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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1962
Page
2
Local notes report a lively Main Street celebration with clowns for the event. Doc Westfall plans swimming lessons while Dr. Westfall and other townsfolk attend to daily errands and family news across Polk.
Mr and Mrs Clinton Bahensky of Omaha visited in the Fisher home Saturday evening and Sunday. Mr and Mrs Stanford Ang and family were guests in the Rudolph Gustafson home Thursday evening. Mrs Minnie Miers stayed with her cousin Mrs Martha Randall at Clarks from Friday to Tuesday.
Weekend visits include Jimmy and Adelsons in Abilene Kansas and Olaf Ostlund from Long Beach California staying for the week. Various local residents hosted guests from Geneva Lincoln Chicago and Rockford with family gatherings and reports of recovery at Samaritan Hospital in Sterling Colorado.
Regular meeting notes show trustees present except Alfred and Eklund. Resignations of librarian and street commissioner accepted. numerous village bills approved and warrants issued. Adjournment followed with Eldon Johnson as clerk.
Thursday evening meals were served at the Hof Ostberg residence in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Lindahl of Ames Iowa. The guests included Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lindahl of Clarks, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Johnson and Mrs. Olga Graves of Central City, along with numerous local families and relatives.
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