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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1949
Page
3
Three Brooklyn Marine Reservists en route to Cherry Point for two weeks of active duty training were saved from a 150 mile drive when a truck driver offered them a ride on his automobile delivery trailer from Baltimore to Norfolk.
Government probes into monopoly trace origins and effects from 1930s and 1940s. Citing 1937 Temporary National Economic Committee findings that four producers controlled 75 percent of many goods, the piece notes ongoing U S hearings led by Emanuel Celler on where monopoly begins. It recounts Standard Oil breakup and the Dupont antitrust suit, detailing DuPont’s vast holdings, stock ties to General Motors and U S Rubber, and proposed divestitures and license cancellations.
National survey shows Americans may eat about 180000 tons of spinach this year including fresh from gardens grocers and in frozen or canned form. Winter Garden region near San Antonio leads in fresh market spinach with Eagle Pass Crystal City and Carrizo Springs hubs.
The government accuses DuPont of forcing two suppliers to buy only from each other, freezing out rivals. It alleges DuPont acquired competitors and funded expansion by profits from exclusive sales to GM and U S Rubber, plus rebates and preferential pricing.
The speaker remarks that the intelligence displayed by Senate members House members and administration officials prompts him to wonder what they are thinking about while addressing Mr President. The remark captures a sharp rebuke aimed at lawmakers and executive leaders.
The piece analyzes the approaching stretch of the 1949 baseball season, weighing the waning strength of traditional powers and the rising hopes in both leagues. It notes the Dodgers and Cardinals in the NL and the Yankees Indians Red Sox and Tigers in the AL, with rotations, management, and past late-season collapses shaping expectations. It highlights Burt Shotton and Casey Stengel, references to Williams and McCarthy, and ponders pitching versus batting trends and future prospects through 1950.
Farmers may have to raise their own cattle to show horns as dairymen push dehorning. The 300 watt electric iron pre heats 15 minutes then seals the horn button by burning tissue and cauterizing skin, with horn scale falling off in about five weeks. It runs on a 115 volt AC circuit.
Truck tires and farmers' shoes can spread hog cholera erysipelas and other acute swine diseases. The American Foundation for Animal Health warns that hog cholera is rising again nationwide and urges strict precautions sanitary measures and vaccination to curb it.
Advert explains a do it yourself garden chair with full size patterns and a material list. Pattern No 56 titled Garden Chair offers stock sized materials from lumber yards and promises lower cost than ready made chairs. Cost is 25 cents to mail in for pattern from Eaysi-Bild Pattern Company Pleasantville NY. An unrelated line notes about 250000 workers in dairy processing and delivery.
A 25 year retrospective on John E Hoover’s rise from a librarian to J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI since 1924. The piece traces the bureau’s transformation from a local police force to a national agency amid gang warfare, infamous criminals, and sweeping enforcement changes.
Idaho altitudes span from 708 feet to 12 655 feet with Mt Borah in the Sawtooth range reaching the summit. The data highlights the state's varied elevations and the standout peak Mt Borah as the highest point.
Advice to protect outdoor aluminum clothes lines from black smudges recommends applying spar varnish after cleaning and drying. Reapply periodically as friction wears the coating, or switch to a cord clothesline that can be removed when not in use.
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