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Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1961

Page

2

Fire Destroys Scheapler Barn in Polk County

A large barn belonging to C A Scheapler burned Saturday morning. He and neighbor horses were rescued in haste. The Polk Municipal Band plans a Lincoln concert Sunday with boosters. Local residents and visitors from Grand Island Hastings and Lincoln were noted in attendance and travel reports.

Polk Lincoln Grand Island Association Laclede Crown Wilbur Cotesfield Central City C. A. Snow Almena Kansas Frank Bennett Fremont Ester Lackey F. O. Johnson Lindquist L. O. Glad C. A. Scheapler Scheapler Calmar McCune Calmar Wesley Haxtun Colo Mac P. J. Garten Hastings St. Edward Arnold Beckman Laura Robertson Audrey Grand Island E. L. Grey Clover Beckman Stromsburg Elizabeth Allison Polk Municipal Band U. S. Veterans Hospital Ruth Smith R. L. Smith

Dial The Number At Bradshaw August 30

Bradshaw Gresham and Graf ton will start dial telephone service August 30 at 9 00 AM serving 593 telephones. Mc Cool Waco and Fairmont exchanges switch same day. Six exchanges gain seven digit numbers for future nationwide dialing. 113 of 126 LTZ exchanges and about 88 percent of 150000 telephones will be dial operated. Syracuse with 895 phones switched August 22. Daykin follows September 19.

Bradshaw Gresham Grafton McCool Waco Fairmont Lt&zt Syracuse Daykin

Polk Couples Mark June Wedding Anniversary and Travels

The Polk community notes a 25th wedding anniversary open house at Hardville Baptist Church. Lloyd Kroger and Max, plus a trip to Colorado and Wyoming, are mentioned. Visits from Rev. Hugo Bodine of Minneapolis and Rev. M. B. Olson of Chicago accompany conference attendance at Evangelical Free Church and Polk Camp grounds.

Polk Hardville Lloyd Kroger Max Colorado Wyoming Hugo Bodine Mineapolis Evangelical Free Church Karl Dethloff Columbus

Estate of John E Carlson Administrator Hearing

Notice in Polk County Nebraska asks interested parties to attend the probate hearing for the estate of John E Carlson. R C Gustafsonis named Administrator with a hearing set for August 28 1961 at 2 PM in the County Court Room Osceola Nebraska. Dated August 8 1961. J E Steeple County Judge SEAL Aug 10 17 24

Polk County Nebraska John E. Carlson State of R. C. Gustafson Osceola J. E. Steeple

Local families share picnics visits and birthdays

Community members including the Stohls Fredricksons Linds Flodmans and Ehns attended picnics luncheons and dinners at Buckley Park and neighboring homes. Celebrations featured Patty Sealey turning ten and Dick Sealey’s twelfth birthday with gatherings in Central City Lincoln and the Black Hills trip wrap.

Walter Stohl C. Marvin Fredrickson Jane Lawrence Lind Mary Julia Flodman Buckley Park Victor Newman Fred White Stromsburg Glen Babcock Robert Willits Colorado H. E. Warren Exeter Vic Johnson Vern Walden Valley Lloyd Hahn Natalie T. A. Stevens Rodney Flodman Virgil Flodman Central City Mary Lou Joan Sandell Lincoln Patty Sealey Sealey Lee Harless Jan Cheryl Samuelson Josephine Samuelson Wallace Sandell Diane Black Hills Reuben Anderson Richard Sealey, Jr

Hearing Notice in Polk County Nebraska Estate Case

Arnett Elnor Shotts files petition to fix inheritance tax due on Anna C. Anderson estate. Court to hear August 18, 1961 notice of hearing set for September 11, 1961 at 10 AM in Osceola County Court Room.

Polk County Nebraska Anna C. Anderson Arnett Elnor Shotts McPherson Kansas Polk Osceola J. E. Steeple

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