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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1930
Page
8
Cedar City council approves an ordinance licensing electricians to curb faulty wiring and controlling radio installs. A sewer project for Wrest side is proposed from 2nd South to 1st North area with a trunk line along 1st North to join the 3rd West line. Property owners may protest by May 28.
Mayor Walter K Granger outlined plans to install a large pump well on his valley farm this spring. A scout demonstration was shown at the weekly Rotary luncheon led by the Boys welfare committee chaired by Rh BE Winterrose with I Bogelow and Principal Miles assisting.
Attorney R J Shay made a business trip to Salt Lake City during the week to obtain a court order from Judge Cox who is there temporarily. The report that imported labor would be used largely in road improvements this year raises concern and is likely to provoke protests from club organizations who believe local workers should get the work.
A special Mother’s Day program is being prepared for next Sunday morning May 11 by the Sunday school. Mr Walter Robb left for Salt Lake City last Sunday to shear sheep. Mr Belis Robinson’s hen fence, recently erected, looks mighty fine. The Primary Health play staged last Saturday night was very successful and enjoyed by all present.
Mr and Mrs Willard Lund see their daughter Verna recovering well after appendectomy. Velma Edwards has taken seasonal employment at Grand Canyon with Utah Parks Co. Edith Davenport hosted a sewing gathering last Wednesday night. Kir and Mrs Charley Stow visit Mrs Stow’s parents Mr and Mrs Thomas Edwards and plan to stay until May 16 before moving to Grand Canyon for summer work. A silk purse containing a Parker Buofold set and other items was lost yesterday. reward offered for return. Grace Adams.
The 1930 Parowan High School graduation program lists entries for the March selection of the school orchestra, invocations, a piano and vocal arrangement titled A Brown Bird Singing, diploma presentations, a lecture themed Character in Education, overture The Chevalier, and several speakers and participants including Florence Decker and Bishop J. Clayton Mitchell. The ceremony includes a place for the address to graduates, a school song, benediction, and a list of participating seniors and attendees.
The Misses Mary and Verenes Rams returned home this week after spending the winter in California. They are visiting with relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Albert M. Matheson, who have been at Berkeley for the past year or two, are motororing home to be with their people here.
A Paronga Thuts feature by Himo Scott Watson examines claims from four cities across states arguing they are the birthplace of Mothers Day. The article invites readers to judge which city has the strongest historical right to the title.
Mr Clifford Empey suffers sinus trouble but is feeling better. Mrs Charles J Eugat and her son arrived to take Mr Engie home for the summer vacation, adding to the family support during the break.
Mr and Mrs Victor Decker greet twin girls born last Saturday evening. Dr Burton notes the babies are thriving and doing well at home.
Mrs. Matta Rasmunsen, part of the Mormon hand cart party to Utah, marked her eighty fifth birthday with a family social. Today Mrs. Maria Taylor celebrates her eightieth birthday and plans a small gathering with friends and relatives.
Rulon Wood owns a purebred ram Louillet ewe that sheared a twenty pound fleece the heaviest this season in the county. The same ewe recently birthed three lambs, all strong and thriving. This flock member holds the record for wool and lambs this year in the region.
Mrs. Rhoda Jensen was taken to the county hospital in a very serious condition on Wednesday of this week. No current update on her status is available.
A baby daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Clarence Benson during the week. A son was reported born to Mr and Mrs Clarence Richardson.
Mr Merton Richards among former Parowan people who joined the pageant at the L D S centennial celebration, according to a communication received here.
Mr and Mrs R L Fenton take pride in two graduates from Parowan High School the second among the youngest ever. Nelson ends with extra credits and steady work at a drug store for years Mack graduates alongside Nelson. Ray Bentley visits from Caliente Nevada and has long railroad employment.
Principal A. Hatch states plans to fence a desert homestead north of Rushlake and spend part of the summer improving the property.
The user asks a literary question about a Shakespearean sentiment on spring and gloomy weather. No verifiable factual event or news item is present to summarize into a T and S record.
The article explains magnetic poles as points where magnetic forces are vertical and defines their relation to the Earth's axis. It states the north magnetic pole at 70 degrees north, 7 degrees west, and the south pole at 72 degrees south, 153 degrees east.
The piece recounts an anecdotal history of dairy vessels from a goat skin milk bottle to modern creameries. It suggests butter arose when milk in a goat skin bottle was jolted during desert travel, describing an evolution from crude choro to motor driven cheros in contemporary creameries.
A Woman's Home Companion quote laments low cultural standards from tabloid papers to radio programs, noting poor book sales and the need for higher education to uplift public intellect. The remark critiques mass media and entertainment as hindrances to smart civic life.
In Americad Magazine, a reflecting note shows young men seeking lively adventures while girls pursue distant service or employment beyond ordinary routines, highlighting shifting ideals and gendered aspirations.
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