Local residents and visitors share a week of travel notes
Miss Alene Wright of York visited Polk last Thursday. A V Reed and E A Sodergren drove new Fords from Omaha the same day. Mr and Mrs Orlie Miller and daughter with Mrs W P Miller visited York last Thursday. Roswell Baker and family and Arleen and Donald Baker from Stromsburg visited Grandm a Glasser recently. Cypher Anderson and family returned to McPherson Kansas after visiting relatives. Threshing crew including Glasser Dahlin Graves Kaher Nelson and Smith enjoyed a Riverside Park picnic Wednesday. Nelson family Ira Glasser and Clark Snodgrass family shared Sunday dinner in Stromsburg. Mrs W F Robertson and daughter Audrey of Grand Island visited Mr and Mrs E L Gray last week. Mrs Lincoln of Los Angeles a niece of Mrs Gray also visited. Mrs J S Gustafson visited her father at York last week. J W Larson bought a Town sedan from Sodergren Motor Co last week. Miss Irene Peterson left Saturday for Aberdeen South Carolina for a two week vacation. Mrs C L Hedlund of Bertrand visited A Sodergren and family Friday. Alex Gustafson returned to Denver after visiting here. Miss W Gestrine and Frank Johnson of Holdrege traveled to North Platte to see a sister who had surgery there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Robertson
Audrey
Grand Island
D E Lincoln
Los Angeles
Calif
E L Gray
Lincoln
Man's Best Friend in a Stray Dog Crusade
A Southern newspaper argues stray dogs reflect shiftless humanity and urges jailing careless owners rather than shooting stray pups. It lauds dogs as expressive, candid, and indispensable on farms while criticizing Senator West's defense of strays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Coldest Fourth of July Recorded in Little America
Report from Little America notes a record low thermometer of 72 degrees below zero during July Fourth celebrations with Commander Byrd and crew in residence. Locals remark on extreme cold as an improbable event for midsummer, suggesting readers seek relief from August heat by reading the curio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little
America
Byrd
Light Rates Revised by Board of Trustees Meeting
The Board of Trustees revised lighting rates at the August meeting. Former rates for first 25 kW and next blocks were replaced with new charges, including a reduced 2 eta service for the first 25 kW and 4 cts for excess, plus a 50 cent inside city service charge and $1.00 outside. The notes reference multiple block tiers and a simplified structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustees
Teta
Corporation
Farewell Gift for Rural Carrier Chief Harry H Billany
Thirty five thousand rural mail carriers contributed dimes to buy a car as a farewell gift for Harry H Billany retiring from the postal department. He led RF D carriers as chief with a title of fourth assistant postmaster general and was praised for humanizing the service while maintaining farmer relations and steadfast dedication under all weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry H. Billany
Postal Department
Billany
Safer Than Ever In Cars Emphasizes Safer Design
The piece argues modern automobiles across price classes are built for safer operation with four wheel brakes shatter resistant glass and all steel bodies. It contends that in an era of traffic congestion high speed and careless drivers only the best safety features satisfy the wise motorist and protect against serious injury.
For Sale or Rent Polk Building Occupied by Miller Cafe
For sale or rent the building in Polk currently housing the Miller Cafe. Possession anticipated about October 1, 1929. Contact Wm. Lindahl in Central City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk
Miller Cafe
Wm. Lindahl
Central City
Local Social Notes and Travel Tidbits
Dana Westfall returns from Lincoln while Elsi McConnell visits Leona McConnell in town. Ervin Hahn buys a Chevrolet from Reed Bros Motor Co and A V Reed travels to Walthill. Margaret Pihigren visits from here. Hazel Nelson and Gladys Swanson attend Baptist Assembly in Grand Island. J S Gustafson takes uncle Claus Gustafson to Columbus for a train to Galesburg. A W Shafer and W A Lindburg host Pleasant Hill Mission Circle. Ed Shuman of Fort Worth and Fred Shuman of Osceola visit Polk. A note regrets missing a former best man and praises a lady compositor’s hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed. Shuman
Fort Worth
Texas
Fred Shuman
Osceola
Polk
Summer Vogue Sunburn Styles Highlight Summer Sun Tans
The article notes chic young women embracing sun tans with backless dresses and sun kissed complexions. It warns physicians say gradual tanning is safer and warns against excessive sun exposure as dangerous, likening sunburn to scarlet fever in seriousness.
