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Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1951

Page

6

Peace talks stall as Korea alert grows in U N climate

A Senate crime report and global tensions dominate the week. The Korean peace talks appear to stall ahead of a Japanese treaty conference in San Francisco as Ridgway warns of renewed conflict and Communist buildup across Korea. The crime panel calls for a national coordinating council and stricter narcotics laws.

Kaesong San Francisco Matthew B. Ridgway Korea United Nations Senate Crime Investigating Committee National Crime Coordinating Council Federal Security Agency Congress Truman Europe Middle East Asia

Schools Set Record Enrollment As Americans Return

Oscar Ewing, federal security administrator, estimates record 33,121,000 Americans will attend school this year up from 32,703,000 in 1950-51. Elementary enrollment rises to 24,408,000, secondary to 6,168,000, while college enrollment falls to 2,225,000. Private commercial schools total 175,000.

Oscar Ewing Federal Security Ewing

Economic optimism amid fall consumer resurgence and farm price tension

Businessmen forecast a healthy fall pick up in consumer spending driven by higher incomes and resistance to panic buying after Korea. Retail and service sectors expect higher prices and scarcer items as inventories rise, with Main Street merchants watching farm price trends and policy impacts. Federal data show output at a record high while consumer spending edges lower, and OPS debates Capehart impact and new textile and apparel regulations.

Korea Main Street Washington Congress

Navy expands chaplains and veteran insurance policy changes

The column reports the Navy issuing active duty orders for Naval Reserve chaplains due to service needs and fewer volunteers. It also covers Public Law 23 1951 ending new NSLI USGLI for veterans unless reactivated. A GI Bill student may return to school after illness, and disability benefits for a veteran with a newborn rise when WA receives birth evidence. It explains how to locate a missing service member via the VA.

Naval Reserve Navy J.B.C. Miller Ohio Asha Manchester Maine Germany A. M Cleburne Texas Washington, D.C

Outside Employment Open to Military

Military personnel may take part time outside work in essentials to national welfare with permission from local commanders. Authorization requires certification of a local labor shortage emergency by the public employment service. The piece notes U S costs for wars, mentioning the Mexican War as still not closed in accounting.

Walter Shead Armed Services National Press Washington,d.c Department of Defense Ment Service Office United States

World Citizens and the Boundaries of Humanity

Hendrik Willem Van Loon asks readers to imagine the world packed into a single box to show how small the human race is. The essay argues all people share a common origin and humanity, urging Christians to be world citizens and recognize our mutual need for God.

Eva Eva Peron Huband Argentina Peronista Senora Péron Juan Hendrik Willem van Loon Grand Canyon Mark Twain Captain Stormfield Heaven Earth Solar System Paul God Jesus

Legumes and fertilizer rebuild worn Indiana field shows results

A soil improvement report from Huntington County Indiana notes two fields with deep erosion. One field lost six feet of soil. the other eight feet. With legume grass mixtures and heavy fertilizer, the latter regained structure and now supports night pasture.

Huntington County Indiana Middle West Soil Improvement Committee Norman Thompson Huntington

Stocks of Feed Grains Relatively High in June

The Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports large stocks of all feed grains in storage on July 1. Corn totaled about 1,270 million bushels, 11 percent below July 1, 1950. Oats at 298 million bushels mark the largest carryover by a small margin, with a 34 million bushel off‑farm share. Barley at 93 million bushels shows a slightly larger carryover than average, with 53 million off‑farm.

Bureau of Agricultural Economics

Toolbox on Wheels for Farmers

Practical idea for farmers using a light weight toolbox on wheels with sliding drawers on angle-iron channels. Handles fold down when stationary and coaster-wagon wheels provide mobility. With a little planning the average farmer can build it easily.

Experts See Bright Future for Nation's Dairy Farms

Dairy experts project profitable years ahead citing six factors: population growth, higher average incomes, longer life expectancy, high meat prices boosting dairy cow and veal prices, rising use of dairy products, and greater emphasis on milk and milk products.

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