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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1949
Page
2
Elmer Twitchell predicts a new season drama with aggressive radio and TV advertising in both leagues. He cites beer cigarettes oils and foods as key sponsors and says batting pitching and base running have improved while announcers pace the game.
The Iranian government presses for a 250 million dollar World Bank loan led by A H Ebtehaj, while Tehran firming heat on Washington. Despite disputes, Iran receives large US oil funding and aid, with sharp friction over opium swaps and UN requests. Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi plans a fall visit to Washington as relations remain tense.
A National Magazine analysis argues that 1948 freshmen in Congress owe allegiance to the Democratic platform and party not just the president. It notes splinter movements, party responsibility eroding as appropriation committees rewrite policy and funding. The piece cites Dixiecrats, oleomargarine tax repeal debates, and rent control battles as evidence of waning party discipline.
A reflective column urges strong civilian memory of World War I and World War II veterans, arguing that children must hear fathers’ exploits to foster national pride and responsibility. It notes postwar silence from veterans and contrasts currency against wartime sacrifices with Herbert Hoover and postwar economy.
Meza Gerhard Rown-Haired discovered at the Royal Dramatic Academy in Stockholm by a film writer and signed by Universal International after a test. Sword in the Desert, her fourth film with Dana Andrews and Stephen McNally, marks her as a star. She trained in ballet, studied drama, and followed a path from secretary to actress. The article also notes Cavalcade of America featuring Irene Dunne and others, and quotes Lloyd Bridges on luck and his own break in Hollywood.
In a tense moment, Langford races through woods toward his cabin as a wildfire roars up a ridge. He reaches the river and dives into the water to escape the encroaching flames that threaten Anne and little Bobby.
A dark silhouette wobbles toward the shore with a bundled figure atop, moving awkwardly. Anne shouts for help as a man calls to return, then recognizes the figure as Bobby under blankets. Langford assists in pushing the improvised swimmer and salvaged belongings.
Anne and Langford escape rising water. Langford carries Bobby to safety and discovers the raft is the improvised hen coop he built for Anne's chicks. Anne explains the chickens are safe in a bur lap bag while their belongings sink across the river. Langford unexpectedly laughs, realizing his earlier misjudgment of Anne.
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