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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1950
Page
2
Western Newspaper Union analysis notes shifts in health policy opinions while reporting on the enthusiastic commemoration of Stalin at seventy and restrictions on American access to Hungary. The column frames experts’ views as not necessarily reflecting the newspaper.
Oscar Ewing said he would propose changes to the administration medical insurance plan before Congress, including limits to doctor fees through an insurance fund. He noted the bill’s fate seems unlikely, given resistance from the public, medical profession, and some lawmakers. The piece also covers U.S. travel limits on Hungary over Vogeler detention and minor celebrity weddings including O Dwyer and fashion stylist Elizabeth Sloan Simonson. It notes Clark Gable’s marriage to the widow of Douglas Fairbanks Sr. as headlines stir public reaction.
The image and description announce a purple three cent stamp issued to mark the 100th anniversary of Samuel Gompers birth with sale set in Washington on January 27. The piece also covers Stalin’s 70th birthday tributes and global reactions, noting vast displays of gifts toward Moscow and limited Western acknowledgments.
A feature discusses Einstein and gravitation with four symbolic equations, then shifts to U.S. politics as House Republican leader Joseph W. Martin warns against a 1950 tax increase. He critiques President Tru mans proposed excise tax cuts, urging no new income tax rise in an election year.
Indonesia emerged as a free nation after Dutch rule, but the birth was turbulent. Troops patrolled Batavia and machine gun posts were set across intersections while Dutch forces stayed in barracks for two days. A United Nations commission brokered a truce and backed a Hague roundtable that led to independence.
A large computer lent by the navy's research section to Voudhr aircraft in Dallas simulates flight to analyze airplane performance before build. Engineers praise its capabilities but note it takes years to train operators to interpret the machine's outputs. researchers say the time is worthwhile for future craft planning.
An official notice states no emergency is expected, but the U S Army orders riot control training for troops in Berlin. General Ceil Julian Ewell notes street fighting could occur if tensions rise, with potential trouble from eastern German police or elsewhere.
A veteran observer argues for two distinct pro football leagues with separate leaders to mirror baseball’s rivalries. He cites Bears Giants Redskins and Packers as early strong teams, points to Texas cities Dallas and Houston as potential markets, and praises Sid Luckman Sammy Baugh Don Hutson and coaches Greasy Neale and George Halas while noting salaries and stability remain unsettled.
In Warm Springs Georgia the Little White House where Franklin Delano Roosevelt died is kept as it was on April 12 1945. Since opening October 28 1948 more than 100000 visitors from all states and 38 foreign countries have toured the cottage. The room contains the chair the president sat in for a portrait and his desk nearby. A nearby gift cottage stores 165 walking canes and items sent by Britain Australia the Netherlands Yugoslavia and various states. The tour includes the old touring car Roosevelt used to drive on the grounds.
MUROC DRY LAKE CALIFORNIA veteran test pilot Gene May 45 describes flying a new skyrocket jet at over 750 mph as routine. He performed two deck level passes over the course, first on jet power about 670 mph, then with four rockets near 30 feet above ground for a sonic dash. Navy officials note the second run produced a speeds comparable to or exceeding sound.
Laura Wauga a 42 year old Pasadena housewife recounts a gray squirrel leaping from a tree limb. It bit clawed and chased her as she fled toward her house. She telephoned police and two motorcycle cops shot the animal on the porch.
Grain being loaded into set hats for CCC storage Paulding Ohio. The trend toward economic coastal grain storage, the ment ordered Quonset build a large part of the ncces facilities. These archrooly units now are mushrooming side highways and railrus farm centers through the local businesses and labor than the work of transien employed by a few big and contracting firms. Within two weeks time mi 1,100 concrete foundations laid, and erection of steel 1 der way on them in ever.
Article urges raising yields per acre to lower production costs and drive profit. Emphasizes good soil management including balanced soil nutrition, building soil structure, and crop rotations to recharge soil between intervals rather than draining it with continuous monocrops.
A partial, unclear OCR shows farm expert F. J. Reiss noting that 128 hog farms averaged higher earnings from swine while 161 less-efficient farms earned far less. The fragment cites care, parasite control, and husbandry as factors in profitability, but the text is garbled and incomplete.
The notice warns of risks in home butchering and stresses careful handling. It urges proper storage of knives, safe hoisting equipment checks, and cautious use of any tamper with meat grinders to prevent accidents.
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