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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1950
Page
3
A junior spring and summer sewing pattern touts a date frock with a pretty neckline cool sleeves and a large pocket suitable for an applique or monogram. Pattern 8473 Sewrite perforated pattern sizes 11 through 18.
In a bank lobby a passerby asked if someone dropped a roll of bills with a rubber band. Several voices replied yes. An old gentleman calmly claimed he found the band. Willie sulked, murmuring he is not perfect as his mother and a child respond with a moral about "Papa" being the only perfect boy.
W. F. FitzGerald president of the Wool bureau told the National Association of Wool Manufacturers in New York that markets for wool and textiles should increase barring a national catastrophe. He noted no acceptable substitute exists and that the Wool bureau serves wool growers across Australia New Zealand South Africa and America.
University of Illinois researchers show well managed soil raises corn protein per bushel by about a pound and increases overall yield. Deep rooted legumes improve soil structure drainage and water holding capacity aiding nutrient and moisture access for corn roots.
Connie Mack pursues a 10th pennant in 50th A L season as his Athletics face a tough 1950 campaign. The piece recalls Mack’s storied era and compares his pitching staff and rival Cubs and Yankees lineups, noting past champions and the all time greats who defined his teams.
Stan Musial says timing is central to batting. The piece notes Bobby Jones kept a steady pace, Sammy Snead is quicker and timing minded, and Ted Williams waits for the last split second to begin his swing, among top timers.
A quirky recipe note suggests serving chilled tomato juice with Yemen to start porch suppers and a plate of cream cheese balls rolled in finely cut dried beef. It also describes pineapple topping for meat loaves and folding ham into waffle batter for a novel dish.
Today there are 744 million head of horses and mules on farms in the United States a 12 percent drop over 30 years. Experts say feeding 12 percent fewer animals required about 24 million acres of crop land, which could feed 11 million people. The horse population is expected to fall further.
An onlooker at a card game who advises players. The Senate and the House of Representatives. Henry Clay. Chateaux. Robert L Stevenson.
Prof GS Fraenkel of the University of Illinois told the Institute of Nutrition in Atlantic City that mealworms, small brown larval insects found in granaries, may advance nutrition study. He reports they reveal a new growth vitamin BT and offer many experimental subjects with low food needs compared with rats.
Mrs. Edward H. Newton of Cincinnati reports Hadacol improved her husband and three year old nephew after deficiencies of Vitamins B and Niacin. The ad touts Hadacol as a vitamin enriched coughs and stomach aid with money back guarantee and prices 1.25 trial size and 3.50 hospital size from The LeBlanc Corporation Lafayette Louisiana.
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