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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1932
Page
5
A stored item from the Second Class Mail system lists a post office mark in Parowan Utah dated October 27 1916 and a postage amount of $1.00 with an order noted as a cask with order.
Local notes outline Cedar City and Parowan fair sponsorship disputes with the County Commission. It notes a proposal alternating fair support, plus a historical column recalling the Battle of Lexington and its impact on independence. Also mentions moonshine concerns tied to cracked wheat distribution in Iron County and Red Cross aid.
A collage of clippings notes odd incidents including a man jailed for stealing from a church, youths fined for stealing girls' footwear in Vermont, and satirical jabs about politics and morality. It highlights a mix of local mischief and public commentary with sharp wordplay.
The article notes the Navy’s plan for a world radio circuits chart to be finished soon. It highlights Admiral Farragut’s early service, the Rochester as the oldest commissioned ship, and the idea of a battleship as a floating university with athletics and Navy graduates coaching. It covers destroyer names honoring sailors and Marines, and a brief on election aid by Navy personnel in Nicaragua.
A market listing promotes flour at $1.00 per bag and cereals at 30¢ a bag along with stock feeds at very low prices at John Moertensen’s. A professor notes that many fascinating feats exist in Washington D C without naming individuals.
District court notices describe sheriff sales in Parowan Iron County Utah. W H Hadlock as Bank Commissioner leads liquidation of Bank of Iron County with sale July 11 1932 including 160 acres and improvements. Additional notice lists Federal Land Bank of Berkeley vs Robinson Little and others with sale June 20 1932 at Parowan Court House for 160 acres plus water stock and irrigation rights.
The County of Iron in Utah announces a creditors claim period for the estate of Marian A Gudmundsen. Creditors must present claims with vouchers to the undersigned at Parowan Iron County or by mail by August 1, 1932. L. J. Adams is the administrator.
The text notes mood tied to saddle horses returning with renewed use, warns that if more people kept horses instead of gas buggies mood would rise. It also warns that warm dry weather raises fire danger around homes, barns, and forests, urging increased precautions.
Over 450 Utah farmers use extension service supervision at Utah State Agricultural College to maintain farm accounts. About 21 Iron County cooperators will have year end accounts organized, with personal analyses comparing each farm to the group average. An “economic agricultural law” notes 10 farmers show wide income variation, guiding local extension adjustments.
The United States Department of Agriculture suggests turnip sauerkraut as a new product. Medium purple top turnips are fermented with four ounces of salt per ten pounds, ground and mixed, then packed and pressed to ferment. It stores briefly at low temperature and has a sharp cabbage like flavor though most turnip flavor is lost during fermentation.
Extension forester Paul M. Bunn says windbreaks will raise farm values by reducing evaporation and shielding crops. Cedar City growers like D L Sargent and Wayne Esplia plant Siberian elm and hardwoods, with Cedar City College and others supplying seedlings at $2.50 per hundred from Utah State University.
The United States Department of Agriculture warns medicated or artificial nest eggs are usually napthalene, the same as moth balls, and offer no control against lice mites and other poultry parasites. They may even harm eggs and cause a moth ball flavor in poultry flesh.
Reports show the Yan Kee Meadow reservoir holding more water than ever. A stream will be dried out starting tomorrow to supplement the regular flow of the break for irrigation.
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