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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1939
Page
6
Joseph W. LaBine argues the bid for Dutch-Belgian arbitration failed amid a beer hall uproar. He notes rising public fears of a Nazi invasion and frames the debate as an Editor's Note on opinion versus newspaper policy.
A postwar repeal of the arms embargo touched off cautious U S industry expansion and a trade shift. Building awards rose to 49 9 million in October while 500 000 of 9 million unemployed expected new work. Diplomats and shipping faced new strains as the U S altered reins on belligerent trade and register shifts.
Prime Minister Chamberlain cites a siege state as Europe teeters toward war. Germany trumpets dominance while Hitler ignores peace calls at Munich. Belgium and the Netherlands fear imminent invasion, with Dutch dikes opened in defense. A $200,000 reward is posted for Munich bombing suspects.
Members return from the special neutrality session as committees prepare for January 1940 action. The House Tax Subcommittee, led by Rep Jere Cooper of Tennessee, considers broadening income tax bases with no concrete proposals. Treasury studies and defense needs delay decisive tax revision, while excess war profits and debt limits are debated. The NLRB probe gains fuel from the slowdown strike tactic, explained by Rep Harry Routzohn, tracing roots from lumber camps to the Chrysler strike.
Three items shape cotton and wheat farming as November opens. Loans at 8.3 cents a pound on seven eighths inch middlings for 1939 growers within allotments amid 10.1 million bales stored and 11.845 million bale forecast. Wheat acreage set at 64.6 million acres for 1940 with yields likely unless weather improves. Federal crop insurance reports first-year results with premiums of 6.77 million bushels and indemnities of 9.46 million, a loss of about 1.89 million.
The article urges enjoying family on Thanksgiving by preparing meals in advance. It suggests cooking and stuffing the turkey the day before, chilling it, and tidying vegetables and desserts on Wednesday. It includes recipes for Roast Turkey Dressing Giblet Gravy Creamed Onions Cabbage Pineapple Gelatin Salad and Pumpkin Pie plus a note about obtaining Eleanor Howe’s Household Hints.
This column previews recipes for homemade bread and classic Roll varieties like hot butterscotch rolls and parker house rolls. It promises simplified versions of mother’s old fashioned favorites and invites readers to check next week's issue for the full set of recipes.
Practical advice on bottle care odors and cleaning methods. How to soften new rubber bottles with glycerine and glycerin, handle broken glass with cotton, grow philodendron, scent soups with celery tops, and restore leather bindings with milk and egg. Also notes on pork roast topping, waxed dressers, stuffing construction, and electric iron cords.
The Japanese use all parts of the whale rather than just blubber selling top meat to the poor, turning scraps into cattle and chicken feed and blood into fertilizer. This shift increases blue whale value from about $40 to around $4,000 per animal.
Sugar coated laxative pills advertised as effective by Natural Wisdom. The copy notes children like them and urges immediate purchase. It likens the product to an etiquette book in its claim of usefulness.
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