This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1940
Page
4
An analysis argues for strong national defense and rising peacetime military spending to safeguard liberty. It warns against funding defense while cutting other programs, urging cost-conscious preparation and minimal government waste to protect individual enterprise and opportunity.
An editorial argues preventing fires beats relying on luck. It urges strong local fire departments, intercity cooperation, and regular inspections of homes and businesses to reduce fire hazards and casualties.
The article argues that government relief expenditures reached 13.09 billion dollars while life insurance payouts exceed 28 billion over the period, with most funds aiding nine people who would otherwise require charity. It frames private industry and the economy as the main drivers of national welfare and critiques the distribution of aid.
The piece contrasts Dewey and Roosevelt’s defense critiques with Willkie’s defense plan. It notes Roosevelt’s radio remarks defending preparedness and criticizes Republican calls for economic policy over military buildup. The article reviews past disarmament trends, Navy and Army reductions, and late 1930s defense enhancements under Roosevelt emphasizing readiness as vital.
The County Commissioners named a County Fair committee and set September 24 25 26 in Cedar City with a $740 budget. Members include Alma Esplin as chairman D F Riatheson T J Jones W P Bare Jon Forsyth and N D Forsyth.
Reader advertisements list coal and wine sawed wood for sale and various goods. Ancel J Adama Wood Co and Rock Salt offered with contact numbers 2532 and 2367, in Parowan. J A Evans also advertised in Parowan.
Learn the correct ways to display the flag in parades, indoors, and on vehicles. Directions cover orientation, position relative to other flags, and handling from raising to lowering with emphasis on dignity and timing.
Extension Director William Peterson announces an intermountain grass improvement conference during the week of July 15 at Utah State Agricultural College. Attendees include representatives from the intermountain states and government officials. He notes Utah's grazing lands dominate non tillable areas with only 3.6 percent cultivated and stresses moving grass improvement forward with a comprehensive report from researchers and ranchers.
In a campus exchange a student mocks language struggles while noting a peer picked up college yells at Hive. The dialogue hints at humor and tension over linguistic learning and school pride.
A brief humorous exchange unfolds as a clerk and a woman search for a missing husband in a men's clothing shop. The scene, set against a Times subscription prompt, captures a light moment within a local paper.
Reports say club leaders training sessions occurred across all state counties from March 15 to June 3 led by Miss Fern Shipley assistant state boys and girls club leader. The program aims to instruct on FouetT club methods ideals and principles and is considered key to the 4AL club setup. Follow-up sessions will cover projects in foods clothing home furnishings livestock forestry crops gardens and more.
In Tron County the 1940 farm supervision program, led by J M Palmer, starts last week with four men appointed to check farm practices, acreage, and compliance with the Agricultural Conservation Program. Arnold Lowe directs a training session. George W Armstrong and others will oversee farms, working under the county AAA committee.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.