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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jul 10, 1947

Page

7

Luck and Loss in a Family Tale of the O Hallorans

Terry and Ann O Halloran marry, face poverty after he loses his job, and endure illness and debt as a new baby arrives. He plans to fake an accident for life insurance, but a sudden job lead and a hopeful turn of events change their outlook just as he contemplates the fatal step. The piece chronicles struggle, resilience, and the irony of luck.

Terry Ann Terrence Patrick O'Halloran O'Hallorans Marianne Ann Darling Old Jim Blake

Seeing God in Our Present World Lesson Text Summary

Moody Bible Institute outline on Job 38 to 41 emphasizes God as Creator Life and Order. It contrasts human words with divine wisdom, urges humility before God’s majesty, and notes God’s control over nature life and the cosmos. The piece critiques secular confidence and highlights God’s sovereignty.

Harold L. Lundquist D. D Moody Bible Institute Chicago Job B. L. Olmstead God Elihu God of Creation Yob

Practical Home Nurse booklet No. 81 offered

A home care guide promises to teach cleansing a scraped knee eye care stopping a nosebleed and general first aid. Readers are urged to send 25 cents to Weekly Newspaper Service for Practical Instruction for the Home Nurse booklet No. 81 with name and address.

West 17Th St New York 11 N. Y

Odd 12-Foot Alphorn Calls Cows Announce Worship

A long alphorn used in the Swiss Alps calls cattle home at milking time and signals the evening worship hour. The ancient wooden instrument, 10 to 12 feet long with a bark bound body, rests its wide mouth on the ground and resembles a huge smoking pipe in shape.

Alps

Hypnotizing Animals Demonstration in Budapest Zoo

A 1937 Budapest demonstration by a Hungarian physician showed him hypnotizing a dozen wild animals at the zoo. Among those tamed were a surly lion a bad-tempered swan and a bear that had mauled its keeper previously.

Budapest Zoo

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