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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1949
Page
4
A long list of local residents and visitors are noted across many towns for weekend visits, birthday celebrations, weddings anniversaries, and picnics. Names include the Bedients, Glasers, Glassers, Lemkes, and Munns among others with trips to Ogalalla Gothenburg and Polk and events in Osceola Cairo and Central City.
The Village of Polk Nebraska adopts an expenditure estimate totaling 27 722 82 for the year ending April 30 1949 with allocations for General and Incidental Purposes 1900 Street Lighting 700 Library 300 Fire Protection 350 Park and Amusements 250 Auditorium Maintenance 350 and other items The board sets July 5 1949 at 8 00 PM in the Fire Hall to pass the Annual Appropriation Bill The statements are signed by Chairman Marvin Fredrickson and Clerk Eldon Johnson with publication planned in Polk Progress for four weeks on June 9 16 23 and 30.
Cornell ornithology student Heinz Meng explains a method tested on Maryland beaches to lure a duck hawk with a buried sand concealment and pigeon bait. The hawk dived and clamped, Meng grabbed the bird with minor injuries, noting permits required and hawk’s generally beneficial role.
The two winning hybrid teas are Forty-Niner and Tallyho. Both scored near perfect in 18 test gardens and show strong adaptability. Forty-Niner features a rich yellow outside with red inner petals and cherry red aging center. Tallyho displays weather dependent bicoloring from crimson outside to pink inner shades.
The Middle West Soil Improvement committee argues that building soil is pointless if it washes away. They urge crop rotation with deep rooted legumes, liming from tests, phosphate and potash fertilizers, manure, and crop aftermath. Contour seeding, grass waterways, strip cropping, and terraces help prevent erosion and maintain soil nutrients.
Estonia lies at the outfall of the Finnish gulf in northern Europe with an area of 47549 square kilometers and a 1934 population of 1 126 413. Estonians form a Finno Ugric people closely related to Finns and have long inhabited their lands. The country’s favorable geography has drawn neighbors to invade in the past.
The text guides storing canned foods in a cool dry dark place to protect vitamins and caps from dampness and light. It notes jars up to quart size need shelves ten inches deep and twelve inches wide, enough for three rows of jelly glasses or two rows of large jars.
Wanted ad seeks a full charge housekeeper for an employed couple in Omaha. Two college-age sons are away part of the year. Housekeeper has own room and radio, Thursdays Saturdays and Sundays afternoons off, no evenings work after dinner dishes, $20 weekly. Send details to Mrs William Parkinson 8623 North 33rd Street Omaha Nebraska.
Mr and Mrs Karl Detloff visited the Rhine Klute home in Hampton Tuesday. Detloff fell ill and was hospitalized in York from Tuesday to Thursday before returning home to Polk. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Charles Smith of Los Angeles and Mrs Ed Larson. Several socials and family visits occurred, with hospital convalescence for Nellie Peterson at home with her son and daughter-in-law Ben and Mrs. Peterson. Vincent Horn of Gordon and Will Green hosted gatherings, and Fortis Fitting with baby joined the Green home visitinaries.
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