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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1929
Page
4
Market briefs report prices and trends for butter, cream, broilers, hens, wheat, and rye in Polk and surrounding areas. Readers are told about supply levels, consumer demand, and seasonal fluctuations affecting staple commodities.
Progress office R E Dahlin takes orders for life and auto insurance while Leslie Oson improves after surgery at York hospital. Ames and Oscar Lason visit T A Lundberg home in Portland Oregon enjoying California weather. Nebraskans shiver in below zero weather as Christmas cigars tempt at Johnson Cafe Recreation Parlor. Seth Thomas clocks arrive as gifts with electric clocks priced at 975 and up at Hannis Diamond and Watch, York Nebraska.
Market held near steady for desirable yearlings and light steers while dull for medium and heavy feeders. Demand for cows and heifers fairly broad at steady to weak. stock cattle and feeding steers active. Receipts 5,000 head with quotes for cattle and calves across varying grades and types.
The market opened slow and uneven with overall weaker tone while final sales were stronger. About 11 000 fresh sheep and lambs were marketed Tuesday with fat lambs at 12.00 to 12.69 and feeder lambs 11.50 to 12.25. aged sheep steady. Fat lambs 12.00 to 12.85. fed lambs 11.25 to 12.00. native lambs 12.01 to 12.46. yearlings 7.50 to 9.75. feeders and ewes show varying quotes across western and curl ud categories.
Sunday school morning worship scheduled with a 10 30 start for the childrens Rene program. The evening service features The Path of Promise pageant by 50 youths. Read Farmers Store specials this week. Local notes include Olson business hint and a new son born to Mr and Mrs Harvey Lind.
Chief steward Heinrich Zubie on the Graf Zeppelin provided an Astonishing Menu for the world tour. The provisioning included three hundred one gallon cans of soups relishes meats fish vegetables French dressing mayonnaise catsup sauces along with potato chips caviar peeled asparagus sour gherkins and special table water. Fresh fruits included grapefruit and oranges while meats covered sirloin steak lamb tongue and Virginia and domestic hams. Large cartons held bread cake and tasty tarts and dry ice kept items cold for this pioneering airship voyage.
An old Lincoln Star advertisement touts its news coverage and low prices for daily and Sunday editions. It promotes subscriptions by mail, carrier, and combo offers, urging readers to switch from pricier papers. The copy references special Irish subscription deals and yearly rates.
A mixed notice advertises pork progress subscriptions across Daily papers and offers Buff Orpington roosters for sale at $14 each. Interested buyers should call 5412.
Sunday school at 10 and preaching at 11:00 and 7:30. Choir practice Wednesday evening. Prayer meeting Thursday evening. Young Peoples meeting Friday evening. W. Westlund, Pastor.
Free Methodist Church notices pastor A. F. Smith invites attendance at Sunday School and preaching at 10:00 A M. Sunday service at 11:00 A M with Sunday night worship at 7:30. Prayer meeting Thursday night at 7:30.
High school classes begin Christmas festivities with freshmen hosting a party December 16 at the schoolhouse. Miss Lind hosted the Senior class and Mrs Nelson hosted Juniors. Polk School vacation starts next week and gifts will be exchanged. Senior class leads high school program. Folk basketball teams beat Hardville in a practice game last Wednesday with first team 417 to 11 and second team 14 to 8. Kenneth Strand named basketball captain.
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