Final Registration Date Ahead of November Elections
Last registration date listed as Tuesday, October 1, with offices open 8 to 9 p.m. in Paragonah and Parowan precincts. Voters who did not vote in 1948 or 1949 municipal elections or who moved must register to vote in November. Eligibility requires 21 years old, one year residency in the state, four months in the county, and 60 days in the precinct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Entiepe
Tron County
Paragonah
Pee
Olive BR. Edwards
Parowan
Pearl D. Benson
Donorton
Trertha Matheson
Rah
East Ward Primary Teachers Meeting and Ward Calendar
A condensed activity calendar lists numerous meetings and events across East and West Wards including primary teacher sessions, PTA, veterans and legion gatherings, youth groups like Young Farmers and Scouts, dances, a basketball tournament, stake conference sessions, city council, and holiday activities scheduled through November and December with dates and brief descriptors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans
Parent-Teachers’ Association
P.M
Legion Armistice
A.M
P.M .Ov
Stake Primary Board
M.la
Sons of Utah Pioneers
P.M. Nec
Adult Education Classes To Be Organized In Parowan
A Parowan school meeting led by Principal A C Hatch will form adult education classes this Wednesday at 8 pm in high school room 2. A sewing class led by Mrs Luetta Mortensen starts this week, with arts and crafts ceramics physical education and current problems discussed. The goal is twelve week courses with one class weekly or equivalent and to gauge local interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parowan
A. C. Hatch
Luetta A. Mortensen
Hatch
RIMARIES HALLOWE'EN PARTIES PLANNED TUESDAY
Hallowe en will be observed in Parowan Ward Primaries on Tuesday with parties in most grades. Mrs Arvilla Mortensen West Ward president says children should bring dimes for the annual fund. Lark girls and Blazer boys will be hosted by Home Builder and Trail Builder members with Hallowe en as motif. East Ward also plans similar events aided by room mothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallowe'en
Parowan
Arvilla Mortensen
West Ward
Lark Girls
Blazer
Home Builder
Trail Builder
Hallowe’en
East Ward Primary teachers prepare meeting hosts named
Notice states a preparation meeting for East Ward Primary teachers will be held Monday night at 7 30 at the home of Mrs Woodrow Watson where she and Mrs Aleen Orton will be hostesses All officers and teachers are asked to be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Ward
Woodrow Watson
Aleen Orton
Leonard Rowley to star as Nicola in BYU arms and the man
Leonard Rowley of Parowan returns to Brigham Young University to play Nicola in the season’s first dramatic production Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw. The play runs October 25 to 28 with a Diamond Jubilee special performance. Rowley, active in BYU drama last year, has roles in Command Decision and The Barretts of Wimpole Street and was assistant director of She Stoops to Conquer. He belongs to Theta Alpha Phi and transferred from the BAC at Cedar Legion Dance City, where he participated in Gun & Red Dance stage and radio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Rowley
Parowan
Brigham Young University
Rowley
Nicola
BYU
Arms and
George Bernard Shaw
Wimpole Streets
Theta Alpha Phi
BAC
Cedar Legion Dance City
Subscription Delinquency Notice Leaves November Deadline
The paper warns readers their subscriptions may be cut off if back accounts are not paid by November 10. Notices were mailed urging payment or arrangement, citing industry practices and the need to discontinue unpaid papers if balances remain unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times
NU Bee
Transformer Shift To Require Power Shut-Off Tuesday
The City administration announced a power shut-off for most of Tuesday to permit moving transformers and regulators from the Parowan plant to a southwest town substation. City manager Harrell Datton said the Parowan plant has been carrying 170 load versus 100 capacity, creating a fire risk. A Southern Utah Power Co crew will assist local workers to complete the transfer in one day, with businesses and residents warned to plan ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Utah Power Company
Parowan City
Canyon
Harrell Datton
Parowan
Southern Utah Power Co
Report Communicable Diseases Promptly in Parowan
Parowan Health Officer L. W. Sorenson urges residents to report any suspected communicable disease immediately to health authorities. The Department of Health says reporting helps determine the disease and necessary controls, with weekly state and local reporting required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parowan
Department of Health
State Department of Health
L. W. Sorenson
M. D. Parowan
Large Group Attends Parowan Stake Day at St George Temple
A large mixed group from Parowan Wards attended St George Temple sessions on Wednesday for regular Parowan Stake Day. Attendees included Pres W Clair Rowley and numerous local church leaders and families such as J Harold Mitchell Karl O Mitchell Leonard Evans Samuel Whitney Aneel Adams William Marsden Kent Marsden George Rowley Joseph Stevens H J Adams Thomas Holyoak John Page L W Sorensen Silas Topham Wilford Durham and William Rowley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parowan
St. George Temple
W. Clair Rowley
J. Harold Mitchell
R. Taylor Miller
Karl O. Mitchell
W. Leonard Evans
Samuel J. Whitney
Aneel J. Adams
William Marsden
Kent Marsden
George 5. Rowley
Joseph Stevens
H. J. Adams
Thos. K. Holyoak
John Page
L. W. Sorensen
Thomas Fowler
Golda Openshaw
Amelia Topham
Peter H. Gurr
Vernon Heap
Luella R. Adams
Dottie C. Ward
Edna Hatch
Silas Topham
Wilford Durham
William Rowley
Paragonal Miss Marries Man From Beaver
Yvonne Anderson wed James Low in a quiet Beaver residence ceremony on October 2 with Stake President Murdock officiating. The couple, both from local families, plan to reside in Beaver after a brief hunting trip. attendees included local relatives and Cedar City residents.
