Governor cites declines in farm mortgage interest payments
Governor notes lower interest rates and refinancing cut farm mortgage debt service. He reports 1932 farm income fell 6 percent while mortgage interest dropped from peaks, with refinancings through the Farm Credit Administration moving farmers to loans at 4 and 5 percent. About 2,049,000 dollars of debts with high interest converted to longer term loans, reducing annual interest to roughly 4 percent for two years.
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Myers saluwLower
Felch
Myers
Walla
Farm Credit Administration
Aduavita- Fablon
Terrary
Federal Land Bank
Wool Study Led by Extension Specialist At Iron County
A. G. Typlin, Extension sheep and wool specialist, spent a day in Iron County promoting the Experiment Station and Extension Service Sheep and Wool program. Wool samples were taken for grading to determine quality and shrinkage, aiding herd improvement and marketing strategies. Cooperating shepherds send representative fleeces to the Utah Experimental Station for grading and discussion of results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Typlin
Wenn Fay
Intron
Extension Service
Esplin
Dngan
Ehvep
Utah
Murray
Beplin
Extension expert explains soil conservation act extension
Mn W W Owens assistant director for agricultural state extension service explained the new soil conservation and domestic allotment program at a county meeting. He noted the focus is soil conservation for improvement, not crop reduction, and that the program is new and separate from the old Triple A. Farmers across Iron County may qualify for benefit payments by applying through the local extension office with no contracts required if they meet regulations. Details are available from the County Agent.
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W. W. Owens
County Cott House
Owens
Konarya
Cedar City
Enoch
Suintult
Parowan
Paragonah
Newcastle
Iron County
Nautical Novelties and Navy Recruiting at Salt Lake City
A Salt Lake City Navy recruiting feature highlights 36 young men from the Intermountain region enlisting in May. It notes Navy paths from basic training to technical education, the ceremonial oath, and traditions such as leis and the sinking of the wreath. The text discusses lineage and the allure of naval service in the early 20th century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Salt Lake City
United States Navy
Unites States
Heyore
Salt Lake
Iron The Backbone Of Civilization, Writer Asserts
The Chicago Tribune summarizes De Thames Beck’s view that iron and its ores shaped civilization over 5400 years. It notes iron’s versatile properties, and hematite as a common ore found globally, with major deposits near Lake Superior Lorraine and northern England.
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Loud & Big
de. Thames M. Beck
Chicago Tribune
Lake Superior
Lorraine
England
Stork Holland Popular Bird of the Year Figures Prominent
A Montreal Herald writer notes the stork as a popular bird among Dutch people and farmers in rural areas. Storks migrate south in autumn and return for years, with nests built on chimneys or wooden platforms. Adults are white with black wing feathers and red beaks, standing about three and a half feet tall.
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Stork
Holland
Montreal Herald
Medlang
Ancient Giants and Sequoias of Ancient North America
Smithsonian fossils reveal towering prehistoric forests dominated by redwood like trees in ancient North America. Swamp conditions favored colossal conifers while later mountains and glaciers reshaped the landscape along the California coast, leaving preserved relics of giant ancient sequoias.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wester la PathGnder
North America
Smithsonian Institution
Aare
California
Thore
Exploite of Belle Hod Pelle Boyd Confederate Spy
Belle Boyd, a Confederate spy in the Civil War, began daring exploits at seventeen. Across Martinsburg and Front Royal she gathered Union information for Stonewall Jackson, was twice arrested and imprisoned, escaped to England in 1863, then performed on stage in New York and in stock companies in the Ohio and Mississippi valleys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Hod Pelle Boyd
Paxt
Martinsburg
Front Royal
Stonewall Jackson
Som
England
New York
Ohio
Miserssippi
The Battle of the Boyne Recalled in Fragmented Text
Fragmentary OCR notes recall the Battle of the Boyne near Drogheda beside the Boyne River. It mentions July 11 and James I versus William III, with casualties and a tall obelisk marking the scene.
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Boyne
The
Droghad
Ireland
James I
Water supply ownership in Britain and London transfer
Public ownership spans most regular boroughs and about two thirds of county boroughs while about half of urban districts rely on public water. Metropolitan London’s water system was transferred by Parliament in 1902 from private companies to the Metropolitan Water Board.
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Britain
Great Britain
Metropolitan
London
Lonley
Metropolitan Water
Mining Claims Rise in Parowan Canyon and Nearby Areas
Mrs. Gwen Denson the County Recorder has been busy recording mining claims located mainly in Parowan Canyon Paragonah and nearby areas The claims include Tungsten potash and alum in Parow Watt Canyon and other sites The weather in April brought one inch of moisture with a mix of cloudy and clear days There was a birthday party for Mrs Mettie Rasmussen on her 71st birthday Cedar City County Commissioners approved 490 for the County Fair and appointed local town board members for Paragonah The piece mentions school board officials and a planned school bond election Also noted are visits from out of town relatives and a party honoring Mrs Sarah Matheson and demonstrations by Waller and Scott Mitchell
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Gwen Denson
Parawan Canyon
Cedley City
Latte Creek Canyon
Parowan Gap
Stateline
Paro- Watt Canyon
Cedar City
Favigonah Tawe
Wm. P. Parton
Jon P. Jones
Edward M. Owens
Jas. W. Darion
Willan Edwante
Sarah Matheson
Waller
Scott Mitchel
Seed Corn and Fruit Tree Spraying Ad Prompts Spring Prep
Classified ad style notice listing seed corn and fruit tree spraying services by Mark Jegkson with pricing hints, requests for four pigs for sale with cash today, a lost item notice seeking whereabouts, and a request for Snee men with sheep for spring show prep, reflecting a rural community classifieds page.
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Iweol
Soil Conservation Act
Chartea
Bumapart
Miggloyea
John Benson
Belle
Cedar Ciy
St. George
Alexander Matheson Reworth
Moistere
Aheath
Mettie Ragmussen
Ola
Laura Grr
Califarnia
J. 8. Woodbury
J. W
Bambon
Morgan Richarda
Shia City
Iscuss
Harriet Gowans
Nellie 31. Clark
Mark Jegkson
W. W. Mitchel
Ted Shostharn
Mitenen
Kelvinator
Kelvinaior Tor
Alexis v
Parowan Merc. Company
Ommencin
Ben Mouton
Eigneer Tanker Water
Topsy McGee
Legion Rodeo Grounds
Black Hawk Committee
Black Hawk Funds
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