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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1940
Page
3
A Northwestern National study compares U S civilian hazards with wartime Europe noting drivers and passengers experience slowed reactions by about 50 percent in social settings described as jolly parties among men and women. The piece suggests danger parallels between civilian leisure environments and contraband freighter travel.
A garbled set of historical notes mentions Francis Hopkinson as a Declaration signer, old wars using red arrows, Washington's lack of on time prestige, large water needs for long journeys, a wig as a head covering, serfdom symbolism in ancient homes, and Harvard’s 1630 founding.
A fragment on how the names of the seven days derive from Saxon idol worship. It lists the Sun and Moon and deities like Tulsca Woden Thor Briga and Laeter Saturnus as sources in Saxon tradition.
The note argues that effort matters more than immediate strength and that in major undertakings the act of attempting carries value. It emphasizes perseverance and the merit of striving, even when outcomes are not guaranteed.
A set of trivia prompts asks about who designed the Star and Stripe, propaganda spread among enemies, salaries during Washington's presidency, latitude degrees of the equator, water needs of a transatlantic liner, a worn head or neck item, use of the Nazi salute, and the oldest U.S. higher learning institution among Yale, Harvard, and William and Mary.
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