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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1950
Page
2
In a wartime tea room tale a Polish scientist recounts a camp trick by a Czech to swap disks in a lottery that would spare him from experiments. He chooses to swallow a disk to halt the selection and survive the grim test.
A poem reflects on how pain and grief, borne bravely, become a power beyond belief that blesses other hearts in mourning. The speaker recalls lonely days and bitter hours when relief seemed distant, yet God moves through those hours to turn them into a means of comfort for others.
A clerk named Knolton plans and executes a noon payroll theft at a lumber camp. After transferring the bag to a decoy, he escapes by canoe and hides in a virgin timber stand, tracking toward a hidden pine lair. The tale follows his calculated escape route from camp to forest.
Knolton digs a shallow grave and hides a bag months before fleeing to a distant village. He Shaves and dyes his hair, passes as Carl Hedman, returning to the crime scene with no apparent trace. He travels along the river toward the tributary mouth.
Knolton climbs a treeless ridge after a lumber company clears the area to bare stumps. Frantic searches for a stump yield nothing as a slash pile slips from a cliff and he falls to jagged rocks below, dying.
Puzzle clues list with several across and down entries for a completed crossword. Includes hints like Mast On top Coin Turk A young salmon Ravine Employ a for wages and other labeled word prompts.
Inez Gerhard da Lupino, debuting as Woman in Hiding, shatters James Hilton’s calm by backing out less than a day before air time. A new script was readied and Hilton eyed for Shangri La, while Ralph Edwards invites tips for This Is Your Life candidates. Bing Crosby to open a new stadium in Front Royal. he is named The Most Popular Entertainer of the Half Century. Aus Harding returns to screen as Jane Powell’s mother. Bob Hope’s show delays per sponsor changes.
A forged income tax probe involving Joe Mitchell and Sam Ripps of Mobile was sent to Washington with a “No prosecu tion” tag, later reopened and indictments issued. The piece also notes a three page Treasury briefing to President Truman on unemployment, inflation, and policy options. It cites John Rankin clashing with Andy Jacobs over FEPC and Taft Hartley enforcement.
A 1950s style guide offers after school party ideas with simple beverages such as Milk Shrub and Prune Milk Drink. It includes hot Malted Eggnog and Lemonade blends, plus kid friendly cookies like Sugar and Peanut Butter varieties. Practical tips cover serving light refreshments and quick dessert ideas.
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