County Commissioners Approve Salary Increases for Officers
Utah Iron County Commissioners raised salaries for county officers except the County Commission. Clerk and Auditor to 4800, Assessor Recorder Treasurer and Sheriff to 4600, County Attorney to 4485, with Commissioners remaining at 1800. Office hours set weekdays 7:30 to 5.00 and Saturday closures except Sheriff. A budget hearing was held July 8 with no protests. The panel approved a 50 dollar annual license for a gas and oil distributor at Cross Roads. The commission also asked for a financial statement from the Rest Home before renewing the Adams lease on October 1.
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Utah
Commission
Tron County
Iron County Commission
Platt
Fishlake Mountain
Bowery-Yankee Reservoir
Escalante
Ancil J Adams
Fire Destroys Potato Shed At Beryl
A twelve thousand dollar potato storage shed owned by Austin Moyle at Beryl two miles south of Highway 65 burned Wednesday July 3. Firemen arrived after 8 p m and could not stop the blaze which raged for over an hour. The building housed a potato sorter elevator and sacks though no potatoes were stored there. Only a twisted steel frame and metal roof remained. The cause was not determined.
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Beryl
Austin Moyle
Enterprise
Beryl Road
Escalante Valley
Red Cross Sets Date For Home Nursing Class
The Iron County Red Cross chapter announces a home nursing class for mothers and expectant mothers on Monday July 15 at 2 00 pm in Parowan High School Home Economics room. Mrs A C Hateh chairs. Mrs Alice Barton will teach. No charge. equipment provided. this is the third Red Cross class in Parowan this spring and summer with one recent course awarding 10 certificates.
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Red Cross
Parowan High School
A.C. Hateh
Alice Barton
Iron County Red Cross
Parowan
Hatch
Fourth of July Celebration Here Outstanding Success
Parowan celebrated Independence Day with a full day of events including a daybreak salute a long parade a patriotic meeting a children's dance a rodeo and a high school gym dance Awards went to Southern Utah Dairy Liberty Bell Parowan Gun and Red Club Big Fish float In junior division Second Ward Homebuilders won first Fenton's second Craig Stubbs third Local notables Miss Iron Co riding clubs and Saddle Club attended Aird G Merkley spoke and Norma Lee Mercer Miss Utah sang God Bless America The parade and rodeo drew large crowds with Hank Lyman’s Nigger Boy defeating Jim Mortensen’s Grey Eagle in a close finish The event featured an overtime rodeo period and barrel water and other races by Parowan Saddle Club Milford Club and local riders.
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Parowan
Red Hill Wranglers
Parowan High School
Southern Utah Dairy
Liberty Bell
Parowan Gun and
Red Club
Stake
M. I. A. Goddess of Liberty
Second Ward Homebuilders
Fenton's
Craig Stubbs
Howard Stubbs
Jackie Winterrose
Miss Iron Co
Milford
Cedar City
Panguitch
Saddle Club
Aird G. Merkley
Publc
The
Farowan Post No. 20
American Legion
LeRoy Orton
Uncle Sam
Lo Ren Orton
Goddess of Liberty
Norma Lee Mercer
Mis
Hank Lyman
Jim Mortensen
Parowan Saddle Club
Milford Club
Parowan Club
Milford Boys
Birth of Grandchild Reported for Merrill Family
Mrs Lillia Daily announces the birth of a granddaughter to Jean and Martin Merrill on June 27. Mrs Daily spent two weeks in Salt Lake caring for the mother and baby.
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Lillia
Daily
Jean
Martin Merrill
Last Rites Held For Elizabeth Watson Adams
Funeral services were held for Elizabeth Watson Adams 74 at Parowan, following a heart ailment. Bishop Troward M. Adams directed the rites with music by a mixed quartet and soloists. Survivors include four sons Karl Don Adrian Watson and D Watson, a daughter Joyce Osborne, 13 grandchildren and a great grandchild.
