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Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Sep 01, 1949

Page

8

Terry Oakes and the Glenville Bank Hold Up Tale

An old timer, Terry Oakes, narrates how a bank hold up by Duke Insabato failed in Glenville. June to July saw warnings and a clever sign reading Bank Closed Out to Lunch Return in One Hour. The town’s sheriff nabbed the gang at Jepson Corners, while Oakes played calm trickery.

Terry Oakes Anse Retell Glenville Duke Nsabato Nd Federal Duke Insabete Trust Company Ireng Duke Jepsen Corners Mrence Loung Searick Sheriff Irons Jepson Corners Terry Duke Fimeabato Erry

Insects Seek Germ of Seed Corn Warn of Damage

Entomologists warn that seed corn suffers greater injury than feed corn because insects target the germ with high food value. Dr. R. T. Cotton notes beetles and moths that attack seed corn feed on the germ first, risking reduced germination and nutrition. A three to one mix of ethylene dichloride and carbon tetrachloride is cited as a safe fumigant for seed corn protection.

U. S. Department of Agriculture R. T. Cotton Bureau of Entomology Cotton

Yale Opens Packaged Language Courses for Public Use

Yale University through the Institute of Far Eastern Languages releases packaged language courses with printed texts and 11 to 12 hours of recorded speech. Gerard P. Kok leads the program aiming to improve spoken language in schools, with courses in Chinese and French already available and Russian Korean planned. The Yale institute markets non-commercially, with early use at Sarah Lawrence and Seattle Pacific colleges and pilot tests in New Haven high schools.

Yale University Institute of Gerard P. Kok Courtés Kok New Haven Sarah Lawrence Seattle Pacific Institute Yale

Clemson extension warns on rotenone and DDT use

Clemson extension specialists call rotenone the most valuable garden insecticide. They warn five per cent DDT dust is variable on potatoes and cabbage and should not be used within a month of harvest on leafy vegetables or tomatoes. Handling moist plants spreads diseases, especially with melons, tomatoes, and beans, and moisture transfers disease among crops.

Clemson Extension Service

Television Ejects Eye Trouble Claims From Viewing

By products of television include eye fatigue and discomfort for some viewers. The Better Vision Institute notes that both normal vision people and video viewers can suffer from strain if viewing distance is too close or posture is poor. Some cases may reveal preexisting refractive errors like nearsightedness or astigmatism rather than new eye damage.

Better Vision Institute

Britain’s island status aids quarantine against animal diseases

The article notes Britain’s insular advantages in preventing epidemics such as rinderpest. It discusses strict quarantine measures for a major importer of animal products and the swift stamping out of hoof and mouth disease through drastic slaughter and burning, with government compensation to farmers.

Britain

The Right Look ends in brave rescue on a cliff

A climber Tracy carries Generva to safety after she slips from a ledge above a 200-foot chasm. He teeters on ice as they cling to a rock and finally she is hauled to safety. The moment prompts a confession of love as she reveals she has waited ten years.

Racy Generva Tracy Jessica Gen Gefferva Darling

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