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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1935
Page
2
Farmers and engineers reclaim new farm land by draining lakes and marshes in La Camargue, the Ithone delta. The area covers about 300 square miles in France as part of land reclamation efforts.
A cobra and a mamba fought in London with fatal bites. The mamba died first, then the cobra perished while attempting to swallow its slain foe. Both claims report venom from the other as the cause.
A Missouri reader Mary Pratt reports two to three weeks of suffering from tetter on her hands. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment she says the irritation stopped and her hands recovered. The ad lists prices 25 cents for Soap 25 cents for Ointment and 60 cents for Talcum. Free sample offer and address for Cuticura Laboratories Malden Massachusetts.
Germany announces a cabinet decision to enact compulsory military training and raise an army of about 480000 men in 12 corps of three divisions each. France denounces the move as a breach of Versailles and appeals to the League of Nations for action while Britain and Italy are urged to join a three-power approach. President Roosevelt hints at possible diplomacy but offers no concrete steps, as U.S. policy remains nonaligned with the Versailles treaty. Ohio Democrats rally behind Governor and attack Hopkins, while Clarence Darrow denounces NRA and argues reform must focus on distribution over policy. The speech cites labor, unemployment, and the impact on small business amid the economic crisis.
OV MARTIN BL. DAVHY of Ohio charges corruption by the relief administration and demands a statewide investigation. Officials say Hopkins may face trial on a federal warrant. Cleveland leaders protest relief mismanagement and political influence, while Justice and FLEA personnel indicate readiness to defend against the charges.
Secretary Wallace F ae warns of wheat shortages and orders limits after the first crop report shows farmers plan to plant 17 817 000 acres of spring wheat. The move aims to protect consumers. farmers under contract will receive full benefits but must agree to cut production in 1936 by the specified amounts. No change indicated to the 1935 corn program.
The house approved a substitute bill by 202 to 191 to replace the Putman plan with a sound money proposal for soldiers. President Roosevelt warned against delaying payment of adjusted compensation certificates as the administration expects the senate to sustain the move.
ONAID RR RICHKENG named by the President to head a restructured ARA board replacing S Clay Williams. The White House notes increased governance from five to seven at the Tagle Agency as part of accelerating NRA pressure through Congress.
A major federal reforestation effort begins in North Dakota on April 15 with a 35 mile belt of trees and a broader 10 mile white belt toward the Gulf of Mexico. Projects also start March 1 in Texas Oklahoma and March 15 in Kansas Nebraska and South Dakota.
Word from the capital says Roosevelt seeks a brief harmonious session to pass relief and social security measures plus utility holding, NEA continuation, transportation regulation, banking, ship subsidy, and Noma Owners Loan capital increases. Clearing these may curb party fights ahead of reelection.
The Italian envoy proposes direct negotiations between Italy and Abyasia with a personal conference between the Italian minister to Abyasia and the Ethiopian foreign ministry to settle the dispute without a League of Nations conciliation. France and Britain reportedly approve direct talks.
A vast dust storm crossed from eastern New Mexico to the Great Lakes causing dozens of deaths from suffocation and dust pneumonia and prompting road closures. Freight and passenger trains were delayed while schools shut in western communities. Wheat futures spiked as wind-driven dryness hit the Southwest and Governor Sandon appealed to President Roosevelt for aid.
Public sanitation credits soap and water with major disease control gains and daily hygiene habits taught in schools. A French chemist pioneered soap about 100 years ago, making it cheap and essential. Cleanliness protects health and reduces transmission of nose and throat diseases.
An archival ad promotes Dr Tierces Pleasant Pellets claimed as original little liver pills. The verbose health claim says they remedy liver and bowels, noting a 60 year history and urging readers to use the product today.
A fragmented line from a 19th or early 20th century page shows a prompt to join a local beautification effort, with a conflicting reply about running a beauty shop. The readable bits hint at a community morale drive and personal hesitation.
An advertisement promotes Bayer Aspirin as a fast relief for ordinary colds and aches. It emphasizes real Bayer tablets that dissolve quickly and advertises reduced prices across sizes to deter imitation products.
The pampas are vast grassy plains in central Argentina. They extend north to Gran Chaco forests and south to Patagonia steppes. During the rainy season the land is covered with lush grasses that provide pasture for large numbers of cattle and sheep.
In Arles France the amphitheater houses gladiators cells and cages once used for wild beasts. The city famed for beauty becomes monotonous under a rule where feminine beauty is celebrated yet prevalent.
A distant description of Saba, a tiny Dutch island in the West Indies. The island’s crater holds a sheer cliff of about 900 feet and a staircase carved into rock leads to a cliff top view. At the crater’s rim a small Dutch town builds boats despite the island lacking trees.
St Helena Island lies about 1,000 miles west of Africa and 47 miles in length with a population under 4,000. Ships visit about once a month and the island is famed as the exile and death place of Napoleon Bonaparte, with General Cronje of the Boer War once interned there with 6,000 prisoners.
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