Paragonah Lady Celebrates 78th Birthday
Paragonah resident Mrs. Sarah Ellen Barton celebrated her 78th birthday on Wednesday October 25 with an afternoon party arranged by daughter-in-law Mrs. Meira Harton. Barton, widowed fifty years, lives with brother Horace Edwards and is mother to Highway Patrolman J Lowe Barton and a grandson. Despite poor health since spring she is reported to be feeling fairly well now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Ellen Barton
Paragonah
Meira Harton
Barton
Horace Edwards
J. Lowe Barton
Grandson Born to Gilger Family in Cedar City
New arrivals report a grandson born Oct 9 at Iron County Hospital to Norman and Dorothy Gilger of Cedar City. The boy weighed 5 pounds 9 ounces, with a 3 year old brother Timmy Loray. His mother Dorothy Shiefer Scarborough of Springdale is noted. The second baby, a preterm boy of about 3 pounds and ounces, arrived at County Hospital Wednesday evening, to Ray and Mae Evans Simkins of Parowan, and will stay in incubator as he grows, with a sister and three brothers awaiting him at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Gilger
Iron County Hospital
Norman Gilger
Cedar City
Timmy Loray
Dorothy Shiefer
Springdale
Ray
Mae Evans Simkins
Parowan
East Ward Relief Society Conference Set for Oct 29
East Ward Relief Society will hold its annual conference Sunday October 29 at 2 PM. A good turnout is desired.
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East Ward Relief Society
Relief Society
Freeman Hyatt Family Back at the Old Home
Personal news notes report Freeman and Belle Hyatt with their son and daughter-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hyatt of Long Beach have returned to the old home. Continued on page four.
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Freeman
Belle Hyatt
Mrs
Lloyd Hyatt
Long Beach
Grayson Gurr Weds Prominent Idaho Musician
Grayson Gurr and Ila Manwill were married at the Salt Lake Temple on a Friday morning. The ceremony was conducted by Elder Harold B. Lee with close family present. After a breakfast in Salt Lake City, the couple planned a honeymoon and a Nov. 4 Richfield Ward reception. Ila Manwill, a noted vocalist and pianist, taught in Idaho and worked in Shoshone and Richfield banks. Grayson Gurr, a Parowan High School graduate, attended BYI and USA C, served in the Army Air Corps in World War III, and did two years on a LDS Church mission in Canada. They will reside at the Gurr Farm in Parowan.
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Ealt Lake Temple
Ila Manwill
F. L. Manwill
Richfield
Idaho
William Grayson Gurr
Peter H. Gurr
Parowan
Harold B. Lee
Council of Twelve
Kendall Gurr
Lloyd Guyman
Doll House
Salt Lake City
Idaho City
Shoshone
Gurr
Parowan High School
B.Y.I
Us.a.c
Army Air Corps
L.D.8
Canada
Gurr Farme
Grayson
Pickles Operetta Presented by Paro wan High School
High School music department to present Pickles a three act operetta with music by Allan Benedict and lyrics by Wilson and Crane try outs last week listed a cast including Hans Mailer Fred Dalton Ellen Miller Captain Kinski Jonas H Pennington and more the story centers on Pennington a pickle manufacturer and Gypsy characters with a young American artist and heiress in supporting roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parowan High School
Allan Benedict
Wilson
Crane
Hans Mailer
Fred Dalton Louisa
Ellen Miller
Kinski
Rumski
Bumski
Pera
Steve Adams
Kenneth Topham
Jigo
Mack Lyman Fish
Joan Bayles
Jonas H. Pennington
Pickle Manfacturer
Richard Whitney
Katrine Taylor
Jay Wint
J. Jennison Jones
Peter Piper
Hal Evans
Vivian
Enger
Ilona
June Pennington
Ameri- Continued
Hunters ready for deer hunt as final hour nears
Deer season draws near with locals and out of state visitors flocking to Parowan and nearby hills. Eight thousand antlerless permits sold in two weeks, 49 of 100 Varowan area permits to non residents, 15 Parayound Cottonwood permits to out of state hunters. Deer moving down from higher elevations, scattered through surrounding hills, feeders found near Parowan and Haragonal. Local game warden reports growing crowd as lodging fills and reservations peak.
