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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Dec 25, 1947

Page

7

National Anthem Banned At Grand Central Station

The Star Spangled Banner on the Grand Central organ is prohibited since December 8, 1941 when the United States declared war on Japan. The delay caused by the ban led to hundreds missing trains as worshipful crowds stood at attention.

New York Grand Central Terminal Japan

Minnesota the Land of 10 000 Lakes and Rich Resources

This feature portrays Minnesota as a large, healthful state built on strong pioneer heritage. It highlights settlements from Fort Snelling to St Paul, climate, soil, iron ore, forests, farming, livestock, and major industries, plus tourism and natural wonders like Lake Itasca and Lake Superior access. The piece ends by invoking Paul Bunyan myths becoming reality in Minnesota.

Paul Bunyan Babe Minnesota Fort Snelling St. Paul Red River Valley Twin Cities Rainy Lake Lake Superior Union Vermillion Range Mesabi Range Cuyana Chicago Gary Erie Mississippi North Woods United States Penasse Minn Lake of the Woods Canadian Iowa Line Dakotas Lake Itasca Dalles St Croix Superior National Forest Luther W. Youngdahl Minneapolis Lake Saganaga

Pop Warner the master of early football and his Carlisle era

A retrospective portrait of Pop Warner tracing his influence from Carlisle to Georgia and beyond. The piece notes Warner as footballs great innovator of the single and double wing, his impact on Jim Thorpe and Ernie Nevers, and his enduring faith in simple, disciplined play.

Vanderbilt Georgia Cornell Glenn Scoby Warner Pop Carlisle Indians Pittsburgh Stanford Temple Pop Warner Jim Thorpe Carlisle Thorpe Galac Guyon Metoxen Hauser Little Bear Mt. Pleasant Hudson Peck Ernie Nevers Nevers Warward Notre Dame Yale Michigan Army Knute Rockne Yost Percy Haughton Walter Camp Syracuse Chick Mechan Mechan Chick

Spread of Bluebirds and Roses Needlework Pattern

Promote Bluebirds and Roses pattern 7031 with transfer details 152 by 18 motif and five motifs 3 by 51 percent to 214 by 1042 in an improved pattern visual. Includes easy charts photos and complete directions to aid beginners.

First curved ball thrown in a baseball game

The question asks who delivered the first curved pitch in baseball history. No definitive name is universally recorded. early curved pitches emerged in the 19th century as pitchers experimented with grip and spin, shaping the evolution of pitching in the sport.

Saul Red Cross

Answers J Arthur Candy Cummings and related notes

The fragment mentions J Arthur Candy Cummings known as Candy Cummings, pitcher for the Stars of Brooklyn in 1867. It lists Pyrenees, 125 pounds of hay and 7 pounds of bran, and a daily water intake of 50 gallons. Endor is named with a Geneva cross.

J. Arthur Candy” Cummings Stars Brooklyn Endor

Ingenious Burglar Alarm In Kyoto Temple 1697

A Chipin temple in Kyoto built in 1697 as a military headquarters uses a clever alarm. When the intruder steps on the wooden floor it creaks and sounds like birds in the rafters, masking detection until capture.

Chipin Kyoto Japan

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