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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1930
Page
8
A collection of petitions opposing the proposed West side power district was filed on Wednesday. The City council will review them at the regular meeting in June, and there is general belief the opposition could delay the sewer improvement. Representative John S. Woodbury noted he signed reluctantly, with several others adding neutral after their names.
The Rotarians held a pleasant party at the El Escalante on Tuesday evening instead of their usual luncheon. Dancing, stunts and refreshments highlighted the event.
Last Friday evening the Elks lodge held a birthday party that proved financially successful and strong socially. The event drew attendees and generated solid support for the lodge’s activities.
Residents relying on small artesian wells in the valley face water cuts as several nearby pump wells began operation. Dan E. Matheson reported his water supply halted Monday after visiting from Midvalley.
Mr. L BE. Riddle returned the first of the week from a periodic trip across the company’s Washington Kane and Garfield counties. Mrs. Riddle accompanied him and they made the journey an outing by way of Zion National Park and the new tunnel.
D Claude Urie and crew report six to seven feet of snow drifted across the Cedar Long valley road in several places. Removal of the drifts will reopen the road to travel.
A woman walking through a poverty district at 3 am with three little girls pauses before a dingy shop window. A pale child admires a bright yellow bedspread as a symbol of luxury that starkly contrasts with their grim surroundings.
James D Weinland promotes slogans as tools for a positive mindset in Hygela Magazine. He cites lines such as those about trying versus succeeding and the abundance of opportunities. Ai and Weinland note literature and poetry hold slogans that can lift mood and spur action. M H Dalley and Roma Higbee visited to review county records for a major abstract matter.
Mrs Taylor Parkinson and her companion came down from Benjamin on Wednesday for a brief visit with relatives and friends here and at Beaver.
Mrs Lola Edwards Bone has stayed with her parents the Wm R Edwards family for several days. She left Thursday for Salt Lake City to visit her sister Mrs Marie Hemsted and Mrs Lorraine Fow over, before returning to Heber City for fame. Her father accompanied her to Salt Lake. he then went on to Idaho.
Mr Wr PF Barton made a brief business trip to Salt Lake City traveling Sunday and returning Tuesday. He conducted meetings with local officials and partners during the visit. The purpose was to discuss ongoing projects and future collaborations in the region.
Mrs Ire M J Openshaw traveled to Cedar City last Wednesday due to the death of her grandchild, the five days old baby girl of Mr and Mrs Nolan J Penshaw. The infant suffered pneumonia and could not recover. The community extends sympathy to the Penshaws.
Mrs Cassie Robb and Mrs Jane Deame traveled to Salt Lake City last week to see her husband before his departure to shear. They planned temple work and to visit their son Dean W. They also visited with their mother during the trip in Salt Lake.
Mrs Albert Gale of Bea ver and her contacts spent Sunday visiting relatives and sharing greetings, reflecting a quiet day of family connections in the area.
A fragment notes Eliza Barton remains frail and fast to bed, showing ongoing weakness and limited improvement.
Improvments at the Max Service Station include a new canopy extending from the building over the sidewalk and pumps, greatly improving the station’s appearance.
Misa Myda Robinson and Sletta entian have returned home from Cedar City where they were attending a function.
Loring Batta suffered a severe nasal hemorrhage last Monday but is reported to be feeling well again.
A partial note shows most of the wool in Parasagonal held at five cents per pound. The brief item cites market activity and authority near the textile yard, with no further pricing details or dates.
A Looker On piece in the London Daily Chronicle notes Cowes long famed for its dockyards predating the regatta. Tall ships for war and merchant service sailed from the slips, including Nelsons Vanguard, with WWI shipyards adapting to bolster British naval strength in build and repair. The town name derives from two circular forts guarding Portsmouth harbor.
A Browning elopement was aided by Miss Barretts lap dog feared to be left behind. Barretts father opposed the marriage and the dog’s presence kept the couple together. A side note recalls a wrong number telephone prank reported by the New York Sun.
A farmer's son who studied at the university returns home. He claims three fowls can be shown as one. The father, noting the playful mispronunciation, assigns the fowls: the mother eats the first, PW gets the second, and the son may eat the third.
In a family quarrel a father questions a meals plan as he frets over his son’s engagement to Utile snip. The exchange centers on preparing the son for future married life and the implications of his choice.
