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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1949
Page
7
An illustrated report from the postwar era notes a new twine tying baler that could produce up to seven bales per minute, boosting hay output during the 1940s haylift operations. It credits the machine with enabling automatic twine tying and contributing to rescue efforts for starving livestock.
The article argues for deliberate garden planning to supply a family year round. It advocates tomatoes as essential, outlines a harvest schedule starting July 1, estimates daily and weekly consumption, and specifies 50 plants yielding about 100 pounds with a split of 15 early Break O Day and 35 late Rutgers varieties.
The promising alfalfa variety previously called French alfalfa in southern Oregon trials has been officially named Talent alfalfa by the Oregon State College experiment station committee. Seed increases are underway with aims for Earl community release and commercial distribution of Talent.
Lawrence Gould reviews public speaking, self talk and mental illness concepts. He cites Dr Kurt Schneider and Dr Lewis M. Terman, noting self talk as a learning aid, the limits of personality shaping, and that gifted children do not guarantee high offspring intelligence.
A health column notes that about half of physician patients lack organic disease, showing symptoms from nervous make up. ALahey clinic study of 1000 chronic cases found 594 had physical illness with no neuropsychological cause, 272 were due to nervous or emotional disturbances, and 134 had both.
The column discusses how slenderness is not fate for allergies and highlights protective measures for allergic children supporting growth. It notes alcoholism as a disease with identifiable causes and treatments, often linked to poor emotional life habits and sometimes causing brain changes.
In Churubusco Indiana farmers and townspeople hunt a reported giant turtle in Fulks Lake. Witnesses describe a creature possibly weighing 400 to 800 pounds with a head as large as two fists, while officials doubt the tale and note skepticism about a Cincinnati Zoo offer of 1 1/? for the animal. Local residents say the lake remains the site of the search with nets and lines used to trap the supposed monster.
An air force captain at BEDFORD MASS chopped through cockpit floor with an emergency ax to repair a disabled landing gear on a training bomber. With bleeding hands, Capt Francis G. McLaughlin wedged floor boards using navigation books while Lt. J. E. Whitley circled the field shouting updates as the plane approached with dwindling fuel and a dead radio. The crew feared wheels were not locked but after the repair the gear engaged and landing occurred safely.
Washington scientists from the University of Washington and the air force report humans endure sub zero temperatures better than expected. Air force tests in Arctic regions show heat loss from inhaled cold air is lower than once thought and even a weak mid winter Alaskan sun barely affects body heat. Insulated clothing with temperature sensors was worn in 4 degree below zero weather to study the effect.
Sewing circle pattern fragment advertises an expertly designed afternoon frock for slightly heavier figures. Features include soft scalloped side closing, sleeves to above wrist or shorter, decorative pattern details, and sizing suggestions.
A Dayton Ohio breeder notes two ewes and a ram can raise enough lambs in five years for a Persian lamb coat. He cites Karakul sheep in Persia as bearing Persian lamb fur and wool, but Persia does not export the fur to the United States.
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