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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1937
Page
1
The Progress offers a free one year subscription to The American Boy Magazine for boys and girls who bring one new subscription or three renewal subscriptions to Polk Progress. Limited subscriptions available. contact friends and call 139w2 for information.
Stromsburg prepares to debut a redesigned Rialto Theater featuring neon lighting indirect illumination and a modern acoustics focused renovation. Meanwhile local society notes report Eli jah Gove chapter D A R meeting guests and several residents moving plans including the Stephenson property Blair relocation and Phil estabments in nearby towns.
W. P. Miller was a business visitor at Aurora Friday. Mrs. Dave Eckdahl returned home Saturday after visiting relatives and friends at Scottsbluff. Sundberg and Son have rented the building owned by Mrs. A. C. Quillen, formerly occupied by The Pork Progress, and will use it as a storage space for larger unseasonable items, increasing display room in their main store.
Arborville notes a week of visits with relatives and friends. Local families host guests from Polk York and Lincoln, while Lee Morris recovers from an appendicitis operation in York. 4 H awards at the state fair highlight sewing wins for Burgess Reckner Taylor and Garretson visits.
Mr and Mrs W J Herbes and their daughter of Osceola were guests at the Howard Herbes home on Sunday for a social visit.
At the Osceola farm bureau meeting F B Kelly presented his resignation as county agent for Polk county after nearly 11 years of service. J P Ross of the extension service will assist in filling the vacancy and will recommend candidates after the board accepts the resignation. The action is effective at year’s end. Kelly may take a position in another county.
The Swede Home Luther League will meet in church parlors Thursday evening with hostesses from the Jones and Swanson families. Local residents and visitors from Osceola Stromsburg Benedict and Polk areas attended gatherings this weekend including Mrs. Lind of Texas. An advertisement from Moore-Cottrell Inc seeks representatives in Pole and nearby areas to handle magazine subscriptions.
Poles are arriving and crews are setting posts across about 40 miles of line with 100 miles dug. Wiring farmhouses is advancing rapidly under REA guidelines, with multiple crews and house connections ongoing. A notice urges electricians to follow the service entrance standards, meter placement, and wiring clearances specified by REA standards.
Local residents attended gatherings at Lutheran and Baptist churches with officers and hosts named. A park service featured Rev Palmberg and Mamre choir. Residents and visitors attended recitals, college news, and a teacher reception at the school. Special meetings at the Baptist church run Sept 13 26 with violinist William O wesnaeuer scheduled.
Auto drivers in Polk and vicinity may apply for licenses at the Polk Hotel on Saturday September 18 1937 from 8:00 A M to 5:00 P M. Bring existing license if you have one and cooperate to submit applications at this time.
District Judge H. D. Landis fractured his upper left arm Sunday while riding near Seward. He did not fall from the horse but the saddle turned in a ditch and his lunge caused the fracture during the ride with friends.
Sheriff Gunnard Peterson of Polk County warns that many fields and roadsides remain infested with Russian and Canadian thistles. Despite a prior notice, several parties have failed to act, and Nebraska law imposes penalties. This second notice calls for immediate cooperation to control the pests or prosecutions will begin.
Mr and Mrs M O Johnson visited Mr and Mrs Emil Monson in Osceola Sunday while Mr and Mrs Alvin Swanson and Marvin Stromberg left Thursday for Washington DC. Swanson had been staying with his parents A E Swanson and Stromberg with his father Oscar Stromberg and family.
The Progress marks its thirtieth year of publication as the county’s leading newspaper. The editors credit Polk merchants and a loyal readership for support and vow to improve and remain a proud community paper.
Nebraska State University adds a graduate school of social work led by Dr. Ernést F. Witte and two new radio courses under Gunnar Back. The fall schedule also highlights growing enrollments in agriculture, home economics, business, economics and political science with notable gains in all fields.
Polk High School football hosts Genoa High School in the season opener this Friday September 17. Coach Bitfar has prepared the squad with strenuous workouts and hopes for a strong showing against Genoa. Mr and Mrs Ralph Upton and their family visited Mrs Upton's parents near Clarks Sunday afternoon.
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