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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1939
Page
5
A health note explains vitamins C rich foods such as oranges lemons grapefruits and tomatoes and urges daily intake. It warns heat light and long storage destroy vitamin C and recommends quick cooking storing in dark places and using fresh juices for best content. It highlights teeth gums blood vessels and scurvy prevention as benefits.
The United States Civil Service Commission announces open competitive exams for several Bureau of Agriculture and Bureau of Agricultural Economics positions. Senior field aid, assistant laboratory and warehouse roles offer from 1,440 to 2,600 yearly. Applicants must be under 40 to qualify. Deadlines vary by region, with July 17 or July 26 final dates. Obtain full details from the Commission at Washington DC or local post offices of first class.
Navy orders teak wood from Burma for weather decks on four new battleships under construction. Teak’s durability and resistance to water, insects, and corrosion justify its high cost, despite long growth and processing times. The article describes teak’s aging, elephant-assisted logging in Rangoon and the heavy logistics from forest to mill, including girdling, river hauling, and logs’ long river journeys.
The article notes the Marines hymn cites From the Halls of Montezuma to the Shores of Tripoli, discusses early campaigns with Decatur and Preble, and recalls Derne 1805 and the 1947 Mexico City advance. It highlights poetic license versus historic deeds and the hymn’s enduring prestige among Marines.
A Chicago Tribune report notes honey bees, not native to the United States, were introduced to New England in 1632 likely from Helland. Early bees were small black types, later expanding into European and African races as settlers spread westward. Beekeepers classify bees by races rather than breeds.
Citizens of Ancona hear that Zara the Adriatic seaport near Dalmatia was ceded to Italy by Yugoslavia in 1920. The 42 square mile region houses about 19,000 people with historic ties to Italy. Its harbor protection and strategic position supported the assignment. The geographic term for such a region is enclaves.
Describes Formosa houses designed to keep rats out, with huts appearing to rest on four large mushrooms and supported by four posts topped by umbrella shaped shields. Some wealthier homes use inverted biscuit tins or pails as supports, but wooden shields are most common across the island.
The Sea of Galilee is a freshwater body about 13 miles long and seven miles wide, roughly the size of Staten Island. It sits 700 feet below sea level, while the Jordan River drains its overflow to the Dead Sea, a saltwater lake about 1,200 feet below sea level with no outlet. The distance between the two seas is roughly 200 miles.
An education advocate piece argues summer camps foster health, group living, nature appreciation, and character. It notes rising access, with over 600,000 boys in Boy Scout camps and 114,719 girl campers in 1998, plus a New York City program offering a free month of camp for 110 students funded by supporters.
State official notices a resident of Richfield seeks 0.05 sec. 1h of water from an unnamed channel to feed a stock pond for 5000 sheep and 100 cattle. Protests due by August 13, 1999 with filing fee. Also references school camping discussion and education through camping.
In the Fifth Judicial District Court of Utah Iron County the estate of Freeman W Pendleton, deceased, invites creditors with claims and vouchers to present them to the administrator. Notices request filing by August 17. Dated June 14, 1939. H C Parcells attorney for administrator. Publications June 18 23 30 July 7.
Notice to creditors in the probate division of Iron County Utah. James C Talbot administrator requests claims with vouchers by August 16 1939. J C Parcells attorney for the administrator. Publication dates June 26 23 30 July 4 1939.
Classified notes show a furnished apartment for rent at Mrs. M A Burton's Parowser plus coal and choice wood sales by Angel J Adams and J A Evans in Psrowan. Reliable canvasser position in Ison County offers $12 a day with no experience needed. Furst and Thomas, 26 3rd St Oakland California posted.
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