18 Nov 1949
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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1949
Page
1
Hoyt opened a session of District court in Parowan Tuesday morning with several cases on the docket. The State versus Clif Jake, an Indian, was slated for Thursday but postponed upon agreement. jurors did not reach a verdict yet, and the court noted a possible ten year sentence with a leniency recommendation to the Board of Pardons.
First deliveries for Parowan's new hydro electric plant occurred last week. Clifton Halterman reports four truckloads of 18 inch 3 gauge pipe, weighing about 9000 pounds, have been unloaded near the site. The segment will be laid underground to carry water from the present plant to the new building, buried along city streets from the ay limits through Henry Heaps and downward south street to Rambouillet block.
Miss Stones and Mrs Ingon host after school parent teacher conferences. Mrs Dora Wade and Mrs Osborne visited relatives in town from Idaho City. Mr and Mrs LB Robinson welcomed guests last week. A baby boy born at Iron Co Hospital required a rare blood transfusion, first of its kind in the area, with the infant now improving. The Duntons are home from the hospital with the baby rest at Salt Lake City before full recovery.
Gaytha Lamoreaux, 17, daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Lamoreaux of Parowan, won the Armistice Day oratorical contest sponsored by American Legion Post No 20. Her speech on The Supreme Sacrifice impressed judges. U S District Attorney Scott M Matheson delivered the main address.
Mrs Cecelia E B Page a 50 year old Parowan native died at Dee Memorial Hospital Ogden after a fall at her daughter’s home caused injuries. She moved to Ogden two years ago with her daughter Mrs Neta Winner and son in law Wares Winner. Survived by two sons James Alma and Albert Benson of Parowan a daughter Mrs Co W Wimmer of Ogden and two sisters Mrs Sadie Zabriskle and Mrs C W Chipman East Lake City plus 13 grandchildren 20 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren. Funeral services planned.
Orland Ward, a Wyoming educator and director of men’s intramural sports at the University of Wyoming, managed the Jenny Lake ranch near Jackson Hole for two summers. The Jenny Lake lodge and 30 deluxe cabins hosted guests at $12.50 daily for meals, with about 60 visitors in 1949, up from 50 the previous year, as Ward balanced duties and leisure at the Rockefeller Foundation property. Continued on Page Four.
Mrs Venice Decker reviewed The House of Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne at a Wednesday night Literary Club meeting hosted by Mrs Ethel Bayles. Iona P Topham presided with fourteen members and guest Mrs Jeanette Bayles in attendance. Members approved a club project to assist the Legion Auxiliary by placing a new bronze plaque on the War Memorial in the public square. Refreshments were served by the hostess.
East Ward Gleaner Girls and M Men plan a Sunday fireside at 8 o clock at Amy Lou Adams home. Gaylord Whitney will deliver the lesson. All youths aged 17 to 25 are invited to attend.
Miss Jean Heap daughter of Mrs B Heap of Parowan and the late Mr Heap and Martin B Merrill son of Mr and Mrs Douglas Merrill of Verdun New Mexico announced their marriage in Mioche Nevada on November 11. The bride graduated Parowan High School and has worked in Cedar City. The groom, a Verdun high school graduate, has resided in Codar City and Enoch over the past year. They live in Cedar City where Merrill is employed and plan a Parowan reception soon.
West Ward MIA schedules a three act comedy "Big Hearted Herbert" by Sophie Kerr and Anna Steese Richardson. Directed by Ward Drama director Mrs. Lowell Jackson, the date set is November 29 with further details to follow.
Nine Paragonah ward juniors tied the Junior Rose Bouquet in a candlelight ceremony Tuesday evening. Participants included Beatrice Barton Anna Mae Dunton Wanda Hunt Norma Lund Patricia Robb Donna and Janine Robinson Javine Smith Eleanor Stones. Mrs Emma Dalton led the class with mothers and stake leaders as special guests.
Parowan Gleaners held Golden Gleaner Comradaries in East and West Wards on Tuesday evening. East Ward leader Mrs. Betty Sorenson hosted Miss Luetta Sampson with golden punch and cake as decor featured golden flowers and yellow tapers. West Ward leader Ida King welcomed Miss Carma Hall of Hurricane who discussed the value of the work and displayed her Golden Gleaner awards.
Thanks Post 20 expresses gratitude to all who joined the Armistice Day commemoration. It notes a large turnout and strong spirit of cooperation, praising the enthusiasm and community progress it fostered. The message continues on Hack Page.
Parowan and surrounding areas report a flurry of visits and health updates. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Guymon plan to visit Isleta New Mexico for a mission conference with sons Lloyd and Kendall while Elder Guyman conducts a district gathering. Florence Joseph and Miriam Moore also touch base in Salt Lake and Provo. Helen Stevens remains in hospital care after a horse fall, with improving condition. The adult education ceramics class suspends briefly awaiting materials, and Carlyle Rollins recovers from a throat hemorrhage post tonsillectomy. Various residents travel to Salt Lake City and Ogden for business and shopping before the holiday season.
Miss Beverly Jackson of Fillmore becomes bride of Reed Richards son of Mr and Mrs David H Richards of Parowan in Salt Lake Temple rites on November 16. Pres Charles R Jones officiated with family present. The couple will host a breakfast in Salt Lake City and a reception in Fillmore.
The Parowan Chamber of Commerce held its annual election at Taylor's Cafe on Wednesday. W M Norman was named president with J C Rummiler as vice president and Albert M Maraden as secretary treasurer. Outgoing president W Stott Mitchell presided. retiring officers Ed J King and Waldo Taylor were honored. The Five Mile lighting project was praised for past-year accomplishments.
A series of birth notices reports a baby boy born November 4 at Tron County Hospital to Marvel and Cleora Bayles, weighing 6 lbs 12 oz, joining Ray and Kenneth as brothers. Grandparents are Bayles and Pollock families. Also listed is a California birth for Neils and Mable Decker, a son born November 8, with Decker and Miller as grandparents and Annie J. Decker in Parowan. A daughter arrives for Clinton and family on November 12 at County Hospital, weighing 7 lbs, with sister Darline and brother Dannie awaiting. Grandparents are Merritl Thornton.
Delegations from Parowan and Cedar City met Iron County Commissioners to discuss measures for reducing fire risk and lowering insurance rates. Packie Board of Fire Underwriters official Arthur Rows outlined needed fire protection equipment. hydrant inspections prompted installation recommendations. A county district plan was proposed dividing Parowan and Cedar City as district one, nearby areas as district two, and the rest as district three. A special meeting to decide cost sharing and participation was proposed with a tentative county budget reviewed for December consideration.
Community activity calendar lists a sequence of events across wards from November to May. Includes basketball games harvest ball dances school events like dances, plays and operettas, MIA and Legion activities, stake music festivals, and parentteacher meetings with dates and brief titles. Named groups include West Ward, East Ward, Auxiliary, Parents Teachers, FFA, Relief Society, and Stake MTA.
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