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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1949
Page
2
A comical dialogue recalls Elmer Twitchell shooting a first baseman and facing questions about childhood trauma. A psychiatrist unravels a psychopathic motive linked to baseball memories, while references to public figures Milton Berle and President Truman mix with satirical quips about work and culture.
Summer meals ease appetite with colorful vegetables cooked lightly to retain crispness. Try fresh salads with blue cheese anchovy dressing, asparagus with sour cream sauce, simple tomato halves with breadcrumbs, and a corn tomato casserole. Include chilled soups as starters for cooling, season lightly to preserve natural flavors.
Ben Grauer is hailed as the outstanding special events reporter on radio and TV. He rose from announcer to NBC special events chief, covering inaugurations golf UN sessions and eclipses in Brazil. Paulette Goddard notes fashion curves return for women and her weight gain for Anna Lucasta. William Froug announces birth of daughter Susan Leslie. A cloudburst scene for The Green Promise involved 100000 gallons of water and nine days of work on a large indoor stage at RKO.
Inspector Beatty leads a murder of clues at Max Sanders Beverly Hills home where jewels worth 50000 were kept behind a wall safe. Footprints and a muddy shoes discovery shift blame after servant Sid Firbush is linked to the crime via closet evidence.
Richard H. Wilkinson presents a puzzle where muddy footprints on the ground contradict ladder rungs, proving someone inside may be the thief. Beatty asserts he checked with Firbush's friend, then reveals the confession was never true.
Crossword clues list with many misspellings and garbled phrases. Entries include hints for across and down words such as Praise Antelopes Tibet Possibly a cryptic style puzzle with multiple numbered items and partial phrases.
Fresh vegetables earn rewards at meals with new potatoes cooked in skins and cheese crusted tomatoes. Plump green asparagus with a nippy sauce round out the dish. LYNN SAYS keep meals cool when the thermometer rises with refreshing fruit platters featuring cherries grapes peach halves blueberries cantaloupe pineapple strawberries honeydew and watermelon in season.
An easy to build sand box that becomes a barge boat usable as a wading pool. Simple construction with hammer and saw. Includes complete step by step directions full size patterns and painting guides. Send 35c for Pattern No. 77 to East Bird Pattern Company Pleasantville NY.
The article posits that Aconcagua might have been the world’s highest peak if it had not erupted centuries ago. It notes World Book encyclopedia naming it the highest mountain in the western hemisphere and describes a past eruption that destroyed its summit and crater signs.
A Chicago man Nineteen seventy six says he avoided laxatives after using Kellogg's All Bran daily. He reports relief within days and urges others with constipation to try the cereal, with guidance to eat an ounce daily and drink water. He notes his own 6 months without laxatives and mentions a 10 day satisfaction window. Kellogg's offers a double your money back guarantee.
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