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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1949
Page
2
A humorous radio script envisions an adult puppet Howya-Doon teaching grownups to forego tasty foods, count calories, and maintain health, while introducing a new character Dub-a-Dab. The piece blends satire with references to public figures and a Moscow world language claim.
The piece extols pressure cookers to finish meals in an hour, showing Mr. Truman in Washington and Elmer Twitchell awaiting a $4000 car. It offers recipes and tips, including ham shank dinner, pot roast with tomato sauce, custards, and spaghetti with meat sauce, plus guidance on using 15 pounds pressure for quick cooking and canning.
Ozzie and Harriet struggle to film amid a snowbound Lake Arrowhead trip as they shift from NBC to CBS. Burns and Allen face sponsor pull as Robert Young may replace them. Claudette Colbert eyes a New York return. Greer Garson seeks Broadway. Joan Wayne to balance film contracts with Warner Bros RKO Republic and an independent unit.
R Diggles clamps down on his nerves as Mrs. Tompkins awaits a delivery for a sick husband. He recalls Dr Price’s risky methods and a past dispute over heart medicine. A sudden impulse leads him to pour the measured dose down the sink, fearing manslaughter.
In a bitter winter scene Mr Diggles receives a prescription from Mrs Tompkins as Dr Price seeks his help to check for inaccuracies. The two men discuss duty, trust, and professional integrity in a brisk shop setting while outside the wind and snow howl.
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Freshening room decor with crocheting project. Readers urged to mail 20 cents plus name, address, and pattern number 1705 to receive Giant Pansies Set instructions and stitch illustrations.
An old styled advertisement touts Soretone Liniment for back strain and lumbago with a warming rubefacient effect. It claims fast relief and a money back promise, plus a separate note that Soretone kills fungi on contact for Athlete's Foot, with pricing for 50c and $1.00 economy size.
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