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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1939
Page
8
Gradual clutch release is recommended when starting a car. Sudden jerky starts place excess strain on many costly bearings and gears from engine to rear wheels. Sudden starts can cause parts to snap and overwork gear lubricants.
Advice warns against using high gear on steep hills and urges shifting to second or first. Prolonged pulls in high strain engine bearings, cause overheating and insufficient lubrication, risking costly damage. Emphasizes prudent gear choice to protect engine components.
Use dimmed lights in fog to improve visibility as bright lights reflect off fog. Fog lights are a good protective investment. Piston rings may need replacement between 10 000 and 30 000 miles depending on driving conditions such as dust hills and stop and go traffic. Rings endure extreme heat and high mileage due to rapid piston movement.
Medical notes from the Folk County Medical Society explain that acid fruits like oranges provide Vitamin C essential to prevent scurvy. Orange juice can supply this vitamin without increasing stomach acidity, even for patients with ulcers, according to doctors Dimmler and Power.
The name Hawkeye was first given to Iowa residents in 1839. Judge Rorer of Des Moines suggested it, first appearing in the Fort Madison Patriot. James G. Edwards later moved the paper to Burlington and renamed it the Burlington Hawkeye, with Bob Burdette helping popularize the term.
Mary Cromer visits the Sussex village where her parents wed and meets Rector Tom Walker. She receives a church memento offertory bag from Mrs Walker during tea in the old manse, then mails news home and looks forward to marrying Tom at the same altar.
Receipts of cattle at Omaha Monday totaled 10 000 head with steady prices for beef steers yearlings and heifers though demand was uneven. Hogs opened higher with light and butcher weights at 7.25 to 7.40 and sows around 6.25 to 7.30.
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Banking institutions in at least thirty eight states operate New York World’s Fair 1939 Savings Clubs. Depositors save weekly sums to win a trip to the fair next spring, under the slogan Save Today to See the World of Tomorrow, with some banks tying the plan to Christmas and Vacation Clubs.
County board met in regular session with all members present. Claims for the County General Fund were audited and paid including sheriff salary, supt. salaries, clerical pay, and various office expenses. Special funds list wages for patrolmen, deputies, bridge work, and road district labor with amounts itemized.
The January 10 1939 proceedings list Twarling as chairman for 1939 and approve wage scales and appointments for Polk County. County Physician joint salary set at 100 annually. physicians D J Smith and Harley S Eklund appointed. Newspapers designated for Notices to Contractors with budget limits. Various labor rates and machine hire terms established for county construction and road work. Clerical and janitorial salaries set. board adjourned to January 11.
A report estimates Norway's coastline length at roughly 12 000 miles, describing the contour as an ocean strand long enough to span half the globe.
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