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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1951

Page

2

Budget seafood ideas for economical meals in 1950s issue

Budget cooks Lynn Chambers and colleagues share seafood recipes to stretch meals. Curried Shrimp on Rice and Crab and Mushrooms highlight affordable protein options, with tips for sauces, cheeses, and finishing touches. Includes Halibut Salad Mold and Deviled Sardines, plus fruit juice desserts and crisp noodle guidance.

New Faces Spark Boxing Scene and Iowa Sports View

The piece highlights rising boxers led by Bob Murphy and Rex Layne, notes Maxim’s challenge, and contrasts new talent with fading veterans. It surveys Iowa sports interest, ranking World Series, Rose Bowl, Kentucky Derby, and boxing among favorites, and compares regional sport appetites with national leaders.

Gard New York Maryland Kentucky Illinois California Florida Louisiana Massachusetts Iowa

Understanding minds and the fear of being seen through

The piece argues that craving to be understood stems from guilt feelings and fears of exposure. It notes some sane individuals exhibit extreme reactions to perceived threats, challenging the notion of insanity in cases of emotional loss of control. It urges compassionate, analytical handling of school failure and teen insecurity rather than labeling them as merely lazy or stupid.

J Roswell Gallagher Phillips Academy Andover Mass

Keeping Healthy Adjustment of Appetite to Work

The body auto adjusts food intake to work done, with about 90 percent absorbed from the bowel. Appetite rises with heavier physical work and may not drop promptly with reduced activity, causing weight gain after stopping exercise. Illness or emotional strain can raise appetite beyond energy output during recovery, then normalize once weight returns to habitual levels.

Health Notes on Noise and Headache Remedies

Relax during breaks to reduce stress and protect hearing. Loud noises can cause permanent hearing loss. Share worries with friends and avoid bottling up nerves. If noise cannot be reduced, workers should wear ear protectors. Learn efficient work methods and conserve effort. Chronic headaches often stem from muscle tension due to emotional strain.

Lack of Nitrogen Retards Corn Growth First of Two Articles

A Missouri experiment compares corn grown with sweet clover in rotation to corn with lespedera. Both plots used identical fertilizer. the sweet clover rotation yielded about 10.7 bu/acre more on average, with better soil organic matter drainage and deeper root benefits enhancing fertility use.

University of Missouri Columbia

U S Wheat Crop Reveals Strong Comeback Prospect

The latest U S Department report forecasts a wheat crop near 1 054 billion bushels this year, about 72 million above last month. If realized it would top last year’s 1 026 billion and stay within 96 million of the target, with reserves built for emergencies despite drought in the southwest Great Plains and insects. Corn production not estimated, but farmers remain optimistic.

Great Plains

Portable Hog House Plans for Four Sows

Describes a portable hog house suitable for four sows and usable as a farrowing house. Details include flooring framing Masonite siding and roof, double full-length doors for farmer and animal access, and plans (AFB-197) available from Farm Service Bureau Chicago Illinois.

Farm Service Bureau West Washington St Chicago

Poisons Recommended For Tomato Pinworms

Farmers and home gardeners should monitor tomatoes from fruit set to ripening. Entomologists advise weekly dusting and applying a dust with 5 percent vothane and 5 to 6 percent zineb after heavy rainfall to control fruit worms and pinworms.

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