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Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Apr 27, 1939

Page

6

Three Shuttered Houses

Clint Jervies drives home in a rainstorm and meets a frightened girl who runs into the woods. He talks with Inspector Tope and Miss Moss about the incident as a homicide inquiry unfolds around the deaths of June’s mother and Kitty Seaford, with new clues emerging near Kenesaw Hill.

Clint Jervies Inspector Tope Miss Moss Clint Jervies Kenesaw Hill Denman Harder Ella Kenesaw Kitty Seaford June Evie Taine Justus Rab Asa Matthew Bowden Uncle Jim Itty Doctr

Thunderstorm shadows and a mystery in Seaford estate

June Seaford learns of her mother Kitty Seaford’s death after Mister Leaford's overdose theory. Doctor Derrie and Inspector Heale discuss accident and clues about a hidden pond cabin and a neighbor, Uncle Jim Glovere, as Clint Jervies and Tope arrive to check on Miss Seaford. June collapses but recovers with Glovere’s aid.

Doc Tope Doctor Derrie Jervies Miss Seaford Cabler Derrie Clint Mrs. Leaford Inspector Heale Kenesaw Land Heale Glovere Thayer Miss Leaford Evie Grandma Harder June Grandma Bowdon Kitty Rob Asa Grandpa Harder Uncle Justus Grandma Bowden Ater Garland Jim Glovere Alling Station Uncle Jim Kitty Seaford Jane Houollo Clint Jervies Mr. Tope

Valorous Past and Nighttime Death in June Leaford Tale

In a somber chapter, June Leaford confronts her dying mother Kitty who once showed valor and romance. Dr Cabler arrives during a stormy night to confirm Kitty's death while June helps with the necessary procedures, insisting on staying awake rather than sleeping. The scene centers on memory, duty, and the weight of a family's loss.

June Leaford Kitty Leaford June Doctor Cabler Dr. Cabler Asa

Monument Exonerates Potawatomi From Past Guilt

Grandsons of early settlers near Hudson Michigan completed a monument near Squawfield to honor the Potawatomi. The dedication honors chief Bawbeese and the tribe for kindnesses to forefathers. R M Lickley notes no historic record shows tribe guilt.

Hudson Mich Lickley Corners Squawfield Michigan Pottawatomie Bawbeese R. M. Lickley

Stagecoach Arrival Sparks Townwide Excitement

A Cleveland Plain Dealer writer recalls the early days when a stagecoach arrival thrilled the community. Townspeople dressed in their best, gathered at the tavern, and hailed the driver whose proud look and dusted boots drew cheers as the coach rolled in.

Stagecoach Cleveland Plain Dealer

Pretty Basque Frock and Simple Bolero Style Dress

The pattern describes a bolero style C7 pattern used to shape a basque frock with a puffed shoulder, small waist, and circular skirt. It suggests fabrics like crepe and silk for now, with gingham linen or batiste later, and notes sizes 14 to 42 with yardage requirements. The ad promotes Barbara Bell Spring Summer Pattern Book and sewing patterns offered by The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept. in Chicago.

Barbara Bell Sewing Circle Pattern Dept W. Wacker Dr Chicago Ill Bell Syndicate WNU

First Great Commandment of Science Jeers Doubt

Quotations discuss how truth requires unshakable clarity and how doubt is marked as invalid when propositions are indisputably clear. Huxley frames science as cautious yet resolute in accepting only what is unmistakable.

Huxley

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