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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1952
Page
2
Home baked yeast breads with baking powder give light texture and quick action. Recipes include Sugar Crunch Coffee Cake and Candied Apple Top Twirls with variations and fillings. Also offered are Seed tops and Poppy Seed Supper Rolls with step by step mixing and baking notes.
A guide urging women to assess their figures and adjust patterns for a perfect fit. It covers recognizing asymmetries, using generous seam allowances, pressing practices, and the use of a thermoplastic dress form to minimize fittings. Tips include darts, tucks, hems, and keeping patterns coordinated with waist and bodice changes.
In a playful yet patriotic riff, the piece defends suspenders against government meddling, arguing they boost morale and symbolize pioneer spirit. It rails at a 1950s debate over buttons on soldiers' pants, cites historical figures from Boone to Ford, the Wrights, and railroads, and ends with a tongue-in-cheek note on atomic age absurdities.
In a letter from Margery Humber of Roanoke a 56 year old widow laments losing home and security after her son dies in Korea and aging out of full family belonging. Norris advises not to see herself as old and suggests becoming a giver through work, sharing practical examples of older women finding purpose in service.
Scientists returning from Everest report tiny cannibalistic spiders found at 22 000 to 23 000 feet as the world’s loftiest residents. The Himalayas host ghostly snow leopards, ibex, markhor, serow, tahr, bharal sheep, red bears, yaks, marmots, Tibetan hares, pikas, pandas, and slender monkeys.
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