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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1926
Page
3
The notice lists editor George H. Harrison and staff roles for the Chevernal Express in Vernal Utah. It notes second class mail designation, post office handling, and a per line ad rate of 42.50 for TV advance notices.
The article urges trust as the foundation of strong communities, condemns distrust as destructive, and highlights the Wintab Club in Vernal as a key effort to bolster local confidence. It calls business and professional people to support civic engagement and voting to counter apathy and gang influence in larger centers.
John R WieQuire national commander of the American Legion launches a push to mobilize voters for the fall election. A nonpartisan conference of civic religious and educational groups is proposed for September to devise methods to increase participation. The Legion aims for a massive turnout but warns voter apathy and indifference hinder democracy.
A notice reports the death of Lindley Murray, an American known as the father of English grammar. It notes his relocation to England at age forty, his 1791 grammar book reaching 56 editions, and his philosophy of living modestly to support his family and aid others.
A passage extols true gentlemanly qualities as rare in the world. It compares a refined man to a poet who animates learning, giving every action a charming manner that earns admiration and goodwill from all observers.
In Indianapolis a six year old boy explains his stone throwing to his mother. He says the other child threw a stone first and cites the Bible saying to treat others as they treat you. The boy returns home for an explanation of his conduct.
President Theo dore E Burton of the American Peace Society in Washington comments that disarmament is far off and proposes a plan where each nation would fund its army and navy by popular subscription. The remarks reflect skepticism about immediate disarmament and suggest a public-financing approach as a provocative concept.
A historical note recalls an 1820 Fort Wayne tornado linked to an Indian belief that rivers shield certain areas. Meteorologist Wallace F. McDonough dismisses the idea as atmospheric. locals, old timers, and settlers kept faith in the legend as storms recur each spring and early summer.
An OCR fragment promotes a Whippet related purchase with claims of a lasting car and mentions tractors and unclear qualifiers. The text shows garbled branding and numbers but lacks coherent details. No identifiable people or organizations are clearly stated.
A witness recalls seeing a young lady schoolma’am crawl from a hole beneath a schoolhouse near Slippery Slap after a chance encounter at the crossroads store. The event prompts questions about her motive as locals hear differing stories in Kansas City Star reportage.
Portland paper quotes W J White salesman noting sparrows skulk around idle autos in Walla Walla and other towns. Birds swarm parking spots and gather at new car arrivals to feast on cooked bugs wedged in radiators during extended stays.
Abolition of a fifty year old prohibition grants Turkish women the right to marry Terelan. The old rule barred Persians as husbands, tied to Shite Islam, while Turks are Sunni. Trial marriages among Persians and other customs likely helped drive the law, leaving Turkish men free to marry outside their faith.
Mr and Mrs Phil Stringham and Mr and Mrs Phil Stringham Jr travel to Salt Lake City for a conference. Miss Mazie Hall accompanies them. Mr Leo Calder reports a successful telephone conversation with his wife on Sept 28. Calder works as a missionary in Butte Mont. Vera Carpenter returns home after a brief stay with sister Mrs Kenneth Spiers. Mrs Grant Carpenter’s illness hastened her daughter’s early return. Mr and Mrs Lorin Williams welcome an eight pound boy.
The readable fragment describes a seamless diecast process with a figure or mechanism resisting inward movement, suggesting an in progress casting operation and a technical detail about inward filtration not functioning.
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