Polk Nebraska Postmark and Civic Notes
Second class mail entry at Polk Nebraska dated March 21 907 appears alongside civic and political notes. California victory in a presidential contest is cited as Hiram Johnson carries the state by four to one. A counterfeit twenty dollar bill circulation report is noted. Judge Arthur Wray of York is nominated at Grand Island for governor by the Non Partisan League with labor and railroad union delegates present.
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Polk Nebraska
Postoffice
Arthur Wray
York
Grand Island
Nebraska State Federation of Labor
Railroad Brotherhoods Convention
Senator Hitchcock withdraws from leadership race amid long delays
The Detroit Free Press notes Hitchcock's surprise withdrawal from the upper house Democratic leadership race after a prolonged delay. It underscores his hard work in a thankless role and the cold shoulder he received from those he aided.
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Detroit Free Press
Hitchcock
Junior Class Play Friday Night Cast Wanted
Community notice calls for audience at the Junior Class play Friday night. Locals report Mr and Mrs T A Lundberg and son Bobbie returning from Lincoln Tuesday. Other items note a Polk W Arnold Refshauge and Du mont Henrietta Whitacre marriage license, Viking Theatre Friday May 7, and a W A C meeting at Mrs A V Burke’s home with eleven members present.
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T. A. Lundberg
Bobbie
Lincoln
M. I. Smith
Oak Davis
State Journal
W. Arnold Refshauge
Polk
Henrietta M. Whitacre
Dumont
Iowa
Bob
Viking Theatre
Jeger
Crow
S. W
Baptists Announce Sunday Service Schedule and Youth Meeting
The Baptist church lists Sunday school at 10:00 AM, Mothers Day program, sermon and communion services. Evening worship at 8:00 PM on the Saving Ability of Jesus. Junior B Y P U meets 7:15 PM for children six to eight grade in the basement. Special choir music program planned. Claude Neal, Pastor.
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Claude Neal
Wade's Closing Out Sale At Hordville
Wade's closing out sale at Hordville offers 50 cent savings and a variety of flowers for Mothers Day. Eckles Variety Store advertises tomato plants at 12 1/2 cents per dozen and urges attendance to save money. J. C. Wade promotes the sale and locations.
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Wade
Hordville
Eckles
J. C. Wade
Eckles’ Variety Store
Librarians Join Fight on Unrest and Americanization
Four thousand librarians in the American Library Association back a "Books for Everybody" program to aid foreign born readers. The Enlarged Program seeks two million dollars from librarians and friends to expand county, industrial, and business libraries, and to supply translated literature. The effort targets English illiterates among about six million foreign born Americans and aims to extend public library service beyond urban centers to mining states with few libraries.
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United States
American Library Association
Friends of Libraries
Sytem
United States Merchant Marine
Coast Guard
Lighthouse Service
United States Public Health Service
More Books for Blind Aid Drive to Expand Braille
The American Library Association launches the Books for Everybody program to boost Braille titles for 75,000 to 80,000 blind readers in the United States. A $2,000,000 fund will be raised not by a campaign but through librarians, trustees, and library friends to print and distribute additional volumes and enlist authors in brailling their works.
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United States
American Library Association
Lbrarians
Lbrary Trustees
Friends of
Ubrarles
Prohibition Case Recessed With No Decision
Washington May 3 The Supreme Court recessed until May 17 without ruling on the constitutionality of the prohibition amendment and enforcement act.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Wade's Closing Out Sale Promises Unheard Of Millinery Prices
Unheard of prices at Wade's Closing Out Sale in Hardville are advertised. The notice mentions millinery bargains and a push to clear stock.
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Wade
Hardville
Livestock Prices at South Omaha May 5 1920
South Omaha market reports 6400 cattle on sale with steady beef prices and strong prices for baby beef. Hogs steady to 25 cents lower with 15000 head on offer and top hog price 14.75. Sheep and lambs arrivals around 4000 with steady to strong bids, lambs up to 17.85.
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Union Stock Yards
South Omaha
Neb
Hat Wearing And Prayer Custom In Historic Churches
The piece notes Jewish congregants wear hats in synagogues and Friends sit covered during prayers. It recalls the English custom of men seated with heads covered in church sermons, citing Bishop Richard Cox of Ely who died in 1581 and whose congregation covered their heads while listening to the sermon.
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Church of England
Richard Cox
Ely
Organ Recital Delights York Audience at Baptist Church
Mrs. Robert McConaughy of York gave a well received organ recital at the Mission Circle meeting. The program traced organ history from early one stop instruments to the modern concert organ, featuring Andante Cantabile and A Scotch Fantasia. Audiences from York Benedict, Stromsburg, Central City and Hordville attended.
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Mission Circle of
the Baptist Church
Robert McConaughy
York
Polk
Tachaikowaski
McConaughy
Benedict
Stromsburg
Central City
Hordville
Progress Roll of Honor Subscriptions Renewed Since April 19
The Progress lists subscribers who renewed their subscriptions since April 19 including Herman Blase F Person L P Jones Otto Ueckert C O Erickson E E Anderson C H Jones F N Reckner and many others such as Claus Peterson Lester Stark and Bryan Graves. Banks realty firms and businesses like Polk Realty Co Bank of Polk Farmers State Bank and A O Monson Co are also acknowledged in the renewal roll.
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Herman Blase
F. Person
L. P. Jones
Otto Ueckert
C. O. Erickson
E. E. Anderson
C. H. Jones
F. N. Reckner
Bureau of Publicity
For Sale Washing Machine and Wringer
For sale a nearly new washing machine and wringer. Inquire of Mrs August Nelson. Also advertising music and theatre events in Read Progress ads. Includes birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Pete Shrader and Mothers Day exercises at the Methodist Church. Operetta Eulalia by Polk schools set for May 18 at Viking Theatre with 20c and 30c admission.
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August Nelson
John Jones
Polk
Eulalia
Viking Theatre
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H. M. Megaffin
Weese Ewe
Eee
Hiram Johnson
California
Hoover
Sean
Hunpagar
Fife
Geneva
Mrs. Chester Harding of
Benedit
Mrs. A. K. Crow
H.M. McGuffin
Bellwood
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Altho
South
Omaha
Progress
Trover
G. A. Crancer Co
Pete Shrader
Eckles Variety Store
Methodist Church
Inomara
Bao Anes
Kuppenheimer
Wall Street
Harvard
Yale
Maine
Florida
N.q. Monson
Citizens State Bank
Home Bank For Home People
Chase and Sanborns Coffee
Chase and Sandborns
Polk Mercantile CO
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