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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1917
Page
7
A pragmatic tally of wartime character and civic roles. The text praises varied public virtue and notes a bank holiday in Polk County on May 22 for a bankers convention in Columbus.
The era of promised food cost relief contrasts with widespread hardship as the war falls mainly on poor men. A farmer reportedly sold hogs or wheat and deposited proceeds in the Farmers State Bank, with state banking records showing a $90,518.26 increase in deposits since February 18, per the board’s report dated March 7.
A public call urges households and communities to grow their own food to reduce car shortages and aid army and allies. It argues every region should produce what it consumes, freeing freight cars for military use and promoting independence. The piece ends by praising the idea with a motto about living at home. Also notes a Polk High School senior class play on May 25 titled The Halcyon House's Tranquility.
Editor urges total American commitment to World War I effort. Call to flood allies with money food and troops to shorten the conflict. Emphasizes U boats danger and the need for strong national resolve.
The Morris Stock Company will open its Nebraska summer season next Monday night May 21 with The Rosary. Each bill features its own scenery and the act melodrama promises gripping heart interest. They skip Thursday and Friday due to the high school but perform Saturday night with Ten Nights in a Bar Room at the Main street tennis court lot.
Report of Condition for The Bank of Polk at Polk Nebraska as of May 7 1917 shows loans 29282258 overdrafts 151498 banking house 6000 other real estate 1650 current expenses 5951 46 due from banks 52230 76 checks 5847 84 currency 6449 gold 2067 50 silver 42998 32 total assets and liabilities 373964 05 capital stock 20000 surplus 7000 profits 6554 76 deposits 1027833 99 time CDs 216550 36 depositor guaranty fund 2653 37 coronet on file signed by cashier Raymond L Cox and directors M F Smith R L Smith.
A historical columnist denounces sensational praise of wealth and status during wartime recruitment. The piece contrasts Marshall Field Jr and Theodore Roosevelt Jr volunteering with common men like Bill Jones, accusing the press of slobbering over affluence while neglecting ordinary enlistment.
Marie Lindburg of the Grand Island Conservatory announces summer open dates for piano students. She is a 1917 graduate and will host sessions the week of May 21 at home and may be reached at Grand Island College.
Fragment reads as a sales pitch for Fueline tablets claiming to prevent back firing by purifying gasoline and improving engine smoothness. It asserts two tablets per tank yield noticeable effect within five miles and promises 10 percent longer life for gasoline engines. Also notes a sale by A. G. Lindburg and Charley Smith of Valentine visiting Arborville.
F B Slusser is listed as a physician and surgeon with an office over the Post Office in Polk Nebraska, indicating a local medical practitioner serving the town.
Morning services announce Sunday School in a welcoming church setting. Devotional topic Growing As Christ Grew from Luke 2 41 52. The Pastor will preach the annual Baccalaureate sermon before the High School graduating class with special music. Miss Mildred Smith leads the study and Bert Cummings paints the Reverend Cox home. Posts note theater at Halcyon House Friday May 25 with tickets on sale. The Methodist Aid Society meets Wednesday at Mrs Dahlgren's. Postmaster Keene Ludden and Julian Ludden visit Roy Ludden family. Mendelsohn Music Club entertained at Dahlgren home with several guests.
Green Bros. Meat Market advertises one day only sales Saturday offering first grade hams at 28 cents per pound instead of the regular 35 cents. Billy McGuffin attempts to sell his full blood Scotch collie with a quick turnover. Editor Ernest Johnson and family travel through Polk to visit Wolbach, returning Monday.
Finder asked to leave at Progress office. C Burgess on a business trip to York Monday. Mrs H C Graves of York and Mrs Van Stratton with baby were guests of the F J Tewell family Sunday. The 20th Century Club annual meeting was held at Mrs James Myers home Thursday afternoon the 10th with officer elections and coming-year business.
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