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Newspaper

Parowan Times

Location

Parowan, Utah, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1940

Page

8

Doings at School at Farowan High School

The B A C exchange program from Cedar City May 1 featured music numbers and a short play Song of India by Mable Allred dramatized by C W Elliott. May 3 assembly at the high school will showcase Mr Decker's Modern Problems class. Scholarships were awarded to Lyle Kobb Lyle Marsden Aston Jeanne Guer Jark Term an Dorothy Wil kanson Ruth Adams and Carl Raymond Geay. The student body election May 3 chose Blue and Gray tickets led by President David Hatch Grayson Gurz and others. Farowan High track team heads to the Regional meet at Fillmore with Grayson Gurr Carlyle Hulet Kenneth Prothera Bruce Decker Jack Halterman Donald Dalton and others.

Cannon R. Weight C. W. Elliott BAC Cedar City India Mable Allred Mr. Elliott B. A.C Iggh Decker Lyle Kobb Lyle Marsden Carlyle Hutch Aston Jeanne Guer Dixie Junior College Addie David Jark Tmetterman Dorothy Wilkanson Henneere Business College Salt Lake City Ruth Adams Carl Raymond Geay ALC Fescol Finey Farowan High School Grayson Gurr Carlyle Hulet Kenneth Prothera Bruce Decker Jack Halterman Cyni Pendleton Donald Dalton David Hatch Leonard Dalton Fillmore Bruce Dave Slater Bennett

Card of Thanks from Lowe Family for support after loss

The Lowe family extend thanks to all who aided during the illness and after the death of their wife and mother. They also thank those who helped arrange aid and took part in funeral services. Signed by George A. Lowe Sr and Family.

George A. Lowe

Ward Honoring and May Festival At Local School

The Mutual Improvement Associations held a Ward Honoring on Tuesday April 30 in the school auditorium with an ice cream social afterward. Elaine Southwick and Durham Morris of the Stake Board attended. The Primary Association’s May Festival followed last Thursday night in the school house to a good crowd and excellent program. Andrew Lamoreaux, newly elected Republican chair in town, refuses the post and no successor named yet. Layde Lund, son of Mr and Mrs Terry Lund, who had been ill, is recovering and able to return to school.

Mutual Improvement Associations Mix Elaine Southwick Durham Morris Stake Board MTA Primary Association Republican Party Andrew Lamoreaux Layde Lund Terry Lund

Summit News: Nevada Visitors and Temple Work In St George

Jack Berry and Lyle Farrow from Delevast Nevada visited over the weekend. Mrs. Morris moved into the Lyle Farrow home Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Boyd Lawrence and Mr and Mrs Jack Farrow attended temple work in St George Thursday. Wilford Lawrence accompanied them. Jack Clark from Springville Utah visited the Nelson Madsen family. Clarence Smith was a Cedar City business visitor Tuesday. Vern Dalley has returned home from Neves Ga where he shared sheep for a month and now works at Tren Springs. Leland Dalley installs modern plumbing this week. East ward relief society teachers and theology meeting rescheduled for May 8 at 1:30 in the Relief rooms. Florence M Joseph, president. Meade Warren visited from McGill Nevada to see family.

Airs Boyd Lawrence Jack Farrow St. George Wilford Lawrence Vern Dalley Neves Ga Tren Springs East Ward Relief Society Florence M. Joseph

Even the Mosquitoes Explorer Farmer Barrage

The farmer returns home exhausted after spending on hats dresses presents and gear for family and animals. His wife questions the motive as he cites endless purchases for Daisy David Strawberry and the buzzy herd. A pithy exchange ends with a comic mishearing about buying a mosquito trap or “mogquitoest.”

Daisy David Burke

Locals and Personal News Highlights and Moves

Local notices report births at the County hospital with new parents Mr. and Mrs. Austin Benson and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Joseph, along with travels of Miss Faith Westerlund and Mrs. Bayrle Mortensen. Several residents visit relatives in Salt Lake City and Provo, with others returning from health care stays and horse training. The piece notes moves within Parowan, welcomes back locals, and mentions a humorous hotel exchange about an American plan meal charge.

Austin Benson Howard Joseph Faith Westerlund Salt Lake City Bayrle Mortensen Annette Provo

Sailors Propose Religious Collection After Shipwreck

Two sailors survived a shipwreck and after a moment the first sailor suggested a practical remedy. He proposed they take up a religious collection to help in their dire circumstances and seek guidance.

