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Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Sep 02, 1937

Page

3

Flying's Great Problem Is Successfully Solved

Chicago reports engineers from the four largest airlines have standard instrument landing system specifications for blind landings using radio directional beams and outer markers. Oakland already operates such systems with over two thousand landings proving its viability as pilots rely on automatic flight and glide beams to touch down in bad weather.

Chicago Radio and Aeronautical United States Oakland Calif

Neighborly Tips and Frugal Fashion From Newspapers

A jumble of household hints and fashion notes suggests quicklime absorbs dampness in closets, borax softens white flannel, olives flavor veal casserole, and daisies may require bud removal. It also mentions campus plaid jackets with belts and ascot ties offered at reasonable prices.

Common Things Seen in Common Things By Leonard A Barrett

The essay extols finding beauty in everyday objects and training the eye to discern meaning. It cites Tennyson and Flaubert to illustrate seeing power and beauty in commonplace things and suggests cultivation of this perceptive habit is desirable and possible.

Tennyson Flaubert

Dinette Dilemmas and Baby Safety Tips From Betty Wells

Household hints discuss small apartment living with two extra places for guests and selecting durable dinette sets. A reader seeks advice on rug and furniture choices for a three room layout that will later fit a Cape Cod house, while safety tips outline childproofing steps including cord placement, locked drawers, high storage, and safe waste containers.

Cape Cod

Seeing Beyond the Common to Find Life’s Value

A Western Newspaper Union piece urges readers to seek wonders in ordinary things and to look for hidden resources in common objects. It quotes Emerson and Lincoln on perception, encourages daily gratitude and attention to the human lot, and highlights how ingenuity arises from seeing beyond the known.

Lincoln Lfe Emerson

Farmers to Feed Sheep Drouth Corn

Nebraska extension expert Tolman urged farmers with drought damaged corn to feed sheep rather than store it. He cited experiments by Prof. Alexander showing a small flock of 30 ewes can be fed with little cash, possible profit, and less grain.

Lincoln Walter Tolman Nebraska Agricultural College Tolman Nebraska M. A. Alexander

First Plow Unearthed In Ponca Village Near Niobrara

Niobrara Diggers excavate Ponca ruins and reveal a buffalo shoulder blade used as a primitive plow. Dr Earl H Bell of Nebraska University notes evidence of extensive gardens, bottomland cultivation, and large corn fields by the Poncas along the Niobrara and Missouri rivers. They also grew beans and squash and hunted buffalo beaver deer and elk.

Niobrara Earl H. Bell University of Nebraska Bell Nebraska Nebraska University Missouri

Agriculture pushes plan to use land for best farming use

The Department of Agriculture promotes a new farm program to Midwest farmers. It urges using all land to its best purpose, noting the Platte Valley is best suited for growing alfalfa.

North Platte Department of Agriculture Midwest Platte Valley

Grants Handed to Nebraska Towns by Public Works

Washington reports the Public Works Administration approved grants in Nebraska for Farwell waterworks 12225 Valentine city hall and library 9315 Gering high school addition 74824 Ashton school improvements 18000 Kearney park improvement 5400 Broken Bow school 86850 Oconto school 18000 Riverdale school 18000 Farnam school addition 10170 Litchfield school 7313.

Washington D. C Public Works Administration Harry Coffee Nebraska Farwell Valentine Gering Ashton Kearney Broken Bow Oconto Riverdale Farnam Litchfield

Allergic Colds and Dinitrophenol Use Discussed

An article distinguishes allergic colds from typical infections, noting triggers from airborne substances and testing methods for allergy diagnosis. It reports on dinitrophenol trials in overweight patients, showing increased metabolic rate without harming heart rate or blood pressure, and warns of drug sensitivities requiring medical supervision.

Norman W. Celin Seattle Wash San Francisco M. L. Tainter Harold Rosenblum

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