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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1938
Page
1
Minister Pengelly invites worshipers to Sunday services at 10:00 and 11:00 in Swede Plains. The message emphasizes rest and renewal after hard days. A boards meeting and a conference are mentioned as upcoming parish events.
A church notices invite worshipers to Sunday services at 10 for Sunday School and 11 for Morning Worship with an 7 30 evening service. The piece urges a return to spirit and rest through worship and meditation and invites attendance at the Methodist and Lutheran congregations led by Pastor Carl F Juergensen.
Sunday School at 10:00 and Morning Worship at 11:00. YPMS at 7:15 P. M. Evangelistic Service at 8:00. Prayer Meeting Thursday evening at 8 o'clock P. M. Pastor L. J. Montzingo leads.
Paul E Carlson pastor leads Sunday School at 10 morning worship at 11 and evening service at 8. Park services next Sunday evening with choir and a five piece orchestra. Rev O A Dahlgren missionary to India will speak next Wednesday evening July 20. Come hear about India and all are welcome.
Rev. R. M. Bailey presides with Sunday School at 10:00 Jr and Sr BYPU at 7:15 evening services at 8:00 prayer meeting Tuesday and choir practice Thursday at 8:00.
The Osceola post office will remain at its current location for at least ten more years under a new lease with the building owners. Other items note political visits, church events, vacations, and a church area fire near Gospel Ridge with no damage.
A Wednesday night storm battered Polk County with winds near 45 mph and heavy rain, flooding basements and streets. Hail damaged crops. a bird die-off occurred as 500 to 1,000 sparrows lay dead, while wheat and oats suffered damage and corn outlook was praised by locals.
Local readers can win a one year subscription to The American Boy Youth's Companion by bringing one new Polk Progress subscription or two renewals at one dollar each. The offer ends Saturday July 23, with a higher mail price of 1.50. A liberal commission is paid for extra subscriptions.
Miss Imogene Hanquist was surprised Saturday evening when friends gathered at her home to celebrate her birthday. The party featured games and a luncheon, with gifts given in remembrance of the happy occasion. Guests included Marjorie Nelson Elaine Wilcox Blanche Peterson Maxine Fossberg Jacqueline Lindburg Myra Mae Alfred Elaine Adelaide Lindburg Gertrude Nelson Ebba Wanquist Lester Upton Rolland Bodine and Levar Sandell.
Clay H. Thomas president of the Omaha Real Estate Board and his wife were injured when their car overturned near Shelby on State Highway 16 now U.S. 30 Alternate. They received medical care in Shelby and returned to Omaha.
Harry Schultz new plaintiff in Polk area launches a Grocery Store and Cafe at Marquette after marriage. He trained in the grocery trade at the Farmer's Store under P. J. Garten and recently left Fremont two years ago. Friends here extend best wishes for his venture.
Polk County farmers report harvest nearing finish with binders used in places while combines slow due to straw rank growth. A Wednesday wind and rain storm complicates cutting though yields exceed early estimates with 15 to 20 bushels per acre and 52 to 57 pounds per bushel, aiding storage and elevators amid low prices.
Arborville families led by Mr and Mrs Fred Bedient and Mr and Mrs H J Bedient attended the funeral of Raymond Roger in Iowa last week and visited F W Bedient at Sargeant Bluffs where Carl stayed for work. Other reports note Miss Ethel Flick returning from York visits, Delores Kisler visiting near Marquette, and multiple couples from Missouri and nearby towns spending Sundays with relatives in various homes.
Mr and Mrs R L Smith took Clara Hlogsett to Battle Creek. Their daughter Mrs Frank Chandler and Sheralee joined for a visit. Nellie Jean Smith returned from Battle Creek. Numerous neighbors including Adelsons, Nelsons, Rehrys, Reed family and others hosted or visited through the week. Mrs Eckdahl had tonsils removed at Grand Island.
The article notes widespread horse deaths from sleeping sickness in Polk County and cites US Department of Agriculture data showing high survival with brain tissue or egg-embryo vaccines. It explains transmission by Aedes mosquitoes, symptoms, and emergency care while urging vaccination now to reduce losses.
Ericgom Stro msburg returns from a California vacation. Eric Forstund visits an old Swedish friend after fifty three years. Miss Lisen Lundgren now Mrs. Lundgren heads to Chicago from Yellow Stone Park. Mrs Willie Johnson and son visit Grace Johnson in Osceola. Luraine Freeman of Hastings visits David Peterson family. Rev Simon Carlson undergoes major operation at Clarkson Hospital Omaha and improves. Mrs L Fellows and daughters dine with H Fellows and Esther. Mavis Altquist visits Osceola relatives and accompanies Mrs George Malek to Omaha. Alice Ann and daughter return to Springfield Missouri after visiting Mrs Lanham and Mrs Wesley Ericgon.
State Tax Commissioner Smith ordered county assessors to tax all slot machines, legal or not. Pierce County Assessor Lars Jensen filed a first report, listing 19 one arm bandits assessed at 100 dollars each.
The Polk county farm bureau picnic is tentatively scheduled for August 16 with Prof H. J. Gramlich of the state agricultural college as the main speaker. The county women’s bureau winner will deliver the oration titled Better Schools for Rural America.
Oscar Strand was a business visitor in Clay Center on Monday, meeting with local officials and exploring investment opportunities. The visit highlighted potential collaboration between Strand Enterprises and the city's commerce sector.
Martin Raymond Johnson 44, of Central City, born January 21 1894 in Stromsburg Nebraska, died July 4 1938 at the Veterans Hospital in Lincoln. He served in World War I, married Elsie L Allinder December 31 1921, four children Verlin Eileen Loreen and Ronald. Survived by wife four children parents and two brothers. Funeral held at Salt Funeral Home Central City, interment Stromsburg cemetery. Pallbearers Norris Anderson Reuben Anderson Robert Jones Andrew Anderson Sander Chindgren Roy Stone. Also notes a poem and a visit by Miss Winnie Lind from Omaha.
Grand Island is among eight Nebraska locations chosen to receive poliomyelitis serum to curb the disease spread. Dr Mdlezal of Omaha, representing the Nebraska State Medical Association, collected blood from local polio survivors over 15 to add to the serum supply. Donors include Elmer and Earl Waak, Gertrude Nelson, Serena Meerkatz, and Delvin Newton. The serum, while not a cure, aids defense and is prepared from patient blood. Nebraska epidemic statistics show 48 recoveries in 73 treated cases.
Plans were made last week to form a cooperative cold storage locker in Osceola. Howard L. Peterson and Walter Berck led talks to organize a plant with signed Agreement to Participate blanks to secure a Farm Security Administration loan. If 400 agreements are signed a mass meeting will elect a board of directors to set sizes and rental prices, with options around $9 a year for a 2x2x3 box or about $5 for a smaller unit.
State Tax Commissioner W H Smith reports abstracts from 5 of 93 counties show varied changes in 1938 valuations. Polk County’s total remains about 22 million, with minor adjustments. four counties post large declines due to farm land value cuts, while state total likely just under or around two billion.
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