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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1950

Page

2

Uncle Charlie and Leopard in Lunch Over Love Mystery

Frieda, a Delancey Street clubwoman, tracks her husband Charlie to Mrs. Greenhouse a widow amid tales of meals and mistrust. A comic tale ends with Charlie’s demise and Frieda’s social ambitions closing as the leopard dies and the uncle remains silent.

Uncle Charlie Leopard Frieda Delancey Street The Daughters of Deborah Atlantic City Charlie New York Schmat Widow Greenhouse Mrs. Greenhouse

Seymour Emcee Named National Cancer Foundation Chairman 1950 Fund Drive

D Seymour, busy with NBC and CBS programs, accepts the national chairmanship of the 1950 National Cancer Foundation fund drive and will actively recruit assistants across fields rather than serve in name only. Bonita Granville plays piano in Guilty of Treason. Eve Arden eyes Broadway. Richard Whorf writes a Boston boarding house comedy. Mary Murphy signs with Paramount after leaving a Beverly Hills shop. John Close, once a Grau man’s theater doorman, stars opposite John Garfield in The Breaking Point.

D. Seymour NBC CBS National Cancer Foundation Boy’s Clubs of America Seymour Eve Arden Warners Broadway Richard Whorf Boston John Close Grauman’s John Garfield Hollywood Garfield Los Angeles Hollywood High Alexis Smith

River's End Lodge Jewel Heist Ends With Local Grifter

City cops investigate a River's End Lodge jewel theft valued at $50,000. Constable Eben Jackson mislights a suspect, Bronco Pete, who is arrested after a staged stakeout. The Livermores push for action as Tracy and I finally nab the thief and discuss a $2500 reward.

PVE River's End Lodge Tracy Homer Livermore Homer Eben Jackson Jackson Livermores Eben Bronco Pete Pete Bronco

Advertising: integral part of the local newspaper

Advertising is a vital component of the home town paper and funds delivery to subscribers. It serves as commercial news, reflects civic needs, and supports community information. The revenue from advertising keeps the newspaper affordable and enables growth in local services.

Kentucky Homecoming Celebrates First Cumberland Gap Settler

Kentucky marks homecoming year with Bardstown rededication of My Old Kentucky Home and the 1750 Cumberland Gap entry of Dr. Thomas Walker. The event honors Boone, Audubon, and other pioneers while promoting tourism and state heritage attractions.

Cumberland Gap Kentucky Bardstown Barbourville Thomas Walker Blue Grass Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Commonwealth Europe Daniel Boone Boone Dr. Walker Blue Grass State Federal Hill Stephen Collins Foster Kentucky Home John Rowan Abraham Lincoln

Oldest City Cuzco Struck by Peru Earthquake

Cuzco in southern Peru, described as South America’s oldest city, suffered quake damage. The article notes Inca walls, dry-stone masonry, and historic sites like Coricancha and the Temple of the Sun, plus the 500 year old fortress Sacsahuaman and rail link to Mollendo.

Cuzco Peru South America Cuzeco Francisco Pizarro New World Spain National Geographic Society Santo Domingo Pacific Sacsahuaman Pisac Pucara

Crossword Puzzle Akco 1 Mounta pass Ir 6 Lines of junction

Crossword clues include Mounta pass Ir for 1 Down and 6 Across lines of junction with several partial words and foreign spellings. The puzzle lists numerous short entries such as Papal letters 11 Across and Nymph Persian myth 48 Across, with many letters missing or garbled.

Fragmented puzzle clue summary from Peninsula Quebec

A last week answer lists numbers 37 40 43 45 and 56 with associated hints Peninsula Quebec Canada and a terminal leg part. The text includes a mountain pool and a distress signal reference. It resembles a crossword style puzzle snippet with incomplete clues and a cited locale.

Peninsula Quebec

Kentucky Homecoming Song Linked to Boone Insignia

A new song was written about Kentucky and named the official song for the mid century homecoming. The Boone insignia draws from Louisville’s Cherokee Park pioneer statue by Enid Yandell, originally composed for the Filson Club for the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair.

Kentucky Boone the Pioneer Louisville Cherokee Park Filson Club Enid Yandell

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