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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1936
Page
2
Brig. Gen. Edgar T. Conley, appointed adjutant general with major general rank, succeeds Maj. Gen. James F. McKinley, who retired. Conley’s appointment follows nearly six years in service and marks a leadership transition at the top of the Army.
Washington column reviews the Nye munitions and bankers probe, noting the flare back as Senators Nye Clark and others clash over Wilson treaties and alleged falsification. It details the 15 month, $193000 investigation and its limited constructive results.
The Morgan inquiry yielded a clean bill of health for J P Morgan and company, showing their wartime finance work aided the United States and allies. The piece warns against biased or sensational investigations by the Senate and urges careful basis before probing private business.
Soviet minister Alexander Minkin in Uruguay was granted his passport as Uruguay severed relations with Russia. The move marks a break in ties affecting South American diplomacy and regional dynamics.
The article explains leap year origins from Julius Caesar to Gregory XIII and the 10day correction in 1582. It notes the shift to the Gregorian calendar in various regions, the 2100 suppression rule, and the romanticLeap tradition sparked by Margaret of Norway in 1288.
A Baltimore Sun quip contrasts two genealogical searches. Brown notes paying $5,000 for a family tree inquiry, while Jones remarks only $2,000 for the lookup and $3,000 to hush up the results, implying a coverup financed by the expense.
A fragmented note from the Border Cities Star features a dialogue about life and memory with lines from a Nurse and Professor. The exchange includes a brief exchange titled Just a Little Love and a quoted line about tales that are told never passing away.
A bystander reports a quarrel where a wife questions being treated like a queen and a husband jokes about nautical miles being longer at sea. The dialogue showcases domestic irony with a playful jab about water-locked measurements.
Comic exchange on a Pittsburgh dance floor as a man teases a young girl about her eyes and she replies with a sharp joke, reflecting city slang and social cues from the era.
Glass research ushers in house building with transparent bricks and private living. Philip H. Smith in Scientific American notes new glass technology developments that influence the housing drive and offer outlets for artistic talent.
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