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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 1946

Page

8

Prosecution urged for legal monopolies and OPA trends

Segmoy Karl Stefan of the Department of Justice urged continued prosecutions of legal monopolies as appropriations for his division rise. The Civil Aeronautics Administration will keep the Lincoln office, with one representative in Omaha to work with the Nebraska Aeronautics Commission. Nebraska officials seek federal airport aid details, while widespread canning and rationing news show OPA costs and possible tax actions to curb inflation.

Civil Aeronautics Administration Lincoln Omaha C.A.A Nebraska Aeronautics Commission Washington Congress Nebraska Wardner Beatt the Treasury John W. Snyder Snyder

Sun safety tips for summer sun exposure

Medical guidance warns ultraviolet rays peak between 10 00 AM and 2 00 PM from now until September First. People new to sun exposure risk serious burns. start with five to ten minutes, then fifteen to twenty, increasing about ten minutes daily. Calamine lotion olive oil and cocoa butter ease mild burns. seek physician care for more than mild cases.

Omaha World Herald Subscription Request

A reader requests a subscription to the Omaha World Herald. The notice signals interest in receiving daily news coverage from the Omaha publishing outlet.

The Omaha World- Herald

Scientific Feeding Method for Veggie Growth Yields

Nonfiction guide explains that well fed vegetables show higher vitamin content tenderness better appearance and larger yields. It describes placing plant food in furrows two inches from seed rows at depth one to one and a half inches and applying one quart per 50 feet of row. For long crops sidedress every 3 to 5 weeks with half the fertilizer on each side and lightly rake in before watering.

Cody sorghum named after Buffalo Bill for wartime starch needs

The Cody sorghum variety, bred near Hays Kansas and nicknamed Buffalo Bill, features waxy seeds ideal for a starch dessert that can replace tapioca. Derived from Leoti and Club crosses, Cody yields large waxy seeds, short stalks for easy harvest, and a 1944 commercial crop of 32 million pounds to meet wartime processing demands.

Cody Col William F. Cody Hays Kansas Club

To Shampoo a Rug or Not A Home Dilemma

Home furnishing specialists warn against shampooing large or small rugs at home. Soap jelly and quick rinsing may clean, but drying fibers at the back can take weeks or months and cause rot. Odor from wet wool can linger for days or weeks in living rooms.

Food groups and simplified classifications

The seven basic foods are grouped into seven categories: green and yellow vegetables group 1 oranges tomatoes grapefruit group 2 potatoes other vegetables and fruits group 3 milk and milk products group 4 meat poultry fish eggs group 5 bread flour cereal group 6 and butter fortified vitamin A margarine group 7. These can be narrowed to five groups dairy poultry lean meats vegetables and fruits and starches fats and sweets or into three groups protein foods minerals and vitamins and energy or fuel foods.

Thoroughbred Camel Facts and Misconceptions

The dromedary is a thoroughbred camel capable of high speed, not defined by a single hump. It has a sensitive nose, small ears, slender legs, high belly-line, and a straight hump-to-hump back. One-humped camels are Arabian or African, sandy colored, about seven feet tall, and heat tolerant, found across Arabia, Sudan, India, Somalia, Australia, and Egypt.

Sahara Arabia Sudan India Somaliland Australia Egypt

Church services schedule with guest prisoner of war talk

Horgville Baptist Church lists ministers and service times. Miss Winnifred Lewis, a former prisoner of war at Santo Tomas, will share experiences during the 11 am service. Assenio Lewis will also speak. A double header Union Gospel Service follows at 7 pm with Miss Lewis and Assenio. Tuesday features the Midweek Praise Prayer and Bible Study Hour.

First Baptist Church Paul Lemke Donald Hanquist Assenio Lewis Winnifred Lewis Santo Tomas Union Gospel Our Church Miss Lewis Assenio

Milford church announces weekly services and meetings

Evangelical Free Church with Pastor Olson lists Sunday services at 9 and 11 am with morning worship at 8 pm an 11 am Sunday School Union Gospel Service at the Baptist Church Monday 8 pm Young People's meeting Thursday 8 pm Bible Study and prayer meeting Choir practice follows all details reflect the church schedule and activities.

