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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1948
Page
6
A lament on reckless passing as a deadly form of gambling. The piece cites 49 000 yearly accidents from passing violations and warns drivers that optimism and thrill seeking behind the wheel kill and injure many, urging readers not to gamble with lives.
Vernal Lions Club reports park upgrades at Merkley Park including a new fence with set cement posts. The club aims for 100 percent attendance in the next six months as Archie Johnson and award Rigby lead a program with vocal solos by Mrs. John Stagg.
Observers note that fruit may float in Java due to loose packaging or syrup density. Heating and processing may fail to expel all juice, leaving issues in the fruit as it floats.
Nine states report more than 100 660 unserved farms despite claimed gains in rural electrification. Officials warn expansion is needed to reach remote areas and close the service gap across the countryside.
Washington discusses two probes by the House and Senate on communism, with views ranging from unconstitutionality to political diversion. The piece notes FBI findings, a New York grand jury indictments against top communists, and NEA warns of rising school enrollment needing major funding and 300,000 more teachers by 1955.
Mr and Mrs Otis Dock Marston of Berkeley Calif consulted the Vernal Express files for material for a book on Colorado River expeditions, focusing on Grand Canyon history and rivermen like Nathan and Parley Galloway. The work, begun over a year and a half ago, will cover 20 expeditions and is due to be completed this fall.
One of the earliest recorded hemp uses in shipbuilding appears on the ancient galley Syracusia. Under Hiero and Archiphedes supervision around 20 B.C. hemp fibers were employed for the vessel.
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