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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1949
Page
2
A era of moving posters and DJs greets travelers at big city stations as trains depart on time. Passengers chat with clerks amid a noisy scene with requests for songs and fare details while a brass band of voices queries currency issues and travel times.
Sammy Kaye who left college to form a college band built a national radio following with his swing and sway style. His Sunday Serenade on ABC pairs music with poetry readings and he plans a new show later this year. RKO to produce Two Tickets to Broadway in a major musical release. Ralph Edwards named Mr. Celebritie as tie makers honor starred Bob Hope in a gala presentation attended by 1,200 manufacturers.
In the Roaring River Valley a vigilante mood greets the arrival of Vic Stuart the new deputy sheriff tasked with cattle rustling cases. Ranchers led by Mark Raoul fear western ideas may fail but Vic insists modern methods and brains can outwit the rustlers. Rex Rupert questions readiness as Vic seeks enough armed men to confront the thieves and recover stolen cattle.
Rex and his riders attack rustlers in a canyon and vally hideout near the Roaring River where water guides Vic Stuart to water and the rustler leader Mark Raoul is unmasked. Vic reveals his stake in locating water with a forked hazel stick and declares himself an expert.
The column recalls Sen. Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma and past cotton speculation allegations. It notes his 1930s and 1940s ties to Duke Cullum, egg futures purchases, and an official probe into egg price policy, with Thomas pressing the egg program and Cullum influencing the market.
A mixed list of crossword clues covers multiple categories. Clues include a garden amphibian five letters and items like pierce with a dagger nine letters and Hawaiian dance ten letters. Several entries refer to old word forms and plant names with a range of lengths.
A brief puzzle item listing five crossing clues: last week s 40 42 sailor s saint village Russ caress fetish.
A humorous Sparsely read column recounts a man opposing cemetery fence funding with jokes about sinners and melting barriers. It also notes Mr Bulb snatcher’s wartime thrift, saving fats tins papers and dead light bulbs to stretch resources during blackouts.
A cluttered page lists 1937 Plymouth sedans used as cabs for quick sale at 750 dollars with contact numbers in Omaha Nebraska. Also advertised are hay balers Case tractors rakes and 1936 Plymouth dies with locations in Bellevue Kansas. Farm acreage for sale includes 160 acres irrigable near Hamilton County with improvements. Misc listings cover real estate rent garages and business opportunities in Nebraska and nearby towns.
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