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Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1937

Page

3

Topless Swim Suit Demonstrated by Hollywood Belle

Scandinavian actress Hela Linda shows a new topless swimsuit style while New York beauty expert Albert of Paris predicts women will adopt freer beach wear in the near future.

Hollywood Belle Hela Linda Albert Paris New York Linda Malibu Beach Calif

Railroads face crisis as 15 percent rate hike sought

Washington discusses the railroads crisis amid hearings by the Interstate Commerce Commission. Dr. J. H. Parmelee of the Association of American Railroads cites layoffs, reduced purchases, and bankruptcy among two dozen years of cost pressures. He argues higher rates are needed to prevent collapse and tie relief costs to broader national interests.

Washington Interstate Commerce Commission Commission Railroads J. H. Parmelee Bureau of Economics Association of American Railroads Parmelee Social Security and Western Newspaper Union

Around the House Items for the Housewife

Watering house plants with rinse water from milk bottles will make them healthy and vigorous. For cooling cakes an ordinary wire dish drying rack can be used as a cake rack when turned upside down. Stuffed celery blends two tablespoons peanut butter with two tablespoons butter and a quarter pound grated cheese, worked smooth then added.

Lacy Cartwheels Make This Cloth

A sewing pattern note proclaims a crochet square that forms two medallions when joined and gives instructions, materials, and a photo. It invites readers to send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle for Pattern 1570 and includes assorted kitchen and fabric care tips.

Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept Eighth Ave New York

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