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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1938
Page
4
The Parowan Times is issued weekly by Parowan Pub and Printing. The entry notes its mailing at Parowan Utah with post office entry on October 27, 1915, marking its second class status.
A historical reflection recalls June 14 as the flag’s birthday and recalls Fort McHenry during the War of 1812. Commodore Rodgers and U S Marines defended Baltimore as British forces bombarded the fort for a day and night. Francis Scott Key penned The Star Spangled Banner inspired by the steadfast flag.
Local residents hear the Forest Service wants Yankee Meadow land to build a new camp ground and recreation center similar to Five Mile. Since funds are unavailable, purchase by private owners and transfer to the Forest Service is proposed with community cooperation. If done, roads trails and scenic viewpoints would be developed, boosting local employment and tourism in the canyon area.
John Craddock reports broad optimism in 1938 recovery plans across farming, industry and utilities. Wheat prices rebound to 70 cents. US wheat crop near one billion bushels boosts farmer incomes by about 800 million dollars. Cotton gains on rain damage. Britain orders 400 airplanes from US firms. Auto plants may not close as feared. railroads add 6,114 freight cars after a weak April. Washington counters dull summer retail with $600 million PWA projects and a $300 million monthly spending expectation for 1938. Milk campaigns target 2.5 million farming families. US milk production remains high. Electric power leaders foresee a $13 billion decade investment, with rising consumer electrical appliance use. By 1942 a large share of sea freight ships will be 20 years old or more. Americans consume 12.6 pounds of coffee per person annually. Conversion of crops to substitutes for coal and gas seen before natural fuels run out. New remote-control device enables reporters to set type from miles away and streamlined cars for Twentieth Century Limited tested at high speed.
Fort Erie Ontario plans restoration of the neglected fortress once built to guard against Indians and later attacked in the War of 1812. Historians and architects used British War Office plans to recreate the wooden fort at the mouth of the Niagara River, with two buildings and roughly 600 feet of stone walls.
Local youths who turned 21 since last year’s registration include Henry Spettridge Clair Rowley Wayne Burton Edwin Stevens Riess Taylor Clair Lowder Edward Ward Douglas Miller L N Alarse en Alfred Wilcock and Merrill Taylor A Service flag 7 by 9 feet with 61 stars was ordered by J Alma Benson 51 small window flags were ordered Only 360 pounds of sugar is available per family for the coming season without a permit The Parowan Stake quarterly conference will convene at Cedar City June 22 and 23 Walter Stevens and Grace Abraham were married in the Salt Lake Temple O J Jon Burnham has been promoted to lieutenant in the Army stationed at Petersburg West Virginia Thomas Davenport motored to Salt Lake City for business
Brooklyn Public Library trustees shift focus away from Horatio Alger with a Hall of Fame vote favoring canonical authors. The article notes Alger’s popular youth appeal fading beside Twain Irving Cooper Poe and others while a separate item reports a clock coil copper wire project using over 100 000 pounds of hair-thin copper wire to form coils for electric clocks, a single length spanning the world 23 times.
The United States Civil Service Commission lists open competitive exams for Public health nurse and several other posts with salaries from 1260 to 2000 dollars. Age limits apply. Alaska positions have special rules. Closing dates vary by region, with notices in Times office.
In Utah in 1937 deaths from smallpox were zero while typhoid, diphtheria, and scarlet fever showed modest figures. The report highlights effective public health and school efforts, a young population under 20 comprising nearly half, and a detailed breakdown of deaths by age and disease. It notes that heart disease, kidney disease, and cancer account for about half of deaths above age one, with significant auto and other accidents. The piece links death rates to economic implications and contrasts LDS Church data with state rates, while calling for broader social security coverage and noting pending data from the Utah State Board of Health.
Horse chestnuts were valued shade trees with notes of buckeye superstition from Daniel Boone era. Legends claim pocket buckeyes ward rheumatism, while hunters found polishing nuts, eye-like scar, and uses extend to alcohol from meat and strong light wood for wooden legs.
Santa Rosa California junior college announces ownership of a near Carson City Nevada mine, acquired for 2.85, as a teaching site. The mine, exhausted yet fully equipped, will be used by geology and anthropology students for practical mining experience. An Indian mortars display in a shack foundation adds historic value to the property.
Dr. Henry Neumann, a Fort Worth writer, argues that modern young women should date as soon as they wish. He criticizes old norms of keeping daughters at home until eighteen before dating. He believes youth today is morally better than a century ago.
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