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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1950
Page
7
Three years after marriage the couple’s romance cools. The wife laments love fading while the husband jokes about the doghouse and the father questions the daughter’s wait to marry. The mother defends the delay as searching for a better match.
The article argues as Congress opens that Britain undercuts U.S. China policy while Acheson and Johnson clash. It promotes a Chinese tactic of passive resistance and total boycott to isolate Beijing, warn of communist expansion, and recalls 1925 Canton boycott and 1936 Leahy proposal to blockade Japan's waters.
A reader argues that the social security system overcharges workers and employers, claims no reserve fund exists, and accuses Congress of spending the surplus since 1935. The letter cites rising taxes in 1952, government subsidies for potatoes, and a Utah governor quote on federal-state money flows. It condemns subsidies as a false promise and warns against creeping socialism.
Cornell extension staff Hugh Wilson and Harry Kerr unveil a two part teaching gadget called the one armed bandit. A land use capability chart and an analyzer of four concentric circles assess soil balance. The device can indicate up to 768 combinations via green yellow or red lights signaling favorable soil management. The system starts by establishing land use capability from slope drainage texture erosion and humus.
Ohio State University extension entomologist T H Parks warns cattle infested with lice produce poor milk and weight gains. Lice common in winter and spring. treat promptly with rotenone or DDT. Rotenone needs two treatments 15 days apart, DDT one thorough treatment. Symptoms include rough hair and possible bare patches from rubbing.
Scientists note beneficial insects prey on harmful bugs and may work with selective insecticides. They cite North Dakota spraying that killed friendly bugs and others, leading to a suspension to allow predator populations to recover.
A discussion of bowl gate receipts shows Rose Bowl profits are largely distributed to universities rather than single teams. Big Ten fears of Southern competition lead to revenue cuts, while the South builds large payout programs for Cotton and Sugar Bowls. North Carolina, Rice, Oklahoma, LSU and Kentucky emerge as big beneficiaries with several towns projecting over six figures per season.
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports a 40 percent telephone reach on U S farms as of July 1 1949 up from 37 percent a year earlier.
A discussion argues for two eight team pro football leagues with a football world series and exhibition games. It notes Buffalo’s strong fan base and compares long term viability to past failures, warning most teams may lose money without proper organization.
Joe Gordon of the Indians is highlighted as the outstanding all around athlete. He began as Oregon's top football prospect with a standout freshman showing, but chose baseball over football to pursue his future in sports.
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