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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1941
Page
6
Kathleen Norris argues divorce harms American society noting rushed divorces from Reno and elsewhere undermine family stability. She condemns divorce as an evil, stressing children suffer when mothers and fathers blame each other. She warns a nation without homes cannot endure and laments hasty marital breakups.
Kathleen Norris argues the real menace is divorce and broken homes not foreign invasion. The letter from Em-Bee of Indianapolis recounts multiple marriages and custody struggles, urging restraint and thoughtful action to avoid repeating mistakes.
Eleanor Roosevelt recounts an evening of recordings by Charles L. Todd and Sonkin featuring migrant camp folk songs for the Library of Congress, notes moving lyrics, and reflects on present moment value. She also discusses Wu Ming Fu philosophy, a Sugar Loaf excursion, and readings from We Hold These Truths while hosting diplomats and planning civilian defense work.
The piece portrays Elmer Twitchell claiming readiness for gasoline rationing by hoarding supplies and adjusting his home for a no-drive life. He describes red lights, detours, wind shield wipers on windows, a furnace cranked high, rubber-strewn furnishings, and a phonograph snarling in protest as part of his plan to stay content without using a car.
Parents are urged to watch for runny nose headache drowsiness and loss of appetite in late summer children with unusual symptoms may have infantile paralysis or anterior poliomyelitis. Early recognition and convalescent serum can reduce disability and the Iron Lung aids breathing. Quarantine and sanitation help prevent spread.
A reader asks about a boy who limps after a six week leg cast. The answer notes weakened arch muscles from the cast and recommends proper exercises to correct the condition.
The passage notes how small routine links form a chain of habit that goes unnoticed until it becomes difficult to break. It discusses the cumulative power of repeated actions shaping behavior and character over time.
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