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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1941
Page
3
Kathleen Norris argues that most divorces come from a loss of affection and mutual care rather than grave faults. She urges wives to repair strained relations through attention to husbands and domestic harmony before pursuing separation.
Acadia California notes Santa Anita's 5 million dollar facility opening and nearly 40 million in mutuel potential as Florida and California tracks push winter purses toward new highs. The piece questions how to beat Seabiscuit's money record, discusses jockey scandal impacts, and praises integrity measures led by Jerry Geisler while highlighting top horses like Challedon and Kayak II amid Hollywood glamour.
A comic wartime letter from Luke Twitchell complains about army induction exams and mock battles, likening dentistry and eye tests to screening for a screen test. It touches on preferring action over paperwork and notes women’s role in defense and home-front morale.
Readers learn how to host warm gatherings in cold weather with menus for teas and informal fireside suppers. Recipes cover beef creole rice rings cheese boards and eggnog pie with a coffee cake streusel and pecan confections plus a Russian tea infusion and festive garnishes.
A Sunday morning feature promotes fresh muffins and cinnamon rolls from Miss Howe's Cook Book Better Baking. The booklet offers many tested recipes for cakes and cookies and can be ordered for 10 cents by sending payment to Eleanor Howe at 919 North Michigan Avenue Chicago Illinois via Western Newspaper Union.
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