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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1947
Page
2
A collage of gossip clips notes FDR rumors on death causes and administration asides. Trade journals fold amid print shortages while theater finances shift from boom to bust and industry players jockey for power and stages.
Editor notes credit Robert S. Allen with continuing the Washington Merry-Go-Round column during Drew Pearson’s vacation. The column maintains its usual political commentary and weekly insight into national affairs.
The Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation, created in 1934, has earned 105 million dollars in profit. Dr. William I. Myers, dean of Cornell's agricultural school and FFMC’s first head, built a capital strategy by purchasing government bonds to offset lending risk. FFMC has loaned 1.2 billion dollars since inception and faces 135 million dollars in outstanding loans as it liquidates. Political observers eye Cleveland mayoral primary September 30 for 1948 trends with Burke and Ness leading contenders.
Allan Kline of the Iowa Farm Bureau backs changes to government price support policy while Midwestern members push reform. Southern cotton growers oppose policy shifts led by Ed ONeal, a longtime FBF resident and Democrat. Kane must craft a compromise as factions threaten a vote.
The Alaska fire control service sought a renewed $170,000 annual appropriation but the House refused. The Appropriations Committee argued the expense unnecessary, while the Senate later allocated only a few thousand dollars to keep a skeleton crew, leaving the state vulnerable during the disaster.
A feature on modern cookery elevates vegetables with sauces and pairings. Recipes include Golden Cauliflower with cheese and milk, Red Cabbage with Apples, Sweet Potato Cecella, and Buttered Crumbs hints, plus asparagus tips in cheese biscuits and lemon butter or brown butter sauces.
The article reports a survey by Opinion Research showing union members largely oppose Taft-Hartley as a whole while supporting most of its provisions when explained. It notes workers distrust press coverage and suggests unions may misstate the law’s effects, with calls for better worker education.
New improved sewing pattern 615 offers embroidery motif transfers charts photos and concise directions for easy needlework. Patterns priced at 20 cents each.
The first ten amendments were presented in 1789 but ratified in 1939 by Connecticut Georgia and Massachusetts. The delayed approval marks a unique constitutional milestone across these states.
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