A hurried morning scene captures the couple’s impulsive engagement amid loud family celebrations. Reporters note the public proposal echoed by a loudspeaker, spreading across blocks as the couple reportedly accepted many times already.
In a prompt exchange from Fathfinder Magazine, Paul is asked by Alice which cheek he kissed, and he hesitates long between them. The fragment frames a shy, evolving moment between two individuals.
A husband objects to wearing spats saying they would be a constant reminder of his wife and home. The remark appears in a case discussing domestic attire and personal symbolism.
A humorous exchange features a motorist asking for color signals to change, while the officer notes no colors to his favor in the light. The brief jest highlights street policing and roadside banter.
A historical note hints at a weather man urged to stay hopeful despite grim forecasts. The poem fragment frames weather as a metaphor for resilience and unwelcome truths.
A visitor speaks of purgation and moderns embracing inner urges while discussing a cubist artist. The exchange notes fun ahead as a figure recently left an asylum last week.
Dialogue notes a costly car expense likely in five figures with a speaker confirming a near accident if not for leaping from the vehicle. Two individuals named Tom and Joe discuss the amount and risk in a concise casual exchange.
Dialogue fragment shows Arthur insists a man staying home each evening is due to rheumatism, while Amy claims it is love. The exchange centers on misattributed cause and emotional overtones in a domestic scene.
A playful exchange recalls last night in the parlor where Gasbird kissed the father as laughter notes the harmless moment and a joke about catching a cold in the hall.
The piece proclaims a record breaking nonstop flight from pole to pole with bold anticipation and strong emphasis on endurance and triumph.
Trustees of Jeanfosdor Noel Paton deliver to the kirk session relics of King Robert the Bruce. Items include a toe bone fragment a lead shroud shard toile dor body wrap iron nail remnants iron ring fragments and marble and alabaster fragments from the Bruce monument. Relics are kept in a fronted cabinet near the abbey pulpit above the Bruce vault.
The piece notes Van Buren arrives late in the session and shows his state coach from England. The coach is described with praise and vivid imagery as an elegant, dark-olive carriage drawn by two blooded horses.
Frank A. Viseteily notes in the New Standard dictionary that amulets protected people and even prevented tattling. Antoning medal ions, tied to horses and cattle, honored Antony of Podug as patron of beasts. Cow berry charms linked to Infante aimed to frighten spirits and later helped herdsmen locate or identify cattle.
A young Indianapolis physician’s son, obsessed with babies, reads a big library volume on moths. The father asks what the book is about and the son replies that it contains nothing new for him. The anecdote ends with the title What All Mothers Should Know.
Debbi, a four year old boy accompanying his mother to the home of a Malden great aunt, eagerly remarks at dinner that the shredded chicken looks like it has been run over, after being told chicken was on the menu.
The wind creates dunes along lakeshores by lifting sand from the beach and depositing it around obstacles. Over time a small dune grows into larger mounds and can reach heights of about 800 feet, while continual erosion reshapes and relocates dunes.
A five year old guest named Not Through Biiy and his parents dined at a hotel. He praised the service and especially the finger bowl. While washing his fingers he stopped the waitress from removing the bowl with a firm request to wash more dirt from his hands.
A reflective line notes that labor becomes leisure when passion drives the task and joy elevates daily toil into voluntary effort. The idea favors intrinsic motivation and personal fulfillment over external rewards.
A noted exchange debates travel widening the mind with a proponent urging a world round trip. The remark highlights the value of broadening perspectives through international journeys.
Edgar M. Clark Elmo Mortensen and Dick Lee leave for California seeking jobs. Mrs Clark visits relatives in Panguitch.
Mrs Laura Paramore plans a visit to Indiana this week as family health concerns prompt her return. The move reflects her wish to be with her relatives during her father’s illness.
The city marshal is to remain a bachelor for the next month as Mrs. Dalton Sivitt and her party visit in Dublin. Miss Beatrice Adams, who studied at St. George this past winter, has returned home.
Mr. Jesse Smith, oldest son of Mary Ann Mitchell Smith and former resident of Parowan, is visiting here currently with relatives and friends.
Last week the Times reported Albert Matheson and his wife returning to California. Albert changed his mind before press time and accepted a position with Whitehead and Twin in Salt Lake City, leaving early this week to start. Mrs Matheson remains behind and will join later.
Mr and Mrs J W Wood who have been visiting with Mrs Wood s People the J B Rolling family left yesterday on the bus their destination was not learned
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