Time Is Now Up Former Kaiser Faces Return to Germany
The former Kaiser may return to Germany but has not been asked to do so and is in no hurry. He remains content in Doorn where his fate has been mild and not harsh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Doorn
Endurance flights and local social notes in Sutton area
Community updates mention endurance flight news, a Monarch Ranges promotion, and visits by Henry Reed, Dr. C R Peterson, Mr and Mrs Chas Crew and family in Sutton. Social rounds include X A Lindburg, M G Lindburg at a Farm Bureau meeting in Crete, and trips by the Carman families via Polk and Shelby with crop notes and local chatter.
Visits and family gatherings span Arborville community
A string of local visits and family connections circulates through Arborville. Lulu Jarmin of York visits H Schrader and Elmer Purdy in Amboy, while Purdy and Bedient relatives host Ava Purdy. Rev. Peterson and wife travel to Iowa after a relative’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Purdy
Amboy
Illinois
Fred Bedient
Ava. Purdy
Mr. Bedient
E. R Peterson
Iowa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Felton Pharmacy
Alene Wright
York
A. V. Reed
E A. Sodergren
Omaha
Orlie Miller
W. P. Miller
Robert
Ruth Arleen
Donald Baker
Stromsburg
Grandma Glasser
Cypher Anderson
McPherson
Kansas
Glasser
Dahlin
Graves
Kaher
Nelson and Smith
Riverside Park
T. J Nelson
Ira Glasser
Clark Snodgrass
J. S. Gustafson
J. W Larson
Sodergren Motor Co
Irene Peterson
Aberdeen
S. C
Alex Gustafson
Denver
Colo
Man
Citizens State Bank
Home Bank For
David Anderson
Dana Westfall
Elsie McConnell
Ansley
Leona McConnell
Ervin Hahn
Reed Bros. Motor Co
Walthill
Nebr
Margaret Pihigren
Hazel Nelson
Gladys Swanson
Baptist Assembly
Claus Gustafson
Columbus
Galesburg
A. W. Shafer
W. A. Lindburg
Pleasant Hill
Summer Vogue
Henry Reed
Dr. C. R. Peterson
Kosster Radios
Sundberg & Son
Monarch
Chas. Crew
Betty
Misa Vivian Alfred
Viola
Richard Mills
D. B. Carter
Sutton
John Gestrine
Raymond
Walter
Nina
Beulah
Arcadia
Mrs. Thelander
Betty Thelander
X. A. Lindburg
M. G. Lindburg
Farm Bureau District
Crete
Philip Sack
Above City
Phil
Wil Carman
Harm Carman
Pleasanton
Shelby
Will
Arborville
Bradshaw Monitor
Lulu Jarmin
Mrs. H. Schrader
Mre
P.J Jensen
Lowell
Da‘e
Beaver Crossing
Elizabeth Stouffer
Verna Eisler
E. A Fletcher From
Clark Stouffer
Ida Gion
Curren
Palmer
Jos. Curren
Elm Creek
Lewis
Gibbon, Nebr
Ray'c Lewis
Marie Beards
Riverdale
Iceland
Elish S
Betty Anne
City Bakery
Farmers Union Cream Co
Old Line Creamery Co
Farmers Union Creamery Co
Polk, Neb
Farmers Produce Co
Old Line Co
C. A. Sorenson
Farmers Station
Board of Directors
Bank of Polk
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