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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1946
Page
5
A damaged OCR page item outlines a crime case with stray phrases about sentences, years, and a hospital reference. Key entities are unclear, but mentions a prisoner and possible court actions. The piece lacks readable structure, names, dates, or locations to anchor a fuller summary.
The report cites United States figures on illegal entry and arrests, noting estimates by General Clark of 60 000 veterans and 4200 arrested for illegal entry. It highlights the southeast border, stowaways and aliens from overseas, and a rising patrol effort across eight southern states. The Atlanta district shows 3138 arrests in six months, with overall patrol miles and areas near the Caribbean barrier under heightened scrutiny.
British authorities report that three-quarters of uranium ore intended for atomic purposes had been stored in the ruined Krupp munitions works in Germany. Officials say Krupp used uranium oxide experimentally to produce hard steel for projectiles. The ore shed was damaged by bombs and sent to England. Its return to Germany is forbidden under the Potsdam agreement.
In Washington DC Secretary of Agriculture Anderson outlines a leaner diet for the coming year. He cites shortages in butter milk dried milk and certain meats and asks Americans to consume more canned fruits vegetables and juices while maintaining essential protein fats and oils.
NEVADA deputy report states pilot and former King Carol of Ro died by his own action. Notes found with his blue jacket indicate tensions over divorce with wife. Body located 15 miles southwest of Las Vegas after a trek from the car, with “Jean” identified as Papana.
A boy named Dick Cohen reports his bike stolen from the police station garage in ton Illinois. He believed the police would be safest place for it, but upon returning from a 10 minute errand he found someone swiped it. Police later located the bike hidden under a noseg.
Washington reports show 10 of 12 veterans discharged by June found work while 3,000,000 veterans have secured jobs in four months. AVC and VFW warn unemployment could rise to about 3,000,000 by fall without new jobs. They push a broad veterans employment program to fund job creation and on the job training through 550 AVC chapters and USES.
Navy official Comdr. John McQuilkin testified that the United States has withheld latest radar and gunfire control gear from Russia. He said the 14,000-ton destroyer tender Redin sought to obtain secret data on far exceeded types released to Russia, aiding the government's case in Seattle.
Australian soldiers stood with the American First Cavalry Division at guard posts outside the imperial palace in Tokyo. A coin toss named Lt. Thomas L. Moore of Mountain View Missouri as adjutant at the guard mount ceremony.
Washington reports one of history’s hardest searches is under way in China to recover the bodies of about 1000 American servicemen chiefly aviators who bailed out or crashed there in World War II. Col. Charles F. Kearney leads the graves registration effort and notes around 500 isolated graves have been located.
Pictures show key moments of Atomic Year One including rocket delivery concepts and V-2 type trial weapons. The piece notes international control as the main issue, Baruch presenting a US plan to the UN Atomic Commission while Russia counters, and public reaction to new fears and hopes during the year.
A fragmented wartime U S report notes Nazi ridicule of Allied powers in German cinema and a local reaction to concentration camp memory scenes. Smithsonian paleontologist Dr. C L Gazin plans expeditions in Dragon Canyon Utah to uncover 120 million year old polyglyphanodon lizards and other fossils in Wyoming's Bridger basin.
An escaped mental patient, Set George Farnum, from the Roseburg veterans' hospital, held Portland police at bay with a .32 caliber pistol, forced tear gas into his room, and fatally shot himself after officers arrived twice to subdue him.
The carrier Yorktown, famed as the Fighting Lady, was placed in mothballs with the reserve fleet in a brief ceremony. Her skipper Captain M. F Browder told the 68 plank owners aboard that they were proud to have served in the greatest fighting fleet of all time.
Washington reports Maj. Gen. Norman T. Kirk says radioactive isotopes from uranium bomb byproducts will aid medical research. Tagged elements like calcium phosphorus sulfur iron can be tracked in the body via beta and gamma rays to study teeth healing thyroid function bone building and wound healing among other bodily processes.
A dated instruction explains how to remove paint splashes from glass. Rub soap around the edge of the glass and use three soft cloths to wipe away any paint that splashes onto the surface.
A brief note describes worming pigs and mentions a rewormending ride. The text references animal care practices and evolving terms related to veterinary processes.
Navy scientists at an abandoned Arena desert air base near Gila Bend predict ultra short wave radio radar and television could someday operate up to 2000 miles. The study examines how weather changes affect vague frequency radio transmission.
In Woodbridge New Jersey the body of Catherine Secuttier a 33 year old mother of four was found shot in a sedan on a woodland road near Blair Road Identified by Assistant Prosecutor James S Wight she had lived in Rahway and was separated from her husband Joseph The four children Carman Doris Patricia and Eleanor were living with their father Police sought the car owner for questioning.
In Chicago Illinois two young men wearing flashy sport clothes robbed four men at the Mc Lew Meteor Sales company. The bandits ordered the victims to remove trousers and surrender wallets totaling about seven thousand dollars. They fled in a victim’s car and discarded the trousers outside.
SEATTLE The carrier Ticonderoga, a ship famed for striking the Japanese in the Philippines and off Asia, is retired to the reserve fleet. The year old vessel suffered 345 casualties after two planes crashed on its decks off Formosa in January.
The article describes long handled scrubbing brushes and self-bringing mops as useful for cleaning large floor areas. It notes corners and baseboards are typically cleaned by hand as they are not easily reached by these tools.
Across age groups the Associated Press notes remarriage likelihood after widowhood or divorce, with 14 to 21 year olds seeing about one in seven widows remarry within six years, and odds climbing for older groups. Tables from the Casualty Actuarial Society used in a 1960s tax case show varying percentages and 1 in 100 chances for women 45 to 50. Projections vary by individual factors and postwar shifts.
A British official reports a six million dollar cache of gold currency and jewels recovered by special agents in the East Indies theft case. The haul, including diamonds, was private property seized during the Japanese occupation and later recovered by Allies before being stolen again. A Batavia ring tied to British Dutch and Japanese nationals was smashed, with high ranking officers possibly involved. A British HQ spokesman confirms an officer and a sergeant were arrested in Batavia amid ongoing investigations.
PHOENIX ARIZ kindness tale of M W Bragg who lost a billfold with 61 dollars and papers. Months later an envelope from Detroit with 61 dollars arrives and a note from John B saying he kept the money after finding the wallet, then returns the cash.
SOFIA BULGARIA Bulgaria and Yugoslavia signed an agreement resolving all previously disputed questions from the past with Yugoslavia making maximum concessions. Officials said treaties of economic cooperation were expected to follow.
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