Evangelical Free Church Milford Olson Snday Union the Baptist Church Young People’s Meeting

HORDVILLE METHODIST SERVICES AND UNION MEETING NOTICE

Sunday services listed with Sunday School at 10 a m Morning Worship at 10 a m Evening service in the park cancelled Union Services to meet at Baptist Church next Sunday evening with Winifred Lewis and adopted Filipino son Assenio in charge Swede Plain and Pole church schedules Youth Fellowship Rally of Hastings District to be held July 21 at North Park Central City bring a sack lunch

Hordville Nels Pearson A. C. Bates The Baptist Church Winifred Lewis Assenio Methodist Youth Fellowship Hastings North Park Central City

The Swede Home Church Service Schedule and Guests

Rev Alfield E Franzen leads Fifth Sunday after Trinity with Sunday School at 10 a.m. and Morning Worship at 11 a.m. Clifford Lindgren of Oakland Neh, Bethany College student, will preach. Pastor away July 17 to August 10. July 28 Rev Lauerson of Luther College to preach and August 4 Marvin Fredrickson to preach. Luther League Sing Spirations on church lawn next Thursday at 8:30 p.m.

Alfield E Franzen Trinity Clifford Lindgren Oakland Neh Bethany College Luther College Lauerson Marvin Fredrickson Luther League

Greens Chapel Notes and Local Visitors

Pvt Byron Torell is home on furlough with his parents and Quintin. Dr Hunter to preside at the 4th Quarterly Conference on Sunday July 21. Jolly Workers Club picnic is Sunday July 21 at Buckley Park. Birth announced for LaRee Mae 7 1 2 pounds at Stromsburg hospital July 11. Multiple visits and arrivals reported among Berggrens Newcomers Carlson Powell Hartman Holm Peterson Rasp Abott and Renner. Rev Reed of York to preach at Greens Chapel next Sunday.

Byron Torell S. Torell Quintin Maurice Newcomer Allen Berggren Lincoln Lewis Berggren Hunter Jolly Workers Club Buckley Park Lester Michener LaRee Mae Stromsburg Hospital Guy E. Carlson Chicago Harlan C Carlson Esther Berggren Omaha Chas. Peterson Benedict Forrest Berggren Ray Veach Leah Powell D. EB. Powell Lloyd Hartman Dennis Oakland Calif Lloyd Lindgren Brooke Berggren Allen Lyle Holm Alamosa Cole Glen A. Peterson Bayard Andrew Hanson F. W. Mouden Ida Stromsburg EB. C. Mouden J. E. Renner N. S. Abott John Rasp Roy Carter Shelby Myron Hanson E. M. Reed York Greens Chapel

Social Roundup in Stromsburg and Surrounding Areas

Local residents share visits and gatherings across Stromsburg Central City and nearby towns. Mrs. Howard Felton of Twin Falls Idaho spent time with brothers Ivan and M O Johnson and friends while church reports highlight a 4th Quarterly Conference with Rev Bates discussed. Numerous relatives and friends from Hastings Grand Island Lincoln and San Jose were noted visiting, dinner guests, or attending events including a Pleasant Homemakers 4H gathering and sewing projects.

Howard Felton Twin Falls Idaho Ivan M. O Johnson Felton Polk Marvin Fredrickson Irvin Anderson Lloyd Hahn A. V. Hunter Hastings M i A C Bates Bates Albert Sundberg Cma Pleasant Homemakers Marlene Anderson Seward Jnna Carl Clarence Lindquist Stromsburg Ansel Lindquist Maurice Lindquist Central City Albin Lindquist Grand Island Vergil Bush Lawrence Larson Roy Elliman Theodore Rehrs Hampton Lester Rehrs Mesdames Wayne Ramsey Henry Reed Elmer and Lizzie Johnson Will Moore Marilyn Greenwall Wausa Reuben Hanquist Jack Witte San Diego C . Lindahl Wayne Neb Lou Irwin Fullerton Bryan Graves Hannah Lindahl Grant Johnson Shirley Gordon Stromsburg Hospital Frank Foss Enoch Peterson Gloria E . Kreger Hordville Gust Erickson San Jose Calif Hartwig Flodman

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Card of Thanks from Shirley Gordon

Shirley Gordon thanks all who sent letters cards flowers and gifts during her hospital stay. Your kindness will be remembered.

Shirley Gordon

Food Subsidy Fuels Large Federal Debt

Federal food subsidies total nearly 5 billion dollars over the last three years. Economists say the program inflates living costs and fails to spur greater farm production by raising prices, contributing to a debt exceeding 5 000 dollars per family.

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Mr. Farmer Royal Seed Store David City, Nebr AS Segmoy Karl Stefan Bill Lemke North Dakota Department of Agriculture OPA Thomas A. Jenkins Republican Congressional Food Study Committee House United States Treasury de Yoande New York Texas Philippines East Indies Combined Food Board Polk County Medical Society W. S. Desch Sons York and Getting Gertie Dennis O'Keefe Marie McDonald Blue Dahlia Alan Ladd Veronica Lake Movietone News and Cartoon Evie Cur Horgville Baptist Church Edick A. Anderson World-Herald Polk County Osceola Gospel Ridge Majestic Radio D. RB. Byers REA Electric Washington, D.C REA
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