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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1949

Page

2

Derby charity bet brings medicine to the track at Churchill Downs

Colonel Matt Winn leads a Derby day initiative at Churchill Downs to benefit Louisville Medical College. The plan imagines hospital staff and medical buzz around the race, including nurse windows and stethoscope checks, turning the Derby into a fundraiser for education and care.

Churchil Downs Louisville Medical College Matt Winn-Ballyhoo School of Medicine Derby Churchill Downs

Tulsa premiere draws bold Oklahoma welcome for Eagle-Lion film

Gov. Roy Turner declares a holiday as Tulsa hosts Eagle-Lion’s premiere of Tulsa. Stars Susan Hayward and Robert Preston attend with Walter Wanger, joined by 50 mayors and press from both coasts. The article notes the film’s oil-well fire spectacle and parades actor careers, including Errol Flynn and Zachary Scott, and mentions Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers reuniting for a future MGM musical while Bill Conrad’s CBS work is highlighted.

Eagle-Lion Films Tulsa Okla Roy Turner Eagle-Lion Walter Wanger Susan Hayward Robert Preston Warners Errol Flynn Zachary Scott Mask of Dimitrios Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers Barkleys

Trouble with you. Val chooses another man

Hugh dismisses Barry's warning as jealousy as Valeria toys with his fears. Barry later calls in alarm: Val has married someone else, and he claims Hugh was warned, but the line goes dead leaving Hugh stunned and alone with the belief he misread Val's patience.

Barry Hugh Valeria Val

Crossword Puzzle Clues Challenge Readers

A mixed set of crossword hints includes monetary unit Persia stylish donkey Leander’s sweetheart poplar catkin guided disease of chickens and more plus a down list with verbs nouns and regional terms offering a compact puzzle teaser for readers

Persia Rhode Island Scotland

Birthday Pie Ideas Brighten Celebrations

A guide to festive desserts offers a chocolate coconut birthday pie with whipped topping and candles, plus a light chiffon butterscotch pie. It suggests decorating options, candle methods, and time-saving dessert ideas for birthday celebrations.

Lynn Chambers Menu Features Easy Desserts And Party Cookies

A collection of dessert recipes and party treats includes a broiled chicken with mushrooms and several ice and cookie ideas. It features a Fruited Orange Ice, London Bars with almond meringue, nutty apricot jam bars, oatmeal gumdrop cookies, and a noodle ring stew serving suggestion.

Let Us Not Forget the Ancient Splendors

A reflective verse urging remembrance of enduring wonders and divine guidance. It evokes mountains, valleys, stars, and sacred protection, calling readers to recall the sun moon and land under a higher hand.

Quick Fry Ups from Lynn Says for Crisp Onions and Ham

Lynn Says suggests a fast method for thin onion rings: soak 1/4 inch cuts in milk 15 minutes, coat with cornmeal and flour seasoned with salt and pepper, and fry at 375 degrees for two minutes. Pair with ready cooked ham and canned sweet potatoes on the broiler rack for a quick meal.

Lynn

Cleaning and ironing tips from an old household guide

The article provides simple household hacks. It suggests rubbing knives with raw potato to remove acid stains and warming clothespins to ease chilly-day hanging. It notes stamping on meat is harmless, chilling rayon sharkskin before ironing, removing water spots by hand rubbing, waxing instead of varnishing linoleum, using floor varnish for luster, and placing a muslin cloth over the ironing board to protect covers.

Lightning Serves Agriculture

The article explains the superstition that lightning fertilizes soil, noting ash from burned trees enriches ground. It also describes a chemical effect creating nitric acid from atmospheric oxygen and nitrogen, carried to earth by precipitation, effectively making fertilizer from lightning each year.

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Colonel Winn Medicine Medicine and the Derby H. J Matt Winn Mr. Kildare Downs O. K Margaret Fishback New Mexico Shadda Haddim Gulfstream Jamaica P. S Iowa Ye Gotham Bugle & Banner South Pacific North Atlantic Peter Donald Europe Uncle Sam Inez Gerhard Chill Wills Jess Barker Bill Conrad CBS Picture Studios Utah Lynn Chambers London Grace Nell Crowell John Deere Gladys Humrich Beaver City Nebr John Deere Hillside Leslie Handcock Long Valley Lincoln Johnson Iron Works Marion Stucky Galva Kansas A. C. Easton South 27Th Nebraska Write da Capo Music Co Claremont Calif Sears New Styles Leonard. Fitch O.D K. E. Lookabaugh O.D. Optometrists Gears Roebuck & Co Sesser Nenzel Real Estate—Bus Roseland Were Deitrion Nursery P. O Miami Fla U. S Glyes Mnfo. CO Mendota Pinkham Lydia E. Pinkham
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