the State, but could match federal funds 0 to 30 percent for county projects. Iron 39399 Beaver 37965 Washington 36412 Kane 15242 Garfield 25827. advised contacting the State Road Commission to check credit or debit balances for each county.
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LaMont B. Gunderson
Salt Lake County
Five County
Kanab
Gunderson
Iron County
Beaver County
Washington
Kane
Garfield
State Road Commission
Merkley Family Visit Across Several Cities
Mr Merkley, a CPA with Arthur Andersen, lives in El Monte California. He and his wife will visit Mr and Mrs Arid G Merkley and family in Parewan, as well as in Beaver Utah Salt Lake and Logan.
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Merkley
CPA
Arthur Anderson,Co
Lves
el Monte
Calif
Arid G. Merkley
Parowan
Beaver
Salt Lake
Logan
Adams Family Attends USU Graduation I N Logan
Mr and Mrs Ray Adams and two young daughters attended graduation exercises at USU in Logan last week Their son Steven majoring in industrial arts graduated with high honors He will teach at Anaheim Calif during next school year
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Ray Adams
USU
Logan
Steven
Annaheim Calif
City Council Hears Limited Parking Proposal Again
John H Pendleton leading the Parewan Valley Businessmen's Assn requests limited parking on Main Street with one hour daytime stalls and five spots on each side toward the theatre cafe and Buy-Rite Grocery. He also seeks removal of no truck parking signs for truck parking on side streets. Council hopeful for enforcement clarity and pending investigation. A previous year’s similar proposal was rejected. Mayor Howard Joseph notes power plant cooling system needs and approves immediate installation, costing about 1800. Fire Chief Bryce Adams urges a formal city policy on nonfire use of the fire truck. public safety committee to act. State Attorney General ruling about council members serving on bank boards cited with no action planned unless forced by others.
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John H. Pendleton
Parewan Valley
Main Street
Center
First North
Doctors Office
Joseph Later Tola
Times
Survival Training Course Offered by Utah Game Dept Cedar City
The Utah Fish and Game Department will run a 20 hour survival training course at the Cedar City Fire Station from June 30 to July 3, 6:30 to 10 p.m. each night. Instructor Lee Robertson will lead, with topics including home and field safety, camp and fire prevention, boat and firearm safety, hunter safety, archery, and rifle range exercises. Open to adults over 25, aims to train instructors for local groups.
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Utah Fish and Game Department
Cedar City
Game Dept
Lee Robertson
Game Department
Margaret Ann Scott Weds Larry Edling King in Salt Lake Temple
Margaret Ann Scott became the bride of Larry Edling King in rites at the Salt Lake LDS Temple officiated by ElRay Christiansen. Parents hosted a breakfast at Ft Douglas Golf Club and a reception at Stirling W. Sill Living Center. Best men were Parley E. Bennion and Tebbs Adams. couple plans to reside in Salt Lake City after honeymoon.
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Margaret Ann Scott
Larry Edling King
Salt Lake
Lds Temple
ElRay Christiansen
E. J. King
Ft Douglas Golf Club
Stirling W. Sill Home Living Center
U of U
Helen G. Scott
Parley E. Bennion
Tebbs Adams
Salt Lake City
Mitchell Family States Reunion At Provo
The annual William C. Mitchell family reunion is set for June 27 and 28 in Provo. Registration begins at 4 pm on the 27 at 504 N. 4th E. A complete two day program has been planned by organizers.
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William C. Mitchell
Provo
Timber fall injures man. ankle bruised but
Frank Stevens sustained a badly bruised ankle last week when a timber he was lowering into a basement fell and struck him. No bones were broken, but he will need crutches for several days.
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Frank Stevens
Busy Bee 4-H Club Names Officers
Judy Munford reports Busy Bee Food Club meeting at leader Virginia Topham home on June 11. Officers chosen are Diane Rasmussen president, Mary Louise Robinson vice president, Janet Guymon secretary treasurer, and Judy Munford reporter. Next meeting set for Saturday June 14.
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Judy Munford
Busy Bee Food Club
Virginia Topham
Diane Rasmussen
Mary Louise Robinson
Janet Guymon Sec. Treas
Town Calendar June 16 Open House for Del Smiths
Calendar notes show community events from June 15 to June 30 including a Stake Priesthood Quorum meeting on June 16, ward MIA gatherings June 16 17 24 and 30, Am Legion Aux June 18 welfare meetings, Mitchell Thornton reception June 20, Seventy Quorum June 22, and City Council June 23.
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Sun
del Smiths
Legion Aux
Mitchell Thornton
Sun. Jn
Mon
Jne
Mia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rex C Mitchell
Claude H
Marcella Dalley Mitchell
School of Chemical Engineering
Mr. Smith
Summit
William
Barbara Hulet Smith
Mrs Smith
Panguitch
Alma
Alice Ann
Gardiner
Mr Smith
Relief Society
Elmer O. Gurr
Della
Charles F. Burton
Norma
Evan J. Pryor
Alice
Harry M. Pryor
Edith
Dental College
Mrs. Clair Morris
Clair
Don Mitchell
Gene Valentine
Las Vegas
R. L. Fenton
Howard Joseph Re
Bryce Adams
Mitchell
Busy Bee
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