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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1941
Page
4
An editorial argues democracy underpins labor gains but criticizes a faction of labor leaders who impose hefty initiation fees and exclude nonmembers, creating a union monopoly that harms workers. It notes many leaders are sincere, yet a racket-making minority harms the broader union movement.
An unsigned editorial by a 12 year old Miss Perker from Louisville Kentucky reflects on the meaning of freedom. It cites diverse images from everyday life and public figures, arguing freedom is defined by action and responsibility rather than a single sentence or strict definition.
A fragmented wartime voice speaks of memory courage and restraint. The speaker cites General Hugh S. Johnson asking quietness and recalls poetry and menace, contrasting sea and mountains with personal defiance and the ache of censorship. The piece centers on personal feeling and the paradoxes of freedom.
The article cites sources noting a morale problem among conscripts, blamed on absent war momentum, leadership gaps, inadequate weapons, and insufficient pay. It discusses pay hazards, recreational limits, and lack of facilities, while acknowledging strong morale in Navy, Air Force, and Marines. It closes by contrasting Franco-American morale with the rising Nazi influence in France.
In New York chatter centered on a firm that handles answering calls for others. A man with three pretty daughters quips he has done the same for years, underscoring a practical echo of the idea.
A store clerk and a strapping country lad discuss folding feet to fit items, with the boy insisting he cannot get them in. The fragment hints at a humorous or instructional exchange over fitting footwear or displays in a shop.
A golfer gazes at a window doughnut machine and sighs at how simply it makes a hole in one. The odd scene blends sport and pastry as a quiet meditation on precision and luck.
A concerned parent asks how to handle a son's wish to race. The reply cautions against blocking the dream while stressing safety, mentorship, and proper training channels. The exchange reflects early 20th century attitudes toward youth sport and risky auto racing.
A lively exchange centers on the idea that artists possess temperaments rather than mere tempers. Critics argue the notion inflates behavior, while defenders insist temperament reflects deeper creative traits shaping work and public perception.
A playful exchange about where to stash money ends with a joke on a clever hiding spot. One person jokes that money is always found, another suggests tucking it in a basket with undarned socks as a safe place.
A terse exchange about train stoppage in San Francisco hints at a forthcoming disruption. The conductor warns that if the train does not stop as advised, a “terrible splash” could occur, signaling potential danger or dramatic event ahead.
A traveler asks a farmer how long to the next town. The farmer, chewing a straw, cryptically replies that it will take about a half hour. The man laments the farmer’s silence, then returns and learns the reply was a guess based on the traveler’s pace. The farmer jokes that he could not have known the exact speed earlier.
A woman insists her feelings toward the diamond ring remain unchanged after breaking her engagement to Tom. She asserts she no longer cares for Tom but clarifies her affection for the ring persists.
Recreation scene shows the blacksmith brushing sweat from his brow while his sweetheart demands they go to the pictures. He refuses, saying he is playing checkers at the club, and she stomps in frustration, while he urges moderation and exercise.
A rustic couple becomes the subject of local gossip as a young Meeker, driven by vanity at home, turns to theft to fund expensive clothes for his wife. Caught in the act, he attempts to shoulder the blame onto his vain spouse, claiming the crime rests on her head.
In a quirky exchange a child begs to skip washing his face, seeking to powder it like a parent. The scene shifts to chaos as ominous weather terms loom, with references to a leaky sky and wartime imagery of bombs and parachutists.
In a humorous exchange a crowd jokes about a wobbling automobile wheel. The patter riffs on a mock diagnosis auto intoxication as a lighthearted scene reflecting playful street banter and social humor of the era.
Mrs Newlywed pays the milkman and praises pasture milk as the best. The dialogue shifts to a chauffeur’s son named Tom who started driving young, scorched bills, and ended up with a fine after getting nabbed.
A brief domestic quip contrasts a father's silence with a son's question after wrecking a new car. The exchange turns on a promised censored word, highlighting humor in parental restraint and child wit.
A playful dialogue recalls a five foot dusk found in a garden and a line attributing it to a prehistoric mosquito. The second exchange ponders Sally's wedding plans and her reluctance to part with a dollar and a half for quarter moving pictures.
Poem-like lines reference kissing envy work ethic and twin themes with random sounds and phrases. No clear event or persons to identify. The fragmentary text resembles a humor or lyric snippet rather than a distinct news item or public notice.
This historical note describes a near perfect race track condition for a meet, local teams playing Beavers, a Beaver band providing music, a birth announced for the Davenport family, and various local happenings. It also records heavy August rainfall causing floods, a death from pneumonia of Randolph Taylor, a marriage between Goldin Paramore and Jos ephine Colion, teaching moves, ram sales, a mill accident, and local school board actions. Probate notices call for claims on Randall P. Hershberger's estate with a deadline in Parowan Utah.
Notice is given of a meeting of directors on August 8. An assessment of 50 cents per share is levied on all outstanding capital stock payable at the Parowan City Office Building to the Secretary by September 5, 1941. Unpaid on September 16, 1941 becomes delinquent and will be sold at public auction on October 40, 1941 to cover the delinquent assessment and sale costs. Warren Fendleton, Secretary, Parowan Utah.
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