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Elizabeth Watson Adams
A Ron County
Troward M. Adams
Tha Mortensen
Jesus
Berta Burton
Shirley Evans
Ramona Stubbs
Alice Mitchell
Ray Lyman
Heber Gurr
E. Ray Lyman
Pat Urie
Whispering Hope
Karl Mitchell
Harold S. Snow
St. George
LDS Temple
Howard M. Adams
Della
Gurr
Harley W. Dalton
Thos. K. Holyoak
Karl
Don
Watson
Ann Adrian
Wm Osborne
Rodney Adams
San Francisco Calif
el Don
San Jose Calif
Adrian
Orinda
Calif
D. Watson
Parowan
Joyce Adele Osborne
Oakland Calif
Council Names New City Marshal Following Elmer Green Exit
The city council approved Fred Smith as new city marshal to fill the vacancy created by Elmer Green's resignation effective July 15. Smith prevailed over Lloyd Davis and Basil L. Gilger from a three-candidate field. Funeral services for Geo R. Mickelson, 73, were held Monday after his death following a lengthy illness. he was a lifelong Parowan resident and LDS Church member.
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Geo. R. Mickelson
Mr. Mickelson
George R. Mickelson
Parowan
Neils
Hanna Taylor Mickelson
Birdie Lee
Beaver
LDS Church
Elmer Green
Fred Smith
Lloyd Davis
Basil L. Gilger
Parowan FFA Chapter Scores High In State
Parowan FFA Chapter earned second place in a Utah Cooperative Council contest led by instructor Thales Brown. The award covers a Leadership summary of the year and allows three members to attend the American Institute of Cooperation in Fort Collins Colorado August 18 to 21. Attendees to be named later. the chapter has repeatedly placed second in recent years.
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Parowan Ffa
Utah Co-Operative Council
Thales Brown
American Institute of Cooperation
Fort Collins
Colo
Brown
Lyman Munford Engaged to Delta Young Lady in Parowan
Harold B. Taylor of Delta announces the engagement of his daughter Rhonda Marie to E Lyman Munford of Parowan. Lyman, son of Budd Munford, is an Industrial Arts major at College of Southern Utah and former CSU student leader. Rhonda Marie Taylor, a Delta High and CST graduate, plans a July 26 ceremony at the Manti LDS Temple.
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Harold B. Taylor
Delta
Rhonda Marie
E. Lyman Munford
Parowan
Lyman
Budd Munford
Parowan High School
College of Southern Utah
CSU
Lambda Delta Sigma Fraternity
Miss Taylor
Delta High
ExCelvis School of Beauty
CST
Hi Fi Presented To Library By Legion Aux
A new Hi Fi phonograph was presented to Parowan Public Library by Parowan Post No. 2 of the American Legion. It will support a Children's Hour starting Friday July 19 at 2 00 p.m. and run weekly through summer. Mrs Orton library chair invites donations of records and welcomes children ages five to ten to bring their records to be played during the hour.
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Legion Aux
Parowan Public Library
Parowan Post No. 2
The
American Legion
Orton
Lbraran
Ehase
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Lee
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Wallace Sjoblom
Iron Co
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Lyman E. Levey
Ralph B
America
Howard D. Knight
United States
Barbara Jane Bayles
R. Taylor Miller
George F. Rowley
Homer Adams
Whitney Orton
Philip Bayles
Carol Wright
Giorta Smith
Parowan City
Howard Knight
Adams
Lorenzo Dow
Melissa Clark Watson
William L. Adams
Salt Lake
California
St George Temple
Adamis
Daughters of the Pioneers
Churchaux
John F. Pendleton
Glenn Halterman
Howard Joseph
Ramona
Elna Stubbs
Itha Mortensen
Heber Lund
F. C. van Buren
Barbara M. Adams
Dot Smith
J. R. Lee
Ernest
Jess
Frank
John Mickelson
Grant Benson
She
Bentley
Flowers
Arvilla Halterman
Arthur and
Raymond of
Redondo
Green
Smith
Parowan Ffa Chapter
Times
Johnson
District Road Engineers Office
Marlo Topham
Clifford Mortensen
Lyman Munford
LDS Institute
Manti
LDS
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