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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1939
Page
9
Weekly News Analysis notes Europe rushing to a fresh crisis as loyalist forces in Spain are crushed, with Joseph W. La Bine offering analysis. The editor states opinions in these columns may not reflect the newspaper.
Europe remains unusually quiet aside from whispers over Spain where Fascist rebels drove Loyalists from Barcelona. The nonintervention policy is blamed for letting Mussolini and Hitler aid the rebels, potentially forcing Britain and France to concede to Italo German demands and reshaping Mediterranean power.
President Roosevelt’s early legislative agenda moves forward on defense, social security, health, reorganization, railroads, monetary powers, communications and taxation. The article notes progress on social security revisions, a national health program, and continued struggles within labor groups led by C I O figures amid U A W power shifts. James S. Douglas renounces U S citizenship to return to Quebec.
Claire Trevor’s career arc shows a shift from B pictures at Fox to a radio salary and a lead in Stage Coach. She chose freelancing over Warner Brothers contracts and married Clark Andrews in July. The piece notes Hal Roach’s daughter Margaret in Captain Fury and Jean Hersholt’s Screen Guild Show benefiting the Motion Picture Relief Fund.
The lesson reviews Acts 2 12 18 36 41 and Zechariah 4 6 urging revival through Spirit filled believers. It emphasizes the Holy Spirit as a guiding person in the Trinity and the need for a Spirit led sermon highlighting Christ, with bold, personal preaching that convicts and leads to conversion.
The passage asserts the Living Word as God’s own message entering the world, through which all divine actions occur. It claims that receiving the Word makes the soul begotten of God, stressing the Word’s transformative power in belief and creation.
Instructions and transfer motifs for scarfs towels and pillow cases with filet crochet directions charts and stitch illustrations. Includes material list and a 15 cent pattern request address in New York.
An advertisement touts Phillips milk of magnesia as a quick remedy for acid indigestion after overindulgence. It recommends two spoonfuls in water at bedtime and two more with orange juice on waking to ease nausea and restore comfort.
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