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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1939
Page
4
Farmers face a reckoning as yields hinge on precise planting and care. Variations in germination, kernel count, and cultivation timing affect profits. Modern equipment reduce conflicts between cultivation and harvest, enabling better soil management and faster grain handling for greater efficiency and lower costs.
The flyer from an Oregon bank warns that tax growth severely affects individuals with income and property. It cites rising Federal and Oregon taxes since 1913, stating rates reach high levels on income, estate, gift, and inheritance taxes. It argues taxation discourages thrift and investment and notes rural living shifts as workers move toward farms.
Life companies in the U S and Canada paid over 3 billion dollars last year with 82.81 percent to living policyholders and 37.09 percent to beneficiaries. Payments totaled 21 041 per minute. The text praises life insurance as a sound plan for meeting individual needs amid political schemes for security.
A dated collection presents maxims on virtue and folly. It pairs opposites like fear and sin with ideas about schooling, success, and character. Prominent figures include pride and egotism, while common themes center on work, restraint, and love versus hatred.
The war unites the Americas, solidifying the American Republics from the Great Lakes to Cape Horn. Latin American states seek to avoid war and protect economies, eyeing U.S. leadership as Under Secretary Welles gains enthusiastic support at the Pan-American parley in Panama. The safety zone around North and South America prompts international debate, with Britain opposing the expansion of Monroe Doctrine limits. Sugar delivery data show 1939 first months exceeding 1933 by 86,000 tons, with 247,000 tons on hand vs last year.
The opening of deer season was set for November first and Parowan men were gearing up for the hills. A farewell party for Paul M. Adams, departing for California as an L D S missionary, drew nearly eighty guests at the James J. Adams home. Other local events included a dinner at Thomas D. Adams home, a livestock shipment by Wre A. Evans to the Imperial Valley, and multiple social gatherings in Parowan Valley.
State Engineer notices Ralph J. Green seeks to appropriate 1 second foot of underground water from an 8 inch well to irrigate 8 acres in SW%4 Sec 30 and NW% of Sec 24, T31S R10W SLE&M. Protests due December 17, 1939 with filing fee. first publication Oct 20 1939, last Nov 17 1939. Also Tron County Sheriff sale notice for parcel in Parowan Iron County to Mabel Tucker Maghes alias Mabel Tucker, sale Nov 13 1939 1:00 AM at Tron County Court House front door.
The customer questions the crocodile skin and insists on realism. The assistant reassures the genuineness, noting the hunter who shot the animal and explaining the dirt on the skin where the crocodile struck the ground.
A policeman consoles a wealthy owner by delivering the odd update that part of her valuable Sachishund has been run over. He urges a gentle approach as the servant or messenger informs the distraught woman of the mishap.
Mrs Green vents about a lack of thanks for a cut glass gift from Mrs De Grind. The street snub outbreak leads to a tale of a glass-eating grandfather and a poetic lament on spring and muddy weather.
Senator Sorglum remarks on the vastness of possibilities in government affairs and jokes about distilling everything to a simple alphabetic code. The dialogue touches on trials in evidence and a humorous exchange about reducing complex issues to "D. K."
A slow justice of peace recalls a witness accusing perjury after the witness stated only one brother while a sister testifies to two. In a theater a famous magician performs a woman saw, and a bystander notes two tricks may be involved.
A diner requests a special tune and the conductor offers to play anything. The diner asks for Bridge until finishing a toy dinner, signaling a playful or whimsical moment in an onstage or onscene setting.
A library attendant asks a patron to reduce noise after disturbance complaints. The Seeker of Knowledge responds by praising the sentiments of the writer, reflecting a tension between quiet study and vocal appreciation.
Zeke Hopkins asks about a grave topic with rough humor, hinting at a difficult memory. The exchange suggests tension over unanswered questions regarding his grandparents and a possible oath or trust matter.
The inquiry asks for any final questions before the printer finalizes the examination. It also questions who handles the printing. No explicit names or dates are provided in the fragment.
Ether and Hyrum Parry of Cedar Valley test a new farm marketing method by feeding 32 weaner calves in a dry lot for a year. They expect the steers to finish for market in six weeks, aiming for top-fat beef on the Pacific coast. They also built an upright silo costing about 25 dollars with 45 ton capacity, noting its practicality and potential reuse if unused next year.
Utah households store apples pears potatoes and carrots with other produce says Francis M. Coe professor of horticulture at Utah State College. He warns much spoilage could be avoided with proper storage and air flow. He names Rome Beauty Winesap White Winter Pearmain Stayman Arkansas Black and Bane as long keeping varieties and stresses careful handling ventilation and humidity in storage rooms. Winter pears such as anis and winter neiks require proper maturity to keep through winter. Root crops like oats toes carrots and beets should be well formed and fully mature with adequate air and moisture.
Forester J Whitney Floyd outlines woodlot planting opportunities for next spring. The AAA program offers payment of 4759 per acre for 30 or more trees, with species including eastern red cedar and Siberian elm. Trees require protection, irrigation, and Year One care, with inspections by AAA.
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