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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1946
Page
2
A chaotic tale of a whirlwind marriage between two Broadway icons, their travels, splits, and a surprising turn as her parents soften, he faces poverty, she sends money, a strike prompts a job change, and political chatter about Nixon Roosevelt and U.N. status surfaces amid showbiz chatter and ads.
The piece notes Truman backed an army run wing at Walter Reed to match the navy facility for the President, with army doctors in command and tensions over naval hospital care. It also cites Byrnes contrasting democracies and hints at explosive Philippine dossier implications tied to Roxas era leaders.
A homemaking column advises easy entertaining with advance prep and simple menu ideas. It covers chilling fruit juice with mint, and presents Mock Crown Roast of Lamb with mashed potatoes and carrots, plus tips on timing and table presentation.
A Western Newspaper Union release describes a no frills family dinner plan featuring lamb chops with meat potatoes and a vegetable platter. It includes asparagus cucumber salad, baked cinnamon butter biscuits, and an orange flower cake with optional orange frosting and whipped cream.
In Washington the U.N. peace discussions are propped by Byrnes Vandenberg and Bevin against Russian pressure. The piece argues Russia seeks to scuttle trusteeship while praising Western leaders for resisting communist influence and defending a fair world order.
The article urges timely vaccination of young pigs against hog cholera, recommending a two week post weaning window for inoculation. It warns no panacea exists, cites a US annual loss of about 30 million dollars, and argues that vaccinating and proper sanitation can create lasting immunity in herds.
Southdowns are an early finished mutton breed with ideal proportions and meat quality. They reach 60 to 70 pounds at finishing, and mature rams weigh 165 to 220 pounds while ewes weigh 135 to 160 pounds. The breed is old, well established, and often crossed to improve lamb carcasses. Southdowns shed five to eight pounds from a year’s wool.
The University of Wisconsin lists eight cardinal points to raise calves into good milkers. Get rid of germs, keep germs out, boost calf resistance, clean pens daily, sanitize feeding utensils, provide fresh air without drafts, disinfect soon after birth, and provide nutritious rations daily.
A brief guide on informal entertaining suggesting simple appetizers to pair with juice. Anchovy Bacon Rolls are described as anchovy strips laid on bacon, rolled jelly-roll style, secured with toothpicks, broiled until crisp, then served hot with fresh toothpicks.
Lettuce Rolls use fresh washed leaves spread with softened cheese and roll for serving. Apple Wedges cut from firm red apples into quarter inch slices, cut each slice into three wedges and dip in pineapple juice then spread with cream or Roquefort and garnish with cheese pushed through a tube. Serve with tooth picks.
C A Helm of the Missouri College of Agriculture says treating barley seed for the 1947 crop can nearly eliminate covered smut and black loose smut, while brown loose smut cannot be controlled. Seed treatments include formalin copper carbonate or eccresan. Eliminating two of the three smuts can reduce losses.
The Octobass a three stringed instrument invented in Paris in 1849 stood 13 feet tall and required the performer to bow and press strings with levers. Its unwieldiness doomed it to limited production with only four made, three preserved in Vienna Paris and London museums.
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