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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1936
Page
4
Local Cedar City residents and neighbors gathered for a Civic Clubs meeting amid district news. Attendees included John S. Woodbury visiting Parowan on business, Dr. M. Z. Macfarlane summoned there, and Harold Johnson resuming duties as manager of the Mac era Style Shoppe after surgery.
Two friends late at night miss the last trail home and end up at Wimbledon. One offers to take the other home, rain pouring as they walk. A remembered move to Cambridge causes a joke about a missing home while the thermometer fails.
Taxpayers who have paid property tax listed for sale on May 28 need not worry if their payment was late due to time constraints. Treasurer Clair Hutet states delays in publishing last minute payments are understandable under the circumstances.
The Forest Service announces Five-Mile Forest Camp is ready for the summer season after cleaning up this week and next. A regular caretaker, Mr A B Math von, has been employed to oversee the park. Improvements include fencing, expanded territory, a base hall diamond, 243 counts, and additional playground equipment. The service urges use by all groups for outings and picnics.
The Alladin Theatre announces a slate of coming attractions including King of Bertolquesque whipsaw Paddy O Day Ceiling Zero Mone Marie Exclusive Story Petrified Forest Trail of the Gensome Pine and Gedleen. Also noting a birth at County hospital on Friday April 24 and Mrs Alma McGregor visiting from St George with relatives en route to Bravo where she has wintered. Miss May to graduate from BU1 this spring.
Two civil suits were filed in the district court this week. One case involves a divorce from Kate T Mitchell amid charge of desertion, while another suit names Morr as defendant in a different claim. Additional local names and scattered notes cover various residents and a magnetic ore separator device.
A fragmentary note reads like a private aside for a group of friends about aging and perception. It hints at telling a husband the truth and avoiding remarks on sour looks without providing concrete events or names. The piece is terse and lacks clear context.
A garbled excerpt presents a chaotic exchange at a supper table with stray phrases about hunting, a delayed meal, and a birthday gift. The text reads as a fragment from Stray Stories Magazine with unclear speaker attribution and several misspellings.
An Uttleeffyglet observer notes a dairy farm cow theft near dawn. The farmer blasts the thief and fears pursuit may be in vain, citing the thief has gone far with the animal and its damaged crank-case.
A London Weekly writer notes Britons on the Hebrides endure extreme isolation with few inhabitants, no roads or cinemas, and minimal services. Other lonely places include a petrol pump in the Sahara and a lighthouse off Suakin, with convicts tending it, while Arranmore bagpipers are hailed as notable.
A readable sketch traces table tennis origins from India where officers fashioned a feather ball for indoor play on library tables to a London barbershop era rubber mat paddle turning up in 1920. It notes early equipment shifts from feather ball to solid bats and eventual standardization, crediting a London innovator for modern spin control.
The Salt Lake recruiting office reports high inquiries for Flying Cadet training at the Air Corps. July 1 start for selected applicants by May 15. Cadets receive 168 hours of primary flight training in Texas, then 342 hours at Kelly Field for advanced flying, with eventual reserve duty. Unmarried US citizens 20 to 27 who have completed two years of college may apply, with forms at 223 West Building East Lake City. Mrs. L. Warner and daughter visited Cedar City area Tuesday in Parowan.
Iron County School Board Cedar City Utah calls for sealed bids from May 4 1936 for tamam shale good clean coal delivered to Cedar City Parowan Paragonah Kanarra Summit New Castle Lery Lind Modena and other locations bids may cover all or part of the listed schools northern or spent coal and must be marked bid. board reserves right to reject any or all bids.
A lively woman involved in politics spends most of the day away from home. She returns at nine, sinks into an armchair and proclaims that everything is grand and that they will sweep the state. Her husband replies wearily by suggesting they start with the dining room.
In a clipped exchange, Stith notes his wife spoke less in February than any time since his worry began. He confirms the month’s brevity as a casual remark.
A dialogue shows a casting director denying a photo request due to timing. The scene suggests a missed chance and a misalignment of the year the photograph was taken with the year of the audition.
A prospectus from Wingless Airship pledges to overcome gravitation via constitutional means. The promoter asserts a legal path to overturn gravity, claiming a bold approach to airship technology and market disruption.
The text presents a fragmented, garbled dialogue about a nephew wanting to be a circus midget. It reads as a humorous or satirical aside with Uncle reacting and calling the idea “Inpunkible.” The passage is incomplete and lacks clear context or full sentence structure.
The article traces the evolution of communication from mouth and gesture to sound signals and writing. It notes early forms like whistles bells handclaps and beacons as precursors to audible and visible message carriers and argues that all systems of distance communication derive from prehistoric gestures and signals.
A London Answers Magazine piece explains hand made parchment in Havant Hampshire. Sheep skins are washed in spring water and loosened to remove wool. Pelts are lime processed for weeks then dried on frames. Flesh is removed grease skimmed and skins polished. Each piece takes ten weeks to finish with much export to America.
PathMader Magazine notes the Great Salt Lake is shrinking due to increased water extraction by farms and cities from streams that once fed it. The piece traces the lake’s history, noting it was once a vast inland sea called Lake Bonneville covering about 19,000 square miles and revealing shoreline evidence across 17 distinct levels up to 1,000 feet above current levels.
Fragmentary text discusses education's impact on mind distinction and learning speed. It mentions a trained mind detecting faults and correcting errors, noting a schooled person develops faster and more accurately. The passage is garbled and contains unclear phrases.
Notice states the Iron County School Bear regular meeting originally set for Saturday May 2 has been postponed to 1936 at 8:00 A M on Tuesday May 1936. The document also mentions crane ship number one based at Bremerton Navy Yard and used for salvage and gun assembly tasks, plus a brief fragment about the Edgar Henson family visiting Emery Frazer of Los Angeles.
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