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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1939
Page
3
Punishment versus horror in penal law noted by Gibbon
A quotation attributes to Gibbon the view that when punishment outruns the offense in horror the justice system should yield to humane sentiment. The remark contrasts legal rigor with public mercy.
Dance Pair From New York Tops European Tours In News
Secretaries Hull and arts critics spotlight Veloz and Yolanda, the New York dance duo famed for their wartime car magnole routine. Their rise began with a 1926 start, later earning top prizes and dazzling earnings on Europe tours. Also featured: Cameron Beck warns of lazy youth while Nadia Boulanger earns acclaim conducting the Boston Symphony and guiding Paris conservatories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hull
Veloz
Yolanda
Europe
Monaco
France
Frank Veloz
Yolanda Cassazi
Tumblefoot
Nadia Boulanger
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Boston
Miss Boulanger
Philharmonic Symphony Society of New York
George Gershwin
Paris
Paris Conservatory of Music
Ecole Normale of Paris
American Conservatory
Fontainebleau
Radcliffe College
Ews
WU &Ervice
Hollywood Plans Return Of Old Screen Favorites
Hollywood brims with remakes as studios revive favorites with new directors stars and settings. Mentions include Lover Come Back to Me with Nelson Eddy and Miliza Korjus, Morocco with Gary Cooper, potential Show Boat, Captain Fury with Brian Aherne and Victor McLaglen, and Dancing Daughters star Joan Crawford. Also notes Latin America market focus and radio/TV shifts for Kay Francis Lanny Ross Gabriel Heatter and Joan Edwards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emember
Nelson Eddy
Miliza Korjus
Morocco
Marlene Dietrich
Gary Cooper
Hollywood
Captain Fury
Brian Aherne
Victor McLaglen
June Lang
Betty Blythe
Joan Crawford
Virginia Grey
Metro
Joan
Lanny Ross
NDBC
Gabriel Heatter
Hauptmann
Paul Whiteman
Joan Edwards
Mark Warnow
Morton Downey
Warnow
Downey
Trivia Quiz Questions and Readable Answers
A list of common questions with concise facts: largest Airship hangAr at Akron and its 55 million cubic feet. hides treated before pottery. world highway total 9,600,000 miles. Delta Pine Land Co holds 60 square miles in Mississippi. sapphires vary in color but blue is most associated. correct form is anyone else s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
France
British Isles
Akron
Ohio
Americas
Europe
Delta & Pine Land Co
Scott, Miss
French President Entitles 1600 Children as Godfather
The text notes President Albert Lebrun becoming godfather to 1,600 French children following his offer to take on that role for every fifteenth child born in France. It also explains British city status varies, with Plymouth recently named a city by royal order despite lacking a cathedral and its population of about 210,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Lebrun
Great Britain
Ireland
Plymouth
England
Tips for Building a Rock Garden with Low Growing Plants
Gardeners should select rock garden plants carefully from seed packets and plan layouts precisely. Creeping, trailing, and tufted species suit rock faces, crevices, and banks, while ordinary bedding plants should be excluded. True rock garden plants stay under ten inches, using low growing annuals and perennials native to rocky habitats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Bentley
Tramp Seeks Help After Swallowing Quarter Years Ago
A tramp enters a doctor's surgery with a quarter swallowed about 15 years earlier. He explains he waited to seek help because he did not need the money at the time, prompting a shocked reaction from the doctor.
Sergeant Demonstrates Marksmanship In Mock Lesson
A sergeant grabs a recruit rifle and fires at a target missing twice. He taunts Robbins and Hardaker and Phil lips then hits a shot saying that is how he does it. He orders them to do it his way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Robbins
Hardaker
Phillips
Household Tips From An Old Household Guide
Practical, quick advice on kitchen and home care including using multiple measuring cups, cream before coffee to improve flavor, rug cleaning to extend life, washing chamois gloves with warm water, using celery leaves as garnish, toasting bread before brown, vinegar from pickles as a cabbage seasoning, a dishcloth as a bed spring cleaner, and polishing silver with hot water and ammonia to maintain shine.
Common Sense About Constipation
A doctor notes constipation roots in the cause and suggests prevention rather than cure. The piece advocates eating bulk not by quantity but by fiber, recommending Kellogg's All-Bran as daily breakfast with ample water and regularity, sold nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelloge
Battle Creek
Also Mentioned on This Page
Good Housekeeping Bureau
BRIF
Who’s News
By Lemuel F. Parton
Cameron Beck
New York Stock Exchange
Beck
the Exchange
Alger
Maestra
Virginia Vale
Movita
Rio
RKO
Mexico
Lupe Velez
South America
Kay Francis
Dartmouth College
Walter Wanger
Samuel Galdivoyn
Rock Garden
Smith Brothers
Smith Bros
Lincoln, Nebraska
Schimme
Capitol Pleasant
Eqffee
Connnusker Schimmel
Prince Albert
Ernest Selcke
Pru Uy
Ade Beers
Nartha
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