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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 1950

Page

2

Good Citizen series on democracy and rights

This introduction from The American Heritage Foundation outlines core rights in a democratic system including freedom of worship speech press assembly and the right to bear arms. It explains due process protections against unreasonable searches and double jeopardy and notes the privacy of voting and habeas corpus.

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Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Items Revealed

Puzzle clues cover a wide range from millponds and branches to biblical cities and freight train parts. The grid lists across and down entries with hints for learning tools, legal terms, and measurements, inviting solver engagement.

Wordplay clues from last week’s puzzle hints

The list presents a set of crossword style clues with entries such as Persia Newt and a reference to a city in the south of France. The fragment suggests a themed puzzle update or answer key with numbered items and a final footlike organ clue.

Notions of Courage and Love Collide in Stockbridge Tale

In a Stockbridge community a confrontation with Steve Legge tests Allen Bursley’s courage. Maybelle Weslyan ends their engagement over fears of cowardice after Legge mocks Allen and pushes a violent clash at the post office. Allen proves resolve and situational strength, winning Maybelle’s wary respect and proposing a future marriage.

Allen Bursiley Steve Legge Alien Bursley Maybelle Thompson Place Allen Steve Legee Steve Maybelle Weslyan Allen Bursley Jen Bursley Allen Bursiy

Dollar buying power falls as inflation creeps in

An analysis from the Family Economics Bureau explains how inflation quietly erodes purchasing power. It traces money creation, borrowings, and production shifts from 1939 to 1949, showing a tripling of money supply with only modest gains in goods, and a resulting worth drop from $1.00 to about 57 cents in real terms.

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Westfield talent scout finds star on Your Hit Parade

EFF CLARK, Westminster College alum and Sharon Pennsylvania radio engineer turned singer, tops Your Hit Parade as Sinatra substitute. He won the Arthur Godfrey Talent Scout award and later hosted New York radio and TV shows. Claudette Colbert’s wedding gown in The Secret Fury inspires fashion copycats. Stan Freeman headlines Piano Playhouse and writes commercial jingles between Carnegie Hall dates. Ted Tezlaff’s The White Tower features dramatic Alpine scenes and an avalanche sequence.

Eff Clark Westminster College Sharon Clark Stan Freeman Joey Adams McDowell

Secret confession unearthed after four decades

In 1903 a French priest hears a boy confessing an unacted murder tale. Decades later a decomposed body is found, linking the vanished girl to the story. The priest keeps silent until liberation era veterans recall his pivotal, still unresolved confession.

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Inflation Not Increasing Real Goods Or Living Standards

The passage argues that increasing money in circulation does not raise the supply of goods or the standard of living. It uses a crude hat-check analogy: giving two checks per hat does not improve value, as some customers lose and some gain hats, while dollars do not create real wealth despite a temporary feeling of abundance.

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Camel Advertised as Mild and Pleasing to Throats

A popular recording artist endorses Camels cigarettes, praising their mildness and throat comfort. The artist states they smoke Camels and find them agreeable and flavorful.

25 Years of Health with Crazy Water Crystals

Mr. C. H. Heussner of Waco Texas extols Crazy Water Crystals claiming 25 years of satisfactory health. He cites personal investigation into ingredients and urges others to try the nature’s own remedy available at drugstores with prices 85c for half pound and 1.26 for a full pound, satisfaction guaranteed.

C. H. Heussner Austin St Waco Texas Heussner Crazy Water Co., Inc Mineral Wells

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