Miners Escape Serious Injury In Hit Run Crash
Six Parowan and Paragonah men narrowly escaped serious injury when their car veered off Tron Mountain road ten miles west of Cedar City after being struck by an unidentified red truck. Claude Jensen suffered severe injuries including a crushed left arm and leg. others had minor bruises. Vehicle left side torn, truck fled toward Cedar City as sheriff investigates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parowan Ang Paragonah
Tron Mountain
Claude Jensen
Iron County Hospital
Hts
Parowan
Low Prothero
Jim Blones
Paragenah
Hal Orton
Ronald Rowley
Freq Topham
Cedar City
Yife
Sherif
Parowan Honors Ralph Benson as BYU Class Personality
Grace Elaine Guymon notes Parowan produced Ralph Benson, BYU student body president and top voted senior personality. Benson, son of Roy Benson and Kies Gunn Benson, excelled in music drama public speaking and student affairs at Parowan High and BYU. The town deserves credit for producing one sixth of the universitys top personalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Elaine Guymon
Brigham Young University
Ralph Benson
BLY
Ralph
Roy Benson
Parowan
Kies Gunn Benson
Parowan High School
Grace
University
Welfare conference to be held in St George Utah
Iron County Commissioner Hugh L Adams and stake and ward Relief Society leaders attend the Utah State Conference of Social Workers in St George today. FE Shoemaker, chairman of the State Welfare Commission, will speak alongside representatives from USA C University of Utah and other educational and civic groups in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iron County
Hugh L. Adams
Stake Relief Society
Edna
Hatch
Ward Relief Society
Utah
St. George
FE. G. Shoemaker
State Welfare Complesion
U.S.A.C
Universty of
Purowan West Stake Church Meetings Set Sunday
Stake High Council meeting and two main groups meet at 1 30 pm and 2 30 pm in the Purowan West Chapel per Stake President W Clair Rowley Edna S Hatch invites Singing Mothers from Purowan Historic West Wards to rehearse for March program with demonstrations on ceramics by Nelile M Clark and time savers by Alta Dalton All departmental work to be conducted at the meeting
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stake High Council
Stake Relief Society Union
Purowan West Chapel
Stake
W. Clair Rowley
Stake Relief Society
Edna S. Hatch
Singing Mothers Groups
Purowan Hist Aric West
Nelile M Clark
Alta Dalton
East Ward Primary Teachers Meeting Notice
East Ward primary teachers preparation meeting will be held Monday evening at o clock at the home of Mr and Mrs Samuel J Whitney with Mrs Joy W Orton as hostess. All officers and teachers are asked to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Ward
Samuel J. Whitney
Joy W. Orton
Literary Club Panel Discusses Women Roles
At the Parowan Literary Club meeting Mrs. Miriam Lister led a panel on Women covering three roles the career woman the government woman and the mother and homemaker. Assisting were Ethel Bayles Florence Joseph Virginia Lowe and Hawel Pendleton with guests including former member Mrs. Augusta Adams now in Provo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miriam Lister
Parowan Literary Club
Zona F. Topham
Lister
Ethel Bayles
Florence Joseph
Virginia Lowe
Hawel Pendleton
Augusta Adams
Provo
East Ward M Mens and Gleaners Set Meeting Night
Mr and Mrs Hal Mitchell and Mr Mrs Lyle Evans host East Ward Gleaners and M Men at a fireside gathering Sunday at 8 pm. The Dalton home hosts a book review as the session opener and all members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Mitchell
Lyle Evans
East Ward
M-Men
Harrell W. Dalton
Farmers To Meet Monday and Tuesday in Tren County
Ex tension Agronomist Glen T. Baird from the College at Logan will visit Tren County for two days to discuss crop production and weed control. Meetings are set in Kanarraville Paragonah Parowan Summit Cedar City Beryl and Wells with Commissioner Hugh L. Adams urging strong farmer turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen T. Baird
Logan
Tren County
Kanarraville
Paragonah
Town Hall
Parowan
Summit
Cedar City
Beryl
Wells
Hugh L. Adams
Adams
City Council Holds Special Meeting on Fire Equipment Bid Review
