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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1939
Page
3
An advertisement for Moderne Beauty Shop promotes school girl permanents for $1 complete with shampoo haircut and wave valid until September 1. Open evenings by appointment. Mrs. Wm. H. Larson, Osceola phone 105.
Polk neighbors celebrate Mrs. Charlotte Beckstrom’s 91st birthday with friends at her home. Local residents attend funerals in Battle Creek and York booster trip plans for York’s Little World’s Fair. Community members host picnics, birthday gatherings, school ads and visits across Polk and surrounding towns.
Dewey Mincks enjoys a two week vacation from the Bank of Polk at his parents home in York. August Nelson retouches Dr Leibee's office interior. A baby girl is born to Mr and Mrs John Myers. Ilos Ostberg injures his left arm sliding into third at a Polk Clarks game. Charles Becker buys a Haxtun grocery and plans to move September 1 with a permanent assistant.
Notes from York area with health updates births operations and social events. Mrs Wm Ice returns home from York hospital improved. a baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Charles Stettner. R J Allison and Dr C R Peterson return from Ashland Camp with National Guards. Miss Florence Anderson aids Bank of Polk. Mrs Lillian V Brown visiting relatives at Eagle Grove. Mrs August Nelson undergoes gall stone surgery. Mrs C R Peterson and child return from York hospital. Girls sewing clubs host a meet at Miss Myrna Fightmaster's home. Harold Schultz injured by a honey bee.
About 50 people attended the Old Gang reunion at Swedish Mission Camp Grounds on Sunday. The group comprises Sun day School members from Grace Chapel and Arborville during 1912 to 1920.
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