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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1948
Page
7
A gentle Quaker awoke to a strange noise in his house and found a burglar at work. He returned with a gun and stood in the doorway addressing the intruder with peaceful words, saying he would not harm him if he moved away.
A drunken man staggers into a bathroom and turns on the shower, prompting a confrontation with his partner. A sergeant ends drill by recalling a tale of wooden soldiers and a mother’s reassurance, claiming a long-awaited return of innocence.
A quirky notice warns that anyone found near a chicken house at night will be found there in the morning. The piece also notes the moon’s average distance of about 238 500 miles from Earth and its 27 3 day orbital period.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a makeshift table built from patio items. The text includes garbled phrases and references to Peters Pen and a wacking incident, but no clear event, date, or identifiable entities.
In Terre Haute Indiana two former schoolmates shared news about a four month old baby girl at Paul Hartwig’s home. Mrs Parker sent a 9 month wool sweater to the Hartwigs, who thanked her yet joked the baby is registered as a cocker spaniel and cannot wear the garment.
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