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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1940
Page
2
A mixed set of trivia prompts asks about boxing length under John L Sullivan the Civil War start dates Lincoln era the largest U S stadium the Little Brown Jug rivalry on football and the meaning of a Pyrrhic victory plus whether each star on the American flag has a fixed representation.
Two fighters scored knockdowns in a Chicago Soldier Field bout that drew an audience of about 125000. Michigan and Minnesota shared the event’s honors as the stars represented their states collectively rather than individually.
Professor LM Wintes argues that old purebred farming ideas have failed under modern breeding science. Crossbreeding and new measures of efficiency surpass purebred type for pork and dairy gains, with crossbred hogs and dairy cattle proving more productive. Breeding will focus on efficiency using proven tools like AI and cow testing.
A cage like device helps farm animals brush off and trap horseflies as they pass through. The 1 by 10 by 12 foot framework uses canvas flaps and wire traps to remove flies from backs legs and bellies. Set at key routes such as barn entries and water sites the contraption trains animals to seek relief at the brusher.
A garbled report discusses how different roughage diets in dairy cows might influence milk color. It mentions pasture grasses and feed quality, noting some colors may be affected by pigment and diet but the text is heavily distorted and unclear.
Farmers in western Mississippi keep flocks of geese busy from sunup to sunset harvesting insects along cotton rows. The birds thrive in wet and gray conditions and are fed by pestiferous grass. Some farmers sell geese after the season while others keep them year round.
A Canadian memorial recalls Thomas Chandler Haliburton, judge and humorist who shaped the Uncle Sam figure, Sam Slick. It traces Haliburton’s influence on American humor, Sam Slick’s creation, and the later evolution of Uncle Sam by Nast, Leech, and others, noting Haliburton’s 19th century prominence and cross‑border impact.
Kate Lawson meets a dignified young man wearing a Simple Simon badge on the highway. He calls himself Simon Baldwin, claims to be hazing for college, and offers to guide Kate to town and back. He explains his plan to find whales in a bay as part of his antics while awaiting later college duties.
Rajah Pant Pratindhi of Aandh, India, promotes learning with educational films and has made deep breathing exercises compulsory in schools to improve student well being and focus. His policy aims to modernize instruction and instill disciplined routines across the region.
Reward Soldiers Japan has a 40 million dollar fund to reward army and navy men. In Germany girls in munition factories clean shells for their men at the front. Inland Cotton Florida reports Sea Island cotton can be grown successfully in 44 Florida counties with large plantings near Ocala Lake City and Madison. seed scarcity limited expansion.
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