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Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Sep 12, 1940

Page

8

Ak-Sar-Ben Show Set to Break Records for 4-H Beef Entry

Omaha officials predict a record 1200 baby beef entries at Ak-Sar-Ben Live Stock Show running October 6 through 12. 4-H club youths from Nebraska Iowa South Dakota Kansas and Missouri will compete with scouts assisting visitors. The event features the Black Horse Dragoons from Fort Riley and advance ticket sales at three for $1. Other items include county financials and license actions by Polk County officials.

Ak-Sar- Ben L. I. Frisbie Omaha W H. Schellberg Middlewest F. P Reed Nebraska Iowa South Dakota Kansas Missouri Frisbie Ak-Sar-Ben Boy Scouts of Adja Cent Second Cavalry Black Horse Dragoons Fort Riley Neb

County Board Proceedings Opened In Polk County Nebraska

The Polk County commissioners meet in Osceola on September 3 1946 in regular session with all members present. Official actions and routine matters are recorded as part of the county proceedings.

Osceola Nebraska Board of County Commissioners Polk County

Live Stock Prices at South Omaha September 10 1940

Cattle receipts 19 000 head plus. desirable cornfed steers steady to higher with top at 1300 and yearlings around 1050. hogs receipts 6 600 and prices 10 20c lower with light hogs near 6.85 and sows 5 35 to 5 75. lambs 13 000 head with fat lambs 8 25 to 8 75 and feeders steady at 8 50 to 8 95. aged ewes at 3 50 and down.

Union Stock Yards Omaha Grand Island

Dolly Madison House Demolition Marks End of an Era

A Washington column laments the demolition of the Dolly Madison House near Lafayette Square, noting its historic role as a social hub attended by ex presidents, Supreme Court justices, and leading figures. The Cosmos Club later occupied it, and the Treasury Department plans an annex replacing the residence.

Washington Lfe Dolly Madison White House Lafayette Square Cosmos Club Treasury Department Treasury Ment

We Call It Romance It’s Just a Can of Soup

A romance of advertising grows a small soup kitchen into a large business employing thousands. Newspaper ads and billboards expand the brand, supporting tens of thousands of retail clerks and drivers while offering cheaper soup to housewives.

Nebraska Washington Conservative Weather Bureau J Pininus America

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