War Bond Drive Urges Utah to Lead Fifth War Loan Push
Volunteers at Hotel Utah participate in a county effort on the Fifth War Loan drive. Utah aims for top national standing with a quota of 255,900 raised by bonds and public funds. Speakers urge aggressive sales, reminding workers that victory requires full commitment and timely action. District leaders emphasize not merely token purchases but purchases to the limit, to fund war material and prevent unnecessary losses. The piece also notes local events including a Ward Primary Association party and social visits by Ruth Orton and Lois Butcher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ounty
Salt Lake Meeting
Utah
Charles Sith
Utah War Finance Comchairman
Mr. Smith
Hitler and Co
Matheson Weds Cedar City Woman In Double Ring Ceremony
Private MacDell Matheson of this city married Miss Doro thy Leigh daughter of Mrs Golda Leigh of Cedar City in Cedar City home on Friday evening May 19. Bishop H H Lunt presided. Best man was Henry Bulloch Maid of Honor Ilia Lamoteaux. Matheson home on furlough from Army after Fort Sill training will report to Camp Carson. Bride a Cedar City High School graduate 1943 worked for the Telephone Co. in Cedar City and plans to join husband if opportunity arises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacDell Matheson
Dorothy Leigh
Golda Leigh
Cedar City
Wm. N. Corry
H. H. Lunt
Cedar First Ward
Henry Bulloch
Ilia Lamoteaux
Matheson
Fort Sill
Camp Carson
Colorado
David A. Matheson
Parowan High School
Telephone Company
Cedar Man Dies After Fight at Salt Lake Inn
Van Aaron Heaps a 24 year old Cedar City resident and Spry native died in Salt Lake City after a fist fight at the Banner Inn. An autopsy linked his death to an intracranial hemorrhage from lacerations near the left eye and ear. Roy Manning 46 of Salt Lake City faces involuntary manslaughter charges based on the altercation. Heaps moved to Cedar City two years ago after education in Spry and Panguitch and survived by four brothers Max Garth Elmo Dan and sister Charlotte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Aaron Heaps
Cedar City
Spry
Utah
Salt Lake City
Banner Inn
LeRoy Heaps
Roy Manning
Heaps
Manning
Salt Lake County
Garfield County
Panguitch
Max
Garth Heap
Elmo
Dan Heaps
Charlotte Heaps
Crawford Family Loses Infant Child at Iron County Hospital
The two day old infant Kenneth Mac, born to Mr and Mrs Lloyd Crawford, died at Iron County Hospital after a premature birth. Father took the body to Springdale Utah for burial with graveside services by Bishop A C Hardy. The mother suffered kidney trouble and is recovering at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Crawford
Iron County Hospital
Kenneth Mac
Hts
Springdale
Utah
A. C. Hardy
Both Ward Boy Scouts Make Trip to Zion Canyon
About twenty members from the Parowan Fast and West wards joined a weekend trip to Zion Canyon. Led by scoutmasters LaMont Thornock of the East ward and Lynn Mortensen of the West ward, the scouts included Jimmie Benson Carlyle Johnson Herbert Takeda Hyatt Bentley Preston Mitchell Charles Dalton Donald Lyman Willard Decker Keith Russell Billie Harris Toney Dalton Carl Rasmussen Oleen Hatch Sherwin Taylor Gary Page Jene Benson Coddel Orton and Bob Matheson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout
Parowan
Zion Canyon
LaMont Thornock
Lynn Mortensen
Jimmie Benson
Carlyle Johnson
Herbert Takeda
Hyatt Bentley
Preston Mitchell
Charles Dalton
Donald Lyman
Willard Decker
Keith Russell
Billie Harris
Toney Dalton
Carl Rasmussen
Oleen Hatch
Sherwin Taylor
Gary Page
Jene Benson
Coddel Orton
Bob Matheson
Legion Post 20 Names New Officers
Parowan Paragonah members attended as The Parwan Post No 20 of the American Legion elected officers for the coming year. Lorin S Orton was named Post Commander with J Leonard Topham as 1st Vice Commander and T Alvin Decker as Adjutant. Delegates to the District Convention in Fillmore will be named soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Post No
Parwan Post No. 20
American Legion
Lorin S. Orton
Twenty Orton
J. Leonard Topham
T. Alvin Decker
Robert Taylor Miller
George Naegle
Ephraim Dailey
R. W. Talbot
Lorin Orton
W. Clair Rowley
Oscar T. Orton
The
Fillmore
Post
Parowan
Paragonah
Baptismal Services Announced for Parowan Wards
Baptismal services for the two Parowan wards will be held in the East ward chapel at 4 p.m. next Saturday June 3. East ward bishopric announces the event and asks all parents with children to be baptized to bring them promptly at 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orand
