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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1945
Page
8
The Polk County Medical Society urges schools to improve building condition cleanliness and facilities to keep pupils well and ready for work. It stresses lighting windows heating toilets sanitation and safe water, with the State Health plan guiding rural schools toward healthier environments and better daily practices.
Ed Coover spent the latter part of last week in Oklahoma on business duties.
About 45 relatives attended at the Wm Wisely home Sunday for Miss Nelle Wisely's birthday. Out of town guests included Mr and Mrs Frank Roach of Long Beach and others from Milford Central City and Columbus. Cadet Nurse from St. Joseph Hospital in Omaha visited. Police nabbed Halloween pranksters amid reports of property destruction in nearby school districts. Additional visitors and relocations noted include the Moores hosting the Nut Coffee group and locals visiting Omaha for an event. relatives also spent time in Shelby and Osceola.
Shimerka's Orchestra will provide music for a wedding dance at Silver Creek on Tuesday November 13, inviting guests to enjoy an evening of dancing and entertainment.
Mr and Mrs Sid Crow and family, the Mundts, Todaros, Johnsons, and various friends shared Sunday meals and calls in homes across Marquette, Clarks, Stromsburg, and Chapman. Extensions included service members visiting, and several confirmations of travel plans and returns from camps or trips. Notable names feature Lindburg, Sundberg, Nelson, Adelson, Gustafson, and Shostrom among many neighbors.
Researchers announce isolation of a crystalline form of a second vitamin A component in fish liver oils. It constitutes a significant portion of the vitamin A mix, with 20 to 40 percent in halibut and dogfish oils and higher percentages in whale oils. Studies note its similar potency to vitamin A and potential presence in Cod Liver Oil No 2. A separate note reports on vitamin C retention in vegetables when started in boiling water, showing greater preservation with boiling start and shorter cooking times.
Army Engineers and the Budget approve 265.6 million dollars for flood control along the Missouri and Platte rivers. Funds include 500000 for Council Bluffs and Omaha each, 236000 for Hamburg Iowa, and 64000 for Schuyler Nebraska revetment works. The bill covers 128 similar projects nationwide.
Words cannot express my sincere appreciation for the cards flowers and visits I received in the hospital and at home Your gifts and kind deeds will never be forgotten by Mrs Elmer Hanquist
A pioneering operation, reported by the Journal of the American Medical Association, saved three blue babies with congenital heart disease. The procedure connects a pulmonary artery to a large artery from the heart to boost lung blood flow and oxygenation, addressing underdeveloped pulmonary arteries.
Treaty Port Foochow opened by Britain in 1842 rose as China’s leading tea trade hub. Clipper ships from the United States and Britain raced for Western markets carrying high value cargoes, including tea timber camphor silks and lacquer wares. The Yankee Thomas Perkins sailed New York November 1844 returned April 1846 via Cape Horn and Cape of Good Hope.
The article explains how living things inhale oxygen to burn carbon and hydrogen in cells, releasing heat and forming exhaled products. It notes 99 percent of oxygen intake passes through the lungs, with one percent via skin. skin oxygen mainly comes from blood, speeding wound healing when exposed to air.
The report notes a rise in civilian butter supply as 80 million pounds of cutter surplus are given to the Agriculture Department after dipping from 150 pounds in 1944 to a last summer low of 116 pounds. It also cites Army cuts in chicken and turkey purchases and a potential resume of poultry buys in 1946. In the Pacific, Mindoro and other islands saw heavy merchant losses with 44 men killed in attacks as Japan’s endgame worsened.
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