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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1945
Page
6
Western Newspaper Union analysis argues Japanese actions in China reflect anxiety over a potential U.S. invasion. The piece surveys geopolitical tensions and UN efforts toward peace, linking military moves to diplomatic strain and the broader wartime context.
In China and the Pacific, Japanese activity intensifies while Okinawa falls and Allied transports anchor off the Ryukyus. U.S. and Chinese forces push to neutralize Nipponese gains, with heavy casualties on both sides and a focus on Formosa as a future base.
At San Francisco postwar talks the United Nations shaped its framework with concessions to smaller nations. The Big Five the United States Britain Russia France and China retain key policing and veto powers while a new international force and military staff are created marking a historic organization.
Harry W. Farr, chairman of the National Live Stock and Meat board, reported at the recent meeting that U S meat production and processing rose to an average of 7 billion pounds per year, despite 3 million fewer farm workers over four years than during World War I.
President Truman calls the reciprocal trade extension a top priority as the Senate passes the three year bill by 54 to 21, authorizing tariff cuts up to 50 percent below current levels and allowing total reductions of 75 percent from Smoot Hawley schedules. Republicans oppose the plan citing risk to American producers amid economic cooperation push.
State revenue from general sales use and gross income taxes climbed to 745 million dollars in 1944, a record high and 38.5 percent of the 1.94 billion collected by all 48 states from major excise taxes that year. The 1944 total also marks a 9.5 percent rise over 1943 collections.
The Senate War Investigating Committee moved to probe foreign soil projects amid graft claims on the Inter-American Highway linking the U S and Panama Canal. Rep Arends cites private firms overcharging and army engineers overpaying for similar road work with rental schemes and idle equipment costs.
Thousands of troops moved into Chicago to man idle carriers and protect routes as 10,000 of 14,000 members of two trucking unions held out over a war board raise. Federal troops and police guarded non-striking drivers while officials warned officers could be prosecuted for walkouts in government industries.
Seven years of experience at the Chicago Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium reports on the BCG vaccine. Of 1302 infants vaccinated within days of birth, only three TB cases and one death occurred, versus 23 cases and four deaths among 1276 unvaccinated controls. Among vaccinated children with a family TB history only one contracted TB and none died, while among the unvaccinated in the same group four developed TB and three died.
In a swift Moscow court proceeding 12 Polish underground leaders were found guilty of subversive activity behind Red Army lines, with three acquitted. Defendants admitted guilt and cooperated with prosecutors, claiming orders from exile government in London to form a military political group resisting Russian encroachment.
A survey shows the United States has more than 300 major aluminum plants and 330 major works plus 1,000 small foundries. Aluminum plants exist in 39 of 48 states with five large oxide producing operations for pure aluminum.
In a column voice, the piece laments era of open service stations and foresees gradual return to normal gasoline supply. It notes Ickes will raise the ration from four to six gallons, with Truman handling cabinet changes, and mocks wartime controls while invoking beach trips and roadside humor. It closes with caustic verses and a couple of notices about domestic matters from Nova Scotia.
Union era editorial urging removal of white pennies from circulation as a measure to curb monetary turmoil and bolster national economy. Mentions German bubble and patriotic tone by H N Morse.
The sale of sulfa drugs is halted except by prescription after reports of people seeking sulfa for many ailments from dandruff to gas pains. A druggist recalls a customer asking sulfa to cure pains caused by using sulfa, underscoring public confusion. As confused by the laws of the country as a member of the Supreme court.
At a southwestern university an old custom lets students walk out if a professor is more than ten minutes late. One morning the professor, delayed, left his hat on the desk and rushed out. When he returned after fifteen minutes, the class had dispersed. The next day he noted that his hat signaled his presence. The following day rows of seats were filled only with hats.
Household sponges stay fresh by soaking in salt water after washing. If an electric cord is damp, dry it on a flat surface for several days before use. Graphite instead of oil keeps door hinges quiet. A dress form helps locate hem and seam lines. If a water bucket leaks, decorate it to match the kitchen and reuse as a waste paper can. Bake new tins with lard then heat. Enamel pie dishes get soda water, wash, rinse. Do not wash gold-patterned china in soda water. To remove fish odor from dishes use a hot salt water solution. Place screws in strips of heavy paper to prevent loss and aid placement.
Holystones were used to scrub wooden decks in the navy until recently. The term traces to fragments of broken Saint Nicholas church monuments at Great Yarmouth, England, used on British ships. They were also called ecclesiastical bricks in service.
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