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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1929
Page
4
Tomato dishes brighten meals with color and flavor and remain popular despite a smaller crop. The article notes tomatoes’ vitamin C benefits and offers recipes such as Creole Peppers and Tomato Timbales, detailing ingredients, preparation, and baking steps.
Elmer R. Peterson serves as minister with Lord's Day School at 10:00 A M. Sundberg is superintendent for morning worship at 11:15. Epworth League assembles at 4:00 and evening service at 8:00 P M. Ladies Aid meets Thursday at 2:30 in church parlors hosted by Mrs Oscar Sundberg and Mrs C R Peterson. Sunday evening service will be in the park. All are urged to attend.
Mission Church lists Sunday school at 10 with preaching at 11 am and 7 30 pm. Choir practice on Wednesday evening and a prayer meeting Thursday evening. Young Peoples meeting led by Rev W Westlund, pastor.
Sunday School at 10:00 A M Evangelistic Services at 11:00 A M Sunday night services at 7 30 P M Prayer meeting every Thursday evening at 8 00 P M. wees cee
A clipped county page blends gossip on weather chatter with reminiscences of past romances. The item notes visits by Hugh McGaffin and families to Sutton, cattle and hog shipments by Oscar Strand and others, and a collision east of Polk causing injuries from glass.
Swede Plain M.E. Church with John W. Ekwall pastor announces Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Morning worship and evening service in English. Choir meets Thursday 8 p.m. Park services planned with Pork churches. Woman's Foreign Missionary Society meets July 24 in church parlors hosted by Mrs Lind and others. program leader Mrs P. E. Shostrom.
An 1879 dated item notes an El second class matter in Polk Nebraska. It lists subscription at 2.00 per year and wheat prices around 1.10 to 1.40 per bushel. Editor McGaffin appears as publisher. The text references acts of Congress from March 2 1879.
W. P. Miller drives an Andel A Tudor Ford bought from Sodergren Motor Co. Missea Bertha Nyberg Dorothy Green Nina and Dua Tenney visit Osceola Monday evening. Mrs Will Crane and daughters Dorothy and Maxine plus Mrs Fitzgearli and three children of Denver visit Chas Shenk Tuesday afternoon.
A Progress Roll of Honor lists renewals for 52 doses of the family medium since July 11. Names include Mrs L G Aldrich and J L Stouffer along with A Stevens and Eric Larson.
York voters backed Sunday movie fans by 125 votes in a tight citywide ballot. Both sides campaigned earnestly over the past week, placing York among the nation’s notable Sunday movie towns.
One of the nation's large electrical manufacturers works on a substation to inexpensively step down high voltage on a transmission line, enabling affordable energy for farmers and nearby residents. The project must prove its practicality before broad deployment.
Early Sunday morning E M Burke fell the entire length of the basement stairs after awakening. He was unconscious for a period before his wife awoke and helped summon medical aid. Dr Arthur Peterson treated a scalp wound and bruises.
Miss Barbara Harrington of Lush ton visits sister Mrs Harry Henderson. George Wochner improves after weeks of illness. Mrs S Piper and mother visit nieces in Grand Island and Gilter Neb. Mrs F R Patraw dies after hospital operation and long illness. Patraw family moved from Rising City to a farm east of the village. Short funeral services held at home and in Boglieh Lutheran church in Rising City where burial followed.
Articles of incorporation for The Mariners Union Cooperative Association of Polk Nebraska outline name, principal place at Polk, business to store buy and sell farm products and more, power to acquire real estate and funds, fifty year duration, three shareholder classes with limits, authorized capital ten thousand dollars, minimum initial subscription one hundred dollars, six percent max interest, five percent annual surplus until twenty percent of capital, earnings to be shared among patrons by bylaws.
The document outlines a five director board all shareholders with officers elected from members. until 1930 the listed names form the board. It also sets bylaw authority for governance quorum rules annual meetings third Wednesday in January and amendment thresholds. signed January 16 1929 before a Polk County Nebraska notary.
Arborville Congregational notes list E R Peterson as pastor with a 10:00 am preaching service and Sunday School. The text also mentions an evening program at 6 80 PM and a 11:00 am service.
Article 8 sets the maximum indebtedness at two thirds of the share capital, limiting how much the association may borrow. This rule ensures the organization cannot incur debt beyond a defined proportion of its paid up capital.
A notary public, T Samuelson, attests the instrument as their voluntary act and deed. Witness is noted and the notary’s commission expires April 18, 1934.
Good Year Tires and Tubes offered in sizes from 8 inches upward. For every tire purchased one free tire is provided. If the extra tire is not needed a discount is offered on the bought tire. R H. The sing.
Mr and Mrs W F Robertson Esther and Audrey and Bobby Jean Oliver joined Mr and Mrs EL Gray at Geo Colby home Tuesday for ice cream and cake. The event marked four birthdays within the family.
J.S. Gustafson visited Omaha on business. The speaker notes Lindy has married and may spend more time in the air. A warning is given about driving at a safe and sane rate, attributing the wreck to humidity or similar conditions.
The tale notes Polk’s need for summer night watch and a new brick to beautify a vacant corner. It mentions securing vacant store rooms for a furniture store and a jewelry shop, and hints at improving local business amid rising wheat prices and auto sales. It also records a racial incident with North Platte losing a black population since a Saturday killing of a white officer.
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