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Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Sep 14, 1950

Page

7

Hadacol claim and military insider notes from 1950s column

An older health testimonial for Hadacol touts cures from vitamin B and iron deficiencies, followed by a montage of military leadership chatter from wartime figures. The piece critiques officers like Walker and Landrum, questions Willoughby’s reports, and touches on Senate House clashes and Truman era defense planning.

Walker Col Eugene Landrum France States Landrum Korea Japan MacArthur Charles Willoughby Prussia Willoughby von Tschepe-Wiedenbach Bataan

Grasshopper Control Methods Discussed

The Oklahoma agricultural experiment station reports in a recent bulletin that poisoned bait, long used, often gives erratic control of grasshoppers. New chemicals developed in recent years include several highly poisonous options, among them Denzene.

Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station

Twenty-Game Winners Show Shifting Pitching Strides

The piece notes a year with many 20 game winners possible, led by Bob Lemon, Raschi, and Spahn. It cites 1950 as a season of evolving pitching across the majors with several pitchers from the Yankees, Dodgers, Braves, Phillies, and others contenders or repeaters, while several stars may not repeat.

Bob Lemon Parnell Kinder Raschi Lemon Spahn Pollet Kellner Lemon and Wynn Cleveland Lopat Byrne N. Y. Yankees Houtteman Hutchinson Detroit Roberts Simmons Phillies Sam, Spahn and Bickford Braves Jansen Giants Roe Newcombe Dodgers Red Sox Cardinals Athletics Yankees Munger Heintzelman Branca Barney Myer

Big Mike Michelosen Lifts Pitt Single Wing Legacy

John P. Michelosen arrives as a pivotal figure in Pitt football history under Jock Sutherland. A top high school prospect, he becomes the heir apparent to the single wing and the future tutor of the system even as others switch to the T formation.

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Football for 1950 Faces Busy Pro and College Scene

Even with two top pennant races, football rises in prominence. The All-Star game in Chicago drew a full house as pros seek real competition. In college news, Frank Thomas returns as a graduate player at Alabama.

Chicago Frank Thomas Yaoer Alabama

Chairs and tables shown for indoor and lawn use

The article notes a coffee table and a suitably sized luncheon or card table, useful for both indoor and lawn settings. It advises removing pegs and storing the sections flat for compact storage.

Bedford Hills New York

Buying Feeder Pigs May Prove More Profitable

Hog raisers may find it easier and more profitable to sell sows and buy ready weaned feeder pigs from the Wisconsin Weix farm in Dane County. The hatchery output meets a long customer list and hog authorities note advantages including time savings, year round maintenance, and reduced housing and guesswork in selecting pigs and boars.

Wisconsin Weix Dane County Chicago

Farmers Rent Majority Of Frozen Food Lockers

A 1948 North Carolina survey shows eighty-nine of the state’s 100 frozen food locker plants were active and started in the prior four years. About three fourths of lockers were rented to farmers with 95 percent of space in operation or 65 percent at capacity.

North Carolina

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