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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1939
Page
8
Liberal cattle supplies slowed the market at Union Stock Yards Omaha. Heifers and cows were steady to slightly easier. heavier steers weak to lower. Receipts about 9,500 with stockers and feeders firm. Futures for cornfed steers 9.25 to 10.25. hogs declined with top 6.95. Lambs and sheep prices eased, fat lambs 9.00 to 9.65, feeder lambs down 25c.
The Southern Pine association defines yard lumber as material for ordinary construction and general use, excluding heavy timbers and softwood factory lumber. It divides into select and common, each with subtypes for natural or paint finishes and waste tolerance, graded A B or C with moisture content affecting usability.
Masefield writes that Marco Polo’s travels were not believed by contemporaries and his tales remained partly untold. He notes Asia’s map only shifted fifty years after Polo’s death and calls the book a major work of travel still valued centuries later.
A Washington Post writer notes mules trained to a fixed method persist in that way years later. Pack mules receive blinkers during training and still expect them when loaded. Mules also react to strangers, with 130 of 150 peering out to inspect a new stablehand.
An uneven floor or any bulging object like a rounded electric cord causes rapid wear on the rug at that spot, threatening its longevity and styling.
Authorities note izzard as an archaic form of the letter z. A mountain chamois is also called an izard, linking spelling history and wildlife by the same name.
Polk County Nebraska board adjourned session July 5 1939 with audits warrants and fund allocations across County General Library Farm Bureau roads and other funds. Noted are tax equalization hearings and notices to creditors in the Lucinda Knerr estate with November 6 1939 hearing date set.
Notice of probate filed in Polk County Court for Hilda V. Thesing deceased. The state requests appointment of Richard H. Thesing as Executor with hearing set July 22, 1939 at 10 AM. Dated June 24 1939 seal L M Muerrick County Judge.
We thank the many friends who kindly assisted us during the long illness and death of our mother. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Whitacre and family. Mrs. Elsie Lobaugh Sell It With A Want Ad.
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