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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1951
Page
1
The American Legion race meet is scheduled for 28 29 and 30 with track conditions noted. Local officials and racing figures anticipate a lineup of thoroughbreds and a program featuring special events and entertainment, including a long weekend of racing and activities at the hall.
A large crowd gathered at Sanday Chapel for the funeral of Mayme Bentley Orton. Family members including three sons and several grandsons led the service, with tributes from Bishop and local clergy. Attendees included relatives of Bentley lineage and mourners from the community.
Fragmented text mentions Col Bevd Mitchell arriving from Camp Lewis with friends, likely in a wartime or military context, but the legible parts are severely garbled and do not provide a clear event, date, or outcome.
Local matron Mrs Clivten Hasmwsuen spends a coast vacation visiting Newnula and White Here guesthouses, touring parks, and Northern California relatives. She travels with Mr foal Mee Chester Mile and associates, recalling years of family ties, travel, and social visits aboard a passenger steamer to Island where she stayed for several days as a guest of an in law.
A roundup of local visits and travels includes Grant Mortensen and family visiting Inglewood and Utah, plans for summer study, and appearances of relatives from San Jose and Daroswan. The piece notes social dinners, outings at the River, and trips by Mr. R. I. Penton and others to Colorado and Montana, with group gatherings in Iowa and Wisconsin.
Lorenzo G. Matheson death follows in Cedar Pierre district funeral services included MLA participation and music. Speakers from St George and Cedar City accorded prayers as family mourned, with relatives from St George and other towns in attendance and a grave dedication by Duane L Matheson.
In Salt Lake City a major LDS Church annual conference drew thousands of participants including Shirle Smith Virginia Orton Mirlete Rickpatrick Helen Warren Joan Adele Adis Sarah Ward Mop ci Wahterman Katrine Taylor Voon Macfarlane Praikie Lou Htrrion KRamona Stile Ken dal iister Rabwinedl Chealton Mbp & Mrs Arthur Evans Connolly Adames Ralph Choukling Donald Haycock Alma Lawrences Chai Orton Mack Lyman among others. Also attending were Mr and Mrs Lynn Morrison and training assistants Neva Ashby Lovell Adams Ida King and Mrs Cecil Adame.
Provo. Funeral services were held Wednesday for Norman Penrod the father of Mrs. Vin Nik AE pM Noriai. Penrod had lived in Provo eight years and was a well known business figure and longtime member of the LDS Church. Burial followed at Yee Provo Cemetery.
Daughters from several families gathered to visit their mother, sharing a family dinner at Mrs Adistote’s home Saturday afternoon. Notable attendees included Coral Wright of Salt Lake City and Mrs Adios Ballinger of Oden, with Beatrice Johnson visiting the week prior.
Rael Seresins acclaim for a 14 year old from Ogden and Oden, son of former residents Maggie Gammell and Marcell Dalley Mitchell. He studied piano at the Orden High School academy, received high praise from judges, and earned a superior rating. He has accompanied choirs and school musicians, performing in church and local operas for two years and plans to pursue further study next fall.
Spectators enjoyed a grand horse show as part of Centennial Day activities featuring riders Frank und ATi Leinin and Krainin of Me Guay La iten WT. Events included prize demonstrations and a school awards ceremony, with graduates receiving achievement plaques and scholarships while families joined out-of-town relatives for a weekend visit. A public program planned for July Fourth will include a parade, booths, dances, and a community gathering at the Third Ward Chapel and City Park.
Lieut Berle J Specht of Long Beach California, wounded in Korea, visits relatives in Parowan with his sister-in-law Elmo Lowder and family, joined by Dan Laws, Grant Towder, Geraldine Sweeting, Roy Robinson, and others from Casper and Fillmore for a Sunday gathering before his departure.
A family social at the Bart Mortensen home Monday evening honored Vera sister wood brother in law Mr/Mrs Irwin and Zein tau of Burlingame California who visited during the week. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Boyd Robinson Air and Mrs Gene Hulloch and family plus several others from Patagonian area and nearby towns. The event featured names and relations among attendees with mixed spellings and some garbled phrases.
Verbal mishmash notes a newborn in Cedar City to Gerald and Dora Alger Gower with grandparents Bester Haberman Gower and Alice Haberman Gower, plus great-grandmother Vida P Smith. The item mentions June birth at Tron Counts Hospital and relatives in Parowan Patagonah Vegdor City and Vernal. Page two promises more details.
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