Irrelevant Speech in Court Sparks Friction

A judge admonishes Mrs Guppy over irrelevant remarks as she defends her lengthy testimony. The exchange highlights the tension between courtroom decorum and personal anecdote during a hurried hearing.

Punishment Aplenty In Honest Bachelor Club Exchange

A humorous exchange notes marriage among members of a bachelor club. Harriet asks if penalties are applied for a member marrying. Frank answers no, saying the punishment is already severe enough without additional rules.

Harriet Frank

Romance of the Idaho Russet Potato Origin Story

Boise Idaho narrative traces the Russet potato's origin from 1284 when settlers in eastern Idaho sought a marketable crop. Mrs E M W recalls how a seed potato from Charles Barnes transformed a small plot into a thriving Russet industry in volcanic soil and harsh climate.

Boise Idaho Egin Beach Charles R. Barnes Barnes W.end

Airplanes Used to Spot Lost Cattle in West

In Grand Junction Colorado ranchers William Aldh and Charles Barrow say airplanes now spot stray cattle across vast ranges dashing the search time. They report three hours on extensive ground ranges including Grand Mesa, the world’s largest flat-top mountain, whereas earlier searches took days.

West Grand Junction Colo West William Aldh Charles Barrow Grand Mesa

Ancient Death Battle Hoax Unmasked at Cambridge

London report notes Sedgwick museum visitors believed a 4000 year old skull shows a prehistoric kill. Maj Gordon Fowler, a research worker, says the stone oxhead and skull are authentic but joined as a practical joke. He claims to know the culprit but will reveal full details five years after the joker's death.

London Sedgwick Museum Cambridge Maj Gordon Fowler Major Fowler

Varicose Veins Blamed on Upright Walk in Public Health Note

The U S public health service says varicose veins come from internal vessel pressure as a man walks upright while noting the exact cause is unknown. Some link heredity or mechanical factors to varicosities. In Modesto California a bandit suspect named Waller Hicks walked into the county jail to visit a prisoner, ending the manhunt.

Washington United States Public Health Service Modesto Calif Waller Hicks Bud Hughes Flicks

Rug Braider Justly Proud

Mrs Frank Bingham of Springfield VI braids a nine foot diameter rug using 28 spools of thread and spends about 260 hours on the project demonstrating skilled leisure work and craftsmanship.

Springfield Frank Bingham

Americanization Theme for Hew Broadcast Series

Washington reports a new radio program titled I am an American to be aired by the National Broadcasting Company in cooperation with the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Commissioner James L Houghtel ing announced the series to foster appreciation for foreign born citizens and tolerance for all nationalities. Archibald Mac Leish will read America Was Promises as the keynote.

Washington, D.C James L. Waughtering The Immigration and Naturalization Service Ee States Department of Labor National Broadcasting Company Archibald MacLeish Congress America Luise Rainer Hans Kindler Anton Lang Oberammergau Charles, Pergler Fermer James L. Houghteling Americ Citizer Houghteling

Cedar City Modena road contract let

Strong Grant of Springville Utah won the Cedar City Modena road contract for eleven miles with a bid of 47603.30. The total project cost rises to about 51360 including engineering and contingencies. The work, planned for this summer, links Nevada with Southern Utah between Newcastle and Modena.

Strong & Grant Springville Utah Cedar City Modena Ogden Nevada Newcastle

Engineer Investigating Pinto Creek Rights Dispute

An investigation by State Engineer Fypherys examines water rights along Pinto Creek in Iran County. The Deseret Jamation Company petitions seeking prior rights while small users claim greater entitlement from the creek. Parties include Forsyth Gordon Knell Witty Beacham Earl Clark Charley Leo Karl and Bryant Boschi as petitioners. The inquiry aims to decide if a court suit should seek a general determination of all creek water rights.

Pinto Crag Iran County Deseret Jamation Company, Corp Inday Potigar Forsyth Gordon Knell Witty Beacham Earl Clark Charley Leo Karl Bryant Boschi

National Guard Gotti to Washington for summer maneuvers

National Guard unit Battery F of the 222nd Field Artillery trains in Cedar City with quarters en route to Camp Lewis Washington. The summer program unites guards from Utah Nevada California and other Ninth District states for a 21 day mock battle with up to 10 000 troops from Idaho Wyoming Montana Washington and Oregon, supported by regular army personnel.

222Nd Field Arts National Guard Cedar City Washington State Camp Lewis Utah Neva California Idaho Wyeming Montana Washington Oregon Camp May

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