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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1946
Page
8
Waxed paper under the dresser scarf prevents lotion or perfume marks on Milady’s dresser. When planning a new farm building, consider labor saving arrangements and appearance. Do not hang glass cups by handles as they may chip. Discarded toothbrush handles can tag house keys after trimming and smoothing edges.
The piece recalls the 20 year history since sound came to film and how stars fearing mispronounced voices spurred early panic. It notes The Jazz Singer 1927 with May McAvoy and Al Jolson, transitions for John Barrymore and Conrad Nagel, and early tech work by GE’s Charles A. Hoxie leading to widespread use of synchronized sound in movies.
The writer argues against ranking legends like Ted Williams Ty Cobb Bobby Jones Byron Nelson Joe DiMaggio and Walter Johnson by today’s standards or their current careers. He praises Grover Cleveland Alexander as a historic pitching master and notes his remarkable 1915 1916 1917 seasons with the Phillies and his wartime service. He cautions that context and era shape greatness more than a single modern comparison.
Boisterous boos greet Brooklyn as the Cardinals led by Dixie Walker Pete Reiser and Pewee Reese face the Dodgers who counter with Stan Musial Marty Marion Country Slaughter Red Schoendienst Terry Moore and Whitey Kurowski in a storied league matchup.
In Madison Wisconsin Wood county farmers join a vigilante drive to stop cattle rustling after an SOS on a rural phone line. About 50 armed farmers patrolled from midnight to dawn but rustlers vanished. Bernard Kroening fired at strangers near his Rock farm and chased them. wife mobilized the party line to rally help.
About 2,000 residents of Wendover Utah-Nevada seek to secede from Utah to join Nevada amid complaints of strict laws. Leaders say Utah ignores their town, while residents contrast slot machines and liquor rules with Nevada. Petitions will go to state legislatures before any boundary change.
Dale Berry a 17 year old Mesquite High School senior has a sustaining program on WRR with his own cowboy band. He secured a sponsor and previously played with Bill Boyd's Cowboy Ramblers and appeared on the Grand Ole Opry. Band members include Robert Jenkins Cleo Landolt Benny Willbanks and Matt McGlothern.
In San Jose a mansion built by Mrs. Sarah Winchester to pacify war victims’ ghosts attracts many buyers amid a housing shortage. The sprawling, error prone “crazy quilt” home features hundreds of windows on solid walls and dozens of odd stairways with no practical use. Servants once laid lavish banquets nightly as Mrs. Winchester entertained imagined guests.
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