Local Neighbors Share News of Births Visits and Proposals
New babies born to Mr and Mrs Ivan Robb and Mr and Mrs Clark Robb while Lyle Robb heads to Bryce Canyon for summer work. Roy and Lois McConkle of Vernal Utah visit with sister Mrs Ray Robinson as they tour Bryce Canyon and Zion. Alta Burton and Dave Dalton wed at Mantl Temple. Community notes mention teachers Mr McKay Neilson and Miss Alta Burton. Residents discuss weeds and street maintenance urging a tire machine for weed control.
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Qorretpandestt
Ivan Robb
Clark Robb
Roy McConkle
Vernal
Utah
Ray Robincon
Bryce and
Zions Canyon
Alta Burton
Star Valleys
Wyoming
Dave Dalton
Mantl Temple
M. A
J. L. Dalton
Memorial Day visits and community notes in Summit News
Nelson Dalley returns home from Escalante to visit son Honald and Yack Berry family. Ray and Lyle Farrow with Boyd Walker come from Delemar Nevada for Memorial Day with Ardell Madsen and Aubrey Lawrence. Utah Parks gear moved to Wyoming. Several families place new cemetery markers. Me. and Mrs. Ed Underwood visit from Salt Lake City with Elsie Demeter joining. Measles case reported in Parowan. health officer urges watchful parental reporting and home quarantine until diagnosis. Nearby homes inspire with roses, including Uncle Joss and Aunt Olive Ward’s yard and other local residences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yack Berry
Ray Farrow
Lyle Farrow
Boyd Walker
Delemar
Nevada
Joss
Olive Ward
Rosywissen
John T and
Clayton
Evan Bayles
Alvert E Adams
LaPreal 5
Ward
Violet R. Clark
Silas Orton
Don Orlton
New Ventilator Solves Fresh Air Draft Problem
A new vent block provides quiet fresh air without strong air movement. Two overlapping plates with a copper screen redirect wind to limit interior draft to four to five inches. It blocks rain dust and fits outside windows with a rubber seal. Easy to install with adjustable end brackets and two screws per side.
Changes in Industry Speeded Up by Science
Lord Kelvin urged measurement as a path to understanding and today science-based measurement governs rail and manufacturing progress. Sir Harold Hartley notes Americans first exploited mechanized production for a large internal market, boosting life patterns, while warning that human problems of management rival material choices in difficulty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Kelvin
Harold Hartley
Technology Review
Americana
Women Run Hospitals See Rise in Executive Roles
Dr. Malcolm T. MacEachern notes the link between nursing and hospital administration with nurse executives steering hospital management. Miss Nellie G. Brown of Ball Memorial hospital in Muncie argues women rise from head nurse in small hospitals to lead larger ones, with 45 percent of general hospitals under 100 beds.
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Malcolm T. MacEachern
American College of Surgeons
Dr. MacEachern
Nellie G. Brown
Ball Memorial Hospital
Muncie
Ind
Middletown
Miss Brown
Coyotes Increasing Near Spokane City Limits
Floyd Priest, a local trapper and cattleman, reports rising coyote numbers on Spokane’s outskirts. He trapped 214 coyotes last winter, 28 within six miles of the city, noting his city catches have declined in quality over the past decade.
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Spokane
Floyd Priest
Priest
Locals and Personal News From Parowan Area
Local notes recount visits by Mr and Mrs Lamond McTuerie of Salt Lake City and others. Miss Maxine Lowder toured Southern California with sisters. Several residents head to Zion National Park Sun Valley Idaho and work camps. Funeral for Samuel Gurr reported, heart attack noted. Attendees include Mr and Mrs Peter Gurr and Mrs Alice Hallerman. Assistant Postmaster James Alma Benson travels to Los Angeles. Dixie Junior College president Glenn E. Slaow attends Parowan High School graduation. Clyde Moore visits, caring for ill mother Eliza Cook. Local curiosity about J J Milne track line naming Parowan. Misses Hildreth Benson and Alberta Mickelson return from Davis County teaching. James E. Gurr of Wasatch National Forest visits. Erle Bennett family from Lakeview Oregon visits, leaves children for vacation. Mrs Jos B Dalton travels to Lakeview Oregon to visit daughters. Shelby Bentley returns for summer after Vernal teaching. N Kimball teaches at local Seminary. travels to Los Angeles with mother. Mrs Mitchell Benson visits in LA. Keith Whitney Ward to receive BS from BYU Provo at upcoming commencement. Burton Banks and family pass through after Atlantic seaboard trip. Worlds Fair visit and Detroit truck purchase noted. Florence Marsden pledged to La Verna unit at BYU Provo. Lost: a bay 3-year-old mare and a brown-faced 2-year-old mare with small branding on right thigh. inform Karl Mitchett.
Social Roundup Touches Salt Lake and St George
Miss Maureen Adams and A M Kimball visited Los Angeles to spend time with relatives. Mrs Gladys Wood of Salt Lake returned home after a ten day visit. Mrs Lorenzo Matheson and daughter Pearl came from St George to spend the summer. Pat Fenton has been excelling for the University of Utah polo team with three wins in four against Stanford. Mr and Mrs Alvin Decker and family hosted visits from Mrs Decker’s parents and siblings from Butte and Rexburg, sharing time with the Garner family.
