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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Sep 05, 1940

Page

8

Polk County Residents Attend Fair and Visit Friends

Attendees from Polk and nearby towns included multiple couples and individuals at the State Fair, with family visits to Fullerton Arborville and Clarks, plus a funeral for Walter Myers of Aurora and interment in York Cemetery.

Polk and Vicinity Gilbert Benson Lester Rehrs Frank Davis Kenneth Charles Smith Freddie Donald Johnson Bob Steenbock Geo Wurtz Martha Westfall Lester Graves Bud Peer Marvin Fredrickson Virgil Flodman Lennis Lind Lloyd Lind Willard Lindburg Henry Horstman Fern Schweitzer Art Rowe Fullerton Imogene Hanquist Evelyn Kealiher Arborville Marie Williams Lavenne Pat Lioyd Kroger Leo Wurtz Henry Reed Reed Watkins Betty Lou Seymour Ira Glasser Ralph Glasser Clarks Ralph Wilshusen Visalia Calif Otto Wilshusen Harold Bedient W E&. Green M G_ Lindburg Denver Jacqueline Oscar Strand Axel Frejd Saronville Edgar Eckerman Grafton Ethel Frejd Topeka Kansas Paul Stran Carlyn

Cryotherapy: Frozen Sleep and Cancer Facts From Early Research

Historical overview of cryotherapy developed by Lawrence W Smith and Temple Fay in 1939. It describes local and whole body cooling to slow cancer cell growth, artificial hibernation, and temporary symptom relief, noting not a cure.

Polk County Medical Society Lawrence W Smith Temple Fay Philadelphia

Daily Spiritual Supply Mirrors Manna From Heaven

The Christian Science Monitor presents a sermon-like piece arguing that true daily supply comes from divine Mind not matter. It cites Moses and Jesus, stresses staying with God now, and claims spiritual understanding yields constancy of good beyond material conditions.

Moses Israel God Jesus Mary Baker Eddy St. Paul The Corinthians Christian Science Monitor

Live Stock Prices at South Omaha

Cattle receipts at Omaha Tuesday totaled 8,500 head with desirable steers yearlings and heifers selling steadily to strongly. Best steers brought 12.50, up from 12.85 the prior day, and choice heifers sold to 11.25. Stockers and feeders were in limited supply with active demand and steady values. Fat lambs at South Omaha rose to 8.75 to 9.10 with feeders steady at 8.25 to 8.85 and aged sheep firm.

Union Stock Yards Omaha Western Bulls

Community forests seen as profitable local assets

Hogs and lambs markets steady to lower at Omaha. Hog receipts 6,500 head with prices $6.40 to $7.25. sows down. Fat lambs active and higher. Western natives at $9.00 to $9.10. Feature on civic owned forests cites Newington NH first community forest of 1710, now 1,500 forests with 3 million acres, 146,000,000 trees planted. Seattle leads with 66,380 acres and over $1,000,000 timber sales. Roosevelt praised forests for tax relief and public benefits.

Omaha Newington N. H America United States Forest Service Roosevelt Forest Service Children of America United States Seattle Wash

Westminster college records voice to aid future teachers

Westminster College in New Wilmington Pa requires English majors headed for high school teaching to make voice recordings. Dr Mary Purdy says a clear pleasant penetrating voice is essential for engaging poetry readings and prose delivery.

Westminster College New Wilmington Mary Purdy Westminster

California Lava Beds Geology At Lava Beds National Monument

The Lava Beds National Monument in California features caves formed by lava flows with ice formations that never melt and crystal stalactites. Some caverns display lacework lava drippings while surface lava remains billowy and appears recently molten, a type of lava known as pahoehoe.

California Lava Beds National Monument Hawaii Pahoehoe

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