Nautical Novelty And Navy Name Traditions In The News
A quirky look at naval practice notes live target boats used for practice and the naming rituals for ships. It highlights Mrs Edna Casbarian a Navy employee who selects names for new vessels and recalls how battleships must bear state names while smaller ships seek suitable city or descendant connections. The piece also mentions a San Diego recruit incident and a wedding shower for Percival McSpenerian, plus a brief on agricultural conservation gains in 1939 involving millions of acres and hundreds of thousands of farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aviation
Ie Flyer
Navy Department
Edna Casbarian
Champagne
Casatian
U.S. Naval Training Station
San Dego
California
Ani
Navy Society
Percival McSpencerian
Daisy
Daisy At the Central Avnue Fogles
Mr. McSpenterian
Nun & Aly
Miss Fogle
Notice to water users for Esther E. Orton application 12085
Esther E. Orton of Parowan files Application 12085 to appropriate 4.8 acre feet of underground water from a 400 ft well in Iron County for 920 acres in section 36. Protests with affidavit and $1 filing fee due by April 13, 1941 to State Engineer T. H. Humpherys at the Utah Capitol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther E. Orton
Parowan
Iron County
Slb&m
T. H. Humpherys
State Capitol
Salt Lake City
Utah
T. I. Humpherys
New Suits Filed in District Court for Cedar City
Criminal cases include State of Utah versus Cash Russell Julius L Holnapy and Bd R Schaffer for auto theft from Dr Reed Farnsworth in Cedar City on February 13 1941. Civil actions include Clarence Miller and Melville D Arns versus Carlyle Smith for a $325 note plus 8 percent interest since July 1 1935 with $65 attorney fees and court costs. Kenneth M Dean Maeser Jalley versus Harry Jorgensen to quiet title to Lot 5 in the Lunt subdivision Cedar City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Fori County
State of Utah
Cash Russell
Julius L. Holnapy
Bd R. Schaffer
Reed Farnsworth
Cedar City
Clarence Miller
Melville D. Arns
Carlyle Smith
Kenneth M. Dean
Maeser Jalley
Harry Jorgensen
Lunt
Old Magazine Predicted Terrible Warfare in 1938
A 1908 Hampton's Broadway magazine piece by Arthur B. Reeve foresaw 1938 war tech. Dirigibles under cloud cover, aerial gas detection, tiny submarines, serial torpedoes, anti aircraft guns and electric artillery. The article described a battle scene with a rain of steel and a nerve wracking, destiny driven war where heroism shifts to mere survival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur B. Reeve
Reeve
Hampton
Broadway
J. N. Farrar
Emerald Isle Ireland Notes and Names Explained
An overview of Ireland's nomenclature and geography contrasts its size with Maine and Britain. It traces origins of Emerald Isle Erin and Eire, mentions Drennan as originator, and notes Ireland's neutrality in the European war while Northern Ireland sided with Britain. It cites population estimates and language on names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Maine
Great Britain
Emerald Isle
William Drennan
Erin
Eire
Aire
Hitler
Eliminate Elasticity Through Improved Rayon Finishing
An improved finishing process for rayon fabrics reduces elasticity and shrinkage, using a chemical formula with no extra machinery. Expected to boost rayon use in apparel, the method targets viscose fabrics and appeals to finishers and consumers seeking stable rayon garments. The shift toward rayon reduces cotton sanforizing upgrades, with two thirds of cotton mills already weaving rayon in varying capacities.
Grouping Unit Furniture For A Room With Long Walls
A long wall layout using unit furniture opens central floor space and makes a room feel larger. Place long low shelves opposite each other along the walls to create distinction, fill shelves with books for color, and top with antique art objects for added character.
Car sickness linked to eye fatigue says institute
The Better Vision institute reports that nausea from long car rides may stem from ocular fatigue. Rapidly moving objects disrupt vision, and an unbalanced eye mechanism strains the eyes as images from both retinas are fused. This strain is thought to cause the nausea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Better Vision Institute
Mistory Moved County Ties Highlight Historic Subdivisions
Alexander Scheffer’s life traced across Chester Lancaster Dauphin and Lebanon counties with birth marriage death and burial in a region whose borders shifted between 1712 and 1788. Researchers note the area’s subdivision explains his multi county ties and local residency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mistory
Alexander Scheffer
Schafferetown
Chester County
Lancaster County
Dauphin County
Lebanon County
Nation reacts to defense production priorities and growth data
The Office of Production Management orders first industry-wide priorities for aluminum and machine tools to speed the defense program. In 1940 US births reached 2,350,000, the highest since 1930, with marriages rising amid better economic conditions. January 1941 budget projects defense expenditures above 17 billion for 1940–41, with output and income rising if bottlenecks are solved quickly. Aeronautic exports in 1940 totaled 8,532 aircraft and related parts valued at 196.35 million, with substantial shipments abroad. Farm truck operating costs show 4.5 cents per mile for metered tractors, based on a USDA survey of 172 trucks averaging over 5,000 miles each.
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Office of Production Management
United States
Cent Ua
Itas
Aeronautic
United States Department of Agriculture
Wood and coal sale notices in Parowan ads
Advertisements list Dr Hyatt visiting Parowan on Monday afternoon and Tuesday March 10 and delivery of wood coal cone sawed wood and rock salt for sale. Contact Arthur Robinson phone 2262 Parowan Utah Aficel J Adams wood Carl and Rock Salt sale J A Evans Parowan phone 2367.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr, Hyatt
Parowan
Arthur Robinson
Utah
Aficel J
Adams
Wood
Carl
Rock Salt
J. A. Evans
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Mid States Department of Agriulture
AAA
Old Magazine
Hewer
Sole Lake City
Holman
Waters
Co-Manacer
W. Ross Sutton
Washington. News
W. K. Granger
W. Clair Rowley
H.C. Parcells
Intermountain Tire Guaranty Co
Court House
Pazowan
FORD
Ford Con
Thorley Motor Company
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