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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Apr 23, 1936

Page

5

Nebraska Shelterbelt Sees High Seedling Survival Rate

Nebraska officials report opposition to the plains shelterbelt but Donald Nelson says 80 percent of seedlings survive if planted properly. The program expands from the Kansas line toward South Dakota with sites at Stapleton Ard O Neill and Neligh.

Great Plains Nebraska Donald Nelson Forestry Service Stapleton Ard O'Neill Neligh Kansas Line South Dakota

Visualizing Rooms and Space in Home Decoration

The article stresses space awareness in interior design, noting typical living room sizes and how to gauge feasibility for large furnishings. It explains visualizing layouts, matching furniture to room dimensions, and the impact of smaller homes on decor choices, with mentions of designers like Chippendale and the variety of furniture names.

Chippendale Sheraton Hickok Morris

Rocket Ship Reaches 700 MPH in Groundbreaking Lab Tests

Dr. Robert H. Goddard reports experimental rockets achieving 700 miles per hour in a Boswell New Mexico lab, aiming to surpass records despite ongoing challenges. Backed by Guggenheim Foundation support from Col. Lindbergh and Clark University, his 15 year effort uses liquid oxygen and gasoline propulsion.

Washington Jules Verne Moon Robert H. Goddard Charles A. Lindbergh Clark University Guggenheim Foundation Boswell New Mexico Goddard Doctor Goddard Carnegie Institution of Washington Smithsonian Institution

Spirit of Spring blossoms invite world to festival

The Santa Clara valley south of San Francisco hosts its annual spring blossom festival. Dainty Kitty Kirk stands framed among plum blossoms as the valley's spirit of spring and welcomes guests.

Santa Clara Valley San Francisco Dainty Kitty Kirk

Modern seven wonders of the world listed

The seven modern wonders of the world are wireless telegraph tele phone flying machine radium antiseptics and antitoxins the X ray and spectrum analysis. The original seven wonders valued art and beauty. Western Newspaper Union.

Western Newspaper Union

Escaping Reality in Verse and Life

The piece discusses the limits of escape through imagination citing an English poet who died a century ago. It argues reality cannot be avoided and that fantasies like an ark or Alpine ecstasy fail to shield one from social and cosmic facts.

Elysium Paradise

Mastering Reality Defeats Escape in Daily Life

The text argues escape from reality through dreams, drugs, isolation, or opiates harms mental health. It promotes facing problems directly, using environment change, travel, and hobbies for relief. It asserts lasting progress comes from mental attitude and perseverance, shaping civilization's future.

Hfe Western Newspaper Union

Ferry-Morse Seed Institute Develops New Garden Varieties

The Ferry-Morse Seed Breeding Institute reports progress at stations in Rochester Michigan and Salinas California with cucumbers eight inches long red beets and coreless carrots and rust resistant snapdragons. After germination and purity tests, foundation stock is offered for home gardens and listed in the Home Garden Catalog. Look for the Ferry display in local stores.

Ferry- Morse Seed Breeding Institute Rochester Mich Salinas Cal Ferry Ferry- Morse Seed Co Detroit San Francisco

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