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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1936
Page
7
Warren C Giles is appointed general manager of the Cincinnati Reds succeeding Larry McPhail. Giles takes the helm to prepare the club for the upcoming season as he assumes duties in Cincinnati.
The column notes Fred Astaire and Maurice Chevalier faced audience backlash to radio shows while Al Jolson and Clark Gable pressed on. It mentions Octavus Roy Cohen’s Agony Column concept, Robert Taylor’s seven year contract at 2000 weekly rising to 5000, Ruth Chatterton flying planes after Dodsworth, James Cagney’s Warner Bros dispute, Bette Davis returning to work, Greta Garbo’s party image, Col Stoopnagle and Budd, Bing Crosby with Paramount plots, and studios holding 30 day trial contracts without pay while deciding on use.
Sid Dbb muses on changing social trends from poker to bridge and the quirks of urban life. He riffs on Be Good to Debutantes week, court cases, weather smog, divorce headlines, and odd laundry pin habits, linking them with wry humor about modern manners.
The Barbara Bell Fall and Winter Pattern Book offers three easy to make frocks Pattern 1949 for day wear Pattern 1973 for morning wear and Pattern 1944 for little girls. Sizes range from 12 to 52 for women and six months to three years for children. Send fifteen cents for the booklet and fifteen cents per pattern to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept 367 W Adams St Chicago Ill.
Dr Joseph Seller chief medical director of the Hungarian State Railways claims a dye based fertilizer he invented makes plants grow five times their normal size. The solution is watered over seeds with species specific doses. Years of tests show faster maturation as well as increased size.
In a tense exchange, the heavyweight champion and his trainer discuss a letter from a firm seeking to place an advertisement on the boxer's shoe soles. The reply is blunt and signals discontent with the proposal.
The judge warns that the next interrupter will be removed from the courtroom while a prisoner celebrates with a cheer.
A fragment shows a geologist musing on time horizons and a casual line about lending ten dollars last night, reflecting a casual dialogue amid a dated tone.
A humorous wartime era line about a worker seeking a steam shovel to complete bulb planting tasks. The casual remark hints at labor shortages and practical need in garden or construction work. The tone is light and practical with a focus on daily chores.
In a light exchange, S-S-S-Simplified asks for a name and Sam approves a shortened form. The moment highlights casual shorthand in informal introductions and mutual agreement on a nickname.
A clipped exchange notes a bookkeeper who has changed gray in service and a typist who has altered hair color through her office work, illustrating office humor about staff appearances and identity.
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