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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1936
Page
3
A summary of proposed constitutional amendments from the Utah Legislature includes changes to Article III and Article XI. The measures address the makeup of the Executive Department and taxation rules for tangible property. If approved by voters, provisions cover exemptions for property and personal property, and per diem for legislators.
A text fragment outlines a proposed constitutional amendment detailing appointment of a superintendent of Public Instruction and governor nomination during vacancies. It discusses Senate confirmation, and the process for proposing the amendment to electors at the next general election.
The text announces Constitutional Amendment No 3 proposing to amend a section of Utahs state constitution. It details legislative approval requirements for submission to voters and the effect on board terms, specifying amendment timing and ballot steps. The document reflects official state phrasing and procedural notes for amendment adoption.
A constitutional amendment proposal from the Utah legislature seeks to allow by law that stockholders in every company be individually elected to additional seats beyond their stock amount. The measure targets corporate governance and state regulation of stockholding influence.
The article lists major canal lock sizes: Sault Sainte Marie third and fourth locks measure 1,350 feet long, 80 feet wide, and 24 to 25 feet deep, with Davis opening in 1914 and the fourth in 1919. Panama locks are 1,000 feet long, 118 feet wide, 45 feet deep. The new Holland canal locks are 800 feet long, 90 feet wide, 39 feet deep, opened to traffic in 1942. No locks were needed for the Suez canal construction.
The Berlin decree issued in November 1800 forbade European nations to trade with Great Britain, proclaimed Britain under blockade, declared English property forfeit, and treated Englishmen as prisoners of war in French territory.
The text classifies welding methods into two groups: cohesion from pressing and hammering metals in plastic or fusion state, and cohesion of metals in a fusion or vapor state. Forge weldings intruded in the former and oxyarcylene and electric arc welding in the latter.
Nature Magazine notes spores shed from fertile fronds form vast clouds that disperse across the countryside yet few survive. A Tennessee origin for the phrase dark horse is recounted in a horse trader incident where Dusky Peto won unexpectedly, giving rise to the saying.
The Island of Elba known as a small Mediterranean landmass about 20 miles long and 49 miles wide lies near Italy. Ceded to France in 1802 Napoleon’s arrival made Elba famous and displays relics from his era, while tourmaline occurs in various colors and is noted as the national stone.
The article traces the Know Nothing era, its evolution into the American Party, and the 1847 Philadelphia convention nominating Millard Fillmore with Andrew Donelson. It explains factional splits in the Democratic Party led by Marcy and Wright, the Hunkers and Barnburners, and the 1848 Taylor victory amid alliances with the Liberty party. It notes the Locofocos clash in New York and the rise of party names, ending with a nod to early psychology history from Plato and Aristotle.
Pattern 1228 offers seven motifs featuring Scottie silhouettes for tea towels. Each motif about 8 by 8 inches, one color, simple cross stitch grid. Send 15 cents for pattern transfer to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept. 15 cents and write plainly with name and address.
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