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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1929
Page
1
The piece urges a spring community clean-up as a duty of property owners and tenants. It emphasizes removing winter litter, repairing and repainting, and landscape gardening. It ties cleanliness to health, beauty, and better public image with little cost beyond labor.
An advertisement urges local merchants to advertise regularly in The Progress to boost spring sales. It claims weekly ads reach most Polk area households and keep customers informed about store news and products.
New York announces a 60 story hotel project in Up In The World with grand plans and a bold skyline impact. A tavern incident notes a would be escapee who lacked success and required a parachute and rubber boots in the retreat attempt.
Mrs. Willebrandt to remain head of prohibition forces with a note that enforcement needs a woman's touch. Also mentions a reception today and a junior class play set for April 11, 1929. Additional items cover Lutheran choir tours through Central City and Stromsburg, family visits from Oneida South Dakota, locals from Columbus visiting Polk County, and Chas P. J. Johnson of Anaheim recovering from illness while renewing a subscription.
A lively list of spring signs appears with birds, dandelions, kites and budding plants. Local happenings include Wurtz visiting Osceola and York, Mrs. Lind visiting Omaha, Bill McGuffin returning from university, and Pork Woman's Club hosting with guests and a drama roll call. The meeting was led by Mrs. Westfall with selections and a lunch, next at Mrs. Hill's home.
District 44 parents and pupils organized a surprise gathering for teacher Doris Lindquist on her birthday. Mrs E W Widga presented a gift from the school while ladies served refreshments. Attendees included multiple Widga, Snider, Nyberg, Carlson, Wilson, and Shostrom families from the community.
A short reflective piece urges readers to feel pride in America when abroad and to extend similar ardor to their hometowns. It emphasizes daily bread, modern comforts, children’s education, and friendships as reasons to defend and work for the local community’s welfare.
A rough collage notes a silk worm quip, local business mentions Felton Pharmacy and Progress, play plans for April 11 1929, smallpox illness in Maxine Kahler, visits by various locals, a bond release for J S Gustafson after quarantine, White Cross meeting honors, and local agricultural ads including poultry feed and printer's ink promotion.
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