Parowan plans grand Fourth celebration with committees
Parowan city council forms a 721 member committee structure to orchestrate a major Fourth of July celebration. Subcommittees include programs finance decorations parade and sports with aims to outdo all prior town festivities. Local reports note road work progress and community interest in industrial expansion.
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J. Mortenson
Leon L Eckles
Thos Bennett
Leon L. Eckles
Dar
J Mortenson
EJ Barton
Wm Pritchard
J Glarton Mitchell
Green
T Eckles
Leban Burt
Virgil Decker
Winston Orton
Lawrence Muller
Bel Mitchell
Ora Orten
Pearl Rose Mires
Warner Mitchell
L Lawder
David P Barton
Jas Alma Benson
John RF Bentley
Tira
DF. Barton
John & Brown
Thes Bennett
John Brown
Clarence Rachards
Barbara Adams
Eva Richards
Parowan
Sudden Death Shocks Patoosa Community
Steven Thornton aged about 58 died Tuesday afternoon from poisoning after a sudden illness. He was a longtime member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, served in the quorum of seventies, and was a word teacher. Funeral services were held Sunday at the tabernacle with speakers Jaz Glerton David Matheson Thos Durham and Mortan Richards. Br Adama conducted. He leaves a wife five children two sisters an aged father and several grandchildren.
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Patoosa
Steven Thornton
Thornton
Atc
Church of Jegal Christ of Latter Day Saints
Alrays
Tabernacle
Jaz Glerton
David Matheson
Thos Durham
Mortan Richards
Br Adama
Cnmfort
EL Behkles
Ara
Modern transport and disease curb medieval plagues and war
The article argues famine, pestilence, and war once checked population, but modern transport and civilization have reduced Great Plague fears. It compares past famines in Fusna and Ireland, the Volga bubonic outbreak, and 14th century mortality, noting current cases are less disruptive than past plagues. It cites Defoe and observes rising peace, though war persists.
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Fusna
Ireland
Europe
Volga
Defoe
Lonton
Western
United States
Aged Lady Sarah Ann Carter Haddon Dies in Utah Valley
Sarah Ann Carter Haddon, aged resident of Castledale Utah and former Salt Lake refugee, died after a period of debility. Born June 5 1827 in Adams County Illinois she lived in Utah Valley since 1895 and left 10 children 54 grandchildren 114 great grandchildren and 12 great great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the tavernage with speakers Morgan Richards Johan Stevens and Ep Adams offering tributes.
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Sarah Ann Carter Haddon
Adams Ocuntv
Ilo
Ctah
Salt Lake
Castledale
Utah
Eesteme Mn
Farawan
Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints
Rachel Applesate
Circleville
Louies Mortensen
Tahernage
Oaleck
Sapesker
Morgan Richards
Johan Stevens
Ep Adams
Atrone
Misa Ada hlcGregor
Town considers paving Main Street and pool in school
Aeihgeh speaks of a bold plan three weeks hence to push a city project. The note hints paving Main Street walks to improve the thoroughfare, and a new school building would include a swimming pool for students. Separate item mentions a bargain at EB A OG Cedar Guy Utah.
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Fethera
Widane
Partewan
Lee
Arill
Gorg
Lamona
Crean Segara
Gale
Summit Notes of June 19 1516 home additions and travel
The entry notes Adaen contemplating a home addition as the Simith home nears completion Rose Sumphing and family travel from Delta to Summit to visit relatives. Hot dry weather threatens the gram crop. Marin SimpKING plans a bungalow at Moron Dalley place. Ogden of Faro hires workers. A fishing trip by creek to a lake yielded trout. no catch details.
Parowan Stake conference and community notices
The Parowan Stake quarterly conference will be held in Cedar City on Saturday at 10 30. Fres Francia Woolymen of the quorum and Pres Jes Wo McMurmo of the Seventies will attend. A stake presiding meeting follows Saturday at 3. Reports from wards, a water system update for Simmat, and local remarks on schools, farms, and town affairs are included along with obituaries and community items.
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Parowant Stake
Cedar Caty
Fres Francia WooLymen
Quorum of Twelve Apostles
Pres Jes Wo McMurmo
The
Sounds of
I MN
Marsden
Wm H Lyman
Henry L Tones
Hyrum Dallev
Sumant
Ir Dalley
Sim
Mat
Sammt
Loyal baseball fan defends pay pledge to reporter
A letter from Alex H Eloilo defends paying to report Cedar ball games and denies being a park fence warmer. He criticizes recent remarks by Rev. Rice on fans, noting he admires baseball loyalty, has attended an association game, and pledges to pay his way at future events.
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Rice
Cedar
Sogan
Parowan
Gedar
Jinela
Alex H Eollo
Sixtus Fille Johnson Dead Pioneer Leader in Iron County
Word reached in Benson of the death of Sixtus Fille Johnson son of Helachone Johnson founder of Johnsons Fort later Enoch Johnson. Born circa 1929 in Utah, he arrived in 1448 with brothers Nephi and Seth and helped colonize Parowan and towns across Iron and Washington counties. The note recalls an apple tree row in Parowan and honors Esther E Orton a sister of the Johnson boys.
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Benson
Raona
Sixtus Fille Johnson
Elleat
Gel Hhaohneon
Founoder
Johnson's Fort
Enoch J
Johnson Waa
Hiner
Utah
Fea
Nephi
Seth Johnson
Parowan
Sixtua E
Goort
Iron
Washington
Hane
Eofomee
Old Menico
Sie
Esther E Orton
Parasas
Sistet
Johnson Boya
Wil O Orton
Parowan highway work overseen by state official
A. H Howell of Salt Lake Ghrd has spent days shaping the caterpillar bracket for the Paragwan Land highway. He overhauled the machine in good order and keeps it busy under State Road Commission supervision. Cement aging and foundations rise across Iron County as bridges and culverts go up and eggs and crops suffer from a long rain spell, while F J Barton returns from a merchant convention in Salt Lake City.
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A. H Howell
Salt Lake Gh
Paragwan- Land
Howell
Iron County
Parowan
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Steven G. Thornton
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eLimer
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the Tabernacle
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Salt Lake City
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Rev. Rice
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