On August 11, 1949, the Washington County News printed a full newspaper page that mentions Ivins (page 7). Read the Ivins items on the original page below to see what was happening in town that week.
Citation: Washington County News, August 11, 1949, courtesy of Utah Digital Newspapers, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. Original: https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=31155429