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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1937
Page
6
Nebraska's WPA quota is cut to 18 509 workers for December, state WPA Administrator D F Felton cites federal fund shortages from private industry layoffs. He notes destitute and exhausted residents need relief, with local officials reporting a critical situation and requests for aid within days.
A 1937 Christmas lesson emphasizes the birth of Jesus as Saviour, the shepherds’ witness, and their call to personal devotion. It urges readers to meet the Lord personally, then proclaim the good news, and keep Christmas through service to others.
A columnist riffs on a newly coined Hellocene era, mocks geologists, and jokes about the era’s age. He critiques the law’s reach, condemns legal flaws, and rails against crooked officials. Nostalgic reflections shift to 1937 and 1938 projections.
Mrs. Greene lonely after her sons grow, invites a hungry boy into her life. Sharing warmth she gives him a bicycle, books, mittens, and a home replacing longing with found family. The boy accepts, calling her mother as they toast a hopeful Christmas.
A poem urging cheerful giving as essential to true living. It contrasts tight fisted cynics who borrow but never lend with those who share and give, noting that planting before reaping nourishes the soul and brings genuine Christmas cheer.
Ruth Wyeth Spears describes removing arms carvings and padding from a walnut chair, replacing the back with a fiberboard cushion tufted on the wrong side, and using tapes to fasten it. She details a box pleated ruffle, rust colored upholstery, and notes plans to publish a sewing book with instructions and order details.
A compact quotation notes that winds and waves favor the ablest navigators, illustrating confidence in skilled seafaring and judgment guiding voyage.
The article traces wage payments to American factory workers rising from 620 million in 1869 to 11.62 billion by 1929 due to higher demand driven by advertising. It highlights the scale of wage growth across six decades and the impact of advertising on production.
A classic plum pudding recipe lists scalded breadcrumbs with cream, beef suet, brown sugar, corn syrup, eggs, citron, currants, baking powder and brandy or rum. Steam for 24 hours then 12 hours over two days, seal in a tin and reheat before serving with sauce.
Literary quotes surface in a meditation on art and power citing Goethe on origin and Voltaire on sacred abuse, prompting reflection on how age and reverence shape creative acts and moral judgment.
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