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Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1951

Page

6

Atrocities Rattle U S Public On Korean War Front

A U S Army briefing claims about 5 500 American and 290 other POWs killed in Korea with Chinese and North Korean forces blamed. Calls grow to break peace talks or push for atomic option as reports of casualties surface. Peace talks and armistice prospects mix with political sparring and public outcry.

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Stalin Rumors Circulate On Premier Health

Rumors spread in Berlin and Moscow that Premier Stalin's health has deteriorated in the past month. He is said to be 72 next month and may be wintering at a Black Sea resort to escape cold Weather. He was absent from Lenin's tomb parade on November 7.

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Main Street Retail Slump Contrasts With Food and Gas Gains

Department of Commerce data show Main Street retail sales down 9 percent from September, while food stores eating and drinking places rise 6 percent gasoline service stations up 5 percent and drug stores up 3 percent. The report also notes proposed OPS changes delaying new car data until December 10, price effects from recent tax legislation, and forecasts 1953 model releases.

Main Street Department of Commerce

GI Bill and Army Air Force transfers and course repeats

A Marine Corps drive to enroll college women for officer training is outlined with attendance details at Quantico Virginia. Readers ask about GI Bill dropouts and resuming benefits, transfers between services, and repeating GI Bill courses. answers emphasize continuous training after the cut off, internal transfer channels, or re enlisting, and prohibit repeating completed GI Bill courses.

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Scripture Devotional Reading on Deuteronomy 30 11 20

Devotional focus highlights Deuteronomy 30 11 20 urging choose life by loving the Lord obeying his voice and turning to him with all hearts. Encourages reflection on blessing and covenant faithfulness through obedience and personal commitment to God.

Moses Farewell as Civic Design and Song

A reflective sermon contrasts two political speakers, praising Moses as a model. It argues Deuteronomy blends clear Law with choice, Life or Death, and ends with a enduring Song to remember God. The piece notes Moses’ lasting legacy through ethical guidance and literary hymn.

Moses God

Pattern No 8642 Sew Rite perforated pattern

Pattern No 8642 offers sizes 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 18 with size 11 short sleeves and 4% yards of 39 inch fabric. Bothered by small holes in linoleum provide cork shellac paste to fill holes, let harden, sand smooth, then touch up with matching paint.

Navy Plans 1800 Navy ROTC Cadets for Fall 1952 Term

The Navy will enroll about 1,800 men into the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps for the fall 1952 term. Competitive exams are December 8 with four years of paid college education and a commission on graduation. Also, veterans benefits extend retired officers’ status for five years. An Army dog training center will open at Camp Carson, Colorado in December.

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Prize-Winning Cook Mary Ranney At Cass County Fair

Mrs. Mary E. Ranney of Weeping Water Nebraska is a busy grandmother who gardens sews and helps in community health yet consistently enters cooking contests at Nebraska fairs. Her Cass County Fair ribbons highlight years of prize winning recipes and Fleischmanns Active Dry Yeast is praised as fast reliable for holiday yeast breads.

Cass County Mary E. Ranney Fleischmann

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