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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Mar 28, 1929

Page

6

Appropriations Chief Need For Missouri River Works

Nebraska leaders at a Missouri River Navigations association gathering in Omaha pressed for annual rivers and harbors appropriations of 75 million dollars to fund a five year Missouri program. Governors and businessmen from Omaha Sioux City and Kansas City cited stalled budgets and ongoing waterways projects as essential to agriculture and industry in the Midwest.

Omaha Missouri River Kansas City Missouri River Navigation Association Missouri Sioux City St. Joseph Yankton Arthur J. Weaver Nebraska J. C. Nicholas Congress Weaver Herbert Hoover Middle West Associated Retailers Sears-Roebuck State Bureau of Fish and Game Supreme Court District Court Lancaster County Department of Agriculture and Fish and Game Bureau William R. Miller, Jr State Department Seward University of Nebraska College of Agriculture Farmers State Bank of Dalton Farmers State Geneva Board of Education Lowell S. Devoe David Bize

Plan New Bridge Over Republican River Near McCook

Work to begin immediately on a new bridge over the Republican river just south of McCook to replace two existing bridges that cross separate channels. The announcement stated the project aims to connect the two crossings with a single span.

Republican Wmeccook Republican River McCook

Prominent Mason A Wayne Killed in Train Collision

A county attorney of Wayne County, A. R. Davis, 55, and prominent lawyer and past grand master of Nebraska Masons, was killed instantly when his automobile was struck by a Chicago, Milwaukee and Omaha passenger train at a crossing. The accident underscores local rail safety concerns.

al Wayne Wayne A. R. Davis Wayne County Chicago Minneapolis Omaha Davis Nebraska Masons John Watkins Red Cloud Argus Enid Oklo John A. Anderson Nebraska Retail Plumbers Association Richard Baker Norfolk Indian Creek Beatrice Pickrell Union Pacific Company

Penalties Tightened for Liquor and Narcotics Violations

District Attorney J C Kinsler announced from Washington that full penalties under the Jones Act will be demanded for bootleggers and violators of liquor and narcotic laws, describing the new measures as among the most drastic on the statute book.

Omaha J. C. Kinsler Washington Mitchel

Mason City Voters Reject Bond Proposal in Special Election

In Mason City a special election rejected the village bond issue of 11 000 by 94 to 76. The plan would have funded new equipment for the light plant with bonds retired by taxation.

Mason City

Farmers register for Buffalo irrigation school at Kearney

More than 200 farmers registered on the first day of the Buffalo County irrigation school held in Kearney. The event featured operational well pumping equipment as a highlight this year.

Buffalo County Irrigation School Kearney

Resurrection and Heaven Hope in Luke and John

This study outlines the resurrection of Jesus Christ as the crucible of Christian faith, detailing the empty tomb, angelic messages, and Peter’s investigation. It then comforts believers with Jesus preparing a place in heaven, the Way to the Father, and the promise of Christ’s return for the faithful.

Jesus Christ Jesus Peter God Christ Jesus Thomas Christ

The New Testament Its Impact on Moral Racial Character

Quote from Sir Walter Scott praising the New Testament as shaping a race of noble men and women. The remark frames the text as a profound influence surpassing other literature.

Sir Walter Scott

Duty and Faith in the Path of Duty and Faith

Dr J B Shaw states that the descent of duty is always followed by the ascent of faith. The remark emphasizes a moral progression linking disciplined conduct to spiritual belief.

J. B. Shaw

Justice Triumphs Behind Longfellow Quote

A compact quotation notes that justice prevails despite human injustice, asserting divine justice endures as the ultimate truth. The line reflects moral resolve and the idea that righteousness outlasts wrongful acts.

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