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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1949
Page
6
A mother tells of a girl Molly and her brother Pete who suffer grave injuries after a barn accident. Molly bleeds heavily and needs a transfusion. Pete offers his blood after learning his type matches. The doctor warns of risk, and Pete contemplates his own mortality as he asks how long until he might die.
A boy repeats the phrase to do what is needed to save a sister. The doctor notes a failing blood supply as the source of danger. The father recognizes the child meant to sacrifice himself, and Pete confirms his intent to decide after considering the consequences.
In a rain soaked New York moment Johnny and bystanders witness a fatal shooting on Sairs stairs linked to Judge Silas Berry. Moe Consoletti dies alongside the judge while Officer Mike Clancey tends to a wounded Johnny who earns a thousand dollars in a post riot reward.
The puzzle lists Across and Down clues including Bog, Peevish, Semblance, Condiment, River and more. It offers a full set of cryptic style items from Bog to Part of a locomotive with numerous foreign and descriptive terms.
Bert Parks becomes a sought after figure as Stop the Music grows with fans eager to know the Mystery Melody. He avoids discussing it even at home while prize payouts soar and his family remains private.
The piece cites Sen. Ed Johnson on hydrogen bombs and explosive power, notes advances in detection of radiation from Bikini tests, and reports on Soviet claims of invented technologies and Russia's supposed discovery of America in 1604. It also mentions Truman's health and catnaps and Kremlin propaganda in education.
In Washington during the holiday season predic tions of a coming depression persist, but the economy has soared to new income highs. The piece cites the 1946 Employment Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and bank and deposit protections as bulwarks against downturns while noting government action and business optimism.
The speaker recalls rural publishers and editors across small towns who historically backed parties by policy. Since 1935 the choice has been between candidates, not parties, with editors desiring clear commitments to constitutional government, free enterprise, and curbing welfare-state expansion. They fault ongoing spending and bureaucratic growth amid looming elections.
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