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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1955
Page
2
Parowan Utah publication credited to Robert B Mitchell as publisher and manager is entered as second class mail at the local post office with date of October 27 1915 noted. The brief note identifies the publisher and the postal status for the Parowan Utah outlet.
The Times earned recognition in the Utah Publisher and Printer, with its April 14 editorial named Editorial of the Month by the University of Utah School of Journalism. The award highlights a weekly newspaper from Utah, and the Times staff expresses satisfaction at the statewide acknowledgment.
State legislature requires all Utah drivers to pass an eye exam every five years. First tests for good until revoked licenses due by 1965 1967 frame. Examinations offered at State Capitol, Fair Grounds, Ogden Logan Provo offices or by examiner in various cities. Check local law enforcement for examiner dates and locations. Calvin Coolidge.
Public auction set for May 26 1955 at 10 A.M. at the front door of Iron County Courthouse Parowan Utah to sell parcels for nonpayment of taxes. Properties include Parowan SW & N Fields Lots 1 2 8S part Lot 1, Clarence B. Miller Lot 10 Del Mar Place Cedar City, Kathryn M and James Applegate several Cedar City and Parowan parcels, with minimum bids tied to taxes interest penalties and costs. Names include Grant Loraine Fretwell George J Carpenter Harold Bo Evans Sarah Isebelle Clark Ernnest Brunson Moroni K. Smith J W Haley among others. See notice for full descriptions and legal references.
Utah's 1945 Employment Security Act tightens benefits and tax rules after a joint labor management study. The measure increases maximum benefits for higher earners, lowers for some, tightens pregnancy and partial unemployment benefits, and revises experience ratings and employer taxes. It seeks to close loopholes while shifting unemployment costs toward responsible employers and promoting safer highway conduct this summer.
Governor J. Mracken Lew joins with regional governors and district officials to declare a Slow Down and Live period for Labor Day 1955. The national program aims to reduce highway deaths, injuries, and property damage during summer travel, with a focus on speed violations. Coordinators note 601 lives saved in a 24-state region since 1953 and urge cautious driving as 44 million Americans travel by car this year.
A county auction record lists lots in Aberdeen and Modena towns with block and lot numbers, legal descriptions, and prices. It notes parcels in Secs 22 26 27 and townships T35S R12W and T38S R17W, plus a total tax and redemption reminder from County Clerk W Clair Rowley dated April 22. Delinquent taxes penalties and costs are due to redeem parcels, with the treasurer able to provide purchase amounts on request.
Examinations will be held in Parowan next Tuesday at the County Courthouse from 9 a.m. The driver examiner notes subsequent tests will be scheduled every other Tuesday until further notice.
Utah savings bond figures for April show a record month with $1,668,192 in FE and H bonds sold, the highest April total since 1946. Summit County leads with 72 percent of its annual quota, while Iron County posts $5,042 for April and San Juan, Cache, San Pete, Millard, and Salt Lake report varying progress toward their yearly goals.
A Soil Conservation Service approved bentonite method outlines sealing farm ponds to reduce seepage. Steps include weed removal, surface stirring, even application, mixing into 4 to 6 inches of soil, thorough wetting, and packing with a roller or equipment. After sealing, keep livestock out to protect the new seal.
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