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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1944
Page
6
A new type cruiser is launched as the first of a planned series named for U S territories. The vessel designated Alaska honors the territory, with future ships slated to bear other territorial names.
The War Department announced six additional pocket language guides for American troops. The sets cover Spanish Portuguese Russian Japanese German French Italian and North African Arabic with phonetic audio to aid basic conversation. Guides emphasize pronunciation, practical phrases, and everyday use, not full language mastery, guiding soldiers stationed abroad including areas in South and Central America Mexico and the Caribbean.
Camp Fire Girls across the nation celebrate their 22nd birthday month with events honoring 7 to 18 year olds for war work and community service. Local councils plan Share the Program week March 12 to 10 with daily interpretations of the Camp Fire program for community units. Members aid as hospital aides, hospital care courses, and knit and sew goods for servicemen while continuing nurses aide roles and farm helper tasks to support the war effort.
A playful column offers quick home craft ideas from turning a wooden box into a bulletin board to transforming a paper basket with magazine pictures and shellac. Also includes a humor strip with teen jokes about soldiers and daily life, reflecting light entertainment content.
A historical note records the Douglan Dauntle dive bomber being scrapped after a mission. The aircraft reportedly began a pullout from a dive once its release hunt had been fired, marking the end of the airframe’s service.
New York telegraph dispatch says the last 5000 Jews from Warsaw were shipped to a camp near Hanover, Germany. The report notes 4000 Jews remained in the Polish capital after the Warsaw ghetto battle, with Warsaw once having a large Jewish population and flag.
Dentiat Wheeler struggled to escape the extraction business even while fishing. He hooked a fish that resisted, fought, and then overturned, and Wheeler reeled it in. The tank line tooth appeared to be extracted from the fish’s mouth.
An article notes efforts to secure quinine amid malaria in war zones. It mentions Japanese advances cutting off the U S from Indian supplies, a U S stockpile, and experimental plantings in Central America to produce quinine for wartime needs.
A Remington Arms study highlights tiny, agile plants aiding wartime production. Frank Ryder in Cable builds ice box components and shifts to ammunition packing cases. C W Woolworth’s Tititz plant expands automation for armor piercing cores. Arthur H DuGrenter converts vend machines to tool making. Frank H Lee of Danbury shifts to tool making. Greene of Lee’s defensive division notes the drive is to help end hostilities through practical wartime conversions.
Minuta Makales by Gabrielle presents a skin care routine detailing washing with soap emulsion to remove dirt and perspiration followed by rinsing with cool water and a final cold splash. It advises pat drying then applying cream, powder, and face powder to keep skin clean and cool for hours. Ledger Syndicate WU Fest rea
A child who sulks and pouts when spoken to is never admired by elders and ignored by playmates. Parents should be firm but not harsh, punish wrongful acts and stay with the punishment. Do not relent out of pity, and teach by example that a sunny disposition is more appealing.
Betty Smulefeo follows family tradition by enlisting for foreign service with the American Red Cross overseas. She serves with her mother Mrs Lawrence Smith, president of the American Legion Auxiliary, while her father fought in World War I and her brother serves with the US medical corps in New Guinea. Mrs Smith’s husband is a member of Congress from Wisconsin.
Dr Scarseth of Purdue University discusses how nutrient shortages hold back crops on worn soils in Indiana. Experiments show soil with minimal fertilizer produced 29 bushels per acre, while correct placement and dosage boosted yields to 62 bushels per acre with a profitable margin. nitrogen deficiency and direct deep furrow placement are key fixes.
A New Hampshire farmer overcomes equipment scarcity by mounting tractor wheels on an improvised auto-mobile frame, creating a usable tractor alternative amid shortages. The inventive solution highlights rural resourcefulness and resilience in difficult times.
Guidance states rock phosphate can replace bone meal in hog diets but limits usage to 2 percent by weight of total grain fed. Do not exceed 2 pounds per 100 pounds of grain. The tall material is cheaper and should be obtainable from feed manufacturers.
Washington reports a CCR survey director Austin Grimshaw told a fashion group that ten percent of complaints in a national survey concerned the material used as a substitute for rubber in wartime baby pants. The Office of Civilian Regirements noted a flood of complaints as the public voiced concerns over fabric quality and suitability.
North Carolina State College extension agronomists report that burning brush and wood on tobacco plant beds destroys weed and grass seeds and reduces disease spread. They advise placing beds on virgin soil to further lower disease risk and lessen hand weeding labor.
A quirky dialogue fragment notes a bite by a dog and a jokey medical student reference. It includes chatter about facial hair growth, a doctor professor, square meals, and anticipation of a new baby at a relative’s home. Rube wonders if a newborn is a boy or girl, leaving the speaker unsure of their aunt or uncle status.
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