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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1929
Page
1
W P Miller and Orlie visit Grand Sy'and. Mrs. J S Gustafson travels to York. several locals attend events from Polk to Stroms burg. Notices mention births, visitors, and a watermelon sale at Melon Park Farm near Hordville on Highway 66.
District 6 presents a festive carnival on September 27 at 8 o clock featuring Mexican Jumping Beans Confetti Serpentine fortune telling and other acts led by Lorna Alfred and Winnifred McClure teachers participate.
A newspaper note claims about 160 000 government employees are pressuring Congress to raise their pay. It suggests that wage demands contribute to economic strain in a costly nation.
A store notice from H F Brown asks the person who took a felt hat during last Friday night sale to return it at their earliest convenience to avoid trouble.
A garbled OCR line shows scattered prices and codes such as 25¢ 14¢ 19¢ 35¢ with alphanumeric strings like 206 ac 20C 3B8e 60c 48c. The readable data suggests a catalog or ad snippet with unit prices and identifiers, but no complete items or context remain.
Immanuel Lutheran near Polk observed its 50th anniversary on September 15 with morning and evening services led by Rev W Mahler and Rev T Lang. The congregation grew from twelve voting members to sixty two voting members and 191 communicants with 626 baptisms, 317 confirmations, 96 marriages, and 127 burials over fifty years.
The piece notes fall arrives with cooler air and autumnal changes in nature and activity. It mentions warmer days may linger, sleep improves, and routines shift toward fall business, clothing overhauls, and sports turning from baseball to football as communities resume lodge and church activities.
Farm families own more than one fifth of all receiving sets and constitute the largest single group of radio users in the country. Radio brings zest to rural life by entertaining and informing the young farmers about world happenings.
Ed Stevens traveled from Chappell on business over the weekend. Dr. and Mrs. D E L Westfall drove to Lincoln Sunday to visit their son Dana. Delinquent Prog ress subscribers urged to pay. Brown's Department Store auction sale closed last Monday with Davis as master of ceremonies. Buyers attended each session while Mr. Brown plans Fremont return after settling accounts.
A biplane was used to pull a plow in Kansas as a test of aerial farming ideas. The report notes it will be a long time before a Zeppelin is listed as a farm implement.
Dr Mayo suggests mixing with young people to stay young and with elders to feel young. The note frames social circles as a source of vitality and sentiment rather than medical treatment.
The piece condemns the modern marathon trend as a sign of degraded values. It argues that the word now fits escapades for superficial glory rather than true athletic endurance, counting feats from nose-pushing stunts to arbitrary challenges as long as they crown someone a champion.
Will Rogers comments on a New Mexico airliner tragedy calling aviation unsafe to skeptics but notes travel by air continues. He cites 25 000 yearly auto crash deaths as context and argues air transport has advanced despite fatal accidents.
Sundberg and Son advertise Heavy Duty B Batteries at 2.85. Felton Pharmacy lists 100 pounds Drum Sweeping Compound for 235. Progress office accepts newspaper and magazine subscriptions. Mrs. Edwin Diesmeyer returns home to Valley after visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cohagan.
Five room house in Strome burg for sale. Interested parties call or write C. A. Necker Hordville Neb Hamilton County Phone 30.
Sheriff and Mrs Roy Van Hoosen from Osceola joined the town celebration day while at Felton Pharmacy where a $235 pound purchase was noted.
Mrs Nelle Wregaffin and her daughter Mrs Wallace Scott visited Grand Island with two young girls from Stromsburg last Wednesday, sharing a day of sightseeing and local routines.
You are invited to compare the Ford models with new colors body styles and upholstery. Take a test drive to judge acceleration handling braking safety and hill climbing while noting ride comfort economy and reliability. Learn about Ford SERVICE and why the car is considered economical and satisfying to own.
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