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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1919
Page
4
The church schedules morning sermon on Beasts At The Door and evening sermon on The Greatest Wonders In The World. The morning sermon is by request of the U S Health Department. The annual business meeting is set for Wednesday evening April 2, 1919, with a plea for every member to attend.
A note outlines an Apron and Sunbonnet Sale plus a mystery supper hosted by Missionary ladies in Arborville town hall Friday evening. It also announces a Victory loan drive running April 21 to May 10 offering short term notes to five years, with an expected total of five billion dollars. The piece reflects on farmers, motherly cooking, and Nebraska banking per capita, ending with praise for farmers as the nation’s bulwark.
A large cement pool at Stein's Beach York Neb houses 462000 gallons of water with 100600 gallons of well water added daily. Spectators swim free with tickets offered before April 10 for 80 swims at 3.00, and a new diving tower will entertain guests while the pool stays open until 11 pm. Women may vote on bond issues and for most offices, except county judge and police judge.
Local items report promotions and visits, including Mrs. M F Smith and Mrs. R L Smith returning from Lincoln, Eckles hosting guests in Polk with Charles Evans of Audubon among attendees, and plant sales at Eckles Variety store. Probate notice for Annie Dahlgren estate sets April 11 hearing. subscriptions renewed for Progress. clocks to be set back one hour Sunday. box social planned March 28 at John Howard schoolhouse five miles north.
Buyers hurry for wheat and barley flour advertised as good and selling quickly. The notice notes prices around $2.15 for 48 pounds and $1.10 for 24 pounds, from Polk Millins.
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