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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1948
Page
5
An ad offers a 1040 Chevrolet and a 1930 Model A Pickup for sale. The notice is embedded among social items noting birthday celebrations and courtesy visits, including Everett Green and Mrs. Chas Dahlgren, with multiple local families mentioned in events around Osceola.
Polk and Swede Plain churches announce Sunday schedules with 10 a m church school and 11 a m worship at each site. Central City youths plan a midwinter institute at Fairview next Sunday with 2:30 to 3 p m registration and a panel on the National Youth Conference. Gideon meeting Tuesday at church parlors expects visitors from Holdrege and Henderson Camp.
The notice lists church activities across Hordville Milford Arborville and nearby areas. Hordville Methodist with Nels Pearson holds Sunday School at 10 a.m. and morning worship at 11. Milford Evangelical Free with Milford Olson posts Sunday School 10 a.m. and services at 11 a.m. 7:30 p.m. gospel service. Rev A A Fangerstrom to speak. Ladies Aid Wednesday at 2:30 p.m.. Bible study Thursday 7:30 p.m. Arborville Congregational with Rev Earle Eaton 10 a.m. Sunday School. sermon at 11:30 a.m. by Harold Bedient. organist Kenneth Bedient. program titled The Beckoning Hand and A Ride To School by Floyd Merchant.
The article recounts how Nebraska's early medical practice faced disease, with doctors like George L. Miller switching from medicine to politics and journalism. It notes wide travel for care, high fees, rudimentary training, and doctors often supplementing income through farming, publishing, or public service.
Dr. W F Meyer of the University of California argues that daylight and celestial positions are illusions caused by light travel time. He notes the sun rises before it crosses the horizon and sets after it has disappeared, lengthening day by minutes. He cites light travel from 93 million miles away and from Polaris to explain navigation and perception of celestial positions.
Australia will tap its Murray River system including the Snowy and Darling rivers for a vast hydro electric and irrigation plan. The project costs an estimated 212 million dollars and uses gravity to drive water through a 25 mile tunnel from Snowy to the Murray headwaters to power stations producing about 750 000 horsepower.
Aruba, a small Dutch island petitioning for home rule, lies near the West Indies. Dutch is official, with Spanish English and French spoken. native Arubans maintain a patrol called Papiamento. The barren island, larger than Washington DC, suffers water scarcity and wind erosion shaped by northeast trade winds.
The article explains infrared photography using specially sensitized film and infrared filters. It notes wartime infrared photoflash bulbs, ordinary bulbs with coatings to block visible light, and the use of filters that block the eye while passing infrared for covert imaging.
Buck Yearly William Caxton born about 1422 became England's first printer. He learned in Cologne, printed Recuyell about 1474, set up a Westminster press in 1476, and issued the first English Caxton printing. 1477 saw the first dated English book. He received from Earl of Arundel a yearly buck and a winter doe as partial payment for printing.
The program adds 14 western pine farms 5 southern pine farms and 19 Tennessee sites while expanding four industrial Texas farms by over 100000 acres pushing the national total past 1250 units and about 14.25 million acres with plans for Virginia and Pennsylvania certificates and an acre milestone soon.
Dig, clean and store tender bulbs and roots in a cool dry place in fall. Do not leave gladiolus bulbs or dahlia roots exposed too long as a severe freeze may ruin them. Bruising plants invites fungi and rot.
June Skaden was a Sunday guest of Patty Kisler and family. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Amos Timmons Mr and Mrs Van Bush and Harriette visiting Mr and Mrs Laurence Peterson at Clarks Sunday evening. An instruction class for WSCS officers met at the Polk Methodist Church last Wednesday with officers from Central City Clarks Greens Chapel Stromsburg and Osceola.
Rev G A Randall went to Omaha on conference business last Tuesday. Gab A Lots plan a meeting with Mrs H C Hansen next Wednesday afternoon January 28. Malek family members visited Elkholm Sunday. 49er bridge club hosted by Dr and Mrs H S Eklund this evening. Louella Crew suffered ankle and leg fractures last week and was hospitalized with casts. Carl Johnsons left Tuesday for California to visit sister in Oakland and other points.
Miss Marian Louise Hays of Lincoln spent last week as a guest of Dr and Mrs R O Peterson and their son.
Mr and Mrs Rollie Younger of Bremerton and Mrs Onie Willits of Silver Creek were guests of Mr and Mrs R N Hastings. Mrs Ray Heiden and Mrs Emma Joy of York hosted a stork shower for Mrs Ray Joy of Columbus at the home of Mr and Mrs W B Wilcox. A large crowd attended, including out of town friends.
Mrs. Glen Jones and her son from Omaha are visiting this week with her parents Mr and Mrs D W McFadden.
County Judge L M Merrick faces suits involving marriage licenses for Albert Hoffer and Fern Christen of Stromsborg and Ted die Ziemba of Fullerton and Ther esa Koczar of Osceola.
Mrs. George Zeig of York and Mrs. Arthur Hultquist of Stromsburg left Tuesday with Mrs. Guy Torrey to visit Torrey’s home in Coquille Oregon. Torrey has stayed with the Zeigs and Hultquists and Mrs. George Malek at Osceola for two months.
Ma and Mrs Tillman Joy visited Omaha over the weekend staying with their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Milo Cochrane. The Entre Nous meeting is set for January 28 at Mrs John Inness home. Mrs Mable Anderson and Dor were in Lincoln for a week with the Andersons and with Dr and Mrs F W Rutz.
Mrs. A. L. Chantry of Sidney Iowa and Mrs. Cecilia Simons of Shenandoah Iowa visited the L. W. Johnson residence this weekend joining Towa for a social gathering.
Last week Mr and Mrs Howard Herbes sold their south Osceola home to Mr and Mrs Sam Cadwell who plan to move from their farm north of town. The Herbes family expect to depart in about a month for California. Grant Johnson of Polk visited Mrs Mildred Snodgrass on Sunday. B J Petersons drove to Columbus Sunday afternoon to visit their daughter and son in law Dr and Mrs Wallace. Wallace left earlier this week for Mexico for a month long vacation to see bull fights and other events. Mr and Mrs John S Anderson and Mrs Elsie Cole were in Omaha last Thursday and Friday for the state assessors convention. St Paul Lutheran Church choir met at Otto B Nelsons last Wednesday for rehearsal and to honor accompanist Mrs Nelson. Plans discussed include robes for the choir and a spring cantata presentation.
Mr and Mrs Frank Larson attended the funeral of Mrs Anna Shambaugh of Bradshaw in York on Tuesday. Attendees included T A Stevens W A Stevens Albert Sundberg Mrs Clarence Bodine and Will Greet. The body was taken to burial. Carl Larson and son of Giltner visited Hearty Horstman home. James Lindberg and Mrs Barkv ens family hosted visitors Monday night.
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