Doings at School Initiation Day for Sophomores and Freshmen
Friday October 20 the Sophomores and Freshmen are initiated by Seniors to mark their 16th year instead of the 10th. Senior members test sportsmanship while class fathers and mothers are inducted. An initiation dance is planned in the gym and the school orchestra will supply music. In the afternoon the P I S Rats play on the football field against Hurricane 23 at 1:00 PM with a good turnout expected.
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PL My S
P. I. S. Rats
City and County Jail Project Begins with WPA Labor
Twenty WPA workers began tearing down the old jail and clearing ground for excavation. Cells moved to a vacant building, with Ralph Green named supervisor and George A. Wood acting city inspector during construction. Rock from Cedar Canyon quarries will be used. work to extend into November with about 40 men, per WPA engineer E N Thompson.
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WPA
Ralph Green
George A. Wood
Jedges
Cedar Canyon
E. N. Thompson
Iron Co. Record
Paragonah News Briefs on Local Politics and Social News
A Republican primary in Paragonah renominated the town leadership for the November election. Kenneth Topham and Pauline Miller married in St George temple. they will reside at Zion Canyon. A MIA program, a shower for Mr and Mrs Scott Batts, a parish play for the Relief Society, and a home purchase by Herbert S Huatt are noted among community happenings.
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Paragonah
Thomas A. Barton
Revere Robinson
Orson Talbot
Archie Lamoreaux
Asa Topham
Kenneth Topham
Paragonea
Pauline Miller
Panguitch
St. George Temple
iKenneth
George A. Topham
Zions Canyon
Topham
Chevrolet Presents Three Series Of Passenger Cars
Chevrolet unveils three redesigned 1940 passenger car series at the National Automobile Show and in dealers nationwide. The lineup features longer wheelbases, a new six cylinder valve-in-head engine, vacuum power shift, synchromesh gears, upgraded oil and valve systems, and a lower center of gravity for improved stability. Mr and Mrs Clifton Habterman welcomed a baby boy at the county hospital on Wednesday.
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Chevrolet
Clifton Habterman
Dominion named Canada first to adopt official government term
Canadian history notes the first official use of the word dominion to denote a form of government. W. P. M. Kennedy cites the 1867 February 9 draft for a united Canada with self governing powers. Macdonald favored a legislative union and the title, but Lord Stanley withdrew it to avoid upsetting the Yankees.
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Canada
Dominions
Dominion
W. P. M. Kennedy
Toronto
Kennedy
Kingdom of
Macdonald
Lord Stanley
Discovery of Old Faithful Captured by Early Explorers
White men first sighted Old Faithful on September 18, 1870, after Washburn Langford Doane expedition reports. Helena, Montana residents spread sensational tales, but the party’s findings solidified Yellowstone as a premier natural wonder. Today the geyser shoots 170 feet high for about 65 minutes, a spectacular display.
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Yellowstone National Park
Washburn Langford-Doane
Helena
Mont
Yellowstone
CIA
Sitl Ag
Biology Department at Utah State University Explains Scope
The Biology Department, U U field of science, led by Dr. R V Chamberlain, is split into Zoology and Botany. It offers BA and BS degrees, with 1300 students enrolled, and publishes bulletins aiding farmers and civic groups. Research covers mosquitos, spiders, the spotted bat, and a new Utah violet. The department has its own building and a museum.
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R. V. Chamberlain
Utah
Local marriages recorded in two week period
The County Clerk’s office lists marriage licenses issued to Reed Brunson and Floral Edwards of Meadow age 21 and 18, Harry Shamo and Magdalena Henninger of Hurri cane age 57 and 87, and Thomas Thompson of Cedar City with Hazel Dailey of Paragonah age 23 and (two weeks). Broccoli patches grown by local farmers yielded light first pickings last week with two additional harvests planned at two week intervals if weather allows and not frozen.
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Reed Alfred Brunson
Meadow
Floral Edwards
Harry Franklin Shamo
Magdalena Henninger
Thomas LaVon Thompson
Cedar City
Hazel Dailey
Paragonah
Fragmentary note on school study of heredity and life
A fragmented excerpt discusses combined greenhouse and laboratory settings for raising specimen plants, animals, and insects. It notes that the law of heredity is to be worked out by the individual student, whether focused on Botany or Zoology.
Notice to water users in Parowan Valley Iron County Utah
The State of Utah Office of State Engineer Cedar City We tah has filed Application No 12415 to appropriate 1 see fi of underground water in Parowan Valley Iron County. Water will be pumped May to September 45 inclusive from an 8 inch well about 494 feet deep. Location from NE corner Sec 1 7 34S R10 W at 1281 feet and 2623 feet. Used to irrigate 80 acres in Sec 18 and 24. Protests must be in affidavit form with extra copy and filed with State Engineer 403 State Capitol Salt Lake City with $1 filing fee before December 17 1939. Date of first publication Oct 25 1939 date of last publication Nov ? 1939. Marion Whitney and friends from Salt Lake City arrived to join the deer hunt in this section.
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State of
SLERM
Swhsei
Slesa
T Ti Hipherys
State Capitol
Salt Lake City
Utah
T. H. Humpherys
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Scott Batts
Batts
Alice Baldwin
Bernard Baldwin
Paragonc
Mrs. Batts
Paragonah Ward
Herbert S. Huatt
Edward G. Matheson
Alladin
Parowan, Utah
the Hardys
Lewis Stone
Buckey Rooney
Romedy & News Wed
The
Dick Foran
Gilorla Stuart
Comely & News
SAT
Boy Friend
Jane
Studebaker
Kopp's
O. C. Bowman
Cedar City, Utah
O— Marion Whitney
Utah State Agricultural College
A. J. Morris
William A. Hoskisson
Parasdale
Southern Utah Dairy Company
Bradshaw Chevrolet Company
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