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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1949
Page
2
A rush interview with a Pacific veteran frames a fable about a go-getter son and an easygoing father. They travel toward the city while the father values time spent among flowers and rest, ending with a quiet lesson on priorities and life.
A reflective piece ties Grace Noll Crowell’s poem about helping others to a parable about Hiroshima. An old man and son hurry home to help a farmer, miss a raid, and reach a town ruined by war, learning patience and shared burden as a healing act.
In Columbia publicity rounds for Knock on Any Door Derek recalls his Hollywood upbringing and actors as parents. Donald Woods joins Mr Music with Crosby in a Paramount comeback. RKO expands helicopter camera use for They Live By Night. Jane Greer shifts to The Richest Girl in Jail, a new comedy. CBS Mystery Theatre adds Joseph Julian as Sam Cook. Napoleon’s forged signature features in The Inspector General prop.
A homemaker oriented feature outlines make ahead dinners and salad tips. It lists Bright Salmon Loaf Beef Dinner Casserole Ham Cauliflower Scallop and Cabbage Bundles with step by step prep and baking guidance. It also adds Lynn Chambers menu items and tips on salad making for a family supper.
Ogden wrestles with impending confrontation as he rehearses asking Mr Mitchell for a raise. The alarm of 5 am and rising tension give way to grim resolve, exploring fear, routine, and the ordinary man in a high stakes moment.
Ogden contemplates pay and his shrinking value as he faces a sudden illness. He avoids showing weakness, unsure how to request a raise, while colleagues note his odd behavior and tremors hinting at a fever or hangover. Mr Mitchell enters, forcing a fragile exchange.
Ogden is called into Mr. Mitchell's office where he is praised for a successful western deal. Mitchell offers Ogden a junior partner position, doubling his salary with a view to promotion in a year. Ogden faints, a doctor is called.
A dense list of crossword clues with Across and Down numbers covering animals objects actions and places including male swan and book of New Testament plus expressions for water bodies and measurements. The puzzle also includes clues for names of rivers goats and metals and a set of grammar and synonym prompts.
A set of crossword style clues listed last week including Unsuitable Cover inside of Pen point Sick and Spawn of fish. The reader is invited to solve the puzzle and identify the missing terms.
Classified ad listing 1017 Plymouth sedans used as cabs in Omaha for quick sale at 750 dollars. Includes contact via Mr Roberts or Mr Casey at Jackson 800 2124 St Marys Ave. Omaha. Also notes short wheel base Chevy truck and a large freight trailer by Gore Transfer at Wymore Nebraska.
A mixed batch of classifieds advertises instruction in auctioneering at a Wisconsin school and Lazier cosmetic consultant training. Other items promote Sears eye care services in Lincoln with in store lenses, a Chinese firecrackers sale from Buck Brothers in Columbia Tennessee, and a saddle catalogue from Miller Saddle Co in Kansas City.
The best known home remedy for a child’s cold is Vicks VapoRub. Rubbed on at bedtime it helps the child sleep and often eases distress by morning. Get the one and only Vicks VapoRub.
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