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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1936
Page
6
Polk Progress reports its status as a weekly publication edited by Howard W. Herbes and filed as second class matter at the Polk Nebraska Post Office since March 21 1907 under the 1879 act.
Mesdames H T Frazier and A W Shafer visited relatives in Bradshaw. A W mournful over his wife’s absence on their 35th anniversary. Families and friends traveled between David City, Lincoln, Stromsburg, and other towns for visits, teaching appointments, and holidays. Reports mention several residents’ travels, illnesses, and church events in Hordville, Newman Grove, Stromsburg, Kearney, and York.
Raymond Bottum family spent the weekend in the A W Shafer home before moving to their Colo home. George Quick Godfrey Olson and Bert Cummings attended the Grend Island cattle sale Monday. Arno'd Dover and mother Mrs A D Dover visited Keaney Saturday with Mrs Dover's granddaughters. Glen Green returned from York hospital after an operation. Miss Anna Anderson assists with housework. Mr and Mrs O Waak and baby visited Petersburg Saturday and Columbus Sunday to see Petersburg and Columbus game. Anna and Ruby Anderson and Lloyd Krader at Polk County Fair Friday. W E Anderson brought home Mrs Anderson and newborn baby girl from Sutton Sunday. R J Allison family moved into southeast home Saturday. D N Mills sold Chevrolet trucks to Monson Bros and Harry Parker. Mrs Wayne Hill returned from Excelsior Springs three weeks away.
The notice lists Wayne signaling his backing days are over due to improved health. Ivan Johnson plans a vacation at Farmers State Bank this week with Orlie Adelson covering in his absence. Harold Nelson returns home from studying barbering in Omaha for a visit with his parents.
The Progress agency lists daily papers with annual and six month rates for Omaha Bee-News Omaha World-Herald Omaha Daily Journal Stockman and Nebraska State Journal Lincoln Star plus weekly Pathfinder Magazine. Sunday additions apply. beware traveling agents and ensure prompt agency service.
Nat Towles and his 15 piece colored orchestra headline a dance night on Tuesday September 15 at the Omaha venue. The band, praised alongside Cab Calloway and Duke Ellington, has broadcasts on station WOW beaming local entertainment. Don’t miss this fine dance.
A montage of jokes and snippets features a discussion on coffee consumption, a mother-in-law, and a minister, plus humor about doctors bills, snake charmers, a circus act, a wife’s victory in an argument, political discourse with a rabid partisan, and a seal of irony about heroes and husbands.
Closing out all purses made of genuine calf skin priced to one dollar, shop in Stromsburg Nebraska. Mr and Mrs Elbert Neff plan visits to relatives including his parents. Vivian Dornburgh prepares to leave for York College on Monday September 14. Mr and Mrs Claude Brown of Stromsburg visit with Mr and Mrs David Dornburgl.
Clyde Willets Rex Heine meyer visit Omaha. Grant Matson York and families spend Sunday with the Myers. Richard Myers and daughter return to Doniphon after weekend in Arborville. Various locals attend the state fair and visit relatives at Arborville Osceola Benedict and South Bend as well as Honolulu. Large Saturday crowds boost downtown business with parking full and shoppers upbeat.
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