Polk County Bond Purchases Reach July Totals
Polk county residents bought 34469 dollars in Series E and H savings bonds during July, reported by A E Rodine the volunteer county chairman. Through July sales totaled 332994 dollars or 55 percent of the 1963 quota. Rodine noted that all denominations of Series E bonds outpaced 1962 and more 50 and 100 size bonds were sold in January-May than any such period since 1945.
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Polk County
A. E. Rodine
Volunteer County
Sunday Supper Guests at Henry Reed Home
Louis Blase joined Sunday evening supper at the Henry Reed home. Mrs Blase is in Iowa helping care for the new grandson in the Robert Porter home. Tuesday guests in the N B E McNaught home included Mr and Mrs Walden McNaught and family of Crete and Mr and Mrs Bill McNaught and daughter of York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Blase
Henry Reed
Blase
Iowa
Robert Porter
N. BE
Local families visit over weekend across several towns
Susan Smith of North Platte spent Tuesday through Saturday with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Smith. Many relatives from York, Crete, Osceola, Columbus and Van Nuys visited or dined with local families, including Mrs. Selma Carlson at York Hospital and a caravan to a Osceola cabin picnic for Major and Mrs. Ervin Ter returners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Adelson
Osceola
Major
Ervin Ter
Germany
Sunday visitors join West Point residents on local calls
Polk locals hosted guests at the Everett Goertzen Home in West Point including Vern Jones, Larry Jones and families, Lucy Beetem of Central City, and Verland Widga and families. Other gatherings featured Leon Merkatz home visitors Morris Lindquist and family from Central City, Gerald Foulk and Omaha guests, Virgil Bush and Cheryl and Dennis Van Housen. Lillie Branting of Grand Island joined a Thursday dinner at N E B McNaught home. Afternoon visit followed with Bran ting and Will Kroger at Kroger’s Osceola Hospital. Bessie Green Olive Guerber and Hennie Seymour were guests of Olive Baker Tuesday evening.
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Everett Goertzen
West Point
Vern Jones
Larry Jones
Lucy Beetem
Central City
Verland Widga
Leon ‘Merkatz
Morris Lindquist
Gerald Foulk
Omaha
Virgil Bush
Cheryl
Dennis van Housen
Lillie Branting
Grand Island
N.eb. McNaught
Branting
Will Kroger
Village Board Adopts Purchases and Appointments
The Polk village board met August 6 1963 with all members present and approved treasurer and light and water reports. They authorized purchase of eight fire extinguishers, hired Walter Nelson as Street Alley and Parks Commissioner, and Arnold Neuhaus at prior year salary. Furnaces to be gas hooked if feasible and bills totaling listed expenses approved.
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Light and Water Commissioner
eiTt
Myers
McNaught
LeRoy Nelson
Stromsburg
Nebraska
Insurance Company
Motion
Killion
Walter Nelson
Arnold Neuhaus
Polk
National Chemsearch
Overland
Polk Oil Co
Emma Horstman
Korsmeyer Co
Westinghouse Pheeh, Co
Petty Cash
Allen Neuhaus
Citizens State Bark
U.P. R.R. Col
Polk Progress
Fel
Sundberg & Son
Fredrickson Implement Co
Joel Stevens
Vernon Crow
Darwin Neuhaus
Security Products Co
Alfred
Hotton
Eldon Johnson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Susan Smith
North Platte
John Smith
Ray Ruge
Ernie Lott
Henry Kisler
Anna Kisler
August Dobberstein
York
Bob Tier
Lexington
Will Steel
Linda
Tommy McNaught
Crete
Lennis Lind
Leon Meerkatz
Dolan Hahn
Clinton Covey
Walter Bush
Retta Dawkins
Selma Carlson
York Hospital
Robert Lindahl
Hollis Stromberg
Clarks
Gene Huele
Columbus
Alvin Kisler
Henry A Kisler
Mrs
Gordon Fossberg
Conrad Hermsmeyer
Scotia
Harold Knosp
van Nuys
Calif
Hordville High School
Gresham
Phillips
Trumbull
Marquette
Waco
Doniphan
York St. Joe
the Village Board
Martin Hoffman Sr
Carleton Anderson
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