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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jul 17, 1947

Page

2

Capital Scene and Washington Dispatches Collected

In Washington notesSecretary of State Marshall moves into a new building and keeps a cot in his office while a large safe sits nearby A Labor brief reviews prior and proposed minimum wage legislation The Wrath Department traces White House ire over Farley and Allen A new presidential radio process improves Truman's delivery and a fond garden party feature unfolds Marshall facial renovations and other memoranda report freight rate changes bank financing shifts housing starts and steel subsidy talk

Washington Marshall State Department War Department Florida Pepper Joe Martin Bob Taft Congress White House George Allen Jim Farley Truman Allen Epic Farley Roosevelt Charlie Michelson Charlie J. Leonard Reinsch Reinsch Mr. Truman Secretary of State Mars Interstate Commerce Commission RFC Metropolitan Life Johns-Manville Senate California Pennsylvania Martin Mellon

Ticker: Truman throat trouble and political chatter

The column jokes about President Truman's throat ailment during the Mexico trip, cabinet changes and bets on Krug, Wheeler, and La Follette, plus parodic notes on Wallace, Pearl Harbor hearings, and various street tales and theater chatter reflecting political and social quirks.

Washington Truman Taft Krug Fred LaFollette Burton K. Wheeler Wallace American Anti-Communist Association Acc

Summertime Sandwich Ideas and Barbecued Hamburgers

Explains quick sandwich serving for hot weather with salad relishes beverages and fruit. Provides simple recipes and variations such as cranberry ham or pork slices pickles horseradish lettuce and mayo dressed mixes with eggs celery olives and peppers. Includes a barbecued hamburger recipe with milk bread crumbs ground beef and a thick ketchup sauce.

United States

Lynn Chambers Menu and Household Tips Feature

Lynn Chambers presents kitchen ideas and a menu of assorted sandwiches with potato salad coleslaw and beverages. Step by step barbecued ham or pork sauce and multiple sandwich variations plus egg burgers and a coffee iced beverage are included. Household tips cover ironing curtains cleansing greasy containers rug care and towel care for wrinkle removal.

Food outlook grim as harvests strain export plans

Washington reports a fragile balance between a bumper wheat crop and tight carryover leaving little for Europe while corn and pork supplies face weather damage. Officials may push consuming less and a national dieting campaign as prices climb on retail levels though wholesale quotes rise modestly.

Washington Europe Midwest Mr. Truman

Why Is Europe Hungry A mixed relief picture and questions

A reader summarizes debates on Europe hunger noting conflicting American reports. One relief official recalls severe European weather damaging crops and canals freezing. another study claims Europe lacks drive to self produce and questions need and aid effectiveness.

Europe

Household Tips From an Old Paper Napkin Cleaning Guide

A columnist offers practical home hints such as using a paper napkin with kerosene to clean sinks and toilets, wrapping dried cake in a damp cloth before reheating, trimming towels, patching towels with decorative designs, and removing rug marks with a chamois. Also notes lace curtains return, modern rooms use drapery, and proper split pea cooking in boiling water for an hour and a half.

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