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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1940
Page
2
Ruth Wyeth Spears describes Gram's family dynamics as they decide to replace Gram's old buffet. Marty and Bill crave the piece, while Betsy, Mom, and Dad contribute crafts from books 3 and 5. The sketch previews their project and teases future alterations.
Lynn Morrow, stranded with 50 cents after employer Mrs. Warren disappears with car and trailer, is aided by Terry McNair and later by Raymond Austin. A clashing trio, a coffee shop meeting with Rene Bouchier, and a contrived marriage at the Lovell farm house unfold as she plots a real escape and possible future in New York.
Rene and Lynn flee their forced marriage and head toward New York in a trailer. They face cold, cash strain, and hopeful plans to start anew as Rene vows secrecy. A late-night accident in icy road conditions injures Lynn, but Rene pulls her from danger and checks the trailer for damage.
Lynn and Rene endure illness and hardship after a wreck as they drift toward New York. Rene fights influenza while Lynn scrambles for care, money, and a hoped for job. A hopeful meeting with Mr. Mortimer yields a $200 check and a hint of help. TO BE CONTINUED.
Madeleine Carroll safe in New York after France ordeal but unable to contact family or fiancé. Rowena Cook, once winner of a radio contest named Alice Eden, rewrites her fate as Rowena and lands a role in Kit Carson. Jack Benny and Fred Allen set Love Thy Neighbor as the comedy title with Mary Martin in the lead.
The radio program will switch coast to coast on NBC Red August 17 after starting with four stations. Edwards’ idea makes contestants act out humorous stunts if they fail to answer, such as wearing a 106 gallon sombrero and singing while riding an electric horse and firing a cap pistol.
The Merry Macs known from Fred Allen and Al Pearce programs hire Helen Carroll, elected beauty queen at the University of Indiana, as a fourth member. They improvise their own arrangements and rarely read music or know their key. Carroll proves an accomplished musician after joining.
A fifty dollar reward is offered for information leading to the discovery of heirs in the Court of Missing Heirs program. Ray Milland took out a 2000 dollar policy on two rubber trees imported from Java for his garden. Preston Foster applied for a button in the swordfish club after seven years and a 275 pound catch completes eligibility.
Farmers who maximize profits from sheep emphasize breeding, feeding, and management. Select compact ram stock, ship yearling wether and some ewe lambs while retaining top ewe lambs for replacement. Emphasize milk-rich feed, grain supplementation, and monthly internal parasite drenching for top-grade lambs.
Farm families in hot dry regions grow fresh vegetables by frame gardens built from scrap lumber. Typically four to five feet wide and 12 to 18 inches high, they may include subirrigation with homemade tiles or cans. The system uses less water and labor, protects crops with wind shields and cloth, and allows year round planting to cut grocery costs and boost nutrition.
Secretary Wallace told the senate civil liberties committee that federal efforts target source migration. The Farm Security administration has used one dollar to aid migrants in California for every twenty dollars spent rehabilitating low income farm families in Oklahoma Texas Kansas Arkansas and Missouri. Nationwide the agency has allocated nearly 480 million dollars in five years to help needy farm families reestablish in home communities.
Farmers are advised to candle eggs before sale to home buyers or local shops. Fresh eggs may be unsuitable for eating due to bloody whites or meat spots. On most farms candling takes only a few minutes daily using a length of stove pipe and a light as a candle.
A set of ten trivia questions covers military ranks, suffrage history, calendar trivia, abbreviations, primate species, boxing weights, ship naming, classic poem line, plant behavior, and holly leaf growth patterns.
The list provides ten concise items: 1) Washington Grant and Sherman. 2) Wyoming. 3) Next to the last. 4) quod vide meaning which see. 5) Gibbons chimpanzees orang utans and gorillas. 6) Flyweight 112 pounds. 7) From the states. 8) But spare our country's flag. 9) The bean moth larva inside. 10) Holly grows thorny leaves near the ground to protect itself from browsing animals. Branches beyond their reach often produce perfectly smooth leaves.
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