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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1948
Page
2
A collage of celebrity quips, theater and film notes, and media scoops spans 1940s show business chatter. Mentions include Margaret and Mary, Jay Kaufman with Hoover, Cal Coolidge, Betty Grable, Ethel Merman, and S Kingsley. Also notes on CBS science, Irwin Shaw, Kathleen Winsor, Lindbergh, and Bernard Baruch with light touches of fashion and hotels.
Selective Service chief Lewis Hershey told a closed senate armed services session that the first draft batch could begin by October 15 and a January 1 second call. He cited 9,000,000 youths available, but 1,386,000 could be eligible, with 635,000 of 18 year olds and 475,000 of 20 year olds most likely to be drafted. He noted age 24 and 25 would be taken first per committee debate.
Senator Joe O Mahoney cites a Federal Reserve report showing profits of major firms up this year. General Electric and General Motors report profits above 20 and 19.9 percent of net worth, with U S Steel at 10 percent. He notes 37 billion dollars more spent by American consumers than in 1946.
President Truman confronted Secretary of the Army Kenneth Royall and Under secretary William Draper along with Army Chief Gen Omar Bradley for policy clashes. He condemned Royall and Draper over German rebuilding plans and racial discrimination, while Bradley’s segregation stance drew his ire. Air Force chief Spaatz plans bold public critique of national defense policy.
A national convention of salesmanship executives warns the sellers' market is over and that salesmanship is nearly defunct. The piece mocks clerk civility and recalls a recent auto showroom demonstration while weaving in jokes about baseball figures and political notes.
The article urges homemakers to plan several weekly menus with most items prepared early in the morning and served chilled at dinner. It contrasts two types of homemakers and suggests hearty cold dishes paired with some hot foods to satisfy husbands.
A collection of light supper ideas and salad recipes from Lynn Chambers including Egg and Cheese Salad Leaf and Salmon Supper Salad. Notes on gelatin based molds, aspic, and chilled meat dishes, with tips for serving and garnishes. Includes Swiss Salad and Beef Cheese Plate variants and a pot roast aspic method.
Felix Frankfurter is accused of overstepping judicial boundaries by shaping the U S war and state departments and steering officials like Henry L Stimson and Harold Ickes. The piece cites Ickes in the Saturday Evening Post describing Frankfurter's behind the scenes power during Roosevelt's era and the resulting hysteria over legality and ethics.
Advertisement invites readers to make lawn furniture at low cost using pattern No 55 from East Bird Pattern Company. It promises full size parts, exact joints, step by step directions, and no special tools needed. Send 35 cents to Pleasantville, N Y for pattern No 55.
A Philadelphia reader claims Kellogg's All-Bran cereal cured constipation when used as a daily breakfast with milk and water. The ad promises double money back if not satisfied after 10 days, and asks readers to mail the empty carton to Kellogg Co. in Battle Creek, Michigan.
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