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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1949
Page
7
A veteran minister recalls a baptized youth who died young and left wealth and a widow. The conversation contrasts ambition with shiftlessness and ends with jokes about hard work. In a steel plant scene, a worker greets a visitor who reports rapid promotions, while the other worker boasts of steady progress.
The passage notes that James K. Polk, from Tennessee, was the sole House speaker to ascend to the presidency. It also mentions that two later speakers became vice presidents, specifically Schuyler Colfax and John N. Garner.
President Truman discussed an economic expansion program with six Democratic lawmakers aiming to boost private investment and production. He warned against letting a mild downturn grow, noting inflation controls should ease gradually. South Carolina Senator Olin Johnston pressured for postmaster appointments, leveraging his chairmanship to seek favors from the White House.
A historical column weighs President Truman’s campaign promises against congressional resistance. It covers repeal of Taft Hartley, Wagner Act reenactment, a $16 billion housing push, social security expansion, farm price supports, and efforts to aid Hawaii, criticizing labor bosses and praising Truman's persistence despite limits set by Congress.
The article traces tobacco from Virginia and Maryland through the United States rise post World War II, noting 387 billion cigarettes produced in 1948 and nearly two billion dollars in taxes. It highlights spread to Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky and Ohio river areas, the cigarette’s rise as America’s prime form of tobacco, and its connection to the Marshall Plan supporting farmers.
The piece portrays Charlie Moran of Horse Cave Kentucky as a multi sport star and coach, detailing his roles from halfback and quarterback to trainer, umpire, and educator. It recalls his time at Centre College and Bucknell, his teams' feats against Rutgers and West Virginia, and Moran’s influence across Tennessee Bethel Nashville Texas A&M and other programs.
Entomologists under the Colorado agricultural research foundation report 100 percent kill of mound-building ants using 3 percent chlordane sprayed into nests. Dr. George M. List notes spraying at nest entrances and through soil is most effective though nests on an acre can severely reduce vegetation.
The European corn borer reduced the 1948 field corn crop by 85 million bushels, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington. Surveys by the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine with cooperating agencies show this loss more than doubles 1947 production.
University of Athels college of agriculture engineer M. W. Forth urges builders to include provisions for a mechanical barn cleaner in new or remodeled barns even if plans do not call for it immediately. He says the investment pays off over time.
Pattern No 5523 describes a pineapple daily cutwork design with two hot iron transfers and stitch illustrations. It lists materials finishing directions and asks for 20 cents with name, address and pattern number to request.
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