Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Polk Progress in Polk, Nebraska

We have 2,691,858 pages in Nebraska

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Apr 06, 1950

Page

6

Einstein the hound foils brooch thief in Sequatchie tale

Billy Rose recounts Sequatchie County anecdote where Lem Albright's black possum hound Einstein fingernails a jewel thief at a smoked ham supper and square dance. The sheriff stages a belly-scratching lineup and points to the culprit, proving the dog’s supposed wit.

Brainy ‘Possum Hound Sequatchie County Lem Albright Lem Einstein Sequatchie Will Purd Grundy County Will

Quiet Faith and a Dancing Social Mystery

A reflective poem seeks divine guidance through pain and storms while a lively town dance ends with a mysterious theft. A jailhouse hound helps identify the thief as Lem recalls the sheriff's trick of watching for clean hands to spot the culprit.

Vacation Revelations on a Quiet Farm

Janice Burdon meets Phil, her Aunt Bertha’s unexpected guest, a blond-haired, blue-eyed youth who declares a vacation helping in the orchard. He dreams of planting apple trees as they tour the north pasture and prune fields, revealing a clash of city life and rural labor.

Janice Janice Burdon Bertha Phil

The Threesome On Vacation Ends In Quiet Realization

A narrator recalls a vacation with Phil a law firm member. They swim, play tennis, climb Mount Carter, and share a sunset before he reveals the two week trip is ending. The tone hints at mounting tension and emotional distance as the vacation closes.

Bertha Mount Carter Phil

Apples and a threesome plan in a quiet farm future

A woman questions a man who admits he is not a successful lawyer and plans to raise apples with his aunt. They discuss selling his roadster for funds and forming a partnership to start an apple growing venture this fall and next spring. He envisions companionship and shared work.

Janice Phil

Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues Snap

A compact crossword contains clues covering tax curve on a bar carry hillside dugout droplike marking kingdom SE Asia standards of perfection spill over measure Chin total amount Greek letter Attic A dress fastener diving bird River Eng Carried away in a cart Shaded walk Hawaiian Islands abbr Island in a river Hawaiian bird Inland sea Asia Protect Heaps Omitasa ayuasle Not any Member of a Philippine tribe Equipment Wet earth Distant Exclamation Evening gun god Egypt Beverage Parrot NZ Fellow Ventilating Performed Capital Eng A mineral deposit Abounds Gens of lily River Liby a

Kingdom Asia Protect Heaps Egypt N. Z Lily

Masa floating ice and Ireland vary weight

Last week’s answer notes Masa floating ice and Ireland with varying weight in industrial indications.

Ireland

Ida Lupino helps launch careers in early Hollywood

Mezz Gerhard Ally Forrest and Keet Brasselle discuss Ida Lupino's influence as they recall their big breaks in Not Wanted and Never Fear. Sally and Keefe sign long MGM contracts after Never Fear, while Jane Greer pivots from opera to film and her twin Donn shifts to art. Also notes James Stewart in Winchester 73 and John Derek Diana Lynn Rogues of Sherwood Forest with reused U S Army breastplates turned armor.

Ally Forrest Keet Brasselle Ida Lupino Ida Eagle Lion Sally Metro Keefe Paramount New York M-G-M Jane Greer Donn Jane RKO Lizabeth Scott U.S. Army Air Forces Columbia Armorers John Derek Diana Lynn Sherwood Forest

Easter Sunrise Service at Garden of the Gods Near Colorado Springs

The 30th Easter sunrise service at Garden of the Gods near Colorado Springs draws about 30 000 worshippers at 5 30 a m. Music features the Colorado Springs High School choir and Arline Lewis McKinney sings Open the Gates of the Temple. The Rev John H Skeen delivers Christ the Conqueror in a natural amphitheater setting.

Garden of the Gods Colorado Springs Colo Colorado Pikes Peak Rocky Mountains Colorado Springs High School Frank Gilles National Choral Society Christ the Conqueror Skeen Christ God the Father Delliver Bernard Vessey Verda Lawrie Allance G.O. Berneking A W. Luce Canada Mexico Colorado Springs Civic Players

Truman longed to meet Stalin to keep world at peace

A private White House state department debate on a new peace overture to Stalin recurs, tied to Truman's destiny as peacemaker. He favors direct talks with Stalin but is kept in check by allies, allies' hopes, and misgivings from Acheson and Lovett. The piece notes Truman’s public drift toward hydrogen bomb policy and the friction with the State Department over timing and method.

White House State Department United States Russia George Marshall Winston Churchill Stalin Truman Mr. Truman David Noyes Fred Vinson Moscow Robert Lovett General Marshall Paris Marshall New York Times Arthur Krock Krock Brien McMahon Connecticut Acheson Jimmie Byrnes Joe Stalin

The Indians Worshipped There At Garden of the Gods

The Ute Nation revered Garden of the Gods as a sacred site to honor Manitou. Ancient legends say lime stone rocks turn to stone giants and beasts after Manitou’s response to Indian prayers.

Manitou

State department ideas face hard Soviet policy limits

The column argues U S ideas are sound but the 14 politburo members who truly set Soviet policy will not change, regardless of Truman or U S pressure. It notes instability within satellite countries and within Russia itself.

State Department Politburo Truman U.S.A Russia

Also Mentioned on This Page

Broadway Main Street Billy Rose Jake Withers Tennessee The Nashville Tennessean Fiddlers Jake Grace Noll Crowell Fiction the Threesome Mez Gerhard James Stewart Winchester Stewart Shelly Winters Rick Jason Luis Bello Robert Rossen Brave Bulls Columbia Frederic March Sally Forrest Joseph Clarence Dickinson Jesus Price Charles Wesley John H. Skeen First Baptist Church of Arline Lewis McKinney Miss McKinney America the Beautiful Catherine Lee Bates Jesus Parkes Cadman Jerusalem Charles E Perkins Eastern Railroad Truman and Destiny
Search Courier

Search the Polk Progress Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Polk Progress?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication