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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Feb 23, 1939

Page

6

Maiden Effort intrigue deepens with Snydacker case

Kelsey questions lawyer Sayles about Mr A Leon Snydacker and Miss Marion Van Stratten. The attorney claims blackmail linked to Snydacker and an emerald scandal while pressuring Kelsey for sensitive disclosures as Maiden Effort production tensions escalate.

Kelsey Leon Snydacker Germine Sayles Mr. Sayles Silver Screen Marion Norman van Stratten Mr. Germine

The Gathering Storm at Maiden Effort Headquarters

The group contends with flood damage and dwindling supplies as Glunk and Marne suspect Kelsey of hiding a bank windfall. Gloria, Marie, and Martin confront him about a fifteen thousand dollar bank book found among Martin’s papers, forcing a tense confrontation about trust and deception.

Maiden Effort Glunk Marne Kelsey Maine Martin Holmes Martin Holmes Gloria Glo Marie

Unceremonious Transfer of Poland’s Last King Remains

Soviet railway workers loaded a wooden box marked Corpse with eight seals from Moscow to Wolczyn near Brest Litovsk then hid the king Stanislas Augustus Poniatowski in a church niche amid Polish protests. The move sparked public outrage over treating a sovereign’s remains. The piece also recalls early military punishments known as riding the wooden horse.

Moscow Poland Stanislas Augustus Poniatowski Catherine II Augustus III Wolczyn Brest-Litovsk Stanislas Augustus Wawel Cathedral Krakow

Meatless meals offer variety and thrift for Lent

A 1939 guide notes Lent challenges homemakers with meatless menus but offers protein rich alternatives. It highlights fish, canned salmon, cheese, macaroni or noodles, legumes, nuts, and eggs as economical, nutritious options to replace meat while maintaining flavor and balance.

O—Wnu—C Houston Goudiss

General Knowledge Quiz Answers From An Old Newspaper

A quiz set covers bridges over the Mississippi, moon versus sun light, Texas population capacity, Tristan da Cunha’s late war word, illuminated manuscripts, pet banks under Jackson, and congressional holidays. It notes 150 plus bridges, moon light about one eight hundred thousandth of sunlight, world population near two billion, Tristan da Cunha ending in 1922, manuscript meanings, pet banks as federal funds managers, and holidays needing congressional action for national status.

Mississippi River Texas Congress Tristan da Cunha Atlantic Ocean Andrew Jackson Jackson District of Columbia

Use Gay Scraps to Make Applique Quilt Pattern 1721

Advertises a needlecraft pattern from The Sewing Circle Nee dlecraft Dept. The item provides pattern pieces diagrams cutting sewing finishing yardage chart and quilt diagram. Requests 15 cents and includes address 82 Eighth Avenue New York with a note to write name address and pattern number.

Needlecraft Dept Eighth Avenue New York N. Y

Matachines play recount Montezuma tale in Lent procession

The Matachines are wandering bands in Mexico during Lent. They portray the Montezuma drama with Indian costumes and rattles, detailing the desertion of his people, Malinche’s lure, the king and people’s reunion, and the killing of the bull that embodies misfortune.

Mexico Montezuma Malinche E21 Toro Bull

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Kanner Samuel Hopkins Adams Samuel Hopkins Adam A. Leon Snydacker Ria C. Houston Goudiss Fee Ean Antira
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