Parowut City Council met in a special session Wednesday night to review five bids for new fire equipment and to handle other matters. Mayor E. Ray Lyman said a decision will be delayed for days pending investigation and a fire engineer’s check. The council also appointed Harrell Dalton as city foreman to replace Ray H. Adams, who resigned. Dalton will assume duties Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parowut
E. Ray Lyman
Utah Fire Underwriters
Harrell Dalfot
Enwour Mall
Ray H. Adams
Dalton
Parowan High Students Enter College Debate
Parowan High School students Joan Bayles Joan Adele Adams and Gaytha Lamoreaux departed with teacher Lowell Jackson for Ogden to join the Weber College debating tournament. Bayles will enter the oratory division while Adams and Lamoreaux debate the direct popular vote for president proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Bayles
Joan Adele Adams
Gaytha Lamoreaux
Parowan High School
Lowell Jackson
Ogden
The
United States
Farmers Census In Southern Utah Gets Under Way
A survey on Utah and national farming activities begins in April led by W Max Moffitt district supervisor of the 17th Decennial Census. The agriculture questionnaire, delivered before April 1, urges farmers to submit precise records for trends in farm numbers, land area, farm property value, irrigation, drainage, grazing and soil conservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah
W. Max Moffitt
Miner Leonard Dalton Killed in Desert Mound Crash
Leonard Dalton aged 27 of Parowan died at about noon after a loaded truck collided with an empty truck at a Desert Mound road crossing in Ueleon County. Petterson, driver of the second truck, was seriously injured and transported to Iron County Hospital. Sheriff Arthur Nelson investigates the incident, which happened at a Desert Mound excavation site run by Utah Construction Co. Dalton, born December 31, 1922, served three years in the Eighth Air Force and is survived by his wife Greta Davenport, his mother, a daughter Mary Ann, four brothers Karl Ronald Elmer Sherman, three sisters, and several relatives. Funeral services set for Friday at 2 p.m. in Parowan West Ward Chapel. Burial in Parowan City Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Daluin
Wiley
Tumday
Ueleon County
Desert Mound
Wee Pat Veuirsen
Ogden
Accordiing
Arthur Nelson
Dalton
Utah Coastrarthen Co
Petersen
Leonard Dalton
Parowan
Eugene M. Dalton
Nellie Skougard Dalton
Eighth Air Force
Greta Davenport
Leonard
Southern Utah Dairy Company
Prio
Construction
Comppny
Mary Ann
Karl
Ronald Dalton
Elmer Dalton
Cedar City
Sand Sherman Dalton
Gden
Irene Lindeland
Springfield
Oregon
Della Wade
Thelma Ashdown
Fridadyt
Parowan West
Karl O. Mitchell
East Ward
Parowan City Cemetery
Republicans Slate Meet For Monday Night
First activities in local politics show natives posting for a Republican meeting in Parowan precincts at 8 p.m. Monday in the Court room of the County Court House. The gathering aims to elect delegates to attend the County Convention at Parowan on March 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parowan
City Library Board Names Committee
Parowan City Library Board held the first meeting of the newly appointed board on Wednesday night. Committees organized include the book committee with Anna T Adams, Bella Burton and Verda Adams. and the maintenance committee with Jean Hendrickson, Virginia Lowe and Marguerite Orton. Mayor Lyman serves as ex officio member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parowan
Jean Hendrickson
Virginia Lowe
Marguerite Orton
Anna T. Adams
Bella Burton
Verda Adams
Lyman
Personal News Notes from Parowan and Nearby Areas
Ava Wood visits with son DeVere and family in Ventura while Mrs. Auguéla Adams spends a few days in Pendleton and Parowan with relatives. Magnus Rosenberg travels to Los Angeles for health improvement after a major surgery. others—Rena Davis, Sarah Stevens, Shirley Mercer—reunite with family. Emily Humphrys returns from Ogden to help with children, while Adrian Dalton and Sammy plan to visit until March 25. Gerald Mitchell family from Salt Lake City visit. Gordon Stevens recovers from appendectomy. Dottie Ward returns from Salt Lake after her granddaughter Craig Ward’s wedding at Manti Temple. Maude Stubbs Lyman visits Parowan. Eldon Ortone spends furlough from Lackland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dottie Ward
