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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1936
Page
3
Nebraska State Fair reports a 1936 season profit of 20 178 dollars with total receipts 94 798 dollars and expenditures 74 620 dollars. Secretary Reed notes starting balance of 5 690 dollars and plans to use some funds to cover improvements and WPA projects while grand stand bonds are paid.
State Historical official A E Sheldon cites a 1897 Galveston deed that allegedly granted Nebraska a half section of land at the harbor. The report notes possible acts required by law to accept the grant and questions the deed’s validity amid erosion and changing claims. Nebraska Inc. S Soil Plan details a surge in Nebraska farmers joining federal soil programs driven by conservation and payments.
D J Roach Nebraska district manager of the Great Western Sugar company announced a final payment of 268589 will be made to Nebraska beet growers on their 1935 crop. The total for last year’s crop exceeds 3,000,000 dollars. The 1936 crop is being harvested and larger than last year. Four 1935 crop payments will exceed the previous year by about 680,000 dollars. A total of 7.21 dollars per ton was paid.
The report shows the public roads grade crossing elimination program nearing its halfway mark with costs in Nebraska totaling millions. It cites five high schools under study for a national survey, relief caseloads across counties, and grain feed shortages affecting lambs. Health data for the first half of 1936 reveal rises in heart disease, cancer, congenital issues, and accidental deaths, alongside declines in measles and influenza fatalities. The beet harvest is at a peak in western Nebraska with 8,500 workers and a large shipment volume recorded at Great Western Sugar Co. facilities.
The outlaw Pretty Boy Floyd dies after a gun battle with FBI agents and police near Wellsville Ohio on October 22 1934. The pursuit began in Kansas City after the 1933 Nash ambush and extended across the nation with Floyd and accomplice Richetti cornered in Ohio.
A noted writer argues against trial marriages and urges women to examine themselves. Many marital dissatisfactions stem from imagined possibilities and unrealized self perceptions. Better self knowledge could reveal dependency on husbands and the need to contribute to mutual happiness. Bell Syndicate WWNU service.
A compact reflection on persuasion as a moral force. Authors Hazlitt and Carlyle anchor the idea that soft influence can override coercion and that true virtue endures beyond tyranny and time.
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