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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1944
Page
6
A headline notes that about a quarter of America’s 8 million fighting men cannot vote this year due to a 21 year minimum, while Georgia permits 18-year-olds to vote in all elections. The report outlines variance in voting ages across states.
The piece argues higher prices across crops and goods are passed to the consumer through wage hikes and material costs, with workers, farmers, processors, manufacturers, and merchants all bearing costs. It defends American living standards while warning against reliance on patronage in government hiring and urging individual responsibility in wartime action.
Wartime aviation policy debates surge before the Civil Aeronautics Board in Washington as 577 filings for new air services clash with rail and bus interests. The CAB weighs local feeder routes, regional hearings, and national standards to guide service to 288 towns, many under 3 000 population, with potential postwar expansion of fruit and freight transport across the nation.
The piece urges readers to support returning service members with concrete postwar plans and financial security. It contrasts hopeful messages from families with harsher truths, asking for cheerful letters, debt payoff, and savings, while condemning unhelpful letters from women as Fifth Column. It highlights enlisting public resolve, urging patriotism, resilience, and practical aid to ease veterans’ transitions home.
Rutgers biochemist Dr Taylor explains sprouted wheat or oats grown in flat trays for about two weeks can provide carotene and vitamin A for laying hens. With 10 square feet of sprouting space in rotation, 1 to 2 pounds of seedling per day can feed 20 to 40 hens, supplementing natural forage.
The article notes blankets shrink with laundering and are damaged by constant pulling. It compares lengths from 76 to 90 inches and discusses that 7éach length is too short for children and 81 inch length suffices for ordinary use. It also mentions 81 inch length for tall sleepers or thick mattresses for comfort.
The United States Department of Agriculture maintains about 4000 established barley varieties and strains from around the world to aid breeding for different regions. This large repository, surpassed only by Russia, reflects government cereal research. A current project aims to breed barley resistant to green bug ophid, a pest tied to historic crop losses in Texas and Oklahoma.
Phenothiazine is today the most widely used drug for removing internal parasites in farm animals. In under five years this synthetic compound has proven its effectiveness as a broad-spectrum anthelmintic against most stomach and intestinal roundworms. It is suitable for many kinds of livestock and is extremely effective.
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