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Show Byron O. Thornton Becomes Bishop Of Vegas Ninth Ward We have been informed that Byron O. Thornton, native of Parowan Par-owan and well known by many local residents, has been named bishop of the newly created Ninth Ward in Las Vegas, Nev. The new ward was created recently re-cently at a" quarterly conference of the Las Vegas Stake at sessions ses-sions in the Las Vegas Fifth-Sixth Fifth-Sixth Ward chapel. Byron is part owner of the Dixie Gas Co. of St. George, which Is affiliated with the Las Vegas Gas Co., distributors distrib-utors of liquefied gas to many communities in southern Utah. His company is in the process of 'establishing a distributing plant j in Parowan at this time. |