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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1936

Page

8

Roosevelt Taxation Issue Dominates Campaign Strategy

Washington observers note both parties shape the 1932 contest by pressing taxation and New Deal waste as central themes. The dispute centers on whether Roosevelt’s gains for relief recipients justify higher taxes, while Republicans push against federal debt and bureaucratic overlap under the New Deal.

Washington White House Roosevelt Cummings Chicago New Deal

State has too much cash on hand in Nebraska treasury

Lincoln State Treasurer George E. Hall reports Nebraska's treasury holds excess cash, its balance rising from 8.25 million to 9.63 million in 19 days. He notes $1.38 million in checks and drafts await deposit with banks unwilling to accept more state funds. Hall expects balances to drop in four months due to planned expenditures and cites a $300,000 bond purchase from the state school fund amid no constitutional debt.

Lincoln George E. Hall Nebraska Hall

Nebraska Farmers See Six Month Farm Receipts Rise

Government data show Nebraska farm product marketing income for Jan 1 to July 1, 1936 reached 118,939,000, up 36,148,000 from 1935. Crop receipts totaled 22,649,000 and livestock 96,300,000, with state payments adding 10,136,000 to bring total to 129,085,000. Grasshopper eggs hatch fears cited as 1936 weather may curb the pest next year, per Max Adams.

Washington Nebraska Department of Agriculture Lincoln Max Adams Nebraska Liquor Commission Howard County Adams

Board rejects bids for Ingleside disposal plant Hastings

Lincoln state board of control rejects the $53,000 bid from Central Bridge and Construction of Wahao for a sewage disposal plant at Ingleside state hospital Hastings. Estimated cost was $48,450. Next low bid was $55,171 by Young and Halloff Maywood. Walter Hager, chairman, said re advertisement for new bids.

Lincoln State Board of Control Ingleside State Hospital Hastings Central Bridge and Construction Company of Wahoo Young and Hall Maywood Walter Hager

Lincoln Officials Seek Sportsmen Muskrat Season Views

Chief state conservation officer Lincoln Frank B. OConnell sent a questionnaire to Nebraska sportsmen trappers and others to gauge wishes for the 1936 37 muskrat season. Last year eastern Nebraska ran December 1 to February 1 and western Nebraska from January 1 to March 1.

Lincoln Frank B. O'Connell Nebraska

Nebraska leads in publicly owned utilities says professor

Dr. C. E. McNeill of the University of Nebraska cites a survey showing Nebraska has 179 municipally owned electric utilities among its 529 towns, more than Kansas with 146 and Iowa with 143. Nebraska towns also own 374 water systems.

State C. E. McNeill University of Nebraska Nebraska Union McNeill Kansas Iowa

Drouth Aid Increases and Local Nebraska Projects

Nebraska and Iowa NYA drought aid totals rise with Nebraska at 240792 and Iowa at 273912. Douglas votes on bonds for a new school replacing an 1851 frame building. A. E. Mittelstadt recovers torn five dollar bills via a dirt sample sent to Washington. WPA Nebraska payroll rise noted with 5000 extra workers and farm emphasis. Public Power district loan progress totals 2447611 from a 10 million initial PWA package. Crop prospects see relief from rains and frost, while crop experts cite drought recovery signs. Nebraska safety tests at the state fair show stop sign reaction times around three-eighths of a second. Gas tax receipts set a new record at 468000 with potential further gains.

Central Nebraska Tri-County A. L. Stuart Nebraska State Safety Council Lincoln Stuart Marki Frances Reed

Pauls Missionary Call Opens Europe in Acts 16

The lesson traces Paul and companions following the Spirit to Troas and Macedonia where the gospel reaches Europe. It highlights obedience over passive waiting, the Lydia conversion, and the motive of mission as pressing into new fields without envy, with Romans 15:18-21 urging pioneer work.

Paul God Christ Europe America Troas Macedonia China India South America Africa Silas Timothy Lystra Luke Philippi Lydia Missionary of the Cross

Our Place in the World and Duty

Noted quotation on Providence assigning us a post of honor and duty. The speaker argues value lies in how we fill our role rather than its relative status. Words attributed to Tyron Edwards reflect moral purpose and responsibility.

Tyron Edwards

Filet Crochet Set for the Forgotten Chair

Pattern 1224 offers a fresh filet crochet design to revive the Forgotten chair with matching scarf ends. Includes directions charts stitches and materials. send 15 cents for pattern 1224 to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept 82 Eighth Ave New York NY with name and address.

Sewing Circle Needlecraft Department Eighth Avenue New York N. Y

Foreign Phrases A List of Classical and Modern Terms

A compact lexicon of terms with translations and notes. Includes Abea jacta est ambits alter ego bonne-bouche coup de theatre durante beneplacito embonpoint facile princeps loco citato Montani semper liberi noting origins and meanings for study.

Julius Caesar Rubicon West Virginia

Forgotten Man and the Vice Presidency in U S History

The Louisville Courier Journal discusses the forgotten role of vice presidents and lists figures who declined or held the position. It notes Garett Hobart Wheeler Henry Wilson Davis Sewall and others across multiple tickets, highlighting that many presidents rejected nominations for vice president.

Garett A. Hobart Wm. A. Wheeler Henry Wilson Henry G. Davis Arthur Sewall Charles E. Hughes Hiram Johnson Senator Borah Frank O. Lowden Louisville Courier-Journal

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William Ee Cas United States Mr. Cummings George Congress Western Newspaper Union North Central State News National Youth Administration Drouth Douglas A. E. Mittelstadt Laurel Merchant United State Treasury Mittlestadt Mittelstadt Dwight H. Felton Mr. Felton Federal Land Banks and Land Commissioners Farm Credit Administration Omaha Land Bank Federal Land Banks Federal Crop Reporting Board W. B. Banning Agriculture Department Harold L. Lundquist The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago APU Glover Baldocss WIU Walloo Quaker State Quaker State Oil Refining Company Oil City Pennsylvania Quaker Sar Lincoln Hotel Cornhusker Theos Rom Odes Sc Atlanta Vis Ohta Spa Reo A. LL Lew Fresin HIN OK Mel Rector Orla
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