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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1929
Page
6
The house finance committee reported a main budget bill totaling 39,638,100 for the biennium. Net increases reach 8,511,700 with 7,464,000 from a 4 cent gas tax and added federal aid. Highway funds rose by 2,950,000, matching requirements increase to 5,625,000, bringing total expenditures above 40,000,000.
The Burlington Transportation Co proposes rail service from Omaha to Lincoln and Lincoln to Hastings, filed with the state railway commission. They announce five new 22 passenger parlor coaches at Lincoln ready for service pending hearing approval. They plan Omaha Lincoln service via the D L D highway.
The Kearney Kiwanis Club plans a Lincoln trip for April 19 with a chartered special train arriving around 10 am. At Lincoln the party will visit the capitol, the state university, and agricultural college, with buses to transport them. Feeder’s Day at the university will draw farmers to join the tour and the Lincoln chamber of commerce pledges cooperation.
Consolidation of the Citizens State bank at Wood River with the Farmers State bank of the same town was announced. The merged institution will operate under the Farmers State name following the death in January of Citizens State bank president W L Sprague. Cit zens State capital 25000 with 10000 surplus and 3000 undivided profits. deposits 220000. Hastings club plans spring improvements at Blue Earth recreation grounds costing about 1500 with contracts for water sighting system road graveling shrubs golf course overhaul and a caretaker’s hire.
Statewide and local development features include five miles of Alliance pavement under Abel Construction of Lincoln, a daily cow census and potential cheese factory by Summerfield Commercial club, and a raised upper Missouri river appropriation to 1.25 million. Other items: Falls City chautauqua off, Beatrice junior fair planning, Norfolk Walton league park lease, and damage from a mini twister near Falls City.
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A biblical verse notes that when evening came Jesus healed many possessed by devils and cast out spirits with his word to fulfill the prophecy of Esaias that he bore our infirmities and sicknesses.
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