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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1948
Page
8
A compact historical note highlights hogs as the most efficient at turning feed into meat, contrasted with other farm animals. The rest of the text discusses furniture dent removal methods, a quote on the first horse drawn omnibus in Baltimore, and guidance on caring for African violets with water and sun.
Earl Cochell of San Francisco in the back court slammed match point hall pist Fred Kovalesh of Samtramck Mich to win the singles match of the national amateur championship at Forest Villa North Carolina. Cochell seeded No. 5 was close to losing after a five set battle but eventually triumphed.
A Maine farmer Lawrence Leeman and his wife Marilyn refused aid offered from Boston when their very ill son was hospitalized. They said they live on $14 and prefer to handle their burdens themselves, rejecting meals, money, clothing, and transportation offers from strangers.
Membership in national academies varies widely. The USSR academy in Moscow pays its academicians 0 roubles a month, provides rationed food and clothing, discounts in shops, access to special stores, cars, and comfortable city apartments, while others like the US National Academy and the Royal Society require subscriptions.
Washington reports a long history of counterfeiting from the early Republic to the 1930s. It traces origins to 1776, Civil War peaks, and the Secret Service founding in 1865. Notable figures include Jim the Penman Emanuel Ninger, Philadelphia engravers Arthur Taylor and Baldwin S. Bredell, and Count Victor Lustig. Counterfeits date from pennies to large notes, with $3, $10, $20 most common and occasional $100s that fool bankers.
The Illinois Michigan Canal helped set Chicago in Illinois rather than Wisconsin and aided the state’s recovery from bankruptcy. It spurred Chicago’s growth and tied the city to Illinois. The first boat completed the 96 mile voyage to Chicago a century ago.
Portland reports 1947 a record year for lumber with production up on 1946 and demand near limitless. Outlook remains strong into 1948 barring rail car and cargo shortages, while industry notes price declines possible for lower grades and rapid mill improvements among smaller operators.
Lightning kills about 400 people annually in the United States with most fatalities occurring from April through October, officials report warning outdoor event planners to seek shelter during storms.
The text outlines UT Austin founded in 1883 with medical branch in Galveston and College of Mines in El Paso. It notes kingfish along the Atlantic coast from Florida to South Carolina, north to Cape Cod, mass, typically 15 pounds, but sometimes 70 or 80, in large wandering schools.
In 1947 American housewives salvaged nearly 10 million pounds of fats monthly as part of a wartime salvage drive, reflecting sustained public participation in recycling kitchen waste for industrial use.
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