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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1939
Page
4
The article urges timing weed control in spring and early summer, advising farmers to select seeds carefully and send samples for testing. It warns that neglecting weed control costs millions in dollars and years of effort and calls for collective action by all seed sowers this planting season.
The German American Bund held a Madison Square Garden gathering denouncing the U S government and calling for a Nazi dictatorship yet police protected the event. The piece argues that in America free speech allows such dissent and warns of consequences for those who would destroy liberty. It asserts the contrast with Nazi Germany and other regimes, urging readers to defend democratic rights.
An excerpt discusses how private industry under government control could trap workers in Russia or Germany if they struck. It questions the dangers to labor when state power curtails protests and workers’ rights under authoritarian regimes.
Fragmentary text argues that opposing government in counties, and supporting private industry over public control, risks treason and revolutionary outcomes. It contrasts private sector strikes with government disputes, warning of government overreach and socialistic aims.
Fragmented OCR text presents a flawed urging for moral revival and national decency. The speaker pleads for renewed virtue, courage, and leadership to purge corruption, restore respectability, and safeguard future generations, citing social decay and the need to oppose evil.
Nighttime auto collisions cause most fatalities, with daylight deaths lower. Experts push for physical safeguards and possible legal restrictions to reduce nighttime dangers. Public authorities urge action to curb traffic hazards and protect pedestrians and drivers.
City officials plan to purchase meters for all electricity users and notify the Public Utilities Commission seeking approval to raise kilowatt hour rates. The electric light committee pushes meters for motors over one horsepower and the city attorney will file the required request. The text also notes school bond plans, teacher salaries, and a bond program for district projects. Other items cover county funding, travel expenses, and local observances. A historical note recalls Alexander Bell and his early inventions.
The text explains how kerosene distillation from crude oil led to kerosene lamps superior to tallow candles. It notes kerosene's role in the early oil industry and traces drilling expansion from New York, Pennsylvania, and Western Virginia to Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana. The term wildcat oil wells arose with Westward drilling, later applied to unproved territory such as Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Analysis shows shell color does not affect egg composition or nutrient content. Some communities prefer white shells while others favor brown, but no proven health or quality difference exists between light and dark eggs.
The plan to illuminate a major highway at night aims to curb crime but remains stalled. Officials note improvements are incremental and funding covers many communities, yet full safety goals depend on broader public support and extensive investment.
The note records a mining location inquiry, dated Tuesday, referencing attic sites. It mentions WL AB and Botmces as key terms, indicating an exploration or claim context. The readable text hints at a search for mineral or debris in elevated spaces, with no clear owner or jurisdiction identified.
Dr Isaac Goldhere in The Wonder of Words explains that Dan is not a form of Cupid’s name but an ancient variant linked to Don and master or sir. The piece recalls Stanley Baldwin’s tale of a learned don who refuses to admit error and jokes about kinship meanings as a reflection on social titles.
A con warns a mark about a concealed watch and asks if the timepiece is in the handkerchief. The response insists the watch given to him has not run for six months, implying a staged trick or deception.
Goldbags is described as an unusual type of millionaire who notes he began life with more than a ten-dollar bill in his pocket. The quote frames a contrast between wealth and humble beginnings.
A schoolroom exchange has a teacher insisting on proper negatives. Tommy replies with a humorous misreading asking if nobody is going. The dialogue captures playful student language and classroom instruction.
In a humorous kitchen exchange, Mrs Hiram notes a burning scent while HiramGosh jokes about the pie. The pair suggests the dish needs 12 more minutes in the oven, highlighting a domestic spat or delay in meal prep.
A brief comic note asks if high powered field glasses reveal a view where objects within ten miles appear as if behind the observer, a playful remark by a clerk about perspective and optics.
A garbled dialogue fragment shows a teacher named Preddy being asked to come forward and vocalize something in the mouth, while Freddy expresses a desire to couch or rest. The snippet lacks coherent context or clear event.
A cryptic exchange centers on a man described as living inside a place who allegedly would lure others to death for four chances. Police investigate the odd accusation as a MA dentist figure is questioned.
A terse exchange unfolds between Mrs Gnagger who declares blindness to others faults and Mr Gaszger who counters you may be blind but not deaf. The dialogue hints at a barroom feud framed by taunting remarks about listening to Yales and judging others.
A fragment shows dialogue where a character offers a misleading tool to flatter an agent and gain allies. a student responds by ordering two quarts, reflecting a quirky exchange in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
In a wry aside characters discuss why the earth moves. Pa muses that motion is cheaper than rent, revealing a dry humor and a practical, frugal mindset.
A fragment notes a malfunction in ear technology where one component fails to produce sound while the horn remains active. The description hints at a single quiet part amid otherwise noisy equipment.
A diner quips that the portion is a stall tactic, while a waiter replies it will take a very long time to eat. The exchange highlights a tense dining moment and a humorous, ironic response to service.
In a fragmented scene a doctor restricts conversation to five minutes between Tatuck nurse and a wife named Tay. Mrs Mother questions a book on swimming as Frank’s father needs it after he reportedly fell into a river. The exchange shows urgent family concerns amid a medical setting.
In a terse exchange Billy asks why the tension rises as Whooos-Nanaoht confronts a challenge. Billy vows to fight temptation while addressing a tense moment between the two.
An Utah State agricultural study reports that using less water at farms across the state maintained or improved crop yields. The four year program installed measurement devices at cooperative farms to track water use, showing total seasonal water needs were lower than typical practice while erosion risk declined.
A practical guide explains how poultrymen can determine the sex of baby chicks. The Japanese method is accurate but requires training. At the National Agricultural Research Center in Baltimore, researchers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture discuss the technique and its applications for broilers and laying flocks.
The Farm Credit Administration announces emergency crop and feed loans for Utah farmers facing cash needs in 1929. Loans cover livestock and crop essentials at 4 percent interest, issued through field representatives in various counties under supervision of the Relief Emergency Drop and Feed Office in Salt Lake City.
Seed potatoes grown eight in county are reported by Southwest Growers Association president to be stored in large storage sheds at Conde Cly Bt Ma eon, with no market outlet issues. The association plans two carloads of foundation stock from Troutdale, Oregon, for seed production this season.
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