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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1938
Page
7
Former Pennsylvania governor Gifford Pinchot announces candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor. He frames his entry as a serious bid to lead the state and challenges the current administration.
The article outlines Rockefeller Center’s mural dispute among Jose Maria Sert Diego Rivera and Brangwyn, noting Rivera’s Lenin head replaced by Sert’s restrained monochrome. It also profiles Sert’s career and style and mentions Meredith Burgess and his early life and rise in Broadway acting.
Easy cutwork design for buffet set or doilies done in buttonhole stitch. Includes transfer patterns for 11 by 17 and 6 by 8 inch pieces, material needs, stitch illustrations, and color ideas. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle, Household Arts Dept, 259 W 14th St, New York NY.
Cy Johnny Thompson, a Pennsylvania pro, wins the Los Angeles Open with a low 175 after strong rounds. The event showcases Thompson’s skill as he clinches the title in California.
The Continental divide is the Great Divide. Alfred the Great is called Father of His Country. The quote comes from Chesterfield. The President cannot declare war. Congress holds that power. A posthumous child is born after the father's death. Cleopatra had Greek ancestry. Jerusalem remains walled with missing stones restored. Andrew Jackson and Benjamin Franklin have the most places named for them.
The passage lists aims for public service and self improvement, noting devotion to club community and country, and explains scale model airplanes as miniature versions with proportional wing sizes. It references towns counties named in honor and compares a small aircraft to a full size plane with a 1:12 scale for wings.
A reflective piece notes that despite science modern comforts, waking early remains unpleasant. It humorously compares today with Julius Caesar who lacked electric lights and radios, imagining a painless method to rise early and praising the unknown innovator who might offer it.
When purchasing branded merchandise buyers expect superior quality because the maker must deliver on advertising to secure repeat orders. An ad praises Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Ferrets made of May Apple as effective in removing bodily waste.
A short quotation attributes happiness to life found through labor. It cites Count Tolstoi asserting that happiness lies in living and that living is found in work.
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