Canyon Road Work To Start Next Week
Tran County commissioners learned $5,000 from the State Road Commission will fund Parowan Canyon road construction with Iron County matching $2,800 and providing equipment. Two crews and two caterpillar tractors will begin before mid next week, with routing surveys ongoing and possible Federal support. Additional $5,000 will fund Little Creek Canyon road near Paragonah, matched by Iron County, with construction likely in late fall or winter. A separate $5,000 appropriation will build two new straight roads from Newcastle to Enterprise, starting once Parowan canyon equipment is freed. The notices were shared by W. D. Hammond and Preston G. Petersen at a Luncheon with the Parowan Exchange Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tran County
State Road Commission
Psrowan Main Canyon
Iron County Jz
Main Canyon
Haseen
Highway Commission
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
H. L. Adams
Dry Lakes
Dry Fork
Parawan Canyon
Little Creek Canyon
Paragonah
Iron County
Southes Gee
Newcastle
Enterprise
Parowan Canyon
Parowan Exchange Club
W. D. Hammond
Preston G. Petersen
Vermilion Castle Forest
Tuesay
Exchange Club
Canyon
Repairs on Navajo Lake Dike Underway This Week
Repairs on the dike at Navajo Lake are being made this week by enrollees at the Duck Creek CCC camp. By midweek most work should be done and the lake waters will be impounded again before they reach the porous lava formation to the north. The dike broke earlier this spring due to a clogged spillway, washing out about 150 feet of structure and lowering the water level roughly six feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navajo Lake
Duck Creek
CCC
Forest Fire Score Board 1940 Dixie National Forest
Fire data show June 12 1940 with total fires by cause including man caused and lightning. The report lists outside and local people categories such as hunters miners stockmen and timber operators and notes causes like smokers campfires and other factors while warning forest fuels are very dry and fire hazard increasing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixie National Forest
Funeral services held for Joseph H Alger
Funeral services were held in the East Ward chapel for Joseph Hamblin Alger who died Thursday morning from a heart ailment. Bishop W. L. Adams directed the service with a quartet and solo selections, speakers including Wilford Day, Mrs. Luella A. Adams, Jess Guyman, and Alvin Decker. The grave was dedicated by Walther Mitchell at the cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Ward
Joseph Hamblin Alger
W. L. Adams
W. Clair Rowley
Oma Johnson
William
Mary Dalton
David Matheson
Wilford Day
Luella A. Adams
Ivan Decker
Jess Guyman
God
Alvin Decker
Walther Mitchell
Road Matters Discussed At Exchange Club Meet
Iron County commissioners told Parowan Exchange Club that a newly purchased caterpillar tractor would be in Parowan within a week to start work on the Parowan main canyon road after a 30 hour break in period. Theyplan to rush the canyon survey and may reroute the road via Dry Lakes to meet the existing Navajo road for a better grade and safety for tourists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iron County
Parowan Exchange Club
Parowan
Parowan Main Canyon
H. L. Adams
Cedar City
State Highway Department
Dry Lakes
Dry Fork
Clair Platt
Summit Canyon
John Bayles
L. J. Adams
Foster Kunz
State Highway Commission
Tish
J. F. Christensen
Durham Morris
Hillman Dalley
Ernest Greer
Mountain States Tel. and
Tel. Co
Platt
Kanarra
Adams
Parowan Woman Dean M Richards Dies at 46
Dean M Richards, 46, wife of David Richards of Parowan, died Thursday at Iron County Hospital from cirrhosis of the liver after a long illness. Funeral set for Sunday at 2 pm in Westward chapel with Bishop T Wendell Bayles officiating. She was born in Parowan in December 1893 and leaves her husband, her mother, and eight children, with seven siblings in Utah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magele
Dean Marsden Richards
David Richards
Iron County Hospital
T. Wendell Bayles
Richards
Parowan
Lucius N
Mire Mary M. Marsden
Murdock Academy
Beaver
Hranch Agricultural College
Hoston
Mass
A A supports Cedar City air port and training base
Civil Aeronautics Authority members back an air base at Cedar City to support Southern Utah air training in cooperation with Branch Agricultural College. The project aims to become a major West defense asset with a surveyed port site, contour map, and master airport map for federal aid. Two training units for 12 to 25 year olds approved. applications urged. H Parkett and Homer Parcett visited Nephi briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah
Civil Agronaut Commission
Cedar City
Branch Agricultural College
Wests
Aoronautics
Utsh
State Red Commission
State Road Commission
Aeronauties Commission
Schol
Forest Supervisor Urges Caution Ahead of Fire Season
Dixie Forest Supervisor Blaine Herenson warns campers of a harsh fire season due to drought and abundant cheat grass. Five fires this year, four man caused, have begun on private land inside the forest. He emphasizes prevention, urges dead campfire destruction, proper ash disposal, and thoroughly extinguished cigarettes. The weekly Forest Fire Score column will report fire news.
