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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1948
Page
2
A satirical roundup targets Congressman Hoffwit over a proposed press bill, arguing it would curb information during national security concerns. The column riffs on editors, divorces, film figures, and wartime politics with quips about Steinbeck, Japs and Nazis, and media watchdogs.
23 vice presidents of steel firms on a Commerce Department advisory panel vetoed a 60 000 ton allocation for prefabricated housing. The move blocks veteran cooperatives from low cost homes and pushes buyers toward more expensive conventional houses. The American Veterans committee protests to Congress the steel magnates action.
U S defense chiefs fear another Pearl Harbor and push heavy rearmament while neglecting psychological warfare. The article argues selling ideas to foreign peoples is crucial to peace and war, aiming to prevent Kremlin wars by persuading Russians they do not want war. George Allen leads the division but funding is tight and progress is limited.
Mayor David Law rence of Pittsburgh, a Democratic national committeeman, recalls barbed remarks about President Truman. He says Truman depends on a White House clique for public opinion and gets bum advice. Lawrence notes the DNC meeting failed to solicit input, leaving him and others to speak up themselves.
The Marine Corps, famed for battles from the halls of Montezuma to Tripoli, used enlisted men for house painting duties in a recent operation. Marines faced long shifts, painting the house of the assistant commanding general for 12 hours daily.
A letter praises Eric Johnston for urging national action to defend the American home amid rising youth crime. The writer asks for Johnston to share his Washington speech and to connect with the Hollywood figure also named Eric Johnston, while applauding the message and seeking further engagement. The page also features a satirical real estate advertisement section with odd, gimmick properties and humorous copy.
A collection of protein rich main dishes including cauliflower with cheese sauce tomato braised vegetables and eggplant beef balls spinach lunch dish and seafood flavored mixtures. Recipes emphasize flavors and cooking techniques with notes on vitamin preservation and vegetable cooking tips.
A controversial account accuses a political operative Gailmor Margolis of theft, mental illness, and communist ties while linking him to a Wallace rally at Madison Square Garden. It alleges preplanning of riots at the Roxy theater and criticizes the New York Herald Tribune for favorable coverage and for praising a Tribune editor as a “great newspaper.”
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