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Court House
Parayound-Cottonwood
M. Clari
Parowan
Haragonal
Parowan City Elects Student Leaders For One Day
Chad Orton will serve as mayor for one day Tuesday following school elections. City officials include Larry Mitchell Hal Evans Earl Spencer Mack Lyman and Melvin Mitchell as councilmen with Marilyn Ward city auditor Janet Mortensen treasurer. Students will appoint a Chief of Police and officers to enforce laws for Halloween vigil against vandalism.
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Chad Orton
Parowan City
Chad
Tuesaday
Tandie
Larry Mitchell
Hal Evans
Earl Spencer
Mack Lyman
Melvin Mitchell
Marilyn Ward
Janet Mortensen
Ihs
Halloween activities brighten Utah schools and towns
Miss Joan Bayles and Misa Ellen Miller attended a school conducted by Art Publishing Co. for Utah students. Elementary students will march Halloween regalia along Matin Street to Firmage Theatre then attend a movie matinee. Prizes will be awarded for best costumes. United Nations Day events featured a prayer, national anthem, and a talk on the UN. Juniors host a Halloween Ball at the High School gym with decorations, refreshments, confetti and prizes, music by the 7 Notes Orchestra, and assemblies to follow. Public invited to both events.
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Joan Bayles
P.H
Misa Ellen Miller
The
Art Publishing Co
Springville
Utah
Matin Street
Alma Lawrence
P.T.A
Stake
W. Clair Rowley
United Nations
Marvin Graff
Parowan
Berlin
Katrine Taylor
Claire Mortensen Dalton
D U P Camps Schedule Thursday Meetings
Daughters of Utah Pioneers two camps plan Thursday November 2 meetings. Paulina Camp at 2 00 pm features Amelia Topham on early mail carriers. Elizabeth Camp at 7 30 pm features Moneta Dalton and Emily Humphrys on the same lesson. Basements of Od Rock Church. Everyone invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughters of Utah Pioneers
Amelia Topham
Paulina
Moneta Dalton
Emily Humphrys
Elizabeth
Od Rock Church
Dalton Reception Honors Nev. Newlyweds at Parowan
Mr and Mrs Fred Dalton were honored at a reception in Parowan after a Sept 1 Ploche Nev marriage. The West Ward Chapel event featured performances by Veone Macfarlane Chad Orton and Joan Bayles plus readings by Merna Halterman Olive Carrall and others. Floral lace wedding veil gift and fall flowers complemented pink candle decor.
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Fred Dalton
Ploche
Nev
Parowan
Vern Mortensen
Riuland Dalton
West Ward
Marlo Topham
Vocas Solo
Veone Macfarlane
Chad Orton
Merna Halterman
Joan Bayles
Katrine Taylor
Janet Mortinsen
Olive Carral
Luin Bastain
Elftroo
Jeanette Baylies
Mrsoria Cartwright
Virgini Lowe
Merna Haltermann
Marlene Mortensen
Dalton
Bentley Family Attends Granddaughter’s Funeral
Mr and Mrs John W Bentley traveled to Junction Piute County to attend the funeral of their granddaughter Miss Lawans Norton 14 who died in Ely Nevada when she fell from a pickup truck The family, longtime Flute County residents, had recently moved to Nevada and she had visited Parowan where many locals knew her
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John W. Bentley
Junction
Piute County
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Verdu
D.U P
American Legion
P.M. Sons of Utah Pioneers
Ward
Eterans
Stake Primary Union
NEC
Paulina Camp
D.U.P
Elizabeth Camp
Legion Meeting
Tay
Veterans’ Meeting
Nee
Veterans’ Meeting Primary Union
Itn
Temering
Pegres
Re Ae
Veterans’ Meeting West Ward Old
Rimaries
James H. Anderson
Yvonne
James Low
George P. Low
Beaver
Low
Murdock
Branch Agricultural College
Phi Delta Zeta Forouty
Lamba Delta Sigma
U.S.A.C
Logan
B.A.C
South Western Distributing Co
Beaver High School
Navy
Tom Holyoak
Atoco
Beaver Canyon
Anderson-Low
Lewis Limb
Hannah Robinson
Gertrude Barton
Ted
Grayson Gurr
Publishing
U.N. Day
Hallowe'en Ball
Mrr
Pres Dalton
Bentleys
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