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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1938

Page

6

Weekly News Review on Czech Crisis and Axis Moves

The piece notes Poland and Hungary pressing claims on Ruthenia and Slovakia after Czechoslovakia ceded border areas to Germany. It discusses German aims in Ruthenia, Slovak autonomy, and possible eastward expansion, plus U S and British trade treaties and tensions over Nazi policy. It also covers Jewish refugee issues and U S immigration policy under President Roosevelt and the Kennedy plan, with potential resettlement in British Guiana.

Czechoslovakia Germany Sudeten Poland Hungary Teschen Slovakia Ruthenia Italy Little Ruthenia Adolf Hitler Ukraine Europe Rumania Prague Carpathian Bohemia Moravia Congress William E. Borah U. S Great Britain Joseph P. Kennedy U.S London State Department Myrorf C. Taylor Intergovernmental Refugees Committee Berlin Britain Mexico Lower California Palestine Czech Reich

Roosevelt Aids Rail Reform Through Loan Plans

President Roosevelt's rail road fact finding panel opposes a 15 percent wage cut, spotlighting a need for new funding. Wheeler proposes government loans and reorganizational standards to ease financial strain while avoiding harming bondholders. Diplomacy news covers Japan China tensions as U S policy debates restraint and future actions.

Roosevelt Railroad Fact-Finding Committee Congress Montana Burton K. Wheeler Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce Railroad Finance Committee Wheeler

Wind trends and health warnings shape global concerns

World worries over public health forecasts show one in twenty babies may spend life in mental hospitals amid rising institutional care. Reports also note 1938 model turkeys for small families and a push for 200 miles of multi lane highways annually as traffic doubles by 1900. Narcotics use drops since 1924, with only two in ten thousand Americans affected in 1938.

U. S. Public Health Service U. S

Vitamin B and bran influence on health and diet

The article extols vitamin B as essential to nervous system and overall health, noting beriberi prevention and cure. It urges daily intake from whole grains, bran, and germ, and highlights the role of cellulose rich foods in regularity and vigor. It also mentions low cost sources and the value of cereals and legumes.

Orient Mesopotamia Dardanelles

Protein and Fat in Fresh Foods and Infant Vitamin needs

The exchange notes that fresh foods supply protein and varying fat levels depending on cut and animal. It also discusses an infant consuming a quart of milk daily meeting needs for protein calcium phosphorus and vitamin A while providing vitamins B and G, with vitamin C requiring a supplement.

T. L T. A O—Wn C. Houston Goudiss

Discovery of Vitamin B chemical structure and synthesis

After years of research, two American scientists identified the chemical structure of vitamin B and demonstrated a synthesis method, marking a milestone in nutritional science.

Vitamin B's Role in Growth Appetite and Digestion

Nutritional scientists report that vitamin B is essential for growth and promotes normal appetite. Animal studies show loss of desire to eat on vitamin B deficient diets, with appetite returning after restoration. Evidence also links vitamin B to maintaining normal muscular tone in the large intestine.

Vitamin B Shortage Alters Gastrointestinal Motility

A study of 75 patients found that a continual slight shortage of vitamin B causes definite changes in the motor and secretory functions of the gastrointestinal tract. The research also suggests that the vitamin B requirement increases under the tested conditions.

Peculiarities of This Vitamin B Losses in Food Preparation

Vitamin B dissolves in water so a large percentage may be lost when soaking or cooking water is discarded. Additional losses occur from refining cereals too much and lowering natural acidity with alkali.

Preventing Vitamin B Deficiency Through Diet Awareness

Health departments should actively guard communities against dietary deficiency diseases revealed by nutritional advances. Many people who can afford food still consume vitamin B deficient diets, possibly due to assuming their usual meals are adequate or using appetite as a guide to meals.

Cordeli Us U. S Canada Hull Great Britain Mr.Hull Europe

Vitamin B rich foods and daily requirements

Investigation identifies bran milk eggs bananas orange juice carrots spinach and cabbage as good vitamin B sources. An American nutritionist notes daily needs can be met by half calories from fruits vegetables milk and eggs.

America

Princess Home Frock and Doll Pattern Dream Catalog

Busy days ahead mean simple sewing designs for house dresses, doll outfits, playsuits, capes and more. Patterns No. 1642 and No. 1645 list sizes and yardage for fabrics and trims with a Fall and Winter Pattern Book priced 25 cents, order forms via The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept., Chicago.

Sewing Circle Pattern Dept W. Wacker Dr Chicago Bell Syndicate WNU

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Weekly News Joseph W. la Bine U. S. Agriculture United Kingdom Dominion Sudetenland Austria Jugoslavia Russia Myron C. Taylor East Asia Japan United States China Washington Hankow Siberia Indo-China Yangtze River Shanghai Nanking Yangtze Who’s News By Lemuel F, Parton Inonu Antron IEW York Ismet Inonu Turkey Kemal Ataturk Ataturk Sumner Welles S.A. Relations Latin America Western Hemisphere League of Nations South America Harvard Franklin D. Roosevelt Navy Dominican Republic Naboth's Vineyard Cuba Obert Donat Donat Alexander Korda Korda Consolidated News Features WIN Service Senator Wheeler By C. Houston Goudiss Tifonsa
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