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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1940
Page
1
Sondra Hill three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Glen Hill of Polk is in York hospital with second to third degree burns after falling into a bon fire at home Saturday evening. Doctors describe her condition as critical but hopeful for full and early recovery.
Word arrived this week of the death of Miss Amelia Rasmussen last week at her sister Mrs David Potter’s home in Overton Nebraska. Rasmussen served as County Superintendent of Schools for two terms about twenty years ago. She had lived in Omaha and Kansas City since then, returning to live with her sister about a year ago. She is survived by her sister and two brothers, Fred of Omaha and Fritz of Ogallala.
A large group of relatives gathered at Mr and Mrs Sterling Nelsons Stromsburg home on Sunday to mark their fifteenth wedding anniversary. Attendees included couples from Grand Island Clarks Hordville Polk and nearby areas. A lunch followed and the honorees received a linen table cover as a memento of the day.
The Polk Swedes posted 15 wins in 19 games while scoring 628 points to 514 for opponents. They beat four college B teams and title holders, with a standout 40 36 loss to Ozark Hill Bills, featuring Ross Goethe Merlin Wright Max Peterson Billy Allison Don Peterson and others.
Sunday visitors gathered at Victor Anderson home including Vernon Anderson Denah Samuelson Lincoln Isaac Samuelson Polk and Carleton Anderson Osceola. Banquet at Fontenelle hotel in Omaha with Ford Motor Co guests. Federation of Women’s Clubs convention attendees returned to Stromsburg. County Sunday School gathering at Shelby Methodist Church featured many locals. Monday Night Dinner Club hosted by husbands at Stromsburg hotel with old time costumes. Other locals visited Lincoln and Lake Ericson. Glad stayed in Fairview for extended visit.
Mr and Mrs Dan McSwan and family visited in Unadilla. Loreta Sterner hosted a surprise party for Miss Maxine Pickrel. Dozens of local families and relatives visited, dined, or traveled between York Blair Hastings Lincoln and Omaha with multiple gatherings and weekend guests.
The Polk Jays 4 H Bird Club was organized Monday night with seven members. President Dale Lindburg secretary Randall Runquist and Vice President Wayne Newton lead the group which welcomes all boys ten to twenty years old.
Evangelist Larson holds a morning service at the M E Church and a 3 PM Sunday program on Communism. He also appears at 7:45 PM in an evangelist program. First Baptist Church schedules morning services and BYPU with no evening preaching. Evangelistic services are planned at the Methodist Church Sunday afternoon and evening led by Larson. Prayer meetings and BYPU sessions occur at nearby homes and churches. Psalm 107 is quoted in devotion.
A public WPA inventory lists 63.93 miles of highways and rural roads, 7 bridges, 64 culverts, 180 feet of sidewalks, one public building, 3 parks, a swimming pool, one new utility plant, 18 482 feet of water mains, 2 802 feet of recon, 22 192 feet of storm sewers, 11 800 feet of power lines, one flood dam, 1 500 acres drained, 619 miles of fence built, and 197 county library volumes renovated, with terracing work under way in Osceola.
About 300 people attended Polk County’s first farmer-businessman banquet held April 11 at Stromsburg High School Auditorium. The event promoted the Agricultural Conservation Program with talks by local bankers lawyers and officials and featured a Stromsburg Male Chorus performance and a Green and Yellow decor theme signaling farm prosperity.
Mr. Swan Anderson born August 11 1851 in Osby Sweden learned the smith trade in Germany. He immigrated to Nebraska in 1881 settled Swede Home Polk County and served 50 years as deacon and 20 as Sunday School superintendent at Swede Home Lutheran Church. He died April 11 1940 from a heart attack surrounded by family. funeral April 14 at Swede Home Church with Rev. C A Sward.
Will Garling departed on Monday evening by train heading to Aurora Illinois for employment. Elaine Garling and Mrs Berdina Ray referenced in relation to visitations this week. Everett Green returned home from Hayes Center after visiting his mother at Lutheran hospital in Yorker. Jeanelle and Mrs Lloyd Kroger left for Omaha Monday night and came back Tuesday driving a new V-8 Ford.
The Swede Plains M E Church invites all for 10 A M worship and 10 50 A M Sunday School Pastor W Longacre asks members to bring eggs for the hospital donation effort and attend.
Evangelical Free Mission Church invites district youths to the Chicago Settlement Church for a four day event from April 18 to 21 led by Evangelist Theo H. Epp of Grand Island. Activities include Sunday School, Bible study, and prayer services with hostesses Mesdames Stranberg and Redine.
Maurice Ellison of Wakefield visited friends here last Saturday. The Rexall One-Cent Gale sale at Davis Pharmacy is scheduled for April 24 to 27 with new items added and the same buy one at regular price get another for 1 cent offer.
Twenty-two seniors will graduate from Polk High School at the commencement exercises on May 23. Closing week includes the senior play Cyclone Sally on May 10, Class Night May 14, and Baccalaureate May 19. Graduates listed: Robert Baack Rose Bedient Gordon Carlson Nora Mae Cline Lois Cramer Marie Dobberstein Irene Gustafson Glen Johnson Laura Johnson Elaine Lindburg Thais Belle Lackey Dean McGinnis Peggy McGinnis Ruth Nelson Burdette Peterson Betty Newton Mary Reckner Raymond Sagehorn Elizabeth Smith Robert Stevens Lester Upton Welcome Willits.
Polk County delegates meet at Osceola Nebraska District Court Room on April 25 1940 at 2 PM to select delegates for the May 2 1940 State Convention and to elect a County Central Committee. Chairman Mrs John A Falk signs the notice at Osceola April 16 1940.
A Polk area wedding occurred in Yuma on April 8 as Hazel Stromberg and D C Powell tied the knot. Both residents of Los Angeles now, the couple plans a brief honeymoon before settling in Santa Monica California where Powell works for Shell Oil Co. Hazel is a former Polk High School graduate well known in the area.
The Pork Woman's Club will dedicate Lilac Lawn Park on East Main Street next Monday at 3 30 p m Arbor Day observance includes an outdoor service if weather permits. The park was planned and planted under the club sponsorship and is expected to be well maintained in the years ahead.
Jack Swanson of Osceola was sentenced to thirty days in the county jail by County Judge L. M Merrick. The judge ordered that every third day of the sentence Swanson receive bread and water instead of regular prison fare.
Evangelist Joseph T. Larson of Minneapolis will give the lecture Capitalism Communism or Christ Which at 3 p m on April 21 at the Methodist Church. The series of meetings closes Sunday night at 8 p m and he also speaks at 11 a m that day at the same church.
The Polk Swedes meet the Kopecky basketball team from Omaha on the local gym floor Friday night. It may be one of the final games of the season and Swede fans are urged to attend.
Monday sale at Grand Island reports top hogs 180-220 lbs 5.40 to 5.55 fee d hogs 180-220 lbs 5.00 to 5.15 fat hogs 225-250 lbs 5.20 to 5.35 fat hogs 250-275 lbs 4.90 to 5.20 rough and heavy 275 lbs up 4.85 to 5.00 heavy sows 4.40 to 4.65 light smooth sows 4.50 to 5.00 vaccinated pigs heavy 4.60 to 5.25 light 5.25 to 5.75 pigs not vaccinated 4.30 to 5.20 big run of hogs all buyers active cattle prices higher fat cows 25 to 80 cents higher stock cattle high enough yearling steers up to 935 steer calves up to 1825.
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