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Maureen Adams
Los Angeles
A. M. Kimball
Gladys Wood
Salt Lake
City
I Rollins
Lorenzo Matheson
Pearl
St. George
Daily Papers
Pat Fenton
University of Utah
Pat
Stanford University
Alvin Decker
Deckers
Wm. Stephens
Butte
Montana
Grant and
Richard
Lawrence Stephens
Rexburg
Thalia
Stephens
Ray D. Garner
Garner
As the Twig Is Bent Said the Gentleman
A wry exchange features a gentleman remarking on a child’s future and a mother countering with the twig and tree metaphor. The dialogue moves to Taciius Course and Mrs Freshwed, exposing attitudes toward aging, girlhood, and parental allowances.
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Taciius
Mrs. Freshwed
Mr. Freshwed
Immigrant Traveler and Landlord Clash Over Town’s Opinion
A traveler claims the town’s hotel is the best while the landlord counters with a sharp remark that the boast helps the hotel yet harms the town’s reputation. The exchange highlights tensions between local business pride and communal impact.
Happiness Ahead Marguerite Can You Cook
A light note suggests happiness ahead as Marguerite and a partner discuss cooking and affordability. The piece hints they did not marry but lived in contentment, ending with a whimsical “happily ever after” tone.
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Marguerite
Woman Paid for Job She Did Free 20 Years in Savannah
Savannah resident Mrs J Astor Ward who served 20 years as hostess in charge of entertainment at the United States Marine hospital will now be paid for the work she did voluntarily. Under her direction she organized dancing groups Kindergarten classes and other activities for patients. The payment comes as a WPA acknowledgment of her long service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
WPA
J. Astor Ward
Bob Mickelson Returns to Los Angeles After Visit
Bob Mickelson went back to his job in Los Angeles last weekend after spending a month or two in the area with family and friends.
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Bob Mickelson
Los Angeles
Civil actions filed in district court seek judgments
New civil suits have been filed this week in the district court. Cedar Finance Company seeks $307.20 plus 1 percent monthly interest from May 24, 1938, from a judgment. Citizens National Trust and Bank of Los Angeles, Adams, and Cedar Mercantile pursue various sums and costs in several actions. The notice urges readers to contribute to relief drives and commends local volunteers Ward and Hyatt for service in cutting gas lines and clearing weeds.
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Cedar Finance Company
Te Ren
Bulloch
Armen
Jin
Citizens National Trust
Yings Bank of Los Angeles
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Lyle Robb
Bryce Canyon
McKay Neilson
Winell Dalley
Lois Edwards Park
Chester
Bruce
Billie
Taan
New York
Heve Sneb
Mrs. Wim
PB. Barton
Richard A. Robinson
Ruth Jones Prothero
Evelyn Scott
Parawan
Ernest I. Lowe
Mré
Hoe Thorley
Cedar City
Samuel Orton
Summit News
Nelson Dalley
Escalante
Honald
Ardell Madsen
Aubrey Lawrence
Leland Dalley
Panquiltch
Charles &. Dalley
Ed. Underwood
Salt Lake City
B. R. Lawrence
Elsie Demeter
Underwoods
Herbert White
Nephi
Warne
Parowan
F. J. Burton
Fed
East Ward
Burton
GMC
Parowan Service Co
Mitchell's Variety Store
Lamond Mctuerrie
Memorial Bay Hotkdoy
Maxine Lowder
Laurel and
Lucile
California
Merton
Mitchell
Zion National Park
U. P. Lodge
Merrill Rasmussen
Sun Valley
Idaho
U. P
Peter H. Gurt
Arnold
Alice Hallerman
Samuel Gurr
Slzved
Gurr
Jas
Alma Benson
Alma C Benson
Glenn E. Saow
Dixie Junior College
Parowan High School
Clyde Moore
Mr. Moore
Eliza Cook
Clyde
Hildreth Benson
Alberta Mickelson
Davis County
James E. Gurr
Wasatch National Forest
Erle Bennett
Lakeview
Oregon
Oregon City
Jos, B. Dalton
Ore
Clara Gray
Ada Bennett
Shelby Bentley
N. Kimball
Focal Seminary
A. A. Kimball
Kanosh
Mitchell Benson
A. N. Kimball
Daily Press
Keith Whitney Ward
Proya
Burton Banks
Ranab
Mra. Banks
Clayton Rasmunsen
Atantle Seaboard
Detroit
the Times
Provo
Florence Marsden
Marsden
la Vadis
Karl Mitchett
Times
Bey Snow
W. H. Bradford
Hyatt
Alladin Theatre
Ubh
SUN. Mok
James Cagney
Pat O'brien
George Uren
Llano
Tita Guitar
Gale Sonderpat
Comedy & News
Sal
Robert Taylor
Grea Gast
Lew Ayres
Our Gang
Captain Spanky
Parowan Merc. Co
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