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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1947
Page
5
Fragmentary text mentions markets, threshing, fleece work, weaving, and a plains area. It notes women and a band with ties to a next week event, with unclear place names and dates due to damaged OCR. The readable parts imply an agriculture and craft context in a rural setting.
The last regular Relief Societies meeting is next Tuesday evening in both Wards with Social Sewace Lessons. A full attendance is desired. A clothing drive for needy European Saints is urged, with items due Tuesday morning May 27 from 9 to 1. East Ward residents take items to the Ward Chapel and West Ward residents to the Ward Relief Society Rooms. East Ward Primary votes for all summer meetings to begin at 8:00 AM on Wednesdays starting May 28, with parents urged to help. Sacrament meeting Sunday May 25 at 2:30 PM in West Ward Chapel featuring Bishop Doyle Robinson and William P. Barton, with a musical number. all members invited.
Readable fragments announce a Home Arts Department call for crochet, knitting, and decorative work entries for a Utah fair. Rules require Utah residents only, works completed within three years, one entry per exhibitor, and entries due by May 28, 1947. Contact names and Cedar City organizers listed. A veteran couple tours Southern Utah then plans residence in Parowan.
A club met May 15 at Mrs. LaVel Adams home with a sewing session and refreshments. The next meeting is planned for May 29 at Mrs. Elaine Adams home.
Paragonah grade school pupils wrote essays on How I Would Beautify My Community judged in two groups third to sixth and seventh to ninth grades. Winners included Patty Robb and Jean Robb in upper grades and Ania Talbot Dale Robinson and Joan Lamprécauy in middle grades. Cash prizes awarded, judges praised essays, and local events noted including a move of Herbert Topham to Vernal and hospital updates for Aunt Alice Topham and Barbara Daley.
The Parowan Literary Club closed a bright year with a pioneer war theme hosted by Mrs Parcells. Members arrived in period dress as rooms featured pioneer figures and a buffet of pioneer dishes. A classic spelling bee, prize for best costume, and group singing capped the evening.
The State Tax Commission notes tests will be offered in Parowan on June 3 and July 10 to gauge demand for license services. If few residents attend, services may be discontinued, urging Parowan Paragonah and Summit drivers to appear at the Court House Mastise on those dates.
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