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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1944
Page
2
Nonspecific review notes praise lighthearted musical entertainment in the era described as 23 skidoo. The piece highlights performances by Margaret and Drien, with praise for songs, cinema mood, and gentle humor. The critique contrasts pleasant musicals with weaker dramas and mentions The March of Times on China.
A dialogue describes how Hitler hid for years in plain sight after World War II. A rug collector in Chicago learns the truth in 1960, revealing the man who evaded capture by changing his name and shaving his mustache. Neighbors saw him as an ordinary person, unaware of his real identity or past.
A note promotes Raphael Lemkin’s Axia Rule in Occupied Europe as a landmark work on Nazi destruction of national and racial groups published by the Carnegie Endowment. It discusses the term genocide and urges readers to buy two copies, one for frequent reading and one to bang on supporters of peace.
Washington reports on the Saipan bombing plan facing kinks in crew rotation maintenance weather and plane production. It notes reconnaissance shows Tokyo area damage and discusses B 22 modifications and future bases in the Philippines for broader strikes. It also recounts a Soviet response to a Doolittle raid misadventure and touches on labor panel appointments amid wartime shifts.
The weekly page analyzes French and Russian treaty moves shaping European politics while noting Western theater activity in the Pacific. It highlights Allied efforts against Japan on Leyte and discusses editorials from newspaper unions on coverage and editorial standards.
American forces drive toward Ormoc on Leyte as the 77th Division lands below the town, squeezing Japanese lines from three directions. Mountain barriers slow east passage, but flatter terrain above Ormoc offers a chance to roll up defense from the rear while both sides vow battle slogans amid a limited, hard fought engagement.
The government ordered the drafting of men aged 26 to 37 not in essential work to boost war production and curb the shift of workers to nonessential industries. Truck and train crews would get seven days a week with extra pay, aiming to accelerate supply lines. On the front, 600000 trucks supported troops. Some soldiers are being released to ease critical manpower shortages, while Selective Service plans to tighten rolls as inductions rise 10 to 20 percent. Maj Gen Hershey noted growing army replacements amid these shifts.
WPA official Col RW Olmstead said Europe will recover food production slowly with three years to reach prewar levels for meals fats and sugar. He noted postwar shortages in France and Ukraine and discussed limits from Germany’s war damage and Allied supply constraints amid a cautious recovery outlook.
European politics edge toward a climactic year as de Gaulle’s France aligns with Russia to shape postwar Germany and block regional blocs. In Greece and Italy, Leftist guerrillas and coalition shifts test stability while Britain presses to protect Mediterranean interests and future security. The western front sees renewed Saar and Roer activity as German defenses stiffen and eastern fronts shift with Hungary and Romania in the new balance.
Mis cte any Ege pritin in the United States is expected to be from B to 2 per cent were 1843 than it has been is 1944. The reduction will be due to osliy fewer hens on fare in west ninth centrales and in far Western states. The eastern and maidle western states have thore nearly immtnated the size of their poultry flocks.
The plan envisions about 70 percent of normal cigarette supply with potential improvement limited by manpower shortages. Retailers would receive baseload allotments and wholesalers adjust deliveries to shifting populations. A midwestern center reports 70 percent for two brands and 52 percent for two others. The War Food Administration will sell remaining government stocks 10 percent below ceilings to speed egg movement, with about 575,000 cases left. it expects a small per-dozen gain on the final batch despite higher current prices. Inventory depletion lets buyers absorb current offers.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe inmate pleas at Illinois Stateville Prison and a warden’s reply, alongside remarks by WIlliam S Johnstone of the UAW, and topics on equal pay, agricultural shifts to sweet potatoes, and meat labeling reforms. The text blends prison, labor, and agricultural notes with disjointed quotes and scattered names.
Sewing Circle pattern 541 offers a quick inexpensive apron. Send 1 cent with your name address and pattern number to receive the pattern by mail.
A collection of practical notes covers home care and quick fixes. Tips include waxing ash trays with floor wax, brushing for glossy looks on items, growing herbs in sunny window boxes, vacuuming near doors, salt on wool for cold weather, using rubber rings to prevent dish slips, door weight adjustments, and stain removal methods with borax cold water and boiling water.
Sponges come in yellow green orange purple and black. Each species has its own shape from pea sized to over ten feet across. Living substances cover the sponge and draw nutrients from the water as growth proceeds slowly. A sponge reaches usable size after several years of growth as it matures in the ocean bed.
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