Parowan
East Ward
Impressive Rites Held For Wm. A. Evans
Funeral services for William A. Evans were held Saturday in Parowan with West ward bishopric Howard Joseph in charge. The service featured combined choirs, solo numbers by Mrs. M. A. Burton and June Decker, and remarks by William P. Barton, T. A. Topham, and H. L. Adams. EVans’s burial took place at Parowan City Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Evans
Mr. Evans
Salt Lake Hospital
Howard Joseph
West Wards
Newell Weight
Della Marsden
Jess Guyman
Mary ©. Topham
Tin A Pilgrim
Marian Decker
June Decker
William P. Barton
T. A. Topham
Paragonah
Evans
H. L. Adams
Joseph
M. A. Burton
Bercuese
Marion
Mrs. Marsden
Harley W. Dalton
Parowan City
J. Leonard Topham
War letters from the Pacific and Cassino battle notes
A reader letter from India thanks readers for the Parawan Times and notes a postal address change. Pacific service updates share Pvt Joseph Orton recovering from recent surgery, and Carl and Lyle Barton describe Navy duties, awards, and combat experiences in Guadalcanal, Bougainville, and beyond. A letter from Cpl Claude Mackelprang discusses the Cassino battle, describing terrain, the Abbey bombing aftermath, and the courage of doughboys in Purple Heart Valley.
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India
P.fp.c
Carl
Barton
Lyle Barton
Navy
Pacific
Beth Barton
Minersville
the Dimes
Cpl
Claude Mackelprang
Secar City
Phyllis Mortensen Mackelprang
Cassino
Battle of
Henries
Monastery Hill
Stalingrad
Kasserine Pass
North Africa
Summer Music Classes Begin Monday at High School
Enrollment for summer music classes will occur Monday morning May 29 in the High School music room. All instrumental students should enroll between 8 a.m. and 12 noon, with emphasis on younger players for advancement. Contact Mr Weight to arrange instruments if needed. new students welcome for extra progress outside term time.
SUGGESTED WAYS TO IMPROVE MILK SUPPLY
Utah urges city and town officials to educate citizens on safer milk and to adopt measures. Officials cite Parowan’s condemned milk, calls for manure removal, milking sheds, and wife and husband cooperation in sterilizing pails and containers. Inspectors will return. aim to improve before next visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah
Parowan
State Agricultural Board
U. S. Army
Annual Motor Vehicle Inspection Starts June First
Superintendent P L Dow of the Utah Highway Patrol announces the annual safety inspection of all Utah license vehicles will begin Thursday June 1. The effort aims to improve driver and public safety and protect wartime resources. Don urges prompt, thorough inspections to extend vehicle life and readiness. John W Benson returned home from Salt Lake City after several months with the D R G railroad.
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P. L. Dow
Utah Highway Patrol
Utah
Utah Wine
Don
John W. Benson
Salt Lake City
D. & R.G. Railroad
No Filings Made For County Offices As Yet
Utah filing deadline nears with no candidates yet for county posts in Iron County. W Clair Rowley notes filings must be made at his Cedar City office for two and four year Commissioner seats, County Attorney, and State Representative. Rumors link Bulloch, Hunter to race and potential challengers emerge from both parties as contests loom statewide. Local endorsements and incumbents under discussion, while warding off final decisions until after June 11 withdrawal window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah
L- Ton
W. Clair Rowley
Warren H. Bulloch
Chas. R. Hunter
Bulloch
Hunter
L. N. Marsden
Iron County
Marsden
Durham Morris
W. L. Hoyt
Nephi
Ellis J. Pickett
St. George
A. M. Marsden
Iron
Washington
Claude Hirschi
Hurricane
Cedar City
Harry Lunt
W. Arthur Jones
Washington County
Glenn Snow
Tron County
Warren H Bulloch
Will L. Adams
Parowan
Maw
Childs
Reed E. Veterli
J. Bracken Lee
Walter K. Granger
U.S
Briant Stringham
Elbert D. Thomas
David J. Wilson
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Sm Decker
County
Ci- War Services Committee
Penday
Ruth Orton
Lois Butcher
Eck
Macdiell Matheson
Cedar Man
Salt Lake Inn
Crawfords
Co, Hospital
WARD
Wm. A. Evans
Joseph C. Orton
Southwest Pacific Battle Front
Penn Barton
Carl Barton
United States Navy
Solomons
South Pacific
Guadalcanal
Munda
Bougainville
Green Islands
F. W Hyatt
Long Beach
Elizabeth Skougard
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