Stroke fatal to prominent Parowan garage operator
Claude E Burton prominent Parowan business and civic leader died at Iron County hospital Cedar City after a stroke. He had surgery to remove a blood clot from his leg but complications caused coma and death about 24 hours later. A Parowan native born May 26 1903 he ran the Parowan Service Company garage, served as city councilman Lions Club president and held church and civic roles. Surviving are his widow two daughters and two sons with funeral set for Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Parowan Third Ward Chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude E Burton
Parowan
Iron County Hospital
Cedar City
Edward A
Ada Orton Burton
Alberta Worthen
Panguitch
St George
LDS Temple
Utah Oil Company
Parowan Conoco
Parowan Service Company
Burton
Andy
Parowan Lions Club
Parowan Gun
Red Lab
Parowan Stake High Council
Old East
Third Ward
Parowan Stake
Claudia Clark
Frakie Lou Bentley
American Fork
Donald Erle Burton Parowan
Parowan Third Ward
Chapte
George F. Rowley
Second Ward
Utah
Karl Mitchell
Thanksgiving Visitors And Large Family Gathering In Utah
Donna Davenport reports a Thanksgiving weekend in northern Utah with Donna Fife Gillman visiting Vern Gillman in Pleasant Grove and Hulda Hulet celebrating her birthday with 49 relatives in Paragonah. Jay Davenport and family joined the Wm. Davenport home, Norton James and son dined at Wilford Lawrence's, with Alma Lawrence, Jack Farrow, and Rex Barton present. Maynard Hartley is recovering from a truck accident while staying with Lester and Mrs. Dalley in Hurricane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Davenport
Ted Fife
Gillman
Utah
Hulda Hulet
Parowan
Chuck
Pauline Rennie
Ardiee
Glenn Williamson
Las Vegas
Ivan
Norma Whitter
Washington Utah
Jay Davenport
Wm. T. Davenport
Paragonah
Norton B. James and Son
Maynard Hartley
Mr. Hartley
Lester Dalley
Iron County Hospital
Parowan High Practice Schedule for December Games
Parowan announces practice game schedule with Dec 1 Plute at Parowan Dec 7 Nephi at Parowan Dec 8 Cedar at Parowan Dec 15 Springville at Parowan Dec 21 Parowan at Cedar Dec 22 Panaca at Parowan Dec 28 Parowan at Hurricane Dec 29 Dixie at Parowan
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nephi
Parowan
Springville
Panaca
Bus and Truck Crash Injures Former Parowanite
Lynn Green a former Parowanite and station operator, was injured in a head-on collision with a Continental Trailways bus in Cedar City last Sunday. He sustained a crushed chest, broken legs, and a broken arm and is in serious condition at Iron County Hospital. The crash left the truck crushed under the bus with $500 in bus damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Green
Parowas
Iron County Hospital
Cedar City
Green
Continental Trailways
Esb
Rams to Meet Plato In First Practice Game
Rams coach Dick Jones announces named players for this season including Roger Skougard Stewart Adams John Simpkins Reed Thornton Donald Burton Donald Halterman J C Burt Dean Robinson Robin Lamoreaux Duane Lamoreaux Boyd Whitney and David Adams as practice sessions begin ahead of a first game against Piute High on Parowan floor Saturday night The Rams expect to improve before league play while preparing for additional scrimmages against Cedar City Redmen Nephi Richfield Springville Panaca St George and Hurricane with high anticipation from local fans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Skhougard
PHS
Dick Jones
Roger Skougard
Stewart Adams
John Simpkins
Reed Thornton
Donald Burton
Donald Halterman
J.C. Burt
Dean Robinson
Robin Lamoréaux
Duane Lamoreaux
Boyd Whitney
David Adams
Piute High
Parowan
Rams
Bruce Deckers
Cedar City Redmen
Cedar City
Nephi Richfield
Springville
Panaca
St George
Hurricane
Adams Family Shares Thanksgiving at Cedar City Home
The Ray Adams family and related guests gathered at Don Knight’s Cedar City home for Thanksgiving. Eighteen family members attended, and a group photo was taken as it marked the first time the entire family was together. Also present were Mrs. Lu Ella R. Adams and Billie Wright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Adams
Don Knight
Cedar City
Luella R. Adams
Billie Wright
Harrell Dalton Tapped for Farm Bureau Award
Parowan farmer Harrell Dalton, a longtime FFA advisory member, is named to receive the Vial State Farm Bureau Leadership Award at the annual convention in Salt Lake City. The Parowan Chapter lead and FFA supporters Thales Brown and Harold Mitchell will attend the presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie Robinson Harrell Dalton
Wroeker
Vial State Farm Burseon
Dtut
Salt Lake City
Parowan
FFA
Dalton
State
FFA Association
F. F.A
Thales Brown
J Harold Mitchell
Farm Bureau
Salt Lake
Protests Over Glen Canyon Route Move Stir Utah Counties
Iron Washington Kane and five county groups filed protests with Cody S Road Commission against a proposed Glen Canyon Dam Site road change. Delegates from Sevier Piute Sanpete Garfield and Beaver Counties urged a shorter 40 mile route from Bryce Canyon to the Glen Canyon site, linking Panguitch Tropic Cannonville Adairville and Kanab to favor Utah materials haul and tourism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambers of Commerce
Iron, Wershington
Kane Counties
Cody Sauce Road Commission
Glen Canyon Dan
Sevier Piute Sanpete
Garfield
Beaver Counties
State Road Commission
Bryce Canyon
Glen Canyon
Panguitch
Tropic
Cannonville
Adairville
Kanab
Marysvale
Utah
Kodachrome Flat
Grosvenor Arch
Cottonwood Wash
Utah public schools spent over forty two million in 1955 56
