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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1942
Page
2
Soviet forces breach Nazi lines at Kharkov to ease pressure on Kerch front while U S Army assumes control of all air lines. Lower wage brackets confront income tax changes amid shifting wartime policies.
Reports from the Russian front show fighting near the Kerch peninsula as Germany presses toward the Caucasus while Timoshenko’s forces breach German defenses near Kharkov, signaling a potential invasion of the city and delaying Nazi spring offensives.
Fragmented report notes warships immobilized in Martinique while the United States moves toward neutrality. Vichy France signals attempt to cover actions as Allied officials push a stance on the French Caribbean positions.
War Shipping Administrator Broury S. Land announced that Uncle Ban's ship production machine will reach 15,000,000 tons annually after 1943. The admiral said the chipyards will maintain the pace as long as needed, signaling strong future output.
The War Department expands private aviation use in wartime. It requisitions 55 of 250 parallel air carriers and orders 70 more converted to cargo carriers. Night flying nearly eliminated. routes shift and many commercial airports close. 2,200 pilots and 18,984 other personnel choose air corps ferry command or remain with lines.
An Axis submarine penetrated Canadian waters and torpedoed and sunk two freighters on the St Lawrence River near the Gulf, in the same general locality and near a mine. Seven Allied merchantmen were reported sunk along the Atlantic coast. The exact submarine location and ship names were not disclosed by Canadian officials.
A government report cites Britain as better equipped than Germany for gas warfare. It notes German city shelter capacity at 40 percent, limited gas masks, while Britain emphasizes individual protection and warns Italy is in an even worse position.
Pope Pius urged global statesmen to pursue peace based on justice and moderation amid limited chances for immediate peace. He spoke on the 25th anniversary of his episcopal consecration, warning of greater weapons’ menace and reinforcing calls for a peace of justice. Meanwhile UN cautions and Allied actions target Ambon, Rabaul, and Coral Sea theater as Japanese bases and invasion plans face bombardment and attrition.
Secretary Jesse Jones announced that the Reconstruction Finance Corporation has made 3.15 billion for government purchases of new rubber and ores. Emergency agencies will administer the plan with priority on civilian procurement and shipping the raw material back to the islands. The report argues this move is essential for restoring prewar materials and supplies.
The women's auxiliary corps approved to recruit 190,000 American women aged 21 to 44 for overseas service with uniform. Initial four months pay $21 then $20. WAAC unit planned at 250 women and four officers. Roles include clerks teletypists teletype operators messengers and more in air warning and other branches such as pharmacists physicians hostesses lab workers and laundry staff.
New York reports the Ama teur Graeme Jeagie announced authorization to distribute the 69,000 questionnaires to gather locally made motion pictures, slides, and transparencies. The government asks all private reels and photographs to be supplied for national stock and screening.
The writer compares a large family to a bear market and recalls a plan by Nad and others to self regulate. He notes the beer industry's self governance with authorities to clean up offending retailers, praising brewer responsibility in enforcing lawful retailing conditions.
A fragmented ad notes Patter No 29262 priced at 19 cents available for a stamped send in order form. The readable text hints at a game or stampable item and requests correspondence to place an order.
The text argues hawks do much good by controlling field mice and loruste, noting difficulty in distinguishing good from bad hawks to farmers and game wardens. It also describes Gar Fish or Bul Fish native to tropical and freshwater regions, 40 to 50 species, four to five feet long, pale green bones, silvery bodies, sharp beaks, and edible but deterred by their green color.
Eskimo epicureans and explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson conducted taste tests with Eskimos and dogs. He found young dogs try new foods more readily, and Coronation gulf groups sampled new foods while their wives avoided the idea. Fresh food distribution now links growing regions to stores over vast distances in the United States.
The development of grape seed oil as a source is advancing in European countries. The Gist press oil is suitable for edible use, while oil from warm pressing or second pressing is intended for varnish manufacture.
Government goals set for England to reach 28 percent of animal protein supply this year. Hydrating plants tackle converting millions of eggs quarts of milk and pounds of cheese into dried forms to stretch food resources.
A forecast by A C Leagar bourn outlines a 75 year span of 65 inventions with 28 percent verified, 20 percent likely, some incorrect, and 22 percent doubtful. The piece also mentions future men’s attire changes minus lapels pockets and vests to conserve fabric, potentially saving 10,008,000 yards.
Farmers in the United States and abroad rely on ancient methods as modern plowing shifts back to wide wooden implements and hand seed sowing, twenty five years after the Declaration of Independence. Manual techniques persist in preparing ground and planting crops.
The state of New Jersey got its name in 1664 when the Duke of York granted a deed to two barons for the area. The proposed name Nova Caesaria or New Jersey Carsa Tin referenced the Island of Jersey.
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