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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1950

Page

8

Inheritance Tax Fund and County Business Notes

A county board session in 1950 covers inheritance tax allocations, service charges, and May 1950 fees across departments. It lists payments to Lincoln Equipment Co., Farmers Union Co op Oil Ass'n, Union Pacific R R Co, and others, plus personnel labor for several named individuals and mentions the Employers' Liability Insurance policy expiring in June 1951. The meeting adjourns to June 19, 1950 with approval by County Clerk John S. Anderson.

Stromsburg Cramer Oil Co Gas — Johnson Service Mosse Eli W. Johnson Lincoln Equipment Co Polk Oil Company Diesel Fuel Simclair Refining Co Tenol Socony-Vacuum Oil Co Inec Gas & Oil Carleton Anderson, Co. Treas Consumers Public Power Dist Elec Farmers Union Co-op Norman Fintel Home Oil Co Malek Albert Hoffer John Hoffer Lawrence Hoffer Duane Swanson Einer Swanson Agricultural Society Fund Wm. Campain Arthur Coderberg Dan Magnuson Carleton Anderson, Co Treas Prieiit Gos Sas County General Fund John I. Anderson Josh I. Anderson Co. Treas L. M. Merrick I. D. Huston Willard Cornell Board of County Commissioners

Local social notes and racing meet preview at State Fair track

The column lists Omaha residents guests and dinners with families from Long Beach Denver and Roy Fjell. It notes the International Motor Contest Association showdown at Lincoln with Frank Lupton among about 30 entrants and qualifying time trials at 1 30 pm followed by six races at 2 30 pm. It also mentions Spitzbergen life and a 1935 Hawaii airmail milestone with Pan American clipper taking 26 hours then under 10 hours today.

International Motor Contest Association Iowa Kansas Illinois Lincoln Edwin Schultz State Fair Board Frank Lupton Tampa Fla Hawai Hawaii California

Midwest Championship Auto Races at State Fair Track

Speedway type competition on the State Fair half mile oval Tuesday July 4 will decide the Midwest dirt track supremacy. The event offers 3000 dollars in cash prizes and trophy awards. It marks the fifth annual Midwest championship big car program sanctioned by the organization.

Midwest

Tongue Holds The Most Muscles In The Body

The tongue contains the greatest number of muscles in any part of the body, enabling complex movements for speech swallowing and taste. It includes intrinsic muscles that alter shape and extrinsic muscles that move the tongue’s position.

Britannia Leaves Liverpool for Boston on July 4

The paddle steamship Britannia departed Liverpool bound for Boston on July 4. The early Atlantic crossing marks a notable maiden voyage with the Cunard line.

Atlantic Cressing Britannia Liverpool Boston

Hadacol Promises Health Boost for Family in Cincinnati Ad

Mrs. Edward H. Newton of 4364 Reading Road Cincinnati testifies that Hadacol improved her family’s health addressing deficiencies in vitamins B1 B2 Niacin and iron. She notes her husband recovered from stomach distress and her three year old nephew Bobby gained appetite color and vitality after using Hadacol. The ad touts doctors prescribing Hadacol and a money back guarantee with trial size 1.25 and large size 3.50.

Edward H. Newton Reading Road Cincinnati Ohio

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