On December 4, 1947, the Washington County News printed a full newspaper page that mentions Ivins (page 11). Read the Ivins items on the original page below to see what was happening in town that week.
Citation: Washington County News, December 4, 1947, courtesy of Utah Digital Newspapers, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. Original: https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=24963491