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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1946
Page
7
Twelve Pennsylvanian Dutch stencil designs with motifs such as tunes hearts flowers borders and a dove of peace offer decorating options for cupboards furniture and small articles. Pattern 262 includes twelve designs with directions and color guide priced at 15 cents postpaid. order with name and address to follow.
A lighthearted exchange unfolds as a man praises a woman in moonlight while a reply questions the meaning. A sharp retort follows as a woman defends herself with a playful face smack to stay safe.
A jeweler's shop scene features a woman coaxing with a line about a diamond ring. The man replies that if he must refuse, the ring would have to resemble that one, highlighting a playful moment over an engagement trinket.
Veteran scouts rate Hal Newhouser of the Detroit Tigers as baseballs best pitcher for 1946 ahead of rivals like Bob Feller Spud Chandler and Tex Hughson. The left hander won 29 games in 1944 and 25 in 1945, thriving with a third place club.
Embroider a white swan in pink and white water lilies on pillowcases or towels using satin and buttonhole stitches. Send 20 cents, name, address and pattern numbers 5148 or 5039 to obtain transfers and complete crocheting instructions. Due to high demand, processing times may be longer.
Metropolitan Life statistics show about 52,500 marriages to foreign brides during World War II and an estimated 4,000 to 8,000 in World War I. Despite higher totals, foreign marriage rates between generations are nearly the same due to longer war duration and more servicemen overseas. 17,500 accompanying children indicate about a third of marriages produced offspring, with most brides originating from Europe and the Mediterranean and 60,000 of 70,000 brides and children from that region.
In Chicago the American Veterinary Medical Association reported a French study identifying a practical blood grouping method to determine horse parentage. Testing showed mare Fanny in AB, Clairette in A, and the colt Robert in O, revealing Fanny as the probable mother.
The article by Alden Stahr and Dr. Boyd Woodruff in Capper's Farmer describes soil as a living laboratory where miracle drugs like tyrothricin penicillin actinomycin and others were discovered. It notes soil organisms produce healing compounds and may hold many more cures for human and animal diseases.
The piece notes archaic regulations still on New Jersey statutes, including fines for riding a horse while intoxicated, ball and chain orders for vagrants, hatpin penalties, and odd misdemeanor classifications. It discusses yearly legislative efforts to fix laws while ignoring these outdated rules.
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