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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Apr 13, 1939

Page

2

Weekly News Analysis on Small Business Ailments

Joseph W. La Bine surveys U S small business woes and credit barriers. The piece notes congressional relief measures, the O Mahoney committee funding, SEC surveys, and possible shifts in WPA relief administration amid political tensions. It also covers European diplomatic moves around Poland, Britain, France, and Italy.

U.S Joseph W. la Bine America Congress Harry Hopkins Commerce Department Wyoming Joseph C. O'Mahoney U. S O’mahoney Securities and Exchange Commission

Italy''s Counter Move Redraws Mediterranean Influence

The piece reports on Italy challenging France and Britain in the Mediterranean by threatening Albania and aiming to block Yugoslavia from the sea via the Strait of Otranto. It notes German and Italian troop moves in Libya, France and Britain seeking allies, and questions whether France still controls the region. It also surveys broader European political and economic shifts, including Spain under Franco and U S spending versus revenue.

Memel Germany Europe Italy France England London Poland Russia Paris Rumania Balkans Turkey Britain Hitler Baltic States Lithuania Latvia Esthenia Hungary Balkan Romania Jugoslavia Greece Dardanelles Bosphorus Black Sea Alexandretta Syria Zog Albania Balkan Peninsula Strait of Otranto Yugoslavia Mediterranean Libya Tunisia Spain United States Francisco Franco Iberian Peninsula Franco Japan Madrid Jose Miaja Segismundo Casado Defense Council Julian Besteiro Senor Besteiro Casado U. S U. S. Federal Reserve Bulletin Marino Gamboa Mexico

What to Eat and Why by C H Goudiss Explains Weight

Nutrition guidance explains fat as surplus fuel and advises balancing fuel intake. It discusses underweight and overweight tendencies, body build influences, and recommends concentrated easily digested foods, extra meals, milk, fruit juices, and rest to gain or maintain healthy weight.

Milk Skim Improves Value Compared to Whole Milk

A 1938 WNU note by Houston Goudiss estimates that one quart of skim milk plus 1.5 ounces of butter equals the food value of one quart of whole milk. This comparison reflects dietary guidance from mid-century nutrition writing.

WNU C. Houston Goudiss

Blueberry Flakes Griddle Cakes from Favorite Recipe

Classic batter combines flour baking powder salt sugar eggs milk Grape-Nuts Flakes melted butter and fresh blueberries. Mix dry ingredients sift twice then whisk eggs with milk and fold in flakes and berries. Griddle bake until golden serve with hard sauce yields about 24 cakes.

Household Tips from a Past Era

A collection of practical household notes on handling eggs without breaking yolks, drying shoes to keep shape, peeling new potatoes with a pot cleaner, reducing paint odors with hay in water, storing boots on their sides, cleaning labels, baking soda for refrigerators, tinting fabrics, avoiding overfull milk, and furniture care.

Personal linens patterns for alphabets and initials

Being personal is the distinctive thing with linens and personal accessories today. Pattern 1947 contains a transfer pattern of two 24 inch and two 1 2 inch alphabets directions for placing initials illustrations of stitches. Send 15 cents in coins for this pattern to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept. 82 Eighth Avenue New York NY.

Sewing Needlecraft Dept Eighth Avenue New York N. Y

Safety council notes intersection share of injuries in 1937

The National Safety Council reports that about 58 percent of city injury accidents occurred at intersections in 1937 while rural areas saw about 24 percent. The council adds 52 percent of two vehicle intersection crashes were right angle collisions.

National Safety Council

All-Bran touted as daily cure for constipation

Copy promotes Kellogg's All-Bran as the best preventive for constipation caused by a lack of bulk in the diet. It urges daily use with plenty of water and claims the cereal, made by Kellogg in Battle Creek, becomes a pleasant solution to avoid headaches and discomfort.

Kelloge Kellogs Battle Creek

Peaceful Silence as Peacemaker Theme by Longfellow

A reflective line from Longfellow elevates quiet restraint as a powerful force for peace. It frames silence as a steady healer in conflict, urging thoughtful response over noise or aggression.

Longfellow

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