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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1938
Page
2
Lesson emphasizes temperance and character linking Proverbs 4 10 23 and I Thessalonians 5 6 8. It warns against saloon culture, promotes wisdom through God word, and urges vigilance sobriety and fervent Christian character to resist liquor’s influence.
England and America showcase fixer diplomats who have a stake in outcomes. Braden, a mining engineer and financier, becomes Roosevelt's pick as minister to Colombia while guiding Latin American diplomacy on oil, copper, and minerals. Hambro, Norwegian Labour leader, tours the U.S. for lectures and links to the Oxford group.
In South Africa a government list will certify churches with qualified clergymen to keep marriage registers. With over 500 all Bantu denominations reportedly, officials cite the need to regulate ceremonies amid rapid growth of native Christian groups.
Four Chicago youths fail in a prairie crime spree in Saskatchewan. A Mountie confronts them at the MacDonald homestead, killing three with precise shots while the fourth is later cornered and dies trying to escape. The men had been on Canadian soil less than two weeks.
Noodles once imported from Germany are now produced in the United States. Plain noodles are made from ordinary wheat flour and water while egg noodles use flour and egg. American manufacturers have taken over the market after years of German imports.
The article reviews thyroid gland removal as a common safe operation and notes X-ray therapy as an alternative when surgery is unsuitable. It also discusses chronic appendicitis, suggesting fibrous bands tying intestine segments cause pain and that band removal cures many cases, based on W A Bigelow’s Canadian Medical Association Journal report.
Dr Edward J Ryan argues in Scientific American that dental ID could identify World War I dead and disaster victims where fingerprints fail. He notes no two mouths are alike, residual bone carries X ray traits, and a universal chart could enable rapid matching for investigations.
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