Sgt Banks Leads Lions to War Front in Sicily Letter Home
A Vernal Lions Club member, Sgt. Claudis A. Banks, writing from Sicily before Messina, describes meeting Lions in a Sicilian highland camp, imagining chow in a tin cup, and reporting on North African war fronts including lights, shells, and advancing troops as the Lions prepare for a distant gathering.
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A. Banks
Clark
Italy
Sicily
Messina
Italan
Rome
Lion Ralph Siddoway
God Hess America Letter in Lion International Magazine
A letter published in The Lion International Magazine notes a virtual gathering and musical sentiment about America and Sicily. The message closes with goodnight wishes and reflects on shared values and unity among readers.
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America
Sicily
Lion Inte National
Packed Food Exempt From Price Control Exports
Packed food sellers under price controls will be exempt if home canners move under £500 yearly trade. OPA notes future price hikes for canned fruits and vegetables, including sweet potatoes and maraschino cherries, mushrooms and prunes. Plan to save truck tires adds central inspection in about 200 cities. private stations will check wear and replace tires only when needed. Tubes to be replaced may skip inspection.
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OPA
Plana
Butter prices rise in small stores after OPA amendment
Consumers will pay 1 or 2 cents more per pound for butter in most smaller independent stores due to a recent amendment to the butter price regulation by the OPA. The change allows jobbers a 2 1/2 cent per pound markup to cover extra costs of several deliveries.
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OPA
Peace Officers Extend Greetings to Vernal City
In Vernal the day and night marshals and city justice endeavor to uphold law and order while aiding travelers. They extend courtesy to visitors, provide shelter and meals to the needy, and assist travelers on furlough with transport and rest in collaboration with the A 30. Looking ahead to 1944, Marshal J Emery Johnson Night Marshal Arthur Corless and Justice Richard Jensen send best wishes for a Happy New Year to Vernal residents and visitors.
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Vernal
Tomalntain
J Emery Johnson
Arthur Corless
Richard Jensen
Fire Control 1943 Forgery Program Aims for Rural Utah
A 1943 Fire Control Forgery Program outlined by J Whitney Figyd extension forester details for rural Utah. The plan includes prevention demonstrations in rural, grade and high schools, 4-H clubs, and farm hours, plus inspections to remove fire hazards in communities. Emphasis covers windbreaks, woodlot planting, tree distribution, pruning, and preservation techniques to curb fire recurrence and protect timber resources amid wartime needs.
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Thetal
J Whitney Figyd
Vapours College
Utah
Floyd
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Nes
Staley Coal CO
Tomers and Friends
United Stores
J Barnett
Ding
Emery Jonson
Marshal Artur Corless
Justice Ruchard Jensln
S. L. Sather
Ashley Valley Market
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