Naval signals and colorful lore from early American seafaring
Fragmentary narrative traces signal flags used by naval powers, mentions Paul Revere and the Constitution, John Paul Jones, and a series of disjointed anecdotes about sailors, family names, and distant places with garbled dialogue and stray questions from a European setting.
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Paul Revere
Patton
John Paul Jones
United States Navy
John Paul
Virginia
Jones
Sally
Europe
Fig
Food for Thought on Sunday skating in city council debate
A letter criticizes council opposition to Sunday night skating. It contrasts legal allowance of skating with Sabbath observance and questions leaders actions. The writer praises Bellar skating's popularity and notes public support for family safety a concern in community life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
Mitchell
Halterman
Bellar skat+ jag
Sunasyt
J. W. Moore
County Democratic ticket nominates slate at convention
At the county Democratic convention last Saturday evening the slate for the coming election was announced with nominees Walter G. Mitchell for Representative E. M. Corry for 4 year County Commissioner Donald Foray for 2 year Commissioner JW Warner Mitchell for Clerk W H Rowley for Treasurer Kate Taylor for Recorder Alfred Froyd for Sheriff Thos W Jones for Assessor RS Gardner for Surveyor and John M Foster for Attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party
Walter G. Mitchell
E.M. Corry
Donald Foray
JW Warner Mitchell
Clair Rowley
Kate Taylor
Alfred Froyd
Parowan Precinet
Petty
Cedar Cay
William H. Lyman
Hi. J. Mortensen
W. Bentley
W. Clair Rowley
D. A. Matheson
Sim Halterman
Salt Lake City
Saylor Parkinson
Durham
Forest Fire Score Board Dixie National Forest 1949
Periodic tally from Dixie National Forest shows fires by cause including men, lightning, campers and other sources. Overall danger not critical after rains with advisory cautions and a total near eleven fires.
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Forest Fire Score Board
Dixie National Forest
Divining Rod For Detecting Oil Depths Debuts In New York
Dr Gerber Hoover Jr and associates unveil a modern divining rod to locate oil pools as deep as 10 090 feet. Using a spectrograph adapts to analyze sub surface gases, detecting trace amounts in tiny volumes. Despite bulkiness, Hoover aims to shrink the apparatus to portable size for field use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerber Hoover Jr
New York
Hoover
Roever
Hueve
Helpful Suggestions For Preventing Termites
Builders note many ways to keep termites from bases. Ground should slope away from foundations to drain. Rainspouts must be away from walls. Splash blocks and dry wells keep water distant. Regular checks catch danger points like loose diluster. Stair rails and palusters require care. Porches and floors can be brightened with enamel paints.
Skillful Hands Needed Too
The American Youth commission urged a shift in education away from the traditional college prep toward practical curricula. It calls for reducing less important subjects to boost occupational adjustment services, arguing schools should fit children for real work and value skilled hands alongside brains.
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American Youth Commission
American Council On Education
Superstitions Challenge Knowledge of Farmers and Students
A Pennsylvania State College study by Ray Kurtz under Dr. C. C. Peters compared 82 adult farmers with 59 future farmers in agricultural schools. In 22 superstition based questions both groups erred similarly, nine of the 16 most missed items tied to superstition. About two thirds believed cream and fish should not be eaten together. farmers were less fooled by claims about alcohol increasing appetite.
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Pennsylvania State College
Ray ‘A. Kurtz
C. C. Peters
Calcium the vital mineral for bones and teeth
Nutritionists emphasize calcium as a crucial body mineral forming bones and supporting soft tissues. Deficiency in childhood weakens bone calcification and risks fractures. adults rely on stored calcium while teeth largely preserve their mineral supply.
Durable limestone raises crop yields in Graves county test
At Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station near Mayfield in Graves county two plots, one limed in 1917 and 1918 totaling under four tons per acre, the other never limed, both receiving 50 pounds of 16 percent cyperphosphate every four years. Over four years the limed plot out-produced the unlimed, averaging $6 more per acre yearly from corn at 4 cents per bushel, wheat 75 cents per bushel, and coal/trax at $10 a ton.
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Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station
Mayfield
Graves County
Kentucky
Tactless Greeting Sparks Prison Birthday Joke
A line reads, "How did you get that black eye, Mrs Higgins?" and the reply jokes that her husband just left prison on his birthday. The quip plays on a harsh domestic topic with tongue in cheek humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higgins
Poor Father Albert Learns of a Second Marriage
A dialogue reveals a misunderstanding as James questions bigamy after Albert explains he has just gotten married, clarifying the situation with humor about his father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert
James
Utah Amendment Proposes Liability of Bank Stockholders
Public notice of a constitutional amendment proposing to revise section 18, article XII of the Utah Constitution. It would allow banks to press stockholders for added liability equal to their stock value. The secretary of state certifies the proposal to voters in the next general election, with effective date January 1, 1941.
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State OF
Utah
Secretary of State
J. H
Monson
Legiaetare
Parowan Classified Ads Readily Available for Rent and Trade
Parowan notices list finished apartment for rent on Main Street see Karl Mitchell. Two young workhorses and a Jersey milk cow offered for bargain. contact Karl Mitchell Parowan. Coal and wood for sale Cal 2532 Anzel J Adams. Coal and coal saved wood for sale phone 2367 J A Evans Parowan. Wand and coal for sale phone 220 Arthur Robinson Parowan Utah.
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Main St
Karl
Mitchell
Horges
Jersey
Parowan
Cal
Anzel J. Adams
Wand and Cual
Arthur Robinson
Parowaa
Utal
SCS carries forward decentralized program in Southwest
The Soil Conservation Service completes regional reorganization in Arizona Utah Colorado and New Mexico shifting funds equipment and 389 employees to the Interior Department to conduct erosion control on Interior lands while expanding small field units and district headquarters. Regional HQs remain in Albuquerque with offices in Santa Fe Lag Cr uces Safford Phoenix Cedar City Salt Lake City Price and Grand Junction. Iron County residents discuss forming a local conservation district to aid erosion and flood control.
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Soil Conservation Service Today
Hugh &. Catkins
SCS
Department of Interior
Rgion
Feld
Calkins
Ofganize
Interior
Arizona
Utah
Colorado
Ueroses
Mexico
Soil Conservation District
Cary
New Mexico
Rocky Mountains
United States
Albuquerque
Santa Fe
Lag Cruces
Safford
Phoenix
Cedar City
Salt Lake City
Price
Grand Junction
Unit Or Soil Conservation District
St George
Green River
Monticello
Moab
Tremoneton
Evolution of Mining From Stone Age to Modern Drilling
The article traces mining from Stone Age practices using simple stone tools to modern methods with pneumatic drills and power driven mucking machines. It notes capital costs rising from negligible early outlays to around $10,000 per heading in a mine, driven by farther prospecting and the need for speed and efficiency.
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Food For
Ernest Orton
Pine Valley
L.t. Marsden
Alex Matheson
Wilford Day
Scott
Maggie Orton
John Page
Salt Lake Temple
Scott Day
Hay Morris
Ray Adams
Iron County
Evan Bayles
Australia
J. Alma Benson
Eva Adams
Tthe Bank
Iman County
Rex C. Wand
Otter
Wwe
Romeeet
Eds Saan
Oakbrook
Queens Lace
Dior
SLAS
Cedar City, Utah
J. A. Evans
Parowans
Southwest Reaton
Surat
Hunter's
Weinhed
Hunter Hardware Company
Sportsmen's Headquarters
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