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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1939
Page
5
The document reviews Navy enlistment data and wartime training goals. It notes high school completion rates, English proficiency, and varied rates of prior instruction among recruits. It highlights Admiral Yarmol's commendation to stationed crews and underscores the Navy’s role in peacetime preparation and national duty.
A child pleads with his mother about staying out of the house and going to school. He promises Flash can wait halfway with him and complains that his doghouse is dull. He insists on being home after school for a walk and to prove his mother wrong.
A set of mining location notices are offered for sale at Times Office. The items include several claims and associated paperwork, with details readable in the listing. Prospective buyers are advised to inspect the records and understand staking rules and location boundaries before purchase.
Miners will observe their day on September 23 at the Utan Siste Fair with a program by the Salt Lake Clay Chamber of Commerce mining committee. Contests include a beauty queen selection and a dance. Participants will test digging and mucking skills for cash prizes, with the Great American Prospectors Association supplying atmosphere and mining demonstrations.
Captain John Stemperius saved 40 passenger birds from death after the Delfidyx towed into Seattle. The aviary, built over 20 years, includes Japanese thrush saffron finches from Colombia Holland blackbird Cuban dove and various canaries Clarke's crows and other species. The birds landed on the ship during a tropical Gulf of Tehuantepec crossing off Lower California and puzzled ornithologists with the crows.
The article explores color psychology noting red suggests vitality and power, blue brings tranquility, yellow signals light and cheerfulness, and green both soothes and excites. It advises considering color meanings to guide home color choices and combinations.
The Uganda protectorate game department reports a strange hunting accident in which three elephants died from a single bullet. While No 1 stood on a slope it was shot and slid downhill. No 2 stepped in and was swept away. All three fell into the valley and perished.
In Melbourne at Pentridge Prison John Strong, serving five years for complicity in a bold holdup, hanged himself in his cell. Traders among criminals branded him a Judas after betraying his partners to a detective for 20 pieces of silver. Traumatized by the stigma he begged officials for protection, yet his nerves unraveled and he could bear the strain no longer.
The Country Home Magazine notes federal game authorities use live traps to transplant elk antelope and other species from surplus to scarce districts. Beavers moved into Kentucky last fall joins colonies in New York from Yellowstone Park in 1907. A stray line from a telegraph item about a town girl’s father sending her boyfriend away appears among the copy.
Sir Richard Paget and Sir Herbert discuss a new mechanical voice that could deliver speeches without personal inflection. They claim a device feeding air to mouthpieces with bellows may utter simple words, while sign gesture theory suggests humans use thousands of gestures. The article cautions on privacy and calls for a neutral robotic voice for broad announcements and court use.
A new discovery described by William Balamuth of the University of California shows a small multi legged animal regenerates lost limbs via a leg making factory. The organism, a complex wormlike creature, forms new limbs from migrating materials without an organized nervous system to inhibit growth.
An unclear dialogue fragment recalls a line about a family insurance agent and a vague remark on grandparents. The text includes misspellings and uncertain phrases with no definite event, place, or person to anchor a factual card.
In a terse exchange, Last Question Professor asks if exam questions are with the printer and queries if anyone has questions to be answered. Prash tops the dialogue by asking who the printer is.
The United States Civil Service Commission announces open competitive exams for multiple Bureau of Plant Industry and Interior Service roles. Closing dates span October 2 to October 5, 1939, with separate deadlines for eastern and western applicants. Positions include Associate Agronomist, Assistant Agronomist, Pathologist, Biochemist, Pomologist, and Senior Plant/Soil roles. Eligibility notes specify age limits. some postings set 40 or 53 year limits. Also listed are student aid and new rubber wheel cleat device notes and a few unrelated dialogue snippets.
Salt Lake City Army Recruiting headquarters relayed the first Air Corps Expansion Program quota. Forty nine youths are sought for squadrons at March Field California, including high school graduates or skilled mechanics. The Air Corps offers flight training as cadets and technical schools for enlisted specialists such as aerial photography engine maintenance and radio operation. Applicants should visit the Ness Building or the Federal Building in Ogden for enlistment.
Wood, cash and rock salt for sale. Phone 2267 J A Evans Parowan. Bartlett & Sugar Pears for sale at 2c a pound Mrs Albert T Mortensen Parowan Sep 1-5. Wanted two or three toads to aid hay cutting. W W Mitchell receipts bonles for sale at Times.
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