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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Sep 07, 1950

Page

6

Good Citizen: Home as Keystone of Democracy

Concluding chapter urges practicing and teaching citizenship at home. It cites the family as the nation’s keystone, with virtues like respect, cooperation, and self reliance. The article quotes Otis Wiese on the home’s role and markets the booklet by the American Heritage Foundation, noting the Foundation offers a full book for 25 cents.

Good Citizen The American Heritage Foundation West 45Th Street New York Superintendent of Government Printing Office Washington 25 D. C

Strange Spectacles at the Saunders Place Lawn

Sandra Hunter spots a young man named Jerry Leonard mowing her lawn to prove Rufus the gardener cuts it unevenly. He says he bribes Rufus and wants to meet her after seeing her since last June when his family moved into the old Saunders place.

Sandra Hunter White House Sandra Rufus Jerry Leonard Saunders Place

Brass Fish of Zoroaster Brings Hopes and Hitches

Uncle Charlie wagers ten dollars on a brass fish charm from a Gypsy on Suffolk Street. A street holdup leaves him poorer yet a parcel returns wallet and note claiming thirteen dollars. Meanwhile Jerry and Sandra spark a wary romance as hidden plans falter.

Charlie Suffolk Street Frieda

Atomic Attack Dangers and Public Preparedness

City readers learn from a new government book how a 2000 foot high air burst could kill tens of thousands in New York and other cities. It outlines three bombing types, survival steps, shelter ideas, decontamination, and urged community alarm and evacuation planning.

Yokoshima Nagasaki Hiroshima United States Ground Zero

Actress Abby Lewis shines on NBC radio showing range in multiple roles

Abby Lewis, seen on four NBC programs including Road of Life and The Big Story, plays cooks, crooks, young girls, and old women with equal ease, sometimes in two distinct characters on one show. Her skill traces to her father a preacher and missionary in New Mexico. The Goldbergs moves to a Paramount film with author Gertrude Berg writing the book. Information Please struggles as critics cite stale humor compared to Who Said That and Cliche Club.

Lewis NBC Eternal Light Storyteller’s Playhouse Abby New Mexico American Broadcasting

Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues

A compact grid of crossword clues with across and down entries listing 51 clues including Pant Begone Verbal Glass part of a window Reptile Solitary Public notice Organ of hearing River G Sailor slang Conceal Pen name Charles Lamb Hawai i a food Covered with sand Great name for ice Encountered Short billed rail Expected Apron top One who inherits Swablike implement Any powerful deity Province NE India Artless Girl's name Measure of land Pause Peruse Across and down clue list with numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 13 16 19 21 23 26 28 29 30 32 34 35 38 39 40 42 43 45 47 48 49 50 51 and 34 38 ...

Charles Lamb

Radiation Changes Cell Structure

A new book discusses how radiation can alter body cells that carry hereditary traits. It suggests people exposed to damaging radiation, such as from an atomic bomb, should refrain from begetting children for two to three months to allow parental cells to repair.

New York City

Household tips for curing pork and dessert ideas

Brine for curing pork uses two pounds of salt one ounce of saltpeter and a gallon of water. Test with a potato until it floats. For leftover fruit juices add to gelatine desserts for extra flavor. Prosaic fruit cups become lively with a scoop of fruit sherbet.

Local Classifieds Feature Pets and Farm Listings

A collage of small ads lists animals for sale including hamsters and cats, with contact lines for breeders and shipping directions. Also seen are farm listings for 180 acres for sale near Lincoln with possession in March 1951 and a Sears ad for eye care services in Lincoln Nebraska.

Robert D, Fowler Marquette Nebr Ganariel Chicago Inols Lincoln Dan Sullivan St. Lincoln Nebraska

Personal Wanda Naves Welch Electrologist in Lincola

Wanda Naves Welch offers Chaleur's method for permanent hair removal on face legs arms and eyebrows at 207 Sharp Blog Offices in Lincola Nebraska. Consultation without obligation and phone contact 22832.

Wanda Naves Welch Sharp Chaleur Lincola Nebraska

Feather buy offers from Midwest Feather Co Chicago

Advertisement from Midwest Feather Co Chicago inviting samples of new and used goose and duck feathers for quotations. They seek feathers from old feather beds and offer high prices, listing address 2300 S Calumet Ave Chicago 16 Illinois for sample submission.

Midwest Feather Co Nept Calumet Ave Chicago Illinois

HADACOL advertised remedy asserts health boost for deficiencies

Mrs. Phyllis Goff of Indianapolis credits HADACOL with restored energy and better sleep after treating vitamins B B7 niacin and iron deficiencies. The ad promises refunds if not satisfied and offers trial or hospital sizes with direct mail ordering from The LeBlanc Corporation Lafayette Louisiana.

Phyllis Goff Park Ave Indianapolis Indiana Hadacol LeBlanc Corporation Lafayette Louisiana Adv The

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