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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1936
Page
8
Fleming Stone presses for autopsy results to corroborate his murder theory in the Coles case while Doctor Merritt resists revealing deductions. He questions Perilla Malden about possible romantic motives, suggesting a dangerous pattern if a second crime mirrors the first.
The dialogue discusses a calculated murder plot, noting the same method could be used again. It frames the crime as clever and ongoing, with warnings of further fatalities if unchecked.
In a chat with Mr Stone and Perulla the group discusses possible ways to enter a hermetically sealed room to solve Bob Coles’s apparent murder. They consider fictional plot devices while noting none fit the case, then plan to pursue real clues as they head toward New York with tensions rising.
Governor and state official R L Cochran say Nebraska's needy aged can expect first old age pensions this month as social security funds match state aid. He cites progress in state and county administrative machinery and urges applicants to bring proof of property to determine eligibility.
Nebraska reports a slight exceedance of 5 000 in total motor vehicle registrations for 1935 with over 116 000 in license fees paid. Gross license income reached 1 983 640 while 431 494 vehicles were registered, up from 426 475 in 1934, reflecting gains in passenger cars, trucks, dealers licenses and trailers despite a small farm truck decline.
University of Nebraska extension service reports Nebraska farmers may see a 10 percent rise in demand for farm products in 1936 driven by higher industrial income. The forecast, based on the 1936 outlook, also notes wage increases for Nebraska farm workers and a potential rise in prices offset by greater production.
The saying means a blow for a blow or tit for tat referencing Roland and Oliver. It recalls their similar exploits as Charlemagne’s paladins and a drawn out five day single combat where neither gained advantage.
The Nebraska State Dairymen's Association urged Bangs disease testing for all cattle exhibited at the 1936 state fair. Prof. H. P. Davis and L. H. Daft presented the proposal to the state board of agriculture, requesting that written test certificates be issued 90 days before the fair opens.
Officials recommended seven million dollars for Missouri river work between Kansas City and Sioux City. Richardson county rural school teachers abandoned dresses for overalls to plow through snow to their schools. Kearney officials notified WPA approved a sixteen thousand dollar library addition and considered a bond election on April 7 to fund the city’s share.
Norman Goodbrod Midland college piano instructor will study at the Fontainebleau school of fine arts in Paris France next summer. He was a 1929 scholarship student and a University of Nebraska graduate. Goodbrod has taught at Midland since 1927 and earned his master of music degree with honors from Northwestern University last fall.
County Attorney Robert G. Fuhrman of Pender says he has dropped plans for a grand jury investigation into alleged abuses of Thurston county credit by a county official. The move followed the resignation of County Commissioner Gail Sailors of Walthill. The petition to rescind the grand jury order cites the official's resignation as the reason the investigation was not needed. McCook residents set a February 27 vote on a swimming pool bond issue despite a potential $10,000 in PWA funds not being guaranteed to match city backing. The city council voted seven to one to proceed with the election after PWA funds were withdrawn for failure to provide required plans and specifications. PWA officers indicated funds may be available if bonds pass and prerequisites are met.
January patrols by the reorganized state sheriff’s department collected more than twelve thousand dollars for tonnage fees license fees and costs. Thirty three arrests were made and 828 violations discovered and remedied. The patrol conducted an educational program with close scrutiny of trucks.
D F Felton announces total materials spending in Nebraska under the WPA reaches 900 194 with 415 280 for highways roads and streets. Public utilities follow with 179 818 then conservation at 93 335. Other project materials include public buildings 88 069 housing 1 870 recreational facilities 47 267 rural electrification 4 613 transportation 27 466 educational and professional 8 670 sewing centers 22 272 sanitation and health 548 and others 10 986.
The national youth administration reports 2377 youths ages 16 to 25 in Nebraska in a part time program with 463 boys and 228 girls working in four project areas recreation Rural youth development public service training and research. Wages run 13 to 25 dollars monthly as a supplement to WPA family wages. An early rural electrification project in Gage county received a 10000 federal check as SE Nebraska power district prepares to start after plans are approved. Twelve shelterbelts will be planted on Nebraska farms in cooperative demonstrations with the University of Nebraska to protect crops from southern winds.
J Edgar Hoover, director of the FBI, asserts women criminals show greater will to kill and a higher tendency toward murder than men. Pathfinder Magazine notes that although women accounted for 6.9 percent of October arrests, their violence rates exceed male rates.
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