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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1936
Page
7
A police correspondent recalls Waun a Chinese gardener who built a thriving garden business in a New York area. He sells his plot to return to China after growing acres with multiple workers. A casino loss ends his fortunes, yet Waun smiles and says Can happen.
Hollywood gossip centers on who will play the leads in the film version of Gone with the Wind with Miriam Hopkins and Clark Gable mentioned as favorites. Rumors suggest Talullah Bank head and Ronald Colman as possibilities, while public input and industry chatter influence casting amid other star news from Jean Arthur to Miriam Hopkins.
A compact history notes voting origins from Latin vo tum and solemn pledge. It cites ancient Rome suffragium clamor and spear clashes, while Greek practices used show of hands and pebble ballots, shaping modern suffrage concepts.
A discussion on how shared spaces and similar tastes can lead to temporary dissension in crowded homes. It stresses tact and humor to smooth conflicts, notes the value of love and companionship, and ends with reflections on loneliness when family members are apart.
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania defines rights of pedestrians motorists and street cars at crossings with traffic signals. If a pedestrian begins crossing after the signal changes motorists and street cars must yield the right of way to let him finish crossing.
A quotation from Kipling’s If is noted at the players’ entrance on the center court in Wimbledon England. The line contrasts triumph and disaster as equal imposters among tennis figures and spectators.
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