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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1938
Page
3
Lesson on Mark 6 30 44 and Philippians 4 19 shows Jesus supplying needs with five loaves and two fish The disciples learn to trust God supplies daily bread and the church should minister to the needy The boy’s lunch becomes a sign that little is much when God is in it
A century old legend centers on Elliott the profane country gentleman whose mount allegedly threw him to a tree after a Sabbath race. Eight shallow pits near Bath are now government controlled and said to harbor the horse hoofprints that resist removal. Local farmer Ed Cutlar notes the pits were mudwallow for hogs yet remain evident to both children and adults.
A decor expert advises finishing a room first, then selecting lamps to fit each area. She cautions against overusing white lamps, praises beige and jewel toned bases, and suggests using pink shades and decorative braids to add lift, line, and color.
Old Granny Fox and Blacky the Crow observe Peter Rabbit dodging Reddy Fox in the Green Forest. Granny traps glimpse of the chase and moves to join, hoping to catch Peter under a brush pile, while Blacky alerts to mischief.
Marjorie Weaver prepares for shopping and fun despite rain as she models a green and red plaid raincoat with deep pockets and a self plaited umbrella. The performer stars in Sally, Irene and Mary after Second, Honeymoon.
An interior view showcases New York's Lincoln tunnel under the Hudson River, a $37.5 million PWA project cutting cross river travel to four minutes from Midtown Manhattan to New Jersey. Construction began in 1933.
A $1,000,000 bequest from Mrs. Agnes Wahl Nieman to Harvard University enables newspaper men to attend a free course at Harvard. John Stewart Bryan, head of the selection committee, publisher of the Richmond News Leader and William and Mary president, is highlighted as a leading exemplar of journalist independence and travel. Mme. Dupuy, widow of Paul Dupuy, is noted for introducing American comics to France and for managing a vast French publishing empire after 1927.
A patrolman directing traffic in Buenos Aires was bitten on the wrist by a dog that leapt at him after being shocked by a downed electrical wire from a storm. The incident occurred as the officer calmly managed cars and answered pedestrians questions.
The questions cover geography, government, and history while the answers explain poles versus equator, congressional expulsion with two thirds vote, fingerprinting of the Dionne quintuplets, patent counts for 1936 and 1987, the Salmon submarine named for a fish, Avenida Nuevo de Julio as the world’s widest street, and Latin as the historical medical language plus cautions on drug sourcing.
A concise aphorism notes that the proud are most offended by pride. The line emphasizes humility as a guiding virtue and cautions against self-importance.
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