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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1949
Page
3
National Farm Show in Chicago Coliseum opens November 26 with new farm devices. Highlights include tractor moved irrigation systems, damper-downer equipment, vacuum unloaders, rotary hoes, heated tractor seats, and grain testers. A 4-H poultry judging contest on November 29 draws entries from at least 20 states.
Grantland Rice reflects on early 20th century coaches Keene Fitzpatrick and Mike Murphy, noting weight discipline and lifelong fitness. He recounts Tack Hardwick’s dedication to Harvard sports and youth service, praising athletic role models shaping urban youth amid modern cynicism.
An amusing yet practical ear of corn potholder in yellow and orange wool. Easy to knit and finish with green leaf trim and a hanging loop. Complete instructions with stitch illustrations and finishing directions available by address.
Home kitchen tips encourage varied packed lunches for school children and adults. The guide suggests planning a week ahead with diverse fillings such as Egg Salad Olives, Worseradish Butter Spread, Tongue Sandwiches, Salami Egg Salad, and mixed vegetable and fruit sandwiches to keep meals appealing and neatly prepared.
Baking powder biscuits gain novel appeal when orange juice replaces milk and a touch of grated rind sharpens the taste. A sprinkling of finely chopped pecans elevates a simple rice accompaniment. Fillets of fish become festive when served with almonds browned in salad oil.
Farmers are urged to watch runoff water that can wash away footings under foundations especially for outbuildings. If footings are eroded the building may settle.
The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture says reduced grain growing in 1950 and beyond will push farmers to save more grass and clover seed for sod crops replacing grain. The Washington Bureau of Plant Industry adds grain reductions could raise grass and hay by at least 25 percent.
Under proper management worn out land can become grass legume pasture. It will carry one cow and a calf per one and a half to two acres. Three acres of good pasture will support a cow and calf year round. Key needs are fertilizer patience and growing livestock oriented crops.
Chicago report on the 1949 National Safety Council yearbook Accident Facts shows 1948 traffic volume at a record high, 8 percent above 1947, while the mileage death rate hit the lowest level in history. If prior rates had prevailed, 14,000 more lives would have been lost, yet 32,000 traffic deaths occurred in 1948, just 700 fewer than 1947.
From its original 2,000 volumes in 1611 the Bodleian Library in Oxford has expanded to more than 1,250,000 volumes.
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