Utah Foundation reports total operating revenue for public schools in 1955 56 reached 42 066 343 up from 39 063 694 in 1954 55 Local taxes supplied 46 6 percent of funds in 1955 56 and federal funds 2 2 percent State share rose to 95 0 percent in 1955 56 Interdistrict tuition and local fees remained small 1 7 percent and 1 3 percent respectively Some districts relied heavily on state funds Way ne Daggett Washington Murray Garfield Iron and Jordan Districts show high state revenue shares Building fund grants altered ratios Daggett District tops with 93 percent from state sources Thanksgiving visit noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah
Utah Foundation
Foundation
Daggett
Washington, Murray
Garfield
City Council tackles waterworks and power rate issues
Cedar City officials reviewed waterworks progress at six miles from the spring with dye tests showing the flow originates from the spring. Power costs remain high as Parowan residents face demand charges from Southern Utah Power. a Public Service Commission hearing is sought to seek relief, while minor beer sales are investigated after a Cedar City youth brawl. Florence Benson vacationed in San Jose with relatives, traveling via Ely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Health
W. Scott Mitchell
Box Elder
Swan City
Southern Utah
Parowan
Public Service Commission
Students Buy New Juke Box For Parowan High School
The Parowan High School student body purchased a new juke box for noon hour programs and school dances. It cost a little over $600, with a $100 donation from last year’s Teen-Age Club earmarked for the purchase per Principal Max Dalley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Parowan High School
Max Dalley
Parowan Personal Notices Highlight Local Thanksgiving Visits
Parowan residents share Thanksgiving with relatives in Kanab and Roy Utah. Betty Decker travels to Salt Lake City to assist family during a hospital stay. Visits from Sam Gentry Cedar City and Claude Harris family noted. Ward Relief Society events pore in December with services and bazar plans.
Thanksgiving visits span Salt Lake City to Palm Springs
Mrs Carolyn Wright accompanied the Obert C Tanners of Salt Lake City to Palm Springs Cal for the Thanksgiving holidays Mr and Mrs Bill Burt and family visited relatives in Henderson Nevada for several days Gene Taylor of Kerns Utah spent part of last week visiting his parents the Clayton Taylors John S Brown of Pasadena Cal spent the holiday with the Georgia B Mitchell and Maude B Parcells families
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Rasmussen
Burton Banks
Kanab
Glen Canyon Dam
Bill Elliott
Roy Utah
Hilda Tullis
Carol A. Wright
Obert C. Tanners
Salt Lake City
Palm Springs Calif
Bill Burt
Henderson
Nevada
Gene Taylor
Kerns
Utah
Clayton Taylors
John S. Brown
Pasadena
Calif
Georgia B. Mitchell
Maude B. Parcells
Arrival of baby girl for Mr and Mrs Heaps at Lake City
Mrs Elizabeth Heap announces the birth on the 28 of a baby girl for Farron and Mrs Heaps. It is their first child and Mrs Heap's first great grandchild. Benson Haycock and family joined Claude Mathews and Jim Haycocks for Thanksgiving in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Parowan Third Ward Relief Society plans its annual bake sale and bazaar on December 8 at Pendleton's Shoe Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College of Southern Uta
Stocton
Calif
Richard M. Rowley
Kenneth Topham
Porowan
Dallas Isom
Grant Harrison
Cedar City
Dale Spemver
Elvon Spencer
Glendale
Kane County
Roger Hiser
Casper Wyoming
Topham
CSU
Faron Heaps
All Lake City
Elizabeth Heap
Farron
Benson Haycock
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Claude Mathesons
Jim Haycocks
Parowan Third Ward Relief Society
Pendleton
Counties Back Bryce Canyon Route Survey Over Southern Path
Five-County Organization officials favor surveying the Bryce Canyon route and its future construction while noting current practicality favors the southern highway route via Highway 91 Hurricane and Pipe Springs. They say the southern path would be an all weather road with minimal snow, unlike the Bryce plan which faces winter snow challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryce Canyon
Hurricane
Pipe Springs
Bryce
Parowan Couple Married in Las Vegas
Elmer C. Mitchell and Florence Benson of Parowan exchanged vows on Friday November 23 in a wedding chapel in Las Vegas Nevada. Mitchell co-owns Mitchell Lumber Company and Mrs. Mitchell works for the U.S. Forest Service in Cedar City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parowan
Las Vegas
Elmer C. Mitchell
Florence Benson
Nevada
Mrs Ruth Stubbs Welch Visits From Cowley Wyoming
Mrs Ruth Stubbs Welch of Cowley Wyoming spent a few days visiting here during the week. She was en route home from San Diego California where she had visited a son in the Navy. An informal gathering of former schoolmates was held in her honor at the home of Mrs Ione Orton Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Stubbs Welch
Cowley
Wyoming
San Diego
Calif
Ione Orton
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Summit News
Plute
Cedar
Dixie
Parowanite
Plato
Harrell Dalton
Farm Bureau Award
Guné
Stacy
Richfield
Road Commission
Railhead
Wayne District
Daggett District
Parker M. Waard
Joseph E. Wards
D Robinson
Hydro-Electric Committee
Ralph Thomas
Southern Utah Power Company
Victor Showalter
Vics
Charg
Orvill Isom
Southern
Air Power Company
Florence S. Benson
San Jose Calif
Darwin Day
Ely “Levada
Betty Decker
Saltlake City
Sam Gentry
Relief Society
Chaple
First Ward Relief Society
Norman Harris
Claude Harris
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