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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1937
Page
4
Public notice from Parowan Times announces weekly publication by Parowan Run and Frgutinf Co. with W Warmer Mitchell and J Lessee listed as lessees. Second class mail registration at Parowan Post Office dated October 8 1916.
A Cedar City context shows Mayor Hunter charging the Utah Liquor Commission with backing a hidden political machine. He cites the state Democratic organ and county committee maneuvering, while the commission states no involvement beyond replacing two conflicted employees. The council split, with five declining to vote and nineteen abstaining, leaving no endorsed candidate.
The piece urges property owners to assess summer fire risks as dry conditions rise. It highlights grass and trash as ignition sources, calls for proper disposal in metal containers, and stresses furnace inspections and planned maintenance for winter readiness. It also notes residents outside towns should be cautious and laws should be enforced.
A fragmented note warns that careless fires destroy trees and natural beauty within minutes or hours, urging memory of past losses and urging caution to protect summer nature spots and coastal areas from fire damage.
The United States dominates global hydro power, comprising about a third of roughly 60 million horsepower developed worldwide. US capacity nears 17 million horsepower, with Great Britain, France, and Italy following. Industrial activity shows strength with auto output rising and construction improving, per Business Week and National City Bank surveys.
A Utah Motorist Association statement notes modern travel is easier with advance prep. Drivers should ensure vehicle reliability, preplan routes weeks ahead, study maps, and verify road conditions with motor clubs. In emergencies, carry water and a working flashlight, and know the local emergency numbers.
An editorial tribute recalls Civil War veterans and fallen soldiers on Memorial Day. A marching band stirs patriotism as readers vow that the dead shall not have died in vain, aiming for peace and future safety for all nations.
In the May 28 1917 issue Parowan reports May 11 closures tallying ninety three graduates certificates from the seventh grade with thirty eight students. Next year adds two grades to Parowan High School and lists teachers Henry Oberbanaley FH J Jones Ira Anderson Vanda Mia ve George Mitchell Z W Bentley Frank Gherhaneley Bulala Topham Famiq Nelson Ruth Hanton Hid Mrs FD Gower. A baby girl born to Mr and Mrs James C Robinson. Joseph G Deckerfin and st Clayton Mitchell buy Ford cars bringing Parowan’s total owed car count to 75. High School Ag Club organized with Clair Rowley president Orfen Lyman vice president Clair Mortensen secretary. A FJuwley Ag club organized with Milo Brarsden Joseph Jet Whee George Ward as officers. Virgil Decker returns from Logan after attending UC. George Adams Keen ships wool. Charles Adams in Lund overseeing wool shipping. George A Mitchell moves to Pine Valley for summer to manage property interests.
Joseph S Riggs of Parowan Utah seeks final proof on his stock raising homestead entry No 050271 for sections 7 18 township 15 south range 9 west Salt Lake Meridian. Claimant names L Fenton Roy Hyatt Iyah Datley and Gito P Dalley as witnesses. Parowan Clerk of the Blazetlet Court to hear June 4 1937.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes Memorial Day falls on different dates in ten southern states, with most observing their own holidays. Confederate Memorial Day is commonly April 20 in Alabama Florida Georgia and Mississippi, May 20 in North Carolina and Kentucky, and June 3 as Tennessee Memorial Day plus Jefferson Davis’s birthday observed elsewhere.
War horses shaped armies from alden wagons to Arab bred speedsters. Bucephalus, Alexander the Great’s mount, stood unmatched by any rider. Marengo, Napoleon’s white Arabian, carried him many campaigns though Napoleon was a clumsy rider and often toppled.
A Bronxville New York college, Sarah Lawrence, reportedly has no examinations, no required courses, no marks, and uses no textbooks. It is said to be the first to pledge obedience to experimentation with admission based on a general intelligence test. Student progress is recorded by three reports: by the instructor, by the student’s mother, and by the student herself.
The remark links Sir Walter Raleigh to Ireland and England, noting his rivals and colonial control. It suggests Raleigh never visited mainland North America while recounting a raid in Port of Spain where his forces killed many due to water shortages.
The text describes a comet whose speed changes with distance from the sun. It drifts near the outer edge of its orbit, perhaps seven trillion miles away, then accelerates as it nears the sun. At closest approach it moves around 10 000 miles per hour before pausing again in space.
A Washington Post writer describes the jaguar as the largest spotted cat and more ferocious than the tiger. It inhabits dense forests and caves, preying on deer cattle wild pigs turkeys fish and turtles. The jaguar hunts at night and roams the jungle with a fearsome presence, unlike the puma, it may attack humans readily.
The University of Texas owns land in Hudspeth County Texas larger than the area of some other counties. The report notes the university’s extensive acreage and its prominence in state land holdings.
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