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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1929
Page
8
Brief, stray notes reflect holiday mood in Progress office columns. Items mention New Year forecasts, holiday cheer, Christmas trade, tax cuts proposed by Secretary Mellon, and light editorial musings on public figures, weather, and entertainment headlines.
The center BYP O group will host a watch night service on New Year's Eve after a Gospel service and social hour with light refreshments. Sunday December 29 features sermons at 11 A.M. and 7 30 P.M. themed A New Year Inventory and A New Year Exhortation.
A humorous observation notes one car per seven people versus one bathtub per twenty two, arguing that cars move while bathtubs sit idle. It highlights demand for transport versus domestic amenities with a wry social tone.
W I Ryd and O E Swarta sellers offer 82 head of registered and grade Holsteins at Redland farm four miles north and eight miles west of Kearney two miles south of Riverdale. All tested for TB and PTA. Auction Friday Dec 27 1929.
An advertisement for The Lincoln Star promotes low subscription rates for daily and daily with Sunday editions. It touts extensive Nebraska and world news access, urges readers to switch from higher priced papers, and offers a trial subscription at $4.00 or $6.00 for the combined weekend edition.
Secretary Hyde notes improving agricultural conditions as farm land values recover nationwide. The Labor Department report shows farmers’ position strengthening since 1926 and farm implement sales rising. International Harvester’s VP says deflation ended and prospects look good for next year with flour millers similarly optimistic.
A local column recounts the tale of One Feather Amber who tries a single feather bed idea then notes ads work when planned. It cites R E Dehlin life and auto insurance at 164 and mentions Oscar Straid's trip to Snonville and Doniphan. Mrs Lloyd Hahn at the local exchange delivers dolls donated by Polk operators to York's Mother's Jewel Home.
Gossip from Detroit claims Ford will expand to many machines daily, with speculation about factory spaces and business shifts. The piece quips about authors and census data, Nebraska’s potential congress seats, and old fashioned homemade candy versus modern tastes in a satirical, rumor-filled style.
Palk telephone operators held a Christmas party at Berniece Mengsen’s home Friday evening with eleven guests in attendance. The group enjoyed Yuletide themed games and exchanged gifts, followed by a delicious two course luncheon.
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