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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1936
Page
1
A Kiddies Free Circus will perform on Polk's main street on a platform at 9 o'clock Saturday night September 5th. Sponsored by local businessmen the admission is free for children. Organizers promise entertaining acts and a family friendly show.
A collage of comic lines featuring a prisoner and judge, barmaids, nurses, and townsfolk. The dialogue covers jury rights, family quirks, humor about dentistry, relief administration, a traveling circus, and sharp one liners about marriage, manners, and cannibal chefs.
The fifty seventh Polk County Fair ended Saturday night due to rain. Officials deem it a success with lower admission prices and high standard exhibits. While not profitable, it is expected to pay out, thanks to strong management and a commendable program despite the weather.
The Swede Home Dorcas group meets in church parlors Friday evening. Luther League gathers Thursday evening with Mrs Ester Johnson and Mrs Rudolph Sandin hosting. A birthday and farewell party for Mrs Coffin was hosted by Mr and Mrs Coffin as they prepare to move to Rising City. Numerous families attended Osceola Park picnics in greeting visiting Orlie Anderson and Miss Irma Vogelsong. Various visits and errands noted among local residents including trips to Grand Island, Columbus, and Pawnee Park.
Louis Hastert of Shelby tended an old apple tree despite grasshoppers stripping its leaves. His regular watering continued through the hot summer, and this morning the tree stood in full bloom.
Dr and Mrs J B Williams visited in York on Sunday. Mrs Henry Johnson returned to University Hospital Tuesday. Mrs Reynold H Bottom and daughters of Randolph Kansas Mr Harry Shafer and son of Emporia Kansas Mrs Stanley Cooper of York and Mrs Lynn D Horrocks of Omaha visited in the A W Shafer home. Amos and Harry Shafer and Miss Maxine Bottom spent Tuesday in Ord visiting the Harlan Frazier family. Mr and Mrs Walter Grobe and family of Benedict were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs J L Stouffer Sunday. Mr and Mrs Oscar Jones spent Sunday in the W A Wurtz home. Mrs Ansel Lindquist was taken to Grand Island Hospital Saturday for medical care. Mr and Mrs David Dornburga and Mr and Mrs Dan Graves were Central City visitors Sunday.
Old Mons Person, famed last of the pack peddlers who sold pins thread and news to Midwest farm homes, died Saturday at University Hospital. A Polk County resident with roots in Hordville and Om aha, he spent decades traveling with two suitcases until age and weight slowed him. The county funded his body’s return for burial as he had no relatives. About 250 attended his Fridden Lutheran church funeral in Hordville.
Carl G Gissler will hold a public sale Monday at his Polk area farm featuring 4 horses and mules 5 cattle farm machinery and other items R C Gustafson Hordville will clerk with Col E R Bringinger auctioneer A separate note questions electric lights outages blamed on Aurora line and seeks remedy from officials.
A parade of trips and visits unfolds as families travel to Crete Omaha Lincoln Sioux City and other spots. Local moving includes C F Clifford family moving into C A Rystrom property and a new Nordlund built home on the Sundberg site. Public schools plan to open September 7 with four new teachers and three new department staff.
Farmers must seed summer fallow land by September 30 to qualify for agricultural conservation payments, per the state agricultural agent. The ruling clarifies the fall seeding requirements though spring seeding rules remain unchanged and drought conditions do not affect eligibility. Proof of seeding reports should be filed promptly if overlooked, and community committeemen can help with wheat releases. Berniece and Esther Lindquist spent the weekend with their parents near Swede Plain.
Miss Rachel Schrader named new helper at the Progress Office filling the vacancy left by Miss Marguerite Johnson who departed Sunday for Denver to take a job. Schrader invites news items and provides the contact number 119w2.
Davenport visitors Reverend Selin and family spent a week with the Phillips home. Local church events included a dinner at the Baptist Church honoring the Selins and guests from Polk. Teaching duties began Saturday for Miss Nellie Beth Schoaf. Numerous visits and social events are listed, including Picnics, hospital news, and travel to Lincoln and Aurora.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Wall of Hampton were Sunday dinner guests at the H. G. Brauer home. Miss Lou Laymaster of Osceola visited here at the home of her sister, Mrs. Ross Goethe and family, over the weekend.
Ruth Brown of the American Red Cross supervised a life saving test Saturday morning at the Osceola Swimming Pool. Six of eight participants completed the course with two aiming to retake later. Senior Course qualifiers were Fred Green Alvin Anderson and Mrs Marguerite Hartman. Junior Course qualifiers were Robert Mills Fredric McFadden and Lester Peters. Thirty-one beginners and twenty-eight swimmers have been reported as completing tests by pool staff.
A Blase family reunion was held at the Park at York on Sunday with a picnic dinner for about fifty guests. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Will Blase, H S Smith, Herman Blase, Carl Wilshusen, Henry Reed, Martin Smith, Wm Ziegelbein, Ervin Light, Arthur Dosée and families, Emma Blase, Albert Schultz, Lester Rhede, and Lester Rahrs.
A small town paper explains its shift to a wider scope via a newspaper syndicate. It highlights features like Arthur Brisbane column Star Dust movie and radio notes a weekly Sunday School Lesson state national and world news and three novels per year. Readers are invited to try a dollar for 52 issues with a two month satisfaction refund.
Arborville hosts a year end 4-H meeting, Miss Iva Stevens music class performs at Polk M E Church with ice cream treat. Rodeo day draws large crowd though rain dampens evening program. Residents visit relatives in Chicago and Lincoln over the weekend.
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