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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1929
Page
6
B P Ryan of the Grand Island chamber of commerce argues Grand Island rests at the center of the United States by lines of 41st latitude and 98th longitude and as the world’s center by rail and auto mileage tests and government radio monitor and pivot map claims.
A. E. Anderson compares ten year averages showing Iowa yields 40.3 bushels per acre versus 26.9 in Nebraska while land values imply Iowa would yield 63.5 bushels per acre and Nebraska land value stands at 50.58 to Iowa's 119.28 in 1925. The piece also highlights Walnut Grove fruit farm near Brownville owned by Elmer Berlin with six acres of pears yielding about 1 000 bushels and six acres of grapes producing 6 000 baskets, shifting land return to Mt Berlin about 75 dollars per acre.
J C Lemon of near Ashland delivered corn to the local elevator in a record time. The crop moved from planting to delivery in a little over three months. Lemon noted husking shelling and delivery the same day saved time expense and labor.
Omaha Health Commissioner Pinto warns hunters to cook wild ducks thoroughly due to a parasitic worm found in a spoonbill duck. The worm feeds on muscle. pests may appear in packing houses. Infested meat is sent to rendering. hunters should ensure game is well done.
Grandstand receipts at the Nebraska State fair totaled 522,885 Lincoln receipts for admissions to the new grandstand reached 52,385.10 according to fair secretary George Jackson. General admissions to the grounds brought 57,207.50 and turn stile receipts were 19,754.50 The board pledged grandstand receipts to about 27 thousand dollars annually for construction payment. A decision to raise the race track level by a foot and a half was made.
Frank Melschar of Lynch plans to build and operate a bottling works in Neligh with operations set to start by January 1 1930. The project will be financed and launched immediately following approval.
The Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Pender was purchased and taken over by the Pender State Bank. Officers and directors of the Pender State Bank will remain the same.
Secretary George Jackson reports eight days of the 1929 state fair yielded 262328.30 from all sources with disbursements at 251957.21, leaving a net profit of 10371.17.
Lesson outlines work as a divine duty from Genesis to Thessalonians with emphasis on honest labor. It cites six days of work, Christ’s Sabbath deeds, Paul's example, and the principle that those who will not work should not eat, framing work as essential to personal morality and social order.
A reflection on faith and humility noting that humans cannot be masters of every situation but God remains the Master of all, as expressed by Ainsworth. The passage emphasizes trust in divine sovereignty over human efforts.
Brief Baptist record quotes a saying that God always answers prayer though sometimes with a denial. It reflects faith in divine timing and discipline. The remark frames unanswered requests as part of a larger wisdom.
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