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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1948
Page
2
The notice advertises a do it yourself pattern for an automatic garage door. It claims full instructions, hardware lists, and step by step illustrations. The pattern covers a 7 by 7 foot door with options for larger sizes and various designs and matches home exterior sheathing. Pattern No 84 is available from East End Pattern Company at Pleasantville NY.
The Patrick Henry home Red Hill in Charlotte County Virginia, once burned in 1919, will be restored to its colonial state with period furniture. Henry, a lawyer and politician, led Virginia toward defense in 1775 and spoke the famous line Give me liberty or give me death. He supported ending British rule and advocated freedom for Americans, while acknowledging slavery as both a social and economic evil.
In the national Italian election the anti Communist coalition led by De Gasperi wins two to one, sweeping the Red North and likely securing majorities in the senate and chamber. The contest is viewed as a blow to militant communism with external backing from the United States and pressure on Soviet expansion. The piece discusses European Recovery Program impact and Trieste’s status, arguing Soviet military force could be used to assert control if needed.
John L. Lewis was convicted by Federal Judge T. Alan Goldsborough of criminal contempt for defying a federal order to end the soft coal strike over a pension dispute. Lewis was fined $20,000 personally and the United Mine Workers $1.41 million, in a case echoing a 1939 verdict. The judge avoided a jail sentence to prevent turning Lewis into a martyr, but the union’s treasury was strained and a Taft-Hartley injunction remained a potential government weapon.
Dr Hugh Hencken of the American School of Prehistoric Research returned from a Northwest Africa expedition with two tons of fossils including a heavy flint cleaver. Rain over millennia left chalk like remains, supporting the claim that humans existed in that region 150000 years ago.
The Security Council urged Jews and Arabs to halt fighting in Palestine but offered no on the ground enforcement after refusing to send a monitoring commission. Russia backed partition yet allowed a truce to proceed, while the United States pivoted to a proposed UN trusteeship concept. Separately, sixth atomic test at Eniwetok marked another milestone in nuclear weapon development as U.S.-Soviet relations remained cautious. North Central states outperforming South in hybrid corn seed adoption, with 92.5% versus 27.2% planted last year.
Stassen captured 15 national convention delegates from Nebraska in the preferential primary, binding on the first ballot. Dewey fared poorly, Taft weak, with MacArthur Warren and Van Denberg far back as analysts weigh implications for the GOP nomination. Quirino became Philippine president after Roxas death. Truman’s price policy pressure noted by commerce economists amid rising activity due to policy shifts.
Scranton reports Mrs Mamie Francione credits abstinence from drinking dancing and singing with her long life. In Philadelphia Raymond Palmer boasted he broke a jewelry store window declaring it his lifelong goal. In Tokyo Buddhist temples saw 1321 whales caught last winter prayed for souls. In Fort Worth thieves abandoned a lumber truck after getting stuck and paid a garage man to tow it out. In New York the American Bible Society said it distributed over 9.31 million Bible copies in 1947 across 1047 languages.
Washington report shows smoking in the United States reaching one billion cigarettes daily amid wartime demand. Sales of factory-made cigarettes rose from 172 billion in 1939 to 342 billion, with per capita consumption at 2,324. Cigarette use now drives much of the tobacco economy, while cigars and pipe tobacco decline. Tobacco taxes push consumer prices, and 1946 tobacco spending hits 3.4 billion dollars.
Chicago hosts a pioneering conference on alcoholism funded by the Chicago committee on alcoholism led by Dr. Anton J. Carlson. He cites economic costs of alcoholism, estimating one habitual alcoholic costs employers about 550 dollars per year, while the nation loses about one billion annually.
Iowa Agricultural Experiments Station researchers report four major benefits of cover crops in corn and other crops. They guard soil from August to May, enrich soil organic matter, boost nitrogen when legumes are included, and may raise next year’s corn yield. A seeding plan uses an endgate seeder broadcast before laying by, with cultivator weeders aiding seed coverage.
Sweet clover and alfalfa boost soil nitrogen and organic matter when fed with lime and phosphate and potash. Tests at Newton soil field in Illinois show 63 pounds more nitrogen and a ton more organic matter per acre with limed and fertilized soil. Deep taproots improve tilth, break plow sole, and enhance subsequent crop use of remaining plant food.
Howard Selby of United Farmers of New England argues farmers with 6000 pounds per cow annual output should increase production. He suggests 7500 pounds could be feasible and align dairy groups toward a common economic level.
Emphasizes cleanliness in wound treatment with horses under care. Pasture periods aid recovery, while stable conditions require clean well ventilated quarters. Clip or shave around wounds and keep edges free of discharge to prevent reinjury. Ensure proper drainage at all times.
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