Salt Lake City
Craig M. Ward
Manti Temple
Craig
Rex C
Glenna Marsden Ward
Ward
June Carpenter
Manti
Parowan Obituary and Local Industry Update
The funeral for Grant Hales Thiton 21 of Parowan was held in Salt Lake City with many from Parowan attending. Survivors include a widow two sons and a daughter and siblings in Utah and Arizona. Local business news notes Western Glass Corp plans initial silica shipments within two weeks and Stearns Rogers Construction advances on glass brick plans. E J King was elected board chairman as the company continues stock offerings to area residents and former residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kivnver
Grant Hales Thiton
Beaver County
Anre
National Guard
Beaver Stake
Filind
J F. Tolton
Brovo
Maury Lou Merryweather
Denvery Cola
Aubrey F. Tolton
Los Angeles
LaRue Anderson
J. Tolton
Irene Hammond
Salt Lake City
Lulu T. Tanner
Phoenix
Arizona
Stearns F Rogers Construction Company
Stalling
E. J. King
Preent
Texas base kinship and BYU connected visitors
Mrs Zllphan resided in Texas while Guymon returned home after a year with Eleanor and Fred Brut h Pungulteh. Betty Wiltsey Raymony Wiltsey and children visited from Provo to Parowan. Grayson Gustman Grace Elaine Gustman and Glen Jones Bud finherman of Enoch stay with BYU students. La Vonna Guymon returned home last weekend. Wm Mitchell family members visited Salt Lake City to attend Grant H Tolton funeral in Beaver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs.Zllphan
Guymon
Eleanor
Fred Bruth Pungulteh
Grayson Gurr
Grace Elaine Gustman
Parowan
Glen Jones
Bud Finherman
Enoch
BYU
Provo
la Vonna Guymon
Local 4-H Leaders Attend School In Logan
Three 4-H club leaders from Parowan attend a week long leadership school at Utah State Agricultural College in Logan. Mrs. Leone Rasmussen Mrs. Nevada Adams and Mrs. Cora Ward left Sunday to participate in all sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Utah State Agricultural College
Leone Rasmussen
Nevada Adams
Cora Ward
Parowan
Elder Ward Taylor to Leave for Central States Mission
Elder Ward Taylor of San Diego has received a call from Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints general authorities to serve in the Central States Mission. He will enter the mission home in Salt Lake City on Monday and plans a visit to Parowan before starting. He has been active in Hillcrest Ward activities since 1941, including Elders Quorum secretary and Mutual Improvement Association roles. A farewell service was held for him in his ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Taylor
Parawan
C. Ward Taylor
San Diego
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Central States
Salt Lake City
Taylor
Hillcrest Ward
Elders Quorum
Mutual Improvement Association
Parowan
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Lien
Parowan High
Idaho
Nowe
Benng
Tron County Hospital
City Library Board Names Committee
Ava
Eva Wood
DeVere
Ventura
Auguéla Adams
Fes
BP Peve
Pendleton
Wid Son-Inguw
Beverly
Cyril Tielo
Magnus
Maurice Rosenberg
Mr Rosenberg
Lyn County Hospital
Ro l L. Haltermmans
Rena Davis
Circleville
Tasset
Sarah Ann Stevens
Erderly
Sarah
Wallace Hulet
Emily Humphrys
James Mercer
Mercer
Shirley
Adrian Dalton
Young Won
Sammy
Sue
S. A. Halterman
Adrian
Mr. An
Gerald Mitchell
John S Mitchells
Jack
Gordon Stevens
Clair Stevens
Maude Stubbs Lyman
Otto
Wyoming
Clifford
Alma Stubbs
Eldon L. Ortone
A. Clark Ortona
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Texas
Denver
Marion G. Romney
Council of the Twelve Apostles
A. Carlos Murdock
Erview
Mere Mary Mitchell
Scott Mitchell
Ray Mitchell
Ralph Mitchell
W. Claire Rowlus
Jane BE. Richards
Pearl Russell
Ated Mra
Albert Warren
Zella Whitney
Blaine Whitney
Howard Adama
Ivan Decker
Wm. Mitchell
Meu J. Marold Mitchell
Hal S. Mitchell
Bishop
Earl O. Mitcchel
Laurette
Jo Anne Mitchell
Tolton
Willian
Mitchell
Western Glass Corporation
Parowan Canyon
Betty
Raymony Wiltsey
Elder C. Ward Taylor
Mission
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