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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1929
Page
1
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Victor chick feeds sold at E. J. Youmans Produce. Mrs. Olof Naslund has been reported very ill the past week. Mr. and Mrs Walter Carnine and Mrs Anna Graves were York visitors last Thursday. Ray Sealey departed for Denver to stay with his sister. Supt. Will Parkinson judged a declamatory contest in Neligh and will officiate in York and Aurora this week. Mr. and Mrs. S. W. McDaniel and son are now in Edson Kansas with weekly Progress updates. H. E. Larson and crew are remodeling at Hordville adding a 14 by 26 home and two porches plus a 14 by 40 chicken house. In Appreciation thanks for cooperation in the Vernon A. Miller case. Vote next Tuesday April 2 for two village trustees and two board of education members. Rolland Dahlin in Stromsburg. Martin Dahlin resigns Osceola patrol post to farm. Mrs. Lynn Horrocks of Omaha visits Polk with her parents.
President Hoover calls Congress to convene in an extra session on April 15 to address farm relief and tariff measures. The move aligns with campaign understandings and signals renewed focus on agriculture, seen by farm groups as more likely than during the deepest depression.
The country moved from beef to pork last year with per capita pork and pork product use reaching a historic high while beef usage by the average person dropped to a low point. Cheaper pork prices likely influenced the shift in consumer choice.
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The article extols Easter the brightest church day, urging the world to keep commandments of love for God and neighbor. It links resurrection to personal renewal and calls Polk churches to greet visitors next Sunday with music, messages, and welcome.
York visitors Mr and Mrs Oscar Gustafson and children came Saturday. The Progress turns 21 next week in flourishing condition. Car owners R E Merchant and Hugh Ramsey show new Ford and Whippet sedans. Local society, church and school news follow with trips to Lincoln and Ord, a teacher job note, and lively social club reports.
Postmaster General Harry New warns residents they may keep unwanted merchandize, such as neckties and Christmas cards, without returning or paying for it and may claim storage charges on the items while settling their claim. Local items note visits, moves, and social guests among Polk and York communities.
In Polk Nebraska the municipal election will be held Tuesday April 2 1929 polls open 9 AM to 7 PM at City Light Plant precinct to elect two Village Board trustees for two years and two members to the Polk County District 72 School Board. R J Allison Village Clerk signed March 20 1929.
A reflection on bygone days when shirts were pulled over heads, ice cream cones were rare, radio weather reports were new, watches hung by their winders, and formal photos shaped courtship as a pastime.
Miss Selma Eckdahl arrived from Chicago to tend her ill father. Oscar and Amel Larson, Carl and Gunnard Stahl enjoyed a trip to Clay Center and Aurora visiting the radio station. Miss Grayce Stevens won a free trip to Lincoln for club week next June from Burlington Railway Company for leading Polk County cooking clubs.
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