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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1949
Page
2
In a rural home, seven year old Molly lies injured after a barn accident. The doctor warns of a crisis as Molly bleeds and Pete, her seven year old brother, ponders giving blood. After a tense moment, Pete volunteers, hoping to help his sister recover.
A boy repeats the line to do what to die while a doctor warns that lack of blood stops the motor. The father recalls the cup of blood given to his sister and the implied risk, as Pete considers his next step.
In a rain drenched New York scene a newspaper boy named John witnesses a fatal shooting on subway stairs. The killer Moe Consoletti dies after a confrontation with Officer Clancey while target Silas Berry falls. John earns a thousand dollars in the aftermath.
A mixed crossword clue list with across and down entries ranging from bog and peevish to river and serf, including several language notes and partial terms across multiple lines and labeled 1, 6, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 23, 24, 27, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 38, 40 and 41 across and 1, 2, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 28, 29, 40, 32, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 42 down.
MEZ GERHARD recounts Bert Parks rising fame on Stop the Music as fans chase him for the Mystery Melody. The piece notes his family life, prize winnings, and pressure from fans while mentioning other TV and film personalities and mid-century censorship and charity campaigns.
The article surveys the push for hydrogen bombs and advances in nuclear science, notes U S and Soviet researchers, and cites claims of Russian invention from 1680s to 1684, including radar and television, with trivia about Truman’s health and a White House cat-nap habit. It mentions Bikini tests, radiation detection from Ithaca, and Moscow framing of Soviet scientific feats.
The piece argues against imminent depression, noting wartime prosperity and a resilient economy. It cites the 1946 Employment Act, the President's Council of Economic Advisers, congressional hearings, and actions by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the FDIC, and price supports as stabilizing factors. It praises the Truman administration and the Committee for Economic Development for promoting a stabilized budget and balanced taxation aligned with high employment and rising national income.
In a reflection from 1935 onward rural newspapers resisted rigid party lines and urged choices based on constitutional government and the free enterprise system. They lament intensified spending and the welfare state while urging candidates who uphold principled policy over factional politics.
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