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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1938
Page
7
Kathleen Wilson, NBC drama star of One Man's Family, stays unfazed by California heat waves. The article highlights her poised public image and steady screen presence amid the heat, noting her composure and charm.
Georges Bonnet France new foreign minister favors Anglo French American alliance and a four to five power pact with Poland amid shifts in European policy. His rise signals a move toward conservative policy aligning France England and Italy while cutting ties with the Soviet treaty.
Minnesota scientist reports males of many insects stay out at night longer than females. He studied insect attraction to colored lights causing swarms to collect at night and fall into poisonous solutions.
The article notes authors and scientists starting landmark works after age forty. It cites Cervantes at fifty eight for Don Quixote, Milton at sixty for Paradise Lost, Defoe at fifty eight for Robinson Crusoe, Bunyan after forty, Scott at forty three, Bach after forty, Darwin after forty, Franklin after forty, and Wordsworth gaining fame after forty.
Instruction on resizing windows with extensions for height and width to alter room feel. Tips include high tie backs, summer draperies, and using wood blocks to adjust frames. The note promotes the home décor book Sewing for the Home and provides ordering details for Mrs. Spears in Chicago.
The article promotes two dress patterns with sew charts and step by step directions. Pattern 1505 targets girls ages 4 12 with a bolero Frock featuring a flaring skirt puffed sleeves collar and trims. Pattern 1461 covers sizes 36 52 for women with soft shoulder fullness and slim skirt lines in georgette chiffon or voile.
The census bureau defines a city as an incorporated place with 2,500 plus inhabitants or a township not incorporated as a municipality but with 10,000 or more population and density of 1,000 per square mile. The bureau classifies population not designate a city.
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