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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1939

Page

6

Three Shuttered Houses Opens a Night of Dread

Clint and June drive home in rain and share a tense moment before a fire erupts at the Taine house. They rush toward the flames as June cries for Grandpa and Grandma, fearing the occupants are trapped inside.

Clint June Asa Mel Taine House Justus Evie Tope

Fire destroys Bowdon wing and household averted tragedy

Clint and June rescue Mr and Mrs Harder from a fierce fire at Bowden setup. They carry them to safety as Asa Taine and Mrs Taine arriving, Rab is away in Providence, and Justus Bowden sleeps through the crisis. June seeks forgiveness while Miss Moss tends the wounded and vows care.

Miss Moss June Leaford Clint June Asa Rab Miliar Tope Mr. Bowdon Mr. Harder Mrs. Seaford Inspector Tope Aitte Mrs. Harder Bowden House Mrs. Taine

Gospel for the World and Its Call to Revival

The lesson and golden text urge bold gospel proclamation as the power of God unto salvation. Paul’s Rome mission shows the gospel’s universal reach beyond culture or geography, demanding believers embrace debt to spread Christ to all nations and ends of the earth.

Fellowship Paul Jesus Christ Jesus Wilbur M. Smith LeRoy M. Lowell Christ Rome America China Africa

Death Trees Found in Canyon Said to Aid Gambling

John W. Hilton reports discovery of elephant trees in a remote canyon. Cahuilla belief holds sap kills enemies and aids medicine-men in driving spirits and improving gambling luck. A northwardly rare find, samples identified as Bursera microphylla.

John W. Hilton Hilton Mr. Hilton India

Landmark Trees Guided Ancient Roadways

Primitive travelers relied on bent trees as markers to indicate routes. Tribes in forested regions used a system where young trees were bent and secured to show the direction of the path.

Crochet ten inch mercerized string squares pattern 6307

Instructions and charts for making ten inch mercerized string crochet squares and a scarf. Details include materials, stitch illustrations, and a grape designed cloth option. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept. at 259 W 14th St New York NY with name address and pattern number.

Household Arts Dept 14Th St New York N. Y

Albinen Village Sees Extreme Isolation On Mountain Peak

Collier’s notes Albinen Switzerland, perched atop a mountaintop, where residents avoid leaving due to a single ladder access towering 600 feet. The piece highlights the village’s perilous, almost prisonlike isolation from the outside world.

Albinen Switzerland Collier’s

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