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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1940
Page
3
Ruth Wyeth Spears details the crazypatch quilt, using embroidery stitches to join plain and figured silks, with multiple silk threads for embellishment. She offers patterns for three Early American blocks and a booklet with 42 stitches, plus patterns and repair items, available by mail for 10 cents.
A sea plow technique buries cables in the ocean bed to 2,400 feet depth, reducing annual submarine cable damage of 500 000 dollars caused by fishing trawlers off Ireland. Also notes historic bell ringing record in England and mirror image bias in photography. Deaf men work shot blasting in British munitions plants due to noise.
A collage of dialogue and captions parodies wartime politics and reform, including Adolf Hitler and a quarrelsome couple skit. The second piece mocks Uncle Sam and library week with playful verse and a Hollywood yes man gag, reflecting a lighthearted, satirical page.
A report urges comprehensive health screenings for student pilots amid safety concerns. Medical officials cite fitness, vision, and cognitive testing as essential to ensure readiness for flight training and solo assignments.
Dr James W Barton notes aviation attracts youths amid advancing air travel. He cites a Rocky Mountain Medical Journal list of disqualifications for pilots including encephalitis, syphilis, asthma, malaria, organic heart disease, rheumatism, tachycardia, kidney stones, and chronic ear disease. Some conditions can be treated to permit flying, others cannot.
After a first stroke the patient should return to regular life gradually but quickly to reduce fear of another stroke. Do not keep him bedridden. explain the event, restore confidence, and maintain small meals to prevent blood pressure rises. Recovery may be rapid for weeks then slower for months.
Virginia Vale notes iOAN CRAWFORD's New York welcome with dachshunds Stinky and Pupschen. Fox plans a radio history film starring Alice Faye and Don Ameche. Details on William Powell wedding fashion, Vivian Leigh, David Niven, Diana Lewis, and Kate Smith. Benny's Buck Benny Rides Again title sold to Paramount.
Alec Templeton Time shifts from Chicago to New York for the January 8 broadcast and a five week stay. He plans extensive concert travel along New England and the Atlantic seaboard, keeping busy between shows and broadcasting. Templeton has been composing songs with Neville Fleeson the Hollywood lyricist, four of which will be published soon by a major music house.
A charming vista remark reveals uncertainty about crosswords as she expresses confusion and avoids engagement with puzzle culture. The dialogue hints at personal ambivalence toward solving word games.
The remark plays on changing gender roles with a pointed exchange about women seeking broader influence. The dialogue hints at social shifts and debates over women's expanding daily reach and power.
A witty exchange features a wife praising a Paris style and a husband retorting that burning candles at both ends signals a bright future, with playful mislocations about Paris and Scotland. The dialogue shows light domestic humor and wordplay between partners.
The quiz lists ten prompts covering word play history science and logic. Questions ask why Arizona is called the 3 D state define bon mot distinguish boar bore and boar count squares in a calendar month analyze signature on the Declaration of Independence clarify water rotation in drains discuss a nonreproductive domestic beast compare aquaplane and hydroplane locate the oldest university in the Western Hemisphere and differentiate tired weary and sleepy.
An assortment of clues defines items from copper and cattle to a witty remark. It lists a male swine and a peasant as rustic, notes John Hancock, and identifies terms mule and aquaplane and hydroplane with brief explanations. Lima Peru hosts the University of San Marcos founded 1551.
A new special constable was shown his beat’s limit by the sergeant and told to patrol. He failed to report at the proper time, reappearing exhausted after claiming to have chased a long distance moving van 43 miles out after its tire blew.
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