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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1939
Page
8
A domestic scene unfolds as a father accuses a boy of stealing from his pocket while his wife defends generosity. The exchange reveals tension over money and trust within the household, finished with a small moment of conscience and a lightly humorous undertone.
Receipts of cattle 9 500 head with sluggish demand and generally steady to lower prices. Best yearlings 10 dollars, cows and heifers steady to easier. Cornfed steers 7.75 to 10.50, yearlings 7 to 10, feeders 6 to 9.25, hogs mixed 5 to 6.75, fat lambs 8.75 to 9, feeder lambs 7.90 to 8.40, ewes 3 to 3.25.
The Jolly Workers 4H Club met on July 11 at Mrs. E. L. Lackey’s home with ten members and three visitors. An orchestra practice preceded the meeting as members divided into groups for upcoming team demonstrations. Thais Belle Lackey led a Parker House Rolls demonstration and later Lois Cramer and Marjory White gave a dish washing demo. Delighted lunch by Irene Stewart, Elizabeth Smith, and Thais Belle Lackey followed. Rosemary Morris, News Reporter.
Dr and Mrs L V Sharp and Dorothy Jeanne drove to Stanton then Lake Okoboji with Mrs Sharp's mother and sister for a week or ten days. Branting families and O F Branting of Osceola spent Sunday at Axtell with Exstroms. A group celebrated Mrs Albin Anderson's birthday. Irene Thesing visits Armadshaw cousin Cal Vin Brumbaugh. Patty Hunsaker returns from Carthage Illinois. Esther Elfors and son came from Evanston with Mr H Presson for a week-long visit.
Medical note explains caffeine in coffee dilates vessels and boosts brain activity, aiding rapid thought but risking nervous tension and sleep disruption when overused. It warns against boiling large pots, stresses proper preparation, notes similar effects from tea and cocoa, and compares coffee to weight concerns.
The Polk town notice recounts a heat related mishap with a young businessman narrowly escaping serious injury. It lists neighborhood visits, church meetings, and dinners, plus a long ordinance 94 levy for Polk Nebraska detailing taxes for street general library paving water fire and parks with specified mill rates and funded amounts.
A family reminiscence prompts Elmer to recall courting days as Pa plans a downstairs chat. In the bank, a Negro applicant for a chauffeur role is bluntly asked if he is married, and he replies that he makes his own living, in stark, period voice.
Swede Home Luther League will meet Thursday evening with the Axel and Ernest Anderson families hosting. Junior Choir practices Thursday at 3 30 PM. Picnic at Riverside Park drew many locals including the Beardsleys Headleys Fjell Fredricksons Ferrell Carlson and Boden families. A missionary tea was hosted by Miss Laverne Fredrickson Sylvia Johnson Opal Peterson. Mrs Carlson and Mrs Carlson held a miscellaneous shower for Mrs Gunnar Carlson. Mrs George Kelly of Fresno and Mrs Eddy Lloyd of Detroit visited relatives. Newton Gaines led a community program with 4H demonstrations and reduced swimming tickets plus free ice cream for youngsters. A fried chicken basket dinner at the park is planned.
Extensive plans are under way for the annual county picnic at Osceola City Park on Saturday July 29 starting at 10 a.m. and running all day. Committees announced include Program and Publicity led by Mrs. Lloyd Hahn Mary Koehler Paul Schneider Mrs Rex Brigham and Entertain.
Creditors of the Lucinda XKnerr estate in Polk County Nebraska are warned of a County Court hearing on November 6, 1939 to hear and allow filed claims. All claims must be filed by November 4, 1939 or be barred. Dated July 7, 1939. Seal: L. M. Merrick, County Judge.
Jenny Lind the Swedish nightingale is buried in Malvern England with local historic associations noting her final resting place and memory.
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