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Dixie Forest
Blaine Herenson
Dixie
Central
CCC
Enterprise
The
Forest Service
Proposed law to aid Fourth Class postmasters in county
National Association of Postmasters sponsors a bill to raise salaries for seven Fourth Class postmasters in Tron County and simplify accounting by basing pay on office receipts rather than stamp clerical activity. The measure would affect 29,514 nationwide, with 5,000 earning under 50 dollars annually. Named beneficiaries include Orpha Burns, J Williams, Mary Johnston Lund, John B McDonald, Geneva Gillies, Sarah MeEskie, and Margaret Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert L. Janson
National Association of Postmasters
Thin County
Congress
United States
Janson
Ifty
Tron County
Orpha Burns
Beryl
J. Williams
Kanarra
Mary D
Johnston
Lund
John B. McDonald
Modena
Geneva II Gillies
Newcastle
Sarah A. MeEskie
Paragonah
Margaret Allen
Summit
Brother of Parowan Lady Dies in Payson
Mrs. LaPreal S Ward traveled to Payson after the death of her brother Emeet Nell Sabin 25 who died Monday night at a Payson hospital after several weeks illness. Funeral services were held at 2 pm in the Salem L D S ward chapel with burial in the cemetery. Sabin was active in the L D S church and served on the Salem city council as ward clerk for 11 years. He is survived by his widow two children a stepson his father David Satin of Payson two brothers and three sisters.
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Sabin
David Satin
Payson
West Ward Mother's and Daughter's Outing
The West ward mothers and daughters will be entertained at Vermilion Castle Forest camp on Tuesday June 1. The outing is sponsored by W M I A and the Relief Society. All members are invited whether they have daughters or not. Transportation will be provided. Meet at the ward chapel at 3 30 and depart from there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Ward
Vermilion Castle Forest Camp
Relief Society of the
City Council appoints 4th of July committee
At a Tuesday night special meeting the City Council named Mrs Wimmer Mortensen Mrs Berta Mitchell Evan Bayles and Claud Orton to lead the 4th of July celebration in Parowan. They will chair and form subcommittees to carry out plans and announcement is expected next week. The foreman for the WPA project was postponed due to no quorum. Debate over cemetery gates versus cattle guards yielded no decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wimmer Mortensen
Berta Mitchell
Evan Bayles
Claud Orton
Parowan
Thee
Bear killed by Jack Isbell in Cedar Canyon
Lafe McConnell and Jack Isbell trapped a brown bear nine miles southeast of Wood's ranch in Cedar Canyon. They brought it to town Wednesday morning and shot it after Homer Jones and Dean Fisher filmed the scene. The event marks the first bear kill in years in the area. Mrs. Alice Richards and children left for Salt Lake City to visit relatives, while Mrs. Joseph Weight and children rode to Spanish Fork for an extended visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Isbell
Lafe McConnell
Cedar Canyon
Mr. Isbell
Mr. McConjoel
Homer Jones
Homer
Dean Fisher
Crystal
Weod
Iron County
Alice Richards
Registry Agents Named By Co Commissioners
County commissioners at the June meeting named registry agents for voting districts including Paragonah Parowan Parowan Summit Cedar City and others. The board also addressed constable and justice roles, bond requirements, a health nursing contract, air field funding, road foreman appointment rules, and local property sales and payments on contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Paragonah
Oliver. Edwards
Parowan No
Gladys A. Benson
Parowan
Enoch Rasmussen
Kenseth Matheson
Summit
Leona Smith
Enoch
Mary D. Jones
Cedar City
James Lowen
Kanarra
M. N. Balty
Leon Davis
Jerrie F. Williams
Syste
Iron County
Arthurs Nelson
Wilford Lawrence
Br. Jenkins
State Board of Health
Ernest Macfarlane
Wm. M. Shay
K. L. Jones
State Rand
Joseph F. Wright
Parowan Canyon
Wright
State Road Commission
W. Leo Knell
Leo
Newcastle
Clerty
Essary
Tego
Bank of Southern Utah
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Pe Forest Fire Score Board
W A
Joseph H. Alger
Dean M. Richards
Cc. A. A
Mr. H. ©. Parcettt
Nephi
Jack Isbell
Bear
Lena Johnson
Cowley
Wyoming
B. H. Benson
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