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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1941

Page

3

Memos of a Girl Friday Declares War Department Snapshots

Dear Mr W reads like a gossip column from wartime reporting, noting Shirer’s friendly receptions with U S Corps area officers while Lt General Lear dismisses his military notes. It also mentions Stewart dating Carroll, Steinbeck’s wife in NYC ad work, Chaplin’s fortune from Dictator, Van Loon’s illness, and Frank Gervasi’s Cairo radiogram.

Mr. W William L. Shirer CBS Berlin Germany U. S Yoo-hoo Lear Shirer John Steinbeck New York Chaplin Hendrik Willem van Loon Greenwich Collier Frank Gervasi Cairo N. Y Philip Astley Middle East Frank Astley Patricia Garfield

Notes of an Innocent Bystander The Wireless

Commentary on European censorship silencing American broadcasts and the impact on radio humor and politics. Mentions William Shirer Taft Goebbels Goering and Adolf Hitler with quips about editors priests and publishers. Includes social notes on clubs and gags.

Italy Wm. Shirer Berlin Goebbels Azis Sen. Taft G.O.P

Defense fears rise over sabotage and covert subversion

Washington reports 14 of 26 major defense plant incidents last month were sabotage, with 4 fires and 10 mechanical damage. Communists and Nazi agents blamed, but no joint operation found. Japanese consulates on the West Coast act as espionage hubs, with spies sending production and movement data.

Washington, D. C Los Angeles Seattle Washington Mexico Mexico City

Be You or the Echo of Another Person

Kathleen Norris argues that a woman's happiness rests on developing a distinct self through culture, daily routines, and thoughtful conduct. A reader from Augusta Maine reports a marriage strain caused by a busy husband whose social life eclipses family time, with Norris advising the wife to reclaim individuality through shared activities and personal interests to restore balance.

Francis Hackett America Adolf Stamepfle Hitler Col. McCormick Chr Tribune Rhode Island W. F. Bigelow Good Housekeeping Edgar A. Mowrer France Brother Augusta Maine Alf Fred California Miss Norris Kathleen Norris Fauline

Williams and DiMaggio Vie for AL Batting Honor

The piece projects Ted Williams of the Red Sox and Joe DiMaggio of the Yankees as the two leading AL batters with three months left in 1941. It notes DiMaggio's hitting streak, Williams's smooth swing, and compares five year averages to place them ahead of rivals Mize and Reiser while predicting an exciting pennant race.

AAA American Farm Bureau National Grange Capitol Hill Rudolph Spike Chicago Farm Bureau Grange National Co-op Council Walter Randolph Alabama Roosevelt Claude Wickard Wickard Hose Ted Williams Red Sox Joe DiMagelo Yankees Heath Cullenbine Swat Williams DiMag A. L DiMaggio San Francisco San Diego Boston Yankee Napoleon Lajoie Larry Lajoie N. L Pete Reiser Dodgers Johnny Mize Cardinals Big John Mize Demarest Royston Ty Cobb Brooklyn Leo Durocher Reiser Durocher Tyrus Raymond Tiger

Justification by Faith in Romans Lessons

Lesson outline on Romans 3 21 31 focusing on justification by faith through Christ. It explains man’s sinfulness, Christ’s sacrificial death, and salvation by grace through faith, leading to peace with God standing in grace and hope in Him.

Paul Christ Olmstead Wilbur M. Smith Jesus Christ G. Campbell Morgan

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