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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1936
Page
4
Fragment describes a wartime style notice involving W Warntt Mitchell as lessee entering a second close matter at the post office in Parowar tad. It mentions a date 27, and references get 27 loth, with unclear context and sequence of actions. The readable elements identify individuals and a postal location but lack complete actions or outcomes.
A Times report warns that grasshopper hordes are devouring alfalfa, corn, and grains in the valley. Farmers are urged to act, with a pilot control using Fish Bait Co. catchers on the Dan May farm, plus coordinated efforts, fall tillage, and burning stubble to reduce egg-laying in the next spring.
A nostalgic feature blends family lore with 1930s business index data. It recalls a father’s daily routines and a mother’s work, then pivots to a bleak industrial outlook showing insurance, autos, construction, and rails, highlighting 1935–1936 trends and a call for better 4th of July decorations.
The article discusses ex service men spending bonus funds on homes and improving properties, noting varied use and some misuses. It also covers proposed air travel routes over the region, landing facilities needs, and a local push to develop airports alongside a cautious outlook on prosperity and weather.
County Clerk W Clare Rowley attended a county board meeting on Thursday planning. Miss Anna Penibtom returned from Las Vegas seeking employment. Mr O A Spear of Spear Lumber Co Provo visited town to consider expansion southward. Mr and Mrs Monard Gaymon welcomed a baby girl. Mr and Mrs Gardello Orton returned to Boulder City Nevada after a visit. Mrs Ida Paxton hospitalized then taken to Pio Len by her daughter. Budd Williams and editor Dave Williams of Milan News dropped by Times. Sherwin Benson, visiting Ogden, returned home with Warren Wimmer family. Childbirth and visits feature among local residents this week.
This week’s Mines Chronicles notes the deaths of Mrs. Earth Ann Carter Haddon and Mr. Steve G. Thornton, with burials on Thursday and Sunday. It also mentions funerals for Mr. Joseph Dalton Med and a committee formed by Logan City Council to oversee a gala Fourth of July celebration chaired by Hang J. Mortensen. Additional items include relatives visiting from Salt Lake City, a hotel move, and building plans for the new meeting house and school gym.
Classified notice listing items for sale including a Thova device, a nearly new mowing machine, a 3% wagon, and a 58¢ weekly lot drawing with water and garden spot priced at 150 dollars. Also advertises encumbered farmland with water rights for sale by Eva W Rienards.
County Agent Tueller reports new alfalfa stands yield 100 to 500 percent more hay than old stands. Farmers may receive about 27.00 per acre by converting 15 percent of last year’s soil-depleting acreage to alfalfa under the Soil Conservation program, with June 25 as the closing date for preliminary worksheets. A county committee is formed to administer the program and assist farmers.
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