Axis aims at England amid famine and war economy fears
The piece argues that Hitler and Mussolini may launch an invasion of England this fall or winter, but stresses immense risks. It notes famine and disease spreading in occupied Europe, food extraction from conquered nations, and a wartime economy limiting production. Britain’s continued blockade could curb Axis access unless Britain falls.
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Hitler
Mussey
Brenner Pass
England
Europe
Denmark
Holland
Belgium
France
Germany
Italy
International
Poland
Britain
Exaample
Spain
Pritsia
Britannia
Parowan Local News Highlights From Twenty Years Ago
Auditor H C Parcells spent a month in Idaho for insurance auditing. Senator Evatt and Doo 8 Colton spoke on politics at the opera house. Benson and daughter El erest Ortoh returned from Salt Lake City. Porowar chautauqua dates set for 15 to 18. Hunters report deer. Matheson duo to Arizona for health. Mayle Dobbs Dern and Greenwood to speak at Democratic rally. Old Folks honored by Ward Relief Society. Cartweight welcome a baby boy. W A Club to meet at Eva Thornton s home. Parowan ward M J A opening social at the opera house. Halterman welcome a new baby boy. Snowstorm brings 35 of an inch of water.
Des Moines Fire Hoax Reporter Cites False Destruction Claim
An editorial in a Town country paper denounces a prior claim that Jenkins and Bros. suffered a mammoth paint plant fire in Des Moines as false. The piece asserts the destruction report was unfounded, marking the paper as the first to reveal the hoax to readers.
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Des Moines
Jenkins and Bros
Studies Link Infantile Paralysis to Susceptibility Factors
Harvard Medical School's Dr. William Lloyd Aycock reports new studies suggesting that exposure route is not the sole determinant of poliomyelitis infection. Pregnancy may raise susceptibility, and experiments with female sex hormones in monkeys appeared to increase resistance. Detroit 1939 data showed higher pregnancy among cases. Baltimore researchers Howard A. Howe and David Bodian note virus can infect via mouth or stomach and olfactory involvement is not required.
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William Lloyd Aycock
Harvard Medical School
Boston
Aycock
Detroit
Howard A. Howe
David Bodian
Baltimore
Howe
Government shifts to income and sales taxes in 36 years
An analysis by the Federation of Tax Administrators traces federal tax history from 1919 to 1939, showing income and sales levies now fund most revenue. Corporate and personal income taxes rose to 89 percent by 1919 and 40 percent last year, while customs dropped from 54 percent in 1910 to 6 percent in 1939. Liquor and tobacco fell from 42 percent in 1910 to 21 percent in 1939, with new emphasis on gasoline related taxes and other sales taxes.
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Federation of Tax Administrators
Jeyies
Synthetic rubber progress adds rivals to major claim
Following a large rubber firm’s claim to perfect synthetic rubber, several companies announce viable substitutes ready for U S production. A subsidiary of a big oil firm develops an improved buna process, building a Louisiana plant. Costs are pivotal. U S natural rubber imports reach about 600,000 tons annually at around 250 million dollars, while synthetic varieties may price as low as 20 cents per pound.
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Germany
Louisiana
Dawn and Okies Rise From Evicted to Farm Owners
One hundred sharecropping families evicted and camped near New Madrid Missouri in 1938 have settled on 100 acre tracts using Farm Security administration loans. They repaid $95,000 in loans and rent in two years and hold about $377 in cash for this year’s crop. Only 5 percent are behind on payments.
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New Madrid
Farm Security Administration
Two neighbors deathly feud over crow feathers
Smith and Brown, adjoining farmers, clash after Brown shoots Smith’s crow. Smith repurposes Brown’s gun to force-feeding feathers, then Brown forces him to eat more feathers. They joke later that they died together, revealing a fatal, violent dispute over a pet crow.
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Smith
Brown
Moth damage puzzles a professor and wife
In a witty exchange a wife remarks on how moths devour much material, while the professor counterpoints that moths merely eat holes in fabric. The playful banter highlights contrasting views on moth behavior and textile damage.
Masses senator seeks crowd role in city standoff
A Masses senator, eager to be seen in his constituency, tapped a local man on the shoulder and demanded to make way. The man replied loudly that he and the crowd were the real power, challenging the senator's claim to represent the people.
Engagement Bargain Sparks In Household Plans
A bride to be reveals plans to have her mother move in after marriage. The engaged couple discuss roles and future domestic life as the woman claims she will be a true organizer at home. The bride implies her mother will live with them, shaping their early married life.
Sleeping Beauty tale of a quiet household maid and strike
A narrator recalls a disrupted fairy tale routine as the maid, coachman, and cook fail in duties, leaving the household hushed while Fritz, four, comments on the scene with a belated sense of a general strike atmosphere.
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Fritz
Nautical Novelties and a Pacific Irony in 1895 Guam
A humorous tale from the naval record recalls 1895 when a U S squadron prepared to face Spain. Captain Glass at Guam faced a Spanish fort, misfires, a saluting mishap, and a polite surrender after a misunderstanding of war status. Nearby vignettes include a preacher and Uncle Rastus, and a local ownership statement from Parowan Times dated October 1940.
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Guan
U.S. Navy
Guam
Pacific
United States
Hampton Cats
Suez Canal
New York
U. S
Charleston
Glass
Parowan Times
Parowan
Iran County
Utah
Wand and Cost for Sale in Parowan Utah
Arthur Robinson of Parowan Utah advertises wand and cost for sale and lists a contact phone 2262. J A Evans of Parowan promotes wood and contractor services with phone 2367. Warranty deeds for sale appear in the Times trio notices.
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Arthur Robinson
Parowan
Utati
Wood
Ant Roth
Phobe
J. A. Evans
the Times Trio
Also Mentioned on This Page
Vindustrial
H.C. Parcells
Idaho
Opera House
Frank Evatt
Doo
Colton
A. H. Benson
Ernest Ortoh
Salt Lake City
Porowar
Hugh
Edward Matheson
Arizona
Etter
James H. Mayle
Stewart P. Dobbs
George K. Dern
Joshua Greenwood
Reily
Ward Relief Society
Jasper Cartweight
W. A. Club
Eva Thornton
Parowan Ward
R. L. Halterman
Rastus
Congress
Robert B. Mitchell
Parowat
Ancel J. Adams
H. C. Parcetts
Intermauntain Title Guaranty Co
Court Howe, Parowan
Sap
America
United Brewery Industrial Foundation
East 40Th Street
N.Y
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