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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1945
Page
2
An article promotes bird friendly housing designs for robins wrens and other birds. It outlines nest space dimensions sunny locations and roof and shade preferences and notes pattern 277 provides actual size cutouts instructions and a materials list priced at 18 cents including address for order.
A 1409 Korean movable type precedes Gutenberg by more than a century. The American Museum of Natural History in New York displays 53 authentic pieces of ready type from early Korean printing, showing pre‑Gutenberg use of metal type and challenging the traditional attribution.
A sprawling, fragmentary set of anecdotes and musings recalls cultural figures including Smeterlin and Chopin, along with a Washington judge in a restaurant dispute. The text wanders through references to performers, a private piano, hotel terms, and humorous asides about language and old journalism habits.
In a tight local election, divisions shift as supporters push for a local option measure. Voters weigh impacts on taxes services and governance, with widespread community debate and turnout shaping the final result. Officials report preliminary results from several precincts as campaigns urge patience while counts continue.
Analysis notes Nazi lines bow under Allied pressures as campaigns press deeper into German territory. President Truman pursues a liberal policy course while Allied advances reshape strategic positions and morale across occupied Europe.
Federal court in Danville hears the government accuse the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. of being a depressive monopoly while A and P argues it is an efficient chain passing savings to consumers. Prosecutor Flurry says mergers enable underselling and pressure manufacturers. Acton counters that courts allow any price as long as not aimed at eliminating competition.
Government and agencies held large portions of meat and dairy in cold storage on April 519 929 000 pounds of beef pork lamb and mutton, the lowest for that date. Pork and beef stocks fell sharply from a year ago while cheese and eggs were partially owned by Dairy Products Marketing and government entities. Poultry totals remained down year over year with 750000 pounds.
Allied and Soviet offensives drive toward Berlin as western forces push from the Rhine while Soviet troops cross Saxony to join with American units. German resistance stiffens behind Elbe fortifications and retreating forces face heavy artillery and bunkers as Germany braces for a likely VE Day.
Announcement of the creation of the corps came as 2744 miles of the 65 mile Industrial district of Tokyo lay smouldering from fort attacks and carrier glare. The report notes civilian deaths and calls for counter invasion efforts as American forces tighten their actions in the region.
War reporter Ernie Fyfe Aunsell, 43, was killed by a Japanese machine gunner while at a command post on Te Shima island near Okinawa. American forces push across Okinawa and Luzon as fierce fighting continues in the Pacific theater with heavy Japanese losses and few prisoners.
Franklin D Roosevelt era? Truman begins presidency amid broad support. The new president pledges to uphold predecessor principles and pursue wartime and postwar aims while facing a Congress inclined to cooperate. The address signals a cautious, steady start to a tenure framed by war and recovery themes.
A list of trivia items with answers: first class mail 70 pounds limit, Chinese including dialects English as second, cork vs balsa weight, US population 138100874 in 1940 plus 6 431 599 increase, anchors aweigh, north pole fixed, clothesline route for Army transport crews, handkerchiefs shape pre Louis IX, ibid meaning, Balboa beheaded for treason.
War labor shortages drive plans to import 125000 German war prisoners to ease farm, mill, and factory work. Recruited prisoners, under international rules, provided 150000 in camps and 43000 in agriculture, pulpwood, and food processing, with 35000 in war industry. Roosevelt aims to preserve the war effort while managing domestic labor and security.
A string of fragmented dialogue mixes slang and classroom jokes about rings Irish diamonds trains and personal safety. It weaves bits of wartime shop talk barber banter and a tired GI refrain. The tone hints at daily life and stereotypes of the era with stray lines about blondes and brunettes.
Local reports describe gold fragments appearing in street pavements as passersby notice gleaming specks. Officials note a switch to a trial ore mix funded by the municipal council, aiming to test profitability of recovering gold from worn road beds despite prior unprofitability.
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