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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1949
Page
2
In a humorous essay a devoted neighbor, Miss Arabella Pridgett, is praised as a “first lady of the garden hose” for her relentless care of a lawn during drought. The piece mocks zeal for watering with satirical comparisons and lively asides about her two sprinklers and canal mood.
A tribute to Frank Murphy recalls his rise from a boyish curiosity to a Supreme Court justice and public champion against city bosses. The piece highlights his aggressive 1930s cleanups in New Orleans and Missouri, his clashes with Frankfurter, and his influence on Roosevelt's justice department.
Crochet pattern 5374 offers tiny baby bootees and open toed styles for six months plus. Includes complete instructions materials stitch illustrations and finishing directions. Send 20 cents with name address and pattern number 5374.
Eddie Cantor takes over as quizmaster of the long running Take It or Leave It on Sept 11 replacing Phil Baker. Cantor’s radio career innovations are noted as he transforms studio audiences and pre program mood setting. Publicity ties surround Shirley May France and a career path toward film with Black Magic and Amphibious press work.
Ray, a conservative Southport Trust Company clerk, seems set for a quiet future until Phil Clairmont, a hometown football hero, returns and rekindles attention with Sheila Farnsworth. Sheila, Ray’s lifelong friend, is flattered by Phil’s interest, stirring envy and pity among onlookers as a winter drive to Merridale unfolds.
Ray and Sheila are stranded two miles from the highway when a storm hits as they detour through woods. He reveals a calculated plan and proves courageous when he uses the crisis to stage a setup at a camp, leaving Sheila to process her feelings and his devotion.
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