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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1951
Page
2
The piece highlights new American style rug designs for today’s homes including homespuns ranch motifs and Indian inspired patterns. It notes the rise of carpet rayon with wool blends and all wool carpets, plus cotton and fiber rugs, and urges regular cleaning to protect investment.
Kathleen Norris urges mothers and teachers to champion decency amid rising vulgarity in media and culture. Readers reply passionately, urging action from parents clubs and protests to films, with one mother questioning if virtue has a place today. The piece emphasizes training daughters in traditional purity.
The dialogue questions why access to Washington hearings is restricted and whether records from Wake Island and the Moran case exist. It highlights concerns about suppression of the Wedemeyer report, Mafia influence, and wartime committees, while urging safer, structured youth activities to counter decency crises.
Battalions from many nations under the UN banner sample diverse rations. British troops brew Chinese tea, Greeks bake bread with olive oil, Thai troops use tabasco on rice and beans, Danish chefs learn cheeseburgers, and Haile Selassie’s guards arrive from Ethiopia.
An old piece explains that perfect pastry is now achievable by amateurs and pros using precise measurements and clear directions. It describes Easy-Mix Pastry made with squid shortening and a kitchen fork, rolled between waxed paper to avoid extra flour and toughness, yielding 28 or 39 inch crusts from 2 cups flour 1 teaspoon salt 2 1/2 cups salad oil 3 1/2 tablespoons ice water.
The piece notes a key diplomatic debate at the United Nations over an arms embargo against Red China amid the Korean War. It contrasts past "pussyfooting" cases with current U S and British actions and cites historical examples from Manchuria to Ethiopia to illustrate failed sanctions and slow collective action.
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